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California boat fire: Authorities say victims likely died of smoke inhalation, not burns – USA TODAY
CLOSE Thirty-four people died after a diving boat caught fire off Santa Cruz Island in California. USA TODAY Victims in the tragic dive boat fire likely died of smoke inhalation, not burns, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Friday. All the passengers and one crew member had been sleeping in tight quarters beneath the deck, and all had signs of smoke inhalation. A preliminary examination shows they died before being burned….
Britain’s House Of Lords Approves Bill Blocking No-Deal Brexit – NPR
A monitor in the House of Lords shows its approval of a bill blocking a no-deal Brexit Friday. House of Lords 2019 / Photography by Roger Harris hide caption toggle caption House of Lords 2019 / Photography by Roger Harris A monitor in the House of Lords shows its approval of a bill blocking a no-deal Brexit Friday. House of Lords 2019 / Photography by Roger Harris Britain’s House of…
Hurricane Dorian: US Skeptical Of National Security Implications Of China Aid – NPR
An aerial view shows damage after Hurricane Dorian on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Jose Jimenez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jose Jimenez/Getty Images An aerial view shows damage after Hurricane Dorian on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Jose Jimenez/Getty Images President Trump has promised to help the Bahamas recover from Hurricane Dorian, the devastating storm that has decimated parts of the island nation. The United States is not only concerned about…
Dorian cut off the town of High Rock on Grand Bahama for days and nearly every structure is destroyed – CNN
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Howard Schultz drops plans to run as independent candidate in 2020 – CNN
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Perfect storm: Media pound Trump over ‘Sharpie-gate’ hurricane map – Fox News
Video Howard Kurtz: A press corps obsessed with missteps vs. a president who won’t let go ‘MediaBuzz’ host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the media’s obsession with attacking President Trump’s every move, the latest over Trump’s map showing Hurricane Dorian impacting Alabama. There is something seemingly ludicrous in the media obsessing on a squiggle drawn on a map with a black Sharpie, especially with millions in the path of a…
House Retirement Tracker: Who Is Deciding To Leave Congress In 2020 – NPR
Ahead of the 2020 elections, 15 Republican House members have announced plans to retire, including (from left) Republican Reps. Will Hurd of Texas, Martha Roby of Alabama, Pete Olson of Texas and Rob Woodall of Georgia. Bill Clark, Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark, Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images Ahead of the 2020 elections, 15 Republican House members have announced plans to retire, including (from…
In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe’s Star Had Already Faded: ‘We Have Moved On Without Him’ – The New York Times
But despite the hopes and prodding of his wife, Grace, and other allies now fallen out of favor, including the former information minister, Jonathan Moyo, Mr. Mugabe had become a political nonentity. Little was heard from him in the past year as he grew frailer and frailer. Instead, his sons — famous partygoers whose public misbehavior forced their parents to move them from Dubai to Johannesburg in recent years —…
Hurricane Dorian lashes North Carolina with strong winds, rain and storm surges – CNN
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Conception salvage plans include underwater video evidence – KEYT
<!– –> A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Super Puma helicopter arrives in Santa Barbara as part of the Conception dive boat response. (John Palminteri/KEYT.com) Conception Fire SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The investigation into one of the worst boating tragedies in the history of the Santa Barbara Channel is above and below the surface by Santa Cruz Island where the dive boat Conception caught on fire Monday morning. 34 on board died. 33 bodies…
‘We Have Moved On Without Him’: Robert Mugabe’s Star Had Faded in Zimbabwe – The New York Times
But despite the hopes and prodding of his wife, Grace, and other allies now fallen out of favor, including the former information minister, Jonathan Moyo, Mr. Mugabe had become a political nonentity. Little was heard from him in the past year as he grew frailer and frailer. Instead, his sons — famous partygoers whose public misbehavior forced their parents to move them from Dubai to Johannesburg in recent years —…
He put his son on a roof for safety after the hurricane hit. A storm surge swallowed the 5-year-old – CNN
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The Loch Ness Monster is still a mystery. But scientists have some new evidence for a theory. – The Washington Post
A photo purported to show the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland. On Thursday, scientist Neil Gemmell from the University of Otago in New Zealand said a research project found a surprisingly high amount of eel DNA in the water. (AP) Hannah Knowles September 5 at 9:35 PM It was a science story made for the headlines: a monster, more than a thousand years of mystery and maybe, finally, an answer….
Hurricane Dorian Becomes a Carolina Problem With a Fierce Lashing of the Coast – The New York Times
Many vacationers had already left Outer Banks communities, and locals were scrambling to pack up their belongings as the wind started to pick up Thursday afternoon. Billy’s Seafood, a mom-and-pop store known for its fresh fish, soft-shell crabs and tuna salad, was closing up shop after moving its supplies several feet off the floor. “We were just getting ready to leave,” Judy Beasley, who owns the store with her family,…
California boat fire: Investigators believe deadly fire started on the second level – CBS News
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Southern California fire grows to 2,000 acres; evacuations expanded – USA TODAY
MURIETTA, Calif. – The Tenaja Fire continued to burn in Southern California on Thursday, charring some 2,000 acres and triggering mandatory evacuations for hundreds of residents, authorities said. As of Thursday morning, the fire was 7% contained, Cal Fire said. The fire broke out about 4 p.m. Wednesday in La Cresta, a community perched above Murrieta that contains sprawling, multimillion-dollar estates about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Cal Fire…
Vitamin E Suspected In Serious Lung Problems Among People Who Vaped Cannabis – NPR
The New York State Department of Health said Thursday that it is looking at vitamin E acetate as a potential cause of severe pulmonary illness cases in the state that have been associated with vaping. Daniel Becerril/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Daniel Becerril/Reuters The New York State Department of Health said Thursday that it is looking at vitamin E acetate as a potential cause of severe pulmonary illness cases in…
Asian stocks keep rising on US-China trade hopes – CNN
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North Carolina coast told to shelter in place as Hurricane Dorian hits with high winds, rain – NBC News
Hundreds of thousands were without power and North Carolinians were told to shelter in place as Hurricane Dorian, still a powerful Category 2 storm, drenched the coasts of the Carolinas on Thursday on its way to possible landfall in North Carolina. Almost 240,000 households and businesses were without power, most of them in counties along the South Carolina coast and immediately inland, and many roads were closed by flooding. Full…
Man acquitted of 36 deaths in Oakland’s Ghost Ship fire; hung jury on other defendant – CNN
(CNN)A jury on Thursday found one man not guilty of 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 2016 fire at Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse but could not reach a verdict for the building’s leaseholder, according to CNN affiliate KGO. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘us/2016/12/07/oakland-fire-victim-mother-bts-nd.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_15’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161207101341-oakland-fire-victim-mother-bts-nd-00012106-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161207101341-oakland-fire-victim-mother-bts-nd-00012106-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161207101341-oakland-fire-victim-mother-bts-nd-00012106-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161207101341-oakland-fire-victim-mother-bts-nd-00012106-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161207101341-oakland-fire-victim-mother-bts-nd-00012106-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161207101341-oakland-fire-victim-mother-bts-nd-00012106-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161207101341-oakland-fire-victim-mother-bts-nd-00012106-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection =…
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