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Buzzed in the Baltic, 60 Point Finish

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Jetwash: Russian fighter bombers over the Baltic Sea have buzzed a US warship as many as 31 times in recent days in what one US official calls “one of the most aggressive acts in recent memory.” Approaching the guided missile …

Ryan Says No Way, Candidates Complain

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

No Means No: House Speaker Paul Ryan called a press conference yesterday to say, don’t even think about it, he’s not going to step into the Republican nomination melee and declare himself a candidate for President. Sounding a bit like …

Zika Fight Brewing, The Big Fix

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Big Mosquito: The Zika virus is “scarier than we initially thought,” according to US health officials and the White House has asked Congress for $ 1.9 billion to kill mosquitoes and fight the spread of the virus. The Centers for …

Trump Hates the System, 28 Pages

Monday, April 11, 2016

The Numbers Game: Donald Trump’s campaign is accusing Ted Cruz of “Gestapo tactics” after Cruz swept up all 34 delegates in Colorado over the weekend. Trump posted on Twitter last night, “The people of Colorado had their vote taken away …

Paris Was the Target, Bernie Wins Again

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Man in the Hat: Belgian investigators say the terrorists who struck in Brussels last month had originally planned to strike in Paris, but acted locally and quickly because the authorities were breathing down their necks. One of the primary targets …

Arrests in Belgium, Hastert Pinned

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Manhunt: Belgian authorities have arrested five men in connection with the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, one of whom may be the so-called “man in the hat” captured on video with two suicide bombers shortly before the Brussels airport …

Pope Says Loosen Up, Democrats Break Peace

Friday, April 8, 2016

Word on High: Pope Francis signaled this morning that he’d like the Catholic Church to ease up, become more welcoming, and less judgmental. The Pope’s 256-page guide to love, sex, and marriage is called “Amoris Laetitia,” Latin for “The Joy …

China Hears No Evil, God and Mississippi

Thursday, April 7, 2016

The Panama Papers: China is blocking news coverage and internet information about the Panama Papers, the massive leak of documents that have revealed the offshore financial dealings of the rich, the famous and a handful of people connected to the …

Cruz Crushes Trump, Iceland Leader Falls

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The Meaning of it All: The Republicans increasingly look as if they are headed for an open and contested convention this summer after Ted Cruz crushed Donald Trump 48-35 percent in the Wisconsin primary. Bernie Sanders badly beat Hillary Clinton …

Villanova Buzzer Beater, On Wisconsin

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Buzzer Beater: Villanova hit a three-point shot at the buzzer to break a 74 point tie with North Carolina and win the NCAA basketball championship. Just moments earlier, with 4.7 seconds on the clock, North Carolina had come back from …