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Hurricane Maria Hits Vieques And St. Croix: Pictures And Videos Show Damage
IBTimes - 20 Sep 2017 17:37
Hurricane Maria passed through the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix and the small Caribbean island of Vieques on its way toward Puerto Rico Wednesday. There has been limited access to reports from both islands, leaving ma...
10-year-old girl dies after horse kicks her in face
New York Post - 20 Sep 2017 23:23
BOSQUEVILLE, Texas -- Authorities say a 10-year-old Central Texas girl has died after she horse she was leading kicked her in the head. McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara says the girl's neck was broken in Monday n...
No body found after report of Metra train hitting pedestrian on West Side
Chicago Tribune - 20 Sep 2017 03:01Kenneka Jenkins case highlights mistrust of police
Chicago Tribune - 20 Sep 2017 03:14Billion-dollar startup Letgo is becoming the go-to app for selling your stuff -- here's how it works
Business Insider - 20 Sep 2017 17:02
Letgo There are dozens of ways to sell your used stuff these days. But an app called Letgo wants to overtake services like Craigslist and Facebook to become the go-to destination for buying and selling used products. In ...
Uncertain future for the EPA Houston lab assisting with Hurricane Harvey response
ABC News - 20 Sep 2017 03:25
EPA will not renew current lease and job postings unclear for local scientists.
At Least 9 Dead After 'Extremely Violent' Hurricane Maria Makes Landfall
Time - 20 Sep 2017 16:50
(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit Puerto Rico pummeled the island Wednesday, tearing off roofs and sending doors flying from hinges as officials warned Hurricane Maria would decimate...
Senate Republicans Embrace Plan for $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut
The New York Times - 20 Sep 2017 03:47
Senate Republicans, abandoning a key fiscal doctrine, agreed to move ahead on a budget that would add to the federal deficit in order to pave the way for a $1.5 trillion tax cut.
Woman kayaker in Amazon shot dead by pirates who robbed for her GoPro
Fox News - 20 Sep 2017 03:45
A British adventurer who had been on a solo kayaking trip through the Amazon was shot dead by pirates, police have confirmed.
Kim Jong Un has teen sex slaves who feed him caviar, defector claims
New York Post - 20 Sep 2017 02:44
A North Korean defector has told of Kim Jong-un's teen sex slaves, lavish caviar lunches and gory public executions. Hee Yeon Lim, 26, is the daughter of a high-ranking soldier from Pyongyang and a member of the regime's...
Former senior living home worker gets 12 years in thefts from residents
Chicago Tribune - 20 Sep 2017 02:57Tropical Storm Jose could protect the East Coast from Hurricane Maria
Business Insider - 20 Sep 2017 19:46
NASA-NOAA GOES Hurricane Maria's pathis similar to the track Hurricane Irma took on its devastating journey through the Caribbean just two weeks ago. But Maria is unlikely to follow Irma's trail to Florida. And meteorolo...
US home sales off 1.7 pct., hurt by Harvey and low supply
ABC News - 20 Sep 2017 17:08
US home sales declined 1.7 percent in August, dragged down by Hurricane Harvey and sales listing shortage
Substitute teacher accused of sex with teen student
New York Post - 20 Sep 2017 16:43
A former substitute high school chemistry teacher from Michigan is accused of having sex with a teen student, and sending him lurid snaps over social media, according to local reports. Allyson Brittany Moran, 26, formerl...
Woman accused of raping man at knifepoint might dodge prison
New York Post - 20 Sep 2017 15:49
A Michigan woman accused of raping a man at knifepoint may dodge prison after pleading no contest to lesser charges. Lestina Marie Smith was 17 when she allegedly raped a then-19-year-old man inside his car and threatene...
Puerto Rico warns 'evacuate or die' as Maria approaches
New York Post - 20 Sep 2017 04:53
Hurricane Maria left a trail of "widespread destruction" on the small island of Dominica on Tuesday, then took aim at the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm. With 165-mph w...
Hours after an earthquake drill, the real thing struck
CNN - 20 Sep 2017 04:17
Initially, Ricardo Ramos thought it was a drill when the ground began to shake on Tuesday. This was the day for it, after all.
Gun-wielding FBI agents busted into Manafort's home while he was asleep
New York Post - 20 Sep 2017 03:53
Agents took an unusually tough approach in executing a search warrant.
Guggenheim Partners CEO might step down
New York Post - 20 Sep 2017 03:26
Guggenheim Partners' billionaire co-founder Mark Walter is considering stepping down from his post as CEO, according to reports. Walter is considering forming a holding company that would house one of Guggenheim's insura...
Trump apologizes to Turkish president for pesky protesters that his bodyguards attacked
Death and Taxes - 20 Sep 2017 02:38
They shouldn't have been so close to the bodyguards' fists.
Mexico's back-to-back earthquakes, explained by a seismologist
The Verge - 20 Sep 2017 00:43
The second major earthquake to strike Mexico in less than two weeks has caused catastrophic damage in the country's capital. The magnitude 7.1 temblor started at around 1:15PM -- cracking highways, collapsing buildings, ...
Itron Makes a Buy on Route to Boosting Margins
Barron's - 20 Sep 2017 21:10
The company is acquiring Silver Spring Networks for $830 million, its second acquisition this year.