Trump Asks Pompeo to Delay Visit to North Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he has directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to delay a planned trip to North Korea, citing insufficient progress on denuclearization. Trump put some blame on Beijing, saying he does not believe China is helping "because of our much tougher Trading stance." The surprise announcement appeared to…
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Ex-CDC Director Thomas Frieden Denies Groping Allegation
NEW YORK (AP) — A former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was accused of grabbing a woman's behind and was arrested on Friday on a sex abuse charge but said the woman's allegation "does not reflect" who he is or the values he has. Dr. Thomas Frieden was awaiting a…
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Hurricane Dumps Rain On Hawaii, 5 Rescued From Flooded Home
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY , Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Sirens wailed while workers piled sandbags in front of hotels and police blared warnings to tourists to leave the world-famous Waikiki Beach as Hurricane Lane barreled north after dumping nearly 2 feet (61 centimeters) of rain on Hawaii's mostly rural Big Island.…
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Hurricane Lane Soaks Hawaii’s Big Island With Foot Of Rain
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER , Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Lane soaked Hawaii's Big Island on Thursday, dumping 12 inches of rain in as many hours as residents stocked up on supplies and tried to protect their homes ahead of the state's first hurricane since 1992. The National Weather Service warned that some areas…
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Autopsy Finds Iowa Student Killed By ‘Sharp Force Injuries’
By RYAN J. FOLEY , Associated Press BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa college student who was allegedly abducted by a stranger while running last month in a small Iowa town was killed by "multiple sharp force injuries," investigators announced Thursday. Preliminary autopsy results from the state medical examiner's office also determined that 20-year-old Mollie…
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