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• Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Kamala Harris unveils plan to tackle rape kit backlog
• New Orleans is already flooded — and the worst may be yet to come: Forecasters are predicting a hurricane
• The Latest: Iran's Guard denies any confrontation in Gulf

Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Kamala Harris unveils plan to tackle rape kit backlog Posted: 11 Jul 2019 01:10 PM PDT U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Thursday pledged the nation's backlog of rape kits needing review would be processed by the end of her first four-year term if elected president. Harris estimated she would invest $1 billion to eliminate the backlog, which she said would cover an estimated 225,000 kits that remain untested. Rape kits are collected when a victim reports an assault and DNA or other physical evidence is collected. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

New Orleans is already flooded — and the worst may be yet to come: Forecasters are predicting a hurricane Posted: 11 Jul 2019 04:13 AM PDT New Orleans was already hit by a storm that left its streets swamped. Now, meteorologists say a hurricane could be on its way This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Latest: Iran's Guard denies any confrontation in Gulf Posted: 11 Jul 2019 01:17 AM PDT Iran's Revolutionary Guard has denied British allegations of a confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz, saying if it had received orders to seize any ships it would have executed them immediately. Britain says three Iranian vessels unsuccessfully tried to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel through the Strait of Hormuz and only turned away after receiving "verbal warnings" from a UK navy vessel. Last week, authorities in Gibraltar intercepted an Iranian supertanker that was believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to Syria. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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