Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge to 'one person, one ...
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that states may satisfy “one person, one vote” rules by drawing legislative districts based on total population of a place, a defeat for conservative interests who wanted the districts based only on voting-age populations. The case, Evenwel v. Abbott, was considered to be one of biggest on voting rights this term, and a decision the other way would have shifted political power away from urban areas, where Democrats usually dominate, and toward more Rep..>> view originalCalif. and NY are getting a $15 minimum wage. Here's how much ...
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attended a rally with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and celebrated the raising of the state's minimum wage to $15. (Reuters) California and New York are about to get a raise. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law a measure Monday that will hike the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2023 — making the Golden State the second in the nation to legislate a wage hike to that level. The first came minutes earlier in New York, where Go..>> view originalKremlin denies Putin connection to allegations of secret bank accounts
The Panama City law firm Mossack Fonseca has helped set up shell companies for some of the world’s most prominent leaders and businesspeople. (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images) MOSCOW — The Kremlin responded angrily on Monday to reports alleging that close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin were involved in secret offshore transactions totaling $2 billion. The reports, published Sunday, are based on a leak of millions of documents from a Panamanian law firm that over decades..>> view originalThe Latest: Over 1000 Germans tied to offshore data leak
MADRID — 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): 9:15 p.m. The editor in chief of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper says more than 1,000 Germans are named in the leaked Panama Papers on offshore accounts and they used all the major German banks. Wolfgang Krach says the banks involved included Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, the Hypo Vereinsbank and the Bayrische Landesbank. The Muni..>> view originalBlue-ribbon panel named to advise administration on cancer ...
Cancer cell made in 3D software. (iStock) The Obama administration’s cancer “moonshot” initiative took another step forward Monday, as a blue-ribbon panel of leading cancer experts and patient advocates was named to recommend how best to tackle some of the most promising but challenging areas in research today. The 28 members of the committee represent a who’s who of the cancer world and are experts in a wide range of subjects, including immunology, genomics, biology, diagnostics, bio..>> view originalCould ancient horse poop solve a huge historical mystery?
Hannibal crosses the Alps on an elephant. (Nicolas Poussin) More than 2,200 years ago, Hannibal led the Carthaginian army — which included 37 elephants — over the Alps into Italy. Although Hannibal's rampage against the Roman Empire was eventually countered, the crossing of the Alps remains a bold and historic military move. Historians agree that the brutal crossing was a stroke of strategic genius, but they have never been able to agree on the exact route that Hannibal, his men and his ele..>> view originalAlaska Air buys Virgin America in $4 billion deal
Alaska Airlines planes parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 2013. Reuters photo. Alaska Air Group said Monday it will buy quirky discount carrier Virgin America in a $4 billion deal that would further consolidate the U.S. airline industry and raise the prospect of higher fares for customers. The merger, which would make Alaska Air the country’s fifth largest airline, is likely to attract the scrutiny of Justice Department officials already pursuing allegations that America’s big..>> view originalTed Cruz: 'White knight' scenario at GOP convention 'a pipe dream'
Sen. Ted Cruz said Monday that the prospect of a “white knight” parachuting in at a contested GOP convention to emerge as the Republican nominee simply isn’t going to happen, saying delegates and Republicans voters aren’t going to stand for it.“You know this fevered pipe dream of Washington [that] at the convention they will parachute in some white knight who will save the Washington establishment — it is nothing less than a pipe dream. It ain’t gonna happen,” Mr. Cruz told reporters in Wisconsi..>> view originalNationals opening day lineup vs. Braves
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Security guard, 2 adults stabbed at Fort Washington lounge WUSA 3:06 PM. EST April 04, 2016 Philip Harrington (Photo: Prince George's County police) FORT WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Three people, including a security guard, were stabbed early Monday morning at a lounge in Prince George's County, police said. Philip Harrington, 33, of Southeast, D.C. has been arrested and police say he is being charged with three counts of first and second assault. The stabbing happened ar..>> view original
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