Democratic National Convention: Clinton, Sanders camps in talks ...
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders chanted his name throughout the first day of the Democratic National Convention, frequently interrupting speeches. From first lady Michelle Obama's moving speech to many politicians slamming Donald Trump, here's what happened. (Nicki DeMarco/The Washington Post) PHILADELPHIA —Hillary Clinton’s campaign is in talks with Bernie Sanders about giving the Vermont senator a larger role at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night in a bid to heal rifts ..>> view originalThe world's longest hunger strike will end soon
Indian rights activist Irom Sharmila as reacts while surrounded by media following her release from a hospital jail in Imphal. (AFP/Getty Images) NEW DELHI — An Indian human rights activist says she will finally end her epic 16-year-old hunger strike next month. Irom Sharmila, 43, has not eaten for years as a protest against the immunity enjoyed by the Indian military in cases of abuse in the country’s conflict zones. The government has said her protest amounts to suicide and has force-fed ..>> view originalMichelle Obama delivers a passionate defense of Hillary Clinton
First lady Michelle Obama addressed the crowd on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia July 25. (Video: The Washington Post/Photo: Toni L. Sandys/TWP) Michelle Obama publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton for the first time during a primetime address in Philadelphia, giving her full support to her husband’s former secretary of state. The first lady, who is one of the most popular political figures in the Democratic Party, said “in this election — I’m with her.”..>> view originalHank Johnson apologizes for comparing West Bank settlements to ...
Rep. Hank Johnson admitted it was a “poor choice of words” to use a metaphor Monday that appeared to compare Jewish Israeli settlers in the disputed West Bank to “termites.”Mr. Johnson, a Georgia Democrat and member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the remarks while speaking at an event sponsored by the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, the Washington Free Beacon reported.“There has been a steady [stream], almost like termites can get into a residence and eat before you kno..>> view originalCNN presses Cory Booker to explain Donald Trump's cryptic tweet
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) addressed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday. (Mike Segar/Reuters) What the heck did Donald Trump mean when he tweeted this after a speech by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) at the Democratic National Convention Monday night? If Cory Booker is the future of the Democratic Party, they have no future! I know more about Cory than he knows about himself. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2016 The hosts of "New Day" on CNN were wonderi..>> view originalIn Japan, suspect in mass-stabbing wanted disabled people ...
SAGAMIHARA, Japan – At 1:37 a.m. Tuesday, security cameras recorded a black car entering a parking lot, then a man getting out of the vehicle and moving toward a building. That was the start. The man, apparently using his first-hand knowledge of the buildings that form the Tsukui Yamayuri-en residential center for the disabled, took a hammer and smashed a first-floor window. He then climbed inside, tied up some, maybe all, of the eight caregivers on duty, stole a set of keys and began his bloo..>> view originalDonald Trump erases Hillary Clinton's lead in Ohio: poll
PHILADELPHIA — Buoyed by increased support among Republicans in Ohio, Donald Trump has pulled even with Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head match-up in the state, and he is ahead of her in a four-way contest, according to a survey taken in the days after the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton were tied at 45 percent head-to-head in the poll released Monday by the Democratic-leaning firm Public Policy Polling, after Mrs. Clinton had held a 4-point, 44 percent to ..>> view originalThe case for cockroach milk: The next superfood?
Crystals spill out of a cockroach embryo, under magnification. Researchers say these protein crystals are the most nutritious substance, per weight, yet discovered. (Banerjee et al./IUCrJ) The milk crystals of the Pacific beetle cockroach are beautiful. Slice open an embryonic roach under a microscope, and the crystals spill out in a shower of nutrient-dense glitter. But the flavor of cockroach milk is nothing to write home about. Subramanian Ramaswamy, a biochemist at the Institute for ..>> view originalThe Latest: Tearful mayor seeks unity after France attack
PARIS — The Latest on the hostage-taking in the French region of Normandy. (all times local): 6:20 p.m. A French mayor whose town church was attacked by Islamic State extremists is tearfully pleading for unity and courage against barbarism. Hubert Wulfranc, a history teacher who is also the mayor of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, struggled to keep himself together as he spoke to reporters Tuesday, hours after two attackers slit the throat of a priest celebrating Mass. The attackers were killed by po..>> view originalWhy everyone is miserable on Tinder
(iStock) Dating is a bruising sport; that’s always been the trouble. Apps like Tinder were supposed to save people from the ache of rejection by matching those who have already expressed interest in each other. But these platforms only created a new problem. The scourge of modern singledom is no longer the unrequited crush — it’s the tepid, mutual “like” ... that nobody can be bothered to do anything about. Why do people swipe right on each other, but then never connect? A preliminary new s..>> view original
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