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Hurricane Matthew stirs up storm of controversy in US
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Hurricane Matthew leaves 11 dead in destructive march toward U.S.
Florida has begun mandatory evacuations in Broward County with the state's governor urging everyone living in low-lying areas to evacuate. Florida Gov. Rick Scott said, it's never too early to evacuate at a Wednesday morning news conference. AP
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Transit train crashes at N.J. station, injuring 100
A New Jersey Transit spokeswoman says that more than 100 people were injured, some critically, when a commuter train plowed into the Hoboken station. (Sep. 29) AP
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US presidential debate: Who is moderator Lester Holt?
Monday night's US presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump could be the most-watched political event in decades.
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Bloopers and zingers: a history of US presidential debates
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are expected to set a new audience record when they go face to face on Monday in the first of three presidential debates. But will their encounter prove as consequential, or controversial, as past debates?
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Houston police: Gunman killed after shooting 'several people'
Houston police say several people have been shot at a strip mall in the city's southwest and that officers shot the gunman. (Sept. 26) AP
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Police release bodycam footage of Keith Scott shooting
Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have released officer bodycam and dashcam footage of a controversial shooting of a black man on Tuesday.
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Wife releases dramatic cell phone video of Charlotte shooting
Police say they have arrested a suspect in the deadly shooting of a protester during demonstrations in Charlotte over an officer's killing of a black man. (Sept. 23) AP
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Tulsa officer freed on bond in Terence Crutcher shooting
An Oklahoma prosecutor says arrangements are being made for the surrender of a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man on a Tulsa street. (Sept. 22) AP
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US soldiers want fewer ‘nation building’ interventions, more attention at home - poll
Most active-duty members of the US military would prefer the government to refrain from overseas missions involving so-called nation-building
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Charlotte protests: governor of North Carolina declares state of emergency
Second night of unrest rocks the city following the fatal police shooting of Keith Scott, a black man
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Violent Protests Erupt in Charlotte After Deadly Police Shooting
The scene on I-85 appeared to devolve into looting, with people pulling items from tractor-trailers and burning boxes.
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Terror bomb suspect Ahmad Rahami shares common 'lone wolf' traits
Law enforcement officials allege the father of suspected NY/NJ bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami had suspicions his son was a terrorist in 2014. USA TODAY
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Rahami charged over NY and NJ bombings
The US has charged Ahmad Khan Rahami with planting bombs in New York and New Jersey.
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NY/NJ bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami in custody, was shot and taken to hospital: NBC
During a shootout, two officers were injured, and NY/NJ bombing suspect Rahami was shot, NBC News reported.
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New York bombing motivation 'unknown'
A bomb attack in New York City was a terrorist act, officials say, but no links have been found to global groups and the motivation remains unclear.
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New York explosion: Governor says blast was ‘act of terrorism’
A 911 caller warned of further explosions after the dumpster blast that hit New York, wounding 29 people, as the governor declared the attack an act of terrorism.
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Mysterious blog claims New York bombing was for gay rights
POLICE are “vetting” a Tumblr account that surfaced early Sunday taking credit for the bombing that rocked New York — and threatening further action
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New York bomb was 'act of terrorism', says Governor Cuomo
A bomb that exploded in New York City was an act of terrorism, Governor Andrew Cuomo says, but no link to international groups has been found.
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Edward Snowden makes 'moral' case for presidential pardon
Exclusive: Whistleblower says citizens have benefited from his disclosure in 2013 of US and UK government surveillance
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