Dazed and weary, Hurricane Dorian refugees descend on Bahamas capital of Nassau

Dazed and weary, Dorian refugees descend on Nassau

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'I didn’t hear the words': Harris apologizes for response to mental disabilities slur

"That word and others like it aren’t acceptable. Ever,” Harris wrote on Twitter

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As desperation rises, thousands in Bahamas flee Dorian's devastation

Thousands are attempting to flee "rapidly deteriorating'' conditions in the Bahamas, as the country begins to count the cost of devastating Hurricane Dorian.

Many are hoping to get off the hard-hit Great Abaco Island to seek safety in the capital, Nassau, or head further afield to Florida for shelter, supplies and even jobs.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NEMA) DIRECTOR STEPHEN RUSSELL, SAYING:

"Nassau can accommodate the people coming in from the islands -- through shelter programs, through family support, our hotel properties. We can find accommodations for persons coming from the islands that need assistance, yes."

The death toll- which currently stands at 43- is expected to soar, as the number of missing residents becomes clear.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy have been shipping in relief supplies and had already rescued nearly 300 people from isolated areas in the islands worst-hit by the category 5 storm which made landfall earlier this week.

The U.S. Agency for International Development said it raised its allocation of aid by $1 million, to $2.8 million in total and had moved enough emergency supplies for 44,000 people.

The American Red Cross has also committed an initial $2 million to help the Bahamas recover- with food, water, shelter and other necessities.

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India imposes curfews in Kashmir after clashes during religious procession

India on Sunday imposed curfews in several parts of the contested Kashmir region, after clashes between security forces and Shi'ite Muslims taking part in a procession, officials and eyewitnesses said. At least 12 locals and six troops were injured on Saturday evening, officials told Reuters, as the worshippers on the traditional mourning procession of Muharram clashed with troops trying to stop it. Troops used tear gas and pellet guns on the crowd, which insisted on carrying on with the procession, one in a series held at this time of the year, and pelted stones at security forces, an Indian official who declined to named told Reuters.

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MIT director resigns after New Yorker exposes attempt to conceal Eptsein donations

The director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab stepped down on Saturday after a New Yorker magazine article revealed the lab tried to conceal donations from disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the university said. "This afternoon, Joi Ito submitted his resignation as Director of the Media Lab and as a professor and employee of the Institute," MIT President Rafael Reif said in a letter posted online. Ito could not be reached for immediate comment. The New York Times and New Yorker reported he said in an internal email, "After giving the matter a great deal of thought over the past several days and weeks, I think that it is best that I resign as director of the media lab and as a professor and employee of the Institute, effective immediately." Last month, Reif said the elite university would review its process for accepting donations after taking about $800,000 from foundations controlled by Epstein, who committed suicide while in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The New Yorker article uncovered deeper fundraising ties between the Media Lab and Epstein and said the institution had actively tried to conceal the extent of its connections with the disgraced financier. On Saturday, Reif described the acceptance of contributions from Epstein as a "mistake of judgment" and said he had instructed MIT's general counsel to bring in a prominent law firm to investigate the matter. "Because the accusations in the (New Yorker) story are extremely serious, they demand an immediate, thorough and independent investigation," Reif said. Ito previously apologized for having accepted donations from Epstein and had said he would raise an amount equivalent to the donations the lab received from foundations controlled by Epstein and "direct those funds to non-profits that focus on supporting survivors of trafficking." The New Yorker said Ito disclosed this week he received a further $1.2 million from Epstein for investment funds under Ito's control and $525,000 for the lab. Epstein also secured $7.5 million in donations for the lab from other wealthy individuals. On Saturday, Ito also resigned from the board of directors of The New York Times Co and of PureTech, a biotechnology firm, according to statements from the two companies.

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Taliban say peace deal breakdown with Donald Trump ‘will harm America more than anyone else’

The Taliban has warned Donald Trump’s decision to cancel peace negotiations with the militant group after a car bomb claimed the life of a US soldier would increase America’s “human losses”.Mr Trump confirmed he would not attend a planned meeting with Taliban leaders and the President of Afghanistan in a tweet on Sunday after the militant group took credit for a car bomb in Kabul that claimed the lives of 12 people including an American soldier.

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Cowboys’ Long Drives Keep Giants’ Saquon Barkley Off the Field

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How Trump’s Plan to Secretly Meet With the Taliban Came Together, and Fell Apart

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North Korea reports five deaths, damage in typhoon

North Korean state media said Sunday five people had been killed in a powerful typhoon that destroyed farmland and damaged hundreds of buildings. Typhoon Lingling, called Typhoon-13 in North Korea, hit the reclusive nuclear-armed state on Saturday afternoon, reported the official KCNA news service. The injured persons are now under treatment at hospitals," KCNA said.

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Disputed Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 photographed off Syrian port

The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 at the centre of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers, which went dark off Syria earlier in the week, has been photographed by satellite off the Syrian port of Tartus, Maxar TechnologiesInc., a U.S. space technology company said on Saturday. Maxar's supplied image shows the tanker Adrian Darya 1 very close to Tartus on September 6. The ship appeared to have turned off its transponder in the Mediterranean west of Syria, Refinitiv ship-tracking data showed on Tuesday. The tanker, which is loaded with Iranian crude oil, sent its last signal giving its position between Cyprus and Syria sailing north at 15:53 GMT on Monday, the data showed. The vessel, formerly named Grace 1, was detained by British Royal Marine commandos off Gibraltar on July 4 as it was suspected to be en route to Syria in violation of European Union sanctions. Satellite images shows the tanker Adrian Darya 1 very close to Tartus on September 6 Credit: Maxar Technologies Two weeks later, Iran in retaliation seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz leading into the Gulf. Gibraltar released the Iranian vessel on Aug. 15 after receiving formal written assurances from Tehran that the ship would not discharge its 2.1 million barrels of oil in Syria. However, shipping sources say the tanker is likely to try to conduct a ship-to-ship transfer with another vessel for part of its cargo after Iran said a sale had been concluded. Washington has warned any state against assisting the ship, saying it would consider that support for a terrorist organisation, namely, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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The Latest: Widespread blackouts as Dorian continues march

The post-tropical cyclone has top sustained winds of 80 mph (129 kph) and is moving north-northeast at 26 mph (42 kph). The Canadian Hurricane Center has discontinued all warnings for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, west of Ecum Secum on the southern coast and west of Brule along the northern coast. Dorian's top sustained winds are occurring mainly over water, and are forecast to drop below hurricane strength after passing Newfoundland later Sunday.

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University of Tennessee turns bullied kid's homemade shirt into their newest merch

The college football season got a wonderful, heart-warming story to start the season when a student who was bullied for his homemade t-shirt got to see his favorite team make the shirt part of their official merch. Laura Snyder, an elementary school teacher in Florida, shared on Facebook the story of one of her students who wore a homemade shirt to support the University of Tennessee's football team for the school's college colors day.The student was excited to wear a bright orange shirt (the official color of the Tennessee Volunteers) and came to school with a hand-drawn "U of T" logo done by the student pinned to the front. But, according to Snyder, the student was bullied by others who mocked the DIY design.Noting it's hard to get a Volunteers shirt in Florida -- home territory of one of Tennessee's biggest rivals, the University of Florida Gators -- Snyder reached out for help via her Facebook page and the University of Tennessee came through, sending the student a giant care package of merchandise.But even more awesome is the new shirt the school made based on the student's original design. Not only are they now selling the shirt but proceeds are going to an anti-bullying group. > Share in a Florida elementary student's Volunteer pride by wearing his design on your shirt too! Pre-order today for a late September expected delivery. A portion of proceeds from every shirt sold will be donated to @STOMPOutBullyng .https://t.co/NdnTtYREFL pic.twitter.com/OeTZvgC09Y> > -- VolShop (@UTVolShop) September 6, 2019Said Snyder when she told the student about the new shirt, "When I told him that his design was being made into a real shirt and people wanted to wear it, his jaw dropped. He had a big smile on his face, walked taller, and I could tell his confidence grew today!"SEE ALSO: 5 ways parents can teach kids to combat bullyingSnyder also shared a letter from the student's mother, who said, "I am overwhelmed by the love I feel from this extended community... Every comment, item sent, and action taken on behalf of my son will never be forgotten and hopefully will serve as inspiration for him throughout his life."It's a much-needed feel-good story for the Volunteers this season; the team has stumbled out of the gate to an 0-2 start for the first time in 31 years after their Saturday night loss to BYU. But given how amazing this story is, the football team's result doesn't even matter. WATCH: Instagram adds new 'warning,' 'restrict' features to fight back against bullying

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2020 Democrats Will Face Off on One Stage for the First Time This Week. Here's Everything to Know About the September Debate

Only 10 candidates will face off in the third 2020 Democratic Debate, all on the same night

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Forecasters monitoring several areas for tropical activity in the Atlantic this week

Behind Dorian, AccuWeather meteorologists are keeping a close eye on a few areas of disturbed weather in the Atlantic basin this week.One area of disturbed weather is a tropical wave that pushed off the western shores of Africa last week. As of Sunday morning, it was located several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands.While the showers and thunderstorms associated with this wave were looking disorganized on Sunday, there is a 40% chance that this system gradually strengthens while tracking westward through the central tropical Atlantic Ocean this week."Another wave is expected to move off the coast of Africa through Monday and will bear watching for tropical development later this week," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty said.With wind shear not looking to be an issue and dry air dissipating as these waves move westward, tropical development of one or both of these waves is possible. All interests across the Lesser Antilles and northern Caribbean should closely monitor the path of these waves as they traverse the open water this week. Possible impacts to these areas would occur around the middle of September.The next names on the list for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season are Humberto and Imelda.These tropical waves are not alone out in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, there is one being monitored closer to the United States."A disturbance will pass to the north of the eastern Caribbean and into the Bahamas early this week," Douty said. "It will have to be monitored as it tracks generally to the west to west-northwest." Regardless of whether or not this disturbance organizes into a tropical system, Douty expects it to enhance rainfall across Florida late this week. The northern Bahamas, which suffered a devastating blow from Dorian, may also experience an uptick in wet weather."This disturbance is expected to move into the northern Gulf by next weekend," Douty said. "There is pretty strong wind shear from the Bahamas into the northern Gulf, so we are only allowing for a low chance for development with this at this time."Still, all interests across the Bahamas and the Southeast and Gulf coasts should continue to monitor the forecast and check AccuWeather.com for further updates on these potential tropical threats.Meanwhile, Gabrielle continues to churn over the central Atlantic."Gabrielle is expected to peak in intensity as a strong tropical storm or minimal hurricane early this week," Douty said. Luckily for Bermuda, the Caribbean and the United States, the strengthening storm will be steered away and will not pose a threat to North America.By midweek, Gabrielle will drift northward into cooler waters, allowing it to lose most of its tropical characteristics. However, the system will pass north of the British Isles, delivering a burst of gusty winds to the United Kingdom later this week.

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Trophy Hunter Seeks to Import Parts of Rare Rhino He Paid $400,000 to Kill

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Nichols: Jemele Hill is suggesting we give historically black schools an opportunity to compete

University of Maryland professor Jason Nichols reacts to Jemele Hill's op-ed on black athletes leaving white colleges.

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Tehran says Iranian tanker unloaded cargo on Mediterranean coast

An Iranian tanker at the center of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers has delivered its cargo after docking somewhere on the Mediterranean coast, Iran's state news agency IRNA quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying. "The Adrian Darya oil tanker finally docked on the Mediterranean coast ... and unloaded its cargo," IRNA quoted the spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, as saying.

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Hurricane Dorian death toll continues to rise as storm regains Category 2 strength and heads towards Canada

The official death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen to 43 and is likely to keep rising amid fears that a ”staggering” number of people have died in the storm-ravaged Bahamas.The country's leaders believe hundreds and perhaps thousands of people are missing in the archipelago nation after Dorian, the most powerful hurricane on record to hit the Bahamas, parked itself over part of the archipelago for almost two days earlier this week, pummelling it with Category 5 winds, with some gusts topping 200mph.

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'Our government failed us': Bahamians were left to coordinate rescue efforts on social media after Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian made landfall over the Bahamas on September 1 as a Category 5 storm and proceeded to devastate some areas of the Bahamas.

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US, Taliban keep open door to talks after summit scrapped

The United States and Afghanistan's Taliban on Sunday both left the door open to fresh talks after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a secret summit, but the insurgents threatened to inflict greater costs. The United States also said it would not relent in fighting the militants after Trump cited a Taliban attack that killed a US soldier for scuttling the unprecedented meeting. Trump said he had invited Taliban leaders, as well as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, for talks Sunday at the presidential retreat of Camp David on a draft deal that would see the United States withdraw thousands of troops and wind down its longest-ever war.

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India imposes curfews in Kashmir after clashes during religious procession

India on Sunday imposed curfews in several parts of the contested Kashmir region, after clashes between security forces and Shi'ite Muslims taking part in a procession, officials and eyewitnesses said. At least 12 locals and six troops were injured on Saturday evening, officials told Reuters, as the worshippers on the traditional mourning procession of Muharram clashed with troops trying to stop it. Troops used tear gas and pellet guns on the crowd, which insisted on carrying on with the procession, one in a series held at this time of the year, and pelted stones at security forces, an Indian official who declined to named told Reuters.

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The mysterious spate of vape-related deaths and illnesses continues to grow, confounding experts. Here's what officials knew and when.

The CDC is investigating at least 450 possible cases of vape-related illnesses in 33 states across the US. The illnesses have led to at least 5 deaths.

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Riot police deployment thwarts Hong Kong airport protest

Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong Saturday and thwarted plans by pro-democracy protesters to target the airport, days after the city's leader made a surprise concession which was rejected by the movement as too little, too late. Millions of pro-democracy supporters have taken to Hong Kong's streets for the past three months in the biggest challenge to China's rule since the city's handover from Britain in 1997. The withdrawal was one of the protesters' key demands and both she and Beijing had previously refused to budge on the issue.

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