Sunday, March 27, 2016

Taliban splinter group claims attack on Christians at Pakistan park ... and other top stories.

  • Taliban splinter group claims attack on Christians at Pakistan park ...

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide blast claimed by Islamist militants ripped through crowds of families celebrating Easter at a park in the city of Lahore on Sunday, killing at least 60 people and injuring an additional 300 in an attack the jihadists said had deliberately targeted Christians. The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber in the parking lot of Gulshan e-Iqbal Park at about 6:30 in the evening, transforming a joyful scene of picnicking families into a spectacle of chaos and horro..
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  • Why some Republicans are feeling shame

    Why some Republicans are feeling shame
    Back in the fall, when Donald Trump dubbed Jeb Bush “low energy,” Carlos Gimenez grew a little concerned. By last month, when Marco Rubio and Trump engaged in childish name calling, the Republican mayor of Miami-Dade County thought the GOP presidential race had gotten “out of hand.” Now, after a tawdry week that has focused on the wives of Trump and Ted Cruz, Gimenez is certain that the race has moved totally “out of bounds.” “Politics is a contact sport,” Gimenez said, “but there should be con..
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  • Robert De Niro accused of censorship after yanking anti-vaccine ...

    Robert De Niro accused of censorship after yanking anti-vaccine ...
    De Niro removed the anti-vaccination documentary “Vaxxed” from the lineup of his Tribeca Film Festival, after initially defending its inclusion. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A controversial film that accuses the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of covering up the link between vaccines and rising autism rates has been pulled from the Tribeca Film Festival after its inclusion sparked outrage. A day after he defended the decision to screen the documentary “Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Cata..
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  • Probe into Brussels bombings expands across Europe

    Probe into Brussels bombings expands across Europe
    Belgium was left reeling after three attacks left at least 31 people dead and more than 200 injured March 22. The terror began unfolding during peak rush hour, and ended with at least one suspect still at large. (Deirdra O'Regan/The Washington Post) BRUSSELS — The investigation into last week’s bombings in Brussels extended farther across Europe on Sunday, after Italian police arrested a new suspect thought to have provided false documents to the Islamic State militants behind recent atta..
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  • Accusations fly between Trump and Cruz on Sunday shows

    Accusations fly between Trump and Cruz on Sunday shows
    Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz arrive for a candidates' debate at the University of Miami on March 10, 2016. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) Oh, dear. Most of last week, American voters watched as two of the nation's Republican presidential contenders accused each other of insulting the other's wife and engaging in underhanded and inappropriate campaign tactics. And on Sunday, the accusations continued to fly in both directions. On various Sunday morning political talk ..
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  • How Clinton's email scandal took root

    How Clinton's email scandal took root
    Hillary Clinton, who at the time was selected to be secretary of state, checks her BlackBerry on an elevator at the U.S. Capitol in the District in January 2009. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Hillary Clinton’s email problems began in her first days as secretary of state. She insisted on using her personal BlackBerry for all her email communications, but she wasn’t allowed to take the device into her seventh-floor suite of offices, a secure space known as Mahogany Row. For Clinton, this w..
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  • Nationals mulling skipping starts to open season

    Nationals mulling skipping starts to open season
    Joe Ross. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) VIERA, Fla. — Because of two off-days within the first four games of the season, Manager Dusty Baker said the Nationals are considering skipping starts at the back end of the rotation. The Nationals won’t need a fifth starter until April 13. Max Scherzer, who is slated to start opening day in Atlanta on April 4, could pitch on regular rest on April 9, which is Game 4 of the season. Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg, scheduled to start April 6 ..
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  • Bernie Sanders urges superdelegates to abandon Hillary Clinton

    Bernie Sanders urges superdelegates to abandon Hillary Clinton
    Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont claimed the momentum Sunday in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, celebrating a trio of landslide victories over the weekend and calling on the party’s superdelegates to defect from front-runner Hillary Clinton.Mr. Sanders got the burst of energy after crushing Mrs. Clinton in Democratic caucuses Saturday in Alaska, Hawaii and Washington, three contests in which he topped her by an average 49 points.“We are making significant inroads in Secretary..
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  • The Latest: Russia says it will help demine Syria's Palmyra

    The Latest: Russia says it will help demine Syria's Palmyra
    In this photo released on Thursday, March 24, 2016, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian government soldier takes his position on hill at the entrance of Palmyra, central Syria. Syrian government forces recaptured a Mamluk-era citadel in Palmyra from the extremist Islamic State group on Friday, Syrian state media and monitoring groups said, as the fierce battle for control of the historic town entered its third day. (SANA via AP) (Associated Press) By Associated Press March 27..
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  • Clips' Griffin cleared to return, begins 4-game suspension

    Clips' Griffin cleared to return, begins 4-game suspension
    FILE - In this is a Jan. 13, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin sits on the bench during the first half of an NBA game against the Miami Heat in Los Angeles. The Clippers say Griffin has been medically cleared to return to the team and will immediately begin serving a four-game suspension for punching their assistant equipment manager. (Danny Moloshok, File/Associated Press) By Associated Press March 27 at 3:20 PM LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin has been medically cleared ..
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