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Temperatures in the 70s expected this weekend before rain on Labor Day
Temperatures are expected to hit 80 degrees Sunday and Labor Day on Monday , according to the National Weather Service in Portland. North wind around 5 miles per hour becoming calm in the evening. Tomorrow: Partly to mostly sunny, a bit less humid. Northwest wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and quiet with lows in the lower... [Full Article...]
Eurydice Dixon's killer jailed for life
Ms Dixon was "totally vulnerable and defenceless" when she was raped and killed in the park, Justice Kaye said. Jaymes Todd is led into the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne for sentencing. "You spun a farrago of lies to try to evade responsibility for what you had done", Justice Kaye said. Todd has been diagnosed with sexual sadism disorder and mild autism. [Full Article...]
RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Stable After Prison Stabbing
Sirhan Sirhan , who shot and killed Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, has been hospitalized after being stabbed in a prison near San Diego, officials told The Associated Press on Friday. Senator Robert Kennedy awaits medical assistance as he lies on the floor of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after he was shot June 5, 1968. [Full Article...]
German president recalls WWII as 'German crime' on 80th anniversary
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks in Warsaw during a memorial ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War . It tweeted: "One may have varying opinions on Soviet policy during the initial period of World War II, but it is impossible to deny the fact that it was the Soviet Union that routed Nazism, liberated Europe and saved European democracy". [Full Article...]
How Hong Kong protesters’ tactics have evolved alongside those of police
When train services were cut, protesters continued to walk to the airport and build barricades across road, which they said weren't covered by a court injunction banning protests at the airport. "No one should harm [China's] national sovereignty and security; no one should challenge the power of the central authorities and the authority of the Basic Law of the HKSAR; no one should use Hong Kong ... [Full Article...]
Kenya: Several dead after floods at Hell's Gate National Park
Reports reaching TUKO.co.ke indicate that one body has already been recovered; while a massive search for other bodies is already underway. The two bodies were recovered during search and rescue operations, which have been ongoing throughout the night, the service said . [Full Article...]
Bahamas brace for impact as Hurricane Dorian closes in
Meanwhile, officials at Waukesha-based Generac Power Systems said they had been flooding the impacted areas with products and parts, and readying the company's own storm response team of generator techs to deploy where needed. The same area was put under a storm surge watch . Currently, hurricane-force winds extend 45 miles (75 km) from the hurricane's center. Trump has declared a federal s... [Full Article...]
Latest update on Hurricane Dorian
For those interested in potentially adopting these cats, WHS officials said some could be available as soon as Sunday, while others needed some more treatment and care before they would be ready for "furever" families. This is 8:00 a.m. on Monday, that's 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, that's slow moving. Videos from residents on Great Abaco showed wind bending trees and heavy rain washing out the horizon a... [Full Article...]