| Senior citizens in viral photo pose after rescue from Harvey floodwaters Posted: 29 Aug 2017 01:45 PM PDT  A disturbing photo taken Sunday at La Vita Bella nursing home in Dickinson, Texas, showed assisted living patients, some of them in wheelchairs, sitting stone-faced in the rising, murky water as Tropical Storm Harvey caused severe flooding.
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| 6 Family Members, Including 4 Children, Found Dead In Van Swept Away By Harvey Floods Posted: 29 Aug 2017 05:44 AM PDT  Six people in the same family, including four children, are presumed dead after floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated their van on Sunday afternoon.
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| Erdogan guards face three new indictments over Washington DC brawl Posted: 30 Aug 2017 05:18 AM PDT  The US Justice Department has issued three new indictments for members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security detail for attacking peaceful protesters in an incident in Washington DC earlier this year. Tuesday's grand jury decision means that a total of 19 people – 15 identified as Turkish security officials – have now been charged over their roles in the violence on 17 May during Mr Erdogan's state visit to the US. Nine people were hospitalised and two members of the Turkish leader's security detail initially arrested in the brutal altercation with Kurds, Yazidis and Armenians protesting Mr Erdogan's human rights record and Syria policy.
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| Texas Mother Dies Saving 3-Year-Old Daughter From Harvey Floods Posted: 30 Aug 2017 12:33 AM PDT  A 41-year-old woman who was trying to save herself and her child died on Tuesday afternoon after being swept away by floodwaters in Beaumont, Texas, police said.
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| Sweet dog seen carrying own bag of dog food during Harvey goes viral Posted: 29 Aug 2017 11:15 AM PDT  After Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas as a Category 4 storm, there have been reports of catastrophic damage, deadly flooding and incredible tales of survival. Some animals were the first to be evacuated by their owners. Slowly, heartbreaking footage of these animals emerged on social media in an effort to draw attention to Texas' plight.
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| The story behind that inspiring picture of a human chain in Houston Posted: 30 Aug 2017 03:39 AM PDT  In times of crisis, human beings get together and help each other the best way they can. That's one of the uplifting takeaways from the "catastrophic" Tropical Storm Harvey that poured 19 trillion gallons of rain on Texas, bringing floods and devastation on the southern state. The storm produced the most rain of any tropical storm or hurricane in the history of the lower 48 states. SEE ALSO: Tropical Storm Harvey is the strongest to hit the US in 12 years Among the acts of kindness — for strangers, for animals, for local correspondents — is this inspiring picture of a human chain to help rescue someone trapped in a car in Houston. The local ABC channel posted the photo on Twitter, where it went viral, with the caption: "#Harvey has taken a lot, but it will NEVER take our humanity. We have seen so many neighbors helping each other. THANK YOU #HopeForHouston". #Harvey has taken a lot, but it will NEVER take our humanity. We have seen so many neighbors helping each other. THANK YOU #HopeForHouston pic.twitter.com/M8aTACwHhc — ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) August 30, 2017 Stephanie Edward Mata was driving her car on the other side of the flooded road when she saw the scene and started filming: She told Mashable a group of people spotted an elderly man trapped inside his SUV, which was sinking into the water, and were desperate to help him. But there was a catch: they didn't have a rope with them. So they resorted to forming a human chain. "The people had no rope to get him out so they made a chain holding each other," she said. "They pulled the door open and one gentleman got ahold of him as they held on until they got him safe." Mata said she has no idea of what happened to the man after he was brought to safety. "There was a cop nearby where they took him to get checked out as he was so cold," she said. "I really wish I knew what happened to him next." Image: Stephanie mataShe also sent a picture of the SUV after the guy was saved: Image: stephanie mataIt is indeed heartwarming to see all types of people holding hands to help someone in need. People on Twitter noticed it, and responded to the tweet with messages of hope in front of the tragedy: When bad things go down, honestly, you want a bunch of Texans around. #harvey #Texas — Trish (@Trishmil8) August 30, 2017 Houston, you rock. Your community spirit in the face of such great loss has given me back a little hope and some faith in my fellow humans. — WeAreAllTexansToday (@JamieTFox) August 30, 2017 It is just beyond moving to witness all of these people who were initially strangers who have been brought together as neighbors. — J. Edward Griffin (@jcextra) August 30, 2017 I love people. 99% are just good human beings when given the opportunity. — lnordstrom (@lnordstrom123) August 30, 2017 My side of town ❤❤❤ — B (@Bparis88) August 30, 2017 this is THE America I remember! :) — vikilin (@vikilintw) August 30, 2017 The living prof of the land of the free and home of the brave I see the bravest people here — Lucas Diaz (@73Lucasdiaz) August 30, 2017 WATCH: Smiling rescued donkey is so happy to be back on solid ground
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| Donald Trump Keeps Plugging His Own Merchandise During Hurricane Harvey Posted: 29 Aug 2017 12:08 PM PDT  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived in Texas Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, which ripped through the Texas coast and triggered one of the worst floods in U.S. history, causing catastrophic damage to the greater Houston area and claiming at least 10 lives so far.
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| J.Lo And A-Rod Will Each Donate $25,000 To Hurricane Harvey Victims Posted: 30 Aug 2017 08:06 AM PDT  Rodriguez adds that it's their "opportunity to come together as one to help all the great families in distress down in Houston. Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday as a Category 4 storm. By Sunday, it had returned to tropical storm status and continues to deliver the record-setting rainfall that has inundated Houston and other cities. At least 30 people have died in relation to the storm and the continuing rainfall poses further risk for those in the region.
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| US airstrikes block evacuation of Islamic State militants Posted: 30 Aug 2017 01:02 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. airstrikes blocked the advance of an Islamic State convoy carrying militants toward Iraq on Wednesday, derailing a Hezbollah-negotiated deal that removed the extremists from the Lebanon-Syria border, where they have been for years.
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| Joel Osteen responds to Criticism Over Lakewood Church’s Flood Response Posted: 30 Aug 2017 09:05 AM PDT  "The church has always been open."
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| Jewellery company volunteers to save Houston residents stranded by Hurricane Harvey floods Posted: 29 Aug 2017 08:57 AM PDT  A Good Samaritans group has joined the emergency services in the Hurricane Harvey rescue effort. Jewellery company Shields of Strength, led by company founder Kenny Vaughan, was asked by the Houston Sheriff's office to help save stranded residents on Monday. Footage shows the company, aided by volunteers, venturing out on boats to assist trapped residents. Unfortunately, amid the chaos, Mr Vaughan had also become stranded in Houston. Shields of Strength venture out to rescue residents Credit: Shields of Strength He said: "I have never, ever, ever seen anything so vast and so bad. The people are amazingly courageous. We pray for them as we rescue them, and they stop us and pray for us. This nation is a people who love one another: all religions, all colours, all kinds. Jesus built this nation, but hate and selfishness can tear it down. No selfishness in south east Texas the last two days. Please pray for us." Mr Vaughan on Tuesday was trying to return to his home in China, Texas, where he plans to aid other rescue groups and check in on his family. At least 1,000 people have been rescued from the Houston area by local police since the floods, while the coast guard has assisted in rescuing at least 3,000. Hurricane Harvey: US coast guard airlifts dozens to safety 01:16
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| Life Appears To Have Gotten Much Better For Sean Spicer Posted: 30 Aug 2017 01:24 PM PDT  Sean Spicer's bad year just got a little bit better.
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| Joy-Anna Duggar announces pregnancy with baby bump photo Posted: 30 Aug 2017 09:13 AM PDT  Joy-Anna Duggar, who wed Austin Forsyth earlier this summer, is already pregnant with her first child, the two announced Wednesday.
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| Sea Shepherd pulls plug on Japan whale hunt Posted: 28 Aug 2017 09:45 PM PDT  Activist group Sea Shepherd on Tuesday pulled the plug on its annual campaign to disrupt Japanese whaling, saying it can no longer match the country's military and economic power. The organisation has waged an often violent 12-year high-seas battle against whaling in the Southern Ocean, claiming success for saving thousands of the giant mammals and bringing the slaughter to world attention. "What we discovered is that Japan is now employing military surveillance to watch Sea Shepherd ship movements in real-time by satellite and if they know where our ships are at any given moment, they can easily avoid us," he said in a statement.
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| Black MMA Fighter Says He Saved Stranded Harvey Victim With Confederate Flag Posted: 30 Aug 2017 10:21 AM PDT  Hurricane Harvey has affected millions in Texas and Louisiana, leaving many displaced and in desperate need of food, help and shelter.
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| Houston Police Sergeant Drowns Trying To Get To Work During Hurricane Harvey Posted: 29 Aug 2017 12:45 PM PDT  A Houston police sergeant on his way to work to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey drowned after his patrol car got stuck in rain-swollen flooding.
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| Michigan among U.S. states likely hurt by potential NAFTA changes: Fitch Posted: 30 Aug 2017 02:07 PM PDT  Michigan is likely to be the state most hurt by changes to the NAFTA trade agreement, according to a Fitch Ratings report released on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump renewed threats to scrap the deal. Trump has threatened three times in the past week to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement, revisiting his view that the United States would probably have to start the process of exiting the accord to reach a fair deal for his country. A second round of talks starts on Friday in Mexico City to renegotiate the 1994 accord binding the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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| Teen saves horse trapped by Harvey's rising floodwaters with dad's help Posted: 29 Aug 2017 07:08 PM PDT  For days, Chance Ward and his son have been wading through deep water on horseback to save animals trapped by Tropical Storm Harvey's torrential rain. Ward, of Cleveland, Texas, shared pictures and videos of their rescue efforts on Facebook, highlighting just how devastated the region has become. One video that shows his 17-year-old son, Rowdy, letting loose a horse locked inside a pen as water rises above the fidgety animal's legs has gone viral, reaching 8.9 million views since it was posted Monday. SEE ALSO: Houston's local businesses pitch in as Harvey's flooding wreaks havoc "This is what we do, we help livestock. We try to help people," Ward wrote on Facebook. On Tuesday, Ward posted he had saved another four horses and he worked with several others to bring hundreds of cattle to higher ground. Another video shows him helping a man and his swimming dog. Mashable reached out to Ward for further comment. In a touching Facebook post, Ward reflects on helping the animals in need alongside his son. Harvey, which made landfall as a powerful hurricane on Friday and has continued to burden the Gulf Coast of Texas as a tropical storm, has set an all-time continental U.S. rainfall record of 51.88 inches. The rain slowed Tuesday evening in the Houston area, but the flooding emergencies continue. Harvey's wet wrath will hit Louisiana, coastal Mississippi, and Alabama, as well. Ward, his son, and their fellow helpers are not the only citizen saviors. Others have also come out to help people trapped by the devastating flood waters in Texas, including volunteer-led grassroots organizations such as the Cajun Navy, Louisiana Navy, and Texas Navy. "We make livestock our first priority, as I know many are helping people," Ward wrote on Facebook. WATCH: Hurricane Harvey is the strongest hurricane to hit the US in 12 years
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| New Mexico officials: 2 dead, 4 injured in library shooting Posted: 28 Aug 2017 08:04 PM PDT  CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — Two people were killed and four others were injured when gunfire erupted inside a public library on Monday, throwing an eastern New Mexico community into a panic as officers swarmed the building with their guns drawn.
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| Defense secretary quickly contradicts Trump over North Korea diplomacy Posted: 30 Aug 2017 11:33 AM PDT  Minutes after president says 'talking is not the answer' to tensions with Pyongyang, James Mattis says diplomatic solutions never run out James Mattis with South Korea's defense minister, Song Young-moo. In a scene typical of the Trump administration, Mattis contradicted the president's views on North Korea. Photograph: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images
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| GOP Rep Tells Black Attorney She May 'Go Missing' For Protesting Confederate Statues Posted: 30 Aug 2017 12:14 PM PDT  Georgia's Republican state Rep. Jason Spencer told his former colleague on Tuesday that she and others supporting the removal of state-sponsored Confederate monuments and landmarks could "go missing."
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| Bakery Says No To Same-Sex Weddings Because 'Our Business Is God's Business' Posted: 30 Aug 2017 08:42 AM PDT  In what's become a familiar scenario, a California bakery is facing a backlash after reportedly refusing to prepare same-sex wedding cakes.
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| US beefs up Baltic air patrol as Russia war games loom Posted: 29 Aug 2017 08:00 AM PDT  The United States on Tuesday sent extra jet fighters to patrol the skies over Baltic states to reinforce its NATO allies as Russia gears up for major major military drills, Lithuania's defence ministry said. Seven US F-15 fighter jets landed at the country's northern Siauliai military air base, where NATO member Poland ran patrols using four jets over the last four-month rotation.
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| 'I'm Sure They're Gone.' Devastated Family Mourns 6 Relatives Missing in Houston Floods Posted: 29 Aug 2017 12:56 PM PDT  They're presumed dead after their van disappeared in the floodwaters
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| Dramatic nighttime rescues in flooded Houston suburbs as Harvey rolls on Posted: 29 Aug 2017 06:06 AM PDT  By Mica Rosenberg CYPRESS, Texas (Reuters) - The mayday call went out near midnight to all members of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department organizing rescue operations in the outskirts of Houston. On a suburban street transformed into a rushing waterway by Tropical Storm Harvey, a firefighter heading out to save people stranded by the storm fell into floodwaters as he was boarding a boat. Matt Perkins, a 21-year veteran of the fire department of Cy-Fair, short for Cypress-Fairbanks, listened intently to the progress from the mini-command post set up in his truck at a gas station.
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| Woman Gets Life In Prison For Killing Husband Whose Parrot Repeated 'Don't Shoot' After His Death Posted: 29 Aug 2017 02:54 PM PDT  A Michigan woman was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her husband, whose last words may have been repeated by his pet parrot, Bud.
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| Trevor Noah: 'Buddy' Email On Russia Deal Could Hit Trump In The 'Trunk' Posted: 30 Aug 2017 11:52 AM PDT  Reports that a Donald Trump associate tried to forge a real estate deal in Russia that he said would help Trump become president got Trevor Noah buzzing Tuesday on "The Daily Show."
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| 2019 Bentley Continental GT: Going Ballistic Posted: 29 Aug 2017 12:45 PM PDT  Technology meets tradition in this all-new, 207-MPH plaything for the few.
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| Poll: Trump approval ratings slump amid Texas trip Posted: 29 Aug 2017 01:00 AM PDT  "HISTORIC rainfall in Houston, and all over Texas.
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| Mom's Heartfelt Post Begs Parents To Not Let Their Kids Be 'Jerks' Posted: 30 Aug 2017 07:21 AM PDT  A Texas mom of three is spreading a simple but important message about inclusion.
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| Will North Korea make missiles over Japan the new normal? Posted: 30 Aug 2017 05:26 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The language from North Korea on Wednesday is as familiar as it is chilling, a declaration to the world to expect more missile tests. But there are important clues about North Korea's ambitious push to send its missiles farther into the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to make them an accepted part of life in the region, as leader Kim Jong Un expands the weapons program he sees as his country's best chance of survival against encircling enemies.
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| When Rescues In This Texas City Stopped, Residents Cried Out For Help On Social Media Posted: 30 Aug 2017 06:13 AM PDT  Floodwaters in Texas continue to rise, creating conditions so severe that people trapped in their homes had no chance of being rescued overnight.
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| U.S. troops risk inflaming clan conflict after deadly Somalia raid Posted: 30 Aug 2017 08:32 AM PDT  By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A raid involving U.S. troops in Somalia has caused a rift between the precarious U.S.-backed government and a powerful clan that says innocent farmers were massacred, months after President Donald Trump approved stepped-up operations there. The U.S. Africa command, Africom, has acknowledged that U.S. forces participated in a ground operation in support of Somali troops in the village of Bariire last week, and says it is investigating reports of civilian deaths. It did not reply to further questions from Reuters about the incident, the second mission in Somalia this year in which it has acknowledged the participation of U.S. ground troops.
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| Finland Denies Deal for U.S. Jets Trump Announced Posted: 30 Aug 2017 03:41 AM PDT  Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said there was no deal with Boeing, though did not correct Trump when he announced it at a joint press conference.
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| Reporter shares heartbreaking photo of dogs left behind during Hurricane Harvey Posted: 29 Aug 2017 12:16 PM PDT  A reporter covering Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, posted a heartbreaking photo on Instagram showing two dogs that he believes were left behind by a desperate family fleeing flood waters.
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| Will California Become The First State To Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms? Posted: 29 Aug 2017 09:11 AM PDT  Kevin Saunders doesn't believe the state of California should lock up people for offenses related to psychedelic mushrooms, a broad category of fungi that contains the psychoactive compound psilocybin.
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| Japan’s Empty Menu of Options to Stop North Korea Posted: 29 Aug 2017 09:30 AM PDT  Hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seems to have few choices save strong words of condemnation for the Kim regime's missile tests. But he's working the long game.
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| Australian surfer in lucky escape after punching 'massive' shark and riding wave to shore Posted: 29 Aug 2017 04:29 AM PDT  A surfer was lucky to escape with a superficial scratch on his back, a torn wetsuit and teeth marks in his board when he was attacked by a shark on Tuesday off an Australian beach. Marcel Brundler, 37, estimated the shark that grabbed his board was a 3-metre (10-foot) Great White shark. He was surfing at Cathedral Rock, near Lorne 140km southwest of the Victoria state capital, Melbourne. Mr Bundler said he punched the shark before making his escape by catching a wave. Surfer Marcel Brundler escaped a shark attack Credit: ABC News/Cameron Best Marcel Brundler said he initially thought the shark was a dolphin, but quickly realised it was much bigger than the mammal. "But then I realised fairly quick because it was more than half a metre wide, with a massive dorsal fin, and it looked at me," he told ABC News. "Then it kind of dived off, came back and circled me, and took a fair notch out of my board, circled me again, then it got me on my (westsuit), it got me on my hip. Marcel Brunder shows the teeth marks on his surfboard after the attack Credit: ABC via AP "Luckily, it's just a little scrape on my skin." Mr Brundler said that he punched the shark then rode a wave away. "I was shouting and punching it while it attacked me," he told the Associated Press. "I was really, really lucky this wave popped up out of nowhere," he added. Lucas Von Graevenitz Sanchez said he watched the attack through his binoculars from the shore. Surfer Marcel Brundler punches away a shark in an attack in Victoria. @MyleeHogan#CathedralRock#7Newspic.twitter.com/sR5lRnigfG— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) 29 August 2017 "The shark was massive," Von Graevenitz Sanchez said. Police said Brundler was remarkably calm after the attack. "The shark left bite marks in his board and tore at his wetsuit ... but he has no injuries. He was very, very lucky," police Senior Constable Mick Atkinson said. Marcel Brunder holds his board as he looks out to sea after being attacked while surfing Credit: ABC via AP "There were four surfers in the water at the time and they paddled in pretty quickly after that," Atkinson added. Despite the ordeal, Swiss-born Mr Brundler said he would probably surf again next week. "Maybe not on my own though, it will be a little scary," he said. About | Shark attacks
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| Man who said he was stabbed over his neo-Nazi haircut made up story and actually impaled himself Posted: 28 Aug 2017 11:53 PM PDT  Joshua Witt, 26, has now been arrested on false reporting charges after he admitted he lied to officers in Sheridan, Colorado, by alleging a black man had attacked him for having a haircut associated with white supremacists. In a now-deleted Facebook post, Witt said: "Soooooooo apparently I look like a neo-Nazi and got stabbed for it. Witt told police his attacker was a black man in his mid 20s, who was wearing a green shirt and blue trousers and ran towards a bike path that runs along a nearby river.
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