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UN's Nikki Haley to leave in latest Trump shake-up
Washington, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) — In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump's turbulent administration, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced Tuesday she is resigning at the end of the year, raising fresh questions about the Trump team and about the outspoken diplomat's own political ambitions.
UN Ambassador Haley resigning; she gives no reason
Washington, Oct 09 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration at the end of the year. Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign.
Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 15; 333 injured
Port-De-Paix, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — The death toll from a 5.9 earthquake that hit Haiti over the weekend rose to 15 people with 333 injured, authorities said Monday, as thousands of people slept outdoors fearing aftershocks would topple their cracked homes.
1 killed, 5 hurt when unfinished Dallas town house collapses
Dallas, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — A construction worker is dead and five co-workers are hospitalized with injuries after a three-story town house they were building in Dallas collapsed during a thunderstorm.
Trump says he has no plans to fire Rosenstein
Washington, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump has declared a reprieve for Rod Rosenstein, saying he has no plans to fire his deputy attorney general.
After flap, Trump says he has no plans to fire Rosenstein
Washington, Oct 08 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Monday he has no plans to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, delivering a reprieve for the Justice Department official whose future has been the source of intense speculation for two weeks.
Michael expected to gain hurricane strength nearing Florida
Orlando, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday warned that a tropical storm headed for the Florida Panhandle could become a Category 2 hurricane with winds up to 100 miles per hour by the time it makes landfall at midweek.
Susan Rice considering 2020 challenge to Collins in Maine
Washington, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Susan Rice, who was President Barack Obama's national security adviser, said Sunday she'll decide after next month's midterm elections whether to run for the Senate from Maine in 2020 and try to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
US, NKorea officials upbeat after meeting
Seoul, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) – U.S. and North Korean officials are offering positive reviews for the latest meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Strong aftershock rattles north Haiti day after deadly quake
Port-De-Paix, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — A magnitude 5.2 aftershock struck Haiti on Sunday, even as survivors of the previous day's temblor were sifting through the rubble of their cinderblock homes. The death toll stood at 12, with fears it could rise.