Friday, July 27, 2018

Evening Edition: Trump touts ‘amazing’ economic growth; economists view it as a blip

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Trump touts 'amazing' economic growth; economists view it as a blip
Although the vast majority of economists warn that President Trump's trade war will hurt U.S. growth, they say it temporarily boosted growth in the spring as foreign firms rushed to make purchases before the tariffs took effect.
Trump disputes Cohen's claim that he knew in advance about 2016 meeting with Russians
The denial came on the heels of a report that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen has said he is willing to testify that Trump — then a presidential candidate — knew in advance about the Trump Tower meeting involving Donald Trump Jr.
 
Analysis: The 2016 meeting increasingly looks as bad for Trump as it initially seemed
A source close to Michael Cohen says Trump himself knew about the meeting.
 
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CBS board to investigate CEO Leslie Moonves over forthcoming sexual misconduct allegations
One of the most powerful men in the entertainment industry is under fire based on a report coming in the New Yorker.
 
Review
If your spouse snores like a warthog, Bose has new headphones for you
The $250 noise-canceling Sleepbuds are wireless and can mask bedtime distractions, including barking or garbage trucks. But wearing them for hours might not work for everyone.
 
The Daily 202 | Analysis
Puerto Ricans who fled to Florida after Hurricane Maria are not registering to vote
Because they're U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans are eligible to vote as soon as they move to the mainland. The thinking last fall was that they'd be so angry at President Trump that they'd be eager to vote against Republicans in the midterms.
 
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Wildfire is 'moving with no regard': 2 people killed battling Northern Calif. blaze
The inferno had doubled in size since Thursday, burning across more than 20,000 acres.
 
Trump's 'emoluments' battle: How a scholar's search of 200 years of dictionaries helped win a historic ruling
The Founding Fathers did not define the term "emoluments" in the Constitution. But they did use dictionaries.
 
Top Senate Democrat presses former president George W. Bush for Brett Kavanaugh documents
In a letter, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer asks Bush to release all the papers from the Supreme Court nominee's tenure during his administration, including three years as White House staff secretary.
 
 
Perspective
Serena Williams may be singled out for drug testing. The question is why.
The tennis star reacted to reports suggesting she is tested far more frequently than her peers by wondering whether she is a victim of discrimination because of her prolonged success or, most disturbingly, her race.
 
Robert Mueller and Donald Trump Jr. spotted at Reagan National Airport's most-hated gate
If there is anything that could unite opposing forces in Washington, it's a hatred of 35X.
 
She had given up hope of finding her schizophrenic son. Then a call came from an unknown number.
A woman decided to help a homeless man. As he grew to trust her, she asked him how she could contact him, and, hesitatingly, he gave her his full name. She looked it up online and discovered that his mother — hundreds of miles away — had been searching for him.
 
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