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WATCH: Death Toll Climbs As Survivor Search Continues In Italy Quake

Entire villages have turned to dust and rock. … Continue Reading

Closest Potentially Habitable Planet To Our Solar System Found

In a discovery that has been years in the making, researchers have confirmed the existence of a rocky planet named Proxima b orbiting Proxima Centauri.… Continue Reading

Ryan Lochte ‘In Talks’ To Join ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Ryan Lochte might be ditching his speedo for a pair of dancing shoes.… Continue Reading

Italy Earthquake Leaves 159 Dead; Rescuers Racing Against Time

The death toll from Wednesday’s 6.2-magnitude earthquake in central Italy has risen to 159, the country’s national news agency, ANSA, reported.… Continue Reading

Iranian Vessels Conduct ‘High-Speed Intercept’ Of US Destroyer

four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels conducted a “high-speed intercept” of the USS Nitze in waters near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday.… Continue Reading

Desmond Tutu Hospitalized For Infection

Archbishop Desmond Tutu admitted himself to a Cape Town hospital on Wednesday “for treatment to a recurring infection.”… Continue Reading

Washington Monument Closure Extended Through Mid-September

The Washington Monument will remain closed through at least mid-September.… Continue Reading

Blast, Gunshots Heard At American University in Kabul

At least five people were taken to Emergency Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, after an attack Wednesday night on the American University campus.… Continue Reading

LISTEN: Montgomery County Fire Chief Shared The Latest On The Silver Spring Apartment Building Explosion

INTERVIEW — Fire Chief SCOTT GOLDSTEIN – The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Days before Silver Spring apt. explosion, resident calls 911 to complain of smell of gas 2 children killed in Silver Spring apartment explosion identified. (Baltimore Sun / Aug 23 @ 6:04 pm) SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Authorities have identified…… Continue Reading

LISTEN: DC Examiner’s SARAH WESTWOOD: There’s No Indication That There Was A FireWall Between Clinton Foundation and Clinton’s State Dept Staff

INTERVIEW — SARAH WESTWOOD – Watchdog Reporter for the Washington Examiner Westwood: Emails show Clinton denied, then met with Ukrainian donor Many donors to Clinton Foundation met with her at State. WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state gave…… Continue Reading