Thursday, April 7, 2016

Sanders, Clinton continue fierce feud over qualifications and other top stories.

  • Sanders, Clinton continue fierce feud over qualifications

    NEW YORK -- Hillary Clinton said Thursday she doesn't know why her Democratic presidential rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, would say she is not qualified to be president, as the two campaigns continued a brass-knuckles feud. "I don't know why he's saying that, but I will take Bernie Sanders over Ted Cruz or Donald Trump any time," Clinton told reporters before taking a short subway ride in the Bronx. Sanders, in Philadelphia, did not back down from his assertion that Clinton's Wall Street ties, amo..
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  • The Latest: Men escaped out window of psychiatric facility

    The Latest: Men escaped out window of psychiatric facility
    This undated photo provided by the Lakewood Police Department shows Anthony Garver. Mark Alexander Adams and Garver, described as dangerous, have escaped from Western State Hospital, a psychiatric facility, in Pierce County, south of Tacoma, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. (Lakewood Police Department via AP) (Associated Press) By Associated Press April 7 at 5:14 PM LAKEWOOD, Wash. — The Latest on the escape of two men from a psychiatric facility in Washington state (all times local): 2 p.m. Th..
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  • Nicklas Backstrom returns to the lineup against Penguins

    Nicklas Backstrom returns to the lineup against Penguins
    (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) After missing three games with an upper-body injury, center Nicklas Backstrom will return to the Washington Capitals lineup against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Backstrom got “banged up” against the Philadelphia Flyers last week, and though he didn’t miss a practice or morning skate with the team, he was scratched three games for what Capitals Coach Barry Trotz said were precautionary reasons. The team did not disclose the nature of Backst..
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  • Jordan Spieth shows last year's Masters win was no fluke

    Jordan Spieth shows last year's Masters win was no fluke
    Jordan Spieth on the 10th green during the first round of the 2016 Masters golf tournament at Augusta. (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports) Jordan Spieth picked up where he off at Augusta National. After a dominating victory a year ago, the 22-year-old is trying to become only the fourth player to win back-to-back titles, joining Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Nick Faldo in this exclusive club. [Jordan Spieth is ready to vanquish Tiger Woods’ ghost once and for all] Spieth, who made the t..
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  • British Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledges profiting from ...

    British Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledges profiting from ...
    LONDON — After dodging questions for days, British Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged Thursday evening that he had owned and profited from shares in an offshore trust set up by his late father. The admission came as the impact from a massive leak of financial data continued to ripple across the globe, with Russian President Vladimir Putin alleging a Western conspiracy and Iceland reckoning with the fall of the country’s prime minister. Cameron himself faced calls to resign from at lea..
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  • The Latest: Panama lawyer explains lack of US clients

    The Latest: Panama lawyer explains lack of US clients
    PARIS — The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local): 9:50 p.m. One nagging question since the Panama Papers story broke is why so few prominent Americans have so far shown up holding offshore accounts. The lawyer at the center of the scandal has an explanation: he prefers not to have them as clients. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ramon Fonseca said that he and his German-..
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  • New video shows alleged Brussels bomber's escape

    New video shows alleged Brussels bomber's escape
    In a video released on April 7, Belgian police renewed their appeals for information on the "man-in-the-hat" suspect who appears near suicide bombers in airport footage from the March 22 Brussels Airport bombing. (Fedpol Belgium) Prosecutors in Belgium have released a new video that shows a third suspect in last month's Brussels airport attack allegedly leaving the scene after the bombing. The suspect is believed to have been the only surviving participant in the attack on March 22. The t..
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  • Why uncertainty about climate change is definitely not our friend

    Why uncertainty about climate change is definitely not our friend
    Mixed-phase clouds overlooking Jungfraujoch in Switzerland in mid-August. (Credit: Larissa Lacher) For a long time, there’s been one key part of the Earth system that, just maybe, could help us out a little bit with our global warming problem: Clouds. Clouds are central to the climate because their white surfaces reflect sunlight back to space, keeping the planet cooler than it would be otherwise. But they also trap infrared or heat radiation and prevent it from escaping the Earth (among man..
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  • FBI continues to debate sharing iPhone hack with Apple

    FBI continues to debate sharing iPhone hack with Apple
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has not decided whether to share with Apple Inc. details about how the bureau hacked into an iPhone linked to a California terrorism investigation, the bureau’s director says.James Comey discussed the situation during a speech Wednesday evening at Kenyon College in Ohio. He called it a “technological corner case” and said the flaw the FBI exploited in Apple’s software works only on a “narrow slice of phones” - the iPhone 5C, running version 9 of Apple’s mobile operating..
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  • Mitch McConnell: Dem nominees for Supreme Court are never ...

    Mitch McConnell: Dem nominees for Supreme Court are never ...
    As President Obama made another pitch Thursday for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Americans not to fall for the media’s characterization of Judge Garland as a “moderate.”Mr. McConnell said the president is trying to fool the public with his portrayal of Judge Garland as a centrist.“It’s just a useful piece of spin that’s been dutifully echoed across the expanse of the Left and in the media for years,” Mr. McConnell said on the Senate floor.At..
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