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As many evacuate for Dorian, a 'hurricane bar' caters to those who stay

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The Hunkerdown Hideaway calls itself "the hurricane bar." There locals who aren't evacuating have gathered during major storms for years. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Lf6oSM via Latest News

The Odessa Police Chief Is Refusing to Name the Mass Shooter. It's Part of a Growing Trend

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Experts talked to TIME about the strategy and its implications from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30PmkAN via Latest News

Netanyahu says Israel ready for any scenario after Hezbollah clash

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel was prepared for any scenario after a cross-border clash with Lebanon's Hezbollah but neither side seemed eager for another conflict. Israel's military said anti-tank missiles from Lebanon targeted an army base and vehicles and that it responded with fire into southern Lebanon, after a week of growing tension raised fears of a new war with long-time enemy Hezbollah. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZLZAV6 via Latest News

Hurricane Dorian: Trump causes confusion by saying record storm will hit Alabama, forcing national weather service to issue correction

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Donald Trump has caused unnecessary confusion by saying Hurricane Dorian – now the joint most powerful storm to make landfall on record – was forecast to hit Alabama, when in fact the state is not among those experts believe is threatened.Three other states – Florida, South Carolina and Georgia – are all ordering part or full evacuations of their coastal areas and North Carolina has declared a state of emergency, but there are no evacuation orders in place in Alabama. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MQOOGZ via Latest News

Indian moon mission's landing module separates from orbiter

The landing module of India's unmanned moon mission separated from the orbiter on Monday ahead of its planned touchdown on the moon's south polar region this weekend, the space agency said. All the systems of orbiter and the lander are "healthy," the Indian Space Research Organization said in a statement. Monday's maneuver removed the lander from the orbiter's top, where it had been sitting since the mission took off from southern India on July 22. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MPVC7F via Latest News

Authorities identify gunman in deadly Odessa shooting

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Odessa police identified the gunman who opened fire at random as Seth Aaron Ator. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PwkuDB via Latest News

‘Time Is Running Out’: The 2020 Democratic Race Is About to Get Serious

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(Bloomberg) -- The unofficial end of summer kicks off a more intense phase of a Democratic presidential race that has been led by moderate Joe Biden, with progressives Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in a battle for second as the rest of the sprawling field struggles to break through.“There’s a real sense that time is running out after Labor Day,” said Alex Conant, a public relations consultant who was a top aide on the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican. “Voters become more engaged. Before Labor Day most voters are content to watch the show. After Labor Day they start picking a team.”He added, “Especially if you’re a second- or third-tier candidate who’s been waiting to make a move, the time is now.”Democrats have essentially culled the field to a four-person race with a few wild cards showing signs of life and others hanging by a thread. Party members are eager to nominate a candidate they believe can beat President Donald Trump, keeping Biden...

'We are heartbroken': Death toll rises to seven in Texas shooting; gunman identified

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The death toll rose to seven after a gunman's rampage that left 22 injured following what began as a routine traffic stop in Odessa, Texas. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zGjz8R via Latest News

The Latest: Dorian to pound parts of Bahamas for hours

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Forecasters say Hurricane Dorian is continuing to hammer parts of the Bahamas and is now approaching the eastern end of Grand Bahama in that archipelago. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Dorian remains a life-threatening Category 5 storm with 185 mph (295 kph) winds. Gusts are even higher, and at 7 p.m. EDT Sunday, Dorian's well-defined eye was located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) east of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zLJoUR via Latest News

Chemicals used in apparent suicide at San Jose hotel force evacuations

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The Fairmont San Jose reopened late Saturday afternoon after four floors of the high-end hotel were evacuated that morning. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Um3oqT via Latest News

Iranian official mocks Trump with 'good morning selfie' after president tweets out image from secret intelligence briefing

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Donald Trump has found himself trolled on Twitter by a top Iranian official after he controversially tweeted a classified photograph taken by a US surveillance satellite.The US president posted the high-resolution aerial image of a smouldering launch pad surrounded by a plume of black smoke - complete with annotations - late on Friday, apparently the result of a failed rocket catching fire at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran’s Semnan province. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PArP5b via Latest News

Everything to know about the new PlayStation: From what it costs to its release date - The National

Everything to know about the new PlayStation: From what it costs to its release date    The National There's a reason why Sony is seen as king of the gaming console landscape – and come 2020, it may prove it yet again. from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/32maP3V via Technology

Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas suffers ‘huge damage’ as storm becomes joint strongest ever

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Hurricane Dorian has caused major damage in the Bahamas – destroying homes and ripping roofs from buildings – as it made landfall as the joint-strongest ever Atlantic storm. There were no immediate reports of deaths.As the governor of South Carolina ordered an evacuation of the entire coast as the storm threatened the US, Bahamian and tourists in places such as the Abaco Islands and Marsh Harbour, took shelter in schools and churches when Dorian made landfall as a category 5 storm with gusts of up to 220mph and a sustained speed of 185mph. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34resHU via Latest News

ANALYSIS-Biden seen as weak front-runner as 2020 U.S. Democratic race heats up

As summer ends and the race for the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination shifts into a higher gear, former Vice President Joe Biden's perilous position atop the vast field stands to be tested under even more pressure. Biden, 76, has consistently maintained a comfortable lead over his rivals. Labor Day serves as the traditional marker for the White House race to intensify, with five months to go until the first nominating contest - February in Iowa - in the state-by-state process of picking the party's nominee to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2kaO9Dz via Latest News

U.S. and Poland Ink 5G Security Agreement Amid Anti-Huawei Campaign

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(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and Poland agreed Monday to a deal designed to secure 5G wireless networks in the European country, a move that could result in blocking Huawei Technologies Co. and other Chinese telecommunications firms from its networks.The deal with Poland comes as the U.S. has been courting companies to reject Chinese technology in their next generation of wireless networks, telling allies it could put their citizens’ data at risk of espionage. It was signed by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who’s visiting Warsaw for a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of World War II, and Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.“We believe that all countries must ensure that only trusted and reliable suppliers participate in our networks to protect them from unauthorized access or interference,” according to the declaration, which doesn’t single out China or any companies.It stipulates that suppliers should be given a “rigorous evaluation,” including whether they are controlle...

Odessa shooting: Texas lawmaker's defiant defense of gun rights sparks sharp debate

State Rep. Matt Schaefer of the Texas House Freedom Caucus, says Texans need to turn to God, not gun control measures. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32gBM96 via Latest News

'Catastrophic' Hurricane Dorian continues to pound northern Bahamas

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The hurricane will move dangerously close to the Florida east coast late Monday through Tuesday night, the NWS says. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HElQWu via Latest News

Hurricane Dorian claimed its first victim, an 8-year-old boy who reportedly drowned in the Bahamas

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Hurricane Dorian pummeled the Bahamas this weekend, destroying houses and creating a storm surge of up to 23 feet. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2lMYWnF via Latest News

Texas gun law changes take effect one day after deadly shooting near Odessa and Midland

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A bulk of gun law changes took effect in Texas on Sunday, loosening restrictions a day after a shooting near Odessa and Midland left 7 people dead. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZtPn09 via Latest News

'Categorically evil' killer of Australian comedian Eurydice Dixon sentenced to 35 years

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A sexual deviant who stalked, raped and murdered a talented young Australian comedian as she walked home at night has been jailed for at least 35 years for a crime described by a judge as “totally and categorically evil.” Eurydice Dixon, 22, was strangled after performing comedy in central Melbourne in June 2018.   The Victorian Supreme Court was told her attacker, 20-year old Jaymes Todd, had fantasies of violent sexual encounters and killings in the year before the murder of Ms Dixon.  He had watched violent pornography before and after the assault, was addicted to a fantasy of “coercive rape” and had scoured the internet for “snuff films”. Justice Stephen Kaye said Todd's actions were “perverted and depraved” and “craven and sadistic” as he delivered his sentencing remarks that took almost two hours.  The killer turned himself in to police after a friend saw him on security footage issued by detectives, but gave three different versions of what happened during int...

UK prime minister tells lawmakers to back his Brexit plan

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shot down the notion that he wanted an early election to secure Brexit, insisting Monday that it wasn't the way to get a deal done. Johnson decried parliamentary action set for Tuesday that is meant to delay Britain's departure from the European Union, arguing that it would "chop the legs" out of the U.K. position. Opposition parties are pledging to challenge Johnson's policy that the U.K. will leave the EU on Oct. 31 even if there is no deal. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2lnUqf2 via Latest News

Trump rips into actress Debra Messing after the 'Will & Grace' star praised signs trashing the president

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President Trump took a swipe at Hollywood actress Debra Messing after the “Will & Grace” star praised an Alabama church sign that read “A black vote for Trump is mental illness.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NLMAYU via Latest News

Hurricane Dorian is grinding closer to the US, with devastating winds due in Florida as soon as tonight

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Hurricane Dorian, now a Category 4 storm, continues to bring catastrophic conditions to Grand Bahama. Its effects may be felt in Florida Monday night. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KWiLD5 via Latest News