Sunday 3 September 2017

Sunday's Headlines: North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device yet

 
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North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device yet
North Korea claimed its latest test was a hydrogen bomb that could be attached to a missile capable of reaching the mainland United States. Even if Kim Jong Un's regime is exaggerating its feats, scientific evidence showed that North Korea had crossed an important threshold and had detonated a nuclear device that was exponentially more powerful than its last — and almost eight times the size of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.
Trump plans withdrawal from South Korea free trade deal
The move would stoke economic tensions with a U.S. ally even as both countries confront a crisis over North Korea's nuclear program.
 
Federal government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say
Analysts who follow far-right groups say neglect by multiple presidential administrations has allowed them to proliferate and strengthen. In the years after 9/11, most of the focus on combating terrorism has centered on Islamist extremists, not on neo-Nazis and the far right.
 
Relief workers suspend their own grief — and turn to meet the needs of strangers
The epic floodwaters across thousands of square miles create new and dangerous crises in an instant. Fires are fought without hydrants. Helicopters swoop in to transport hospital patients. A city wakes up to no running water. And a makeshift army of rescuers, marching on adrenaline, pushes on.
 
Houston residents begin salvaging what little they can
It was clear to most in this struggling and still-soggy region that in the wake of the epic storm, things would not be anywhere close to normal anytime soon. And the dangers are far from over.
 
Texans' do-it-ourselves rescue effort defines Hurricane Harvey
People from the Lone Star State have an almost genetic disinclination to rely on the government for anything. So during Hurricane Harvey, the people turned to each other.
 
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Hezbollah accuses the U.S. of putting lives at stake by hounding ISIS convoy
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'I felt like I was dying': It looked like cancer but the real problem was hidden for years
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Obituaries • 1929-2017
Japanese survivor of Nagasaki atomic attack who bared his scars to plead against nuclear war dies at 88
Sumiteru Taniguchi spent almost two years on his stomach as his wounds healed. He would later devote the rest of his life to peace and disarmament.
 
Winners and losers from the first full week of college football — including a big day for Michigan
Michigan's dominant win over Florida showed that the young Wolverines could match their success from last season.
 
Losing weight gets personal: Combining diet and behavioral changes may help shed pounds
Physician Robert Kushner encourages patients to manage their stress and sleep as a way to keep weight off.
 
News quiz: The Texas tragedy and political bickering
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Cycling magazine apologizes for captioning photo of female rider 'token attractive woman'
Cycling Weekly chalked the sexist gaffe up to a single employee and not a male-dominated culture.
 
Nissan Titan rivals popular pickups
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March of the clowns: Juggalos are coming
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