HONG KONG (AP) — High school students in Hong Kong added gas masks, goggles and hard hats to their formal white uniforms as they participated in a strike Monday on the first day of school to show their commitment to the city’s fiery anti-government protest movement. The nearly three months of youth-dominated protests — calling […]
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Record-setting Hurricane Dorian keeps pounding north Bahamas
McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — In a slow, relentless advance, a catastrophic Hurricane Dorian kept pounding at the northern Bahamas early Monday, as one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded left wrecked homes, shredded roofs, tumbled cars and toppled power poles in its wake. The storm’s top sustained winds decreased slightly to 165 […]
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Iran warns of ‘strong step’ from atomic deal if no new terms
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will “take a strong step” away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if Europe cannot offer the country new terms by a deadline at the end of this week, a government spokesman said Monday as top Iranian diplomats traveled to France and Russia for last-minute talks. The comments […]
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Customs officials disposes seized cigarettes and tobacco
On August 30, 2019, the Bureau of Customs & Border Protection was able to dispose of seized /confiscated cigarettes and tobacco that were held in storage from March 01,2018 till the June of this year. There were about 128.60 kilos of assorted cigarettes (588 cartons) and Loose Tobacco. The duty on the cigarettes and tobacco […]
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Police chief: 5 dead in West Texas mass shooting
ODESSA, Texas (AP) — At least five people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed and three law enforcement officers were among the injured. Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said that in addition to the injured […]
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The Latest on a shooting in West Texas: Odessa hospital treating 14 shooting victims
ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting in West Texas (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Russell Tippin, CEO of Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, says 14 shooting victims are being treated at the hospital, but he did not give their conditions or other information about the victims. Tippin says social workers and professional […]