'A war zone': Propane explosion kills firefighter, injures 8 others, levels building in Maine

A firefighter was killed and eight people were injured Monday when a powerful propane explosion destroyed a new building in Farmington, Maine. Fire crews were responding to a call reporting the smell of gas in the building, which was evacuated, Farmington Town Selectman Scott Landry said. The blast had such force that only debris remained from the two-story building, which housed a nonprofit group called LEAP that serves people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities.

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  The Latest: Injured chief is brother of fallen firefighter

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  Propane explosion in Maine kills firefighter, injures 6 others

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Rep. Ilhan Omar defends her controversial World Trade Center remarks: '9/11 was an attack on all Americans'

It was an attack on all of us, and I certainly could not understand the weight of the pain that the families of the victims of 9/11 must feel, but I think it's important for us to make sure that we are not forgetting the aftermath of 9/11,” she added. Many Americans found themselves now having their civil rights stripped from them, and so what I was speaking to was that as a Muslim, not only was I suffering as an American who was attacked on that day, but the next day I woke up as my fellow Americans were now treating me as suspect.

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  Republicans slam Ilhan Omar's comments about 9/11 following 'Face the Nation' interview

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  Rep. Ilhan Omar On Trump Impeachment: 'It's Not If... It's When'

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B-2 Spirit: The Stealth Bomber Trump Could Send to Strike Iran

Key Point: Conventional or nuclear, the B-2 Spirit can handle almost any precision attack mission in any environment imaginable, located at practically any point on Earth The B-2 Spirit is one of three strategic heavy bombers in U.S. Air Force service. Originally conceived to infiltrate the Soviet air-defense network and attack targets with nuclear weapons, over the decades its mission has grown to include conventional precision attack. The B-2 is the most advanced bomber in U.S. service, and the only one of three types that still carries nuclear gravity bombs.

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  Did Hitler Really Try to Build a 'Stealth' Bomber to Strike New York City?

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  America's B-2 Stealth Bomber Has Protected Our Skies for 30 Years

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IS leader calls on fighters to free detained comrades

The leader of the Islamic State group released a new alleged audio recording Monday calling on members of the extremist group to do all they can to free IS detainees and women held in jails and camps. The purported audio by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which he also said that his group is carrying out attacks in different countries, was his first public statement since April, when the shadowy leader appeared in a video for the first time in five years. With a $25 million U.S. bounty on his head, al-Baghdadi is the world's most wanted man, responsible for steering his chillingly violent organization into mass slaughter of opponents and directing and inspiring terror attacks across continents and in the heart of Europe.

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  IS head urges followers to 'rescue' jailed jihadists and families

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34 Fall Cocktails That Are Even Better Than A Pumpkin Spice Latte

For the nights you need something stronger than a latte. From Delish

Saudi attacks underscore evolving drone threat, experts say

An attack on Saudi oil facilities at the weekend has exposed the vulnerability of the kingdom to drone strikes and underscores how traditional air defences can be breached by new low-cost technology, experts say. Saudi Arabia is one of the world's biggest buyers of weapons and spent an estimated $65 billion on arms last year, mostly from the United States, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Its air defences include the latest radars, fighter jets such as the F-15, and Patriot missiles which are meant to intercept missiles fired from enemy territory.

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  Country ETFs to Top/Flop on Saudi Attack

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  Questions raised about whether Iran is to blame for Saudi Arabia attack

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New Zealand’s Ardern Under Scrutiny After Botched Sexual Assault Allegation

Ardern has been forced to apologize to the woman and take control of an investigation into the allegations, including that she was attacked and groped by a Labour Party staffer in early 2018. Since then, Labour Party President Nigel Haworth and the man at the center of the allegations, who worked in parliament and hasn't been identified, have both resigned. “There are no excuses for the handling of the complaints by the Labour Party, and I will offer none,” Ardern said at a post-cabinet press conference in Wellington on Monday, a week after the sexual assault allegation was detailed by website The Spinoff.

Osama bin Laden's youngest son, Hamza, had taken up terrorism to 'avenge' his notorious father

The New York Times and NBC News have reported that Hamza bin Laden, the son Osama bin Laden, was killed in the past two years. The younger bin Laden had threatened Americans both at home and abroad and is believed to have been groomed for a leadership position in Al Qaeda. President Donald Trump confirmed the younger bin Laden's death on Saturday, over a month after initial reports.

The U.S. Army's Next Generation of Super Weapons Are Coming

“We are developing an AI stack regarding how we pull together the sensors, computing layer and analytics to manage the data,” Col. Doug Matty, Army AI Task Force Deputy Director, told Warrior in an interview. New algorithms, AI-enabled computer processing and high-speed networking are all specific elements of work now underway with the Army's AI Task Force, an emerging Army effort to collaborate with industry and academia, find technology breakthroughs and develop new applications for AI, Matty explained. The Task Force is now working on prototyping systems for integration onto UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, Long-Range Precision Fires systems and the Army's emerging fleet of Next-Gen Combat Vehicles, he said.

Agency could keep Three Mile Island nuclear debris in Idaho

The partially melted reactor core from the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history could remain in Idaho for another 20 years if regulators finalize a license extension sought by the U.S. Energy Department, officials said Monday. The core from Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania partially melted in 1979, an event that changed the way Americans view nuclear technology. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined there would be no significant impact from extending the license to store the core at the 890-square-mile (2,305-square-kilometer) site that includes Idaho National Laboratory.

Boy Scout leader sang naked in front of kids, and organization failed to investigate: Lawsuit

A Boy Scout leader who was accused of singing naked in front of several young boys was not investigated by his troop despite multiple complaints, according to NBC News. Michael Kelsey, who in 2016 was found guilty of first-degree sexual abuse for molesting two children in his Boy Scout troop, was accused of misconduct long before his conviction, according to a $320 million civil lawsuit filed in March 2017. The ongoing lawsuit — which has emerged with new information thanks to interviews with the plaintiffs by NBC News— details a number of troubling accusations against Kelsey, who was an assistant scoutmaster in Troop 95 of Fishkill, NY.

Watch: California homeowner scares off masked burglars

A California woman scared off burglars who fled after they busted down her front door.

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  Homeowner shoots and kills 3 masked men in possible 'stand your ground' case

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  Video shows burglars kick in California family's front door, before being scared away

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Iran seizes new boat near vital oil shipping lane

Iran has seized a boat suspected of being used to smuggle fuel and arrested its 11 crew members near a vital oil shipping lane, state television reported on Monday. A naval patrol of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intercepted the vessel carrying 250,000 litres of fuel near the Strait of Hormuz, state TV's website said, citing a commander of the force. "This boat was sailing from Bandar Lengeh towards United Arab Emirates waters before it was seized 20 miles (32 kilometres) east of Greater Tunb island," Brigadier General Ali Ozmayi was quoted as saying.

Black transgender woman found 'burned beyond recognition' in Florida, officials say

Captain Susan Harrelle of the Hendry County Sheriff's department told the Miami Herald that Slater's death will not be classified as a hate crime until they can "clearly prove" a motive. Friends released pink balloons at a candlelight vigil for Slater last Friday. Dezmond Bass, 26, who attended the vigil called Slater "a bundle of joy."

Middle East Mystery Theater: Who Attacked Saudi Arabia's Oil Supply?

An oil facility in eastern Saudi Arabia burst into flames on Saturday, sending oil prices and tensions in the Middle East skyrocketing. After it became clear that the explosions were the result of an attack, all the fingers have been pointing at Iran and its allies—and there is talk of an armed response. The explosions tore apart a processing facility in Abqaiq, halting over half of Saudi Arabia's daily oil exports and one twentieth of all oil production in the world.

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  Trump news – live: President accuses Iran of telling ‘very big lie’ after attack halves Saudi oil production and defends Kavanaugh amid calls for impeachment

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  Saudis Scramble To Restore 1/3 Of Disrupted Oil Production Today

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Muslim American New Jersey Mayor Says CBP Wrongfully Detained Him for Almost 3 Hours

The Muslim American mayor of a New Jersey town accused U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials at New York's JFK airport of “flat out profiling”, wrongfully detaining him and asking him if “he knew any terrorists” at a press conference earlier this week. Mohamed Khairullah, who has been mayor of Prospect Park, N.J., for more than a decade, said in a video posted to his Facebook page last month that CBP agents detained him and his family for almost three hours in early August after he returned home from a vacation in Turkey. The CBP also allegedly took his phone away despite his objections, Khairullah said, adding that it took him almost two weeks to get the device back.

More than half of teens say they're 'afraid' and 'angry' about climate change — and 1 in 4 of them are doing something about it

According to a new poll by the Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation, 57% of US teenagers are afraid of climate change when asked how climate change made them feel. But in the same survey, 54% of teens also responded that they were motivated and 52% said they were angry. One in four has already taken action in the form of a school walk-out, protest, or by reaching out to a government official, according to the poll.

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  A climate change curriculum to empower the climate strike generation

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  CBS News Poll: Most Americans say climate change should be addressed now

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Astronomers Observe the Most Massive Neutron Star Ever

Astronomers have discovered the most massive neutron star ever observed. Signals from the pulsar (a type of neutron star) were detected 4,600 light years away from Earth. Astronomers using the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia have observed the most massive neutron star ever measured.

James Murdoch: 'There are views I really disagree with' on Fox News

For decades the Murdoch name has been synonymous with the type of monolithic conservative thinking broadcast and printed by the family's media empire around the world. More recently, and in particular the Fox News brand, has likewise become synonymous with almost universal praise for Donald Trump. In an interview with the New Yorker, James Murdoch, formerly the CEO of 21st Century Fox before its recent merger with Disney, and now currently unemployed by the family business, levied subtle but pointed criticism at his father's news network and the president.

Spain won't extradite Venezuela's ex-spymaster to US

Spain's National Court on Monday rejected the extradition to the United States of a former Venezuelan military spy chief accused of drug smuggling and other charges. The court released retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, who denies the charges and says that they were politically motivated. María Dolores Argüelles, a lawyer for Carvajal, said she had no immediate details of the ruling beyond that a release order had been issued for the retired general.

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  Spain's court rules against extraditing Venezuelan ex-spymaster

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  Spain rejects extradition of former Venezuelan military spy to U.S.

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