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Iraq Says it Has 'Fully Liberated' Ninevah Province From ISIS Control
Time - 1 Sep 2017 03:37
Iraqi troops have regained the northern town of Tal Afar
Dozens Feared Trapped After a Residential Building Collapsed in Mumbai
Time - 1 Sep 2017 04:47
15 injured survivors have been pulled from the debris so far
Man hits himself with cinder block, falsely claims assault: cops
New York Post - 1 Sep 2017 03:53
A man in Texas is behind bars after he falsely claimed he was assaulted by another man, but actually assaulted himself, according to a report. Frank Stuart Nixon Jr., of Wichita Falls, alerted authorities to an intersect...
Mueller, IRS join forces to probe Trump finances: report
New York Post - 1 Sep 2017 06:05
Someone figured out a way to get President Trump's tax returns. Special counsel Robert Mueller is teaming up with the IRS in his ongoing investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia, The Daily Beast...
'Kill all white people,' suspected serial killer said in 2014
USA Today - 1 Sep 2017 03:40
Fredrick Demond Scott made the statement in a 2014 threat to shoot up a school, according to court documents.
A Video of a Houston Man Playing the Piano in His Flooded Home Has Gone Viral
Time - 1 Sep 2017 06:07
"I think it's all finally sinking in a little"
Immigrants battle deportation fears in Harvey's aftermath
ABC News - 1 Sep 2017 05:25
Immigration advocates are turning to social media and shelter visits to tell Harvey evacuees who are in the country illegally to put personal safety above fears of being deported
Firefighters make progress on California wildfire despite heat
Reuters - 1 Sep 2017 05:05
(Reuters) - Firefighters made progress in surrounding a Northern California wildfire on Thursday despite searing heat, a day after the blaze triggered evacuation orders for hundreds of local residents.
Treasury inspector general reviewing Mnuchin flight to Fort Knox
Chicago Tribune - 1 Sep 2017 04:10Rescuers Are Searching for Anyone, Alive or Dead, Left in Harvey's Floodwaters
Time - 1 Sep 2017 03:31
The confirmed death toll stands at 32, though it is expected to rise
Yacht's distress call leads to big Greek marijuana bust
Miami Herald - 1 Sep 2017 17:01
A rescue operation in the eastern Aegean Sea has turned into a big marijuana bust. A Greek coast guard statement says a Turkish-flagged wooden sailboat that issued a distress call …
WATCH: Houston police officer gets emotional with 'Happy Birthday'
ABC News - 1 Sep 2017 16:56
The police officer was serenaded by his younger daughter over the phone while on duty.
Trump misspells many, many words. Should you care?
CNN - 1 Sep 2017 16:51
He is not the first to mangle spelling and syntax on social media. But President Donald Trump is surely the most powerful. So when he tweets, deletes, then tweets again and deletes again, the pedants among us are underst...
Gas prices surge as Harvey flooding compromises pipelines
New York Post - 1 Sep 2017 16:38
Gas prices surged overnight in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey as drivers in hard-hit Texas rushed to pumps to fill up in lengthy lines. The average price for a gallon of regular spiked 7 cents nationally, from $2.45 T...
Cop drags nurse to squad car for refusing to draw blood from unconscious patient
Death and Taxes - 1 Sep 2017 16:32
The officer's actions were caught by a police body camera.
Putin: Leader in artificial intelligence will rule world
Miami Herald - 1 Sep 2017 16:18
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence will come to dominate the world. Putin, speaking Friday at a meeting with students, said the …
Erdogan calls US' indictment of Turkish guards a 'scandal'
New York Post - 1 Sep 2017 16:17
ANKARA – President Tayyip Erdogan described as scandalous a U.S. grand jury's indictment of Turkish security officials involved in street fighting with protesters during his visit to Washington in May. Eleven people we...
Software Glitch or Russian Hackers? Election Problems Draw Little Scrutiny
The New York Times - 1 Sep 2017 16:14
A Times investigation has found that infiltration efforts were broader than previously disclosed and that state and federal agencies have conducted few forensic inquiries.
Key developments in tug of war over US-Russia diplomats
Miami Herald - 1 Sep 2017 16:13
A diplomatic tug of war between Moscow and Washington escalated this week when the United States ordered Russia to shut its San Francisco consulate and close offices in Washington and …
Why Congress Made Labor Day a National Holiday
Time - 1 Sep 2017 16:00
"Nothing is more important to the public weal than that the nobility of labor be maintained," a Congressional committee reported
Texas crews search for survivors in wake of Harvey's floods
Reuters - 1 Sep 2017 16:00
PORT ARTHUR, Texas/HOUSTON
Trump rips 'rigged system' over claim Comey cleared Clinton before probe ended
New York Post - 1 Sep 2017 15:59
President Trump on Friday slammed what he called a "rigged system" following reports that former FBI Director James Comey began drafting an "exoneration statement" for Hillary Clinton before interviewing her in connectio...