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Search Continues For Hundreds After Mudslides In Southern California

January 14, 2018

Many residents were caught off guard. But county emergency manager Jeff Gater said officials decided not to use the cellphone push alert system until 3:50 a.m. "We've gotten multiple reports of rescuers falling through manholes that were covered with mud, swimming pools that were covered up with mud", said Anthony Buzzerio, a Los Angeles County fire battalion chief.

Abe beefs up Europe ties amid North strife

January 14, 2018

Mr Abe told reporters that he and Mr Ratas had agreed that they "would not accept nuclear armament of North Korea, and that it was necessary to maximise pressure on North Korea". "We should work closely together to maintain and strengthen a rule of law-based worldwide order on North Korea, which is now a threat to the global community", Abe told reporters in Lithuania's capital Vilnius.

Traders Purchase Large Volume of Brookdale Senior Living Put Options (BKD)

January 14, 2018

Abner Herrman & Brock Llc who had been investing in Pepsico Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $166.06 billion market cap company. Brookdale Senior Living Inc .is a leading owner and operator of senior living facilities throughout the United States. (NYSE: BKD ) for the trailing twelve months paying dividend with the payout ratio of 0.00% to its shareholders.

Hamas Terror Official Injured in Lebanon Car Bombing

January 14, 2018

Sidon is home to Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp. Rivalry between them over control often spills into clashes. The Lebanese National News Agency reported that the silver BMW belonged to Hamdan, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Hamzah.

Trump reportedly criticizes immigration from '[expletive] countries'

January 14, 2018

Earlier this week, he suggested that he would sign any immigration bill that made it to his desk. On the other side, the White House risks angering Trump's base if it grants a path to citizenship for the DREAMers. Trump defended his stance on the immigration deal reached by a group of six Republican and Democratic senators on Thursday and denied using a vulgar reference to immigrants that drew widespread condemnation.

Brown leads No. 22 Auburn to comeback win over Mississippi State

January 14, 2018

Following a 76-68 win at Mississippi State Saturday afternoon, Auburn clinched its spot as the final unbeaten team in league play and sits atop the conference standings for the first time since the SEC went away from divisions in the 2011-12 season.

Housley says more than $150K raised for Senate race

January 14, 2018

Smith is the former lieutenant governor that was appointed to former Sen. "I couldn't be happier or more proud of our state that we get the wonderful representation from Tina". "I believe there's a real opportunity to make headway here". With a GOP majority across Washington she says she realizes it will be hard to accomplish certain things.

DACA Recipients Can Apply For Renewal, Government Says

January 14, 2018

A bipartisan group of Senators had been working on a compromise legislative solution with Trump to protect the estimated 700,000 Dreamers covered under DACA. "I can not believe in the history of the White House, in that Oval Office, any president has ever spoken the words that I personally heard our president speak yesterday".

Trump extends Iran nuclear deal

January 14, 2018

He has called it a "bad deal", a " terrible deal , " and "the worst deal of all time" so many times it's hard to keep count. "In the absence of such an agreement", he went on, "the United States will not again waive sanctions in order to stay in the Iran nuclear deal ".

Goa to ask Karnataka to halt work on Kalsa Canal

January 14, 2018

When questioned whether Parrikar's letter to Yeddyurappa for a bilateral talk on sharing the Mhadei water provoked and influenced Karnataka to resume the work, Palyekar said, "It can be anything but I feel that Chief Minister's letter is not the order of the court, hence Karnataka should not misunderstand and misuse the letter".

Rescuers Battle to Find Survivors of California Mudslides

January 14, 2018

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office made a plea for information on any of the missing residents, while acknowledging that finding anyone alive would be a "miracle". Although search efforts are underway, Sheriff's detectives are actively working on locating persons reported to the Emergency Operations Center and Santa Barbara County Public Safety Dispatch Center.

Fire kills eight, wounds 50 at northern Portugal community centre

January 14, 2018

Vila Nova da Rainha is close to the town of Tondela and is about 260km (160 miles) north-east of Lisbon. The fire was likely caused by a heater which quickly led to critical conditions and people trying to get out. Dozens of fire-fighters were deployed and the flames were extinguished in about an hour. Dozens of fire crews and two helicopters were seen rushing to the scene before paramedics took the injured to hospital.

Popping up on Watch-lists are CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE:COR) Shares

January 14, 2018

Market capitalization is the total dollar market value of a company's shares. Shares of CoreSite Realty Corp (COR) opened at $105.67 on Friday. Today it is now trading at $53.06 (-2.19%), with an average volume 1,655.22, its volume today is 3,655,682.00.

7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Peru's Coast

January 14, 2018

The US Tsunami Warning centres are reporting no threat of a tsunami from the natural disaster at the time of this writing. The USGS says that the epicenter struck 26 miles south-southwest of Acari at around 4:18 a.m. Arequipa Governor Yamila Osorio said on Twitter no victims had been reported so far, while there was minor material damage including some collapsed roads.

Airplane skids off runway in northern Turkey; caught in mud

January 14, 2018

Footage posted on social media showed panicked passengers being evacuated from the aircraft and another clip appeared to show one of the plane's engines in the water. "There was panic, people shouting, screaming", passenger Fatma Gordu was quoted as saying. Flights resumed at the Trabzon International Airport on Sunday, after being temporarily suspended following the incident.

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (JKHY) EPS Estimated At $0.80

January 14, 2018

The company was maintained on Wednesday, July 5 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Benchmark maintained the shares of AMZN in report on Friday, January 29 with "Buy" rating. 136,176 were accumulated by Parallax Volatility Advisers Ltd Partnership. Tributary Mngmt Ltd Liability Co accumulated 11,900 shares or 0.11% of the stock.

CPI(M) MLA KK Ramachandran passes away

January 14, 2018

He began to actively participate in political activities right from his college days. When studying in Law College, he worked as a member of district committee and was the college union chairman. In the last Assembly election, he had defeated P.C. Vishnunath of the Congress by 7983 votes. He was the president of bar council. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Speaker P Sreeramakrishanan, CPI leader Kannam Rajendran, were among those who condoled his death.

IGP set to visit troubled towns in Borno

January 14, 2018

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered the I -G to move to Benue to control the crisis. He said the people of his area were law abiding and were providing shelter to displaced Tiv people in the area.

Trump administration resumes accepting DACA renewal applications under court order

January 14, 2018

It is unclear if Trump is going to demand Congress include funding for the wall he envisions running along the U.S. -Mexico border as part of any border security bill, but he appeared to indicate it is part and parcel with what he views to be border security when he said "if you don't have a wall, you can not have security".

US, Korea to Postpone War Games

January 14, 2018

Analysts with the website 38 North, which tracks North Korea, reported Pyongyang may be preparing to test a rocket engine at a facility in Sohae, North Pyongan province, where all of the North's satellite launches have taken place since 2012.

Ingram, Sexton lead Alabama past LSU

January 14, 2018

Collin Sexton scored 15 points for Alabama, which won a league game on the road for the first time in three times this season. Hall, who is expected to miss at least 10 days after a surgical procedure to stabilize a hairline fracture of the wrist that he suffered in the Crimson Tide's win over SC last Tuesday.

Greenwood Capital Associates LLC Decreases Holdings in Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON)

January 14, 2018

The stock decreased 2.84% or $0.1 during the last trading session, reaching $3.42. About 611,913 shares traded or 42.19% up from the average. Marchex, Inc. Jefferies maintained Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) for 29,579 shares. Peddock Capital Advsr Ltd owns 445 shares or 0.03% of their United States portfolio.

Little fanfare as ANC leaders arrive for January 8 statement

January 14, 2018

He likely will be elected the next president in 2019. Last month, Zuma suffered another blow when Ramaphosa, who campaigned on an anti-corruption ticket, was elected ANC president beating the president's former wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Bigg Boss 11 Grand Finale: This Finalist Gets Evicted From The Show?

January 14, 2018

Two former contestants of Bigg Boss 11 , Arshi Khan and Sabyasachi Satpathy recently gave an interview to a leading daily spilled the beans on the contestant they see as the show's victor, and everything that goes on inside the Bigg Boss house.

Pieters scores winning point as Europe defend EurAsia Cup

January 14, 2018

Asia held a surprise lead going into the final day's play at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club but the European team fought back to overturn the point deficit, winning eight of the day's 12 individual match-ups and halving another to retain the trophy with a 14-10 win.

Narendra Modi welcomes Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at start of India trip

January 14, 2018

In July past year, Modi visited Israel as the first Indian Prime Minister since the establishment of bilateral ties in 1992. Rupani was quoted by NDTV: "According to the tentative schedule, Modi and Netanyahu would first visit the Sabarmati Ashram on their arrival here on January 17".

Stephen Miller 'escorted off CNN set' after heated Jake Tapper interview

January 14, 2018

At least as of July, Bannon told me, during my interviews with him for my book, Bannon: Always the Rebel , that he and Miller were close and that they continued to think exactly alike. Tapper had been asking questions about Trump's fitness, and queried Miller about a weekend tweet in which Trump wrote that he was a "very stable genius".

Federal judge blocks Trump's attempt to let DACA expire for current recipients

January 14, 2018

A preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Tuesday meant the move was expected, but when the application process would resume was unknown. The administration said at the time it did not have the authority to administer the program and it was up to Congress to make it law. He also said he wants a DACA deal to include a merit-based system of immigration and "people who will help take our country to the next level".

Bodies pulled from flaming Iranian tanker

January 14, 2018

The network said rescuers were prevented from entering the crew living quarters by temperatures as high as 192 degrees. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif by telephone that "as long as there is 1 per cent of hope, China will continue to make 100 per cent effort" in the rescue effort, according to a report on the ministry website.

British-Nigerian Model, Harry Uzoka stabbed to death in bad robbery

January 14, 2018

Police have confirmed four of the victims were stabbed to death. Uzoka who has modeled for major brands like Zara, Bershka, Everlane, ALDO and Mercedes has appeared on billboards in the United Kingdom and US. The Premier website features Mr Uzoka's portfolio. He had recently modelled for GQ magazine, who posted a picture from the shoot on Instagram, saying they were "stunned" to hear of his death, and offered their condolences.

Colts' head coach search down to two candidates

January 14, 2018

McDaniels obviously isn't going to sign anywhere until the New England Patriots are finished with their postseason schedule, whenever that ends. Albert Breer of MMQB reports that offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel, a former Patriots linebacker, have emerged as the top two candidates to become next head coach of the Indianapolis Colts .

Larry Fitzgerald doesn't have 'any timetable' on retirement decision

January 14, 2018

The NFL coaching rumors are coming in hot right now, one team possibly found their next head coach, another nearing a deal, and one still in the interview process. It sure would be awesome for Fitzgerald to eventually retire as a Super Bowl champion. Fitzgerald can still produce at a high level. Fitz has just completed his 14th National Football League season-all with the Cardinals-and is still breaking records.

De Sousa cleared to play for Kansas

January 14, 2018

It's a welcome development for Kansas and coach Bill Self, who have been waiting for weeks on word from the NCAA abou De Sousa's eligibility after he enrolled. He was involved in a single vehicle accident on November 11, and an hour before the team's game against Kentucky three days later, Kansas released a statement saying that Preston would not play while the school looked into the financial situation surrounding the auto he had been driving.

Iran dismisses U.S. pressure to renegotiate nuclear deal

January 14, 2018

Trump's stance on the accord "amounts to desperate attempts to undermine a solid multilateral agreement", he added. JCPOA is not renegotiable: "rather than repeating exhausted rhetoric, U.S. Trump has constantly criticised the pact inked between the six world powers - China, Russia, Britain, France, the U.S. and Germany - and Iran in 2015, in which the West promised to relieve sanctions on Tehran in exchange for a halt in Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.

Lockdown after serious incident at Heartwood Senior Living

January 14, 2018

When they arrived, they found a woman who had been stabbed to death. The victim has not been identified, but an autopsy is underway. Police say they are not looking for any more suspects at this time, and there is no threat to the public.

Attempts being made to make judiciary 'deaf and dumb': Shiv Sena

January 14, 2018

Terming the public statement by the four Supreme Court justices as shocking, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that there is a need to bring out truth in the death of Justice Loya by conducting impartial inquiry in the case.

LDS Church will announce new leadership Tuesday

January 14, 2018

Afterward, Nelson will hold a 10 a.m. news conference with reporters from the Church Office Building in downtown Salt Lake City. According to the latest report from the church's First Presidency on the church's growth and status , about 15.9 million people in more than 30,000 congregations around the world are members of the LDS church.

Author Mahasweta Devi immortalised in Google Doodle

January 14, 2018

Born on January 14, 1926, in Bangladesh's Dhaka, Devi made a mark for herself as a social activist by crusading for the rights of the tribals, especially in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Mahasweta Devi died on July 23, 2016, following a major heart attack. Award-winning films " Hazar Chaurasi ki Ma " and " Rudali " were based on her novels.

Two Crude Bombs Found while digging for Metro Pillars in Mumbai

January 14, 2018

The combustible material was also not of very high quality. "Out of the two bombs, one was in closed condition and another was in open condition, which was diffused by BDDS team on the spot", said AK Singh, Chief Security Officer. MMRCL is now building the Maratha Mandir station at the spot. Confirming the discovery, deputy commissioner of police, zone III, Virendra Mishra said, "A suspicious, old bomb-like heavy object in crude form was found at the Metro construction site".

Ltd. Acquires Shares of 38400 Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRC)

January 14, 2018

The stock has a market cap of $5,710.00, a PE ratio of 43.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.19. The stock increased 0.89% or $2.16 during the last trading session, reaching $244.47. Therefore 67% are positive. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a "buy" rating and set a $92.00 price objective on shares of Hill-Rom in a research report on Wednesday, November 29th.

African states demand Trump apologise for racist remark

January 14, 2018

In a Twitter message Friday, the former president accused Mr Trump of pursuing a policy of making America "White Again" instead of "Great Again". We've heard on our Facebook page from people on both sides, many who say they find no issue with the President's statement and others who disagree.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives today on six day visit

January 14, 2018

Later in the day, the Netanyahu will meet with Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj . Bhaskar said both the countries have long-standing defence ties and new areas of cooperation are being explored. "I am sure you will be updated on that". Modi's standalone visit to Israel in July this year celebrated 25 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

NSW bushfire emergency warning issued for blaze near Newcastle Airport

January 14, 2018

Water bombing aircraft and more than 60 RFS personnel worked overnight to contain the blaze as it threatened homes. The Rural Fire Service says the blaze is burning near Masonite Road, Tomago - approximately 10 kilometres north of Newcastle.

Alert level raised after volcano eruption in the Philippines

January 14, 2018

The second phreatic eruption at Mayon Volcano in Albay province, 330 kilometres south of Manila, lasted approximately five minutes on Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. It also asked civil aviation authorities to advise pilots from flying close to the volcano's summit, "as ash from any sudden eruption can be hazardous to aircraft".

Portola Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PTLA) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research to "Sell"

January 14, 2018

Portola Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PTLA) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 4th. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 18,870 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $1,062,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the period.

Colombia suspends ceasefire talks over rebel attacks

January 14, 2018

During a Security Council meeting to discuss Colombia , Britain and Sweden urged Colombia and the ELN to resume ceasefire talks as quickly as possible. Later last night he tweeted "I reiterate what I said days ago: we won't allow aggression against our Armed Forces". The members of the Security Council echoed the Secretary-General's concern about increased insecurity in some of the areas affected by the conflict, welcomed the important efforts by the Government of Colombia to address ...

Donald Trump sparks United Kingdom political row after cancelling London trip

January 14, 2018

The trip's cancellation is a further blow to relations between the close allies. In December Ambassador Woody Johnson said he was looking forward to welcoming the president when he visited, adding: "I think he will be very impressed with this building and the people who occupy it".

Mets Planning to Sign Former Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez

January 14, 2018

The Mets are going with age before beauty at first base next season. Gonzalez, a five-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove victor, saw his streak of 11 consecutive seasons with at least 150 games played snapped after being limited to just 71 games with the Dodgers last season because of injury.

Political Analyst Explains the Real Goals of Theresa May's Cabinet Reshuffle

January 14, 2018

His appointment was nearly derailed after the party was forced to delete a tweet congratulating transport minister Chris Grayling to the position, which members say has become increasingly important. May's New Year's objective is to convey message that his Government's field of action does not end in Brexit , in face of a year in which local elections await in spring, in which Labour Party expects to see its good performance in L As surveys.

Indicted Trump Adviser Is Being Sued by a Russian Billionaire

January 14, 2018

Wednesday's lawsuit, brought against the pair in a NY state trial-level court, marks the second time now that the Deripaska-linked company has sued them along with Pericles Emerging Market Partners, an investment management firm controlled by Manafort and Gates.

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