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GEORGETOWN, S.C. -- Twelve days after the once-fierce Hurricane Florence arrived on the Carolina coast, and more than a week after it blew north and dissipated, rivers swollen by the storm's relentless rains are still flooding homes and businesses in their paths as they make their way to the sea. The slow-moving disaster has allowed forecasters to pinpoint exactly who will flood.  There have been few rescues or surprises in South Carolina -- just black, reeking water slowly seeping in and even more slowly receding.  A week ago, firefighters in Conway, South Carolina, went to a neighborhood and told surprised residents their houses would flood from Florence -- even though they had never had water in them before.  On Monday and Tuesday, those same firefighters checked on the same neighborhoods with maps that detailed each of the nearly 1,000 homes that could expect to be inundated. "It's kind of playing out exactly like we forecast," Conway Fire Chief Le Hendrick … [Read more...] about Flooding envelops South Carolina homes as Florence death toll rises

Over the past decade, 47 dogs have died during or within days of grooming at PetSmart stores across the country, an investigation by NJ Advance Media, published by NJ.com, has found. The most recent death occurred on Monday, after a dog in Texas died just hours after leaving a PetSmart, CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reports. Thirty-two of the deaths have occurred since the start of 2015, according to the investigation. That was the same year PetSmart was bought out by a private equity firm. The nine-month investigation is based on reports by PetSmart customers in 14 states and found 25 different breeds had died. PetSmart does millions of groomings a year, The Associated Press reports, so the deaths only represent a tiny fraction of the pets groomed by the retailer.  Brachycephalic dogs — those with short noses and smushed faces, such as English bulldogs and similar breeds — accounted for 20 of the 47 deaths, according to the investigation. These breeds can have trouble … [Read more...] about Investigation finds 47 dogs died after grooming at PetSmart over past decade

Bolton to Iran: "We are watching and we will come after you" Mr. Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton issued stern warnings to Iran in a speech at the UN on Tuesday, slamming the Iran nuclear deal as the "worst diplomatic debacle in history."He said the deal was rife with "weasel words" and "inconsistent." The 2015 agreement was based on a flat lie, Bolton said, "the illusion that the Iranian regime never desired a nuclear weapon."The regime, Bolton said, poses a multi-threat and warned that the U.S would "not tolerate" investments into the Iranian petroleum, saying "we expect purchasers of Iranian oil to reduce purchases to zero... or face consequences and sanctions. He also issued a warning to those that continue to do business with Iran, namely the European Union."We do not intend to allow our sanctions to be evaded by Europe or anybody else," said Bolton. After November 4th, Mr. Trump will explore additional sanctions beyond the JCPOA sanctions, furthering the … [Read more...] about Trump leads UN Security Council meeting on Iran — live updates

UNITED NATIONS -- "Moving forward, we are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us and, frankly, are our friends," President Trump declared Tuesday before the U.N. General Assembly. "We are taking a hard look at U.S. foreign assistance." Mr. Trump's message was seen by human rights and humanitarian aid groups as a clarion call for the U.S. withdrawal from international institutions and foreign assistance agencies, cloaked in American strength and sovereignty. "President Trump comes to the most multinational institution, to criticize it," International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer told CBS News. "I am getting fed up with the negativism." Maurer, a former Swiss Ambassador to the U.N. who now heads the Geneva-based organization which runs aid programs in more than 80 countries, did give Mr. Trump credit for one thing: "He doesn't stay outside to create something alternative. He comes here, to engage. That's good." Human rights Other human … [Read more...] about Human rights and aid groups alarmed by Trump’s U.N. address

SAN FRANCISCO -- The so-called "Grand Central of the West" is closed out of safety concerns after workers discovered a crack in a support beam of the $2 billion transit terminal that opened just last month. Workers spotted the crack early Tuesday while installing roofing tiles at the Salesforce Transit Center, according to its executive director, Mark Zabaneh. Engineers spent the day inspecting the damage and Zabaneh said they decided to shut the station around 5 p.m., just as the afternoon rush hour started. Zabaneh said the cause and the extent of the damage were unknown and the decision to close the terminal was made out of an "abundance of caution." The Transbay Joint Powers Authority announced that the  closure would last at least until noon Wednesday, CBS San Francisco reports. "Motorists are kindly asked to avoid driving downtown, transit riders are encouraged to allow extra time for their commute," officials said in a press release. Zabaneh said the crack was found near a … [Read more...] about San Francisco’s new $2B transit terminal closes due to cracked beam