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• Unconventional #15: How Democrats — not Republicans — could wind up with this year’s most chaotic convention (and more!)
• Trump unveils list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices
• Vermont high schoolers clash over transgender bathroom rules
• Over 200 families feared buried by landslides in Sri Lanka
• When Trump made a pass at me. And why it matters.
• ‘He’s not a groper’: Ivanka Trump defends father from harassment allegation
• Chibok girl rescue raises hopes for others held by Boko Haram
• After Oregon win, a defiant Bernie Sanders vows to fight Hillary Clinton until ‘the last ballot is cast’
• Clinton discloses millions in book royalties, speaking fees
• Amtrak victims: Investigative findings hard to believe
• USGS: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes western Ecuador
• Trump sits down with Megyn Kelly, and neither one draws blood

Unconventional #15: How Democrats — not Republicans — could wind up with this year’s most chaotic convention (and more!) Posted: 18 May 2016 01:00 PM PDT After the melee in Nevada, Philadelphia may not be so sunny for the Democratic convention; Romney's abiding disdain for Trump; Trump Veepwatch: Jan Brewer; more.

Trump unveils list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices Posted: 18 May 2016 11:11 AM PDT JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices he plans to vet to fill the seat of late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Vermont high schoolers clash over transgender bathroom rules Posted: 18 May 2016 12:05 PM PDT High school students in rural Vermont disagree over a new school policy that permits transgender students to use the bathroom of their choosing. The superintendent at Green Mountain Union High School announced the new policy last week after complaints about transgender student A.J. Jackson's use of the boys' bathroom sparked protests, according to the New York Times.

Over 200 families feared buried by landslides in Sri Lanka Posted: 18 May 2016 11:21 AM PDT The Sri Lankan Red Cross says rescuers are searching for survivors in three villages.

When Trump made a pass at me. And why it matters. Posted: 18 May 2016 10:18 AM PDT Real Estate Developer Donald J. Trump posing for a portrait at the Kate Wollman Memorial Rink in 1986, which he oversaw renovations on. This is a story about how Donald Trump made a pass at me. In the early months of 1987, I was a 26-year-old reporter at the New York Times and I went to a party at the newly opened Wollman Rink in Central Park.

‘He’s not a groper’: Ivanka Trump defends father from harassment allegation Posted: 18 May 2016 06:44 AM PDT Ivanka Trump defended her father's treatment of women in the face of a recent New York Times article detailing his habit of "unwelcome romantic advances," among other alleged misbehavior. The paper reported that in a 1996 deposition, a woman who worked with Trump said he was "groping me under the table" at a dinner.

Chibok girl rescue raises hopes for others held by Boko Haram Posted: 18 May 2016 01:36 PM PDT One of 219 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram Islamists for more than two years has been found, the military and activists said Wednesday, the first rescue that has raised hopes for those still being held. Amina Ali was discovered on Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno state by civilian vigilantes and soldiers on patrol and was brought back to her home town of Mbalala, near Chibok. "When her mother approached the car the girl stepped out and her mother exclaimed, 'Amina! Is that you?'," Ayuba Alamson Chibok, a local community leader, told AFP.

After Oregon win, a defiant Bernie Sanders vows to fight Hillary Clinton until ‘the last ballot is cast’ Posted: 17 May 2016 09:05 PM PDT Bernie Sanders took another state from Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primaries with a win in Oregon on Tuesday night. Democratic voters also headed to the polls in Kentucky, where Clinton finished off the night with a slight edge. This victory won't dent Clinton's lead, but an undaunted Sanders promised to remain a loud presence heading into the last weeks of the primary at an election night rally.

Clinton discloses millions in book royalties, speaking fees Posted: 17 May 2016 08:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton filed financial documents Tuesday night showing that in 2015 she earned more than $5 million in royalties from her book "Hard Choices" and about $1.5 million in speaking fees before she launched her presidential campaign.

Amtrak victims: Investigative findings hard to believe Posted: 18 May 2016 12:53 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Victims of last year's deadly Amtrak derailment aren't buying the findings of federal investigators that the train's engineer likely lost his bearings because he was distracted by an incident with a nearby train.

USGS: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes western Ecuador Posted: 18 May 2016 12:57 PM PDT By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Two earthquakes struck Ecuador's coast on Wednesday, leading to one death and light damage in the same region where a magnitude 7.8 tremor killed more than 650 people last month. Wednesday's tremors, measuring 6.7 and 6.8 in magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, cut electricity in some coastal areas and sent people running into the streets as far away as the highland capital of Quito, witnesses said. President Rafael Correa said the epicenter of the first one overnight was the fishing village of Mompiche on the Pacific coast, about 368 km (229 miles) from Quito.

Trump sits down with Megyn Kelly, and neither one draws blood Posted: 17 May 2016 07:55 PM PDT Calling a truce on a feud that has been a prominent storyline of the 2016 election cycle, Donald Trump buried the hatchet, at least temporarily, with Megyn Kelly.

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