Hurricane Flossie shifts to Category 3 near Hawaii
Hurricane Flossie weakened to a Category 3 with winds near 126 mph as it neared Hawaii, tracking close to the Big Island. Officials warned of potential flash flooding and maintained hurricane watches and tropical storm warnings for the region as forecasters noted the storm’s intensity remained stronger than earlier forecasts. In North Korea, state media reported hundreds dead and tens of thousands of farmland acres flooded after weeks of heavy rain, with widespread destruction including hundreds of public buildings and thousands of vehicles damaged.
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Jam Weyman
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Minicar Crash Injures Eight at Shriner Parade
A minicar and a dune buggy collided during a Shriner parade on Saturday. Eight people were injured including a 3-year-old and an adult with broken legs. others received minor injuries. Police called it a freak accident and no charges were filed.
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Rick Mincy
Mincy
Hamas cracks down on Gaza protest as cameras seized
Hamas security forces clubbed and beat protesters in Gaza city blocking a rare rally on Monday. Journalists were attacked and media offices raided to halt footage while buses were stopped and flags confiscated, yet about 300 demonstrators breached the cordon for a 20 minute protest.
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Hamas
Fatah
Gaza Strip
Mahmoud Abbas
Bridge collapse in China kills at least twenty tourists
A tourist bridge under construction in Fenghuang county Hunan province collapsed on Monday killing at least 20 people and leaving 39 missing. 64 rescued including 22 injured as rescue teams search the river gorge amid ongoing investigations.
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China
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Jiantuo River
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Liao Junhui
Guangdong Province
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Noriega seeks return home as parole nears
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega asks US officials to send him to Panama after his Miami prison term ends next month, while prosecutors push for extradition to France for a separate 1999 money laundering conviction. A judge will decide whether he goes to Panama or France, with a separate ruling on immediate transfer.
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France
Noriega
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Sean Cronin
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George H.W. Bush
No sign of missing miners in video
Ghostly footage from the Crandall Canyon mine shows a tool bag and discarded equipment 10 to 15 feet away but no life forms as rescue efforts stretch into a second week. Co-owner Bob Murray cites hope due to intact roof and open space while crews bore a new deeper hole in search of miners believed to be trapped after the August collapse.
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Utah
Bob Murray
Murray Energy Corp
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Associated Press
Crandall Canyon
al Davis
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Davis
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