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'Snowzilla' blizzard pummels eastern U.S.

Posted: 23 Jan 2016 12:08 PM PST

A man pushes a hand-driven snow plough in New York


Des Moines Register endorses Rubio and Clinton in U.S. presidential race

Posted: 23 Jan 2016 03:14 PM PST

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio gestures as he speaks at the New Hampshire GOP's FITN Presidential town hall in NashuaBy Jonathan Allen and Dustin Volz NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Des Moines Register, the largest newspaper in the state that will cast the first votes for U.S. presidential nominees in nine days, gave its coveted endorsement on Saturday to Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Hillary Clinton, it announced on Saturday.    The newspaper's board said it was impressed by Clinton's "knowledge and experience" and that it had picked Rubio because the Florida senator represented the Republican party's "best hope" in the November 2016 presidential race. While the endorsements from the newspaper have the potential to boost a candidate, they often do not predict success in Iowa's distinctive, time-consuming caucus system of picking nominees, which involves voters meeting in public places to discuss their preferences.


Amid confusion, officials clarify ID 'request' in Flint

Posted: 23 Jan 2016 07:27 AM PST

Louis Singleton receives water filters, bottled water and a test kit from Michigan National Guard Specialist Joe Weaver as clean water supplies are distributed to residents, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 in Flint, Mich. The National Guard, state employees, local authorities and volunteers have been distributing lead tests, filters and bottled water during the city's drinking water crisis. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Michigan state officials clarified in a press release late Friday that Flint residents are not, in fact, required to show identification in order to receive free water sources being distributed by National Guard, the Red Cross and other volunteers in response to the city's water contamination crisis.


Bloomberg may launch independent presidential bid

Posted: 23 Jan 2016 12:07 PM PST

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attends a meeting during the COP21 at Le Bourget, near Paris, FranceMichael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has told his aides to draw up plans for an independent campaign for the U.S. presidency, according to a source familiar with the situation. Bloomberg has advised friends and associates that he would be willing to spend at least $1 billion of his own money on a campaign for the November 2016 election, according to the source, who spoke on condition on anonymity to discuss the former mayor's thinking. News of Bloomberg mulling a presidential run was first reported Saturday by the New York Times.


Faint GOP interest in Flint’s pain is a mistake, party members say

Posted: 22 Jan 2016 07:14 PM PST

Faint GOP interest in Flint's pain is a mistake, party members sayMichigan National Guard members help to distribute water to a line of residents in their cars in Flint, Michigan January 21, 2016. "This is an amoral display of political apathy by Republican leaders. Castellanos said he agreed with an op-ed in the New York Times Thursday written by former White House speechwriter Matt Latimer, who worked for President George W. Bush.


Massive snowstorm slams the East Coast

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Four dead in worst Canada school shooting in decade, suspect caught

Posted: 22 Jan 2016 10:37 PM PST

Police investigate the scene of a daytime shooting at the La Loche, Saskatchewan, junior and senior high school on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. The shooting left four people dead. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)By Rod Nickel and Julie Gordon WINNIPEG, Manitoba, and VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The gunman suspected of killing four people and injuring several others in Canada's worst school violence in a decade first shot his two brothers at home before opening fire at the remote community high school, a family friend and the town's acting mayor said on Friday. Police said a suspect was arrested after the shooting in La Loche, Saskatchewan, an impoverished community about 600 km (375 miles) north of the city of Saskatoon. The town's acting mayor, Kevin Janvier, told the Associated Press that his 23-year-old daughter Marie, a teacher, was shot to death.


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