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FEMA administrator calls San Juan mayor's criticism of hurricane relief 'political noise'
President Donald Trump throws rolls of paper towels into a crowd of local residents affected by Hurricane Maria as he visits Calgary Chapel in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 3. That term was frequently used as a blanket description of shady, unsourced news sites that popped up with regularity on Facebook during the 2016 Presidential Election claiming among other things that the Pope had ... [Full Article...]
Nate moving north and what it means for western Massachusetts
National Hurricane Center said. The NHC said Tropical Depression Nate was "rapidly weakening", though heavy rainfall was a problem in the region. "We prepared for a bad storm, and hopefully we'll skate through this without a tremendous amount of hurting for people and property", Biloxi Mayor Andrew Gilich said in a telephone interview on MSNBC Saturday night. [Full Article...]
Merkel Calls for Beginning of Coalition Talks With Greens, Free Democratic Party
The CSU's beleaguered Seehofer - who after a vote drubbing faces internal challengers, and state elections next year - vowed to close his party's exposed "right flank" and win back AfD voters, crucially by taking a harder line on refugees and immigration. [Full Article...]
Maryam Nawaz to return today to face court
Background interviews with senior PML-N leaders revealed that after the disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif retained his hold on the party presidency the issue of who would be the party's candidate for the prime minister was amicably resolved. [Full Article...]
Unarmed Hotel Security Guard Who Found Las Vegas Shooter Hailed As Hero
Union chief Dave Hickey says Campos arrived at the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel by elevator because Paddock had apparently barricaded the stairwell doors, the Daily Beast reports . "We're extremely proud of Jesus and more importantly we're happy for him and his family that his wound was not as numerous people that were killed". President Donald Trump said that Campos "did a good job" ... [Full Article...]
Stymied police seek help with shooting investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on Saturday began removing various belongings that were left at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas days after a gunman opened fire on concertgoers, killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more. [Full Article...]
White House Claims Trump Keeps 'The World From Chaos'
Pressed on whether or not the public should take Trump's comments seriously, Sanders responded that the American people could take the president's commitment to national security seriously. "Right now our focus, as we've said over the past couple of days, has been on healing and uniting the country", Sanders said. Reporters asked if the storm was related to Iran or ISIS. [Full Article...]
Israeli, Palestinian women march together for peace
He then went on to debate whether the possibility of a peace deal between the two sides is near. The US president didn't cite a specific timeframe for the embassy move in case the deal does fail. The U.S. does not see Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and former presidents have said the city's final status should be decided in peace negotiations. [Full Article...]