Obama begins historic visit to Cuba
HAVANA — President Obama landed in Cuba on Sunday afternoon, a trip that took more than half a century to complete, to a destination only 90 miles from U.S. shores. Stepping off Air Force One under drizzling skies, the president held an umbrella over his wife, Michelle, and greeted several senior Cuban officials. The Obamas, including the president’s two daughters and his mother-in-law, were welcomed on the tarmac by Bruno Rodríguez, Cuba’s foreign minister, and Josefina Vidal, the head of th..>> view originalParis terror suspect was planning new attacks, Belgian official says
BRUSSELS — Belgium’s foreign minister, Didier Reynders, said Sunday that terror suspect Salah Abdeslam, who was wanted in the terror attacks that shook Paris in November, was planning more attacks while he was hiding in Brussels. Until police found him Friday in the Molenbeek neighborhood in Brussels, he had been organizing a new “network of people” to launch assaults in European countries, Reynders said. Europe’s most-wanted man, Abdeslam, 26, is the last known living operative connected to t..>> view originalSecond baby eagle hatches early Sunday at National Arboretum in ...
Spelling his female mate, a male bald eagle lands on his nest containing two eggs at the National Arboretum in Washington on March 11, 2016. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post) The world’s eagle-watchers were awed once again early Sunday as a second bald eagle hatched on live video at the National Arboretum in Washington. The big moment came about 3 a.m. — more than 12 hours earlier than expected, said Daniel Rauch, a wildlife biologist at the District’s Department of Energy and Environme..>> view original4 scenarios that could still put Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court
The Fix's Amber Phillips breaks down three ways the Merrick Garland nomination could play out. Which do you think is most likely? (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) We've said it before, and we'll say it again: President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court is very unlikely to get a hearing, much less to be confirmed, by the Republican-controlled Senate this year. But a few Republican senators have indicated they'd be willing to at least meet with Judge Merrick Garland -- and one, Sen. M..>> view originalTrump praises campaign manager after incident with protester
Corey Lewandowski, the campaign manager for Donald Trump, appears to have been involved in another altercation in Tuscon on March 19. Trump has praised Lewandowski for his involvement in the incident. (Daron Taylor,Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post) TUCSON — Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his team’s insistence that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski behaved appropriately while forcefully engaging with a protester at a rally here in Tucson on Saturday afternoon, commenting that loca..>> view originalSherwin-Williams buying rival Valspar for $9 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sherwin-Williams, which has long claimed to “cover the Earth” with its paints, is buying rival Valspar for about $9 billion in a move that it says will expand its reach in Asia and Europe.Sherwin-Williams said Sunday that it is paying $113 a share in cash, a 35 percent premium to the closing price of Valspar’s stock Friday. It valued the deal at $11.3 billion including the assumption of about $2 billion in Valspar debt.The combined company would employ 58,000 people and would h..>> view originalDeath of US Marine in Iraq highlights use of troops from Navy ships ...
U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M4 carbines during a training exercise on Jan. 22, 2016. (Cpl. Joshua W. Brown/ Marine Corps) The death of a U.S. Marine in northern Iraq on Saturday has drawn attention to the deployment of Marines and sailors from Navy ships in the Middle East in the military campaign against the Islamic State militant group. Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardin died about 2:04 a.m. after he and several othe..>> view originalBroad probe of federal employees gets specific with names
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) sent letters recently to administration officials seeking information about federal employees by name. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) With a flurry of letters to a variety of federal agencies, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has launched a broad investigation into the federal workforce. The letters, sent over the past few weeks by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), contain no ..>> view originalTournament director: women 'ride on coattails of men'
Victoria Azarenka, left, of Belarus, speaks to Serena Williams, as tournament director Raymond Moore stand by after Azarenka defeated Williams in a final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 20, 2016, in Indian Wells, Calif. Azarenka won 6-4, 6-4. (Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press) By Beth Harris | AP March 20 at 6:38 PM INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open criticized the WTA Tour on Sunday, saying women’s pro tennis players “ride on ..>> view originalThe Latest: Governor: Flags to half-staff for slain deputy
Deputy Carl A. Koontz, 27, of the Howard County Sheriff Department is seen in an undated photo provided by the Indiana State Police. Howard County Sheriff Steven Rogers says Deputy Koontz died at an Indianapolis hospital after being shot about 12:30 a.m. Sunday at a mobile home in Russiaville, about 60 miles north of Indianapolis. Indiana State Police say a second deputy, Sgt. Jordan Buckley, also was shot and is in stable condition, alert and conscious. The suspected shooter, who has not be..>> view original
Sunday, March 20, 2016
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