Skepticism greets Syria truce deal on worries over Russian bombing
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Syrian opposition groups cautiously welcomed a truce deal Friday aimed at halting the bloodshed in Syria, but raised worries that it leaves room for Russia to continue a bombing campaign to aid Syria’s government. The international agreement announced in Munich — backed by the United States, Russia and others — calls for a “temporary cessation” of hostilities to begin in a week. It also calls for the delivery of humanitarian aid to besieged communities on both sides of th..>> view originalDNC rolls back Obama ban on contributions from federal lobbyists
The Democratic National Committee has rolled back restrictions introduced by presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008 that banned donations from federal lobbyists and political action committees. The decision was viewed with disappointment Friday morning by good government activists who saw it as a step backward in the effort to limit special interest influence in Washington. Some suggested it could provide an advantage to Hillary Clinton’s fundraising efforts. “It is a major step in the wro..>> view originalEverything you need to know about gravitational waves (in gifs)
Thursday we were all really, really excited about gravitational waves. But maybe you heard all that and were like: (giphy) This second-day gif primer will let you join in on the celebrations. 1. What happened, exactly? (NSF via YouTube) Scientists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), a collaboration between MIT and Caltech, announced that they had detected gravitational waves for the first time ever. Ever. This is a first! Though technically the announceme..>> view originalWinners and losers from the 6th Democratic presidential debate
At a debate in Milwaukee, Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton diverged slightly on how they would reform health care and immigration, while largely agreeing on the need for change in policing. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post) Forty-eight hours after Bernie Sanders crushed Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary, the two Democratic candidates faced off in the sixth debate of the presidential primary season. I picked some of the best and the worst o..>> view originalThe radical plan to destroy time zones
Source: CIA (Laris Karklis / The Washington Post) Last Summer, North Korea did something a little odd. On the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese occupation, the closed and authoritarian state announced it was permanently turning its clocks back half an hour. The country was creating its own time zone: Pyongyang time. As a plan, it didn't make a lot of sense. Many, understandably, interpreted it as just another example of Pyongyang's characteristically illogical policy logic..>> view originalIs touch typing overrated?
Researchers studying typing strategies discovered that people who don't use all their fingers can type just as fast as someone using all 10. (Aalto University) Your parents made you take touch typing, maybe even in summer school. The teacher was humorless. The exercises inane. You had no plans to compete in the Ultimate Typing Championship or become a professional typist. But The Big Brown Bear and the Quick Brown Fox would pay off some day you were told. But when the day came, when you g..>> view originalCruz kills campaign ad featuring former softcore porn star
This ad from the YouTube page of Ted Cruz takes aim at Sen. Marco Rubio by suggesting that he's untrustworthy. (YouTube/Ted Cruz) It was a clever set-up for a negative ad from Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign — one that took aim at rival Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.): Seven people sitting in a circle, group-therapy style, talking about their past ballot box regrets. “Has anyone else here struggled with being lied to?” the group’s leader asks. “Well, I voted for a guy who was a tea party h..>> view originalHillary Clinton launches new effort to Douse the Bern
(AP Photo/Gaston De Cardenas) THE MORNING PLUM: At last night’s debate, Hillary Clinton opened a new front of sorts against Bernie Sanders when she made this closing argument: “We agree that we’ve got to get unaccountable money out of politics. We agree that Wall Street should never be allowed to wreck Main Street again. But here’s the point I want to make tonight. I am not a single-issue candidate, and I do not believe we live in a single-issue country. I think that a lot of what we have to..>> view originalTalking to Marco Rubio: A scripted candidate suddenly gets chatty
GREER, S.C. – Marco Rubio suddenly wants to talk. At 22,000 feet, sipping Dr. Pepper and sharing his stash of Twix bars. In a Cracker Barrel over blueberry pancakes. At a news conference until there are no more questions. He chats about how he couldn’t bring himself to tell his sons why front-runner Donald Trump was bleeped. Or how Jeb Bush was “missing in action.” Or how he emails Mitt Romney and texts Nikki Haley. And more. A lot more. Long guarded by aides vigilantly limiting his exposure, ..>> view originalObama: Washington is depressing
President Barack Obama has spent about a dozen in years in Washington, and he’s realized something: This place is depressing. “It’s always good to get out of Washington, which can sometimes be a little depressing,” the president told Ellen DeGeneres in a taping of the eponymous TV show.Story Continued Below DeGeneres had Obama to clarify what he meant, asking what part is depressing. “Well, Washington,” Obama responded, adding that he’s “kinda not kidding.” “Well, the fact is that, most of the..>> view original
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