| Hurricane Irma Sucked The Ocean Away From Beaches In The Bahamas Posted: 09 Sep 2017 08:26 PM PDT  Hurricane Irma is so powerful, it sucked the ocean away from beaches in the Bahamas on Friday.
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| Conservative media defends Trump's deal with the Democrats Posted: 08 Sep 2017 11:53 AM PDT  Many Republicans in Congress were reeling after President Trump's unexpected deal with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to raise the national debt limit and keep the federal government funded in exchange for Hurricane Harvey relief. With his collaboration with "Chuck and Nancy," as Trump labeled them, the president snubbed the congressional GOP leadership's plans while handing Democrats leverage to push their own big agenda items, such as passing a law to grant legal status to undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as young children.
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| Photos Show Destruction From Mexico's Strongest Earthquake In Decades Posted: 08 Sep 2017 10:53 AM PDT  Mexico's most powerful earthquake in more than eight decades hit off the country's southern coast late Thursday evening, damaging and destroying hundreds of buildings and killing at least 34 people.
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| Country artist Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry dies in helicopter crash Posted: 08 Sep 2017 12:54 PM PDT  Country artist Troy Gentry has died at 50 in a helicopter crash, according to reports out of his Kentucky hometown.
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| UK police release two of group arrested over suspected far-right terrorism Posted: 10 Sep 2017 05:25 AM PDT ![UK police release two of group arrested over suspected far-right terrorism]( "UK police release two of group arrested over suspected far-right terrorism") Two men arrested on suspicion of belonging to a banned far-right group and planning terrorist acts have been released without charge, British police said on Sunday. The men were among five, including some serving soldiers, arrested on Sept. 5 as part of a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation. "Two men arrested by officers from West Midlands Police Counter Terrorism Unit on suspicion of terrorism offences have been released from custody ... without charge following enquiries," West Midlands Police said in a statement.
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| 'DACAmented' Teacher Explains Why America Needs Undocumented Educators Posted: 08 Sep 2017 01:25 PM PDT  Rio Djiwandana stared into the empty classroom during his prep period as he processed the morning's news.
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| Storm conditions fluid in Fort Myers, Florida Posted: 10 Sep 2017 09:44 AM PDT  Mayor Randall Henderson updates on conditions while ABC News' Tom Llamas reports from the ground in Fort Myers.
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| AP Exclusive: Toxic sites in likely path of Irma Posted: 09 Sep 2017 05:31 PM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — Dozens of personnel from the Environmental Protection Agency worked to secure some of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites as Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida. The agency said its employees evacuated personnel, secured equipment and safeguarded hazardous materials in anticipation of storm surges and heavy rains.
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| U.S Military Begins Evacuations From St. Martin After Irma Destruction Posted: 09 Sep 2017 09:33 PM PDT  Americans were desperate to leave the island of St. Martin in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma.
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| Venezuela to sell oil in currencies other than dollar Posted: 08 Sep 2017 11:14 PM PDT  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Friday his government will sell oil and other commodities in currencies other than the dollar, in a bid to weather US-imposed sanctions on the embattled country. "I have decided to start selling oil, gas, gold and all other products that Venezuela sells with new currencies, including the Chinese yuan, the Japanese yen, the Russian ruble, the Indian rupee among others," he said during a television broadcast. The goal is to restrict Venezuela's access to vital bond and equity markets.
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| Hillary Clinton Rules Out Seeking Office Again, But Remains Committed To Public Service Posted: 10 Sep 2017 09:16 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Hillary Clinton on Sunday declared the end of her career as "an active politician," but she she will remain involved in the political fray through other means.
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| Egypt archeologist unearth goldsmith's tomb near Luxor Posted: 09 Sep 2017 09:20 AM PDT  Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a tomb of a prominent goldsmith who lived more than 3,000 years ago, unearthing statues, mummies and jewelry in the latest major find near the Nile city of Luxor. Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani said on Saturday the tomb dated back to Egypt's 18th dynasty New Kingdom era -- around 15th century B.C. "The work did not finish yet and we're continuing and working to find more objects and more tombs," he told Reuters at the site. Earlier this year, authorities announced they had discovered another New Kingdom tomb in Luxor belonging to a judge, and Swedish archaeologists discovered 12 ancient cemeteries near the southern city of Aswan that date back almost 3,500 years.
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| Dad Dies Trying to Protect His 2-Year-Old From Carjackers: 'We Blindly Lost a Beautiful Soul' Posted: 09 Sep 2017 10:31 AM PDT  He was reportedly shot in the face.
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| Miami Beach Is Spending $500 Million Preparing for Climate Change. But That Won't Help During Irma Posted: 08 Sep 2017 12:49 PM PDT  The city's mayor told residents to evacuate ahead of the storm
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| Wildfire smoke clearing in US West as storms move through Posted: 09 Sep 2017 12:37 PM PDT  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Storms brought cooler and wetter weather into the Western and Northwestern U.S. this weekend, breaking up a temperature inversion that had blanketed much of the region with acrid smoke from dozens of wildfires.
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| Pope vies with narco for reverence in Colombian city Posted: 09 Sep 2017 07:40 PM PDT  Medellín (Colombia) (AFP) - In her hair salon, Yamile Zapata is taking advantage of Pope Francis's visit to sell key rings with his face on it. While Francis was ministering and teaching as a Jesuit priest in the 1980s, Escobar was killing hundreds of people and trafficking billions of dollars' worth of hard drugs.
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| Casa Lopez's Selva Chandelier and 5 Other Things We're Coveting Now Posted: 08 Sep 2017 12:03 PM PDT |
| Bill Maher Sat Down With Ken Bone To Find Out Who He Voted For Posted: 09 Sep 2017 12:21 AM PDT  Ken Bone played hardball on Friday when Bill Maher asked him who he voted for in the 2016 election.
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| U.S.-backed forces, Syrian army advance separately on Islamic State in Deir al-Zor Posted: 09 Sep 2017 08:34 AM PDT  By John Davison and Rodi Said BEIRUT/AL SHADADI, Syria (Reuters) - U.S.-backed militias and the Syrian army advanced in separate offensives against Islamic State in eastern Syria on Saturday, piling pressure on shrinking territory the group still holds in oil-rich areas near the Iraqi border. Syrian government forces fought their way to an air base on the outskirts of Deir al-Zor city that had been besieged for years by the jihadists, said a commander in the military alliance fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed alliance of mostly Arab and Kurdish fighters, meanwhile launched attacks against Islamic State in the north of Deir al-Zor province in an operation to capture areas east of the Euphrates river.
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| Cruise ship heads into unknown after detour because of Irma Posted: 10 Sep 2017 08:03 AM PDT  When they first boarded the Norwegian Escape a week ago, passengers knew exactly where they were going. Now they have no idea.
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| Dad Confesses Feeling 'Jealous' Of His Wife In Emotional Facebook Post Posted: 08 Sep 2017 12:35 PM PDT  A South African dad opened up about his experience with jealousy as a parent in a touchin Facebook post.
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| President Trump, Melania Trump to host Cabinet members, spouses over hurricane weekend Posted: 08 Sep 2017 10:46 AM PDT  As Hurricane Irma and Jose barrel toward Florida, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host Cabinet members and their wives over the stormy weekend.
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| The Latest: Lawyer says officer threated after nurse arrest Posted: 08 Sep 2017 03:14 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a Utah nurse whose rough arrest has drawn condemnation (all times local):
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| Forgetting Westgate: how Kenya erases terrorism Posted: 08 Sep 2017 06:57 PM PDT  On the inside Nairobi's Westgate mall is a shiny shopping centre, all sparkling glass shop fronts, Bose-conveyed muzak and boutiques stuffed with expensive imports. Two years after the mall reopened, Westgate remains glossy and new, as if nothing happened. "Westgate has been erased from the public imagination," says Patrick Gathara, a Kenyan cartoonist, blogger and curator of online publication The Elephant.
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| New 'Bachelor' Reportedly Still Had A Girlfriend Just Days Ago Posted: 08 Sep 2017 04:28 PM PDT  The man chosen to be the new object of affections on "The Bachelor" apparently hasn't been single very long, according to a woman who claims she had been his girlfriend until very, very recently.
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| Should America Rid Itself of Confederate Monuments? Posted: 09 Sep 2017 02:14 AM PDT  Yale University and a former State Representative in Georgia are pointing the way to healing in America as the debate over Confederate monuments rages.
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| Taking charge in U.S. flood zone, a rescuer inflates his record Posted: 10 Sep 2017 08:48 AM PDT  By Emily Flitter HOUSTON (Reuters) - Phil Drager commanded a fleet of rescue boats, closed a highway, and flagged down a helicopter when he led efforts to rescue flood victims in Texas as waters rose after Hurricane Harvey, citing as his credentials a record in U.S. military special operations. Drager was born Phil Jason Haberman but said he uses an assumed name for personal reasons.
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| Gap Is Closing 200 Stores to Focus on Old Navy Posted: 08 Sep 2017 03:21 PM PDT  The closures will affect Banana Republic, too.
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| Dad's 'Rules' For Dating His Daughters Have A Refreshing Twist Posted: 08 Sep 2017 11:19 AM PDT  A dad's "rules for dating" his daughters have gone viral for their refreshing and feminist message.
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| Trump: 'Sad day' for North Korea if U.S. takes military action Posted: 08 Sep 2017 01:00 PM PDT  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would prefer not to use military action against North Korea to counter its nuclear and missile threat but that if he did it would be a "very sad day" for the leadership in Pyongyang.
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| Deer killed in tony California neighborhood, neighbors upset Posted: 08 Sep 2017 02:46 PM PDT  TIBURON, Calif. (AP) — A resident of an exclusive San Francisco Bay neighborhood is the target of online outrage and may face criminal charges for shooting to death a doe and its fawn that were eating newly installed landscaping.
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| Tsipras boasts turning Grexit to 'Grinvest' Posted: 10 Sep 2017 06:16 AM PDT  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday that the country's Grexit status had changed and it was now attracting investors in droves. "In 2016, direct foreign investments were the highest in the last 10 years and in 2017 further improvement is expected," Tsipras said while inaugurating the Thessaloniki International Fair. "A French businessman who came to Greece with (French President Emmanuel Macron) this week approached me and told me that we have managed to transform Grexit to Grinvest not only for the French but for the rest of Europe," he said.
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| EPA says no volatile chemicals found in water near Arkema plant in Texas Posted: 09 Sep 2017 07:06 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Water samples collected after an Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas caught fire following a power outage due to Tropical Storm Harvey contained no volatile chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday. The Arkema plant experienced a series of fires as a result of sensitive organic chemicals that rose to dangerous temperatures after the facility lost power due to storm flooding. The EPA, in its statement, said that no "volatile organic chemicals or semi-volatile organic chemicals were detected in the surface water runoff samples," which were collected on September 1.
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| Best Portable Gas Grills for Tailgating Posted: 09 Sep 2017 09:19 AM PDT  A good portable grill is just the ticket if you're into tailgating, assuming you're happy sticking to the basics, like hamburgers and hot dogs. That's because most portable models have only one ...
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| Pope arrival in Cartagena off to bumpy start with black eye Posted: 10 Sep 2017 09:25 AM PDT  CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up his Colombia trip with a deeply personal final day Sunday honoring St. Peter Claver, a fellow Jesuit who ministered to thousands of African slaves who passed through the port of Cartagena during Spanish colonial times.
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| Bears Invade Family's Backyard, With Cub Taking On Inflatable Flamingo Posted: 08 Sep 2017 02:01 PM PDT  The small bear could be seen going to town on the pool toy as mama bear watches.
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| Leslie Jones Just Couldn't Contain Herself During New York Fashion Week Posted: 09 Sep 2017 07:55 PM PDT  As if you needed any more reason to make Leslie Jones your best friend.
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| Dutch soldiers deployed against St Martin looting in wake of Hurricane Irma Posted: 08 Sep 2017 01:33 PM PDT  Dutch troops were fanning out across part of the hurricane-hit island of St Martin on Friday as shots were heard and officials admitted there had been some looting. "The situation is serious," Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said when asked about looting, adding authorities were being hampered in their efforts to deal with it as communications were cut off when Hurricane Irma roared through on Wednesday. Shots had been heard on the island, a top marine official revealed, but said it was unclear where they had come from. Hurricane Irma makes landfall in the Caribbean, in pictures "Shots have been fired, but not in a structured fashion," Major General Richard Oppelaar, the commander of the Marine Corps, told reporters in The Hague. "I can't deny there are some weapons around," he said, adding in some areas the situation remained "grim" and the atmosphere was tense. "The supermarkets are empty, so people are out searching," Oppelaar said, adding in principle security was under control with soldiers trying "to be as visible" as possible. Hurricane Irma: shocking devastation caught on camera 01:31 About 200 Dutch soldiers have now arrived on the island, which is divided between France and The Netherlands, to help deliver aid and restore order, he added. The badly damaged airport and port have now "been opened for military purposes," Rutte told reporters, adding "we are doing everything possible to get aid to the area." He said food, water and security were the priorities on the island, known in Dutch as Sint Maarten. "There are people on the streets armed with revolvers and machetes," one witness told the Dutch daily newspaper AD on Friday. Hurricane Irma | Key articles "The situation is very serious. No one is in charge." "We will not abandon Sint Maarten," Rutte vowed, adding officials were also sending medicines, tents, tarpaulins, building materials and hygiene kits as fast as possible to the Caribbean. "The military has two tasks after arriving there. Firstly to ensure that there is food and water, but also to ensure security," Rutte said. British soldiers board a Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, before they are flown to help out in the areas affected by Hurricane Irma as winds of up to 175mph left death and destruction in the Atlantic Credit: PA Dutch officials have confirmed that two people were killed, and 43 wounded, 11 of them seriously, on the Dutch part of St Martin by the Category Five storm, before it was downgraded Friday to a four as it barrelled towards Cuba and Florida. King Willem-Alexander is to visit Curacao on Sunday from where the Dutch aid operation is being coordinated, and may then travel on to Sint Maarten. A fund launched by the Dutch Red Cross in the hours after the storm pummelled the island as already raised some 850,000 euros for the Dutch territory. Hurricane Irma | Advice for travellers
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| Qatari, Saudi leaders have a phone call, start new dispute Posted: 08 Sep 2017 10:18 PM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaders in Qatar and Saudi Arabia spoke by telephone early Saturday in their first high-level contact since an Arab diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha three months ago, but now even terms of what they discussed have created a new dispute.
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| Russia detains dozens at protest supporting Rohingya Posted: 09 Sep 2017 05:50 PM PDT  Russian police detained people from a crowd of about 200 protesters Sunday in Saint Petersburg who had gathered over the crackdown on the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The square in the city centre was surrounded with police vans and policemen were leading people away into the vans, an AFP correspondent at the scene said, counting over 100 detained at the unauthorised demonstration. The plight of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, where nearly 300,000 have fled their homes from what they say are state-orchestrated mass killings into neighbouring Bangladesh, has seen Russia's Muslims stage several protests, particularly after a call by Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov.
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| Teen charged with firing shots at Ohio school, no one hurt Posted: 08 Sep 2017 12:55 PM PDT ![Teen charged with firing shots at Ohio school, no one hurt]( "Teen charged with firing shots at Ohio school, no one hurt") Shots were fired on Friday at a Columbus, Ohio, school, prompting a brief lockdown before an 18-year-old student was calmed down by a staff member and arrested by police without injuring anyone, police said. Adan Abdullahi was taken into custody and charged with improperly discharging a firearm in a school safety zone, a second degree felony, the Columbus Division of Police said in a statement.
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