Choosing 'all of the above' in this year's elections

March 14, 2016 - Daily News Briefing

There was a lot of anger swirling around the presidential race this weekend. But voting doesn't have to be a gladiatorial pursuit.

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Aviation agencies around the world should draw up new rules requiring medical workers to warn authorities when a pilot's mental health could threaten public safety, French investigators recommended Sunday after a yearlong probe into the Germanwings plane crash. The new safety recommendations also included peer support groups for aviation workers and other measures to reduce the stigma and fear of losing a job that many pilots face for mental health issues. The agency also said airplane cockpit security rules shouldn't be changed, because it was still very important to protect the cockpit from outside attackers.

Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and John Kasich suggested Saturday they may not support Donald Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee, as violence at the front-runner's rallies deepened the party's chaotic chasm. Senator Rubio of Florida said Saturday it was "getting harder every day" to keep his word. Governor Kasich of Ohio said the "toxic environment" Trump is creating "makes it very, extremely difficult" to support him. The extraordinary shift by Rubio and Kasich came just a few days before Tuesday's elections in five delegate-rich states, including their home states of Florida and Ohio.

A car bombing in Turkey's capital has killed at least 27 people and wounded around 75 others on Sunday, officials said. The blast occurred on the city's main boulevard, Ataturk Bulvari, close to Ankara's main square, Kizilay. It happened adjacent to bus stops near a park. The bombing is the third in the city in five months and comes as Turkey is faced with an array of issues, including renewed fighting with the Kurdish rebels, threats from the Islamic State group and a Syrian refugee crisis.

The Islamic State group has launched two chemical attacks near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing a three-year-old girl, wounding some 600 people and causing hundreds more to flee, Iraqi officials said Saturday. The U.S.-led coalition said the chemicals IS has so far used include chlorine and a low-grade sulfur mustard which is not very potent. The extremist group is believed to have set up a special unit for chemical weapons research made up of Iraqi scientists who worked on weapons programs under Saddam Hussein as well as foreign experts.

China's chief prosecutor said Sunday that battling "infiltration, subversion and sabotage by hostile forces" is a key priority this year. In the past, those have included agents of foreign governments, civil society groups who challenge the party's absolute authority, religious dissenters such as the underground church and the banned Falun Gong meditation sect. Those campaigning for ethnic rights are also frequently cited, including exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama and advocates for the Turkic Muslim Uighur minority from the northwestern region of Xinjiang. The chief prosecutor also noted cybercrime and the continuation of China's anti-corruption campaign as important goals for the country's law enforcement.

Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday for a day of nationwide protests against embattled President Dilma Rousseff; the demonstrations are widely seen as a key test of her ability to weather the political and economic crises lashing the country. The president faces impeachment proceedings over alleged fiscal mismanagement with the country in the throes of the worst recession in decades and amid a sprawling investigation into corruption at the state-run oil giant Petrobras. Observers say a big turnout at Sunday's protests could further hamper Rousseff's ability to fight for her political survival amid record-low approval ratings. But anemic turnout could breathe new life into her administration by suggesting that the majority of the population opposes her ouster.

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