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Since 2017, China has prohibited any political activity by foreign organizations, under a law modeled on one that Russia adopted after the “color revolutions” swept former Soviet republics. Hong Kong, by contrast, still allows nongovernmental organizations a great deal of freedom, and the work that many of them do is effectively an affront to the values of the Communist government in Beijing. The National Endowment for Democracy, for example, regularly…

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Though weakened, Dorian remained a force to be reckoned with, its swirling circle of winds and rain wrapped around a large, gaping eye visible on photos taken from space. At 11 p.m. EDT Wednesday the distinct eye of the hurricane churned about 105 miles (168 kilometers) south of Charleston, moving north at 7 mph (11 kph) off the coast. In Charleston’s downtown, stores and restaurants were boarded up with wood…

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Students from a high school in Santa Cruz, a Fremont science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist who worked in Santa Cruz, and a family of five from Stockton celebrating a birthday are among those presumed to have died when fire tore through a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast, trapping dozens of sleeping people below deck. Authorities on Tuesday ended the…

Bernie Sanders defended the filibuster Wednesday, insisting that he would not need 60 votes to pass his $16.3 trillion climate change plan. Sanders, speaking at CNN’s climate change town hall, said he could accomplish his goals of reaching 100% renewable energy for electricity and transportation by 2030 through the parliamentary procedure of budget reconciliation, which allows for passing legislation with only a simple majority in the Senate. “I haven’t wavered,”…

Life in Britain is pretty great right now. It’s the loveliest time of year: The rankness of high summer has passed, but the hedgerows remain thick and green, flecked with the first hints of autumn color. We are gripped by one of the most dramatic Ashes series ever: our regular cricket clash with Australia. Employment is at record levels. The deficit has finally been eliminated. The governing Conservative Party is…

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Wednesday the government would formally withdraw the controversial extradition bill that sparked months of protests. Withdrawing the bill sits atop the list of protesters’ demands. But most greeted the news with the sentiment: “too little, too late.” The demonstrations that have taken over Hong Kong on a weekly basis since June are therefore unlikely to stop, and this concession from the government may…

Anthony Faiola Maria Sacchetti Tim Craig Joel Achenbach September 4 at 11:24 PM NASSAU, Bahamas — A massive search-and-rescue operation scoured the islands of Great Abaco and Grand Bahama amid a growing awareness that Hurricane Dorian unleashed a catastrophe unlike anything seen in this part of the world. The death toll late Wednesday was 20, according to Minister of Health Duane Sands, and it is likely to rise further as…

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Video Aerial footage of Abaco Island reveals extent of devastation from Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian stalled over the Bahamas for a day and a half, pounding the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama with winds up to 185 mph and torrential rain. As a massive hurricane creeps up on the East Coast, Washington’s windbags are in full voice. But what politicians say in an emergency matters little, and what Washington does…

The UK Parliament has voted to block a no-deal Brexit, an attempt to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from pulling the country out of the European Union without a plan in place. Members of Parliament pushed the vote through Wednesday, a day after Parliament seized control to do exactly this. Lawmakers are moving at a rapid clip, after Johnson decided to suspend Parliament for five weeks, starting as early as…

U.S. President Donald Trump gave a news briefing at the White House about Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 4, 2019. Some people, including atmospheric scientist Kait Parker, noticed that a graphic he used looked a little odd. The black outlined area on this very outdated @NHC_Atlantic #Dorian graphic that Trump just used in his update was added and not a part of the official forecast. @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/XMQmepPyj6 — Kait Parker (@WeatherKait)…

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Oh yeah, well, first of all, we are using much less here than we anticipated. We thought this was going to be a direct — originally this was going to be a direct hit into Miami. We would have been satisfied, anyway. No, we need help on the border. The numbers are really good. I want to think again the country of Mexico. They…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOcasio-Cortez to Crenshaw: ‘Why on earth’ would you lend your handgun to friends? Buttigieg would use Defense Department to fight climate change Ocasio-Cortez tweets video of damage caused by Dorian: ‘This is what climate change looks like’ MORE (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday lashed out at Republican colleague Rep. Dan CrenshawDaniel CrenshawOcasio-Cortez to Crenshaw: ‘Why on earth’ would you lend your handgun to friends? The red flag fallacy: Why should politicians…

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Hurricane Dorian swept past Florida on a collision course with the Carolinas, claiming its first life in the U.S. and promising heavy rains, powerful winds and damaging surge. The historic storm had technically diminished to Category 2 but actually had grown in size following its devastating roll through the Bahamas. Dorian was about 90 miles northeast of Daytona Beach early Wednesday with 105 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said. More than 1 million coastal…

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Santa Barbara, California — Thirty three bodies of victims from a scuba diving boat fire off Southern California have been recovered and one was still missing on Wednesday, authorities said. The new count of confirmed deaths came after officials recovered 13 bodies on Tuesday, said Coast Guard Lt. Zach Farrell, a spokesman for the inter-agency joint information center in Santa Barbara representing local, county, state and federal officials involved in…

The Chinese people think President Donald Trump‘s comments on the trade war between the world’s two largest economies are “perplexing and exhausting,” a state-run television anchor said Tuesday. “After a couple of years of President Trump’s term, I think the Chinese people have found a way to understand him,” China Global Television Network anchor Liu Xin told CNBC’s Seema Mody in a “Squawk on the Street” interview. “We’re not going…

U.S. Border Patrol agents stand in front of a secondary fence in San Diego, Calif., looking across the border wall toward Mexico. This area is one where the Pentagon will spend more resources shifted away from military construction projects. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP U.S. Border Patrol agents stand in front of a secondary fence in San Diego, Calif., looking across the border wall toward Mexico. This…

Hurricane Dorian early Wednesday morning. (NOAA) Jason Samenow Andrew Freedman September 4 at 8:09 AM Hurricane Dorian gradually leaves Florida behind Wednesday, setting its sights on the coasts of Georgia and then the Carolinas. These areas face a triple threat of “destructive winds, flooding rains, and life-threatening storm surges,” according to the National Hurricane Center. While Dorian has stayed far enough off the coast to largely spare Florida from the…