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Pat Summitt Dies, Warren the Pit Bull

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Final Whistle: Pat Summitt, who coached a women’s basketball dynasty at the University of Tennessee for nearly 40 years, has died of Alzheimer’s disease at age 64. Summitt raised the profile of women’s sports. With 1,098 wins and 208 losses …

Waiting to Pull the Trigger, The Horse Race

Monday, June 27, 2016

The Brexit Door: The British pound fell another three percent against the dollar when markets opened this morning and the fallout continued from the British vote to leave the European Union. The British stock market was down nearly 100 points …

Pack Up and Leave, GOP Loses Its Will

Sunday, June 26, 2016

The Brexit Door: The European Union wants Britain to pack its bags, settle its affairs and get out as quickly as possible. But it seems the Brits want to stop for a spot of tea. British negotiators told EU ministers …

Brexit Trumps Britain, Rio Lab Fails

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Brexit: It’s as if Donald Trump won the vote in Britain. Anger, nationalism, and fear of immigrants carried the vote to leave the European Union. The majority of Brits voted for change — any change — to throw off the …

Britain Votes to Leave EU, Court Blocks Obama

Friday, June 24, 2016

Britain Votes to Go: In a shocker for the world and a decision with enormous economic and political consequences, Great Britain has voted 52-48 percent to leave the European Union. Despite pre-election polling that had it too close to call, …

Brits Vote on EU Exit, House Democrats Sit

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Brexit: Voters in Great Britain went to the polls today to decide whether the country will leave the European Union, separating its economy from the rest of Europe. Leaving the EU might rock the European economy and change the relationships …

Trumponomics, Hillary Starts to Hit

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Poor Billionaire: With just over $1 million in his campaign account on the first of June, Donald Trump suggests that he might just bankroll his general election campaign himself. “If need be, there could be unlimited ‘cash on hand’ as …

Shooter 911 Released, Inside Trump Rally

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Orlando Tapes: After releasing redacted transcripts of calls to 911 by Orlando Shooter Omar Mateen, the Justice Department knuckled and released the full text. The first version had been scrubbed of names and references to Islam to deny Mateen a …

A First For Cleveland, Hunger and Displacement

Monday, June 20, 2016

Believeland: The Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded last night to become the first NBA team to win the championship after losing three games. And it’s the first championship in the franchise’s 46-year history. Golden State had an eight-point lead early in the …

Rio is Broke, Return of the Ducktail

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Blame it on Rio: Just seven weeks from the opening of the summer Olympics, the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro is broke and the governor has declared a state of emergency. Public employees aren’t getting paid. Crime is rising …