Thursday, January 31, 2019

Evening Edition: Senate backs McConnell’s rebuke of Trump’s military drawdown plans

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Senate backs McConnell's rebuke of Trump's military drawdown plans
In an unmistakable sign of Republicans' growing frustrations with President Trump, the vast majority of GOP senators supported Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's measure contradicting Trump's rationale for withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan.
Trump suggests he's ready to build wall without lawmakers' consent
President Trump said he wouldn't accept a compromise without wall funding but also claimed wall construction is already underway — leaving lawmakers confused as they work to avert another shutdown.
 
Illinois town drops to minus-38 degrees, a state record, as deadly Arctic blast hits Midwest
The frightful cold was blamed for several deaths across the region, and fears grew for the most vulnerable populations.
 
'The man who attacked me works in your kitchen': Victim of serial groper took justice into her own hands
A hairstylist was assaulted by an up-and-coming chef in April 2013. Although he pleaded guilty, she soon began to see her attacker near her home and the salon where she worked. When she learned he cooked at a restaurant she frequented, she decided to act.
 
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How an assault victim sought justice when the system failed her
How one assault victim fought back against a successful D.C. chef. The tumultuous relationship between President Trump and Michael Bloomberg. And what it feels like in the polar vortex.
 
 
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The doorbells have eyes: The privacy battle brewing over home security cameras
Police are setting up voluntary registries for the connected cameras in dozens of communities, some offering subsidies. That's just the start of the ethical challenges ahead.
 
Shutdown creates lasting fallout for food stamp recipients
Because of the way the Agriculture Department advanced some benefits in the middle of the shutdown, millions of families that normally get their benefits toward the middle of the month will have to live off what little they have for about 50 days.
 
Trump considers former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain for Federal Reserve seat
Cain lost the 2012 Republican primary to Mitt Romney. A former pizza industry executive, he became famous for his simplified tax plan, known as "Nine-Nine-Nine," and for accusations of sexually harassing women during the 1990s.
 
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Sherrod Brown wants to wrest the populist mantle away from Trump as he heads from Ohio to Iowa
The senator says Democrats don't need to choose between being progressive and populist.
 
 
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El Chapo trial provides a deep look inside the Sinaloa cartel's drug empire
Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for one of the world's most notorious drug lords.
 
Perspective
This woman just derailed the Equal Rights Amendment yet again
Meet the new Phyllis Schlafly: Victoria Cobb. Too often, it's women of privilege who say they don't need constitutional protection.
 
An angry historian ripped the ultrarich over tax avoidance at Davos, drawing heated exchange
The video was viewed more than 6 million times, yet another indication that conversations about income inequality are striking a nerve with the wider public.
 
Super Bowl LIII
Bill Belichick makes Tom Brady study punt coverages. It helps explain the Patriots' reign.
Belichick credits his start as a special teams coach for his success: "Best training I ever had," he says.
 

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