Biden is still the Democrat to beat, but rivals see weakness

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 22:25:13 +0000

Biden is still the Democrat to beat, but rivals see weakness

DES MOINES, Iowa  — In a barn down a gravel road in Iowa, Joe Biden tore into President Donald Trump’s moral character, declaring in one of the fiercest speeches of his campaign that the words of the American president matter.

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Source: Jeffrey Epstein taken off suicide watch before death

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 22:13:31 +0000

Source: Jeffrey Epstein taken off suicide watch before death

NEW YORK  — Jeffrey Epstein, the well-connected financier accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring, had been taken off suicide watch before he killed himself in a New York jail, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday.

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LOOK: QC gov’t clears Cubao streets

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 06:28:41 +0000

LOOK: QC gov’t clears Cubao streets

MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City (QC) government on Friday started clearing Cubao’s streets and sidewalks of illegally-parked vehicles and other obstructions. The QC Task Force for Transport and Traffic Management (QC-TFTTM) towed about 20 vehicles and issued citation tickets to about 50 vehicles illegally parked along Aurora Boulevard and along Cambridge, Purdue, and Imperial […]

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Shutdown of port ops creates serious traffic jam in Manila’s port area

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 02:36:51 +0000

Shutdown of port ops creates serious traffic jam in Manila's port area

Motorists were advised on Friday to avoid Roxas Boulevard, R10 and other adjacent roads in Manila leading to and from Port Area as heavy traffic is being experienced in the area.

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LIST: Canceled flights on August 9

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:25:49 +0000

Several domestic and international flights were canceled on Friday, August 9, due to the bad weather brought about by Typhoon “Hanna.” 

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Moderate to heavy rain over Luzon as ‘Hanna’ exits PAR

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:02:37 +0000

Moderate to heavy rain over Luzon as ‘Hanna’ exits  PAR

Typhoon “Hanna” (international name: Lekima) has slightly weakened and is now outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)

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2 in theft of MRT-3 cable arrested

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 11:58:39 +0000

MRT3 theft

MANILA, Philippines—Two suspects had been arrested in the theft of cable wires used for grounding along the tracks of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). They were identified as Allan Garcia, 38, and Jose Llaneta, 43. They were suspected of stealing a 10-meter long cable along the MRT-3 tracks at the train line’s Shaw Boulevard […]

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De Lima warns Isko Moreno vs presenting crime suspects in public

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 04:14:11 +0000

De Lima warns Isko Moreno vs presenting crime suspects in public

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno should stop parading suspects in public as it violates a person’s constitutional rights, Senator Leila de Lima said.

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Pacquiao backs appeal to keep Jesus out of death penalty debates

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 01:12:52 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Manny Pacquiao, who invoked the Holy Bible in previous discussions on the death penalty,  echoed Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s recent appeal not to drag Jesus Christ in debates on the reimposition of capital punishment in the country.

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Honolulu authorities investigate arsons at 3 Waikiki hotels

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 23:16:57 +0000

Honolulu authorities investigate arsons at 3 Waikiki hotels

HONOLULU – Hawaii authorities were investigating three fires that were intentionally set in different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days, officials said Wednesday.

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