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In the category of: World’s Most Appropriate Book Title.
5 storylines to watch in the unfolding saga of Donald Trump and Bob Woodward
Remember that the actual book doesn’t come out until next Tuesday. Yes, we’ve already heard some of the juiciest nuggets. But, this is a 400+ page book. Which means that there is a lot more in there. What is it? How does Trump react to it? How is it covered — and for how long? The initial wave of Woodward stories is over. But the overarching story isn’t done — far from it. How long it goes and how bad it is for Trump depends heavily on what else Woodward has in the book and/or other damning audio like the sort he released yesterday of a recorded phone call between himself and Trump.
In the category of: The future leaders are already on the scene.
Meet the Ultra-Organized Teenager Masterminding Parkland’s Midterms Push
The Parkland uprising seemed to erupt out of nowhere, but it had been two decades in the making. The school-shooter era began at 11:19 A.M. M.D.T., on April 20, 1999. I arrived at Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colorado, a little after noon that day to cover the aftermath. The pain I witnessed is seared into me, but nothing prepared me for the next morning, when I saw the faces of the kids who had survived. Their eyes were dry, their faces slack. Their expressions had gone vacant. That’s why I’m still on the story two decades later. I never wanted to see that look again, but what we see today is worse: unsurprised survivors, kids who expected something like this.
The media coverage of Columbine was unprecedented. CNN logged its highest ratings ever, and The New York Times covered the story on its front page for 11 straight days. It was an exceptional moment, demanding exceptional action. Law enforcement and the education system responded with some important changes, including the “active shooter protocol,” and then . . . we came to accept it.
In the category of: Russians aren’t winning the popularity contest everywhere.
UK: Russians charged with Skripal nerve-agent poisoning
Prosecutors name two Russians as suspects in attempted assassination of ex-spy.
The UK charged two Russian men for the Novichok nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in the English city of Salsibury, accusing them of being Russian military intelligence officers.
British prosecutors issued arrest warrants on Wednesday for Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, charging them with conspiracy to murder and attempted murder of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.
Both were poisoned with the military-grade nerve agent in March but survived. The failed attack sparked an international diplomatic crisis with Russia being accused by several countries – allegations Moscow has repeatedly denied.
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