| Former Idaho governor candidate under investigation in 1984 slaying Posted: 13 Sep 2019 07:42 PM PDT  Steve Pankey, a former candidate for Idaho governor, recently revealed he is under investigation in the 1984 slaying of a Colorado girl.
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| If everyone except for Biden, Bernie, and Warren dropped out of the 2020 race right now, Biden would be the clear loser Posted: 14 Sep 2019 07:23 AM PDT  Here's what would happen if Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren were the only ones left in the 2020 democratic presidential race.
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| US officials warn of danger of feral hogs heading across the border from Canada Posted: 13 Sep 2019 12:14 PM PDT  US officials have warned that feral hogs heading across the border from Canada may pose a danger to the local environment. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that sightings of the feral animals on the US-Canadian border have increased in recent years. At least eight of the wild animals have been sighted just north of Lincoln County, Montana, this summer, officials said. Several agencies, including Wildlife Services, the Montana Invasive Species Council, the National Feral Swine Program and the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks department fear the wild pigs could cause significant damage to the landscape. Officials warned the animals can often be aggressive, breed rapidly, and difficult to catch. The feral pigs pose a risk to the local agriculture industries as they often destroy farm land and crops as they root for food. They also have the potential to spread diseases to domestic livestock, although no disease has been detected in the team in Canada. Female hogs typically have more than a dozen piglets in each litter and full grown hogs can weigh anywhere between 120lb to 400lbs. Dale Nolte, from the USDA's National Feral Swine Program, described the prospect as "a disaster". "Multiple people say that if we were to design an invasive species that would do the most widespread damage, feral swine aren't too far off from being the perfect specimen," he told local newspaper Daily Inter Lake. Ryan Brook, an assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan, blamed the southern migration of the feral pigs on poor monitoring systems in the province, which are allowing numbers - and the spread of the animals - to grow unchecked. "Saskatchewan is a very high functioning pig factory and the populations are exploding with very minimal efforts to control them," he told the Daily Inter Lake. "Lack of serious action in Saskatchewan is the single greatest threat to Montana." Legit question for rural Americans - How do I kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run into my yard within 3-5 mins while my small kids play?— Willie McNabb (@WillieMcNabb) August 4, 2019 The warning of a potential hog invasion prompted amusement on social media, with users highlighting a viral tweet last month by a man arguing assault weapons were necessary to manage the feral populations. "How do I kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run into my yard within 3-5 mins while my small kids play?" he asked on Twitter, prompting widespread mockery at the time.
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| Iran says it will adopt maximum crude output policy if U.S. lifts sanctions Posted: 14 Sep 2019 10:34 AM PDT  Iran will adopt a policy of maximum crude production if the United States lifts sanctions on the country's oil industry, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Saturday. "Maximum production would be the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum's policy in case (U.S.) sanctions are eased on Iran's oil industry," the ministry's official news website SHANA quoted Zanganeh as saying.
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| A 'turning point' on UFOs: Physicist Michio Kaku tells ufology conference the truth is out there Posted: 13 Sep 2019 02:00 AM PDT  Sparked by recently released Navy cockpit videos, interest in UFOs is spiking. A world "ufology" conference drew its share of eccentrics — but also a renowned physicist and government officials who say it's time to take the phenomenon more seriously.
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| Trump Administration Scraps 20 Miles of Wall After Savings Fade Posted: 13 Sep 2019 06:48 PM PDT ![Trump Administration Scraps 20 Miles of Wall After Savings Fade]( "Trump Administration Scraps 20 Miles of Wall After Savings Fade") (Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration scrapped three border wall projects that it said it intended to build using money found from cost savings in constructing other portions of the barrier along the southern border.In a court filing Friday, the administration said it had determined the savings weren't sufficient to pay for the additional 20 miles (32 kilometers) of wall in Arizona and California.A divided U.S. Supreme Court in July allowed the administration to start using disputed Pentagon funds to construct more than 100 miles of fencing along the border, letting the president take his biggest step yet toward erecting his long-promised wall.The case is Center for Biological Diversity v. Trump, 19-cv-408, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (Washington).To contact the reporter on this story: Joe Schneider in Los Angeles at jschneider5@bloomberg.netTo contact the editor responsible for this story: David Glovin at dglovin@bloomberg.netFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Anti-Car Groups Call for a Ban on SUVs, Protest at Frankfurt Auto Show Posted: 14 Sep 2019 07:58 AM PDT  Enough! No one needs to drive luxury cars! say German protesters standing on top of SUVs at the Frankfurt auto show.
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| Kamala Harris laughs when Biden tells her she can't ban guns with an executive order Posted: 13 Sep 2019 06:32 PM PDT  Dan Bongino wraps up a wild week in news with News Explosion on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'
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| Beto O'Rourke is running for president in 2020. Here's everything we know about the candidate and how he stacks up against the competition. Posted: 13 Sep 2019 11:57 AM PDT  Beto O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman, narrowly lost a bid for the Senate to Ted Cruz in 2018.
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| Tropical Storm Humberto Brings Heavy Rain to Hurricane Dorian-Ravaged Bahamas Posted: 13 Sep 2019 10:17 AM PDT  Tropical Storm Dorian is hitting the Bahamas just days after Category 5 storm Hurricane Dorian. Here's what to know about its path.
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| Black transgender woman found torched in car as campaigners warn LGBT rights are fragile in Trump’s America Posted: 14 Sep 2019 07:23 AM PDT  On the still dark morning of September 4, tucked behind a rural Florida neighbourhood dotted with single-story houses painted bright green, turquoise and pink, flames licked the metal frame of a PT Cruiser parked in the grass.When Hendry County Sheriff's deputies doused the flames, they found a woman's body inside so badly burned she couldn't be identified for days.
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| What were those protesters saying? Joe Biden's final answer interrupted during debate Posted: 13 Sep 2019 12:05 PM PDT  Protesters crashed the final minutes of Thursday night's debate in Houston, though people on Twitter had a tough time understanding what was said.
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| Conflict Breaks Out in Hong Kong Mall Amid Counter Protests Posted: 14 Sep 2019 08:53 AM PDT  Skirmishes broke out Saturday at a shopping mall in Hong Kong between supporters of the ongoing protests for democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory and people backing the central government in Beijing.
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| Second British-Australian woman jailed in Iran identified as Middle East researcher Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert Posted: 13 Sep 2019 09:56 PM PDT  A British-Australian woman who has been sentenced to 10 years in a notorious Iranian prison has been identified as Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a Cambridge-educated academic specialising in Middle Eastern politics. Dr Moore-Gilbert, who was working as a lecturer and researcher for Melbourne University's Asia Institute and has published work on authoritarian governance and activism in the Middle East, was jailed in October 2018. However, her detention had not been reported in case it harmed the prospects of her release. On Saturday, the Australian government confirmed Dr Moore-Gilbert was being held in prison in Iran. A statement from the family of Dr Moore-Gilbert, who is incarcerated in Evin prison, said they were in close contact with Australian authorities on the matter. "Our family thanks the Government and the University of Melbourne for their ongoing support at this distressing and sensitive time. "We believe that the best chance of securing Kylie's safe return is through diplomatic channels." It is not known what Dr Moore-Gilbert was charged with, but 10-year terms are routinely given in Iran for spying. She is one of two British-Australian women whose detentions in Iran have come to light in the past week. Jolie King with her partner Mark Firkin Jolie King, a travel blogger, and her Australian fiancé Mark Firkin were arrested near a military site in Jajrood near Tehran on August 9, it was revealed on Thursday. They had reportedly been using a drone to film aerial footage in the area. They too have been sent to Evin prison, the main detention centre for Iran's political prisoners, which also houses 41-year-old Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian mother of one who is midway through a five-year sentence on spying charges. Tehran has pursued a campaign of detaining Iranian and dual nationality academics in recent years, raising fears the Islamic Republic is using them as diplomatic leverage. The Australian government has said it is lobbying Tehran to ensure all three are appropriately looked after. Iran is believed to be holding the trio captive in the hope of exchanging one of them for an Iranian imprisoned in the US on charges of evading American sanctions. Tensions between Britain and Iran escalated dramatically after it emerged the women were being held in the first recent case of Tehran arresting British citizens who do not also hold Iranian nationality. Sources said Tehran sees the women as bargaining chips to secure the release of Negar Ghodskani, a 40-year-old Iranian woman facing jail in the US after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to export prohibited technology to Iran. Ghodskani was arrested in Australia in 2017 at the request of US government and gave birth to a baby boy while in custody in Adelaide. She was extradited to the US and now faces five years in federal prison. Negar Ghodskani Credit: AP While Iran has not commented publicly on any of the arrests, in April the country's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, proposed swapping Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe for Ms Ghodskani. According to the University of Melbourne's website, Dr Moore-Gilbert "specialises in Middle Eastern politics, with a particular focus on the Arab Gulf states," and has published work on the 2011 Arab uprisings, authoritarian governance, and on the role of new media technologies in political activism. In 2018 she was awarded a grant to investigate "Iran's relationship with Bahrain's Shi'a after the Arab Uprisings". Dr Moore-Gilbert's LinkedIn profile shows her first degree came in Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge, where she also completed her Master of Arts. Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she has raised the cases of the three prisoners "many times" with Mr Zarif, and denied the arrests were politically motivated. "We have no reason to think that these arrests are connected to international concern over Iran's nuclear programme, United Nations sanction enforcement or maritime security concerning the safety of civilian shipping," Senator Payne said. What appears to be the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 off the coast of Tartus, Syria, Credit: Reuters News of the three prisoners has come amid a downturn in relations between Britain and Iran, sparked by issues including the Royal Marines' seizure near Gibraltar in July of an Iranian oil tanker, the Grace I. Iran responded by seizing British-flagged oil tanker the Stena Impero. While Britain released the Iranian tanker, the Stena Impero is still being held. Australia also said in July that it would join the US and the UK in protecting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian threats. Relations between Tehran and the West, especially the United States, have deteriorated significantly since the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions, prompting Iran to ramp up restricted enrichment.
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| 2020 Vision: A burning AOC offers a scary preview of next year's attack ads Posted: 13 Sep 2019 11:12 AM PDT  In a likely preview of Republican messaging for the 2020 election, an ad from a GOP PAC that aired during Thursday night's Democratic debate showed a photograph of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with her face engulfed in flames.
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| DOJ cites Dems' mixed-up impeachment messages to undercut House probe Posted: 13 Sep 2019 04:31 PM PDT  The filing comes a day after the committee approved a set of technical procedures for its impeachment investigation.
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| Judge rules Confederate statues will remain in Charlottesville despite deadly white nationalist rally Posted: 14 Sep 2019 10:27 AM PDT  A pair Confederate statues will remain standing in the city of Virginian city Charlottesville where clashes over their removal left a young woman dead.After city officials decided to remove statues of Confederate American Civil War generals Robert E Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, one resident filed a lawsuit to prevent this.
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| Joe Biden accidentally refers to Bernie Sanders as 'president' Posted: 12 Sep 2019 05:54 PM PDT  "The president thinks – my friend from Vermont thinks that the employer is going to give you back if you negotiate," said Biden, correcting himself.
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| Mine shutdowns in top US coal region bring new uncertainty Posted: 14 Sep 2019 09:01 AM PDT  At two of the world's biggest coal mines, the finances got so bad that their owner couldn't even get toilet paper on credit. Warehouse technician Melissa Worden divvied up what remained, giving four rolls to each mine and two to the mine supply facility where she worked. Then mine owner Blackjewel LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 1.
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| U.S. Navy Asserts Freedom of Navigation in South China Sea Posted: 13 Sep 2019 08:20 PM PDT ![U.S. Navy Asserts Freedom of Navigation in South China Sea]( "U.S. Navy Asserts Freedom of Navigation in South China Sea") (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Navy has asserted that the recent passage of its guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer in waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea is consistent with its stance on international law that allows freedom of navigation, according to a statement Saturday."China, Taiwan, and Vietnam each claim sovereignty over the Paracel Islands," the U.S. Navy said. "The unilateral imposition of any authorization or notification requirement for innocent passage is not permitted by international law, so the United States challenged these requirements."The comments were in response to an earlier statement issued by the People's Liberation Army Daily stating that the U.S. vessel had entered Chinese waters surrounding the islands and had ignored China's objection to the move.The latest development comes as Vietnam is pushing back harder against China's efforts to isolate it diplomatically on a territorial dispute in an energy-rich part of the South China Sea.To contact the reporter on this story: Marcus Wong in Singapore at mwong547@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Shamim Adam at sadam2@bloomberg.net, Andreea Papuc, Stanley JamesFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| India sets up fund to complete stalled housing projects Posted: 14 Sep 2019 03:33 AM PDT  India on Saturday announced a series of measures to revive the housing sector and boost exports as the government tries to kick-start an economy hit by a lending crisis and a slowdown in demand. A fund worth 100 billion rupees ($1.41 billion) will be available to complete unfinished affordable and middle income housing projects, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. An equal amount of funding will come from the private sector or from a government insurance company, she added.
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| Buy one of these sleek new iPhone 11 or 11 Pro cases and you’ll get a pair of Bluetooth earbuds for free! Posted: 13 Sep 2019 06:03 AM PDT  Did you preorder a new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, or iPhone 11 Pro Max this morning? Or perhaps you're still trying to decide if you have the gets to go with that new Midnight Green color on the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max (do it!), so you're going to buy one in stores once they're released next Friday. Whatever the case, two things are certain. One is the fact that you're going to love your new iPhone, and the other is the fact that you definitely want to protect it with a case, but you don't want that case to obscure Apple's sleek new design.There's a killer promotion running right now on Amazon that you're definitely going to want to check out: if you buy a new Ghostek Atomic Slim Case for the iPhone 11, a Ghostek Atomic Slim Case for the iPhone 11 Pro, or a Ghostek Atomic Slim Case for the iPhone 11 Pro Max, you'll get a pair of Rush Wireless Earbuds for free! The case is sleek and sturdy, plus the back is transparent so you won't hide Apple's gorgeous new design. On top of that, the new iPhone 11 series phones don't have dedicated headphone jacks, so you're definitely going to want a good pair of Bluetooth earbuds. It's truly a win/win!All you have to do to take advantage of this great promotion is scroll down the Amazon page until you see the section labeled "Special offers and product promotions" like you see in the screenshot above. Then click the button that says "Add both to Cart" and you're done! Ghostek Atomic Slim Designed for iPhone 11 * Slim Fit Clear Apple iPhone 11 Case features a Military Grade Metal Bumper & Ultra-Thin Inner Skin * Armor Tough Heavy Duty iPhone 11 Clear Case Contains Cutting-edge R7x Shock Absorption Technology * Premium Apple iPhone 11 Case has Protective Shockproof Corners & Scratch Resistant Clear Back Window * This Elegant Apple iPhone 11 Phone Case is Wireless Charging Compatible and Supports Face ID Unlock * Ghostek ATOMIC SLIM Phone Cases are the Best Accessories for the Apple iPhone 11 (6.1" Screen) 2019 Ghostek Atomic Slim Designed for iPhone 11 Pro * Slim Clear Apple iPhone 11 Pro Case features a Military Grade Metal Bumper & Ultra-Thin Inner Skin * Tough Heavy Duty iPhone 11 Pro Clear Case Contains Cutting-edge R7x Shock Absorption Technology * Premium iPhone 11 Pro Case has Protective Shockproof Corners & Scratch Resistant Clear Back Window * Elegant Apple iPhone 11 Pro Phone Case is Wireless Charging Compatible and Supports Face ID Unlock * Ghostek ATOMIC SLIM Cases are the Best Accessories for the Apple iPhone 11 Pro (5.8" Screen) 2019 Ghostek Atomic Slim Designed for iPhone 11 Pro Max * Slim Clear iPhone 11 Pro Max Case features a Military Grade Metal Bumper & Ultra-Thin Inner Skin * Tough Heavy Duty iPhone 11 Pro Max Clear Case Contains Cutting-edge R7x Shock Absorption Technology * Premium iPhone 11 Pro Max Case has Protective Shockproof Corners & Scratch Resistant Clear Back Skin * Elegant Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Phone Case is Wireless Charging Compatible & Supports Face ID Unlock * Ghostek ATOMIC SLIM Cases are the Best Accessories for Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max (6.5" Screen) 2019
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| Venezuela 'ready' to defend itself after US invokes defence pact: foreign minister Posted: 13 Sep 2019 01:31 PM PDT  Venezuela is "ready" to defend itself, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said Friday, after Washington invoked a regional defence pact that might justify such a move. "We are ready to protect ourselves, we are ready to react," Arreaza told a news conference after meeting in Geneva with UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet. On Wednesday, the US invoked a regional defence pact with 10 other countries and Venezuela's opposition in response to "bellicose" moves by President Nicolas Maduro's regime.
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| China's First Nuclear Submarines Were Underwater 'Train-wrecks' Posted: 13 Sep 2019 06:35 AM PDT  Better than nothing.
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| WTO allows U.S. to hit EU with tariffs over Airbus subsidies Posted: 14 Sep 2019 06:51 AM PDT ![WTO allows U.S. to hit EU with tariffs over Airbus subsidies]( "WTO allows U.S. to hit EU with tariffs over Airbus subsidies") The ruling ends a decades-long dispute.
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| 2 arrested in racist attack on black student at U of Arizona Posted: 13 Sep 2019 08:05 PM PDT  Several dozen students at the University of Arizona on Friday protested campus police handling of a physical and racist attack on a black student this week. University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins said in a statement Thursday that he was angered and disappointed by the incident.
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| The Electric-Car Community Wants to Invite You to a Party: It's National Drive Electric Week Posted: 14 Sep 2019 07:30 AM PDT  More than 300 events are happening all over the U.S. from September 14–22, all to get you excited about an EV.
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| Turkey orders arrest of 223 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: state media Posted: 13 Sep 2019 11:49 PM PDT  Turkey has ordered the arrest of 223 serving military personnel across the country and in the breakaway state of Northern Cyprus over suspected links to a network Ankara accuses of organizing an attempted coup in 2016, state media said on Saturday. Authorities are seeking the suspects across 49 provinces in Turkey and in Northern Cyprus, state broadcaster TRT Haber said.
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| See Photos of Vision Mercedes Simplex Concept Posted: 14 Sep 2019 03:30 PM PDT |
| Democratic senators seek to block Trump administration end-run on ICE funding Posted: 13 Sep 2019 01:32 PM PDT  A group of Senate Democrats are seeking to prevent the Trump administration from unilaterally moving appropriations around to fund immigration detention and border enforcement operations.
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| These Are the Signs That Iran's Regime Is Close to Crumbling Posted: 12 Sep 2019 10:15 PM PDT  But what happens next?
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| W.African leaders agree billion-dollar anti-jihadist plan Posted: 14 Sep 2019 12:34 PM PDT  West African leaders on Saturday announced a billion-dollar plan to fight the rising problem of jihadist violence in the region, at a summit in Burkina Faso. The plan, to be funded from 2020 to 2024, was announced at end of the Economic Community Summit of West African States in Ouagadougou, where the ECOWAS nations were joined by Mauritania and Chad. ECOWAS had decided to mobilise "the financial resources of up to a billion dollars for the fight against terrorism", said Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou.
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| Biden sparks outrage after suggesting black people don't know how to raise children: 'Put the record player on at night' Posted: 13 Sep 2019 07:54 AM PDT  Taking several turns and going down multiple tangents, Joe Biden could not seem to answer a simple question about the legacy of slavery during the third Democratic debates.The former vice president mentioned record players, discussed education and talked about bringing social workers into homes in low-income communities when debate moderator Linsey Davis asked him: "What responsibility do you think that Americans need to take to repair the legacy of slavery in our country?"
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| House committee subpoenas acting intelligence director Posted: 13 Sep 2019 07:01 PM PDT  The chairman of the House intelligence committee has issued a subpoena to the acting Director of National Intelligence, saying Joseph Maguire is withholding a whistleblower complaint from Congress. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said in a statement Friday evening that the committee will require that Maguire testify Thursday unless he complies with the subpoena.
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| Fugitive couple wanted in murder arrested in remote area of Arizona Posted: 12 Sep 2019 08:12 PM PDT  Blane Barksdale, 56, and his wife, Susan, 59, were arrested Wednesday night without incident, authorities said. They had been on the run since August.
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| ANALYSIS-As unrest deepens, Hong Kongers eye exits from Vancouver to Melbourne Posted: 12 Sep 2019 06:56 PM PDT ![ANALYSIS-As unrest deepens, Hong Kongers eye exits from Vancouver to Melbourne]( "ANALYSIS-As unrest deepens, Hong Kongers eye exits from Vancouver to Melbourne") HONG KONG/MELBOURNE/VANCOUVER, Sept 13 (Reuters) - As protests in Hong Kong stretch from summer into autumn with little sign of resolution, a surge in migration applications suggests more locals are making plans to leave the special administrative region. Requests for police-record printouts, which cost HK$225 ($29) and are only issued for visa applications or child adoptions, jumped 54% to 3,649 in August compared with last year. In 2017, the most recent year for which figures are available, there were 75 adoptions in Hong Kong, a number comparable to previous years.
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