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The U.S.-based environmental activist group says it will not send ships because Japan has improved technology to avoid the vessels and has toughened its anti-terrorism laws.
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Merrit Kennedy (via NPR - Top Stories)
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8/29/17
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Some people in Japan woke with unease to a text saying "seek shelter," while in South Korea the response was defiant. And in the U.S., President Trump said Pyongyang's message landed "loud and clear."
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Colin Dwyer (via NPR - Top Stories)
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8/29/17
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"We did all that we could, but it would never have been enough," Kristin Massey wrote on Tuesday. She added, "I encourage everyone to continue to give manpower wherever they can."
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Bill Chappell (via NPR - Top Stories)
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8/29/17
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On Tuesday morning, a rain gauge southeast of Houston reported 49.32 inches — breaking a national record that was set by cyclone Amelia in 1978, the National Weather Service says.
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Bill Chappell (via NPR - Top Stories)
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8/29/17
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Houston remains in rescue mode as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump water on the flooded region. About 5,500 people have been brought to emergency shelters in the city, the mayor said Monday.
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John Burnett (via NPR - Top Stories)
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8/29/17
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The popular elite runner was found dead in an apartment complex's pool in the Phoenix area. Torrence ran in last year's Summer Olympics and had been training for more races.
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Bill Chappell (via NPR - Top Stories)
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8/29/17
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Lee is a descendant of the Civil War general Robert E. Lee, whose statue created the focal point of tension at white supremacist rallies this month in Charlottesville, VA.
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Hilton Dresden (via OUT - National)
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8/28/17
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The post Gay USA 8 23 17 appeared first on GAY USA.
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gusaAdmin (via Gay USA TV)
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8/23/17
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What does it take to get an interview with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt? Increasingly, it seems that answer depends on the ideological affiliation the would-be interviewer represents. For the past few weeks, Pruitt has been engaged in a …
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Natasha Geiling (via Think Progress)
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8/22/17
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One year ago, then-candidate Trump laid out a 10-point plan to fight illegal immigration, including building a wall and suspending visas for some travelers. Here's a look at what he's done so far.
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Joel Rose (via NPR - News)
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8/22/17
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A commuter train smashed into an unoccupied train car at the 69th Street Terminal station, 10 miles west of the city. Officials say none of the injuries was life-threatening.
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Scott Neuman (via NPR - News)
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8/22/17
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On Monday night, the Cleveland Browns hosted the New York Giants in an unremarkable NFL preseason game. The most notable moment came before anyone even touched a football. During the pre-game ceremony, a dozen Browns players knelt during the playing …
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Adam Peck (via Think Progress)
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8/22/17
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The wife of a Trump administration official attacked a woman on Instagram for not being wealthy. On Monday night, Louise Linton posted a photo of herself and her husband — Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin — getting off a government …
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Aaron Rupar (via Think Progress)
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8/22/17
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For reaction to Trump's Afghan strategy plan, Ailsa Chang talks to Rep. Jim Banks, a Republican from Indiana, who also served in Afghanistan. Banks sits on the House Armed Services Committee.
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8/22/17
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David Greene talks to Michèle Flournoy, who served as undersecretary of defense for policy under President Obama, for reaction to President Trump's strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
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8/22/17
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The president will hold a rally downtown Tuesday night after visiting a Marine Corps base in Yuma, Ariz., along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Kirk Siegler (via NPR - News)
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8/22/17
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Thirty seven years after being kicked out of scouting for being “homosexual” during his freshman year of college, Tim Curran still gets choked up remembering his 17-year-old legal battle to get the Boy Scouts of America to permit …
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Josh Israel (via Think Progress)
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8/22/17
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Adm. Scott H. Swift, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, says remains have been found in damaged areas of the destroyer that collided with a merchant tanker in waters off Singapore.
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Scott Neuman (via NPR - News)
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8/22/17
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Anne Gisleson was reeling from a series of family tragedies when she began meeting with friends to discuss books and life in post-Katrina New Orleans. Her new book chronicles a year of those meetings.
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Jason Heller (via NPR - Books)
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8/22/17
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The guitarist was singing Wonderwall's "Oasis." A statement by police said the busker was "loud, bad and noisy" and "just because you can play Wonderwall does not mean you should."
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8/22/17
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