Sunday, August 26, 2018

Evening Edition: Death of Sen. McCain also marks the passing of an era

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The Take | Analysis
Death of Sen. McCain also marks the passing of an era
The Arizona Republican rarely wavered in the way he conducted himself and his politics, even to the end. But times change. Will anyone pick up the legacy he leaves behind?
World leaders mourn loss of key ally in Senate
To world leaders, the 81-year old Arizona Republican was a "hero," an "inspiration to millions" and a man "of great courage."
White House lowers flags as former colleagues pay tribute
McCain's office has not released a full outline of his memorial services, but friends have said they expect that there will be services in Phoenix and Washington.
 
 
Senate candidate Kelli Ward suggests McCain timed pre-death announcement to hurt her campaign
One of Kelli Ward's staffers on wrote a Facebook post wondering whether the statement from Sen. John McCain's family, made on the same day that Ward's statewide bus tour kicked off, was simply a coincidence or a tactic "to take media attention off her campaign." Ward did not dispute the notion.
 
McCain's death marks changing of the guard — with potential consequences for holding Trump accountable
Two most vocal Republican critics pass their powerful committee gavels to two of the president's biggest supporters, portending a sweeping change in how Congress may use its oversight authority to check the president's agenda.
DEVELOPING
Multiple fatalities in 'mass shooting' in Jacksonville, Fla., mall; suspect dead, police say
The incident occurred at a video game tournament held at a downtown riverfront mall. Officials have not said how many were shot or injured, but three people, now in stable condition, were taken to a nearby hospital, a spokesman said.
 
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Former Vatican envoy: Pope Francis knew of sexual misconduct allegations against McCarrick for years
In an 11-page letter, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano said that former D.C. archbishop Cardinal Theodore McCarrick had been privately sanctioned under Pope Benedict XVI for his alleged sexual misconduct.
 
New York investigation, not Mueller, is 'greatest threat' to Trump, adviser says
"There are no constitutional defenses to what the Southern District is investigating," said retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz, an informal adviser to President Trump.
 
Perspective: Trump once wanted the National Enquirer to win a Pulitzer. Now it may prove his downfall.
The cozy relationship between the supermarket tabloid and President Trump imploded last week as federal prosecutors gave its publisher legal immunity in exchange for his cooperation in their investigation of Trump's former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen.
 
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Neil Simon | 1927–2018
Broadway's long-reigning king of comedy dies at 91
Neil Simon, the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning author often called the world's most popular playwright after Shakespeare, wrote dozens of plays and dominated Broadway with hits such as "The Odd Couple," "Lost in Yonkers" and "Barefoot in the Park."
 
Trump's wall of secrecy erodes amid growing legal challenges
President Trump seems politically wounded as longtime aides and trusted associates cooperate with prosecutors and embarrassing revelations about his affairs and his charity trickle out, uncontained.
 
North Korea accuses U.S. of  plotting invasion while talking with 'a smile on its face'
An angry opinion piece in North Korean state media came two days after President Trump cancelled Secretary Pompeo's trip to Pyongyang.
 
 
Jemele Hill, a vocal Trump critic, is reportedly leaving ESPN
Hill made news last year when she called President Trump a "white supremacist" in the wake of the deadly rally in Charlottesville.
 
'I will continue to fight': How Nicaraguan students are leading the push to oust Ortega
Students are at the heart of the movement opposing President Daniel Ortega, who has grown increasingly authoritarian.
 
Voraciously | Perspective
I tried one of Chick-fil-A's new meal kits, and I have good news and bad news
It was quick and easy to prepare, and tasted good -- but then regret started to set in.
 
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