Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Emergency officials: We won't let pipeline protesters freeze and other top stories.

  • Emergency officials: We won't let pipeline protesters freeze

    Emergency officials: We won't let pipeline protesters freeze
    A woman watches the sunset at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D., Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. Hundreds of protesters fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their large encampment. (David Goldman/Associated Press) By Dave Kolpack | AP December 3 at 4:13 PM FARGO, N.D. — The head of North Dakota’s emergency management services say..
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  • 'Life is not going to be the same': Slaying of beloved USC professor leaves colleagues and friends crestfallen

    'Life is not going to be the same': Slaying of beloved USC professor leaves colleagues and friends crestfallen
    When students enrolled in USC’s daunting neuroscience graduate program needed help cracking a tough project, they all went to Bosco Tjan. It didn’t hurt that his advice often came with a free cappuccino. Mara Mather, a professor of gerontology and psychology at USC, described Tjan as an affable, caring presence on campus. He always found time to aid students and professors despite a breathless schedule. In many ways, she said, Tjan was the center’s heartbeat.“One of my students, who is now a f..
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  • Portland Weather: The Snow is Coming

    Portland Weather: The Snow is Coming
    Snow kidding. Here comes the white stuff. The National Weather Service says there will be snow in the Portland area as early as Sunday afternoon."Winter is on its way," the National Weather Service's Portland Office said on Saturday. "Most locations above 1000 feet in elevation will see their first accumulating snow. "There is even a chance for accumulating snow on the valley floor, however it is still uncertain whether the snow will stick to the roads and affect the Monday or Tuesday morning co..
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  • Oakland warehouse fire kills at least 9 people, at least 25 still missing

    Oakland warehouse fire kills at least 9 people, at least 25 still missing
    OAKLAND, Calif. — After a day’s worth of investigations, Oakland authorities were continuing to search for answers on Sunday regarding the fast-spreading deadly fire that engulfed a warehouse during an electronic dance concert. They want to know about the rickety stairway. They want to know about the lack of permits. They also want to know: Could this tragedy have been avoided? At least nine people died in the fire as scores of others escaped Friday night. But the fates of more than two dozen p..
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  • Final Senate seat to be settled in Louisiana Dec. 10 runoff

    Final Senate seat to be settled in Louisiana Dec. 10 runoff
    BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s last-in-the-nation U.S. Senate race has drawn donations from desperate Democrats around the country seeking a victory in their otherwise dismal election cycle, even if they’re supporting a pro-gun, anti-abortion candidate deemed such a long shot that he’s getting little help from the national Democratic Party. The Republican contender in the Dec. 10 election is banking on the popularity of Donald Trump in the state to help solidify his path to victory, which is co..
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  • Presidential Commission Urges Cybersecurity Improvements to President-Elect Donald Tump

    Presidential Commission Urges Cybersecurity Improvements to President-Elect Donald Tump
    (WASHINGTON) — A presidential commission on Friday made 16 urgent recommendations to improve the nation’s cybersecurity, including creating a nutritional-type label to help consumers shop wisely and appointing a new international ambassador on the subject — weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.The release of the 100-page report follows the worst hacking of U.S. government systems in history and accusations by the Obama administration that Russia meddled in the U.S. presidential..
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  • Politics|Jill Stein's Pennsylvania Recount Effort Is Dealt a Major Setback

    Politics|Jill Stein's Pennsylvania Recount Effort Is Dealt a Major Setback
    Photo Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, who began the recount bid in Pennsylvania, said in a filing that “petitioners are regular citizens of ordinary means” and could not afford a $1 million bond payment that was ordered by Pennsylvania courts. Credit Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times Pennsylvania appears increasingly unlikely to have a statewide recount of its votes, diminishing the last long-shot hope by opponents of Donald J. Trump that a review ..
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  • Pearl Harbor: A New Yorker's journey through hell, 75 years later

    Pearl Harbor: A New Yorker's journey through hell, 75 years later
    The battleships U.S.S. West Virginia (foreground) and U.S.S. Tennessee sat low in the water, burning after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive). BY Larry Mcshane. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Sunday, December 4, 2016, 4:43 ...
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  • 'It went up in a heartbeat': 10-alarm blaze devastates Cambridge neighborhood

    'It went up in a heartbeat': 10-alarm blaze devastates Cambridge neighborhood
    CAMBRIDGE — A 10-alarm blaze erupted Saturday afternoon in a dense Cambridge neighborhood, destroying or damaging at least 11 buildings, and displacing at least 60 people in a conflagration that Fire Chief Gerald Reardon described as looking like a “ball of fire” in war zones. “This looks almost like a third-world country after a bombing,” Reardon told reporters Saturday night. At least one building collapsed before the fire was contained around 8 p.m., authorities said. Advertisement Autho..
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  • Navy to christen submarine Colorado at Connecticut shipyard

    Navy to christen submarine Colorado at Connecticut shipyard
    Tim Cook Navy christens submarine USS Colorado in shipyard ceremony Hundreds gather as General Dynamics Electric Boat hosts the christening ceremony for the USS Colorado in Groton, Conn., on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. The 377-foot-long vessel is the 15th in the Virginia class of attack submarines, each costing $2.7 billion. (Tim Cook/The Day via AP) Tim Cook Navy christens submarine USS Colorado in shipyard ceremony The crew of the USS Colorado stands at attention alongside the s..
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APNewsBreak: US moves to block mining near Yellowstone .Freeze warning in effect for Jacksonville Monday morning .
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