Indiana residents endure 11th day without power after storms topple power lines

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33,124 residents still in the dark as utility company says it is working to restore power in north-west of state

Thousands of residents of north-west Indiana on Saturday were headed for their 11th day without electric power after storms swept through the state, toppling trees and power lines, earlier in August.

The powerless conditions have led to food lines, closed businesses, dead phones, no schools, spoiled food, dirty clothes, dry gas pumps and a multitude of other deleterious effects on life without energy.

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Indiana residents endure 11th day without power after storms topple power lines

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33,124 residents still in the dark as utility company says it is working to restore power in north-west of state

Thousands of residents of north-west Indiana on Saturday were headed for their 11th day without electric power after storms swept through the state, toppling trees and power lines, earlier in August.

The powerless conditions have led to food lines, closed businesses, dead phones, no schools, spoiled food, dirty clothes, dry gas pumps and a multitude of other deleterious effects on life without energy.

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Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike, reports say – BBC

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  1. Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike, reports say  BBC
  2. Boy, 7, reportedly left alone on Mount Fuji while father, brother finished hike  KTLA
  3. 7-year-old boy left behind on Mount Fuji by his dad  Japan Today
  4. 7-Year-Old Boy Found Alone on Mount Fuji After His Father and Brother Abandoned Him to Continue Hiking  People.com
  5. Man leaves young son on Mount Fuji before ascending Japan’s highest peak  The Guardian
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As families retrieve bodies, Gaza is running out of places to bury the dead – Al Jazeera

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  1. As families retrieve bodies, Gaza is running out of places to bury the dead  Al Jazeera
  2. Families' agonising search for answers as thousands still missing in Gaza  BBC
  3. The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists  Springfield News-Sun
  4. Gaza City holds mass funeral for victims killed by Israeli airstrikes  Xinhua
  5. Gaza cemeteries run out of space as war leaves families struggling to bury the dead  Firstpost
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Nebraska school district asks police to stop using shock gloves on students

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Omaha police agreed to stop carrying electric shock gloves in the halls of state’s largest public school district

Omaha police recently agreed to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to students in the halls of Nebraska’s largest public school district.

The decision affecting most Omaha middle and high schools came after the Associated Press first revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s plan to give officers the “Gloves” – or “generated low output voltage emitters”. The devices have also been used in recent years by some jails.

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Nebraska school district asks police to stop using shock gloves on students

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Omaha police agreed to stop carrying electric shock gloves in the halls of state’s largest public school district

Omaha police recently agreed to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to students in the halls of Nebraska’s largest public school district.

The decision affecting most Omaha middle and high schools came after the Associated Press first revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s plan to give officers the “Gloves” – or “generated low output voltage emitters”. The devices have also been used in recent years by some jails.

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Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery – BBC

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  1. Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery  BBC
  2. Myanmar airstrike kills 14 at Buddhist monastery: reports  dw.com
  3. Myanmar military strike kills 14 people at a Buddhist monastery, opposition group says  AP News
  4. Myanmar military bombing kills 14 at Buddhist monastery, opposition reports  Al Jazeera
  5. 14 killed in strike on Myanmar Buddhist monastery during meditation retreat: Report  Hindustan Times
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Iran urges Qatar to relocate detained pilots – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Iran urges Qatar to relocate detained pilots  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets  BBC
  3. Iran Says Pilots Missing After a Brazen Bombing Run Are Prisoners in Qatar  WSJ
  4. Iran Says Qatar Captured Its Pilots Months Ago, a Claim Qatar Rejects  The New York Times
  5. Iran disputes Qatar, Kuwait accounts of captured Iranian personnel  Reuters
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