Last Vegas strip shooting: More than 20 dead, 100 injured after gunman opens fire near Mandalay Bay casino

More than 20 people were killed and 100 injured in a horrific shooting near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday night, police said. The “nonstop gunfire,” according to one witness, sent bystanders outside the resort on … Read More

Trump foreign policy pronouncements split the Republican Party

President Donald Trump stops to talk with reporters and members of the media as he walks from the Oval Office across the South lawn to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, Sept 29, 2017. … Read More

Russia giving cover to Iran could doom nuclear deal as Trump considers whether to certify

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Some European leaders vow to stand by Iran nuclear deal President Trump slams the agreement at the United Nations, calls it ‘the worst’ As President Donald Trump considers whether to certify to Congress the controversial 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, … Read More

Tropical forests now release more carbon than trucks and cars in the US, study finds

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The Amazon Forest contributes to global carbon emissions. Caesar Oleksy Not only do tropical forests now emit double the amount of carbon they consume — they also release more of it than all vehicles in the United States, according to a … Read More

U.S. in Direct Communication With North Korea, Says Tillerson

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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson arrived for a meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, in Beijing on Saturday. CreditPool photo by Andy Wong BEIJING — The Trump administration acknowledged on Saturday for the first time that it was … Read More

U.S. braces for potentially large numbers of evacuees from Puerto Rico

It has been a trying week for Satellite Beach resident Erika Rodriguez as she’s continued to reach out to Puerto Rico, hoping to hear from family members struggling in the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Maria. With much of the island … Read More

Trump: U.S.‘Totally Prepared’ for ‘Devastating’ Action Against N. Korea

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The U.S. is “totally prepared” for “devastating” military action against North Korea should that be necessary, President Donald Trump declared Tuesday, further ratcheting up tensions between the two nations. “If we take that option, it will be devastating,” Trump said … Read More

Expect a ‘ferocious’ response from North Korea if the US launches a strike

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of his country’s own Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. The Trump Administration continues to pound away at … Read More

Trump threatens ‘Little Rocket Man,’ says Kim may ‘not be around much longer’

President Trump sent another belligerent tweet directed at North Korea Saturday night, saying that if the country’s foreign minister was speaking for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in his threatening speech at the United Nations, “they won’t be around … Read More

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