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Tropical Storm Dorian expected to strengthen, severe storms expected to hit the Plains

ABC News(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Tropical Storm Dorian is forecast to continue to strengthen as it heads towards Lesser Antilles today. Dorian has winds of 40 MPH and is currently moving west at 13 MPH. The storm is located around 555 miles ESE of Barbados. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for Barbados …

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US, Japan agree to trade deal at G-7 summit, as Trump says allies ‘respect’ China tariff war

ABC News(BIARRITZ, France) — In an unexpected announcement at the Group of 7 summit, President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they have agreed in principle to a trade deal following months of negotiations. Trump said that the United States and Japan planned to sign the agreement around the same time as the United …

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‘Sorry’ but these are things women should never write in an email

jacoblund/iStock(NEW YORK) – -Ever wonder how you’re being perceived in emails? Do you wonder if your overall message is being received in a positive way on the other end? You may think that you’re communicating clearly in an email, but how you say it might be hurting how you’re perceived at work. When it comes …

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Army solider hailed as hero in El Paso shooting: It’s ‘the worst thing I’ve ever been through’

ABC NewsEL PASO, TX) — An off-duty Army serviceman is being celebrated as a hero after he saved the lives of several children during Saturday’s deadly mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, but the soldier says he doesn’t want the world to focus on him. “What I did was exactly what I was supposed to …

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‘You cannot cure hatred with hatred,’ says soccer mom who was shot twice in El Paso massacre

ABC News(EL PASO, TX) — Maribel Latín was shot twice in Saturday’s massacre in El Paso — yet she refuses to carry hate in her heart. From her hospital bed, the soccer mom recounted the harrowing details of one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. Twenty people were killed and 26 others were …

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9 dead, 27 injured in Dayton shooting; suspect’s sister among victims

WKEF-TV(DAYTON, Ohio) –In the second mass shooting in less than 15 hours, at least nine people were killed and 27 injured in 30 seconds early on Sunday after a gunman in body armor and wielding an AK-47-style assault rifle opened fire in downtown Dayton, Ohio, according to police. Police confirmed Sunday afternoon the suspected gunman’s …

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There have been at least 17 deadly mass shootings in the US so far in 2019

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two mass shootings in the span of 14 hours over the weekend have left at least 29 victims dead. The two shootings, first in El Paso, Texas, and then in Dayton, Ohio, are the latest instances of deadly mass shootings in 2019, bringing the total number of such incidents up to …

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Russian opposition pledges more protests after 1,000 arrested

anouchka/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russia’s anti-Kremlin opposition has pledged to hold more protests a day after police arrested hundreds of people for a second weekend running at a demonstration in Moscow calling for fair elections. Opposition leaders said another protest planned in Moscow for next Saturday would go ahead, and Leonid Volkov, a key lieutenant of Russia’s …

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A bloody August weekend included 2 mass shootings within 15 hours

aijohn784/iStock(NEW YORK) — It has been a bloody August weekend in the United States with multiple shootings reported across the country, including two mass shootings — one in El Paso, Texas on Saturday morning and one in Dayton, Ohio, Sunday morning — that left at least 29 people dead, collectively. In El Paso, at least …

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Police closer to linking anti-immigrant screed to El Paso shooter

ABC News(EL PASO, TX) — Authorities suspect a virulent anti-immigration screed posted online before the El Paso shooting was written by the alleged gunman, a top police official indicated Sunday. Asked whether the attack was a hate crime, El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen told reporters during a news conference Sunday that authorities were still …

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