Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Tuesday's Headlines: Trump is aggressive in his use of nondisclosure agreements

 
Democracy Dies in Darkness
 
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
Trump is aggressive in his use of nondisclosure agreements
Copies of Trump NDAs obtained by The Washington Post or described by current and former aides lay out breathtakingly broad prohibitions on behavior and appear to be drawn heavily from similar contracts used in the past by the Trump Organization, the president's family firm.
Fears of new global financial crisis mount as Turkey's currency plight deepens
Turkey and other countries that borrowed freely when dollars were plentiful and cheap now face soaring debt payments they may no longer be able to make. If Turkish borrowers default on their debts, foreign banks — especially in Europe — would suffer big losses.
 
Trump attacks Kasich over Ohio race — and Kasich welcomes the attention
President Trump's attack gave the governor something his allies say he needs: a burst of national attention as he mulls whether to take on Trump and seek the party's presidential nomination.
 
A horse was neglected by its owner. Now the horse is suing.
Justice, an 8-year-old American quarter horse, had been left outside and underfed by his previous owner, who pleaded guilty to criminal neglect. Now a lawsuit filed in the horse's name seeks at least $100,000 for veterinary care as well as damages "for pain and suffering." The complaint is the latest bid in a quixotic quest to get courts to recognize animals as plaintiffs.
 
Do children have a right to literacy? Attorneys are testing that question.
After losing cases in Detroit and California, lawyers are now arguing that the ability to read and write is key to unlocking other rights — voting, applying for jobs, writing letters to lawmakers — that federal courts have held sacred.
 
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It's time for Louisiana to strip white supremacy from its constitution
 
Enough fretting over college admissions. It's time for a lottery.
 
Of course Omarosa has tapes
 
Government 'transparency' has gone too far
 
The victims of Trump's cruelty are falling from the skies
 
There's no need to fear Mueller, Mr. President — if you've nothing to hide
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Trump signs defense bill but snubs the senator the legislation is named after — John McCain
President Trump frequently disparages the senator publicly, although usually not by name. McCain has been among the harshest of his Republican critics.
 
 
DEVELOPING
Car smashes into security barriers outside Britain's parliament, driver arrested
Armed police converged on the site of the morning crash but have not said if it was deliberate. Several pedestrians were injured.
 
Antifa protesters couldn't find any fascists at Unite the Right — and harassed the press instead
The Antifa movement has always condoned violence against "fascists." This weekend, its members attacked reporters and tried to destroy cameras.
 
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Nancy Pelosi twists an old McConnell quote into a 'racist statement'
The House minority leader made an incendiary charge as she misquoted the top Republican in the Senate.
 
Late-night TV hosts have a field day with Omarosa's book and White House recordings
"It is one of the great ironies of all time that the Trump presidency has given us more books than ever before," Trevor Noah said on "The Daily Show."
 
     
 
 
 
 

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