The headline news from September 02, 2016

The archive of all headlines from September 02, 2016, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 00:00:09

Tesla's Autopilot feature has been at the center of a crisis itself since a fatal crash in Florida in May.SpaceX explosion live updates: Falcon 9 rocket's success rate is 93%, near industry average

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Hermine Roars Toward Florida as ’Life Threatening’ Hurricane

NBC News  02/Sep/2016 01:15:05

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 01:15:10

Tesla's Autopilot feature has been at the center of a crisis itself since a fatal crash in Florida in May.SpaceX explosion live updates: Why it's good the Falcon 9 blast happened on the ground

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Chinese Firm Is Making Deals Worldwide, but Who Owns It?

New York Times  02/Sep/2016 01:30:06

A tiny group of small-time merchants and villagers in China control multibillion-dollar stakes in the Anbang Insurance Group, a global deal maker that owns the Waldorf Astoria in New York. American regulators are now asking who these shareholders are — and whether they are holding their stakes on behalf of others.

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 01:45:08

At least 50 fires were attributed to him. Most were set in the Hollywood area, but also on the Westside and in the San Fernando Valley, causing at least $3 million in damage to vehicles and structures. AUTOS

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Hurricane Hermine nears US as Florida braces for first direct hit in a decade

The Guardian  02/Sep/2016 02:00:08

The storm was expected to blow ashore then drop back down to a tropical storm and push into Georgia and up the east coast with potential for deadly flooding

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 02:00:10

At least 50 fires were attributed to him. Most were set in the Hollywood area, but also on the Westside and in the San Fernando Valley, causing at least $3 million in damage to vehicles and structures.

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Florida Braces for ’Brutal Night’ as Hurricane Heads for Gulf Coast

NBC News  02/Sep/2016 03:15:06

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 04:00:08

The Senate has approved a bill requiring all California companies with at least five employees to either offer their own retirement savings plan or enroll workers in the new California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program. L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 04:30:07

The Senate has approved a bill requiring all California companies with at least five employees to either offer their own retirement savings plan or enroll workers in the new California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program. NATION

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 06:15:07

When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick remained seated while teammates stood with hands over hearts for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” he set the national debate about race on a collision course with three pillars of American patriotism: football, the military and police.Long before Kaepernick sat, L.A. teacher stood up to authority in anthem protest

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 06:45:09

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's choice to remained seated during “The Star-Spangled Banner” has set the national debate about race on a collision course with three pillars of American patriotism: football, the military and police.Colin Kaepernick takes a knee during national anthem in San Diego and is booed

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 07:15:08

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's choice to remain seated during “The Star-Spangled Banner” has set the national debate about race on a collision course with three pillars of American patriotism: football, the military and police.Colin Kaepernick takes a knee during national anthem in San Diego and is booed

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Hermine Makes Landfall as 1st Hurricane to Hit Fla. in 11 Years

NBC News  02/Sep/2016 08:00:07

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Florida braces for first direct hit in a decade as Hurricane Hermine approaches

The Guardian  02/Sep/2016 08:30:12

The storm was expected to blow ashore then drop back down to a tropical storm and push into Georgia and up the east coast with potential for deadly flooding

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 09:00:12

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's choice to remain seated during “The Star-Spangled Banner” has set the national debate about race on a collision course with three pillars of American patriotism: football, the military and police. Dodgers

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 09:15:09

The measures would have boosted auditing of the Public Utilities Commission, and spun off control of Uber and Lyft to other agencies. But the bills got stuck in committee. “We ran out of time and we ran out of consensus,” says one state senator. NATION

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Hurricane Hermine makes landfall in Florida

The Guardian  02/Sep/2016 09:30:09

The storm is expected to drop back down to a tropical storm and push into Georgia and up the east coast with potential for deadly flooding

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Why Small Rural Counties Send More People to Prison

New York Times  02/Sep/2016 11:45:03

In large parts of rural and suburban America, prison admissions in counties with fewer than 100,000 people have risen even as crime has fallen.The new boom in American prisons is happening in mostly white, rural and politically conservative areas.

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 12:15:09

Plant workers have replaced flood lights with LED bulbs, which attract fewer insects. They have also rearranged the mirrors and attached anti-perching spikes to the towers. Results have been “modest.” Politics

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Hurricane HermineStorm makes landfall in Florida

The Guardian  02/Sep/2016 12:30:07

The storm is expected to drop back down to a tropical storm and push into Georgia and up the east coast with potential for deadly flooding

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 12:45:08

Plant workers have replaced flood lights with LED bulbs, which attract fewer insects. They have also rearranged the mirrors and attached anti-perching spikes to the towers. Results have been “modest.” Op-Ed

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Hermine Wallops Florida, Knocks Out Power to 200K

NBC News  02/Sep/2016 13:15:05

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Trump and Atlantic CityLessons behind the demise of his casino empire

The Guardian  02/Sep/2016 13:45:06

In 1990, Donald Trump threw a star-studded opening party at the $1.1bn Taj Mahal. Today, as it is about to be shut down, locals accuse him of ‘sucking the life and the money’ from the casino and leaving the city to deal with the fallout

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 14:45:08

Plant workers have replaced flood lights with LED bulbs, which attract fewer insects. They have also rearranged the mirrors and attached anti-perching spikes to the towers. Results have been “modest.” BUSINESS

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Why Small Rural Counties Send More People to Prison

New York Times  02/Sep/2016 15:45:04

Prison admissions have risen in large parts of rural and suburban America even as crime has fallen, showing the limits of federal and state reforms.The new boom in American prisons is happening in mostly white, rural and politically conservative areas.

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 16:15:08

The birds die after chasing insects into concentrated beams of sunlight focused on the tops of three 40-story towers, leaving wisps of white smoke against the blue desert sky. Owners of the 390-megawatt plant say they are trying to stop the slaughter.

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Deadly Hermine Wallops Florida, Knocks Out Power to 250K

NBC News  02/Sep/2016 16:45:13

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 19:15:09

The birds die after chasing insects into concentrated beams of sunlight focused on the tops of three 40-story towers, leaving wisps of white smoke against the blue desert sky. Owners of the 390-megawatt plant say they are trying to stop the slaughter. A burning question at the Ivanpah solar plant

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FBI Releases Notes From Clinton Interview Over Emails

NBC News  02/Sep/2016 19:45:07

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 19:45:15

The birds die after chasing insects into concentrated beams of sunlight focused on the tops of three 40-story towers, leaving wisps of white smoke against the blue desert sky. Owners of the 390-megawatt plant say they are trying to stop the slaughter. The question at the Ivanpah solar plant

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 20:30:09

The report, which had previously been shared with Congress, includes notes of the July 2 FBI interview of Clinton. Many parts of the report are redacted. CALIFORNIA

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LiveFBI releases documents in Clinton email investigation

The Guardian  02/Sep/2016 20:45:06

Follow live updates from the 2016 campaign as the FBI releases a summary of Hillary Clinton’s 2 July 2016 interview concerning allegations over her emails

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 21:30:13

The report, which had previously been shared with Congress, includes notes of the July 2 FBI interview of Clinton. Many parts of the report are redacted. NATION

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 22:00:14

The interceptors failed to destroy their targets in six of the 11 tests — a record that has prompted independent experts to conclude the system cannot be relied on to foil a nuclear strike by North Korea or Iran. Politics

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F.B.I. Releases Files on Clinton Email Server Investigation

New York Times  02/Sep/2016 22:15:04

The bureau distributed a summary of its interview with Hillary Clinton and a memorandum about the investigation into her use of a private email server. Mrs. Clinton told investigators she had used a personal email server when she was secretary of state “out of convenience.”

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Clinton email investigationFBI notes reveal archive devices went missing

The Guardian  02/Sep/2016 22:30:09

Former Clinton aide who helped create archive of Hillary Clinton’s emails in 2013 misplaced laptop and thumb drive onto which she transferred correspondence

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Clinton email investigationFBI notes reveal laptop and thumb drive are missing

The Guardian  02/Sep/2016 22:45:06

Former Clinton aide who helped create archive of Hillary Clinton’s emails in 2013 misplaced devices on to which she transferred correspondence

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Clinton email investigationFBI notes reveal laptop and thumb drive are missing

The Guardian  02/Sep/2016 23:30:07

Former Clinton aide who helped create archive in 2013 misplaced devices, as Trump says ‘answers to the FBI about private email server defy belief’

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Los Angeles Times  02/Sep/2016 23:45:15

The interceptors failed to destroy their targets in six of the 11 tests — a record that has prompted independent experts to conclude the system cannot be relied on to foil a nuclear strike by North Korea or Iran. MEXICO & THE AMERICAS

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