| Trump pushes conspiracy theory denying Puerto Rico hurricane death toll Posted: 13 Sep 2018 06:13 AM PDT  The president claims that few died in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, contradicting the U.S. island's own official count.
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| Shelters Fill Up As Hurricane Florence Bears Down Posted: 14 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT  As Hurricane Florence makes landfall along the coast of North Carolina with
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| Headbanging, Flag-Waving Hero Returns For Hurricane Florence Posted: 14 Sep 2018 10:47 AM PDT  Lane Pittman captured the spirit of a nation two years ago when he stood
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| 6 dead in California shooting, including gunman: Police Posted: 13 Sep 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Around 5:20 p.m. local time Wednesday, deputies responded to a trucking business where shots were fired, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
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| Suspected gas explosions rock towns near Boston, forcing evacuations Posted: 13 Sep 2018 04:31 PM PDT  Dozens of explosions and fires rocked a wide area across several communities north of Boston, prompting evacuations of numerous neighborhoods.
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| Some Republicans Stick By Brett Kavanaugh In Face Of Attempted Sexual Assault Accusation Posted: 14 Sep 2018 09:31 AM PDT  After news broke on Friday that President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme
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| Deadly gas explosions rock Boston-area towns Posted: 14 Sep 2018 06:11 AM PDT ![Deadly gas explosions rock Boston-area towns]( "Deadly gas explosions rock Boston-area towns") Some 8,000 people were driven from their homes in towns near Boston by a series of gas explosions, and it was unclear on Friday when they could go back. The blasts killed at least one person, injured 12 more and destroyed dozens of homes and other buildings in Andover, North Andover and Lawrence on Thursday. Residents who were evacuated "should expect that the restoration process will take several days or longer," Andrew Maylor, the town manager of North Andover, said on Twitter.
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| The end of black politics, revisited Posted: 13 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Ten years ago last month, I wrote a long cover story for the New York Times Magazine titled: "Is Obama the End of Black Politics?" The central point of the essay, which featured dozens of black leaders and provoked no shortage of debate, was that Barack Obama's nomination in 2008 marked a turning point for African-Americans in our public life, from which there would be no going back. Like the Irish and Italians and Jews before them, I posited, a new generation of black leaders were no longer defined by race or confined to representing their community, but rather had taken their place in the mainstream of our politics.
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| FEMA Says It Left Puerto Rico Water Stockpile Outside To Save Money Posted: 13 Sep 2018 02:28 PM PDT  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has admitted fault for the thousands
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| Turkey talking to all sides in Syria conflict for Idlib ceasefire Posted: 14 Sep 2018 09:59 AM PDT  Ankara failed last week to win agreement for a ceasefire from Russia and Iran, President Bashar al-Assad's main backers, but there has been a recent lull in air strikes and a pro-Damascus source indicated a ground attack may not be imminent. Rebels also said some pro-Assad forces had left frontlines in northwest Syria in recent days. Turkey has reinforced a dozen military posts inside the Idlib region, which lies across its southern border and is controlled by Turkey-backed rebels and jihadist fighters, trying to forestall a government assault.
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| Paul Manafort Reaches Tentative Plea Deal With Robert Mueller's Team: Reports Posted: 13 Sep 2018 04:59 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has reached a
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| US government accused of 'devastating damage' to families separated at border Posted: 14 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Children who won't leave their parents' side. Parents tormenting themselves every night for not having been able to stop their children being torn away by border patrol agents. This is what's left behind months after the Trump administration cancelled its family separation policy, which saw the US government separate more than 2,300 children from their parents at the US border with Mexico.
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| Britain warns will not pay Brexit cash if no EU deal Posted: 13 Sep 2018 02:31 AM PDT  Brexit minister Dominic Raab issued a fresh warning Thursday that Britain would not pay the financial settlement promised to the EU after Brexit if there is no divorce deal. Raab was speaking ahead of a meeting of Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet on the British government's planning for a no-deal scenario.
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| Donald Trump Wouldn't Want To Know What Jimmy Carter Would Do With His Policies Posted: 14 Sep 2018 03:41 AM PDT  Former President Jimmy Carter clearly has no love or respect for the policies
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| Hurricane Florence Flood Victims Turn To Social Media For Rescue Posted: 14 Sep 2018 04:10 AM PDT  Some residents of the riverfront city of New Bern, North Carolina, who didn't
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| Skripal poisoning suspects claim they were tourists in 'wonderful town of Salisbury' to visit 'famous' cathedral Posted: 13 Sep 2018 05:43 AM PDT  The two Russians charged with attempted murder in the Salisbury nerve agent attack have claimed they were visiting the town's "famous" cathedral as tourists. Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov were interviewed by the editor-in-chief of state-funded RT - formerly Russia Today - Margarita Simonyan who said she had "spent an evening" with the suspects. In the interview, they claimed to be in the fitness industry and said friends had suggested they visit "wonderful" Salisbury and go sightseeing around Wiltshire. A UK government spokesman rubbished the men's claims as "obfuscation and lies", and the Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "The lies and blatant fabrications in this interview given to a Russian-state sponsored TV station are an insult to public's intelligence." RT ran part of the interview on Thursday morning, in which they said they were the men shown in the CCTV photographs released by British police and insisted Boshirov and Petrov were their real names. They are then accused of looking nervous, to which Boshirov responds: "How would you look if your life had suddenly been turned upside-down, in a single day, and broken?" When asked why they were in Salisbury, Petrov said: "Our friends have been recommending that we visit this wonderful city for a long time already." "There's a famous cathedral there, the Salisbury cathedral," Boshirov added. "It's famous not just all over Europe, it's famous all over the world I think. It's famous for its 123-metre spire, it's famous for its clock, the first clock made in the world that still runs." A police photograph of Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, who have been named as suspects in the Salisbury Novichok attack Credit: Metropolitan Police They asked for an apology and "for the real perpetrators" to be caught. They also told RT that the snow and "muddy slush" meant they cut short their planned visit to Stonehenge, and that their first trip to Salisbury was less than an hour because of train delays. Talking to Simonyan, who had poured the suspects cognac "for courage", Petrov said: "We came to Salisbury on the 3rd, we tried to walk around the city, but since the city was covered in snow, we were able to only for a half an hour, we got wet. "Of course, we went to visit Stonehenge, Old Sarum, the cathedral of the Virgin Mary, but it didn't work out because there was muddy slush everywhere, as we'd say in Russian, total slush. We got wet, returned to the train station and went back on the next train [to London]." The pair claimed they didn't know where Sergei Skripal's house was. "Maybe we passed by it, maybe we didn't pass by it, I don't know, " Boshirov said. "I hadn't heard this surname." The prime suspects also denied taking Novichok or a bottle of Nina Ricci perfume with them to the UK. "Isn't it silly for decent lads to have women's perfume? When you pass through customs they check all your things," Boshirov said. "That would raise questions even among ordinary people, why does a man have women's perfume. We didn't have it," Petrov said. Both men claimed to be afraid of going out, fearing for themselves and their loved ones. They said they frequently travelled to Europe for a business they supposedly had related to sports nutrition. "We'd like it if one day the real perpetrators were found and gave us an apology," Petrov said. The prime suspects at Salisbury station "We can't go outside, we can't go to the petrol station," Boshirov said. He bristled when asked why the two men were always together. "We're not here for an interrogation," he said. RT published the full interview online, and Russian state television broadcast highlights from it throughout Thursday, a day after Vladimir Putin called on the two men to speak to the media. Although the flimsy alibi raised questions among many, the foreign ministry spokeswoman said it showed that "the British were lying". Petrov and Boshirov have been charged with attempting to murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury in March by spraying Novichok nerve agent on the handle of their door. Scotland Yard have said these names are probably aliases. In a series of tweets, Simonyan said she was called by the two men and carried out the interview in Russian before it was translated to English. She added: "I wasn't looking for them. More specifically, our journalists were searching for them just like all other professional journalists, through social networks, sources and so on. We even found a few, but not the right ones. "They refused to give an interview to anyone else, even our journalists, because, in their words, they know me from TV and read my social media and for that reason, again in their words, trust me." Profile | Margarita Simonyan Theresa May's spokesman on Wednesday reiterated that "these men are officers of the Russian military intelligence service the GRU who used a devastatingly toxic chemical weapon in Salisbury." Asked about the case on Wednesday at the eastern economic forum in Vladivostok, Mr Putin tried to shift the blame away from the Russian state, insisting that the two men were "civilians". "We know who they are, we found them," he said at a panel with the leaders of China and Japan. "I hope they will appear on their own to talk about themselves, that will be better for everyone. There's nothing especially criminal there, I assure you." His comments suggested that Russia would put forward an Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov to deny or muddy the waters around the British accusations. What were Petrov and Boshirov doing in the UK? Petrov: We planned to go to London and let loose, so to speak, it wasn't a business trip. We planned to go to London and in Salisbury in one day. In England on March 2 and March 3 there was a transport collapse - snow so powerful - we couldn't get back. Petrov: We were there three days. We came on March 2, we looked at the train schedule. Boshirov: We planned to go for one day and look around. Salisbury is a normal touristic city. The suspects head back towards Salisbury station; the Skripals were found slumped on a bench in the town centre three hours later Credit: Metropolitan Police Petrov:We came to Salisbury on the March 3, we were there for, we tried to walk around the city, but since the city was covered in snow, we were able to only for a half an hour, we got wet. Boshirov: No media, no TV channels are showing that on that day, the third, there was a collapse in that city, a snow collapse, it was impossible to go anywhere, we got wet to the knees. Petrov:Of course we went to visit Stonehenge, Old Sarum, the cathedral of the Virgin Mary, but it didn't work out because it was slush, as we'd say in Russian, total slush. We got wet, returned to the train station and went back on the next train. What did they do in Salisbury? Boshirov: We were drinking hot coffee because we had gotten all wet, on the third we spent no more than an hour there. Petrov: The trains were going with big gaps because of the transport collapse, we went back to London and continued our travels. Boshirov: We walked around London. On the third yes (an hour in Salisbury). Petrov: It wasn't possible to go anywhere. On March 4 we returned because London had thawed out, it was warm weather. Boshirov: The sun was shining. Petrov and Boshirov pictured just before midday on March 4 in Salisbury Petrov:We wanted to visit Old Sarum and the cathedral, we decided to finish this task on March 4. To visit them. Boshirov: To see this famous cathedral, to look at Old Sarum. We saw them. Petrov: On March 4 we saw them, but again around lunch snow started, that's why we left early. Boshirov: The cathedral is very beautiful, there are lots of tourists there, there are lots of Russian tourists, there are lots of Russian-speaking tourists there. Petrov: There should be many photographs (with us). Of course we took pictures. Boshirov: We were sitting in the park, we were sitting in a cafe and drinking coffee. We were walking around and enjoying this English Gothic, this beauty. Petrov: For some reason they're not showing this. They're only showing us at the train station. Did they visit Sergei Skripal's house? Petrov: Maybe we went by there. Boshirov: Do you know where the Skripals' home is? I don't. Petrov: If we would have known where it was. Boshirov: Maybe we passed by it, maybe we didn't pass by it, I don't know, I hadn't heard. I hadn't heard this surname, I didn't know anything about them before this situation, this nightmare with us started. Did they have Novichok in a perfume bottle? Boshirov: No Petrov: I think this is total nonsense The fake perfume bottle had been designed as a poison applicator Credit: Metropolitan Police Boshirov: Isn't it silly for a normal man to carry women's perfume? Even just passing through customs. When you pass through customs they check all your things, or just any police officer can look through them, I think if we would have had something, they would have had questions. Why does a man in his luggage have women's perfume? Petrov:That would raise questions even among simple people, why a man has women's perfume. We didn't have it. Why were they always pictured together? Boshirov: Let's not get into our personal lives. We came here to you for protection, but it's turning into some kind of interrogation, and we're starting to get really deep into things. We're not asking you things. We're not here for an interrogation. The British are making a lot of allegations, that we stayed in a hotel room where they show a single bed, but that the nearby rooms are for two or three people, it's normal for a tourist to come and stay in a two-person room, in a suite of two rooms, to save money, it's just life, to live together is more fun and simpler, it's normal for any normal person. What has the interviewer said of Petrov and Boshirov? Margarita Simonyan posted a series of tweets highlighting the finer details of her exclusive interview with two of Britain's most wanted men. One of Margarita Simonyan's tweets, translated by Google to English from Russian Credit: Margarita Simonyan /Twitter Here are some of the points she raised: They refused to answer questions about their business and their location that would "allow journalists to dig further" They refused to show their passports to the camera One is a smoker, one is not Simonyan: "Who they are, what they did in England, who they say they are, I do not know and can not know. I tried to ask them as much as possible those questions that concern the public. Replying to Twitter speculation, Simonyan said she does not know if Petrov and Boshirov are gay. "Guys, I don't know if they are gay or not. They're fashionable guys as far as I can tell, with fancy beards and haircuts, tight trousers, biceps bulging under their tops. They didn't try to hit on me, but then I'm past that age." Why did they come forward to speak to media? Boshirov:We came for protection. Petrov: If it can be said quietly, after our lives turned into a nightmare we didn't know what to do, where to go. To the police, to the investigative committee, I don't know, to the UK embassy. Boshirov: To the FSB. Petrov: We really didn't know what to do, where to go, to say, hello people. Boshirov: When our lives were completely overturned - you don't know what to do, where to go. Lots of people were writing, go to the British embassy and explain things. Video grab taken from RT of Russian Nationals Ruslan Boshirov (left) and Alexander Petrov, the two suspects in the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Credit: RT Petrov: Of course we read it (what is being written about them). Boshirov: Of course you read it because we can't go out on the street. We're afraid, we're worried. We fear for ourselves, we fear for our lives and those of our loved ones, we fear those people who know us. Petrov: We even read publications that there's a reward for us. Boshirov: (Dmitry) Gudkov (Russian opposition leader) promised a trip to England for whoever brings these two people in. Do you think that's okay? You think we should just sit, walk around, smile, not be afraid and go around and say hi to people? Any normal person would be afraid. Why did they speak to RT? Boshirov: We were reading news on your Telegram. Petrov: In Telegram you offered us a forum. Boshirov: Having read this, we decided to call you and come to you. Did they come forward because Putin told them to? Petrov: You know Margarita, we would have made a video. Boshirov: And put it up online. Petrov: We never had dealings with media before, and it would be easier probably to pour your soul out on the internet. Boshirov: To ask for protection and help. Petrov: Today, I didn't see this on TV, I just heard this on the radio (Putin's suggestion they come forward) and suggested this. Boshirov: That gave us a push. Do they work for the GRU? Boshirov: I don't Petrov: And I don't … Yes this is probably the scariest part (UK allegations). What do they do for work? Boshirov: We are ordinary entrepreneurs. If we talk about our business it will suffer, and the people we work with will suffer, and we don't want this. Petrov: We will reduce the search area for your colleagues. It's the fitness industry, related to sport nutrition, vitamins, micro-elements, proteins, gainers and so on. If we say more, our partners and a wide circle of acquaintances. We consult here, now the trend is to consult not about growing your biceps but about keeping your figure, healthy lifestyle. Boshirov arrives at Gatwick airport Boshirov:Eating right, a healthy lifestyle - we don't want to bring attention to this, to get deeper into these questions, I wouldn't want people among our clients to suffer. Did they travel to Europe? Petrov: Of course, but just for our business. (To Switzerland mainly?) Not to Switzerland mainly, if I recall correctly we were only in Switzerland a few times. Boshirov: The number of times has been exaggerated. Petrov: We were in Switzerland for New Year's … We weren't always flying for business. We went to Switzerland to relax. We were also there for business, if I can recall when that was. Petrov arrives at Gatwick airport Boshirov:Flying into Geneva doesn't mean anything, it's normal, flying to Geneva is the quickest way to get to Mont Blanc, you can go to France, a few kilometres away, to visit France, it's comfortable. Petrov: It was both. The trips were mainly for business. For sport nutrition. Preparations are sold in Europe. We don't just buy them, put them in a suitcase and bring them here. We study the market, see what innovations there are, with special BADs, immuno-acids, vitamins, micro-elements, we pick out the best stuff and come here to deal with the issue of how to supply these innovations on the market here. That's one of the things we do. Where did they get the clothes they wore in the UK? Petrov: We still have those clothes. Boshirov: They're in the wardrobe, that coat is hanging there. Petrov: We bought those shoes in England. Boshirov: New Balance sneakers from the ads, it's clothing we still wear now. Petrov: These boots here, you bought them on Oxford Street if I'm not mistaken. The two men in Salisbury Boshirov: On March 3, actually. Petrov: When we got wet on March 3. Boshirov: On March 3 we got wet and returned. Petrov: We went back to London to shop. Boshirov: We got new shoes. I went and bought these shoes, I was already wearing different shoes … It's in Russia, we can show you. I have my coat here, this same coat (shows the coat). Petrov: All my things are at home in the wardrobe. Why were the CCTV pictures at Gatwick timestamped the same? Petrov: How can we explain this? You need to ask them. Boshirov: We always go together, through the same corridor, through the same customs agent, through the same police officer, one goes through, the other waits, we went through the corridor together, we're always together. You'd better ask them why we're seen at the same second, at the same time, but separately. Petrov: We go together because my English is a little better, and if there are any problems I help Ruslan. If we could remember how it was. Boshirov: I don't know how they do it. When you fly in and out, visiting different places, you never pay attention to the camera, because it's not interesting, how they're filming, where they're filming, I'm not interested in this and I didn't pay attention to this. But if they printed these photos at that time then better ask them. The Gatwick pictures showing the same timestamp on the CCTV images If not them, who poisoned the Skripals? Petrov: It's hard to say, we think about it, we're living this. The only thing I'd like, is if they ever find the real poisoners, they could at least apologise to us. Boshirov: The English. Petrov: Just for the fact that the past, how long, week, five days, I've lost track of the date. Boshirov: You can't imagine what's happened to us. Petrov:You can't even go fill up your car in peace. We think people will recognise us. How can we conduct ourselves differently if they show us on television Boshirov: Every day those two photographs are all over the screen, you turn on the radio and it's Boshirov, Petrov. Petrov: It's just scary. Boshirov: You turn on the television, Boshirov, Petrov, how would you live? For me it's scary. I'm worried and scared, I don't know what will happen tomorrow, that's why we came to you. Petrov: We're already trying not to watch the news, I just ask sometimes if there's something new, and I wait for the answer that no, it's all like it used to be, but again, yes there is, yes there is, they keep whipping it up, whipping it up, whipping it up. How long can it go on? We have no idea (what is next). We'd just like to be left alone. Yulia and Sergei Skripal, who were poisoned in Salisbury Are they afraid of being arrested abroad? Petrov:We really hope this situation gets cleared up. Boshirov: That it gets cleared up and the other side, the English side, will apologise for what they've brought about, and that they find those people who are involved in this story with the Skripals, and that our lives will somehow change. Petrov:This whole situation is just a fantastic fatal coincidence, that's it. What are we guilty of? Boshirov: We'd just like to be left in peace now, just a little peace, so everyone would calm down. Petrov: At least our media, your colleagues. We know what will happen after this interview, we'll have to... Boshirov: I don't know what will happen tomorrow. Petrov: We wouldn't like to (become talk show subjects), we want to hide and sit out this time, we definitely don't need this popularity. Boshirov: We want them to leave us alone. Petrov: We have no strength left. Boshirov: We're tired. Petrov: If possible, leave us in peace please. We want to appeal to everyone through you, to your colleagues. If someone sees us, because we can't just sit at home, don't take out your mobile phones, friends, I don't know how else to ask, we just want peace. I understand we probably won't return to normal life as soon as we'd like Boshirov: We're sick of it now. Reaction to the RT interview The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "The lies and blatant fabrications in this interview given to a Russian-state sponsored TV station are an insult to public's intelligence. "More importantly, the are deeply offensive to the victims and loved ones of this horrific attack. Sadly, it is what we have come to expect. "An illegal chemical weapon has been used on the streets of this country. We have seen four people left seriously ill in hospital and an innocent woman has died. Russia has responded with contempt." The Prime Minister's spokesman added that the police had set out very clearly the evidence against the two suspects. "They are wanted men and we have taken steps to ensure that they are apprehended and brought to justice in the UK if they ever again set foot outside Russia," the spokesman said. John Glen, the Conservative MP for Salisbury and South Wiltshire, has called the statements from Petrov and Boshirov "not credible". Mr Glen wrote on Twitter: "Delighted that Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov were able to see the world-class attractions that Salisbury has to offer. But very strange to come all this way for just two days while carrying Novichok in their luggage. "Salisbury welcomes tourists from around the world and is very much open for business. But the Petrov/Borishov statements are not credible and don't match the widely accepted intelligence we have on these individuals." Salisbury welcomes tourists from around the world and is very much open for business. But the Petrov/Borishov statements are not credible and don't match the widely accepted intelligence we have on these individuals. (2/2)— John Glen MP (@JohnGlenUK) September 13, 2018 Responding to the interview of Petrov and Boshirov, a Government spokesman said: "The Police and Crown Prosecution Service have identified these men as the prime suspects in relation to the attack in Salisbury. "The Government is clear these men are officers of the Russian military intelligence service - the GRU - who used a devastatingly toxic, illegal chemical weapon on the streets of our country. "We have repeatedly asked Russia to account for what happened in Salisbury in March. Today - just as we have seen throughout - they have responded with obfuscation and lies."
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| Pope orders inquiry into bishop as U.S. Church leaders discuss abuse crisis Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:12 AM PDT  The Vatican and U.S. Church officials announced the investigation on Thursday as the pope was meeting U.S. Catholic Church leaders to discuss a scandal that has shaken his papacy. The Vatican said the pope had appointed Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore to run the Wheeling-Charleston diocese, West Virginia, until Bishop Michael J. Bransfield is replaced. There were no details on the specific allegations against Bransfield and neither he nor his legal representatives could immediately be reached for comment.
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| Layoffs hit, prices lag as tariff pinches lobster industry Posted: 14 Sep 2018 10:47 AM PDT  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The American lobster industry is starting to feel the pinch of China's tariff on U.S. seafood as exporters and dealers cope with sagging prices, new financial pressures and difficulty sending lobsters overseas.
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| Amazing advancements against cancer, but not everyone benefits Posted: 13 Sep 2018 04:29 AM PDT  More people have cancer than ever before, but because of advancements in treatment, those people are living longer.
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| State Department Spent $52,700 On Curtains For UN Ambassador Residence Posted: 14 Sep 2018 08:55 AM PDT  The State Department spent $52,701 last year on motorized curtains for Nikki
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| Myrtle Beach's rapid growth means more people in Hurricane Florence's way Posted: 14 Sep 2018 06:11 AM PDT  Myrtle Beach, in South Carolina, did not escape the trend. Highways in this low-lying coastal city, directly in the path of Hurricane Florence, which made landfall in North Carolina on Friday morning, are lined with the ubiquitous stretches of concrete. The problem in Myrtle Beach is that the area's rapid expansion of both businesses and housing has seen thousands of people move here in recent years – people who now found themselves in Florence's way.
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| How 'Waffle House Index' plays a key role in FEMA hurricane response; 69 percent of Bojangles' are in Florence's path Posted: 13 Sep 2018 12:43 PM PDT  Two of the Southeast's most popular restaurant chains are playing a bigger role in Hurricane Florence conversation than many may realize.
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| Jeb Bush Rips Trump's 'Incredibly Disheartening' Puerto Rico Tweet Posted: 13 Sep 2018 09:07 PM PDT  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) slammed President Donald Trump's tweet
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| Orca From Same Pod Where Mother Carried Lost Calf Presumed Dead Posted: 14 Sep 2018 02:29 AM PDT  An orca from an endangered pod living in the waters off the Pacific Northwest
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| Botham Jean's Family Attorney Calls Discovery of Marijuana in Victim’s Apartment a 'Smear Campaign' Posted: 14 Sep 2018 10:58 AM PDT  Police had taken out multiple search warrants for the victim's apartment.
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| Dallas police face ire over portrayal of man shot by officer Posted: 14 Sep 2018 04:56 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a black man who was killed in his own apartment by a white police officer accused Dallas officials of trying to "assassinate his character" and expressed fury that authorities sought a search warrant resulting in the discovery of marijuana in the victim's apartment.
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| Citigroup to pay $12 mn in US for misleading on 'dark pool' Posted: 14 Sep 2018 09:51 AM PDT  US securities regulators announced Friday that Citigroup would pay $12 million for misrepresenting practices on a private exchange to clients. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Citigroup with falsely leading users to believe high-frequency traders were not permitted on Citi Match, a premium-priced "dark pool," a private marketplace separate from the New York Stock Exchange and other public markets. In fact, two of Citi Match's most active users were high-frequency traders and executed more than $9 billion in orders on the exchange, the SEC said.
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| China May Meet Russia for War Games, But That Doesn’t Make Them Allies Posted: 13 Sep 2018 02:51 AM PDT  While China is willing to play in a show of force led by Russia, its future depends more on good relations with the U.S. and E.U.
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| SpaceX To Announce Name Of World's First Space Tourist Posted: 14 Sep 2018 01:17 PM PDT  It's one small announcement for SpaceX, one potentially giant leap for space
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| Czech PM says he stands behind Hungary after EU parliament vote Posted: 13 Sep 2018 04:49 AM PDT  The Czech government stands behind Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban after a European Parliament vote to sanction the country for flouting EU rules, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday. The vote on Thursday was the parliament's bid to launch the punitive process of the European Union treaty's Article 7, although the vote has little chance of ending up with the ultimate penalty of Hungary being suspended from voting in the EU. "This nonsense just ushers in negative sentiment into the European Union," Babis told online news website Parlamentni Listy when asked on the vote.
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| One killed and several injured as dozens of gas blasts destroy homes in Massachusetts Posted: 14 Sep 2018 08:04 AM PDT  A teenager was killed and at least 10 others left injured after a series of violent gas explosions caused chaos in three towns north of Boston, Massachusetts. The unexplained blasts left dozens of building smoldering and spread fire, creating a scene that was likened to "Armageddon" by one official. Some 8,000 people were estimated to have been forced from their homes on Thursday night as the emergency services scrambled to contain the fallout. The National Transportation Safety Board has now sent a team to investigate the natural gas pipelines in the area to pinpointed the cause of the blasts. There was no immediate explanation, but witnesses reported smelling gas. One resident told The New York Times that her gas stove would not light, suggesting there may have been issues with the usual flow of gas. At least 39 homes in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover were impacted by the blasts, forcing entire neighbourhoods to evacuate. Flames consume a home in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston Credit: WCVB Firefighters battle another house on fire, on Herrick Road in North Andover Credit: Mary Schwalm The three communities house more than 146,000 residents about 26 miles (40 kilometers) north of Boston, near the New Hampshire border. Massachusetts State Police urged all residents with homes serviced by Columbia Gas in the three communities to evacuate. Fire crews scrambled to fight the flames and shut off the gas and electricity, leading to confused scenes as residents attempted to work out what was happening. Michael Mansfield, the Andover Fire Chief, said: "It looked like Armageddon, it really did. There were billows of smoke coming from Lawrence behind me. I could see pillars of smoke in front of me from the town of Andover." Emergency crews respond to a series of gas explosions that have damaged homes across three communities north of Boston Credit: WCVB Leonel Rondon, 18, of Lawrence, died after a chimney toppled by an exploding house crashed into his car, according to the authorities. He was rushed to a Boston hospital but was pronounced dead there in the evening. Lawrence General Hospital said it was treating 10 victims, including at least one in critical condition. MSP Fusion Center has current updated tally of responses to fires/explosions/investigations of gas odor at 70. Spread over wide swath of south #Lawrence and northern part of #NorthAndover with several others across Merrimack River in north Lawrence. pic.twitter.com/a7kBYaWFrJ— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) September 13, 2018 Hundreds spent the night in shelters, and school was canceled on Friday as families waited to return to their homes. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency blamed the fires on gas lines that had become over-pressurised but said investigators were still examining what happened. Charlie Baker, the governor of Massachusetts , said it could take days or weeks before investigators find answers to what happened.
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| Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh denies allegations he attempted to force himself on woman Posted: 14 Sep 2018 10:10 AM PDT  Brett Kavanaugh has denied allegations he attempted to force himself on a fellow high school student more than 30 years ago. "I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation. The woman reportedly sent a letter describing her allegations to senator Dianne Feinstein, the ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, weeks before the judge's Senate confirmation hearing began.
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| Massachusetts Gas Explosion: Teen Crushed to Death by Chimney as Dozens of Blasts Rock Neighborhoods Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:13 AM PDT  Leonel Rondon, 18, was sitting in a car when a brick chimney broke of an exploding home and landed on his car.
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| The Latest: Family's lawyer: Police tried to smear Jean Posted: 13 Sep 2018 04:21 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting in Dallas involving an off-duty police officer (all times local):
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| Incredible footage shows AccuWeather storm chaser experience eyewall of powerful Hurricane Florence Posted: 14 Sep 2018 03:32 AM PDT  Mike Scantlin braves the eyewall of Florence as it hammers Wilmington. At that time he reported sustained winds of 90 mph, with gusts well over 100.
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| Turkey is working to reach ceasefire in Syria's Idlib: foreign minister Posted: 14 Sep 2018 01:23 AM PDT  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is working to achieve a ceasefire in Syria's rebel-held northwest and is ready for cooperation to fight terrorist groups in the Idlib area, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Pakistani counterpart, Cavusoglu said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the topic of Syria on Monday. Erdogan met with the leaders of Iran and Russia last week in Tehran to discuss Syria, but failed to win a ceasefire pledge. ...
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| Endangered Lemur Newborn Is So Ugly It's Cute Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:19 AM PDT  Tonks the baby aye-aye may answer that question. Born at the Denver Zoo on Aug. 8, Tonks is one of only 24 of the nocturnal lemurs in captivity in the United States. Aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) are native to Madagascar.
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| Larry Nassar Accuser: 'Faith Communities Can Be Breeding Grounds For Abusers' Posted: 14 Sep 2018 11:13 AM PDT  The #ChurchToo movement, which started as a offshoot of Me Too, has become a
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| Donald Trump Hits Back At JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon As 'Nervous Mess' Posted: 13 Sep 2018 05:18 AM PDT ![Donald Trump Hits Back At JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon As 'Nervous Mess']( "Donald Trump Hits Back At JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon As 'Nervous Mess'") Donald Trump couldn't let it go.
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| Should People Worried About Heart Conditions Buy the New Apple Watch? Posted: 13 Sep 2018 06:46 PM PDT  Apple says its new smartwatch's ability to take an electrocardiogram (ECG) could be a game changer for people with heart conditions. And the device has been cleared for use by the Food and Drug A...
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| CBS News Journalist Reveals on Air She Received Text Messages That Got 60 Minutes Boss Fired Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:23 AM PDT  60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager was fired after sending the text
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