Saturday, August 11, 2018

Evening Edition: Democrats shore up midterm strategy to guard against potential Russian interference

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Democrats shore up midterm strategy to guard against potential Russian interference
Burned by recent conservative success on social media, the Democrats have begun a new effort to win the midterm election battle on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
Rep. Chris Collins says he will not run for reelection as he faces insider trading charges
Collins, the first member of Congress to endorse President Trump's 2016 campaign, had initially pledged to fight the charges while continuing his reelection campaign in one of the most Republican-leaning districts in New York.
 
Plane stolen by 'suicidal' airline worker crashes into island near Seattle after fighter jets scramble
The man, referred to as "Rich" and "Richard" by air traffic controllers in tense recordings, said he "got a few screws loose" as authorities tried to divert the 76-seat Bombardier Q400 away from populated areas.
 
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Manafort's scramble: Raising millions for himself as he ran Trump's campaign
With 3 a.m. emails and a flurry of loan applications, Paul Manafort was trying to save a tanking business. Months ahead of the election, there was no sign, campaign insiders say, that he was in crisis.
 
Jason Kessler, organizer of deadly Charlottesville demonstration, seeks a sequel Sunday. Prominent racists don't agree with him.
His own father condemns his racism. Eric Kessler said that when he learned the identity of the woman who had been killed at Jason's rally, the name instantly clicked. Heather Heyer was in the church youth group he volunteered for 20 years ago.
 
The Fix | Analysis
The Trump White House's new hush-money problem
Regardless of whether any of this is illegal, it seems apparent that money was used to silence a potential critic of President Trump. Again.
 
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Melania Trump's immigration lawyer calls president's attacks on 'chain migration' 'unconscionable'
Michael Wildes, a high-profile attorney who has worked for celebrities on immigration cases, represented the first lady's parents, who became naturalized citizens this week.
 
The Trump administration is ensnared in another border dispute — this time with Canada
In late June and early July, U.S. Border Patrol agents in high-speed boats intercepted Canadian lobster boats in the disputed waters.
 
Hawaii Democratic governor faces tough challenge in bid for another term
Democratic Gov. David Ige has staggered from the embarrassment of a false missile alert that revealed strains in the state's emergency infrastructure, and for months, his challenger Rep. Colleen Hanabusa was the favorite to win.
 
 
Rafters, anglers worry as Colorado's famed white water becomes low water
In the state known as the "mother of rivers," the third-warmest and driest period in more than a century is wreaking havoc on waterways that provide the economic lifeline for rural communities and high-alpine habitat for Colorado's signature fish, the greenback cutthroat trout.
 
Perspective
I would have ignored 'Insatiable,' but your outrage made it seem interesting. (It wasn't.)
My motto in the peak TV glut remains as follows: Sometimes no review is the review. A few minutes into the first episode, it's clear that "Insatiable" isn't worth anybody's time or words.
 
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