Thursday, October 11, 2018

Evening Edition: At least 6 killed by Michael in Florida, Georgia, N. Carolina

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At least 6 killed by Michael in Florida, Georgia, N. Carolina
Gadsden County, Fla., officials reported four deaths related to the storm, which roared ashore Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph. FEMA administrator William "Brock" Long said the number of deaths "could climb as search-and-rescue teams get out."
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Michael's final phase: A Mid-Atlantic deluge, from Charlotte to near Washington
Flash-flood watches are posted over a huge area that includes the western two-thirds of South Carolina, much of North Carolina, the southeastern half of Virginia, southern and eastern Maryland, and the entire Delmarva Peninsula as up to seven inches of rain could fall in a short period.
 
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Analysis: Michael was among the four strongest hurricanes to strike the U.S.
The storm made history by intensifying at a mind-boggling pace. It was a tropical depression on Sunday morning. At the time of landfall near Mexico Beach on the Panhandle early Wednesday afternoon, the storm was 1 mph shy of Category 5 status.
 
 
Dow drops nearly 550 points, sending its two-day loss total to nearly 1,400 points
Investors are rattled by rising interest rates that could trigger a slowdown in the global economy. Worries about U.S.-China ties weighed heavily, too.
 
Turkey agrees to Saudi request to jointly investigate Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance  
The Saudi request was a possible sign that its leadership may be searching for an exit from the crisis as it faces growing international pressure to explain the journalist's fate. 
 
'What good does that do us?': Trump reluctant to curb arm sales to Saudis
President Trump questioned the wisdom of not selling military weapons to Saudi Arabia, saying the country would instead turn to Russia or China.
 
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Fact Checker: Trump's $110 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia is still fake
The president says he does not want to harm a $110-billion arms deal over the Khashoggi disappearance but few deals have actually come to fruition
 
Trump administration cautiously optimistic pastor jailed in Turkey will be freed
In a deal that includes the lifting of sanctions against Turkey, charges against Pastor Andrew Brunson are to be reduced, allowing him to be sentenced to time already served or transferred to serve any remaining sentence in the United States, according to U.S. officials.
 
'Quite something': Meeting of Trump, Kanye West covers everything from mental health to 'male energy'
The rapper visited the president in the Oval Office and launched into a 10-minute monologue.
 
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Facebook purges more than 800 accounts pushing political messages for profit
Some of the accounts and pages had millions of followers. They were likely domestic actors using clickbait headlines and other tactics to drive users to websites where they could target them with ads, Facebook said.
 
Washington Supreme Court strikes down state's death penalty, saying it is 'arbitrary and racially biased'
The order makes Washington the 20th state to abandon capital punishment.
 
Percentage of young U.S. children who don't receive any vaccines has quadrupled since 2001
A pair of reports highlight a growing concern among health officials about children who aren't getting protection against preventable diseases.
 
 
20 years after brutal murder, Matthew Shepard will be interred at Washington National Cathedral
The 21-year-old gay University of Wyoming student was beaten, tortured and left to die. His parents had been afraid to bury him out of concern the site would be desecrated.
 
In 45-minute Fox interview, Trump swings at critics but suggests he could work with Democrats next year
The president made an array of assertions about 2020 contenders, his attorney general, the former attorney general and much more.
 
The Fyre Festival was a disaster. Its founder is going to prison for wire fraud.
Billy McFarland, the organizer of the failed 2017 music festival in the Bahamas, has been sentenced to six years in prison.
 
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