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Cornwall floods leave motorists trapped in vehicles
BBC - 3 Sep 2017 18:52
Overnight rainfall left some areas under 4ft of water with cars submerged.
Houston mayor orders new evacuations
CBSNews - 3 Sep 2017 05:03
Sylvester Turner said about 300 people have stayed behind in western stretches of the city inundated by water that the Army Corp of Engineers has released from reservoirs
North Korea 'has missile-ready nuclear weapon'
BBC - 3 Sep 2017 03:41
Kim Jong-un views what is said to be a new type of hydrogen bomb that fits on a ballistic missile.
Kenyans Celebrate Court's Ruling to Nullify Election
The New York Times - 3 Sep 2017 03:54
Many are calling Chief Justice David Maraga a national hero after the Supreme Court said the presidential vote was tainted by "irregularities and illegalities."
Brexit: PM appeals to backbench Tories over repeal bill
BBC - 3 Sep 2017 02:15
Theresa May calls for unity, as MPs return from the summer break to debate the EU repeal bill.
Trump might allow current 'Dreamers' to stay in immigration program
New York Post - 3 Sep 2017 03:24
President Trump is mulling a split decision on the "Dreamers." White House sources say the president is moving toward ending new work permits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, without cha...
Justice Department confirms no evidence Obama wiretapped Trump Tower
Death and Taxes - 3 Sep 2017 15:54
Remember that?
US-led coalition says IS convoy splits up in eastern Syria
Miami Herald - 3 Sep 2017 15:48
The U.S.-led coalition says a 17-bus convoy carrying Islamic State militants and civilian evacuees from the Lebanon-Syria border has split into two groups as it tries to reach extremist-held territory …
60,000 evacuating Frankfurt before disposal of WWII-era bomb
ABC News - 3 Sep 2017 15:33
German authorities are making final preparations to remove sick and elderly people from an area of Frankfurt where experts are planning to defuse a huge World War II-era bomb Sunday
North Korea Just Conducted Its Sixth Nuclear Test, Says South Korea
Time - 3 Sep 2017 07:12
North Korea conducted a sixth nuclear test
Trump preparing withdrawal from South Korea trade deal, a move opposed by top aides
Chicago Tribune - 3 Sep 2017 06:29Cambodia Arrests Opposition Leader, Accusing Him of Treason
The New York Times - 3 Sep 2017 05:28
A rights advocate called Kem Sokha's arrest a "disastrous setback" for human rights in Cambodia as Prime Minister Hun Sen consolidates power.
Rohingya crisis: Johnson warns Suu Kyi over Muslim treatment
BBC - 3 Sep 2017 05:07
Almost 400 people have died in Muslim-Buddhist attacks in the most recent outbursts of violence.
Cruz says North Korea bomb test is 'a serious escalation in their ability to commit mass acts of murder'
The Week - 3 Sep 2017 17:22
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made an appearance on ABC's This Week Sunday to talk Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts and North Korea's claim to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. "North Korea, right now, is the most dan...
Obama in letter to Trump on Inauguration Day: 'We are just temporary occupants of this office'
Death and Taxes - 3 Sep 2017 17:21
It doesn't look like Trump took any of his predecessor's advice.
Harvey death toll rises to 50 as residents begin long recovery
New York Post - 3 Sep 2017 17:21
Over a week after Tropical Storm Harvey first rained down on Texas, death tolls have risen and hundreds are still missing, as displaced victims start making their way back home and others are told to evacuate. Evacuation...
Myanmar urges Rohingya Muslims to help hunt insurgents amid deadly violence
Reuters - 3 Sep 2017 17:17
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh/YANGON
After North Korea Nuclear Test, Trump Saves Harshest Words for South Korea
The New York Times - 3 Sep 2017 17:17
President Trump took a stern line against the new liberal government in South Korea, accusing it of talking of "appeasement," amid an escalating trade dispute between the two nations.
Sri Lankan leader will protect general accused of war crimes
Miami Herald - 3 Sep 2017 17:13
Sri Lanka's president has vowed to protect his former ambassador to Brazil, an ex-army chief accused of war crimes in the bloody final phase of the country's civil war. President …
French PM condemns lawmaker's assault against rival
Miami Herald - 3 Sep 2017 17:05
French Prime minister Edouard Philippe said physical assault must be "strongly condemned" after a lawmaker hit another politician with a motorcycle helmet in a violent fight. Philippe called Sunday on …
Mnuchin preparing harsher sanctions for North Korea
New York Post - 3 Sep 2017 17:02
President Trump will meet with his national security team later Sunday to discuss North Korea’s recent nuclear test, the White House said, as the Treasury Secretary said he’s drafting even harsher sanctions against t...
Grenfell Tower fire victims honoured in charity match at QPR - video
The Guardian - 3 Sep 2017 16:59
Stars from the worlds of showbiz, football and athletics teamed up at QPR's Loftus Road on Saturday in Game4Grenfell, a charity match to raise funds for those affected by the tragedy. Survivors and volunteers talk about ...