| As Tropical Storm Harvey rages in Texas, Trump drops hodgepodge of tweets Posted: 27 Aug 2017 12:40 PM PDT  President Trump took to Twitter Sunday to indicate he was monitoring Tropical Storm Harvey, but wedged between well wishes were off-topic missives.
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| As Officials Attempt To Protect Dams, More Houston Neighborhoods Deal With Flooding Posted: 28 Aug 2017 02:29 PM PDT  HOUSTON – While officials in Houston used controlled releases of water from dams to try to keep them from failing amid relentless rainfall, residents of the Fleetwood neighborhood wedged between the Addicks and Barker reservoirs dealt with a new onslaught of flooding from the dams themselves.
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| Houston Mayor Defends Decision to Not Issue Mandatory Evacuation Orders Posted: 27 Aug 2017 08:40 AM PDT  Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said it was not feasible to put "2.3 million people on the road," saying the controversial 2005 Hurricane Rita evacuation had taught the city a lesson.
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| Armed men destroy two dozen logging trucks in Chile indigenous dispute Posted: 28 Aug 2017 01:09 PM PDT  A group of armed men claiming to represent the nation's indigenous Mapuche people hijacked and burned 29 logging trucks in southern Chile on Monday morning as a years-long conflict with forestry companies heated up. "We're going to combat violence and we are not going to allow minoritarian groups, which don't value dialogue, to ruin the great effort all regional actors in the south are doing to promote development and overcome exclusion," Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said in televised remarks. Many Mapuche leaders doubt all such attacks are carried out by indigenous people, saying non-indigenous groups with a radical political agenda may be involved.
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| Trump Orders Military To Give Cops Free Grenade Launchers, Bayonets, And Tanks Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:10 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump will repeal restrictions that former President Barack Obama placed on police access to excess military gear, allowing the federal government to immediately resume handing out free bayonets, grenade launchers, tracked armored vehicles such as tanks and other equipment to law enforcement departments around the country. Trump will sign an executive order on Monday that repeals the limits Obama placed on the access to some military surplus items in 2015. Obama's move followed the "provocative" response to the August 2014 unrest in Ferguson, Mo., where St. Louis County Police officers atop armored vehicles pointed sniper rifles at peaceful demonstrators in broad daylight.
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| The Story Behind the Photo of a Texas Cop Carrying 2 Kids Through Waist-Deep Water Posted: 28 Aug 2017 10:53 AM PDT  "I've always liked helping people out," he told TIME
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| 5 Things To Know About Uber’s New CEO Posted: 27 Aug 2017 09:35 PM PDT  Iranian-born American businessman Dara Khosrowshahi has been heading online travel company Expedia since 2005.
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| Startling Image of Flooded Texas Nursing Home Prompts Rescue Posted: 27 Aug 2017 08:37 AM PDT  An image of elderly women in a Texas nursing home surrounded by waist-deep flood waters went viral on social media on Sunday, prompting an emergency evacuation of the facility.
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| Monday's Morning Email: Catastrophic Floods Threaten Millions After Hurricane Harvey Drenches Houston Posted: 28 Aug 2017 04:38 AM PDT  TOP STORIES (And want to get The Morning Email each weekday?
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| Dramatic before and after images of Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey Posted: 28 Aug 2017 12:44 PM PDT  The nation's fourth-largest city has been hit with more than 20 inches of rain since Friday. Forecasters say another 30 inches of rain could fall in southeast Texas over the next few days.
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| 30 Detainees Suspected Of Using Underground Tunnel To Illegally Enter U.S. Posted: 26 Aug 2017 06:05 PM PDT  Border Patrol agents detained 30 undocumented immigrants Saturday in San Diego County on suspicion of illegally entering the country using a hidden underground tunnel.
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| India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation Posted: 28 Aug 2017 04:22 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from a face-off in the high Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan meet, signaling a thaw in the monthslong standoff, India's government said Monday.
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| U.S. navy recovers remains of all sailors missing after USS McCain collision Posted: 27 Aug 2017 07:27 PM PDT  The U.S. Navy on Monday confirmed recovery of the remains of all 10 sailors killed after the warship John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia. "The U.S. navy and marine corps divers have now recovered the remains of all 10 USS John S.McCain sailors," the Seventh Fleet said in a statement on its website. The news follows the navy's Thursday announcement that it had suspended wider search and rescue operations after finding and identifying the remains of one sailor.
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| GOP Illinois Governor Signs Major Voting Reform Into Law Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:37 AM PDT  Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a law Monday authorizing different state agencies to automatically register voters when they interact with them, marking a huge victory for voting advocates after Rauner vetoed similar legislation a year ago.
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| Jailed Samsung heir appeals against conviction Posted: 27 Aug 2017 10:15 PM PDT  Lawyers for the jailed heir to the Samsung empire filed an appeal against his conviction on Monday as South Korean media divided on the ruling that put the country's top business leader behind bars. Lee Jae-Yong, the de-facto head of Samsung Electronics, was found guilty last week of bribing South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye and sentenced to five years in prison. The official website of the Seoul Central District Court showed that Lee's lawyer Kim Jong-Hoon filed an appeal on Monday but gave no further details.
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| Clever Dog Spotted Leaving With a Bag of Food During Hurricane Harvey Posted: 28 Aug 2017 02:35 PM PDT  Otis got loose during the storm and found the dog food at a lumberyard near his home.
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| Beachy Head chemical haze mystery deepens as police say gas not from France Posted: 28 Aug 2017 04:33 AM PDT  The mystery over a noxious chemical haze that drifted ashore along the Sussex coast and put scores in hospital has deepened as police have said it is unlikely to have come from France. Around 150 people needed hospital treatment for burning eyes, vomiting and sore throats after the mystery gas came ashore near Beachy Head on Sunday afternoon. People stand on a cliff at Beachy Head amidst mist, near Eastbourne Credit: Louisa Neale /Reuters A senior officer said on Sunday there had been previous incidents when "stuff has come across from industrial units in France." But officers on Monday said wind patterns suggested the cloud had not come from the Continent. 233 people were treated at the local hospital Credit: Eddie Mitchell Scientists suggested the haze had instead come from shipping in The Channel or had blown from further along the English coast. The haze had dispersed by Monday morning and police lifted an order for residents around the Eastbourne area to stay inside and close their windows. Thousands of visitors are expected to travel to the area as the Bank Holiday sees some of the hottest weather of the year. Sussex Police and East Sussex Fire Service are dealing with an incident in the Birling Gap area. (1/2)— Sussex Police (@sussex_police) August 27, 2017 Members of the public are advised by Fire Service to stay indoors and shut windows if you are in the Eastbourne area. (2/2)— Sussex Police (@sussex_police) August 27, 2017 Sussex Police said: "Neither the gas nor its source have been established, but agencies are continuing to investigate and have not ruled out either onshore or offshore locations, although it does appear that it did sweep in from the sea driven by onshore breezes. "However, weather models suggest that an onshore source in northern France is very unlikely." Birling Gap is evacuated after reports that chlorine gas has been leaked affecting people in the area. Credit: @Kyle_Crickmore/Twitter The Met Office scientists are helping police try to determine the source of the haze. Winds in the Channel on Sunday had been light and variable with some fog banks. A spokesman said a pocket of low-lying cold air had been covered by a blanket of warmer air in a phenomenon known as a temperature inversion. The phenomenon can mean that pollution becomes trapped and does not disperse. The spokesman said: "There's a possibility that it's something from a ship in the Channel and also the possibility that it came from the English Coast." In 2013, residents along the south coast complained after cloud of foul-smelling but harmless gas has leaked from a factory in north-west France. The leak was blamed on a chemical factory near Rouen releasing mercaptan, which is added to natural gas to give it a smell. The haze apparently reached land at Birling Gap at around 5pm on Sunday afternoon. Map: East Sussex toxic mist direction Kyle Crickmore, who had been enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend sunshine at the beach with his family, tweeted: "Some sort of chemical incident at Birling Gap, eyes are streaming and there's a strong smell of chlorine in the air." He had finished swimming when his eyes started stinging. He looked around and saw everyone on the beach also rubbing their eyes and coughing in what he described as "all sorts of strange behaviour". He told BBC News: "Then looking out towards the water, there was just this crazy foggy haze rolling in off the sea out of nowhere. It was definitely out of the ordinary considering it was a nice clear sunny day 10 minutes beforehand. "It was stupidly busy and it was a boiling hot day. It emptied in about 10 minutes which was quite staggering considering the amount of people who were there." The beachfront is popular with dog walkers and is a busy spot for tourists and locals enjoying the bank holiday sunshine. Dan Sankey wrote on Twitter: "Beautiful afternoon at Birling Gap cut short by some weird mist, burning everyone's eyes which led to the beach and cliff being evacuated." Sameer Jadhav tweeted: "Birling Gap some weird gas leak. People crying. Ambulances called. Don't go to Birling Gap at the moment". The effects felt by those caught in the cloud "prompted emergency services to warn people to stay away from the beaches and to keep doors and windows closed if living near the coast". Sussex Police said: "People living along the coast in the area have been advised to keep doors and windows shut and to move away from the Birling Gap area in particular." Specialist teams worked to decontaminate patients Credit: Eddie Mitchell The RNLI said that "possibly some kind of gaseous fumes" had drifted over the scene and a significant number of people on cliff tops had been struck down with symptoms including irritation, sore eyes and vomiting. East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust said there had been a "hazardous cloud moving across from Birling Gap to the Eastbourne area". By 10.30pm 233 patients had been treated at Eastbourne District General Hospital where they were being "decontaminated on site" by hospital staff. Fears from the coastguard that people could be trapped on the beach saw the RNLI launch all-weather lifeboats from Eastbourne and Newhaven to the Birling Gap area. Mist could be seen in the area Credit: Reuters
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| Good Samaritans Rescue Fellow Citizens Amid Catastrophic Floods Posted: 27 Aug 2017 05:16 PM PDT  The citizens of Houston and nearby towns are showing amazing resilience in the face of catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
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| Donald Trump's presidency is unleashing 'the darkest forces in America', says Joe Biden Posted: 28 Aug 2017 08:12 AM PDT  Donald Trump is allowing the "darkest forces of America" to take over the country, Joe Biden has said. The former US Vice President joined criticism of the billionaire businessman over his response to far-right protests in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr Trump was widely condemned for saying white supremacist groups and anti-racism campaigners protesting against them were both to blame for the violence.
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| 14 Freezer Dinners That Are Better Than Takeout Posted: 28 Aug 2017 01:55 PM PDT |
| Harvey flood waters badly damage Houston home Posted: 27 Aug 2017 07:05 AM PDT  A producer with ABC station KTRK in Houston shows several feet of water flooding the first floor of his home.
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| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Breaks Down That Huge Jaime Moment On 'Game Of Thrones' Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:53 AM PDT  Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who's played Jaime on screen for seven years, was thrilled to know his character used his brain for once and saw right through Cersei's (Lena Headey) lies. After she meets with Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) following the dragon pit council, everyone assumes Cersei had a change of heart when she reemerges to tell them she will join the fight against the dead and send her army north.
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| Trump Associate Tried To Broker Moscow Deal So That 'Our Boy Can Become President' Posted: 28 Aug 2017 11:07 AM PDT  Suspicious ties between President Donald Trump and the Russian government just keep appearing. In 2015, a Russian-born real estate broker working for the Trump Organization, Felix Sater, reportedly wrote a series of emails to Michael Cohen, Trump's lawyer, attempting to broker a deal for a Trump Tower in Moscow. "I will get Putin on this program and we will get Donald elected," another email said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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| Lawsuit overseen by Ohio judge who was shot is dismissed Posted: 28 Aug 2017 02:17 PM PDT  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The wrongful-death lawsuit brought by a man who shot a judge overseeing the complaint has been dismissed, records show.
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| Hurricane Harvey's Stinging Nightmare: Floating Fire Ant Colonies Posted: 28 Aug 2017 03:40 PM PDT  As if the catastrophic floods in Houston haven't done enough damage, people are now reporting large colonies of fire ants floating on the rising water.
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| Israelis log out of high-tech jobs for a life offline Posted: 27 Aug 2017 04:45 AM PDT  Former technology executive Dotan Goshen carefully arranges some melons at the bottom of a crate, followed by courgettes, tomatoes and lettuce. Goshen, a graduate of Israel's prestigious Technion technological institute, made a dramatic change of course after his boss called him at home one evening and berated him for not devoting himself sufficiently to his work -- even though he was putting in at least 50 hours a week. The following day, the 37-year-old father of three handed in his resignation and set out to realise his dream of producing organic fruit and vegetables.
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| Hurricane Harvey: Viral Photo Of Elderly People In Flood Water Prompts Rescue Operations Posted: 27 Aug 2017 10:50 PM PDT  The distressed patients of La Bella Vita nursing home could be seen struggling in waist-deep water after Hurricane Harvey ravaged Houston, Texas, over the weekend.
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| 'No Fascist USA.' Thousands Protest Planned Right-Wing Rally at Berkeley Posted: 27 Aug 2017 01:44 PM PDT  There were a few skirmishes
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| Anheuser-Busch Stopped Making Beer To Send Drinking Water To Hurricane Harvey Victims Posted: 28 Aug 2017 12:32 PM PDT  More than 50,000 cans of water have made it to flood-damaged communities.
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| Carjacker in America dragged down street with trousers falling off Posted: 28 Aug 2017 05:22 AM PDT  A man who attempted to hijack a car was filmed holding onto the door handle of the vehicle as it moved off, dragging him down the road and pulling his shorts down in the process. Extraordinary footage, filmed by witnesses in Kent, Washington, shows a large SUV approaching, with the man holding onto the door handle as he is dragged along a busy road. The vehicle then comes to a halt, and the half-naked man stands and momentarily opens the door of the car before the driver moves off again, with the man still clutching the door handle.
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| 20 Gift Ideas For Literally Everyone On Your List Posted: 28 Aug 2017 11:44 AM PDT  Gift-giving can be incredibly stressful, particularly because each person on your list has different tastes.
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| Transgender Service Members Make A Statement On VMAs Red Carpet Posted: 27 Aug 2017 05:10 PM PDT  Days after President Donald Trump signed a memo banning transgender soldiers from enlisting in the military, several service members are making a statement on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet.
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| 'Real Housewives of Orange County' Star Tamra Judge Is Battling Melanoma Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:33 AM PDT  If the last 10 seasons of "Real Housewives of Orange County" have proved anything, it's that Tamra Judge is a survivor.
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| Teenager Tells 'Racist' Canadian Woman To 'Get Off' Train Posted: 27 Aug 2017 03:29 AM PDT  An investigation was launched after the video of the incident went viral after being posted on Facebook on Aug. 22.
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| Pakistan postpones U.S. visit after Trump speech Posted: 27 Aug 2017 10:06 AM PDT  By Kay Johnson ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan postponed a visit by a U.S. acting Assistant Secretary of State, officials said, as small protests broke out against President Donald Trump's accusations that Islamabad was prolonging the war in Afghanistan. The visit of Alice Wells, acting assistant Secretary of State for South and Asian Affairs, scheduled for Monday, would have been the first high-profile visit by a U.S. official since Trump's Afghan policy speech on Aug. 21.
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| Houston convention center gives refuge to Harvey's survivors Posted: 28 Aug 2017 05:32 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Patricia Cain entered the George R. Brown Convention Center barefoot and carrying two oxygen tanks. The first was empty. The second was given to her by the Houston Fire Department after the Coast Guard rescued her from her flooded home.
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| This $50 Machine Makes Ice Cream That's Healthier Than Halo Top Posted: 28 Aug 2017 01:32 PM PDT  Dream. Come. True.
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| Chile president launches gay marriage bill Posted: 28 Aug 2017 03:09 PM PDT  Chile's socialist President Michelle Bachelet on Monday sent to congress a bill to legalize marriages and adoptions by same-sex couples. It is the latest in a wave of liberal reforms that she was determined to launch before ending her term next year. Chile legalized same-sex civil unions under Bachelet in 2015.
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| J.J. Watt Starts His Own Harvey Relief Fund And Raises Money In A Hurry Posted: 28 Aug 2017 05:35 AM PDT  J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans is tackling the disaster left by the catastrophic storm Harvey with the same passion he uses to pursue quarterbacks.
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| Kenya bans plastic bags, may fine violators up to $38,000 Posted: 28 Aug 2017 10:19 AM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A ban on plastic bags came into force Monday in Kenya and those found violating the new regulation could be receive maximum fines of $38,000 or a four-year jail term.
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| Asahd Khaled In A Custom Gucci Suit Is Too Cute For Words Posted: 27 Aug 2017 04:51 PM PDT  Asahd Khaled is definitely a contender for best dressed at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.
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| Man who claimed he was stabbed by anti-fascist over neo-Nazi haircut admits he was lying Posted: 28 Aug 2017 10:38 AM PDT  A man who claimed he was stabbed by a member of Antifa for having a neo-Nazi haircut on August 16 was arrested after he admitted to police he fabricated the entire story.
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| Trump Has Essentially Abdicated The Basic Responsibilities Of A President Posted: 27 Aug 2017 02:39 PM PDT  On Sunday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggested that the president of the United States does not speak for American values.
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| First lady appears to borrow from Michelle Obama's playbook Posted: 27 Aug 2017 02:24 PM PDT  Bare arms and a belted waist, a White House vegetable garden and parents in the residence: Melania Trump is borrowing pages from Michelle Obama's playbook.
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| Rescuers Free Kitten Trapped Near Car Engine Posted: 28 Aug 2017 06:05 AM PDT  The kitten was trapped for hours.
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