Belgium charges suspect with involvement in Paris attacks
BRUSSELS —Belgian authorities on Monday charged an additional suspect in connection with this month’s deadly Paris attacks, as Belgium entered the work week with shuttered schools and offices in a bid to disrupt a suspected similar plot.The suspect, whose name was not released, was one of 21 people detained in 29 raids in the capital and the southern cities of Liege and Charleroi, a sweep that ended Monday morning. Other arrests appeared less fruitful; 17 people were released. The suspect was ch..>> view originalHow GOP campaigns are strategizing for Super Tuesday delegate...
MOBILE, Ala. —Ben Carsonjourneyed herelast week to the buckle of the Bible Belt, where he proclaimed America a “Judeo-Christian nation” and delivered a stern warning to his devoted followers: Show up at the polls on March 1 or face consequences.On Saturday, Donald Trump again swooped into Alabama, where he has cultivated friendships with immigration hardliners, to rally fans in Birmingham. Sen. Marco Rubio has his eyes on the state, too, recently becoming one of only two candidates (Carson is th..>> view originalWashington’s tie to the Warriors’ 15-0 streak - The Washington Post
The Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets on Sunday to improve to 15-0,matching the best start in league history. Golden State hosts the Lakers on Tuesday with a chance to break the record shared by the 1993-94 Houston Rockets and one of the great D.C. teams of a bygone era, the 1948-49 Washington Capitols of the Basketball Association of America.The Capitols were a charter member of the BAA, which was founded in 1946. Led by Coach Red Auerbach, the Caps finished 49-11 in their inaugural..>> view originalPastor's pregnant wife was slain at end of killers' crime spree, court...
A three-man crime spree on the morning of Nov. 10 ended in the murder of an Indianapolis pastor’s pregnant wife, according to a newly released legal filing.Officials on Monday announced murder charges against two men—Larry Jo Taylor, Jr., 18, and Jalen Watson, 21—in the shooting death of Amanda Blackburn in the Indianapolis home she shared with her husband Pastor Davey Blackburn. A third man, Diano Gordon, 24, faces related burglary charges.The Marion County prosecutor’s office announced the cha..>> view originalDonald Trump is leading an increasingly fact-free 2016 campaign
The Fix's Chris Cillizza explains why a "fact-free campaign" and a controversial comment on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks won't hurt Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)Let me start with this: I am rarely surprised by anything that happens in politics. Call it cynicism or pragmatism. But after spending two decades covering politics, I feel like nothing is shocking anymore.Except, that is, the remarkable disdain for facts in the context of this presiden..>> view originalPfizer and Allergan to merge in $160 billion inversion
Allergan's $160 billion purchase of Pfizer gives it a lineup of fast growing drugs and a lower tax rate. The merger will create the world's largest drug maker in a controversial inversion deal. (Reuters)Pfizer and Allergan on Monday morning announced they would merge in a massive, $160 billion deal that will create the world's largest drugmaker, producing treatments as varied as Lipitor and Botox.The deal is structured as a reverse merger, with smaller Dublin-based Allergan buying New York-based..>> view originalUniversity yoga class canceled because of 'oppression, cultural...
Jennifer Scharf was told that the free class she taught at the University of Ottawa had been canceled. (Courtesy of Jennifer Scharf)In studios across the nation, as many as20 million Americanspractice yoga every day. Few worry that their downward dogs or warrior poses disrespect other cultures.But yoga comes from India, once a British colony. And now, at one Canadian university, a yoga class designed to include disabled students has been canceled after concerns the practice was taken from a cult..>> view originalDrone registration moves another step forward as holidays near
The task force to recommend registration rules for drones officially releases its report. (Travis Spradling/AP)If you’re receiving a drone this holiday season, plan on registering it with the government. While all the details haven’t been hammered out, a task force created to recommend registration guidelines officiallyreleased its findingsMonday, marking a step forward in efforts to promote safe use of drones in our skies.“It is a great statement that all of the members on this task force have ..>> view original4 theories why Donald Trump's many falsehoods aren't hurting him
The Fix's Chris Cillizza explains why a "fact-free campaign" and a controversial comment on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks won't hurt Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)To hear Donald Trump tell it, there were thousands of Muslims cheering in the streets of New Jersey on the day the World Trade Center towers fell. Oh, and President Obama is welcoming 200,000 Syrian refugees next year. And then there's the fact that black Americans are responsible for m..>> view originalTop lawmaker rebutted on climate study accusation
An image obtained on Nov. 16 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the satellite sea surface temperature departure for the month of October 2015, where orange-red colors are above normal temperatures and are indicative of El Nino. (NOAA via Agence France-Presse)The escalating struggle between an influential House Republican and government scientists over their pivotalstudyof global warming now turns on accusations that they rushed to publish their findings to adva..>> view original
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