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Two men injured in fourth explosion in Austin, Texas, this month

An explosion in Austin on Sunday wounded two men, thought to be in their 20s, authorities said, as Federal Bureau of Investigation agents rushed to the scene in the Texas capital, where earlier this month three parcel bombs killed two people. Police told a press conference that the wounded men were taken to a hospital, but their injuries were not life threatening. The scene after another bomb exploded earlier this month Credit: Reuters "We have a scene where it is obvious an explosion has taken place," said Brian Manley, Austin police chief. "We just simply do not know a lot at this point." He also told people to stay in their homes and avoid touching any suspicious packages, but did not say whether there was any link between the latest blast and the earlier parcel bombs. The FBI said on Twitter that its agents were at the scene of Sunday's explosion in a residential neighbourhood on the west side of the city, several miles from where the east side neighborhoods where the earlier blasts occurred. Initial Statement from Chief Manley regarding explosion https://t.co/CCydXhmQ8e— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 19, 2018 Agents from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were also attending the scene, the FBI said. "Residents in immediate area ... wait in your homes and follow instructions of officers," Austin police said on their Twitter feed. Investigators are still looking for the culprits behind the three parcel bombs that exploded in three separate east side neighbourhoods of the city, killing two African-American males and leaving a 75-year-old Hispanic woman fighting for her life. More than 500 federal agents have joined Austin police in the murder investigation. APD responding to Bomb Hotshot call in the 4800 block of Dawn Song Dr. Two male patients transported with unknown injuries. Please avoid the area. Media staging area is 4635 SW Pkwy, corner of SW Pkwy and Boston Ln. APD PIO— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 19, 2018 Earlier on Sunday, Austin police said whoever was responsible for the bombs was trying to send a message and should contact authorities to explain any motive. "We are not going to understand that (message) until the suspect or suspects reach out to us to talk to us about what that message was," Mr Manley said. He added that police were also investigating the bombings as possible hate crimes. The first bombing on March 2 killed Anthony Stephan House, a 39-year-old black man. It ripped a hole in a home entrance wall and damaged the front door. A bomb last Monday morning killed Draylen Mason, a 17-year-old African American teenager and promising musician. It also injured his mother. A few hours later, a third bombing injured the 75-year-old Hispanic woman, who has not been named. Police have received more than 735 calls about suspicious packages since the three parcel bomb attacks, but authorities had not found any that posed a security risk, Mr Manley said. A reward of $115,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible.

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'Black Panther' clings to lead, nears an all-time record

Digging in its claws, "Black Panther" has clung to its box-office lead for a fifth straight weekend, taking in an estimated $27 million in North American theaters while fending off two new films, website Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. The Disney/Marvel superhero film has now earned a domestic total of just over $600 million while becoming the first film since "Avatar" in 2009 to hold the top spot for five straight weekends. "Black Panther," starring Chadwick Boseman as the superhero king of a utopian African country, has almost singlehandedly kept the year's box office total slightly above the same period last year.

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Xi warns Taiwan will face 'punishment of history' for separatism

By Philip Wen BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping warned self-ruled Taiwan on Tuesday that it will face the "punishment of history" for any attempt at separatism, offering his strongest warning yet to the island claimed by China as its sacred territory. Taiwan is one of China's most sensitive issues and a potentially dangerous military flashpoint. China's hostility towards Taiwan has risen since the 2016 election of President Tsai Ing-wen from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party.

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‘We’re Losing the Fight’: Tuberculosis Batters a Venezuela in Crisis

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California Housing Problems Are Spilling Across Its Borders

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Mississippi Becomes 'Safest Place in America' for Unborn Babies Thanks to New Abortion Law

With a stroke of a pen, Mississippi's Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed the nation's toughest restrictive abortion ban into law Monday.

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Double Standard? California Teacher Placed on Leave After Questioning Student Walkout

A California high school history teacher was placed on paid administrative leave after presenting a question to her students -- if they thought the school administration would let another group of students protest a cause like abortion and walk out of class during the middle of the day. 

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'Things Seem to be Looking Up': Mother Gives Update After Baby's Surgery

CBN News has an update on an infant girl who underwent open heart surgery Sunday.  Her family had requested prayers as their daughter continues her journey.

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Pastor's Autistic Son Speaks: 'To Say It Was A Miracle Is an Understatement'

One pastor and father of three says he knows the Bible is real. Craig Johnson, director of ministries for Joel Osteen’s church in Houston, Texas testifies to the healing power of Jesus.  

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'I Murdered More People Than Ted Bundy': Former Abortionist Reflects on Painful Past

Dr. Kathi Aultman thought she was helping women when performed abortions. But after performing hundreds of abortions, she came to realize she was murdering human beings.

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98-Year-Old Nun Lights the Fire for Hot-Handed Loyola-Chicago at NCAA Tournament

The Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team is ready to face the Nevada Wolf Pack in the Sweet Sixteen Thursday and they give a share of the credit to 98-year-old Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt.

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Uber Suspends Self-Driving Car Tests After Pedestrian Death

Uber suspended all of its self-driving testing Monday after what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian crash involving the vehicles.

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'An Eternal Future with God': How Billy Graham's Sermons Are Being Revived This Easter

In his lifetime, Billy Graham led tens of thousands of people to Christ. Now, his messages of the Gospel are living on where they can continue to reach those who hear his words.

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Texas Bombed Again as Serial Bomber Sets City on Edge

The capital of Texas is on edge again after two more people were injured in another explosion there Sunday night.

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AG Sessions fires former FBI Deputy Director McCabe two days before retirement

ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas reports the latest developments following the firing of the embattled former deputy director.

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Putin says 'nonsense' to think Russia would poison spy in Britain

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday it was nonsense to think that Moscow would have poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, who are critically ill in a British hospital. Britain has said that Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by the Soviet-era 'Novichok' nerve agent, and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Sunday that Russia has been stockpiling it and investigating how such weapons could be used in assassinations.

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Zimbabwe's president threatens to prosecute forex culprits

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday named hundreds of mines, Chinese businesses and individuals who had illegally transferred foreign currency abroad during Robert Mugabe's rule and warned they would be prosecuted. The announcement came after the expiry of a three month amnesty for the return of funds including export proceeds, payments for phantom imports and "funds transferred to foreign banks in cash or under spurious circumstances". Authorities say Zimbabwe lost at least $1.4 billion (1.1 billion euros) in revenue as a result.

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US student found dead in Bermuda after intense search

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — A Pennsylvania college student who disappeared following a rugby tournament in Bermuda was found dead Monday after an intensive search of the British island territory.

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Syria Aid Worker: 'A Motionless World' Is Watching 'Wholesale Slaughter'

An aid worker in the besieged Syrian region of eastern Ghouta has spoken of

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