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A former soldier arrested after a hostage incident at a military base in Georgia faces multiple charges that include threatening to kill President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, according to federal court documents filed Tuesday.

George Grier said he had to use his rifle on Sunday night to stop what he thought was going to be an invasion of his Uniondale home by a gang he thought might have been the vicious “MS-13.”

Downed power lines ignite at least 24 blazes on ‘worst’ day in 20 years.

Some unhappy meals are being served at a McDonalds in San Francisco. Homeless advocates say the decision by one of the restaurants to do away with the Dollar Menu is a ploy to get rid of the homeless.

A study published in the Journal of Surgery states that pedestrians hit by a motor vehicle are much more likely to die if they’re uninsured or a member of a racial minority. It compared the number to whites or those who are insured and sustain similar injuries.

The Republicans are doing it: Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle and now a Republican candidate for Congress in Arizona, states unequivocally in a campaign ad that “Barack Obama is the worst president in history.”

Post-Labor Day general election ad season in Florida kicks off today with new spots from two of the Senate race’s three candidates. And party identity — not to mention overall campaign strategy — is front and center.

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Venus Williams’ latest U.S. Open outfit is drawing plenty of attention. The tennis superstar showed up at the Grand Slam event Sunday in a skimpy pinkish red outfit — hardly the first time she has made waves with her on-court clothing. And in May, Williams’ lacy French Open outfit was the subject of much conversation.

Maybe the language lovers who looked up “refudiate” this summer wanted to refute or repudiate its existence as a real word.