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‘Facts of Life’ star Charlotte Rae dies at 92

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A spokesman for Charlotte Rae, who played a wise and caring housemother to a brood of teenage girls on the long-running sitcom “The Facts of Life,” says the actress has died. She was 92. (2014 photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) By LYNN ELBER | AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES — Charlotte Rae, who played a…

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At least 98 dead after quake slams Indonesian island

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By ROS IDIN and ALI KOTARUMALOS | Associated Press MATARAM, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake flattened houses and toppled bridges on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 98 people and shaking neighboring Bali, as authorities said Monday that rescuers still hadn’t reached some devastated areas and the death toll would climb. It was…

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Sanctions are a pillar of US policy toward Iran, says Pompeo

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, unseen, during their meeting at Merdeka palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Beawiharta/Pool Photo via AP) By MATTHEW LEE | AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran will be rigorously enforced…

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Another heat wave brings high wildfire threat to Southern California

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Southern California is bracing for another heat wave surpassing 100-degree temperatures in some spots, hot winds and low humidity – with Orange County fire officials warning those who live near wild lands to prepare for evacuation if a brush fire breaks out near their homes. Red-flag warnings – cautioning that conditions are ideal for wild fires…

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Venezuelan President Maduro says drone attack was an attempt to kill him

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CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dodged an apparent assassination attempt when drones armed with explosives detonated while he was delivering a speech to hundreds of soldiers being broadcast live on television, officials said. Caught by surprise mid-speech, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, looked up at the sky and winced Saturday after hearing…

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Police arrest more than a dozen amid protests in Berkeley

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More than a dozen people were arrested Sunday afternoon amid a tense right-wing rally and counter-protest in Berkeley that officials worried might see the kind of violence that broke out last year during showdowns among demonstrators after President Trump’s election. About 500 people representing…

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Camp Pendleton fire quickly swells, at 1,000 acres

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A brushfire broke out Sunday in the central area of Camp Pendleton and quickly spread, and by Sunday night was at 1,000 acres. Camp Pendleton officials said it was 50 percent contained. Officials at the sprawling U.S. Marine Corps base tweeted around noon that a three-acre fire had broken out on Wilcox Range. An hour…