Floodwaters Raze North Carolina as Matthew Drenches Rivers
Floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew pushed rivers in North Carolina to record crests. Lumber River overflowed past Robeson County levees, flooding Lumberton and trapping about 1,000 residents in crowded housing. Rescue helicopters, boats, and military vehicles battled rising waters as shelters filled. Officials warn death toll may be high while rivers along Tar, Neuse and Black threaten more communities.
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U N Chief Says Haiti Needs Massive Response After Hurricane
U N Secretary General Ban Ki moon called for a massive global response to aid Haiti after Hurricane Matthew. He noted towns wiped off the map and mounting tensions as people await help, with the UN appealing for 119 million dollars to assist 750 000 people in southwestern Haiti.
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Syrian refugee in Germany planned Paris Brussels style attack
German police arrested Jaber Albakr a 22 year old Syrian asylum seeker after a raid in Chemnitz uncovered 1.5 kg of explosives and a plot aligned with IS inspired attacks. A second Syrian suspect Khalil A. was arrested in Leipzig and remanded in custody as authorities tighten security amid Merkel calls for possible law changes.
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Chicago Teachers Hit Breakpoint as Strike Deadline Looms
Negotiators for the Chicago Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union opened hours of talks on Monday before a midnight strike deadline. It was unclear if 20,000 teachers would shut down schools. CTU members gathered strike materials and were told to report to picket lines at 6 a.m. unless progress halted the action. CTU leaders planned no public comments until talks wrapped up late Monday.
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Harvard MIT researchers share 2016 Nobel in economics
Harvard's Oliver Hart and MIT's Bengt Holmstrom win the 2016 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for contract theory. The British-born Hart, 68, and Finnish-born Holmstrom, 67, will share the $925,000 award and have influenced law, economics, and political science.
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