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new york s trump tower they re bringing drugs . they re bringing crime . they re rapists . and some i assume are good ... read more sunday baroque highlight ea games dice studios music respawn gordy haab composes b side tracks for star wars battlefront as iraqi forces prepare to attack mosul a civilian exodus could follow for more than two years the islamic state has held mosul in northern iraq in a stranglehold . people who have fled say the militants terrorize people conduct public executions recruit children as fighters forbid communication with the outside world all in the name of enforcing a brutal regime they call islamic.that could now be set to change . iraq s security forces and their allies are readying for an assault on the city . the roads to the city are defended and isis is expected to fight ... read more workplace sexual harassment a threat to victims a quandary for bystanders iran plans to hang child bride charged with killing her husband i feel pretty good a moment with brian wilson the beach boys sounded like california in musical form beach waves and a perpetually sunny blue sky.but brian wilson who co founded the band with his brothers carl and dennis and their cousin mike love and who wrote many of the beach boys signature hits struggled for years with mental illness . he s heard voices in his head and wrestled with the ghosts of the ... read more conn. sots denise merrill is serious about keeping the 2016 elections secure by ebong udoma & tom kuser oct 14 2016 ap photo charles krupa republican presidential nominee donald trump has been questioning whether the november 8th election will be fair . wshu s senior reporter ebong udoma sat down with morning edition host tom kuser to talk about how secure the nation s voting system will be on election day . below is a transcript of their conversation . listen listening ... 5 05 judge dismisses newtown families lawsuit against ar 15 style gun maker by bill chappell oct 14 2016 a connecticut judge has dismissed a lawsuit that was filed against the manufacturer and seller of the weapon used in the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school in 2012 . yale publishes mysterious medieval manuscript by davis dunavin oct 14 2016 davis dunavin wshu listen listening ... 3 41 it s one of the world s great literary mysteries a 15th century book full of bizarre illustrations of imaginary plants astrological signs surreal figures and landscapes . its origins are unknown its creator anonymous . and it s written entirely in an unknown language that s stumped the world s greatest codebreakers . the video defense about her emails hillary clinton never gave by tamara keith oct 14 2016 at 10 33 p.m. on aug. 21 2015 hillary clinton s lead speechwriter sent around an email with the subject line script . in it is a draft of a video address to supporters where clinton would try to explain the private email system she used while secretary of state directly in one place at one time as best as i can . this came just three days after an explosive exchange at a press conference between clinton and a fox news correspondent where clinton was asked whether she had ordered her server wiped clean . she shrugged and said what like with a cloth or something feeling burned by the media trump turns up the heat by david folkenflik oct 14 2016 the whirling dervish that is donald j. trump spun ever faster on thursday shredding almost everything in his range of vision hillary clinton his fellow republicans who fail to support him unequivocally the growing chorus of women accusing him of sexual misconduct and especially the press . rep. delauro proposes drug price review board by lea trusty oct 13 2016 ebong udoma wshu congresswoman rosa delauro d ct3 says she will introduce legislation next month to create a new drug review board to investigate significant price changes in prescriptions and medical devices like the epipen . wonder woman named honorary u.n. ambassador for gender equality by rebecca hersher oct 13 2016 the united nations has announced a new honorary ambassador for women and girls and she s not a human woman or girl . she s a comic book superheroine . according to a u.n. statement wonder woman will be officially appointed oct. 21 which is the 75th anniversary of the character s debut . trump calls assault allegations pure fiction pledges evidence to dispute by amita kelly oct 13 2016 new allegations that he inappropriately touched and groped women are vicious as well as totally absolutely false donald trump said thursday at a campaign rally . trump made the comments at a planned rally in west palm beach fla. his first time speaking publicly since the new york times and other publications reported assault allegations from various women . he said the claims were thrown at him by the clinton machine the new york times and other news outlets . breast cancer death rates are down but racial disparities persist by nancy shute oct 13 2016 women are less likely to die of breast cancer than they were a decade ago but not all women are benefiting from that trend . white women saw more of a drop in death rates than black women 1.9 percent a year from 2010 to 2014 compared to a 1.5 percent decrease for black women according to a report published thursday by the centers for disease control and prevention . brain implant restores sense of touch to paralyzed man by jon hamilton oct 13 2016 twelve years ago a car wreck took away nathan copeland s ability to control his hands or sense what his fingers were touching . a few months ago researchers at the university of pittsburgh and the university of pittsburgh medical center gave copeland a new way to reach out and feel the world around him . it s a mind controlled robotic arm that has pressure sensors in each fingertip that send signals directly to copeland s brain . pages1 2 3 4 next last kate remington s conversations with video game composers and performers congratulations to our pledge drive drawing winners 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