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Firefighters Battling 'Hurricane-Force' Winds in Creek Fire
Red-flag parking restrictions will be lifted at 8 a.m. Friday. The fire had neared 13,000 acres and had destroyed 30 homes by late Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported . All Los Angeles Unified School District schools in the San Fernando Valley and some on the west side of Los Angeles - a total of 265 district schools and charter schools - were closed Thursday and will remain shuttered Friday.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation director defends agency against criticism
At another point, Wray, who was appointed by Trump to replace James B. Comey, said that "the agents, analysts and staff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are big boys and girls". "Did (FBI counterintelligence agent) Peter Strzok - was he - did he start it?" The latest news supports our view that Mr. Mueller is too conflicted to investigate the FBI and should step down in favor of someone more credible.
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Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Netflix "Making A Murderer' Killer In Prison"
The court was faced with the task of deciding whether Dassey's confession, that was captured on video tape, to the 2005 rape and murder of Halbach could be used against him. In an analysis of more than 2,000 cases going back to 1989, false confessions were found to be one of the causes of wrongful convictions , according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
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UK YouTuber cements a microwave to his head - Fire service not impressed
Firefighters were left "seriously unimpressed" after spending over an hour attempting to help a British YouTuber who had cemented his head inside of a microwave as part of a prank. Dakin added, "As amusing as this sounds, this young man could quite easily have suffocated or have been seriously injured". Describing the incident, West Midlands Fire Service crew Watch Commander Shaun Dakin told local media outlet News Barrhead: "As amusing as this sounds, this young man could quite easily ...
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Trump Will Undergo Physical Exam After Slurring Through Speech
The Internet was set abuzz by the slurred speech at the end of Trump's speech on Wednesday, particularly the way he said "God bless the United States". "Nothing more than that". President Donald Trump will undergo a physical exam next year and he will make the results public as presidents have done in the past.
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United Nations envoy meets North Korean foreign minister
Feltman, the highest-ranking American in the U.N. Secretariat, is the first person in that post to visit North Korea since February 2010. The UN official was scheduled to meet other representatives of the North Korean regime to discuss matters of mutual interest and concerns.