We try to bring you the news with a dose of humor But like the rest of the world, our hearts are heavy today. So our take will be a little different. Here are the 5 things you need to know Wednesday to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
BRUSSELS ATTACK
After the carnage: Belgium’s mourning today. But for investigators, there’s no time for tears. They’ve ID’d two attackers: brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui. Both were known to cops for organized crime – not acts of terrorism. The pair blew themselves up in the Brussels Airport attack. The hunt’s on for a third man, seen in security footage next to the brothers. A cabbie, who drove the three to the airport, led police to their airport. Inside, they found a nail bomb and an ISIS flag. If the same type of bombs were used in Paris attacks, that’d a key clue linking the two. Here’s the latest.
GLOBAL REACTION
Fear, resilience: Attackers may have targeted the heart of Europe, but the impact rippled globally. Officials faced a tricky balance of urging vigilance while reassuring jittery residents there are no known credible threats. Major European cities stepped up security, and so did the U.S. This morning, we’re slowly learning about the victims. One of them was Adelma Marina Tapia Ruiz, a mother of two little girls, who was moments away from boarding a plane to New York, where she was reuniting with her family for Easter.
CAMPAIGN 2016
Not-so-wild West: The battle for delegates headed West yesterday. And contrary to popular belief, it was not that wild. Bernie Sanders won Idaho and Utah contests while Ted Cruz took the latter. The night’s big winners, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, hauled in delegates with their primary victories in Arizona. But don’t break out the champagne just yet. A new poll shows Trump and Clinton are making history — as the most unpopular frontrunners in years. Meanwhile, Cruz and Trump duked it out in a feud involving their wives.
ROB FORD
RIP, mayor: Rob Ford relished the spotlight, then quietly retreated from it. The former Toronto mayor died yesterday after a battle with cancer. But despite controversies involving drugs and alcohol, he used his bombastic personality to champion for Toronto’s working class. He entered rehab after finally admitting to smoking crack cocaine and quit a re-election bid after being diagnosed with malignant liposarcoma.
PAINKILLERS
Say no to overdoses: Step away from those pain pills. So says the feds, and they’re using a “black box” warning to spread the message. Painkillers such as oxycodone and fentanyl will carry a warning about the risk of abuse, addiction, overdose and death. The “black box” warnings are the government’s strongest and are meant to educate patients, along with doctors.