North Korea Claims Successful Hydrogen Bomb Test
North Korea claims it has again tested a hydrogen bomb underground and that it "successfully" loaded it onto the tip of an intercontinental ballistic missile, a claim that if true, crosses a "red line" drawn by South Korea's president last month.
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Trump rebukes South Korea after North Korean bomb test
U.S. President Donald Trump admonished South Korea, a key ally, for what he termed a policy of “appeasement” after North Korea claimed to have tested an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile on Sunday.
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China's anger at West to overshadow tougher action on North Korea
North Korea’s latest nuclear test is likely to pile more pressure on China to take tough action against its neighbor, but Beijing already doubts economic sanctions will work and says it is not its sole responsibility to rein in Pyongyang.
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Repealing Obamacare Just Got Even More Complicated
The Senate parliamentarian told lawmakers that Republicans’ ability to pass an Obamacare replacement with just 51 votes expires at the end of this month, Senator Bernie Sanders said Friday.
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Frankfurt WW2 bomb defused after mass evacuation
Bomb disposal experts in Frankfurt have successfully defused a massive unexploded bomb from World War Two, officials have announced.
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Iran says warns off U.S. U2 spy plane, drone
Iran’s air defenses have forced an approaching U.S. spy plane and a reconnaissance drone to change course near its air space over the past six months, a military official was quoted as saying on Sunday .
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Largest wildfire in Los Angeles history forces hundreds to evacuate
A wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles rapidly grew on Saturday into what the mayor called the largest blaze in the city’s history, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people and the closure of a major highway.
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Merkel challenger attacks her on migrants in TV debate
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s challenger in this month’s German election attacked her on Sunday for failing to coordinate a better European response to the 2015 refugee crisis.
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NHS 'dangerously' short of emergency beds as worst winter in decade looms
Hospital chiefs have warned that patients' lives are at risk due "dangerous" bed shortages the NHS faces this winter.
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Philadelphia Police Union Pres Calls Black Lives Matter Activists 'a Pack of Rabid Animals'
McNesby was reportedly attending a rally in support of the police when he referred to the BLM as a “racist hate groups determined to instigate violence.”
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Venezuela's Citgo Provides Free Gas to Harvey Rescue Teams
Houston's mayor expressed his appreciation for the generous donation, stating, “We are overwhelmed by the support from our corporate partners including Citgo."
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