Thursday, April 12, 2018

Evening Edition: Trump tells officials to look at rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership

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Trump tells officials to look at rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The 11-nation Pacific Rim trade deal was intended by the Obama administration as a way to counter China's influence, but Trump criticized the pact when he was a candidate and pulled the United States out of it in early 2017.
Senators ask Pompeo how he would restrain Trump from acting impulsively on global stage
The secretary of state nominee is being grilled during his confirmation hearing about his closeness to the president.
 
Fears of a U.S.-Russia conflict recede as Trump, Moscow and Macron dial back the rhetoric
Moscow had warned of the possibility of a direct military confrontation with the United States in Syria. But officials appear to be trying to make clear that the country does not want a war. President Trump also seemed to moderate his tone, tweeting that he did not mean to suggest that missile strikes were imminent.
 
 
Trump now says Syria attack could be 'very soon or not so soon at all,' Mattis sounds cautious note
In a morning tweet, the president sought to inject some uncertainty over the timing of a possible U.S. response to the latest chemical strike by Syrian forces.
 
WorldViews: The crisis in Syria, explained
As the United States prepares for another potential strike on the Syrian regime, here's how the world arrived at the current crisis
 
Documentary
How Parkland journalism students covered the shooting they survived and the friends they lost
Media from across the nation descended on Parkland, Fla, in the aftermath of the mass school shooting. But no one had the perspective of the student journalists at the Eagle Eye, the school newspaper. There was a story, and it was theirs to tell. Post video journalists followed the students as they produced an edition of their paper that was unlike any other.
 
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Dog rescuers, flush with donations, buy animals from the breeders they scorn
The rescuers call many breeders heartless operators of inhumane "puppy mills." The breeders call "retail rescuers" hypocritical dilettantes. But for years, they have created a shadow market in which rescuers enrich breeders — some being paid $5,000 or more for a single dog — and some breeders say more dogs are being bred to sell to rescuers.
 
Senate confirms a former coal lobbyist as Scott Pruitt's second-in-command at EPA
Andrew Wheeler would take over if the Environmental Protection Agency's embattled director leaves.
 
FBI raid sought Trump lawyer's communications with bank that loaned him money against his taxi business
The request comes as part of a federal investigation that is also looking into what role President Trump's personal attorney, Michael D. Cohen, played in facilitating payments to two women who alleged affairs with Trump.
 
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GOP proposes stricter work requirements for food stamp recipients, a step toward an overhaul of the social safety net
House Republicans released a plan seeking a radical overhaul of the food stamp program used by more than 40 million Americans, requiring most unemployed, work-capable recipients between 18 and 59 to enroll in workforce training to receive benefits.
 
GOP campaign seeks to brand Comey a liar as he touts book critical of Trump
The Republican National Committee has launched a website and is staffing a war room to counter James B. Comey's book, in which he writes that he urged an "emotional" John F. Kelly to remain with the administration after Comey was fired as FBI director.
 
National Enquirer paid second source with embarrassing Trump rumor
During the 2016 campaign, the owner of the tabloid paid a former Trump Tower doorman for his story — then never reported on it.
 
 
Marc Chagall painting stolen from New York apartment recovered by FBI after 30 years
A feud between the thief and a middleman with ties to Bulgarian mobsters, eventually led to the recovery of the 13-inch by 16-inch painting, one of 14 works stolen in the 1988 heist, the FBI and federal prosecutors said.
 
Baseball legend Cal Ripken is auctioning off his multimillion-dollar estate. He gives us a tour.
At the moment, there are boxes everywhere and Cal is deciding what stays and what goes. There are piles of sports equipment, much of it earmarked for his favorite charities. Friends are dropping by for one last look.
 
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