SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico resident Marangelly Garcia waited eight hours for diesel to fuel her family’s generator on Monday, but the supply ran out before she got to the front of the line.
The beauty products distributor tried again Tuesday, waking up at 4 a.m. But the line in her municipality of Guaynabo, near San Juan, was still formidable.
Her latest strategy to get a place in line: “I’m going to be camping tonight.”
With Puerto Rico’s electric grid in shambles after Hurricane Maria, gasoline and diesel have become liquid gold in this U.S. territory. The island’s 3.4 million residents urgently need it to fuel their automobile tanks and power generators to light their homes and businesses.
But like so many other necessities here, the distribution of fuel is reliant on a transportation network crippled by the storm.
Puerto Rico gets most of its fuel sent by ship from the United States. But restrictions at its ports, with one closed and another operating only during the daytime, has limited shipping. Meanwhile, tanker trucks have had difficulty navigating the island’s blocked and damaged roads.
U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Valle, on hand for relief efforts in San Juan, said he was most concerned about “the level of desperation” that could arise if fuel distribution did not return to normal within a couple of weeks.
Complicating those efforts is the shutdown of Puerto Rico’s primary fuel storage point. Known as the Yabucoa terminal, the facility is located in the hard-hit southeastern part of the island, where Maria first made landfall. The terminal was closed prior to the storm and has yet to re-open, according to Buckeye Partners, the terminal operator, which said a full assessment of the facility is under way.
Yabucoa can store up to 4.6 million barrels of crude oil, gasoline or products like fuel oil and diesel needed for power generation. That storage point is used for distribution for other islands in the Caribbean as well.
Adding to Puerto Rico’s difficulties is the sudden surge in demand for diesel to power generators. A shipping broker who was not authorized to speak to the press said concerns about diesel supplies were growing.
The few gas stations operating in Puerto Rico have attracted miles-long lines of cars, where drivers wait seven hours or longer in queues that snake through neighborhoods, up highway exit ramps and onto freeways.
“People here are going crazy trying to find gas,” said motorist Peter Matos, 60, of Yauco, a city in the southwestern part of the island. “I have about half a tank left.”
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello told mayors he will work with U.S. authorities to improve fuel distribution, said Israel Morales, a communications advisor to municipalities in Puerto Rico.
The day after the storm hit, Rossello advised mayors that there was sufficient fuel, Morales said, but the problem was distribution as it was stored at the ports and terminals on the island, and could not be easily routed to areas that needed it.
The island’s residents use about 155,000 barrels of fuel a day, less than 1 percent of the 19 million barrels consumed daily in the United States. Puerto Rico has no operating refineries, as the last one idled in 2009.
The good news is that the Port of San Juan, the island’s primary port, has experienced minimal damage, according to Jose Luis Ayala, chairman and director general of Puerto Rico’s division of shipping company Crowley Maritime Corp.
He said ships carrying fuel were moved south out of Hurricane Maria’s path, and were able to get to the Port of San Juan once the terminal re-opened on Friday.
“Even though there was some damage, it was functional,” he said. According to Thomson Reuters shipping data, three vessels were unloading fuel at San Juan as of Tuesday, while three others were waiting for opportunities to unload as well.
Large convoys of fuel trucks were seen traveling the highways on Monday, the first time in several days those vehicles were out in force. Hospitals and fuel stations are taking deliveries of diesel via trucks escorted by armed guards.
As of Monday, 91 trucks were supplying fuel and 108 filling stations were being guarded by the U.S. National Guard, according to a Tuesday statement from the island’s Secretary of Public Affairs, Ramon Rosario Cortes.
Reporting By Robin Respaut and David Graham in San Juan, and Jessica Resnick Ault in New York; Additional reporting by Ricardo Ortiz in San Juan and Marianna Parraga in Houston; Writing by David Gaffen; Editing by Marla Dickerson
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NADLER: Vote possible THIS week…
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Burning candle started Oakland fire that killed four, officials say
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Trump is delaying press conference about future of his businesses
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BELLWETHER Attack a tipping point in campaign to destroy West
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Woman contracts flesh-eating bacteria while fishing
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LAST RESORT? May to ask queen's permission to form government
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Trump: Pelosi 'lying' about not meeting the Russian ambassador
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Snooty, world's oldest known manatee, dies one day after celebrating birthday – NJ fishing crew reels in monstrous shark to possibly set new state record – Shark bites woman off Florida Keys: US Coast Guard – Psycho squirrel on the loose in NYC
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Ashton Kutcher tells immigrants: You 'belong in my America'
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Calif. Dem Feinstein noncommittal on 2018 Senate run
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LAPD chief: Department won't enforce Trump immigration policies
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POWER GRAB? Turkey leader claims new authority after narrow vote
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Bernie Sanders: Dem leadership 'has failed'
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Bolton: WH must convince China to eliminate N. Korea
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Warren calls on Trump to rescind Sessions AG nomination
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Yankees' prospect denies rumor he inquired about unretiring Mickey Mantle's number
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Trump attacks the cast of 'Hamilton' after Mike Pence incident
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AI judges and verdicts via chat app: Brave new world of digital courts…
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Roger Stone: Trump 'put on this Earth' to be president
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Saudi military training in US under scrutiny after base attack…
Washington (AFP) – Key US lawmakers called Sunday for a halt to a Saudi military training program after a shooting ...
Mom of 4 dies after complaining of severe migraine
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PLEA FOR POLITICAL UNITY Republicans, Democrats call to ease hostility after Scalise shooting
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UFO in Antarctica
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Central Park blast: Nearly 9 months later, explosion in NYC remains a mystery
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TODD STARNES: House Republicans call on Trump to keep religious liberty pledge
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Report: US executions dropped to 25-year low in 2016
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Melania Trump, Sara Netanyahu visit African-American museum
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NY Times columnist: Trump presidency is 'obscene'
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Civil rights groups deliver 1 million anti-Sessions signatures to Senate
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Charlie Rose: One More Reason to Turn Off the Television
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MAKING HIS CASE Trump touts travel ban in midst of London attacks
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Poo bacteria at McDonald's?
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Pence: Trump will 'be taking his case consistently' to Americans
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An Integrated Healthcare Strategy
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OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT FALN leader steps aside from role in NYC parade
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Zuckerberg again rejects claims of Facebook impact on U.S. election
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Insane 'Star Wars' bike trail
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Biden to blitz Iowa back roads by bus in 800-mile hunt for support…
(Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will crisscross Iowa by bus for eight days starting on Saturday, the longest ...
FACE OF HATE Radical cleric tied to UK terror attacks
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Illinois paramedic saves infant from lake
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Mattis: 'No doubt' Assad used chemical weapons against civilians – Tillerson in Moscow, getting in line with Haley on tough Syria talk – 'TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT': Hopkins on ousting Assad — We 'need to choose our monsters'
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Britain and Israel: A Bridge to Maintain
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SAUDI ARAMCO shares surge 10% as historic IPO begins trading…
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest initial public offering (IPO), surged past expectations as it debuted on the country’s stock exchange ...
'SHOULD BE ASHAMED' Rights groups slam Nic Cage over Kazakhstan trip
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EARTHQUAKES RUMBLE THROUGH IDAHO…
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Silicon Valley billionaires want to reinvent Dems…
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MARK ZUCKERBERG CRUSHING SLIDING SNAPCHAT…
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Is Space Exploration a Bipartisan Issue Trump Can Seize?
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At least 58 killed in suspected chemical attack in Syria
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Pelosi announces agreement on new NAFTA…
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Judge rejects Trump bid to bar campaign statements from fraud trial
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How the RNC mobilized military veterans to produce record support for Trump
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WOMEN FILE SUIT CLAIMING ABUSE AT HAWAII PRISON…
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Why the Federal Government Is Broke
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Manchin: Intel hearings on circumstances surrounding Flynn's resignation could begin this month
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From one budget wonk to another: Ryan lauds Mulvaney pick to lead OMB
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UPDATE: RAVENS Win Thriller In Possible SUPER BOWL Preview…
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Kobach rips reports claiming mass boycott of Trump voter fraud probe as ‘fake news’
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ObamaCare vote do-over? House could be forced to revisit bill – Trump budget to cut Medicaid, food stamps — put 'taxpayer first,' officials say
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Conway: Why would Russia want Trump to win?
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Obama is 'most frustrated' he couldn't pass gun control
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San Francisco UPS facility shooting: Gunman identified as police seek motive
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Someone ate the $120,000 banana at Art Basel!
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NASA's Rubber Ruler: An Update
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COWELL LAWYERS UP FOR 'AMERICA'S GOT TALENT INVESTIGATION…
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SPY: I was hired by Weinstein to dig dirt on his accusers…
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Democrat senator drops F-bomb while criticizing Republicans, AHCA
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Alien life may already exist
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Will Trump-the-Conservative Overpower Trump-the-Republican?
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Health Care Could Take a Lesson from the Airlines
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SEC chairwoman to step down at end of Obama administration
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Trump is moving the goalposts on the Russian questions, and people need to stop helping him
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Colorado homeowner mistakes son for intruder, shoots and kills him
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Trump wants 'comprehensive strategy' for defeating ISIS in 30 days
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Family dog wakes up owners during home fire in Minnesota
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Life expectancy to be extended decade with supercomputers…
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Former ambassador: Trump's 'ill-considered ban' may have inspired threats to US
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Video shows patron take on robber at California Starbucks
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Carville: 'Obamacare is done'
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North Korea: Not Nerve Gas Again!
The World Intellectual Property Organization probably has been assisting a North Korean patent application for sodium cyanide, as the article ...
Venice hit by another ferocious high tide, flooding city…
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'Social credit score': China set to roll out 'Orwellian' mass surveillance tool…
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No, Trump wasn't given a classified briefing on board a 'skiff'
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The fight is on this week, as deadlines near in Congress focus on spending, war powers
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Dem rep calls for criminal prosecution of Hobby Lobby boss over smuggled ancient tablets
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First They Came for the Nazis
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Appeals court vacancies could give Trump the chance to transform judiciary
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Hillary: The Girl Can’t Take It
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Pressure to release footage…
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Sheriff David Clarke denies plagiarizing content for master's thesis
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Louisiana sheriff's deputy shot, killed while on-duty
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'DEEPLY PERSONAL' INFO Privacy concerns stoked as Trump gets web bill
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NBC KO's Trump troll doll
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35 killed in Tanzania after bus with students crashes
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AIRBNB introduces new rules to rein in parties, nuisances…
Airbnb is taking more steps to crack down on parties and nuisance guests in the wake of a Halloween shooting ...
Pennsylvania boy dies after accidental choking involving dog, scarf – Toddler accidentally hangs himself in Minnesota store
WARRINGTON TWP., Pa. – A five-year-old boy who was accidentally choked when investigators say the family dog pulled his scarf ...
Two Americans injured in Berlin attack
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Colombia, rebels will sign truce to end 50-year war
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Biden Releases Ad Showing World Leaders Laughing at Trump…
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden capitalized on President Donald Trump’s overseas trip by releasing a video ...
Oregon State's Luke Heimlich asks to be excused from playing
Oregon State’s top pitcher, who as a teenager pleaded guilty to molesting a 6-year-old girl, released a statement Friday saying ...
WATCH: Former President George H.W. Bush performs Super Bowl coin toss
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Real Collusion: the Clinton and Podesta Record
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GAO: EPA fuel program set to fail
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World's 1st Robocop to begin duty in Dubai
The “world’s first operational Robocop” started its tour of duty Sunday in Dubai – the first in the emirate’s planned ...
DE NIRO FLOATS TRUMP-BUSTER…
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World War II veteran has lost medals replaced in touching ceremony
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Chew on This: Gum Promises to Help Sleep, Make Skinny…
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Miss Montana's big scandal
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'STAR WARS' Ride Breaks Down Minutes After Opening…
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News organization asks Trump to declassify data on how Obama used NSA to spy on Americans…
Circa has formally requested that the Trump administration declassify records showing how often government officials have searched National Security Agency ...
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Kim: I knew it was wrong
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NYC CHAOS: Video shows 'peacekeepers' scramble to break up subway brawl…
A group of brave “peacekeepers” scrambled to break up a wild fight aboard an A train this week, disturbing footage ...
Obama and Holder Lied – Brian Terry Died
“With an endless parade of distractions, political posturing and phony scandals, Washington has taken its eye off the ball,” ...
Actress slams body-shamer
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Reid: FBI 'singlehandedly' gave election to Trump
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Should the GOP Ban Online Gambling?
Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have relaunched a misguided push to battle gambling addiction through their ...
Wikileaks CIA Dump Has Some Peculiar Timing
Wikileaks has published a huge intelligence trove showing the entire hacking capacity of the Central Intelligence Agency Tuesday. It’s a ...
Teen dies from using cellphone while taking a bath
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'Transgender' Tragedy and Media Malpractice
For those whose thinking has been slowed or hindered by liberalism, it turns out that mutilating your body in order ...
Trump nears settlement in Trump University lawsuit: CNBC
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How to Fight Terrorism the Russian Way
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GROWING INVESTIGATION Senators expand probe of Trump, Russia ties
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Pressured to get implants
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Deadly Israel-Gaza escalation rages for second day…
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – A Gaza Strip ceasefire came into effect early Thursday, an Egyptian source and a ...
'Kong' outmuscles 'Logan' to become king of the box office
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Inside one of worst years in media history: 7,200 jobs axed, billions in value shed…
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Deaf DJ Gains Worldwide Following…
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GOODWIN: Both media and Trump have responsibility to tone it down…
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Ancient Native American canoe hundreds of years old found in Louisiana
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Appeals court blocks California gas facility from reopening
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Alien pulled over in Georgia, police say
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Trump meets Kanye West: 'We've been friends for a long time'
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'Stop it' Trump warns his bully followers
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Babysitter accused of molesting 1-year-old girl is attacked by her father
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The Happy, Harmless Quran
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US Marines drink reindeer blood in arctic training
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The Culture Police
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Gingrich: People read Bannon's Breitbart 'out of amusement'
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Little Rock nightclub shooting: US Marshals arrest rapper, second suspect on unrelated charges in Alabama
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In tearful reunion, US soldiers welcome Afghanistan translator who saved their life
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Trump considering Rep. Hensarling for Treasury secretary: WSJ
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Facetime cracks a crime: Deputy video-calls stolen cellphone
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Museum of the Bible prepares for DC opening
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Biden: Clinton wasn't attractive enough to the middle class
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Republicans stall on approving Obamacare chief Seema Verma
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Yemen bans US from more special ops against terrorists
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The Gorsuch Tally: Where senators stand on court nominee – Complete coverage of the Gorsuch confirmation
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Venezuela's Maduro talks to cows during official act: Will you support me?
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Revenge 'for death of ISIS leader'…
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Qatar royals among the 26 hostages freed in bargain
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Israel postpones new East Jerusalem settlements
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SETTLING IN Obamas buy DC house for $8.1 million, report says
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Trump win puts U.S.-Russia hostility on hold – but for how long?
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Trump returns to NYC following New Year's bash
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Senate Republicans ask Trump to arm Ukrainians, maintain Russia sanctions
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Trump meets with victims of Ohio State terrorist attack
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Trump considering outgoing Senator Ayotte for defense secretary: Washington Post
WASHINGTON U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering outgoing Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire for the post of defense secretary, ...
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'JUDGE JEANINE' Trump says it's a 'good idea' to end press briefings
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Mississippi, Alabama authorities hunt escaped inmates; 1 captured
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CIA to focus on North Korean threat with new mission center
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Trans travellers face 'invasive' airport security…
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The Devastating Consequence of Denying that All Lives Matter
I’m in a Georgia hotel room with my wife Mary. We’re here from Florida, campaigning to stop Jon Ossoff, the ...
Playboy model due in court over nude picture she took of unwitting woman
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COPS: Five female relatives busted for WAFFLE HOUSE beatdown…
JUNE 12–A 2:45 AM melee yesterday at a Waffle House in Pennsylvania led to the arrest of five female relatives, ...