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5 dead, several wounded after gunman targets random victims in Midland-Odessa area, police say – Dallas News
This article is being continuously updated. At least five people died after more than 20 people were shot Saturday when a gunman hijacked a postal truck and began shooting randomly in the Odessa area of West Texas, authorities say. At least three law enforcement officers — a state trooper, an Odessa police officer and a Midland police officer — were among those shot. They were in stable condition Saturday night, according to the Texas…
Hurricane Dorian’s unpredictable path has officials, residents in 4 states unsettled – The Washington Post
Fenit Nirappil Patricia Sullivan August 31 at 9:15 PM WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Hurricane Dorian careened toward the southeastern United States on Saturday, taking an unpredictable path that has residents of four states on edge. Dorian had swelled to a more powerful Category 4 hurricane, with raging winds of more than 150 mph. The storm could bring life-threatening storm surge as it plows up the Atlantic coast toward Georgia and…
Knife attack kills 1, injures 9 near Lyon; suspect detained – NBC Montana
Hong Kong police storm subway with batons as protests rage – CNBC
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Justice Ginsburg reports she’s ‘very well’ following cancer treatment – AOL
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she’s on her way to being “very well” following radiation treatment for cancer. The 86-year-old justice was speaking Saturday at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington. The event came a little over a week after Ginsburg disclosed that she had completed three weeks of outpatient radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas. Ruth Bader Ginsburg,…
ACTIVE SHOOTING: 1 suspect in custody, 20 people hurt, LIVE COVERAGE on CBS7 and Facebook – CBS7 News
MIDLAND/ODESSA, Tx. (KOSA) — UPDATE: The City of Midland tells CBS7 that authorities have taken a suspect into custody at the Cinergy of Midland. No other details have been released. The City of Odessa will be holding a press conference starting at 5:30 p.m. CBS7 will share the press conference live.___ From the City of Midland: We believe there are two shooters in two separate vehicles. One…
How Hurricane Dorian is impacting Labor Day travel – CNN
In Defiance Of Ban, Hong Kong Protesters Return To Streets And Clash With Police – NPR
A protester uses a shield to cover himself as he faces police in Hong Kong on Saturday. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP A protester uses a shield to cover himself as he faces police in Hong Kong on Saturday. Jae C. Hong/AP Defying a government ban, thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Saturday and clashed with police in one…
Be glad Iran’s satellite launch failed – Washington Examiner
Satellite imagery provided to Fox News suggests that an Iranian satellite launch this week failed quite spectacularly. The rocket blew up on its launchpad or shortly after launch. This is good news for the United States and regional security. Iran claims that its satellite program is peaceful and designed only to monitor the weather, but the reality is very different. Iran’s satellite program is just a cover for the regime’s…
‘I love Tiffany’: Donald Trump defends daughter after Madeleine Westerhout ousted from White House – CNN
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Fierce Category 4 Dorian strengthens en route to Bahamas – AOL
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new muscle as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, bearing down on the northwestern Bahamas early Saturday en route to the U.S. Southeast coast. Millions of people in Florida, along with the state’s Walt Disney World and President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, are in the potential crosshairs of the hurricane. Forecasters say Dorian, which had top sustained winds of 145 mph (230…
Hong Kong protesters defy ban to clash with police, hit with tear gas, water cannon – Fox News
Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 31 Fox News Flash top headlines for August 31 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A large fire blazed across a main street in Hong Kong on Saturday night, as protesters made a wall out of barricades and set it afire. Hundreds of protesters gathered behind the fire, many pointing laser beams that streaked the night sky above them. Earlier,…
Eugene Robinson: Trump’s trade war with China may spell his electoral defeat – Salt Lake Tribune
I think I know the answer. I think most people do, except Trump. The president seems to have drunk his own Kool-Aid about being some sort of genius deal-maker. Asked Monday about his erratic and disruptive method, if you can call it that, Trump told reporters with a shrug, “Sorry, it’s the way I negotiate.” I’m sorry, too. The whole world should be.
Is Joe Biden the new Ed Muskie? A cautionary tale of the 1972 frontrunner – Salon
Democrats are beginning to reckon with the fact that, right now, the story of the 2020 election looks likely to end with Joe Biden being elected president. That is very far from saying that Biden is a sure thing. Early frontrunners stand a pretty good chance of becoming a party’s presidential nominee, as Hillary Clinton did four years ago. But Democrats can look to their own past for a legendary…
Be glad Iran’s satellite launch failed – Washington Examiner
Satellite imagery provided to Fox News suggests that an Iranian satellite launch this week failed quite spectacularly. The rocket blew up on its launchpad or shortly after launch. This is good news for the United States and regional security. Iran claims that its satellite program is peaceful and designed only to monitor the weather, but the reality is very different. Iran’s satellite program is just a cover for the regime’s…
PHOTOS: Residents in Dorian’s path prepare for powerful storm – WTOP
The National Hurricane Center said that Dorian, which was a Category 3 storm as of early Friday afternoon, is expected to strengthen into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 — with winds of almost 140 mph — and slam the coast of Florida late Monday or early Tuesday. President Donald Trump — whose Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach was in the crosshairs — warned it could be an “absolute monster.” “All…
United Airlines pulls Boeing 737 Max from schedules until Dec. 19 as cancellations pile up – CNBC
Hurricane Dorian, now Category 4, has Florida residents… As Hurricane Dorian closes in, Florida has set up police escorts to deliver more gas to stations, waived service and truck rates for fuel trucks and ordered a million gallons… Weather & Natural Disastersread more
Hong Kong protests: Demonstrators defy ban on march – BBC News
Media captionBlue-dyed water fired at protesters by Hong Kong police Hong Kong police have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds as tens of thousands of protesters defied a ban and marched through the city. Demonstrators lit fires, threw petrol bombs at riot police and attacked the parliament building. An event to mark five years since Beijing ruled out fully democratic elections was banned by officials and called…
Be glad Iran’s satellite launch failed – Washington Examiner
Satellite imagery provided to Fox News suggests that an Iranian satellite launch this week failed quite spectacularly. The rocket blew up on its launchpad or shortly after launch. This is good news for the United States and regional security. Iran claims that its satellite program is peaceful and designed only to monitor the weather, but the reality is very different. Iran’s satellite program is just a cover for the regime’s…
Taliban launches major attack on Afghan city, as talks with US go on in Doha – CNN
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