| At Least 500 Structures Destroyed by Deadly, Uncontrolled California Wildfire Posted: 28 Jul 2018 01:39 PM PDT  The so-called Carr Fire roared through Shasta County
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| The Latest: Republicans request Kavanaugh documents Posted: 28 Jul 2018 09:46 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a dispute over records associated with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court (all times local):
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| Monster wildfire in California rages on after killing two firefighters Posted: 28 Jul 2018 07:09 AM PDT  By Alexandria Sage REDDING, Calif. (Reuters) - Nine people were reportedly missing as a monster wildfire in northern California burned unchecked on Saturday after it killed two firefighters, destroyed hundreds of structures and sent thousands of frantic residents racing from their homes. Some 3,400 firefighters on the ground and in helicopters and airplanes battled the 48,300-acre (19,500 hectares) Carr Fire early on Saturday as it ripped through Redding, a city of 90,000 people, in California's scenic Shasta-Trinity area. More than 38,000 residents in Redding and elsewhere in Shasta County fled their homes as the fire began to gain speed and intensity on Thursday, destroying 500 structures and leaving Keswick, a town of 450, in smoldering ruins, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) said.
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| Adorable globe-trotting cats snapped traveling through Japan Posted: 28 Jul 2018 05:55 AM PDT ![Adorable globe-trotting cats snapped traveling through Japan]( "Adorable globe-trotting cats snapped traveling through Japan") Cats aren't well-known for their fondness for international travel, but these kitties from Japan have become global jet-setters. Daisuke Nagasawa, 49, has spent the past few years taking his two faithful cats, Daikichi and Fuku-Chan, around the world with him. The CEO of a tech company, Daisuke has also taken the cats to all 47 prefectures across his native Japan, photographing his two furry friends in some of the country's most iconic landmarks. (Caters News)
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| Catholics slam India rights body over confession ban bid Posted: 28 Jul 2018 02:37 AM PDT  Catholic leaders in India Friday slammed the national women's rights watchdog for seeking to ban church confessions after two priests were arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman over 20 years. Two more priests are being investigated in the scandal that has rocked the Syrian Orthodox church in the southern state of Kerala since the 34-year-old woman reported her cycle of abuse earlier this month. The woman told police that the priests at the church used her confessions to blackmail her into having sex with them.
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| Israel to build new settler homes after deady knife attack: minister Posted: 28 Jul 2018 12:21 AM PDT  Israel is to build hundreds of new homes in a settlement in the occupied West Bank where a Palestinian stabbed three Israelis, one fatally, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday. "The best answer to terrorism is the expansion of settlements," Lieberman wrote on Twitter, announcing 400 new housing units in the Adam settlement north of Jerusalem a day after the deadly stabbing. The teenage attacker snuck into the settlement on Thursday evening, the Israeli army said, stabbing three people before being shot dead.
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| 'Blood moon' dazzles skygazers in century's longest eclipse Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:03 PM PDT  The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century dazzled skygazers across the globe Friday, coinciding with Mars' closest approach in 15 years in a thrilling celestial spectacle. Unlike with a solar eclipse, viewers did not need protective eye gear to observe the rare display. For about half the world, the moon was partly or fully in Earth's shadow from 1714 to 2328 GMT -- six hours and 14 minutes in all.
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| CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves Accused Of Sexual Harassment Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:47 PM PDT  Leslie Moonves, chairman and CEO of the CBS Corporation, has been accused of
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| I've never been in favor of Wikileaks' activities, says Ecuador president Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:50 PM PDT  By Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) - Ecuador's president, signaling his government's desire to end the long sojourn of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in its London embassy, said on Friday he had never supported Assange's leaking activities. President Lenin Moreno confirmed a July 15 report in London's Sunday Times that Ecuador and Britain were in talks to try to end Assange's stay at the embassy where he successfully sought asylum in 2012. Moreno said any eviction of Assange from the embassy had to be carried out correctly and through dialogue, but he displayed no sympathy for Assange's political agenda as a leaker of confidential documents.
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