Fires in Northern California expected to spread
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Trump’s move to end insurance subsidies jolts Washington
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WASHINGTON — President Trump’s decision to abruptly cut off federal payments to insurers reverberated through the political world Saturday, putting pressure on Congress to take action to address the high premiums that American consumers could face and jolting the insurance … Read More
California fires still out of control
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Death toll rises to 23, more than 3,500 buildings destroyed in wine country blazes
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SONOMA, Calif. — The death toll rose to 23 Wednesday and more than 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed across Northern California’s wine country as almost two dozen wildfires continued their assault on the region for a fourth day Wednesday. The … Read More
University of Hawaii sends email titled ‘in the event of a nuclear attack’
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a launching drill in a photo taken by state media. (STR/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Now on offer at University of Hawaii, Nuclear War 101: How to Start Worrying and Fear the Bomb. Students at the … Read More
Pence exits NFL game after players kneel during anthem
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence walked out of a National Football League game on Sunday after some players knelt during the national anthem, a form of demonstration that began last year in silent protest against police violence … Read More
Trump threatens that only ‘one thing’ will work against North Korea
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President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday. (Photo: AP) WASHINGTON — President Trump tweeted new storm warnings Saturday, this time aimed at North Korea. In … Read More
Cops Investigating Las Vegas Shooting Turn to the Public for Help: ‘We Have Looked at Literally Everything’
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(LAS VEGAS) — After five days of scouring the life of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock and chasing 1,000 leads, investigators confessed Friday they still don’t know what drove him to mass murder, and they announced plans to put up … Read More
What happens next if Trump refuses to certify the Iran nuclear deal: three scenarios
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President Trump, who has called the Iran nuclear agreement the “worst deal ever,” has signaled he will back out of the accord before an Oct. 15 deadline for certifying that Iran is complying with the terms—which U.N. inspectors say is … Read More
Storms, earthquakes, North Korea and now the Las Vegas massacre. We have to wonder: ‘What’s next?’
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When the month began, a confluence of hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and a brewing international nuclear confrontation already had some Americans thinking about End Times. Then Las Vegas, the nation’s playground, witnessed the worst mass shooting in U.S. history — … Read More