Wednesday's Headlines: Trump’s Puerto Rico video tells positive story, leaves misery on cutting-room floor
Thousands flee deadly Calif. wildfires, with more than 180 people still missing; Israel hacked Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky, then told NSA that its tools had been breached;...
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The footage of Puerto Rico compiled by the White House in the wake of Hurricane Maria shows the extent to which the Trump administration is portraying the federal government's handling of the natural disaster in the best possible light, despite the island's ongoing power, water and health problems.
More than 25,000 people fled homes in seven counties north of San Francisco as hundreds of firefighters struggled to contain flames that have killed at least 17 people, destroyed more than 2,000 buildings and battered the region's lifeblood wine industry.
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Israeli spies in 2015 found hacking material from the National Security Agency on the network of global antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab, now under U.S. scrutiny because of suspicions its products facilitate Russian espionage.
The tax — the country's largest on the books — had been plagued by legal challenges, implementation glitches and a screeching, multimillion-dollar media battle between the soda industry and public health groups. It had been pitched as a means to plug a $1.8 billion budget gap and improve public health by discouraging the consumption of beverages linked to obesity and other conditions.
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, already suspected of decades of sexual harassment, faced accusations that he raped three women. Separately, actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Heather Graham and Mira Sorvino came forward with accounts of harassment by Weinstein.
"My heart breaks for all the women who have suffered tremendous pain because of these unforgivable actions," Georgina Chapman told People magazine. I have chosen to leave my husband," The designer and Hollywood mogul got married in 2007.
The commander and executive officer of the McCain were reassigned due to a lack of confidence, Navy officials said. Ten sailors died in August after the destroyer collided with a vessel near Singapore.
The new class includes a striking number of fellows whose work is tied to themes of global migration, the experiences of marginalized people and cultural drift across borders.
After a Syrian man in Lebanon confessed to killing a wealthy businessman's daughter, the ensuing backlash exposed razor-sharp tensions between the country's 1 million Syrian refugees and their hosts that threaten to open up Lebanon's own fragile sectarian divisions.
A day after authorities said the gunman shot a security guard before firing at concertgoers — and not after, as originally believed — questions remain about the law enforcement response and why officers took as long as they did to arrive at the suspect's door.
President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tried Tuesday to smooth over tensions in their relationship after the president proposed an "IQ tests" faceoff with his top diplomat, who had privately called Trump a "moron."
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