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Mattis to Troops: 'Hold the Line' for Divided America

August 28, 2017

It's unclear when the Facebook video was actually filmed but Defense One's Kevin Baron, who spotted the footage , said the remarks could have come during Mattis' visit to Jordan last week. You know it and I know it. He notes that many in the group surrounding him were too young to remember 9/11, but explains that the enemy then "thought if he could hurt us, he could scare us".

North Korea missile launch fails

August 28, 2017

North Korea had walked back from the threat to lob missiles toward Guam, but there had been concerns that hostility will flare up again during the Ulchi-Freedom Guardian drills between the allies that run through August 31. 26, 2017. At least one of them flew about 250 miles before crashing into the sea, South Korean military leaders said. The North routinely says it will never give up its weapons programs, saying they are necessary to counter perceived US hostility.

UN Chief on 3-day visit to Israel, Palestinian territories

August 28, 2017

Gaza has been suffering from an acute electricity crisis caused by political disagreements between the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority and Hamas movement, which controls Gaza. "It's time to place the issue squarely on the table and address it head-on", Hotovely said, threatening funding cuts for the body if changes were not implemented.

North Korea fires three missiles into sea

August 28, 2017

Tillerson had hoped that this could be the beginning of the signal from Pyongyang the U.S. had been looking for. Kim says North Korea's large-sized artillery rockets blur the boundaries between artillery systems and ballistic missiles because they create their own thrust and are guided during delivery.

Coast Guard Rescues 15 People In Distress Near Port Aransas

August 28, 2017

But apparently some decided not to heed the message: The Coast Guard rescued a total of 32 people from Texas waters between Friday and Saturday, the New York Times reported . All 12 people were reported to be in stable condition with no injuries, the Coast Guard said. A Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew responded to the scene and pulled the people to safety.

Houston flooding: Scared residents share their stories

August 28, 2017

Most roads are impassible and residents are being warned to shelter in place. The volume of this weekend's Harvey rainfall was largely predicted. Areas of Houston, the fourth-largest city in the US with a population of about 7 million residents, were seeing rising waters reach the second floor of buildings, in some cases.

ITunes accepting donations for Hurricane Harvey relief

August 28, 2017

Nine volunteers are in Texas to assist with flooding and the team also deployed a feeding truck Sunday morning. The American Red Cross is looking for help as it aids Texas during the impact of Hurricane Harvey . To make a donation , you can do so by clicking this link . But on Sunday evening, they chose to keep packaging with the hope of sending some of those meals down to Texas.

Red Cross sending volunteers & vehicles from SC to TX

August 28, 2017

The National Weather Service is calling the event "unprecedented", noting 15 to 25 inches of rainfall, with some areas of Southeastern Texas potentially receiving as much as 50 inches. The supplies include cots, blankets, ready-to-eat meals, comfort kits and cleaning supplies. The Red Cross is also mobilizing its disaster partners to support feeding, child care, disaster assessment and other disaster services.

Goa CM Parrikar wins in Panaji, counting underway in Bawana, Nandyal & Valpoi

August 28, 2017

Parrikar defeated Congress candidate Girish Chodankar by 4803 votes. In Valpoi, Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) leader Vishwajit Rane is contesting against Congress's Roy Naik. For Bawana bypoll , the BJP has fielded Ved Prakash who had won from the constituency in the 2015 elections as an AAP candidate. Currently, AAP has 65 legislators in the assembly, while the BJP has four.

Justice Dipak Misra sworn in as India's Chief Justice

August 28, 2017

According to reports, Justice Misra was nominated last month by CJI Khehar for the top judicial post. He is the third Odia to hold the prestigious position after Justice Ranganath Mishra and Justice Gopal Ballav Pattanaik. He was also on the bench that rejected the appeal by 1993 serial blast convict Yakub Menon, seeking a stay on his death sentence. Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court before he was elevated as a Supreme Court judge in 2011, Justice Misra had been described as a ...

Justice Dipak Misra sworn in as CJI

August 28, 2017

He is the third Odia to hold the prestigious position after Justice Ranganath Mishra and Justice Gopal Ballav Pattanaik. Justice Dipak Misra enrolled as an advocate on 14th February 1977 and practiced in Constitutional, Civil, Criminal, Revenue, Service and Sales Tax matters in the Orissa High Court and the Service Tribunal.

North Korea fires projectile into sea

August 28, 2017

Later on Saturday, the South Korean Presidential Blue House said the North may have fired an upgraded 300-mm calibre multiple rocket launcher but the military was still analyzing the precise details of the projectiles. It comes a month after the communist nation test-fired another intercontinental ballistic missile. MUSCLE MAN DIES Who was Rich Piana and how did he die? The launch comes during joint exercises between the US and South Korean militaries, exercises that North Korea always ...

The End of the Chaebol Era

August 28, 2017

Lee is said to have offered bribes to Park Geun Hye when she was the President of the country. Lee was arrested in February and was found guilty by a three-judge panel of Seoul Central District Court. Samsung, founded in 1938 by Lee's grandfather, is a household name in South Korea and a symbol of the country's dramatic rise from poverty following the 1950-53 Korean War.

VMAs 2017: Cardi B Shouts Out Colin Kaepernick

August 28, 2017

The Bronx-bred femcee has experienced a Cinderella story that's too hard to hate on, and for those who hate anyways, she's practically unbothered if Sunday night's performance was any indication. Totally unnecessary! We wanna hear you live! During a pretty rote award show at the 2017 VMAs , leave it to Cardi B to continuously stir things up.

Fact check: Trump does what he accuses media of doing

August 28, 2017

President Trump railed against the news media on Tuesday in a fiery, campaign-style speech, in which he defended his statements in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville , Va., earlier this month. Trump was at his golf club in New Jersey during a 17-day working vacation when the violence erupted in Charlottesville, claiming the life of one anti-racist protester who was hit by a vehicle driven by a man who attended the white supremacist demonstrations.

MO Task Force One Deployed to Texas

August 28, 2017

The hurricane has made landfall Friday and caused severe flooding. "It's likely they're going to do water...so they have 6 boats and multiple people to man those boats", Sinewe said. "We'll bring our own lights". "We'll take 4 dogs with us down there to help find trapped victims, live victims in any of the destruction", task force member Chuck Wong said.

Emmanuel Macron veut réformer la directive européenne — Travailleurs détachés

August 28, 2017

Elle a depuis répondu vertement aux attaques d'Emmanuel Macron , relève Le Monde: "Peut-être, ses déclarations arrogantes sont-elles dues à son manque d'expérience et de pratique politique , ce que j'observe avec compréhension, mais j'attends qu'il rattrape rapidement ces lacunes et qu'il soit à l'avenir plus réservé ", a tancé Beata Szydlo dans une interview donnée au site wpolityce .pl (en polonais).

U.S. prosecutors to impose measures on Chinese firms involved with North Korea

August 28, 2017

China has said it would ban exports to North Korea as part of the new sanctions imposed on the latter by the United Nations, but U.S. officials are reportedly frustrated Beijing hasn't shut the firms which control this down. The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed penalties on 16 mainly Chinese and Russian entities linked to Pyongyang amid heightened tensions over North Korea's missile program.

How to Help the Red Cross Respond to Harvey

August 28, 2017

Dozens of Los Angeles firefighters have been deployed to Texas to help with search and rescue efforts after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Gulf Coast. You can simply donate by texting " HARVEY " to 90999. We also recommend completing and mailing the donation form on redcross .org with your check.

North Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test

August 28, 2017

The JCS says the South Korea and US militaries were analyzing the launch. North Korea's latest test comes at the same time as US and South Korean forces participate in joint military exercises on the Korean Peninsula. Two of the missiles flew about 150 miles while the other one appears to have blown up nearly instantly. If the South Korean assessments are correct, the North might have conducted tests to expand the range of its 300-millimeter multiple rocket launchers, which are believed to ...

North Korea 'FIRES missile' after threatening United States with war

August 28, 2017

The U.S. Pacific Command has revised its assessment of the latest North Korean missile launches, saying the first and third projectiles did not fail in flight. Last year, Pyongyang fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on August 24, a day before the anniversary, and went on to carry out its fifth nuclear test on September 9, the country's founding day.

Donald Trump hammers Republicans over debt ceiling

August 28, 2017

Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who has been critical of the president, told MSNBC this week it was "too hard to say" if Trump would be the party's presidential nominee in 2020. Other Republicans have meanwhile grown more assertive in their criticism of the president, following the furore triggered by his equivocal response to the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month.

Woman and child found dead in Bradenton apartment fire

August 28, 2017

Cedar Hammock Fire Department and Manatee County Sheriff's Office arrived to find Diamond Shelman, 18, and 8-month-old Jeremiah Shelman, deceased. They lived in the Avalon Square Apartments complex at 3506 14th St. Authorities said the woman had injuries that were inconsistent with the fire, which appeared to be arson. The deaths and the fire are under investigation.

Fargo police: 150 tips received in search for missing woman

August 28, 2017

The pregnant Fargo woman disappeared a week ago. Greywind was last seen at her apartment August 19. Also, two people, Brooke Lynn Crews and William Henry Hoehn, have been arrested, charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Police say Crews initially told them Greywind had left her apartment after helping her with a sewing project. They say 35 locations were searched Saturday, all with negative results.

Diamondbacks SS Marte leaves with hamstring injury

August 28, 2017

I've said that plenty of times before. And with the Giants' lineup, very good hasn't been enough. Goldschmidt, Martinez, and Daniel "Scals" Desclaso proceeded to hit back-to-back-to-back home runs for good measure in the eighth, scoring nine total runs in the inning and putting the game completely out of reach for the Giants.

Trump could lift ban on military equipment for United States police

August 28, 2017

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to address the annual meeting of the Fraternal Order of Police, the nation's largest police union, and he may outline the program changes there. In 2016, the government began recalling previously-issued surplus gear that had been placed on the prohibited equipment list. Most police agencies rarely require military equipment for daily use but see a need to have it available, said Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive ...

North Korea fires 3 short-range missiles; USA says tests fail

August 28, 2017

Earlier this month Trump had warned that North Korea would be met with "fire and fury," if it continued with its threats. Solid fuel missiles are faster and easier to deploy , and harder to catch before they launch because there's a lot less to be done in terms of launch preparation.

Jeff Flake wants details of Trump's call for border wall

August 28, 2017

Yet Sanders also repeated assurances that Trump is determined to avert a USA default, saying of the legal debt limit the U.S.is about to hit that the president is "still committed to making sure it gets raised". "We might have to put an end to it?" wrote Mr. Trump. After the Phoenix rally, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, praised Trump's "commitment to keeping a promise that was central to his campaign - securing our southern border".

Sen. Jeff Flake downplays feud with President Trump

August 28, 2017

He described Flake as a "principled conservative with a long conservative record", but said that Flake's differences with the president and close relationship with McCain should tell people to "take her (Ward) seriously as a primary candidate".

North Korea Reportedly Launches Another Missile Into The Sea

August 28, 2017

This is the principle that Pyongyang and Washington should abide by when they talk. Just think about it. It is not the first time British military has taken part in exercises on the peninsula. Since Monday, 29 British military and civilian personnel have been engaged in Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG), an annual US-South Korean military exercise.

North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles, U.S. says, breaking lull

August 28, 2017

It said that the second missile appears to have blown up immediately and that none posed threat to the USA territory of Guam , which the North had previously warned it would fire missiles toward. North Korea have previously left details of important developments in the background of photographs to show the world what they may be capable of.

Silverstone Moto2: Nakagami scores win as Marquez crashes

August 28, 2017

Morbidelli now leads Luthi in the series standings by 29 points with Alex Marquez third. That left Morbidelli in control, until Nakagami caught and passed the Italian. KTM's Miguel Oliveira was only 0.061s behind, with team-mate Brad Binder and Kiefer Suter's Dominique Aegerter completing the top ten. Marquez got a lightning quick start from the middle of the front row and was the early pace setter, Marquez and Morbidelli were lapping on lap record pace before settling in with the ...

United States revises assessment of N. Korea launch

August 28, 2017

While the projectile that supposedly blew up immediately after launch was clearly a failure, Kim, the analyst, said the North with the other missiles could have been experimenting with developmental technologies or deliberately detonated the warheads at certain heights and locations.

London Zoo conducts the annual weigh

August 28, 2017

Over the next several days, zookeepers will weigh and measure some 200 species of animals. "On some species it's hard to get them on the scale, with squirrel monkeys it's hard to get them off", a spokesperson for the zoo was recorded as saying.

Music stops as Notting Hill carnival grieves for Grenfell

August 28, 2017

The birds were released from the hands of survivors and local residents, as well as the leader of Kensington and Chelsea council Elizabeth Campbell, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad. Those taking part in the carnival had responded to the call to go "green for Grenfell" by sporting the colour. Steel barriers, concrete blocks and weapons checks are some of the measures being used to help protect the world-famous carnival from the threat of a Barcelona-style terror ...

Don't let your guard down: Gen Rawat tells forces amidst Doklam stand-off

August 28, 2017

Now, the Indian Army chief has warned of more such transgressions from China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which the two countries share. "Let's say this stand-off gets resolved, but our troops on the border should not feel that it can not happen again.

NKorea issues trademark fiery rhetoric over US-SKorea drills

August 28, 2017

Pyongyang has described the US-South Korea annual military drills, set to kick off on Monday, as the "most explicit expression of hostility", voicing fears that the war games, known as the Ulchi Freedom Guardian, may "evolve into actual fighting".

San Francisco mayor praises residents, police in wake of peaceful protests Saturday

August 28, 2017

When Gibson canceled the Golden Gate rally on Friday, he said his followers would instead attend an anti-Marxist rally on Sunday in nearby Berkeley. Cummings said her rally was "to speak out against the political violence happening to people who do not agree" with left-wing ideology, and that the meaning was being lost as rhetoric around the rally escalated.

Japan Wins Little League World Series Over Texas

August 28, 2017

Lufkin has nine home runs in Williamsport. Natsuki Yajima leads Japan with seven hits, hitting.538 with a home run and four RBIs. "That's a very good pitcher that we faced". Goto threw 5.2 innings of shutout baseball, allowing just four hits and one walk, while striking out 13. Japan was able to add an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth inning, which provided Goto with even more padding.

One missing, three rescued after boat overturns in Biddeford

August 28, 2017

Maine Marine Patrol and the Coast Guard have located the body of a missing boater. WMTW has a crew on the way and will update this story as more information becomes available. Fire officials said they did not know what caused the boat to overturn. The names of the deceased and survivors are being withheld until family members have been notified.

Nebraska task force headed to Texas to help victims of Hurricane Harvey

August 28, 2017

And with Harvey set to make landfall Friday night, the team now waits for word on whether it will be needed. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall in the next few days. Authorities in Texas have received thousands of rescue requests in the wake of the hurricane, which was downgraded to a tropical storm. Record rainfall has caused unprecedented and deadly flooding.

Angela Merkel vows to enhance German wealth, security in 4th term

August 28, 2017

Since 2015, when Merkel introduced her open-door policy, around 1 million asylum-seekers have arrived in Germany, putting a strain on its social welfare system and sparking a rise in anti-migrant sentiment as well as opening deep rifts within German society.

Hawk takes shelter in Houston man's taxi ahead of Hurricane Harvey

August 28, 2017

Harvey appears to be enduring the storm calmly as Bruso and a "cab friend" he calls "Benny Booboo" watch flood coverage, compliment female news anchors and talk about pancakes . "He just kind of hopped on in and doesn't want to leave". "Someone said that his droopy wings might be a sign of sickness but he's eating". He fed the bird chicken hearts and water as they "got drunk and [rode] out the storm".

Brewers Shut Out Dodgers

August 28, 2017

Darvish ended up missing the minimum amount of time with the back issue and received clearance to reenter the rotation after completing a bullpen session Wednesday without incident. The 32-year-old was traded to the Dodgers from the Astros in August 2016. Kershaw, who has been out with a lower back strain since July 24, said after the game that he is healthy and ready to return to the Dodgers.

#AngolaDecides: Defense Minister Joao Lourenco declared victor of Angola poll

August 28, 2017

The MPLA had four million votes, while the leading opposition UNITA party had 1.8 million votes, or almost 27 per cent, election commission spokeswoman Julia Ferreira said. "They know they've got to get serious reform in", he added, saying Lourenco would have to attract investments to stave off a forecast decline in oil production.

Deadly crash in Paramus near Bergen Center mall

August 28, 2017

All four passengers in the auto were ejected from the vehicle. Two women were killed in an early Sunday morning crash outside a New Jersey shopping center, officials said. A 23-year-old man was treated and released. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and Bergen County Sheriff's Office are involved in the investigation, Pollaro said.

PM Abbasi inaugurates LNG terminal at Port Qasim in Karachi

August 28, 2017

He said the business community was always welcome to provide tangible advice and bring up out-of-the-box solutions that help in further strengthening Pakistan's economy. He said contract of this terminal was awarded through transparent bidding and the project was completed in a record short time. He said the terminal will facilitate transporting LNG to power house for producing affordable energy.

Central Coast man charged over camouflage attacks

August 28, 2017

Troy Stephen Johnson, 31, was arrested following a three-month investigation after he allegedly attacked the girl by sneaking up and pulling her into bushland while she was walking to school at 7.45am on May 15 in the Central Coast suburb of Narara.

Texas County's Long Recovery From Hurricane Harvey Begins

August 28, 2017

For example: if over Florida we have winds at the 500 mb level from the southwest, the winds around 18,000 feet would push any thunderstorm developing over the region from the southwest and toward the northeast. The streets of Corpus Christi, a city of about 320,000 people, were deserted on Saturday, with billboards twisted and strong winds still blowing. May drove to San Antonio where she thought she'd be safe but after hearing the news of widespread flooding expected in that area she ...

Philly area answers the call for Hurricane Harvey help

August 28, 2017

President Donald Trump, facing the first large-scale natural disaster of his presidency, signed a disaster proclamation at the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, which "unleashes the full force of government help". But they believe gas prices will increase 5 cents to 25 cents per gallon. "The howl of the wind was wonderful", he said, adding that "it came in with a roar".

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