U.S.Dylan StablefordBaton Rouge newspaper to President Obama: ‘Hurting Louisiana needs you’President Obama declared a major disaster in Louisiana earlier this week, ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to the flooding that left at least 12 people dead and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. “Last week, as torrential rains brought death, destruction and misery to Louisiana, the president continued his vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, a playground for the posh and well-connected,” the Advocate wrote in a Thursday editorial. “We’ve seen this story before in Louisiana, and we don’t deserve a sequel.
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PoliticsHunter WalkerBreitbart editor planned secret anti-Trump campaign to take down reporterAfter former Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields turned against the right-wing news site in May, the site’s Washington Political Editor Matt Boyle had an idea. Breitbart has been a major booster of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and the media company’s chairman, Steve Bannon, became the chief executive of Trump’s campaign on Wednesday.
- U.S.TimeFirefighters Make Great Strides in Battle Against Southern California Wildfire
The uncertainty “is an awful feeling,” Gregory said as she lounged in a lawn chair under a tree outside an evacuation center. Firefighters made major gains Thursday against the wildfire that broke out Tuesday in the mountains and desert 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
- BusinessThe DriveFord GT Production Extended By Two Years
If you were one of the many who were shot down by the Blue Oval after applying to buy one of its shiny new $450,000 super cars, you might soon be granted a second chance. Ford is adding two years to GT production, giving loyal brand enthusiasts and social media influencers alike another opportunity to be considered for ownership. Originally, Ford planned on producing the 600-plus horsepower Ford GT for two years, building just 500 of the supercars in the process. Wishful potential GT owners who already applied but were declined or wait-listed by Ford will have to wait until the first round of production ends in 2018 to reapply.
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- WorldTimeMexico Police Executed 22 People at a Ranch, Rights Agency Says
Twenty other people were killed during the incident at a ranch in the western Mexico state of Michoacan, while one police officer died, an imbalance that had raised questions about what happened on May 22, 2015. The National Human Rights Commission said Thursday that in addition to 22 unjustified slayings, there were also two cases of torture and four more deaths caused by excessive force by federal police. “The investigation confirmed facts that show grave human rights violations attributable to public servants of the federal police,” commission President Luis Raul Gonzalez Perez said.
- WorldAFPSyria photographer captures image of dazed, bloodied boy
Photographer Mahmoud Rslan has taken many pictures of children killed in Syria's war but none as haunting as the one showing Omran, four years old, dazed and covered in blood. Shot after an air strike that hit a rebel-held district the battlefield northern city of Aleppo, the picture of Omran shows the brutality of Syria's five-year conflict and the suffering of people trapped by fighting.
- LifestyleThe DriveFrom Mercedes-Maybach, a Gullwing Vision of a Coupe
At the annual Pebble Beach concours, new cars tend to pale before the classics—but not the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept. This cherry-red stretch of billionaire’s taffy recalls history’s most over-the-top coupes, even as it couches a modern Tesla threat with electric drive, ultra-fast charging and an interior that adjusts to human vital signs. Unveiled at Mercedes’ Star Lounge, a shanked drive off the third tee of the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links, the boat-tail Maybach coupe thumbs its lengthy nose at critics who see the current Maybach S600 sedan as merely a tarted-up S-Class—even if the tart in question starts from $190,000.
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- WorldChristian Science MonitorDelhi bans dangerous kite string. But how to enforce the ban?
Every year, thousands of Indians take to rooftops and terraces on the country’s independence day to kite fight, maneuvering their kites to cut through the thread of their opponents. Following the three deaths, the Indian capital outlawed Thursday the glass-coated string, known in India as Chinese manja. Environmentalists and others have petitioned Delhi and the country for years to ban the sharp thread.
- U.S.Associated PressLochte apologizes for not being more candid about incident
U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologized Friday for his behavior surrounding an early-morning incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more "careful and candid" about how he described what happened after a night of partying with his teammates. Lochte said in a lengthy post on Instagram that he was apologizing for his role in taking the focus away from other Olympic athletes. "This was a situation that could and should have been avoided," Lochte said.
