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NYC power outage knocks out subways, businesses, elevators
Published On: July 14, 2019 08:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 14: Authorities were scrambling to restore electricity to Manhattan following a power outage that knocked out Times Square’s towering electronic screens, darkened marquees in the theater district and left businesses without electricity, elevators stuck and subway cars stalled.
Death toll in hotel attack in Somalia's Kismayo jumps to 26 - regional president
Published On: July 13, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOGADISHU, July 13: Islamist gunmen killed 26 people, including Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians, when they stormed a hotel in Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayo, a regional state president said on Saturday, the deadliest day in the city since insurgents were driven out in 2012.
Tropical storm, river flooding hammer Gulf environment
Published On: July 13, 2019 01:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
July 13: Tropical Storm Barry could affect the environment of the Gulf coast and Lower Mississippi Valley in numerous ways, from accelerating runoff of farmland nutrients to toppling trees and damaging wildlife habitat and fisheries, scientists say.
Taiwan defends US arms deal after China sanctions threat
Published On: July 13, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TAIPEI, July 13: Taiwan has defended the proposed purchase of $2.2 billion in arms from the U.S., following a Chinese announcement that it would sanction any American companies involved in the deal.
Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 13: police officer
Published On: July 13, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOGADISHU, July 13: Somalia’s security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayu that killed at least 13, a police officer said.
U.S. House overwhelmingly passes bill to re-authorize funding for 9/11 victims
Published On: July 13, 2019 11:59 AM NPT By: Agencies
WASHINGTON, July 13: The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Friday to renew funding for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.
Suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali port city, two journalists confirmed dead
Published On: July 13, 2019 11:32 AM NPT By: Reuters
MOGADISHU, July 13: A car bomb went off on Friday at a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers had been discussing an upcoming regional election and was followed by gunfire, police said, adding that the death toll could be high.
Trump says nationwide immigration arrests to begin Sunday
Published On: July 13, 2019 10:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, July 13: The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said efforts to deport families with orders to leave the country will continue after an upcoming national sweep that President Donald Trump said would start Sunday.
Hawaii governor declares emergency for Maui wildfire
Published On: July 13, 2019 09:58 AM NPT By: Reuters
HONOLULU, July 13: Hawaii’s governor on Friday declared an emergency on the island of Maui, where firefighters were battling a blaze that has forced the evacuations of thousands of people and sent huge clouds of smoke billowing over nearby beaches.
'It’s powerful’: Tropical storm starts lashing Louisiana
Published On: July 13, 2019 09:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, July 13: Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in, threatening an epic drenching that could test how well New Orleans has strengthened its flood protections in the 14 years since Hurricane Katrina.
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