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Teacher busted for sex with teen girl over summer break: cops
New York Post - 14 Sep 2018 01:06
A Texas middle school teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with her seventh-grade student, revealing in texts that she “had feelings” for the girl, according to officials. Whitney Grunder Laidlaw, a Cor...
North and South Korea Have Opened Their First Liaison Office to Improve Communication
Time - 14 Sep 2018 05:28
Until now, they have been using telephone and fax-like communication channels
Almost 160,000 without power as Hurricane Florence lashes North Carolina coast
ABC News - 14 Sep 2018 05:23
The storm surge is expected to get worse at high tide.
Hurricane Florence brings down trees in Wilmington, N.C.
USA Today - 14 Sep 2018 16:42
A homeowner in North Carolina surveys the damage already done by Hurricane Florence.
Puerto Rico's governor says no one should question the pain of Hurricane Maria victims
The Week - 14 Sep 2018 04:41
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló pushed back against detractors of a report that found nearly 3,000 people died on the island because of Hurricane Maria. On Twitter Thursday morning, Trump claimed without any evidence ...
El Salvador probes alleged graft related to Taiwan funds
Fox News - 14 Sep 2018 04:00
Prosecutors in El Salvador are investigating the alleged diversion of some $10 million in funds donated by Taiwan and purportedly used to pay for political campaigning by the governing party.
WATCH: Hurricane Florence, the storm's first strike
ABC News - 14 Sep 2018 03:55
The storm-force winds are starting to lash North Carolina and officials are imploring residents to evacuate before the dangerous storm surges and flooding take over.
Teacher plans to wear same dress for 100 days to teach sustainability
New York Post - 14 Sep 2018 17:11
An eco-conscious New Jersey art teacher is giving her students a valuable lesson - by wearing the same dress for 100 school days, according to a report. Julia Mooney wants to teach her kids at William W. Allen Middle Sch...
Hurricane Florence power outages top 500,000, could hit 3 million as storm unleashes fury
USA Today - 14 Sep 2018 17:10
Power outages from Hurricane Florence, which made landfall this morning in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, have topped 500,000 customers.
Dutch ousted 2 Russians over alleged Swiss lab hack attempt
Miami Herald - 14 Sep 2018 17:08
Switzerland's intelligence agency says Dutch authorities arrested and expelled two suspected Russian spies who allegedly tried to hack a Swiss laboratory that conducts tests for the U.N.-backed chemical weapons watchdog....
WATCH: Water rescues underway amid heavy rains in North Carolina
ABC News - 14 Sep 2018 17:00
Jennifer Wetherington, a resident of Bridgeton, North Carolina, described the situation overnight.
WATCH: A view from space as Hurricane Florence makes landfall
ABC News - 14 Sep 2018 17:00
Cameras outside the International Space Station captured the massive storm.
Nevada college professor shot self on campus to protest Trump, police say
USA Today - 14 Sep 2018 16:58Strangers help South Carolina woman, 7 rescue dogs escape Hurricane Florence by sending a 'miracle'
USA Today - 14 Sep 2018 16:56
A woman living near Myrtle Beach with her seven rescue dogs was expecting to ride out effects of Hurricane Florence at her home, until strangers raised thousands of dollars to get her out.
Junkie mom arrested for stealing drugs from dying daughter
New York Post - 14 Sep 2018 16:55
A drug-addicted Missouri mom was busted this week for swiping pain medication from her terminally ill daughter -- and taking it herself, cops said. Carol Ballweg, 46, was the primary caregiver for her 20-year-old daughte...
Number of new heroin users makes dramatic drop, but meth, marijuana use up, survey says
USA Today - 14 Sep 2018 16:49
Use of illegal drugs, including cocaine, marijuana, and opioids by pregnant womenincreased significantly between 2015 and 2017, the report found.
Britain and EU 'closing in' on a Brexit agreement, Raab says
Reuters - 14 Sep 2018 16:47
Britain and the European Union are "closing in" on a withdrawal agreement, Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Friday, before a meeting of European leaders in Salzburg next week.
IWC rejects Japan's proposal to lift commercial whale hunting ban
Al Jazeera English - 14 Sep 2018 16:44
Global body rejects pro-whaling countries bid to have decades-old ban on commercial hunting overturned at Brazil summit.
WATCH: Woman helped rescue family with baby from Hurricane Florence
ABC News - 14 Sep 2018 16:38
Jameesha Harris spoke to "GMA" about the family she rescued from a flooded home near New Bern, North Carolina.
Lawyer: Police seized pot to smear Botham Jean after he was shot in his own apartment
USA Today - 14 Sep 2018 05:26U.S. sanctions Russian, Chinese tech firms over funds for North Korea
Reuters - 14 Sep 2018 05:22
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a China-based tech firm, its North Korean CEO and a Russian subsidiary, accusing them of moving illicit funding to North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Taiwan courts security ties with bigger friends as Beijing snatches allies
Reuters - 14 Sep 2018 05:11
As Beijing intensifies its effort to further isolate Taiwan diplomatically, Taipei is actively but discreetly broadening security ties with regional powers beyond its long-standing relationship with the United States.