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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's plan to kill or delay hundreds of construction projects on U.S. military bases to help fund border fencing includes diverting money for a Wisconsin Air National Guard base shooting range.

Jon Queally, staff writer

"It is a violation of federal law to falsify a National Weather Service forecast and pass it off as official, as President Trump did here."

Perhaps the second time will be the charm for Amazon’s Fire TV Cube. We weren’t impressed with the media streamer when we reviewed it in June, 2018. But Amazon took the stage at the IFA consumer-electronics show in Berlin today to demo an all-new version that promises to deliver twice the processor power. That could go a long way to alleviate our complaints about the original. The company also showcased the Nebula Fire TV Edition soundbar, which will be manufactured by the Chinese conglomerate Anker. Читать дальше...

Julia Conley, staff writer

Five months after unveiling Supermajority, a political movement built around the idea that women make up a majority of American voters and organizers but are underrepresented in government, the national group is planning a cross-country tour to mobilize women ahead of the 2020 election.

After spending two weeks in a medically induced coma in July, a Nassau County teen started college this week, but he’ll need help getting to class. The 18-year-old, who asked The Post not to share his name, is one of more than 215 cases of “vaping illness” recently reported in 25 states, with clusters in...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Two teachers are now speaking out about an embattled school district in a recently filed lawsuit. According to court documents, two teachers are now suing Epic Charter Schools, claiming they were fired for being honest about students who were not making the grade. The former Epic teachers, who live in Mayes and Pawnee counties, claim they were let go when they refused to manipulate student enrollment numbers. Noelle Waller and Shana Atchley say there was pressure on […]

One person was seriously injured in a three-alarm fire that burned through multiple cars at a Bronx junkyard, officials said. The blaze broke out at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday at the New England Used Auto Parts on Boston Road in Eastchester, according to the FDNY. Videos posted to social media show a massive plume of smoke...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scarlett Johansson says she's standing by Woody Allen because, "I believe him."

The coach has shifted his focus on the return fixture after Wednesday's win at the University of Benin Sports Centre

Scientists have discovered three new viruses that infect endangered Chinook and sockeye salmon - including one that was previously thought to only infect mammals.

Some records also included the user's name, gender, and country in which they resided, according to TechCrunch.

• Phone numbers linked to over 400 million Facebook accounts were recently found on an online server that was not password protected, according to a TechCrunch report on Wednesday. 
• That information, according to the report, included users' Facebook IDs (which are a string of numbers used by the company to uniquely identify an account) and the associated phone number for each account.
• Some records also included the user's name, gender, and country in which they resided. 
• The issue... Читать дальше...

The standards were set to go into effect in January and gradually phase out incandescent and halogen bulbs used for items such as bathroom vanities, recessed lighting and candle-shape lights.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on the negligent homicide trial of a Helena man (all times local):

The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping a renewed aggressiveness on defense will lead to more turnovers in 2019

Imagine navigating a 1,000km journey across the vast Mongolian wilderness atop a feisty horse, racing 40 others to finish first.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kameron Kelly walked into a hotel lobby in San Diego on the first Sunday night in February, plopped down in a chair and spent the next four hours transfixed. Tom Brady methodically led the New England Patriots to a sixth Super Bowl title. One thought kept running through Kelly’s mind over and […]

'Whoever it was is a sexist dinosaur.'

NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Wednesday, September 4, 2019

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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT

Marine Weather Statement

National Weather Service New York NY

454 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS...

The areas affected include...

Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT / Port Jefferson NY...

At 454 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm, capable

of producing winds to around 30 knots. Читать дальше...

This new location strengthens CCW’s U.S. presence and offers a better service location for agencies in the Mid-Southern Region.

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There are 15 houses from coast to coast, but only one has a school within the house and it’s in Toronto about to celebrate 15 years of learning Sept. 21.

Here are the match-ups for week one of the 2019 high school football schedule. Continue reading…

Former Arsenal star Nicklas Bendtner struggled in his first training session for Danish side Copenhagen, the forward has just signed for the club on a free transfer. 31-year-old former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner struggled to hit the back of the net in his first training session for hometown club Copenhagen since signing on a free […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has reached a settlement with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson over violations of federal hazardous waste laws.