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Miami Beach residents brace for Hurricane Irma as the powerful category 5 storm barrels towards southern Florida. (Zoeann Murphy,Dalton Bennett/The Washington Post) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Apocalyptic scenes of flattened buildings and ruined airports emerged from once-lush Caribbean islands devastated by historic Hurricane Irma, as the deadly storm lashed vulnerable Haiti, where one government official called it a “nuclear hurricane” — even as another powerful storm, Hurricane Jose, follo..>> view originalRepublicans jolted by, and Democrats wary of, Trump's overtures to ...
Political tremors seized both major parties on Thursday in the wake of President Trump’s sudden alignment with congressional Democrats, leaving Republicans alarmed about the unraveling of their relationship with the White House and uncertain about the prospects for their policy ambitions this fall. In the span of 48 hours, Trump cut a deal with Democrats to keep the government funded and raise the nation’s borrowing authority, advanced talks with the senior Senate Democrat on a permanent debt c..>> view originalMassive earthquake strikes off Mexico coast, setting off tsunami ...
MEXICO CITY — A powerful 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico late Thursday night, killing at least 16 people and setting off tsunami warnings along the Pacific coast. President Enrique Peña Nieto called it the biggest quake in 100 years, even larger than the devastating 1985 tremor in Mexico City that killed thousands. He said 1 million people lost power, but electricity was soon restored for most of them. Details on damage from remote areas were not immediately c..>> view originalEquifax hack hits credit histories of up to 143 million Americans
(Mike Stewart/AP) Criminal hackers gained access to files including sensitive personal data on 143 million Americans — Social Security numbers, birth dates and home addresses — by penetrating a Web-based application for Equifax, the credit reporting agency said Thursday. The breach, which the company said began in May, was discovered in July. Though Equifax said in a statement that its “core database” was not penetrated, the attackers did gain access to a wide range of data on what appears ..>> view originalIn major Supreme Court case, Justice Dept. sides with baker who ...
In a major upcoming Supreme Court case that weighs equal rights with religious liberty, the Trump administration on Thursday sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. The Department of Justice on Thursday filed a brief on behalf of baker Jack Phillips, who was found to have violated the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act by refusing to created a cake to celebrate the marriage of Charlie Craig and David Mullins in 2012. Phillips said he doesn’t create ..>> view originalDeVos decries 'failed system' on campus sexual assault, vows to ...
Here are key moments from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's announcement Sept. 7 of changes to the process of investigating and prosecuting sexual assault at schools and universities. (The Washington Post) Education Secretary Betsy DeVos vowed Thursday to replace what she branded the “failed system” of campus sexual assault enforcement, to ensure fairness for victims and the accused. “Instead of working with schools … ,” DeVos said, “the prior administration weaponized the Office for Civi..>> view original'The lies, the deception': Australian politician found her husband's ...
During a speech on Victoria's state parliament floor, Rachel Carling-Jenkins revealed she reported her husband to police after she discovered his collection of child pornography during a speech on Victoria's state parliament floor. (Channel 10) It was a secret she had harbored for 18 months, and now she was baring its most intimate details on the floor of Victoria’s state parliament. Gripping the podium, she spoke slowly and deliberately, her voice shaking. Rachel Carling-Jenkins, an Aust..>> view originalSloane Stephens outlasts Venus Williams in riveting US Open ...
NEW YORK — In a winding U.S. Open semifinal of breathless rallies, ascending quality and an impromptu standing ovation from a riveted crowd, a virtuoso display of defensive tennis won out Thursday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium. As it became near-impossible for Venus Williams to get a ball past Sloane Stephens, no matter how she blasted her strokes, Stephens ran “my tail off,” as she put it, all the way to her first Grand Slam final. Then, with the 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 score in the books, Stephens said..>> view originalIn scathing lawsuit, first responders describe vomiting, gasping at ...
There was a fire at an Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Tex., on Sept. 1. (AP) A group of first responders exposed to smoke from a Crosby, Tex., chemical plant fire after Hurricane Harvey are suing the owner of the plant for more than $1 million, saying that they vomited and gasped for air in the middle of the road in a scene the suit describes as “nothing less than chaos.” The responders allege that the plant owner, Arkema, minimized the dangers of exposure to the fire and failed to warn..>> view originalTrump Jr. says he can't recall White House role in explaining ...
Donald Trump Jr. took questions Thursday from Senate investigators about his meeting with a Russian lawyer and other topics central to inquiries into Russian influence in the 2016 election, but he frequently said he could not provide important details, according to people who attended the hearing. President Trump’s eldest son appeared for five hours before Senate Judiciary Committee members and staffers, a sign of the wide-ranging interest on Capitol Hill in Trump campaign and business interact..>> view original
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