Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Evening Edition: Flynn’s sentencing delayed; judge tells ex-Trump adviser, ‘Arguably, you sold your country out’

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Flynn's sentencing delayed; judge tells ex-Trump adviser, 'Arguably, you sold your country out'
Before the surprising delay, the judge rebuked Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser, saying that he tried to undermine his own country.
Shutdown still possible after Democrats reject new GOP offer on immigration, border funding
The two sides remain at impasse as hundreds of thousands of federal workers await word on whether they will be sent home without pay just before Christmas.
 
Trump to dissolve his charity amid allegations that he used it for personal and political benefit
The agreement with the New York attorney general comes amid an ongoing lawsuit against the charity, President Trump and his three eldest children.
 
Outlook | Perspective
Five myths about space
Han Solo isn't the only one who can make it through an asteroid field.
 
 
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Falling Out
An opioid epidemic that nobody talks about is ravaging the nation's capital
America's drug epidemic is commonly associated with rural towns and suburbs. But more people died from opioid overdoses than homicides last year in the District of Columbia — as local officials looked the other way.
 
U.S. markets hold their own ahead of Fed interest rate announcement
Markets suffered through two days of heavy sell-offs marked by nervousness that an overly aggressive Federal Reserve may stifle economic growth.
 
Trump's safety panel recommends schools consider arming personnel
The committee formed after the massacre in Parkland, Fla., advised against raising the age for gun purchases.
 
Justice Department will ban bump-stock devices that turn rifles into fully automatic weapons
The expected action follows the use of the device in the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas.
 
 
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Penny Marshall | 1943–2018
Star of 'Laverne & Shirley' and director of 'League of Their Own,' 'Big' dies at 75
Marshall was the first woman to helm movies that earned more than $100 million, a benchmark that she said helped bring more film-directing jobs to women.
 
Perspective
How should we talk about Stephen Miller's hair?
The buzz over a made-for-TV hairline shows we don't know how to discuss men's cosmetic work — or women's, even.
 
Perspective
The fat-burning heart-rate zone is a myth: How exercise and weight loss really work
There's no special fat-burning zone that's key to getting lean. It's all about the calories, one exercise physiologist said. 
 
Post Reports | Listen Now
Why President Trump is shutting down his charity
President Trump's charity will shut down amid allegations that he used it for personal and political gain. Plus, in the second part of our Murder With Impunity series, the police perspective. And a retired school counselor has two-and-a-half minutes of fame.
 

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