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Watch massive explosion
CNN - 16 Aug 2015 05:50
New on-scene video released in a huge explosion at a Chinese port that killed dozens.
Sharon Stone's photo controversy
CNN - 16 Aug 2015 04:10
Actress Sharon Stone is drawing praise for baring all -- emotionally and physically -- in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar.
Migrants Mass in Turkey to Take Shortest Route to Europe
ABC News - 16 Aug 2015 17:18
Migrants looking for short and relatively safe route to Europe gather in Turkish tourist town
Parachute Jumpers Collide at Chicago Air and Water Show
ABC News - 16 Aug 2015 08:10
One jumper is a Navy sailor, the other is on the Army parachute team.
Trump says he would 'police' U.S.-Iran deal, not rip it up
Reuters - 16 Aug 2015 17:12
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said it would be hard to "rip up" the United States-led agreement with Iran on its nuclear program, but that if he was elected president he would "police that co...
Morgan Freeman, John Grisham and Others Take Out Ad Against Mississippi's Flag
Time - 16 Aug 2015 16:58
They were joined by dozens of Mississippi natives
Rage on the reservation: EPA spill stokes Navajo mistrust of feds
Fox News - 16 Aug 2015 06:15
The mistrust Native Americans have long harbored toward the federal government has gone to another level in Navajo territory land, where residents angrily scoff at the Environmental Protection Agency's assurances its acc...
Hamid Gul, a Pakistan Spy Master Tied to Militants, Dies
ABC News - 16 Aug 2015 08:14
Hamid Gul, one-time leader of Pakistan's powerful ISI spy agency who supported militants, dies
Trump Unveils Immigration Plan, Will Deport Illegals
ABC News - 16 Aug 2015 17:20
Trump unveils most detailed policy position on immigration to date.
Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash Had Disciplinary Record
ABC News - 16 Aug 2015 08:06
Pilot killed in California small plane crash had long disciplinary record
Fears for missing firefighters as China toll climbs
Al Jazeera English - 16 Aug 2015 07:54
Nearly 100 people missing from Tianjin blasts, including 85 firefighters, officials say, as death toll rises to 112.
St. Louis police investigate officer's 'Michael Brown bonus' post
Fox News - 16 Aug 2015 06:02
St. Louis County police are investigating a social media post in which one of its officers talks about how he spent his "annual Michael Brown bonus."
Chinese blast: 112 dead, 95 missing
CNN - 16 Aug 2015 16:55
Luo Shuhui's home was 700 meters from the chemical plant that exploded last week, hurling fireballs into the sky.
4 Killed as 2 Small Planes Collide in San Diego County
ABC News - 16 Aug 2015 23:09
No injuries were reported on the ground.
Authorities: 3 dead in midair collision of small planes in San Diego County
Chicago Tribune - 16 Aug 2015 22:38
Three people are dead Sunday following the midair collision and crash of two small planes near an airport in southern San Diego County, authorities said.
One Dead in Crash of Small Plane on Long Island
The New York Times - 16 Aug 2015 19:30
Debris from the accident scattered across the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road, disrupting commuter service, the authorities said.
India PM in UAE to boost trade and security ties
Al Jazeera English - 16 Aug 2015 17:09
Narendra Modi begins two-day trip in which he will deliver a speech to thousands of Indian expatriates and visit mosque.
Former head of Pakistan's powerful spy agency dies
Al Jazeera English - 16 Aug 2015 06:46
Hamid Gul, who was instrumental in the formation of the Taliban, died of brain haemorrhage at the age of 79.
Family doesn't know why man killed by Ohio roller coaster jumped fence
Fox News - 16 Aug 2015 06:15
Family members do not know why an Ohio man struck and killed by a roller coaster after climbing over a security fence would have risked injury to retrieve belongings that he lost while he was on the ride, the man's aunt ...
Holdout Arizona GOP Sen. Flake says he'll vote against Iran nuclear deal
Fox News - 16 Aug 2015 06:15
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, the lone Republican senator who was considering support for the Iran nuclear deal, announced plans on Saturday to vote no, dealing a significant blow to the White House's efforts to garner bipart...
Texas Executed an Almost Certainly Innocent Man
Slate - 16 Aug 2015 03:04
This story is part of a special Slate Plus package on Jeremy Stahl's "The Trials of Ed Graf." Be sure to check out another Slate Plus exclusive related to this story, a profile of the family of Cameron Todd Willingham a...