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More than 30 people were killed and many others were missing after a slow-moving tropical storm spurred floods and landslides in the central Philippines, officials said on Sunday. Thousands of Christmas holiday travelers were stranded, and 89,000 people were forced to flee to emergency shelters because of Tropical Storm Kai-Tak, according to local news reports. Sofronio Dacillo Jr., a disaster response officer, told The Associated Press that landslides in the island province of Biliran had killed dozens of villagers and left others missing after the storm blew over on Saturday. The storm weake

MEXICO CITY — The Honduran electoral commission on Sunday declared President Juan Orlando Hernández the victor in a bitterly contested race, but the Organization of American States called for a new election, arguing that the vote was so riddled with irregularities that it was impossible to be sure of a winner. The electoral commission, which is controlled by allies of Mr.

ATLANTA — A power failure at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday disrupted operations at the busiest airport in the world, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,150 departing or arriving flights and stranding travelers on planes on the tarmac for hours, the authorities and passengers said. The power failure at the airport, a major hub for domestic and international flights, sent a ripple of disruptions across the country, affecting flights in Chicago, Los Angeles and elsewhere.

MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin called President Trump on Sunday to thank him for the work of the Central Intelligence Agency in helping prevent an Islamic State attack in the northern Russian city of St. Petersburg. In rare words of praise for the C.I.A., Mr. Putin said the agency had provided information that “helped detain terrorists planning explosions,” the Kremlin said in a statement posted on its website.

Sen. Walter Reed Medical Center for normal side effects of his ongoing cancer therapy,” his office said. McCain, 81, who was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme over the summer, "looks forward to returning to work as soon as possible,” his office added. Sen.

With ten days left until Christmas, the Trumps and Pences released on Thursday their official Christmas portraits -- their first such photos since taking office. First lady President Donald Trump are standing in the Cross Hall of the White House, surrounded by Christmas trees covered in fake snow. "Merry Christmas from President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump," reads Mrs.

Republican House and Senate negotiators released their thousand-page tax bill Friday evening, getting one step closer to passing sweeping legislation that would provide deep tax cuts for corporations and tax breaks for the wealthy, while offering what most economists say are more limited benefits for middle-class Americans. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 would lower the corporate rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, eliminate the corporate alternative minimum tax which ensures corporations pay at least some tax on

email server because of agency's political bias. Just last week Trump said the FBI's reputation was "in Tatters - worst in History!" Asked a week ago about the president's tweets in front of the House Judiciary Committee, FBI Director election interference. Specifically, lawmakers pressed Wray over anti-Trump texts sent by a senior agent on Jeff Sessions to appo

The TAKE with Rick Klein Titanic political forces are at work, churning through the political landscape. And – with echoes of not-so-distant history – signs are everywhere that the disruptions have barely begun. Alabama hinted at a national political turnaround.

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