March 14, 2017

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Death toll from Turkey’s car bombing in Ankara rises to 37; officials blame the PKK.

Obama’s SCOTUS shortlist reportedly shrinks to three nominees.

Less than nine months after Charleston, the move to remove Confederate symbols slows or stops.

White voters hope Trump will restore the racial hierarchy upended by Obama.

Trump’s policies are incoherent, but his ideology is clear: “consequences” for anyone who stands in the way.

It’s a very closed community. Academics explain why they support Trump.

Jane Sanders is as much colleague as spouse: she pinch-hits as press secretary and helps guide Bernie’s TV spots.

Like Clemens and Clinton before him, Cosby uses homeowners insurance to defray his legal costs.

International trade court, under US influence, axes huge Indian solar project because it would have used Indian solar panels.

Los Angeles confiscates tiny homes given to homeless population, calling them safety hazards.

Textbook that shows Palestinian land loss since 1946 recalled after years in print.

Venmo has difficulty processing transactions with “Persian” or “Iran” in the payment description.

Over a million people protest in Brazil, where Rousseff is set to be impeached over corruption.

Acclaimed Thai director’s new movie about sleeping soldiers addresses Thailand’s catastrophes more directly than usual.

Why some Civil War soldiers glowed in the dark: luminescent bacteria.

Richard Simmons has disappeared from view—and his friends think he may be a victim of elder abuse.

On National Pi Day, some notes on “pillish,” the form where each successive word’s number of letters must match the digits of pi.

Chee: Modern Tarot is only about a century old, but it can provide a lifetime of questions and answers.

The second week of the Tournament of Books begins with Syreeta McFadden, Kent Haruf, and Richard Price. #tob16

Unrelated: Fascinating account of the methods and tech employed to preserve wildlife in the national parks.