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Kavanaugh accuser willing to testify in US Senate: reports 20 Sep 2018 - 09:34 pm
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) holds a letter signed by Holton-Arms alumnae in support of Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault at a high school party about 35 years ago, September 20, 2018
Canada crews battle firenado in tug-o-war for hose 20 Sep 2018 - 07:24 pm
Firefighters try to pull a hose caught in a fire tornado in Vanderhoof British Columbia Canada in this still image taken from video August 19 2018. Instagram @MAR.LOWSKY/via Reuters
Puerto Rico marks 1 year since Maria with choirs, protests 20 Sep 2018 - 04:54 pm
A closed business shop is seen at a touristic area of Condado, a year after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, in San Juan, Puerto Rico September 19, 2018. Picture taken September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
President Trump to visit North Carolina as waterways rise 19 Sep 2018 - 10:48 am
Homes are surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane Florence on September 17, 2018 in Conway, South Carolina. Sean Rayford/Getty Images/AFP
Pollution fears: Swollen rivers swamp ash dumps, hog farms 18 Sep 2018 - 11:18 pm
Environmental activists hold black balloons, posters and banners, reading for example
Venezuelans fume as Maduro filmed munching on meat in Turkey 18 Sep 2018 - 05:14 pm
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UN refugee agency gives Trump's latest cuts a weary shrug 18 Sep 2018 - 01:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: An Afghan refugee woman arrives with her children to be repatriated to Afghanistan, at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Trump hits China with fresh tariffs, threatens more if Beijing retaliates 18 Sep 2018 - 08:36 am
FILE PHOTO: A container truck moves past containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Swollen rivers near record levels as Florence looms 17 Sep 2018 - 09:14 am
Iva Williamson, 4, peers behind her as she joins neighbors and pets in fleeing rising flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Leland, North Carolina, U.S., September 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Killer storm far from over, US officials warn as 'epic' rain falls 16 Sep 2018 - 10:11 am
A pickup truck is seen submerged in floodwater in Lumberton, North Carolina, on September 15, 2018 in the wake of Hurricane Florence.  / AFP / Alex Edelman
Florence pours on the rain in the Carolinas; death toll at 5 15 Sep 2018 - 09:50 pm
A car is stalled in flowing water, as first responders and firefighters try to check for people inside, during the pass of Hurricane Florence in the town of Clinton, North Carolina, U.S., September 15, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Florence causes catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas 15 Sep 2018 - 05:44 pm
An abandoned car's hazard lights continue to flash as it sits submerged in a rising flood waters during pre-dawn hours after Hurricane Florence struck in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 15, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Three shot dead in popular Mexico City tourist plaza 15 Sep 2018 - 11:39 am
A policeman patrols the tourist Plaza Garibaldi after unknown assailants gunned down three men at an intersection on the edge of the plaza in Mexico City, Mexico September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
Florence turns deadly, unleashing torrential floods on Carolinas 15 Sep 2018 - 08:41 am
The Neuse River floods the waterfront in New Bern, North Carolina, on September 14, 2018 during Hurricane Florence. / AFP / Logan Cyrus
Tree falling kills mom, baby; At least 2 others killed elsewhere in Hurricane Florence 15 Sep 2018 - 12:34 am
Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 from Oakland, California, search a flooded neighborhood for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
Obama laments ‘broken’ politics in stumping for Ohio Democrats 15 Sep 2018 - 12:34 am
Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Ohio Gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray at CMSD East Professional Center Gymnasium on September 13, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.  Angelo Merendino/Getty Images/AFP
Everyone wants answers: Massachusetts feds hunt for gas blast cause 14 Sep 2018 - 11:47 pm
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire caused by over pressurized gas lines on September 13, 2018 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Dozens of fires broke out in Lawrence, North Andover and Andover because of the gas lines. Scott Eisen/Getty Images/AFP
Manafort pleads guilty, will cooperate with special counsel 14 Sep 2018 - 09:19 pm
A protester holds a sign outside the US Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, on the fourth day in fraud case against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on August 21, 2018. AFP / Jim Watson