| Florida Man Attempts To Buy 8-Year-Old For $200,000 At Walmart: Police Posted: 02 Oct 2018 10:42 AM PDT  A Florida man is facing charges after he allegedly attempted to buy an 8-year-
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| The bar fights back at Kavanaugh Posted: 02 Oct 2018 02:02 PM PDT  When President Trump named Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to the Supreme Court in late July, the legal community rallied around the D.C. circuit court judge. Here's Why Democrats Should Support Judge Kavanaugh," read the headline of one Politico op-ed. "There are a lot of good reasons for liberals to oppose Kavanaugh," wrote Benjamin Wittes, editor in chief of the legal blog LawFare.
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| American Airlines flight diverted to Missouri due to unruly passenger Posted: 02 Oct 2018 12:01 PM PDT  A flight from Arizona to Massachusetts was forced to make an emergency landing
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| Trump’s NAFTA Revision Ignores Climate Change, Bolsters Oil And Gas Industries Posted: 01 Oct 2018 10:44 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's deal to tweak the trade agreement among the United
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| Like Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke had a fiery, charismatic father. The similarities end there. Posted: 02 Oct 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Those who knew Pat O'Rourke see his influence all over his son's insurgent campaign for the U.S. Senate.
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| Best Bites: Fall chicken avocado pear salad Posted: 02 Oct 2018 07:05 AM PDT  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| Iran fires missiles at militants in Syria over parade attack Posted: 01 Oct 2018 08:03 AM PDT ![Iran fires missiles at militants in Syria over parade attack]( "Iran fires missiles at militants in Syria over parade attack") (Reuters) - Iran said it fired missiles on Monday at Islamic State militants in Syria it blames for an attack on its soil on Sept. 22 and said the action shows the government's readiness to punish the "wickedness" of its enemies. Tehran has accused U.S.-backed Gulf Arab states of attacking a military parade in southwestern Iran and killing 25 people, nearly half of them members of the elite Revolutionary Guards. Monday's strike targeted the bases of "takfiri terrorists" backed by Washington and regional powers in eastern Syria, the Guards said in a statement on Sepah News, their news site.
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| Tesla Stock Skyrockets After Elon Musk Remains CEO in SEC Settlement Posted: 01 Oct 2018 07:16 AM PDT  Musk will still be barred from serving as chairman for at least three years
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| Audi’s CEO, in Jail, Steps Down from Audi and Volkswagen Boards [Update] Posted: 02 Oct 2018 07:51 AM PDT ![Audi's CEO, in Jail, Steps Down from Audi and Volkswagen Boards [Update]](http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/IwV0G4BCzAUAabubVdkEvQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/car_and_driver_581/3f492da490a1a1fcebfc7e92b288ad48 "Audi's CEO, in Jail, Steps Down from Audi and Volkswagen Boards [Update]") An unprecedented move by German prosecutors.
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| Accelerated FBI investigation could lead to Kavanaugh confirmation vote this week Posted: 01 Oct 2018 08:42 AM PDT  The FBI appears to be preparing to rapidly conclude the probe of allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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| One year after Las Vegas massacre, gunman's motive a mystery Posted: 01 Oct 2018 02:12 PM PDT  One year after a heavily armed gunman embarked on the deadliest mass shooting in US history, raining automatic weapons fire from a hotel window down onto a country music concert, Las Vegas is no closer to knowing why. Mynda Smith, whose sister Neysa Tonks was killed at the concert, spoke at the event. In Washington, President Donald Trump marked the anniversary.
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| Deadly tsunami strikes Indonesia Posted: 01 Oct 2018 09:30 AM PDT  More than 800 people are dead after an earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Indonesia.
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| Photographer shows France in a whole new light through enchanting infrared shots Posted: 02 Oct 2018 12:01 PM PDT ![Photographer shows France in a whole new light through enchanting infrared shots]( "Photographer shows France in a whole new light through enchanting infrared shots") Photographer Pierre-Louis Ferrer shows viewers the beauty of France in a whole new light, shooting the country in beautiful infrared. Ferrer's images are as enchanting as they are intriguing, displaying a whole new variation of color in shrubs, grass and trees, as well as famous landmarks. In some of Ferrer's works, the foliage is an eye-catching canary yellow — a stark contrast to the more normal shades in the remainder of the images. In other works, whole forests glow red, giving the French countryside an otherworldly look. (Caters News)
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| The Latest: Russia delivers S-300 air defenses to Syria Posted: 02 Oct 2018 11:00 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local):
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| Micronesia air crash turns fatal as passenger's body found: airline Posted: 01 Oct 2018 06:38 AM PDT  The body of a passenger on a flight that crashed on the tiny Pacific island nation of Micronesia last week has been discovered by divers.
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| Kyrie Irving Wishes He Had Never Said The World Is Flat Posted: 01 Oct 2018 04:10 PM PDT  Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is sorry he ever said the Earth was flat.
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| Renault presents infotainment system for the vehicles of the future at 2018 Paris Motor Show Posted: 02 Oct 2018 05:03 AM PDT  Renault has a new immersive experience in store for this year's Paris Motor Show, October 4-14, taking visitors into the multimedia world of the vehicles of the future by means of a spectacular capsule on the French car manufacturer's stand. Renault has chosen to unveil its Augmented Editorial Experience (AEX) at the 2018 Paris Motor Show. This exclusive voice assistant prototype uses artificial intelligence to propose customized and contextualized content, as well as multimedia experiences, to enrich onboard travel time.
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| 2 Of Brett Kavanaugh's Former Classmates Withdraw Support For Him Posted: 02 Oct 2018 03:44 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Two former law school classmates of Brett Kavanaugh's who
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| Las Vegas marks 1-year shooting anniversary Posted: 01 Oct 2018 02:12 AM PDT  A memorial will be held Monday where survivors of the deadly mass shooting will gather to heal and honor the victims. ABC News' Maggie Rulli reports.
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| Indonesia tsunami: Mass jail breaks as president calls for international aid Posted: 01 Oct 2018 05:34 PM PDT  Some 1,200 Indonesian convicts are on the run from three different detention facilities in devastated Sulawesi after the region was rocked by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, a justice ministry official said Monday The warning came as volunteers began to dig mass graves for the bodies of more than 1,000 victims in an attempt to prevent an outbreak of disease. Four days after a 7.5 magnitude quake triggered a tsunami that slammed into the city of Palu, the country also appealed for international help as it struggled to cope with the sheer scale of the disaster. At least 832 people so far are confirmed dead after the waves battered the Sulawesi coastline but the toll was expected to rise sharply as rescue workers reached areas that had been cut off in the disaster. Authorities said prisoners had seized on the opportunity to break free. One prison in Palu city - built to hold just 120 people - saw most of its 581 inmates storm past guards and escape to freedom through walls collapsed by the massive shake. Inmates had also fled from another overcapacity facility in Palu by breaking down its main door and another in Donggala, an area also hit by the disaster. The Donggala jail was set on fire and all 343 inmates were now on the run, Utami said. Fears are growing of a humanitarian emergency as supplies of medicine, food and water run low. A shortage of heavy equipment has left rescuers struggling to reach desperate victims calling out from the ruins of collapsed buildings. President Joko Widodo opened the door to the dozens of international aid agencies and NGOs lined up to provide live-saving assistance. "Last night, President @jokowi authorised us to accept international help for urgent disaster-response & relief," senior government official Tom Lembong wrote on Twitter, asking rescuers to contact him directly via his account and email. Widodo said "there are many places where the evacuation couldn't be done because of the absence of heavy equipment, but last night equipment started to arrive in Palu". "We'll send as much food supplies as possible today with Hercules planes, directly from Jakarta, there are several," he said, referring to C-130 military transport aircraft. How Palu became a death trap - and why magnitude of waves was 'surprising' At Poboya - in the hills above the devastated seaside city of Palu - volunteers dug a 100 metre-long grave to bury the dead, with instructions to prepare for 1,300 victims to be laid to rest. Authorities have announced a 14-day state of emergency amid fears of a disease outbreak caused by decomposing bodies. In Balaroa, a Palu suburb once home to a housing complex, the scale of the damage was apparent. A wasteland of flattened trees, shards of concrete, twisted metal roofing, doorframes and mangled furniture stretched out into the distance. The national search and rescue agency said one woman was rescued overnight in the suburb, where houses were swallowed up when the earthquake caused soil liquefaction. Rescuers are racing against the clock and a lack of equipment to save those still trapped in the rubble, with up to 60 people feared to be underneath one Palu hotel alone. Two survivors have been plucked from the 80-room Hotel Roa-Roa, Indonesia's search and rescue agency said, and there could still be more alive. Desperate survivors turned to looting shops for basics like food, water and fuel as police looked on, unwilling or unable to intervene. "There has been no aid, we need to eat. We don't have any other choice, we must get food," one man in Palu told AFP as he filled a basket with goods from a nearby store. Many have spent the last few days desperately searching for loved ones while dealing with the trauma of the disaster. One woman was lucky to survive. Dwi Rahayu was working at a cafe stall near the festival on the beach with her husband and two boys when the waves struck. Shortly after shrugging off the earthquake, the first wave washed around them and she heard her husband shouting: "Run! Run! Big wave!" She grabbed one of her boys and ran but she was too late. Swept several hundred metres away by the water, they were slammed into a wall which later gave way. She fell unconscious and woke up in hospital, with both legs broken. Miraculously, her family had all survived. Fandi, a 22 year-old who was also working on the beach, was not so lucky. There were 12 family members who went to the beach, including his parents, aunt and uncle, and brothers and sister and his new family, his wife and his only son. He took his son back home late in the afternoon, only to learn later of the tsunami. He has seen his mother's body in the hospital, while the fate of his other relatives is not yet known. Indonesian earthquake and tsunami Others have centred their search for loved ones around open-air morgues, where the dead lay in the baking sun - waiting to be claimed, waiting to be named. As dire as the situation in Palu is, it was at least clear. In outlying areas, the fate of thousands is still unknown. Indonesia's Metro TV broadcast aerial footage from a coastal community in Donggala, close to the epicentre of the quake. Some waterfront homes appeared crushed but a resident said most people fled to higher ground after the quake struck. "When it shook really hard, we all ran up into the hills," a man identified as Iswan told the TV. Yenni Suryani, of Catholic Relief Services, said devastated infrastructure was hampering rescue efforts. "Humanitarian groups are struggling to get people into affected areas," she said. The main airport at Palu was damaged, landslides had cut off key roads while "power is out almost everywhere," she added.
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| Trump notes Andrew Jackson 'continues to be on the $20 bill' Posted: 01 Oct 2018 05:56 PM PDT  The president pushes back against the drive to replace Andrew Jackson's portrait on the $20 bill with that of black icon Harriet Tubman.
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| Chinese ship comes ‘within 45 yards’ of US destroyer in South China Sea Posted: 01 Oct 2018 05:12 PM PDT  An American navy ship came dangerously close to a Chinese warship during a recent exercise, forcing the US destroyer to perform evasive manoeuvres to avoid a collision. The incident has been called an "unsafe" encounter between the two ships by Pentagon officials, and at one point the Chinese ship was reportedly around 45 yards from the American vessel. "A [Chinese] Luyang destroyer approached USS Decatur in an unsafe and unprofessional manoeuvre in the vicinity of Gaven Reef in the South China Sea," Captain Charles Brown, a spokesman for US Pacific Fleet, said in a statement.
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| The Latest: ATF: Guns stolen in Tennessee found near Chicago Posted: 02 Oct 2018 01:32 PM PDT ![The Latest: ATF: Guns stolen in Tennessee found near Chicago]( "The Latest: ATF: Guns stolen in Tennessee found near Chicago") MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on guns stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Tennessee and recovered near Chicago (all times local):
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| Kavanaugh On How To Be A Good Judge: Keep Emotions 'In Check,' 'Don't Be A Jerk' Posted: 01 Oct 2018 07:02 PM PDT  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh described to law school students what it
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| Jack Ma Says Trade War Will Destroy Commerce, Hurt Everyone Posted: 02 Oct 2018 05:58 AM PDT  "It's going to destroy not only China-U.S. trade, it will destroy a lot of small businesses," Ma said during a speech at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday. Members of the rules-making body, including the European Union and Canada, are pushing plans to reform the WTO, which they say is encumbered by outdated regulations, an anemic negotiating agenda and a broken dispute settlement system.
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| Indonesia tsunami death toll rises above 1,200 as anger grows over aid response Posted: 02 Oct 2018 05:51 AM PDT  Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered more rescuers to be sent in to find victims of a devastating earthquake and tsunami on Tuesday as the official death toll rose above 1,200 and looting raised fears of growing lawlessness. Most of the dead have been from the small city of Palu, 1,500 km (930 miles) northeast of Jakarta, but some remote areas have been cut off since Friday's 7.5 magnitude quake triggered tsunami waves, leading to fears the toll could soar. "There are some main priorities that we must tackle and the first is to evacuate, find and save victims who've not yet been found," Widodo told a government meeting to coordinate disaster recovery efforts on the west coast of Sulawesi island. A woman makes her way through the rubble of houses in Balaroa neighborhood in Palu Credit: AP He said he had ordered the national search and rescue agency to send more police and soldiers into the affected districts, some cut off by destroyed roads, landslides and downed bridges. The Ministry of Defence confirmed to The Telegraph on Tuesday that six military personnel have been sent to the region to establish a command and control centre. A Royal Navy frigate is also being sent to the area and an A400M Atlas transport aircraft is being readied in the UK to deliver aid by parachute if needed. "Things will start moving soon," an MoD spokesman said. The official death toll surged to 1,234, Indonesia's national disaster agency said. The Red Cross said the situation was "nightmarish" and reports from its workers venturing into one cut-off area, Donggala, a region of 300,000 people north of Palu and close to the epicentre, indicated it had been hit "extremely hard". Rescue teams carry bodies to a mass grave in Palu Credit: Tatan Syuflana/AP Four badly hit districts have a combined population of about 1.4 million. In Palu, tsunami waves as high as six metres (20 feet) smashed into the beachfront, while hotels and shopping malls collapsed in ruins and some neighbourhoods were swallowed up by ground liquefaction. Among those killed were 34 children at a Christian bible study camp, a Red Cross official said. The government has ordered aid supplies to be airlifted in but there's little sign of help on Palu's shattered streets and survivors appeared increasingly desperate. 'Liquefaction' adds to devastation in Indonesia earthquake A Reuters news team saw a shop cleared by about 100 people, shouting, scrambling and fighting each other for items including clothes, toiletries, blankets and water. Many people grabbed diapers while one man clutched a rice cooker as he headed for the door. Non-essential goods were scattered on the floor amid shards of broken glass. At least 20 police were at the scene but did not intervene. The government has played down fears of looting saying disaster victims could take essential goods and shops would be compensated later. Indonesia is all too familiar with earthquakes and tsunamis. A quake in 2004 triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean that killed 226,000 people in 13 countries, including more than 120,000 in Indonesia. It has said it would accept offers of international aid, having shunned outside help earlier this year when an earthquake struck the island of Lombok. Indonesia tsunami in pictures: Big waves leave Sulawesi coastline in ruins More than 65,000 homes were damaged and more than 60,000 people have been displaced and are in need of emergency help, while thousands have been streaming out of stricken areas. Commercial airlines have struggled to restore operations at Palu's damaged airport but military aircraft have taken some survivors out. But thousands of people have been thronging the airport hoping for any flight out, and authorities have said a navy vessel capable of taking 1,000 people at a time would be deployed to help with the evacuation. Sulawesi is one of the archipelago nation's five main islands.
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| New US-Mexico-Canada deal most important trade pact ever: Trump Posted: 01 Oct 2018 09:28 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Monday hailed the 11th-hour trade deal struck between the United States, Mexico and Canada to replace the quarter-century old NAFTA accord, calling it the biggest in US history. "The agreement will govern nearly 1.2 trillion (dollars) in trade, which makes it the biggest trade deal in the United States history," Trump told a news conference in the White House Rose Garden.
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| US sues California over 'net neutrality' Posted: 01 Oct 2018 12:16 AM PDT  The US Justice Department on Sunday sued California to force it to abandon a law, passed earlier in the day, to protect "net neutrality" aimed at requiring all online data to be treated equally. Rules governing online access have undergone numerous court challenges and regulatory moves over the past decade, and in December the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 along party lines to reverse a 2015 order which established net neutrality. On Sunday California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that re-established net neutrality in his state, the country's largest and wealthiest.
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| Greece says opportunity to resolve Macedonia name issue must not be wasted Posted: 01 Oct 2018 05:21 AM PDT  The Greek government said on Monday the opportunity to solve a dispute over the name of Macedonia must not be wasted, a day after a referendum showed backing for a deal on the issue but failed to achieve the required turnout. A vast majority of voters supported the deal reached between Athens and Skopje in June under which the country's name would be changed to the Republic of North Macedonia. Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev failed to secure the 50 percent turnout required to make the vote valid and has pledged to press on with a vote in parliament.
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| Dimmed lights, somber tributes on Vegas shooting anniversary Posted: 02 Oct 2018 02:23 AM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The marquees on the glimmering Las Vegas Strip dimmed their lights for three minutes Monday night as officials slowly read the 58 names of the people killed one year earlier in the country's deadliest mass shooting in modern history.
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| New Reports Add To Muddled View Of Brett Kavanaugh’s Character At Yale Posted: 01 Oct 2018 05:45 PM PDT  Multiple reports on Monday evening shed light on Supreme Court nominee Brett
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| Maddox Ritch Case: Witness Says Boy Was Running Toward Park's Office on Day He Vanished Posted: 01 Oct 2018 10:52 AM PDT  When she heard that a little boy had disappeared, Brooke Sheppard said she knew it was the same child.
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| Indonesia: Death toll tops 1,300 after destructive earthquake, tsunami Posted: 02 Oct 2018 03:42 AM PDT  Over 1,300 people have died after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday and triggered a devastating tsunami.
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| Civilian deaths in September lowest in Syria war: monitor Posted: 01 Oct 2018 08:18 AM PDT  The number of civilians killed last month in Syria was at its lowest since the start of the conflict more than seven years ago, a war monitor said Monday. A total of 139 civilians, including 58 children, were killed in conflict-related violence across the country in September, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said it was "the lowest monthly toll for civilians" since the start of the conflict in March 2011.
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| The 7 Home Decor Sales We're Excited About This Week Posted: 01 Oct 2018 10:58 AM PDT  Consider us your personal shoppers
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| Suu Kyi's actions 'regrettable' but she will keep peace prize: Nobel chief Posted: 01 Oct 2018 11:14 PM PDT  Lars Heikensten, speaking days before the awarding of this year's peace prize, said it made no sense to withdraw awards in reaction to things that happened after they were given, as judges would constantly have to discuss laureates' merits. U.N. investigators issued a report in August accusing Myanmar's military of carrying out mass killings of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" in an operation that drove more than 700,000 refugees across the border to Bangladesh. Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for campaigning for democracy and now leads the Myanmar government, was accused in the same report of failing to use her "moral authority" to protect civilians.
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| Police say a 12-year-old Boy Scout has died after being buried in sand Posted: 01 Oct 2018 08:58 AM PDT  Gage Wilson was flown to a Kalamazoo area hospital, where he later died.
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| Jeff Flake: If Kavanaugh Lied, His Nomination Will Be Over Posted: 01 Oct 2018 03:37 AM PDT  Any proof that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lied during his Senate
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| The 2018 BMW 230i Is a Blast, Even with an Automatic Posted: 01 Oct 2018 12:40 PM PDT  BMW's least expensive car is also its most driver-focused.
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| Indonesia clamps down on looting as quake-tsunami toll tops 1,200 Posted: 02 Oct 2018 01:41 PM PDT  More than 1,200 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Sulawesi, Indonesia said Tuesday, as police pledged to clamp down on looting by survivors taking advantage of the chaos. There were reports of officers firing warning shots and tear gas to ward off people ransacking shops in Palu, a coastal city ravaged by a 7.5-magnitude quake and the tsunami it spawned. Almost 200,000 people are in need of urgent help, the United Nations says, among them tens of thousands of children.
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