Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, March 7, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.
1. A MARKED CHANGE IN TONE FOR HILLARY CLINTON AND BERNIE SANDERS
Both candidates frequently interrupted one another and accused each other of misrepresenting their records at the Democratic presidential debate.
2. NORTH KOREA AGAIN THREATENS NUCLEAR STRIKES ON U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA
The latest belligerent threat came in response to the start of huge U.S.-South Korean military drills.
3. WHAT NANCY REAGAN WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR
She wasn’t out to break the rules of being first lady but she knew well how to work within them, privately favoring better relations with the Soviet Union and urging the president to speak openly about AIDS.
4. WHY MARCO RUBIO IS STRUGGLING TO RECONNECT WITH TEA PARTY VOTERS
The Florida senator finds his White House ambitions squeezed by Donald Trump’s outsider ambush and the Republican Party’s resulting identity crisis.
5. WHERE MANY IRAQI REFUGEES ARE GOING AFTER EUROPE DISAPPOINTS
A growing number are returning home because of the difficulty of finding housing and employment in Europe.
6. CUBA ENTREPRENEURS QUIETLY CREATE NETWORK OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
The schools are entirely legal because they function as cooperatives of licensed private language teachers, which is allowed under Cuba’s economic reforms.
7. WHEN BLOOMBERG WILL LEAVE THE INFORMATION COMPANY THAT BEARS HIS NAME
The billionaire has laid the groundwork for his second departure — whether that’s retirement in 10 years or a presidential campaign in 10 days.
8. BERNIE SANDERS AND DONALD TRUMP HAVE SOMETHING HUGE IN COMMON
The presidential candidates are exciting fans with the same catchphrase, which they both pronounce as “yuge.”
9. MANNING CHANGED THE WAY WE PLAY, AND WATCH FOOTBALL
The quarterback set records and won MVPs but his mark on the game goes deeper than that.
10. SPOILER ALERT! WITH “DOWNTON ABBEY” ENDING, 10 FAVORITE BYGONE FINALES
AP Television Writer Frazier Moore recalls 10 favorite series finales from the past.
