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HELSINKI — A cruise ship with engine problems sent a mayday call off Norway’s western coast on Saturday, then began evacuating its 1,300 passengers and crew amid stormy seas and heavy winds in a high-risk helicopter rescue operation. The Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as bad weather hit Norway’s coastal regions on Saturday and started drifting toward land. Police in the western…

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union was in disarray on Sunday as Prime Minister Theresa May faced a possible plot by ministers to topple her and parliament prepared to grab control of Brexit from the government. At one of the most important junctures for the country since World War Two, British politics was at fever pitch and, nearly three years since the 2016 referendum, it…

Separate estimates, including one by the United Nations in February, put the group’s strength even higher. James F. Jeffrey, the American special envoy for Syria, said this month that there are 15,000 to 20,000 armed Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, “although many are in sleeper cells.” American officials said that the Pentagon was concerned about Islamic State fighters returning from the front lines to stoke violence in their…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $750 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in the most recent drawing. The numbers drawn Saturday night are 24, 25, 52, 60 and 66, with a Powerball of 5. The next drawing for what would be the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. history is Wednesday. The odds of winning are roughly 1 in 292.2 million. No…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Attorney General William Barr (R) will decide how much of the Mueller report to share with Congress US congressional leaders are awaiting conclusions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, with early findings expected Sunday. The long-awaited report was submitted on Friday to Attorney General William Barr, who spent Saturday at the justice department poring over…

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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 23: A man walks past advertisements for the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery hanging on a window of the New York Lottery Customer Service Center, October 23, 2018 in New York City. (Photo: Drew Angerer, Getty Images) DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $750 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in the most recent drawing. The numbers…

After years of fighting, it was finally time to dance. As their commanders on Saturday declared final victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), the soldiers of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) unfurled their yellow flag atop a bullet-ridden building in celebration. They celebrated the victory with the Dabke, a folk dance, and embracing each other, though with tears in their eyes for the…

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The Powerball lottery jackpot for Saturday’s drawing has surged to $625 million, potentially the seventh-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The winning numbers are: 66, 52, 60, 24, 25. Powerball: 5. Power Play: 3x. The cash option for the drawing was worth an estimated $380.6 million. The Powerball jackpot was last won by David Johnson, a 56-year-old supermarket worker from Brooklyn, New York. He hit the $298.3 million jackpot on…

Kid Rock apparently has a presidential golfing partner. (Getty) Kid Rock apparently has a presidential golfing partner. The musician tweeted Saturday about his time on the green with President Trump, saying it had been “another great day on the links!” JENNIFER GARNER PLAYS SAXOPHONE FOR REESE WITHERSPOON’S BIRTHDAY: ‘WE HAVE A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE’ “Thank you to POTUS for having me and to EVERYONE at Trump International for being so wonderful,”…

President Trump held off on claiming victory Saturday as the attorney general pored over the Mueller report — but his supporters were happy to declare it for him. About 200 backers rallied outside Trump Tower, wearing MAGA hats and waving American flags, in a previously planned rally for his reelection that turned into a celebration. “I came out to show my love and support for President Trump and to celebrate…

The Powerball lottery jackpot for Saturday’s drawing has surged to $625 million, potentially the seventh-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The winning numbers are: 66, 52, 60, 24, 25. Powerball: 5. Power Play: 3x. The cash option for the drawing was worth an estimated $380.6 million. The Powerball jackpot was last won by David Johnson, a 56-year-old supermarket worker from Brooklyn, New York. He hit the $298.3 million jackpot on…

A cruise ship with nearly 1,400 passengers and crew members lost engine power in heavy winds and more than 25-foot waves near the coast of Norway on Saturday, injuring several people and prompting a painstaking, hourslong evacuation, the authorities said. The evacuation of the ship, the Viking Sky, began around 2 p.m. local time and stretched through the darkness into the early morning. At 4 a.m. local time, only 280…

Media captionKurdish TV showed the SDF raising a yellow flag on top of buildings seized from IS in Baghuz US President Donald Trump welcomed the fall of the Islamic State group’s five-year “caliphate”, but warned that the terror group remained a threat. Mr Trump’s remarks came after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) raised victory flags in the Syrian town of Baghuz, IS’s last stronghold. He said the US would “remain…

The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity said it has expelled four members at a chapter at the University of Georgia after video surfaced appearing to show men using a racial slur about black people and talking about picking cotton. “Tau Kappa Epsilon is disgusted, appalled and angered by the remarks shown in a video of four expelled members,” the national fraternity said in a statement. “TKE will not tolerate any actions…

Video 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls call for the full release of the Mueller report Democratic strategists Doug Schoen and Nathan Rubin weigh in on what 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have to say about the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. A top Senate Democrat on the Judiciary Committee conceded in a conference call with reporters Saturday that when the special counsel’s principal findings are released by Attorney General William Barr, there may…

Video 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls call for the full release of the Mueller report Democratic strategists Doug Schoen and Nathan Rubin weigh in on what 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have to say about the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. A top Senate Democrat on the Judiciary Committee conceded in a conference call with reporters Saturday that when the special counsel’s principal findings are released by Attorney General William Barr, there may…

A cruise ship with engine problems sent a mayday call off Norway’s western coast on Saturday, then began evacuating its 1,300 passengers and crew amid stormy seas and high winds in a high-risk helicopter rescue operation. The Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as bad weather hit Norway’s coastal regions on Saturday. Police in the western county of Moere og Romsdal said the…

Video 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls call for the full release of the Mueller report Democratic strategists Doug Schoen and Nathan Rubin weigh in on what 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have to say about the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. A top Senate Democrat on the Judiciary Committee conceded in a conference call with reporters Saturday that when the special counsel’s principal findings are released by Attorney General William Barr, there may…