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Calls for investigations after power restored in Manhattan 14 Jul 2019 - 06:30 pm
People walk down the streets during a major power outage affecting parts of New York City on July 13, 2019.  AFP / Timothy A Clary
No lights, big city: Power outage KOs Broadway, Times Square 14 Jul 2019 - 11:04 am
The sun sets behind 42nd Street in Manhattan during a power outage in New York City on July 13, 2019. AFP / Johannes Eisele
Barry now a hurricane as it approaches Louisiana coast 13 Jul 2019 - 07:04 pm
Tourists walk through rain in the French Quarter caused by Hurricane Barry in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. July 13, 2019. (REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman)
New Orleans residents huddle at home, and in bars, ahead of hurricane 13 Jul 2019 - 12:02 pm
A worker seals the front of a restaurant along Bourbon Street from floodwater as rainfall from Hurricane Barry begins on July 12, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
Hawaii governor declares emergency for Maui wildfires 13 Jul 2019 - 10:22 am
A wildfire is seen on the island of Maui, Hawaii, U.S., July 11, 2019 in this video grab taken from social media, July 12, 2019. John Sandbach Photography/Instagram@sandbachspics via REUTERS
US VP Pence visits overcrowded migrant camp, deplores 'crisis' 13 Jul 2019 - 10:02 am
Hundreds of people gather in lower Manhattan for a
Warren's immigration plans reflect party's leftward shift 13 Jul 2019 - 12:37 am
Immigration activists gather in front of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters to protest President Trumps immigration positions, family separation policy, and immigration raids planned for this weekend, on July 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. M
I fried burgers: Bolsonaro Jr makes case to be Brazil's US envoy 13 Jul 2019 - 12:37 am
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, arrives for the showing of a documentary on the government of Jair Bolsonaro in Washington, US, March 16, 2019. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Hawaii's Maui Island wildfire forces evacuations 13 Jul 2019 - 12:37 am
A plume of smoke spreads across the sky during a wildfire in Kihei, as vehicles move along a road in Maui, Hawaii, in this still image taken from a July 11, 2019 video from social media. Traci Teel Szymanski/via Reuters
Race becomes new flashpoint with Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez 12 Jul 2019 - 11:00 pm
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reacts to testimony from Yazmin Juarez, mother of 19-month-old Mariee, who died after detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); during a House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights an
Trump says Ocasio-Cortez was ‘very disrespectful’ toward Pelosi 12 Jul 2019 - 11:00 pm
Donald Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address alongside Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence at the US Capitol on February 5, 2019. AFP/Doug Mills
New details on separated children as House liberals testify 12 Jul 2019 - 11:00 pm
In this file photo taken on June 15, 2018 mothers and children wait to be assisted by volunteers in a humanitarian center in the border town of McAllen, Texas. AFP/Leila Macor
British police to investigate leak of ambassador's memos 12 Jul 2019 - 11:00 pm
This combination picture shows British Ambassador Kim Darroch and US President Donald Trump AFP / Getty Images North America / Paul Morigi and Brendan Smialowski
Ukrainian fighter found guilty over killing of Italian photographer 12 Jul 2019 - 11:00 pm
Domestic and foreign passports of Russian Andrey Mironov, and a passport of Italian photojournalist Andrea Rocchelli lie on display in Slaiansk, Ukraine. (Photo courtesy: cyprus-mail.com )
Trump's Labor Secretary Acosta resigns amid Epstein case 12 Jul 2019 - 09:14 pm
Alexander Acosta
Epstein’s defenses: from due process to done deal, a glimpse 12 Jul 2019 - 09:14 pm
Jeffrey Epstein in a photograph taken for the sex offender registry, March 28, 2017 (New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services handout via Reuters)
Trump rips tech firms at 'free speech' summit 12 Jul 2019 - 09:14 pm
Donald Trump
New Orleans braces for flooding, Trump declares emergency ahead of Storm Barry 12 Jul 2019 - 01:45 pm
Storm clouds pass over Saint Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisana on July 11, 2019, as tropical storm Barry approaches. Tropical storm Barry barreled toward rain-soaked New Orleans on July 11 as the city hunkered down for an ordeal that evoked fearful