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A vehicle and a home are swamped with floodwater from nearby Black Creek in Florence, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, as flooding continues throughout the state following several days of rain.(Photo: Gerry Broome, AP)
A long recovery forecast for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>rain-soaked Southeast
Although Hurricane Joaquin was making headlines last week, it was a different storm system that devastated South Carolina with catastrophic flooding that killed nine people. The rain began to taper late Monday, and sunshine was forecast for Tuesday. But the state remained bloated with floodwaters. "This is not over," Gov. Nikki Haley warned Monday. "Just because the rain stops does not mean that we are out of the woods." Meanwhile, Joaquin was to blame for sinking a cargo ship that disappeared<span style="color: Red;">*</span>near Bermuda. El Faro was last heard from Thursday, when the crew reported that it had lost power and was taking on water. The hurricane at that point had winds in excess of 120 mph and was churning 50-foot waves. The Coast Guard concluded Monday that the ship sank, and the search for crewmembers will continue.
2,000-year-old icon of civilization latest casualty in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Islamic State's path of destruction
It was an icon that had withstood<span style="color: Red;">*</span>powerful human and natural forces, and now it ceases<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to exist.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Islamic State blew up the Arch of Triumph, said to be an integral part of the history of human civilization, in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The arch stood at the entrance to the UNESCO world heritage site, which in Roman times was a center for art and commerce. The Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS, has destroyed monuments that predate Islam and artifacts it says<span style="color: Red;">*</span>promote idolatry since the group seized control of Palmyra in May. But Syria's head of antiquities said the arch represents a new low: "Their acts of vengeance are no longer ideologically driven because they are now blowing up buildings with no religious meaning." It's a low that simply defies comprehension.
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Palmyra's ruins stood for 2,000 years before Islamic State militants seized the ancient Syrian city in May and began destroying historic landmarks and antiquities. VPC
Drama is always in style at American Apparel
The new chapter for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>American Apparel<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is Chapter 11. The Los Angeles-based clothing company known for sexy advertising and skin-tight crop tops filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, roughly nine months after installing a new CEO to replace ousted founder Dov Charney. Who’s that again? He’s the brains who started the company and who was given the boot in 2014 during an investigation into alleged misconduct. But he's refused to go quietly. Cue multiple lawsuits between Charney<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and AA. So now what? The company says it will stay in business —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>so you’ll still be able to stock up on basic T's —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but its cash situation is less than ideal. In the filing, American Apparel said it lost $300 million from 2009 to 2014, and has nearly $400 million in debt. Ouch. The bankruptcy filing basically means the company is restructuring its finances so it has more equity to make strategic changes. It also means AA will escape “significant litigation overhang resulting from its former chief executive officer’s misconduct and lawsuits he has brought against the company,” according to the filing.
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American Apparel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday following a rocky period in which its made-in-the-U.S. model faltered and its controversial CEO became embroiled in controversy over his behavior in the workplace. Wochit
Joe Philbin, Matt Williams: You're fired
There's no kind way to say that. For the team<span style="color: Red;">*</span>managers,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it seemed more a matter of "when" and not "if." Joe<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Philbin was 1-3 this season with the Miami Dolphins, who were embarrassed Sunday in a 27-14 loss to the New York Jets.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>USA TODAY Sports' Lindsay H.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jones looks at six<span style="color: Red;">*</span>candidates the Dolphins could consider to replace him. And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>then there's Matt Williams<span style="color: Red;">*</span>with the Washington Nationals. One minute, he was a reigning NL Manager of the Year;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the next, he was gone. He came under fire for his management of the bullpen, bunting philosophy and his handling of a fight between Jonathan Papelbon and Bryce Harper in the dugout. What’s next for these teams? We’re all watching.
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USA TODAY Sports' Tom Pelissero breaks down the Dolphins' decision to fire Joe Philbin and what's next for the team. USA TODAY Sports
So if Google is now Alphabet, does that mean I just 'Alphabetted' that loser I dated?
The short answer is no. Google shares began<span style="color: Red;">*</span>trading under the new name Alphabet on Monday,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but it still kept the same tickers<span style="color: Red;">*</span>“GOOG” and “GOOGL.”So what?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Unless you own stock,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the tech giant is still —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at heart —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the data miner we all know and love, just restructured.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>To recap: Google announced in August plans to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>change its name to Alphabet. It wasn't just a name change, though: It was a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>restructuring that was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in response to investors'<span style="color: Red;">*</span>dissatisfaction with the company's pursuit of "moonshot" opportunities —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the sometimes-crazy products that were costly and didn't yield<span style="color: Red;">*</span>any financial results.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>This way, Google<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— oops,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>we mean Alphabet<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>can<span style="color: Red;">*</span>give more room to its emerging businesses, while consolidating the massive cash flow of its legacy online search business.
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Can’t quite follow the Google corporate restructuring? USA TODAY explains the new umbrella company Alphabet. Jerry Mosemak, Mike Snider, Susan Miller and Sara Moniuszko, USA TODAY
If you read only one thing today:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S., allies strike landmark Pacific Rim trade deal
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At least four people were injured Monday when an Amtrak train derailed in Vermont, sending<span style="color: Red;">*</span>several cars over an embankment.
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Move over, Obamas in the White House; there's another "First Family" taking up space in America's cultural landscape and their names start with K.
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Contributing:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>John Bacon,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jane Onyanga-Omara, Matt Krantz, Nathan Bomey, Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAY; Lindsay H. Jones,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>USA TODAY Sports; Ted Berg, For the Win;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ken Amaro, First Coast News;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Associated Press.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
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