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Powerful Hawaii hurricane downgraded to tropical storm

Published On: August 25, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

HONOLULU, Aug 25: Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm on Friday as it headed toward the Hawaiian islands. But it still brought torrential rains that immersed a city in waist-deep water and forced people to flee flooding homes, while others jumped off seawalls with boogie boards into the turbulent ocean.

Emmy nominee Millie Bobby Brown rises above the online hate

Published On: August 24, 2018 03:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug 24: Emmy nominee Millie Bobby Brown continues to show wisdom beyond her years. The 14-year old “Stranger Things” star, who is no stranger to social media trolls, hopes young people can “rise above the hate” and “not let anyone change you.”

Steven Tyler sends cease-and-desist to Trump for use of song

Published On: August 24, 2018 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BOSTON, Aug 24: Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is again demanding that President Donald Trump stop using the band’s songs at rallies.

Omarosa memoir sells 34,000 copies during its first week

Published On: August 24, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug 24: Omarosa Manigault Newman’s “Unhinged” had a strong first week of sales, although it seems unlikely to match the success of Donald Trump tell-alls such as “Fire and Fury” and “A Higher Loyalty.”

John Lennon's killer denied parole for 10th time

Published On: August 24, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug 24: John Lennon's killer has been denied parole for a 10th time and will remain behind bars for at least two more years.

Japanese teenager Ikee wins 5th gold medal at Asian Games

Published On: August 24, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

INDONESIA, Aug 24: Rikako Ikee is turning Jakarta's Asian Games pool into her own golden pond. Every time she dives into the water, she comes out with another medal.

5 rescued from flooding as hurricane pelts Hawaii with rain

Published On: August 24, 2018 10:44 AM NPT By: Associated Press

HONOLULU, Aug 24: Hurricane Lane unleashed torrents of rain and landslides that blocked roads on Hawaii’s mostly rural Big Island on Thursday as residents and tourists in the state’s biggest city braced for the dangerous storm to come their way.

Man kills mother, sister; Islamic State group claims attack

Published On: August 23, 2018 04:36 PM NPT By: Associated Press

TRAPPES, Aug 23: A man flagged by French authorities as a suspected radical killed his mother and sister and seriously injured another woman in a knife attack Thursday that was quickly claimed by the Islamic State group.

US, China raise tariffs in new round of trade dispute

Published On: August 23, 2018 02:33 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, Aug 23:  The United States and China imposed more tariff hikes on billions of dollars of each other’s automobiles, factory machinery and other goods Thursday in an escalation of a battle over Beijing’s technology policy that companies worry will chill global economic growth.

Insurers give Nepal ultimatum to end tourist rescue fraud

Published On: August 22, 2018 04:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

AUG 22: International insurance companies have set a September 1 deadline for Nepal to clamp down on fraudulent helicopter rescues of tourists or they will stop giving cover, industry sources say.

Facebook uncovers new global misinformation operations

Published On: August 22, 2018 02:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Facebook has identified and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages engaged in misleading political behavior, a far larger discovery than a “sophisticated” effort it reported three weeks ago with great fanfare.

Italy bridge designer warned in 1979 of risk of corrosion

Published On: August 20, 2018 04:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

ROME, Aug 20: The Italian engineer who designed the Genoa bridge that collapsed and killed dozens warned four decades ago that it would require constant maintenance to remove rust given the effects of corrosion from sea air and pollution on the concrete.

Shots fired at gate of US Embassy in Turkey, but no one hurt

Published On: August 20, 2018 03:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press

ISTANBUL, Aug 20: Unknown attackers fired shots at a security booth outside the U.S. Embassy in Turkey’s capital early Monday, but U.S. officials said no one was hurt.

Afghan forces free 149 hostages taken by Taliban in ambush

Published On: August 20, 2018 03:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 20: Afghan forces launched a lightning operation in northern Kunduz province on Monday, rescuing 149 people, including women and children, abducted by the Taliban just hours earlier, officials said.

Australian prime minister abandons greenhouse gas reduction target

Published On: August 20, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

CANBERRA, Aug 20: Australia's prime minister on Monday abandoned plans to legislate to limit greenhouse gas emissions to head off a revolt by conservative lawmakers.

Afghan officials: Taliban take at least 100 people hostage

Published On: August 20, 2018 11:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press

KABUL, Aug. 20: Afghan officials say the Taliban have taken more than 100 people, including women and children, hostage in an ambush in the country’s north.

Janet Jackson, Daddy Yankee celebrate release of new song

Published On: August 20, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug 20: Janet Jackson’s fans were so energetic at an event Friday for her new single that one fan chimed in so the icon could speak without interruption.

Backstreet Boys fans treated for injuries after storm

Published On: August 20, 2018 09:44 AM NPT By: Associated Press

THACKERVILLE, Aug 20: An Oklahoma casino says 14 people suffered cuts and bruises when a powerful rainstorm toppled entrance trusses and disrupted the start of an outdoor concert by the Backstreet Boys.

Trains bring drinking water to flooded southern Indian state

Published On: August 19, 2018 02:33 PM NPT By: Associated Press

CHENGANNUR, Aug 19: Indian authorities are bringing drinking water by train to the flooded southern state of Kerala, where over 300 people have died and 300,000 are displaced in the worst flooding in a century.

Sun up early for China with 1st Asian Games gold medal

Published On: August 19, 2018 10:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press

JAKARTA, Aug 19: Sun Peiyuan has won the first gold medal awarded at the 18th Asian Games, winning wushu's changquan discipline ahead of local hope Edgar Marvelo.