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![Reknowned chef José Andrés (right) is interviewed by ABC News last week in the Bahamian capital, Nassau, before heading to the Abaco Islands to deliver food to people stranded left by Hurricane Dorian.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190903-hurricanedorianbahamas-119-8d5a6941-bccf5a29f9cf69f56ec593530d656499b2dd2f5d-e1568232582281-900x422.jpg)
How To Help Hurricane Dorian Survivors In The Bahamas
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“Cash is king. For us to rebuild these communities, we need funds,” the president of Rotary International says. The Bahamas’ government has also posted a list of desperately needed items.
![A jury sentenced Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher on Wednesday, one day after he was acquitted on the most serious charges he faced.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rts2kovg-7c8e87fcac629d6bbe49b1b1de1829a957a3fdd9-e1562184129715-900x422.jpg)
Navy SEAL Demoted In Rank For Taking Photo With Corpse Of ISIS Fighter
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Earlier Wednesday, President Trump had congratulated Edward Gallagher and his family on the end of his legal ordeal. In response, they wrote, “Thank you Mr. President for all you have done.”
![Bump stocks like this one installed on an AK-47 are now illegal in the U.S., after the Trump administration changed how they are legally defined. The devices can allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire nearly as fast as a machine gun.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bump-stocks-guns-8ed4fdfa53811ccbe8938db55644f39590149702-e1553631329630-900x422.jpg)
Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect As Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court For Delay
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Anyone selling or owning bump stocks could face up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. The devices are now classified as machine guns.
![Salvadoran migrants wait for transportation after turning themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas — where a border fence is under construction. The Pentagon says it will spend up to $1 billion to help build the fence.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/border-wall-mexico-texas-87e55951ac88dd780be27f7688e8702747aedf8a-e1553621077202-900x422.jpg)
Pentagon Takes $1 Billion From Military Personnel Account To Build Border Fence
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The money nearly doubles the $1.3 billion Congress authorized for border wall funding — a move made possible after President Trump declared a national emergency.
![Cindy and Fred Warmbier, parents of Otto Warmbier, released a statement saying, "No excuses or lavish praise can change" the fact that they hold North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responsible for their son's death. The Warmbiers are seen here at the U.N., where they spoke about human rights last May.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/warmbier-parents-trump-ca3ef83d78d1d8eef203c9dfb1515d50c6f66211-e1551471513250-900x422.jpg)
Otto Warmbier’s Parents Dispute Trump’s Seeming Absolution Of Kim Jong Un
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“Now we must speak out,” Fred and Cindy Warmbier said after President Trump said he believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not have anything to do with Otto Warmbier’s death.
![The Treasury Department data comes as tax revenue has fallen and federal spending continues to rise.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gettyimages-1052462520-d1bc10a56bf5ac21f4595480d7951092ce47f2e0-e1550098979828-900x422.jpg)
U.S. National Debt Hits Record $22 Trillion
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Federal deficits are now expected to average $1.2 trillion, or 4.4 percent of gross domestic product — far higher than the average over the past 50 years.
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Pope Francis Tells Abusive Priests And Bishops To Turn Themselves In
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Priests who sexually abuse children are like Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ, Pope Francis told a gathering of cardinals on Friday.
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Zsa Zsa, Reigning ‘World’s Ugliest Dog,’ Has Died
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“I’m sad to share that Zsa Zsa passed away in her sleep last night,” reads a message from her owner, Megan Brainard, a pet groomer in Minnesota.