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Politics
U.S. Intercepts 'Suspicious Packages' Addressed To Clinton And Obama
The packages addressed to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama "were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices," the Secret Service says.
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Science
What's Going On With That Bizarre Rectangular Iceberg?
It's getting a lot of attention because of its unexpected angles and straight lines. A sea ice specialist explains why it formed this way.
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Politics
Jamal Khashoggi's Last Column Before Disappearance Calls For Free Expression
The column's publication is "kind of an acknowledgement to ourselves ... that we don't have much hope that we're going to be able to edit this one with him," the Post editorial page editor told NPR.
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Technology
Google+ Shutting Down For Consumers After Data Vulnerability Is Revealed
The company says it discovered and patched the issue in March but did not immediately disclose it. There is no evidence, it said, that a third party was aware of the bug or misused profile data.
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World
Last Private Rescue Ship On Deadly Mediterranean Migrant Route Loses Its Registration
International charities say it is a death sentence for hundreds of people trying to reach safety. They say Panama revoked the Aquarius 2's registration after pressure from Italy, which Italy denies.
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National
A bunch of cocaine: Boxes of donated bananas contain $17.8M of drugs
"Sometimes, life gives you lemons. Sometimes, it gives you bananas," says the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "And sometimes, it gives you something you'd never expect!"
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National
Scenes From The Carolina Coast As Hurricane Florence Surges Ashore
A Waffle House near the S.C.-N.C. border briefly closed down under orders from police — a sign of how seriously people are taking Hurricane Florence.
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Business
Two Million Ford Trucks Recalled Due To Reported Seat Belt Fires
There are more than 20 reports of smoke or fire coming from the seat belts in certain Ford F-150 models. There are at least three reports of cars "totally destroyed" by fire.
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World
Korean Leaders To Meet This Month About A 'Nuclear-Free Korean Peninsula'
South Korea's Moon Jae-in and the North's Kim Jong Un will meet in Pyongyang from Sept. 18-20. The meeting, their third since April, comes as diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea has stalled.
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Science
Who Caused The Mysterious Leak At The International Space Station?
"We don't reject any theories," said Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's space agency. That includes sabotage, though he suspects it was more likely a "technological error."