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SEOUL —President Trump, whose long-distance threats and insults toward North Korea have stoked fears of a nuclear confrontation, brought a message of reassurance to South Korea on Tuesday, moving to bolster an anxious ally as he came within 35 miles of one of the world’s most dangerous borders. Gone were the threats to rain “fire and fury” on North Korea and the derisive references to its leader, Kim Jong Un, as “Little Rocket Man” as Trump said he saw progress in diplomatic efforts to counter the threat from Pyongyang... Читать дальше...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy friend (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Jurors in the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez concluded their first full day of deliberations without a verdict, but not before asking a question that had some in the courtroom scratching their heads. A juror asked the judge Tuesday to read back part of a closing argument by the New Jersey Democrat's lawyer that dealt with the definition of a senator. The judge declined, saying... Читать дальше...

Homelessness is not a new issue to America's West Coast. But it's getting worse - much worse. On any given night, more than 105,000 people are sleeping unsheltered in some of the country's biggest and trendiest metropolises, driven there by soaring housing costs, rental vacancy rates that rival those in Manhattan and a booming tech economy that's leaving thousands behind. Another 63,000 are sleeping in shelters or transitional housing with no safety net. The rising numbers have pushed abject poverty into the open like never before. Читать дальше...

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the church shooting in Texas (all times local): 3 p.m. A man who says he's the uncle of the gunman who killed more than two dozen people in a Texas church is calling his nephew a "coward." Dave Ivey appeared in an interview Monday with North West Digital News, a YouTube channel based in Washington state. Ivey says he hadn't seen Devin Kelley in person for years, but that he maintained contact through Facebook. Ivey says he attempted to contact Kelley... Читать дальше...

TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, November 7, 2017 _____ HGXZFPHGX FPUS54 KHGX 072058 ZFPHGX FPUS54 KHGX 072057 ZFPHGX Zone Forecast Product for Southeast Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 257 PM CST Tue Nov 7 2017 TXZ211-081000- Austin- Including the cities of Bellville and Sealy 257 PM CST Tue Nov 7 2017 .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers early in the evening, then a 30 percent chance in the late evening and overnight. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology should be held responsible for the death of a graduate student who killed himself on campus in 2009 because officials knew he was a suicide risk and didn't help him, an attorney for the man's father told the state's highest court Tuesday. Attorney Jeffrey Beeler is asking the Supreme Judicial Court to revive a lawsuit filed against MIT by the father of 25-year-old graduate student Han Nguyen. Beeler said Nguyen's suicide could have been prevented... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Voters in Georgia had no shortage of choices on Tuesday's ballot as they considered who should be Atlanta's next mayor and how to fill vacancies in the Georgia Legislature. Nearly a dozen candidates are competing to succeed term-limited Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. Also on ballots are 34 candidates for nine seats in the state House and Senate that came open after incumbent lawmakers around the state decided not to finish the final year of their terms. With so many contenders running,... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — The disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein used a web of private detectives, lawyers and even undercover former Mossad agents in a failed effort to stop The New York Times and The New Yorker from publishing their October investigations into allegations of sexual harassment and assault against him. The cloak-and-dagger undertaking, detailed in a new report on The New Yorker’s website Monday, included the use of an agent who posed as a women’s rights advocate to befriend and spy on one accuser... Читать дальше...