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225 Dead in Mexico Earthquake; Hurricane Maria Pummels Caribbean Islands (UCNN, 09/20/17)
September 20, 2017

REUTERS: Rescue workers scrabbled through rubble as dawn broke on Wednesday, searching for dozens of children feared buried beneath a Mexico City school, among hundreds of buildings destroyed by the country’s most lethal earthquake in a generation.

Amazon Seeking 2nd North American HQ (UCNN 09/07/17)
September 09, 2017

1. USA Today - Seattle-based online retailer Amazon.com announced Thursday that it is seeking a second North American headquarters with up to 50,000 jobs. 2. Business Insider - On Friday, tech billionaire Michael Dell broke his silence on...

8.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Mexico (UCNN 09/08/17)
September 09, 2017

1. NYT - The most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in 100 years struck off the nation’s Pacific Coast late Thursday night, rattling millions of residents in Mexico City with its violent tremors, claiming at least five lives and leveling some areas in ...

Louisiana Faces Harvey 12 Years After Katrina (UCNN 08/28/17)
August 30, 2017

1. AP - Twelve years to the day after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, another deadly storm forced the rescue of hundreds of people from floodwaters in southwestern Louisiana and prompted New Orleans to shut down its schools and other key...

Joel Osteen Didn't Open Megachurch for Harvey Victims (UCNN 08/29/17)
August 30, 2017

1. Marketwatch - Televangelist Joel Osteen canceled Sunday services at his Houston megachurch but was reluctant to reopen its doors to Harvey victims — despite the fact that thousands of flooded-out residents are desperately seeking shelter.

Louisiana Urges Help in Texas Under Tropical Storm Harvey (UCNN 08/27/17)
August 28, 2017

1. The Louisiana Baptist Message - As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to slowly make its way up southeast Texas, Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief State Director Gibbie McMillan is joining others around the country in urging prayers, donations and volu...

GCU Professor on Leave After Saying Some BLM Members Should be Hung (UCNN 08/26/17)
August 28, 2017

1. The Republic - A Grand Canyon University professor has been placed on administrative leave after saying during a school-sponsored forum that some members of Black Lives Matter “frankly should be hung.” 2. CP - Reflecting on his inevitab...

1 Dead, Another Held Hostage in Charleston, SC Shooting (UCNN 08/24/17)
August 28, 2017

1. BCNN1 - An active shooter and possible hostage situation is unfolding at a restaurant on King Street in Charleston, SC. 2. AP - Charlottesville officials met privately Thursday to discuss “personnel matters” in the wake of a deadly whi...

Tropical Storm Harvey Over Southeast Texas (UCNN 08/25/17)
August 28, 2017

1. ABC News - Though Hurricane Harvey weakened to a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon, southeast Texas — particularly the Houston area — continued to be hammered by the storm on Sunday morning. 2. AP - Donald Trump started as the most ...

Trump Holds Rally in Phoenix, Arizona (UCNN 08/23/17)
August 24, 2017

1. Reuters - U.S. President Donald Trump revved up supporters on Tuesday with a defense of his response to a white supremacist-organized rally in Virginia and a promise to shut down the U.S. government if necessary to build a wall along the border with...