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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As summer ends and the race for the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination shifts into a higher gear, former Vice President Joe Biden’s perilous position atop the vast field stands to be tested under even more pressure. Biden, 76, has consistently maintained a comfortable lead over his rivals. But his campaign has been plagued by doubts over his age, fitness for office and whether, as a moderate,…

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit if she had a choice, according to an audio recording of remarks she made last week to a group of businesspeople. At the closed-door meeting, Lam told the group that she now has “very limited” room to resolve the crisis because the unrest…

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)-In El Paso four weeks after the August 3 mass shooting that left 22 people dead, a Midland, Texas family wanted to pay their respects at the Khalid benefit concert just to learn they have to deal with the aftermath of a another mass shooting when they return home. Mel Munoz and Vanessa Rodriguez visited the makeshift Walmart memorial in El Paso before heading to the Khalid…

Hurricane Dorian tore across the Bahamas on Sunday as a historically powerful hurricane, officials said, leaving scenes of devastation in its path. When the Category 5 hurricane made landfall on Great Abaco Island, east of Miami, on Sunday at 2 p.m., Dorian’s maximum sustained winds were 185 mph — an Atlantic hurricane record matched only by a storm that struck the Florida Keys in 1935, the National Hurricane Center said….

LORENA, TX — Law enforcement sources have identified the Midland-Odessa shooter as 36-year-old Seth Ator. According to online records, Seth Ator is from Lorena, Texas. Ator has an arrest record in McLennan County. He was convicted of criminal trespassing and evading arrest in 2002. People who knew him said he graduated from Lorena High School in 2001. People in the neighborhood say they lost touch with the family over the…

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Boeing as a result now has to resubmit briefing documents describing proposed software changes, these people said. The changes then have to be vetted by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration before a follow-up meeting with the same participants can be held and crucial simulator and flight tests of the final software revisions scheduled. The upshot, the people said, is likely to be several more weeks of delay that could significantly reduce the likelihood that many…

Americans better make the most of their Labor Day discount shopping. It could be the last they see for a long time. A 15% tariff that went into effect Sept. 1 on about $112 billion of goods imported from China will start pushing up prices of clothing, shoes and other consumer goods arriving at U.S. ports this week. That should start taking a serious toll on shopping in the U.S. While 82% of intermediate…

For Florida, just a handful of miles may make a huge difference in Hurricane Dorian’s slow dance with the coast. The National Hurricane Center forecasts Dorian to be 40 to 50 miles off the Florida coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, with hurricane-force wind speeds extending about 35 miles to the west. But that’s just one point that forecasters have to choose to place the monstrous storm that packed 185 mph…

The suspect in the deadly Odessa, TX spree shooting that killed seven people and injured 22 more has been identified as 36-year-old Seth Ator. We’ve got five things to know about him. While Odessa, TX Police Chief Michael Gerke refused to release the name of the suspect who allegedly killed seven and injured 22 in a spree shooting because he didn’t want him to get notoriety, law enforcement officials have…

Trump says trade talks still planned for September after China… “We are talking to China, the meetings in September, that hasn’t changed,” Trump told reporters Sunday on the White House South Lawn after returning from Camp David. Traderead more

President Donald Trump appeared to be playing golf Saturday, just days before states on the southeast coast were set to be battered by Category 5 Hurricane Dorian, which the National Hurrican Center has called catastrophic. Official communications from the White House and statements from the president himself ahead of the weekend trip suggested that Trump would be spending his time at Camp David in Maryland monitoring and preparing for the…

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Hurricane Dorian, a slow-moving, devastating Category 5 storm, made landfall on Sunday in the northwest Bahamas, where “catastrophic effects” were expected, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was forecast to have a long life, remaining a hurricane for the next five days. Hurricane watches and warnings were issued Sunday afternoon for parts of the Florida coast, where Dorian was expected to move “dangerously close” beginning Monday night through Tuesday…

Authorities have released the name of the man responsible for Saturday’s shootings in the Permian Basin. Two law enforcement officials confirmed to the Associated Press that the shooter’s name is Seth Ator. A seventh victim has died Sunday morning in what police have called a random act of violence that started with a traffic stop in Midland Saturday. A statement from City of Odessa…

President Trump repeatedly said that Hurricane Dorian will hit Alabama, even as forecasters insist the powerful storm will not head in that direction. Dorian became a “major” Category 5 hurricane with 180 mph sustained maximum winds Sunday morning as it approached the northern Bahamas and the eastern Florida coast. Forecasters right now expect Dorian to turn north and swipe the coast of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, but Trump tweeted…

The month of August ended as it began: with a shooting rampage and a significant death toll. Seven people were killed near Odessa, Tex., on Saturday as a gunman started shooting indiscriminately at cars, bringing the number of victims of mass killings by firearms to 53 for the month. The authorities on Sunday revised the death toll from the shooting in Odessa to seven from five, excluding the gunman. The…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Images have emerged purportedly showing smoke rising above Lebanon’s Maroun al-Ras village after Israeli strikes The Lebanese Shia Muslim militant group Hezbollah has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in Beirut last week. Israeli military sources confirmed rockets had been fired at an Israeli army base and military vehicles. The Israeli army responded by attacking targets…

Video Mandatory evacuations issued for the barrier islands of Florida for Hurricane Dorian The Red Cross is stepping to provide aid in the wake of Hurricane Dorian; Jillian Mele reports. In the center of Hurricane Dorian, the eye of the storm reveals just how powerful it is. The National Hurricane Center said in a 2 p.m. ET Sunday advisory that Dorian was a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 mph…

An Odessa police SUV and a U.S. Postal Service minivan that were both involved in Saturday’s shooting are pictured outside the Cinergy entertainment center on Sept. 1, in Odessa, Texas. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP An Odessa police SUV and a U.S. Postal Service minivan that were both involved in Saturday’s shooting are pictured outside the Cinergy entertainment center on Sept. 1, in Odessa, Texas. Sue Ogrocki/AP…