The People’s Republic of China will mark 70 years since its founding Tuesday, but events in Hong Kong will be muted as the city braces for violence.
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Lawrence Lee, last of 4 escapees from Ohio jail, nabbed in North Carolina
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‘Historic’ winter storm dumps 3 feet of snow, smashes records in West
One week after summer’s end a historic winter storm began blasting parts of the West with up to 3 feet of snow.
Terrorism charge filed against man who crashed car into Woodfield Mall near Chicago
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6.0 earthquake rattles Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Karen strengthens
A 6.0-magnitude quake rattled Puerto Rico hours before Tropical Storm Karen was forecast to pound an island still recovering from Hurricane Maria.
Puerto Rico, still recovering from Hurricane Maria, braces for Tropical Storm Karen
The National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Karen is expected to pass near them Tuesday.
3 dead, 4 hospitalized after drug overdoses in Pittsburgh’s trendy South Side Flats. All were wearing orange wristbands
All the victims are wearing orange paper bands on their wrists, police said. Those hospitalized were conditions ranging from critical to serious.
No future, no children: Teens refusing to have kids until there’s action on climate change
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