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• Mexico quake kills 65, deadly storm strikes

  09-09-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico) (AFP) - Rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble and grieving families carried coffins through the streets Saturday after Mexico's biggest earthquake in a century killed 65 people, while elsewhere two died in mudslides unleashed by storm Katia.Officials raised the death toll from Thursday night's quake as more bodies were found in the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.In the town of Juchitan, Oaxaca, hundreds of families spent the night camped in the street
  
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• US troops and Russia-backed Syrian forces set to come into contact as they close in separately on Isis

  09-09-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  US-backed forces and Syrian government troops, supported by Russia and Iran, look set to come into contact as they each make separate advances against Isis in Syria.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched an offensive against Isis along the border with Iraq on Saturday, bringing them into a race with government forces marching in the same direction against the extremists.The duelling battles for Deir Ezzor highlight the importance of the oil-rich eastern province, which has become the latest
  
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• Houston residents confront officials over decision to flood neighborhoods

  09-09-2017 23:48 via yahoo.com
  By Emily FlitterHOUSTON (Reuters) - Angry Houston residents shouted at city officials on Saturday over decisions to intentionally flood certain neighborhoods during Hurricane Harvey, as they returned to homes that may have been contaminated by overflowing sewers.A town hall grew heated after City Council member Greg Travis, who represents parts of western Houston, told about 250 people that an Army Corps of Engineers official told him that certain gauges measuring water levels at the Buffalo Bay
  
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• Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, Kevin Hart And More Head To Houston For Harvey Relief

  09-09-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  Two weeks after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast, celebrities are on the ground in the Houston area reaching out to victims and assisting with aid.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Toxic sites in likely path of Irma

  09-09-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  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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• Two-Headed Rattlesnake Found Near Arkansas Home

  09-09-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  Such a snake is not quite as uncommon as some might think.
  
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• Japan and US conduct fighter jet drills as North Korea celebrates founding anniversary

  09-09-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  North Korea celebrated its 69th founding anniversary with flowers and music, while Japan marked the occasion with fighter jet drills over the East China Sea.The North Korean anniversary has traditionally been a time for the country to display its latest military advances.In the wake of the its sixth-ever nuclear test last week, the international community was poised for another demonstration of the North’s increasing nuclear power.
  
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• What we know about hurricanes Irma and Jose: facts, figures, forecast

  09-09-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  Hurricane Irma has pounded the Caribbean, leaving at least 25 people dead, destroying thousands of homes and triggering a mass evacuation in the US state of Florida.After making landfall in Cuba's Camaguey archipelago late Friday, Irma is now bearing down on Florida, where authorities have ordered 6.3 million people to evacuate.Irma, previously a top-rated Category Five storm, weakened Saturday to Category Four and then to a Category Three, packing 125 mile-an-hour winds (205 kilometer per hour)
  
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• Hurricane Jose moves away from Leeward Islands, fears recede

  09-09-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - The powerful Hurricane Jose was moving away from the northern Leeward Islands on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, giving some relief to the Caribbean archipelago battered by the massive storm Irma earlier this week.Islands such as Barbuda, Saint Martin and Anguilla suffered major damage when Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm, tore through them, killing at least eight on Saint Martin alone, and islanders had waited anxiously for news of Jose.
  
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• DNA lab techniques, 1 pioneered in New York, now under fire

  09-09-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two techniques for analyzing DNA evidence that were once considered cutting edge are now under fire amid questions about their reliability, and criminal defense attorneys in New York have asked a state agency to investigate the renowned lab that once used both methods.
  
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• Dad Dies in Same River That Two Sons Drowned in 4 Years Ago

  09-09-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  The cause of the crash is still being investigated.
  
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• Man gets 4 life terms plus 280 years for Rockford murders

  09-09-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  A northern Illinois man was sentenced Friday to four life terms plus 280 years in prison in the 2014 killings of his ex-girlfriend, her two young sons and her boyfriend.
  
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• Philippine leader says 'no way' he'll do deal with Islamist rebels

  09-09-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ruled out the possibility of allowing Islamic State-linked militants to flee a southern city in exchange for the release of dozens of hostages.The militants seized large parts of Marawi City on the island of Mindanao in May, and a hardcore of fighters has held out through more than 100 days of air strikes and ground attacksby troops."No way," Duterte told reporters when asked about a rumor that one rebel leader, Omarkhayam Maute, had proposed rele
  
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• Realtor Who Vanished During Harvey Found Dead, Ex-Husband Arrested

  09-09-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  UPDATE: 11:08 p.m. ― Steve McDowell, the ex-husband of realtor Crystal McDowell, was arrested and charged with murder on Saturday in connection with her death.
  
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• Foul Play Suspected In Case Of Realtor Who Vanished Amid Harvey

  09-09-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  BAY TOWN, Texas ― Dozens of members of Texas EquuSearch, many of whom are still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, gathered in south Texas this week to search for missing realtor Crystal McDowell.
  
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• Amid tension, Trump and Turkey's Erdogan agree to strengthen ties

  09-09-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  By Tulay Karadeniz and Dirimcan BarutANKARA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Saturday and agreed to continue to work toward stronger ties and regional security, Erdogan's office said, a day after he lashed out at U.S. authorities for indicting one of his ex-ministers.Ties between the United States and its NATO ally have been strained by Washington's support for the YPG Kurdish fighters in the battle against Islamic State in Syria.Turkey considers the Y
  
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• ‘I’ll See You in Heaven’: Michigan Mom of 6 Who Refused Cancer Treatment to Deliver Her Baby Dies at 37

  09-09-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Carrie DeKlyen, the Michigan mother of six who sacrificed cancer treatment that would have saved her life but ended her pregnancy, died Saturday — three days after delivering her newborn baby. She was 37
  
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• Ravaged French Caribbean islands brace for new hurricane

  09-09-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  The ravaged French Caribbean islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barts braced Saturday for a second potentially devastating hurricane as shellshocked residents scrambled for safety while air and sea links were severed.France's meteorological agency issued its highest warning, saying the Category Four Hurricane Jose could become a "dangerous event of exceptional intensity".Jose was expected to pass 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Saint Martin, 95 percent of which has already been ravaged by Hurr
  
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• Trump 'quietly shuts down' funding to Obamacare’s outreach budget

  09-09-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has quietly shut down funds to a $63m (£48m) Obamacare project – just weeks after he failed to pass a bill to derail the affordable care programme entirely, it has been claimed.The outreach system provides workers known as Navigators who are trained to help individuals and small businesses get access to health insurance packages which they can afford.The White House last month said it would slash the budget for the service by $23 million – or 41 per cent – bu
  
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• Wildfire smoke clearing in US West as storms move through

  09-09-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  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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• Spanish police raids aim to halt Catalan independence vote

  09-09-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish judge ordered police to search a printer's shop and two offices of a regional newspaper in Catalonia as part of an investigation into alleged preparations for an illegal referendum on independence for the prosperous northeastern region.
  
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• Manson cult member involved in massacre set to be released 48 years later

  09-09-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  The youngest member of the Manson cult has been approved for parole, 48 years after the notorious group carried out its killing spree.A California state panel determined that Leslie Van Houten, who is now 68, had drastically changed her life and was no longer a threat to society.The final decision on Ms Van Houten's release rests with state governor Jerry Brown, who last year rejected her parole.
  
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• Hurricanes drive addiction issues into public square

  09-09-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  In the whirr of preparations for Hurricane Irma, a needle exchange program in Miami's Overtown neighborhood handed out extra syringes to heroin users. Others trying to break from the drug's grasp picked up advance medication from methadone clinics.
  
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• Syria army breaks years-long siege of Deir Ezzor airbase

  09-09-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  Syrian troops broke the Islamic State group's siege of Deir Ezzor military airport Saturday, dealing a fresh blow to the jihadists who also face a new offensive from US-backed fighters elsewhere in the province.Oil-rich Deir Ezzor province borders Iraq and is a strategic prize for both the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Russian-supported government troops.Since 2014, IS has held swathes of the province and about 60 percent of its provincial capital, encircling two regime-held encla
  
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• Former FBI Agent Wants A Special Prosecutor for Clinton

  09-09-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  The Trump-Russia special counsel isn't enough, according to a former FBI agent—he thinks there should also be one for Clinton's emails.
  
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• As Myanmar Muslims flee crackdown, US is wary of involvement

  09-09-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't expect the United States to step in and resolve what is increasingly being described as an ethnic cleansing campaign against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims.
  
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• Democrat On Trump Voter Fraud Probe Slams Voting Restriction Efforts

  09-09-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  A Democratic member of President Donald Trump’s commission to investigate voter fraud issued some of the strongest criticism yet from within the panel on efforts to make it more difficult to vote.
  
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• New Kosovo PM pledges dialogue with Serbia, graft fight

  09-09-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  By Fatos BytyciPRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's newly-elected prime minister, ex-guerilla commander Ramush Haradinaj, pledged on Saturday to maintain dialogue with a former foe Serbia and put an end to endemic corruption.Haradinaj was chosen to form a new government on Thursday after his coalition struck an agreement with a smaller party, paving the way for them to take power."There is no alternative to dialogue with Serbia," Haradinaj told parliament.
  
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• Eric Bolling's 19-Year-Old Son Found Dead

  09-09-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  The 19-year-old son of former Fox News host Eric Bolling was found dead Friday.
  
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• ‘Wait. What?’ Al Roker Reacts to News Rush Limbaugh Evacuated Florida Studio After Calling Hurricane Irma a Hoax

  09-09-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  After spending much of this week telling his listeners that Hurricane Irma was fake news, Rush Limbaugh his fled his home base in Palm Beach, Florida, in anticipation of landfall
  
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• Giant portrait of toddler peers over US-Mexico border wall

  09-09-2017 20:14 via yahoo.com
  A photo of a giant toddler stands in Mexico and peers over a steel wall dividing the country from the United States.
  
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• FBI probing Utah cop who arrested nurse for refusing to draw blood

  09-09-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  The FBI said on Friday it is examining whether federal laws were violated by a Utah police detective who is shown on video assaulting and arresting a nurse after she refused to allow taking a blood sample from an unconscious patient.
  
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• Liberal Groups Push Democrats To Slow Down Judge Confirmation Process

  09-09-2017 19:58 via yahoo.com
  A coalition of major progressive organizations has launched a campaign aimed at pressuring members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to slow down the confirmation process for federal judges, thereby limiting how many President Donald Trump can seat.
  
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• This Is How You Can Volunteer to Help When Hurricane Irma Hits Florida

  09-09-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  Here's how you can help volunteer to help with Hurricane Irma efforts
  
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• Rohingya insurgents declare temporary ceasefire amid humanitarian crisis

  09-09-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Krishna N. DasBANGKOK/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Rohingya insurgents declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis in northwest Myanmar.Nearly 300,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh and 30,000 non-Muslim civilians have been displaced inside Myanmar after the military launched a counter-offensive following attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurgents on 30 police pos
  
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• Dad Dies Trying to Protect His 2-Year-Old From Carjackers: 'We Blindly Lost a Beautiful Soul'

  09-09-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  He was reportedly shot in the face.
  
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• Remember Where ‘Outlander’ Left Off Before Season 3 Starts

  09-09-2017 19:30 via yahoo.com
  “Outlander” fans will want to remember what happened to Jamie and Claire in last year’s finale before the Season 3 premiere!
  
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• Immigrants in Central Florida nervous about seeking shelter

  09-09-2017 19:08 via yahoo.com
  By Daniel TrottaAPOPKA, Fla. (Reuters) - With Hurricane Irma barreling down on Central Florida, Apopka resident Carmen Nova had a decision to make.A Mexican immigrant living in the country illegally, she knew her mobile home was at risk in the storm."There's an internal storm, there's an external storm, and there's a political storm, and they're all targeting this community," said Sister Ann Kendrick, a Roman Catholic nun, community organizer and immigrant rights advocate.
  
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• Mueller tells White House of six aides he wishes to quiz in Russia inquiry – report

  09-09-2017 18:56 via yahoo.com
  Mueller’s investigation is examining ties between Trump associates and Russian officials.Special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly notified the White House that his team will try to seek interviews with six current and former aides to Donald Trump as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
  
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• See How Miami's Biggest Zoo Is Preparing For Hurricane Irma

  09-09-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  Preparing for a major hurricane is even more complicated when you have more than 3,000 wild animals in your care.
  
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• Egypt archeologist unearth goldsmith's tomb near Luxor

  09-09-2017 18:20 via yahoo.com
  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,
  
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• Best Portable Gas Grills for Tailgating

  09-09-2017 18:19 via yahoo.com
  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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• After Irma, fearful islands await Hurricane Jose

  09-09-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  Battered and weary after being pummelled by Hurricane Irma, terrified residents were on Saturday gearing up to face a second monster storm which was heading for the Caribbean."Return to the safest shelters before the hurricane arrives, and avoid areas which could flood," police in the French part of St Martin pleaded, only three days after it was ravaged by Irma.Jose, a Category Four storm, will bring heavy rains and winds of 130 to 150 kilometres per hour (up to 93 miles per hour), meteorologis
  
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• Six dead in British Caribbean after Hurricane Irma

  09-09-2017 18:11 via yahoo.com
  Six people died in the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla as a result of Hurricane Irma, officials said Saturday as the Caribbean territories braced for another mega storm."There have been five confirmed fatalities" in the British Virgin Islands, said a statement from the government of the self-governing British territory of 28,000 inhabitants, without giving further details.Authorities on the island have been racing to clean up the devastation before the expected arrival later on Saturday of a
  
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• Josh Gad Thanks Frozen Costar Kristen Bell for 'Literally Saving' His Family From Hurricane Irma

  09-09-2017 18:11 via yahoo.com
  Josh Gad is crediting his Frozen costar Kristen Bell with helping his family stay safe as Hurricane Irma approaches
  
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• 5 Moments You Missed This Week On 'Days Of Our Lives,' 'Bold And The Beautiful,' And 'Young And The Restless'

  09-09-2017 18:03 via yahoo.com
  These five major moments from this week's episodes of "Days of Our Lives," "The Young and the Restless," and "The Bold and the Beautiful" were too good to miss.
  
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• Irma: Storm to Batter Florida Keys

  09-09-2017 17:38 via yahoo.com
  As Irma carved up the Caribbean, it moved westward threatening to obliterate the Florida Keys, a string of tropical islands in the Florida straits that could be hammered like never before.
  
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• Irma: Florida’s West Coast Braces for Impact as Storm Shifts West

  09-09-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  For days, many on Florida’s west coast thought they were safe from the brunt of the storm that forecast models showed would hit Miami. On Saturday, thousands evacuated as Irma shifted west.
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Airlift under way as Florida airports start to close

  09-09-2017 17:21 via yahoo.com
  “All flights have ceased operations in preparation for Hurricane Irma”: that is the blunt message on the front page of Miami International Airport’s website.Along the coast at Fort Lauderdale, it was a similar story.UK airlines have cancelled many flights to Florida, and rescheduled others.
  
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• US calls Monday vote on new North Korea sanctions

  09-09-2017 17:14 via yahoo.com
  The United States called for a vote Monday on a U.N. resolution that would impose the toughest-ever sanctions on North Korea, a move that could lead to a showdown with the country's biggest trading partner China and its neighbor Russia.
  
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