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- Hurricane Maria churns toward Turks and Caicos and leaves 32 dead
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 05:25 AMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Hurricane Maria barreled toward the Turks and Caicos on Friday after lashing Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands with winds and rain that destroyed homes, flooded streets, devastated economies and left at least 32 people dead.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.N. estimates $200 million needed for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh for six months
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 04:34 AMDHAKA (Reuters) - The United Nations estimates that $200 million will be needed over the next six months to help Rohingya Muslims refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in "massive numbers" to escape a bloody military campaign.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rouhani says Iran will strengthen its missile capabilities: state TV
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 02:36 AMLONDON (Reuters) - Iran will strengthen its missile capabilities and will not seek permission from any country to do so, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday in an address to a parade of armed forces in the capital Tehran.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico, kills at least 32 in Caribbean
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 12:21 AMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Hurricane Maria destroyed buildings and knocked out power across Puerto Rico before flooding parts of the Dominican Republic and then regaining some of its strength as it approached the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas late on Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - White House seen easing limits on drone strikes: NY Times
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 09:54 PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is preparing to relax Obama-era rules on drone strikes and commando raids, paving the way for more frequent operations against Islamic State and other militant groups, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing officials familiar with the internal deliberations.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mexico focuses search for quake survivors on 10 buildings; 273 dead
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 08:34 PMMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Rescuers swarmed over rubble with shovels and picks on Thursday in a frantic search for survivors two days after Mexico's deadliest earthquake in a generation, focusing on 10 collapsed buildings where people may still be alive.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump orders new sanctions against North Korea, Kim calls him 'deranged'
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 07:35 PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Exclusive: Persistent rail service disruptions dog CSX customers
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 03:45 PM(Reuters) - CSX Corp customers, including chemical, automotive and steel producers, are still battling delays and congestion despite top executives' assurances that the railroad has moved past service woes that plagued its system during the summer, people familiar with the situation said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hurricane Maria floods Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 02:33 PMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Deadly Hurricane Maria flooded parts of the Dominican Republic as it grazed past on Thursday and dumped more heavy rain on the U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wells Fargo CEO to testify before Senate as questions linger over scandal
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 11:47 AMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wells Fargo Chief Executive Tim Sloan is due to testify before Congress on Oct.
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- A North Korea nuclear test over the Pacific? Logical, terrifying
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 05:55 AMSEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - Detonating a nuclear-tipped missile over the Pacific Ocean would be a logical final step by North Korea to prove the success of its weapons program but would be extremely provocative and carry huge risks, arms control experts said on Friday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hurricane Maria churns toward Turks and Caicos, death toll mounts
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 04:23 AMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Hurricane Maria barreled toward the Turks and Caicos on Friday after lashing Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands with winds and rain that destroyed homes, caused flooding, devastated economies and left at least 32 people dead.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Reliving China's Long March ahead of party congress
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 12:48 AMJINGGANGSHAN, China (Reuters) - A man in "Red Army" garb hits the pavement during a simulated attack during a re-staging of part of the Long March.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - North Korea may consider H-bomb test in Pacific, Kim calls Trump 'deranged'
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 12:42 AMSEOUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it might test a hydrogen bomb on the Pacific Ocean after U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - North Korea's Kim says will make 'deranged' Trump pay dearly for U.N. speech
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 10:04 PMSEOUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blasted U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asia stocks edge lower, focus turns to China markets after ratings cut
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 08:54 PMTOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped on Friday but showed signs steadying as the dust began to settle after the Federal Reserve's hawkish policy statement, while investors looked to see how Chinese financial markets would react to a downgrade on the nation's credit rating.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mexico rescuers in race to find trapped survivors 48 hours after quake
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 02:52 PMMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Rescuers labored against the odds on Thursday to extract survivors including school children and five Taiwanese factory workers trapped beneath collapsed buildings in central Mexico following the country's deadliest earthquake in 32 years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Exclusive: Turkey to deploy troops inside Syria's Idlib - Erdogan
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 04:04 PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey will deploy troops in Syria's northern Idlib region as part of a so-called de-escalation agreement brokered by Russia last month.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Death toll from Hurricane Maria rises as storm heads north
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 11:47 AMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Deadly Hurricane Maria flooded parts of the Dominican Republic on Thursday and continued to dump heavy rain on the U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump orders new sanctions to tighten screws on North Korea nuclear program
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 01:06 PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.
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- Kremlin: Russia did not use Facebook adverts to sway U.S. election
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 05:28 AMMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia did not place adverts on Facebook Inc to try to influence the 2016 U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Defying Trump, Iran says will boost missile capabilities
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 04:05 AMLONDON (Reuters) - Iran will strengthen its missile capabilities and will not seek permission from any country to do so, President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday in an undisguised snub to demands by U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Flood, fix and flip: Houston housing investors see profit in Harvey's wake
Friday - 09/22/2017 - 01:11 AMHOUSTON (Reuters) - Addressing a real estate conference in flood-ravaged Houston this month, longtime investor Ray Sasser detailed his strategy: buy up to 50 flooded homes at deep discounts, then fix and flip them for a hefty profit.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asia stocks fall, yen and franc gain as North Korea moots H-bomb test
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 10:09 PMTOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell and the Japanese yen and Swiss franc gained on the mooted possibility of North Korea conducting another hydrogen bomb test, this time in the Pacific Ocean.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico, heads for Turks and Caicos
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 10:06 PMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Hurricane Maria destroyed buildings and knocked out power across Puerto Rico before flooding parts of the Dominican Republic and then regaining some of its strength as it approached the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas on Thursday night.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NFL star Hernandez's family sues league over 'severe' CTE
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 07:45 PMBOSTON (Reuters) - Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, who killed himself in prison in April, had a "severe case" of the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a lawyer said on Thursday as he sued the team and NFL on behalf of the athlete's young daughter.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Puerto Rico, St. Croix devastated by powerful Hurricane Maria
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 04:04 PMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Deadly Hurricane Maria caused flooding in the Dominican Republic as it brushed past the country on Thursday after destroying buildings and knocking out power across the U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- State funding changes in spotlight in Republican healthcare bill
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 03:33 PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders sought to nail down the final votes needed to pass what U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Yellen's stock rises as she leads Fed from crisis-era policy
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 01:50 PMNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From her early days as Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen has been the target of criticism from Republicans worried that the central bank's massive bond-buying programs and near-zero interest rates engineered by her predecessor would be the ruin of the country.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Mexico rescuers labor against time to find trapped quake survivors
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 11:17 AMMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Rescuers labored against the odds on Thursday to find survivors trapped beneath crumpled buildings in central Mexico following the country's deadliest earthquake in 32 years, as the search for a 12-year-old schoolgirl that transfixed the nation faced complications.
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