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By Lauren Weber

Thursday March 31st, 2016

TOP STORIES

COULD TRUMP HAVE FINALLY GONE TOO FAR? Howard Fineman argues we are seeing Donald Trump's "Hindenburg" moment after the GOP front-runner called for punishment for women who have abortions. Donald Trump has since walked back his statements. Meanwhile, several top female media personalities called for the firing of his campaign manager after he was charged with assault. And the numbers in Wisconsin aren't looking good for the Donald. [Howard Fineman, HuffPost]

ALL EYES ON CLEVELAND "Prediction markets, which allow people to bet on future events using real money, estimate an average 61 percent chance of a contested Republican convention with two or more votes required." [Natalie Jackson, HuffPost]

TOP FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS ALLEGE WAGE BIAS "Five key members of the United States women’s national soccer team, the reigning Women’s World Cup and Olympic champion, plan to file a federal complaint Thursday charging U.S. Soccer with wage discrimination." [NYT]

WHEN POLICE RAID YOUR HOUSE FOR EVERYTHING And the charges are then dropped. [WaPo]

COULD IMPEACHMENT BE NEXT FOR THE ALABAMA GOVERNOR? Critics wonder as his sex scandal grows. [NYT]

BOSTON AND NEW YORK CITY COULD BE UNDERWATER By 2100 if current Antarctica melting patterns continue. [Nick Visser, HuffPost]

U.N. EXPANDS SEX ABUSE PROBE "U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday the world body had received new sexual abuse allegations against U.N. peacekeepers from Morocco and Burundi in Central African Republic (CAR), including one that involved a 14-year-old girl." [Reuters]

WHAT’S BREWING

INTRODUCING 'SAHAR SPEAKS' "This project was borne out of anger -- my own -- at the deeply flawed, sexist system that is Kabul’s foreign media landscape. Not a single Afghan woman works for the international press in the country, in any capacity. And she never has." [HuffPost]

59 IDEAS ON HOW TO STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE From survivors. [HuffPost]

ARE YOU READY FOR A CHIPOTLE BURGER CHAIN? We certainly are. [USA Today]

WHEN COLLEGE BROS BECOME HUMAN SMUGGLERS "Three friends and a team of frat brothers -- plus a stripper, an ex-army ranger, a door-to-door salesman and a go-go dancer -- made a fortune on the most heavily patrolled stretch of highway in Texas." [Rolling Stone]

THE ACADEMIC ROBIN HOOD When you put 50 million stolen research articles online, are you a thief or someone leveling the field for academics everywhere? [WaPo]

HOW UGG BOOTS HAVE MANAGED STAYING POWER Despite being, you know, ugly. [The Guardian]

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WHAT'S WORKING

YOU SHOULD BE JEALOUS OF BANK OF AMERICA'S PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY "On Wednesday, the bank announced it would increase the amount of paid time off it offers new parents to 16 weeks from 12 weeks." [HuffPost]

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BEFORE YOU GO

~ Three first-graders were caught planning to poison a classmate.

~ Aaron Sorkin is bringing a live version of "A Few Good Men" to NBC.

~ The U.S. has ordered the families of government personnel in southern Turkey to leave the country due to safety concerns.

~ Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski teamed up for another topless picture.

~ When Amazon "lumberrolls you."

~ This "Wheel of Fortune" contestant is a boss.

~ So "Batman v Superman" was a huge critical flop but a smashing box office success. Vulture breaks down what that means for the industry.

~ The ramifications of being able to annotate anything on the web.

~ Tsk, tsk Internet -- Stanford didn't actually turn everyone down.

~ This gun looks like a smartphone.

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News Alert: Trump says 'we have to ban' abortion and punish women who abort

View in Browser BREAKING NEWS Wednesday March 30, 2016 Donald Trump Goes Full Anti-Woman: 'Punishment' For Women Who Abort Tom Lynn/Getty Images Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that there "has to be some form of punishment" for abortion if it were banned in the U.S. -- as he says it should be -- and that punishment should fall on the woman. Read More

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GOP candidates walk back pledges to support nominee

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By Lauren Weber

Wednesday March 30th, 2016

TOP STORIES

GOP CANDIDATES WALK BACK PLEDGES TO SUPPORT NOMINEE Donald Trump said the Republican National Committee had treated him unfairly after refusing to say he'd back the GOP nominee if it was not him. Ted Cruz and John Kasich also wouldn’t say if they'd back the nominee when asked at CNN's town hall Tuesday night. And Trump refused to fire campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who was charged with the assault of reporter Michelle Fields. [Christina Wilkie, HuffPost]

'THE COMPANY THAT BRIBED THE WORLD' Inside the bribery scandal that created political instability terrorists could act on. [Nick Baumann, Ryan Grim and Paul Blumenthal, HuffPost]

MAYORS, CITIES STAND UP TO ANTI-LGBT LAW IN NORTH CAROLINA "The governor of New York, and the mayors of New York City and Seattle, announced on Monday that their state and cities would be joining San Francisco in adopting a ban on publicly-funded employee travel to North Carolina in protest of the state’s new law barring localities for passing laws to protect LGBT rights." And 80 prominent business leaders have also joined the fight. [Daniel Marans, HuffPost]

HACKERS ATTACK BIG LAW The authorities are investigating whether information stolen was used for insider trading. [Reuters]

NUCLEAR FUEL FOR THE TAKING "As President [Barack] Obama gathers world leaders in Washington this week for his last Nuclear Security Summit, tons of materials that terrorists could use to make small nuclear devices or dirty bombs remain deeply vulnerable to theft." [NYT]

PENTAGON PREPARES TROOPS FOR EASTERN EUROPE "The Pentagon has drawn up plans to position American troops, tanks and other armored vehicles full time along NATO’s eastern borders to deter Russian aggression, in what would be the first such deployment since the end of the Cold War." [WSJ | Paywall]

WHEN A COUNTRY TARGETS TERRORISTS' FAMILIES A look at a controversial centerpiece of Russia's counter terrorism strategy. [NYT]

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WHAT’S BREWING

THESE UMBRELLAS COME WITH LIFETIME WARRANTIES Just don't lose them … oh wait… [HuffPost]

FINDING THE QUIETEST SPOT IN THE STATES And what it means to have that much silence. [Crosscut]

'HOW MERYL STREEP WON HER FIRST OSCAR' "At 29, Meryl Streep was grieving for a dead lover, falling for her future husband, and starting work on Kramer vs. Kramer, the movie that would make her a star and sweep the 1980 Oscars." [Vanity Fair]

AVICII IS RETIRING He's 26. Try not to be jealous. [HuffPost]

'ESQUIRE LOSES A MAN AT HIS BEST' The Columbia Journalism Review takes a look at the firing of David Granger. [Columbia Journalism Review]

YOUR OTHER FAVORITE '90s SHOW MIGHT BE RETURNING "Sabrina" 2.0 could be just around the corner. [HuffPost]

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WHAT'S WORKING

THE INVENTION THAT 'LIGHTS UP DISASTER ZONES' "LuminAID [is] a solar-powered, inflatable and portable light that is slowly changing the face of disaster relief. Since its official launch in 2011, LuminAID has been used in more than 70 countries and disaster zones." [HuffPost]

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BEFORE YOU GO

~ Former child star and Oscar winner Patti Duke has died. She was 69.

~ Breaking down the similarities among the flags of the world.

~ Twitter just made images accessible to the visually impaired.

~ Are you a male who has been infected with Zika? The CDC is warning you from trying to conceive for at least six months.

~ Reason 58472 not to drink with your bartender.

~ Understanding the new Snapchat.

~ The weird way you can fix the water rings on your table.

~ Those "Lucky Charms" marshmallows have a name.

~ This wedding reportedly cost over a billion dollars.

~ Step by step, how New York City gets its water.

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