Thursday, February 21, 2019

Evening Edition: N.C. board declares a new election in contested House race

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N.C. board declares a new election in contested House race
The ruling came after Republican Mark Harris said he misspoke under oath during a North Carolina State Board of Elections hearing about allegations of ballot tampering in the 9th Congressional District race.
U.S. farmers fuel surge in guest-worker visas as illegal labor dwindles
The number of people crossing into the United States illegally is nearing the lowest level since the early 2000s. For the White House, that might be a triumph. But for the agriculture industry, the impact is acute.
 
Trump confidant Roger Stone fully barred from speaking about criminal case after posting photo of judge
Stone posted a picture Monday on social media of Judge Amy Berman Jackson near what appeared to be an image of the crosshairs of a gun sight.
 
The Fix: Stone's 'dirty trickster' act doesn't play well in court
A judge rebuked Stone on Thursday for a suggestive social media post about her. And it Stone's past made it difficult to give him the benefit of the doubt.
 
Perspective
Zion Williamson injury makes clear: The NCAA has turned education into a risk
When the Duke freshman's foot burst through that sneaker less than a minute into the team's nationally televised matchup against North Carolina, he blew the seams off the whole deal.
 
 
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'Empire' actor released on $100,000 bond after allegations he faked story of hate crime
Jussie Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct. Police said he paid two men $3,500 to stage the attack because he was "dissatisfied with his salary."
 
Power Up | Analysis
Prosecutors predict Mueller report will stick to Justice guidelines
One lawyer even speculated Congress could subpoena Mueller.
 
Coast Guard lieutenant ordered held for 14 days while government weighs terrorism charges
Christopher P. Hasson was still active duty at the time of his arrest, amassing weapons and using work computers for some of his planning for a violent attack to further his white nationalist views, prosecutors said.
 
Post Reports | Listen Now
Facebook's billion-dollar blunder
Tony Romm on Facebook potentially paying up after Cambridge Analytica. Christian Davenport on how rocket launches are muddying air travel. Plus, Orion Donovan-Smith on Liberian immigrants losing protections after decades.
 
 
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Residents of another Manhattan building vote to remove 'Trump Place' name
In 2016, there were six "Trump Place" buildings on the Upper West Side. Soon, there will be one.
 
'Hear the cry of the little ones': At Vatican summit, pope calls sexual abuse a 'scourge'
The address by Pope Francis kicked off one of the most critical points of his papacy, a gathering of the world's leading bishops to discuss a problem that the Catholic Church has struggled for decades to curb.
 
Analysis
Trump urged Europe to take back its ISIS fighters. He appears less keen on taking back those from the U.S.
The president announced Wednesday that 24-year-old Hoda Muthana will not be allowed back into the United States.
 
Peter Tork | 1942–2019
Endearingly offbeat bassist and singer in the Monkees dies at 77
Tork played "the dummy" of the group, which starred in an NBC sitcom and briefly outsold the Beatles, scoring a total of six Top 10 songs and five Top 10 albums.
 

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