| UPDATE 1-Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific - ![UPDATE 1-Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific]( "UPDATE 1-Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific") Parliament in the tiny South Pacific country of Tuvalu elected a new prime minister on Thursday, making a change that analysts say could give China a chance to further undermine Taiwan in a region that has been a pillar of support. The surprise change in Tuvalu has lengthened the shadow over Taiwan's standing in the South Pacific after the Solomon Islands earlier this week cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, leaving it holding formal relations with just 16 countries.
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:51:53 -0400
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| California looks for ways to preserve environmental clout -  In eliminating California's authority to set its own emission standards for cars and trucks, the Trump administration would take away leverage the state needs to convince the world's largest automakers to make more environmentally friendly vehicles. California residents who buy or lease a zero-emission vehicle can get up to $7,000 from the state. A bill by Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting would mean people could only get that money if they buy a car from a company that has agreed to follow California's emission standards.
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:39:36 -0400
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| UPDATE 1-Lorena strengthens into hurricane off coast of Colima, Mexico - ![UPDATE 1-Lorena strengthens into hurricane off coast of Colima, Mexico]( "UPDATE 1-Lorena strengthens into hurricane off coast of Colima, Mexico") Storm Lorena became a category one hurricane on Wednesday off Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, as heavy rains and high winds were making their way inland. Lorena is about 35 miles (55 km) south west of Manzanillo, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 kph), the NHC said in an update. "Maximum sustained winds have increased," the NHC said.
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:33:55 -0400
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| Trump expresses dismay over cost of keeping Guantanamo prison open -  President Donald Trump expressed unhappiness on Wednesday with the cost of keeping open a controversial prison at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and said his administration was studying the issue. Trump noted that his predecessor, Democratic President Barack Obama, had pledged to have the prison cleared of its occupants and shuttered by the time he left office but did not succeed. "So we're stuck with it," Trump said.
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:28:09 -0400
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| Trump threatens EPA action against San Francisco -  President Donald Trump threatened to unleash the Environmental Protection Agency on San Francisco Wednesday after a California visit during which he blamed the homelessness crisis on "liberal" policies. Trump accused the city of allowing a tremendous amount of waste, including needles, to go through storm drains into the ocean. "It's a terrible situation that's in Los Angeles and in San Francisco," Trump told reporters on Air Force One as he returned to Washington.
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:26:37 -0400
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