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The pocket watch of the richest man on the Titanic – recovered when his body was fished out of the Atlantic seven days after the tragedy – was sold a record-breaking £1.175 million yesterday. The timepiece belonged to John Jacob Astor IV, a US business magnate who was among more than 1,500 people who died when the ship struck an iceberg in the early hours of April 15, 1912. His 14-carat gold Waltham watch was sold at Henry Aldridge & Son auction house in Wiltshire for a record-breaking £1.175 million, six times the guide price, matching the record paid for...

When Donald Trump stepped to the dais at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, he had a speech full of sharp lines: swipes at socialism, assertions of nationalism versus globalism, harsh words for Iran. Though Trump doesn’t enjoy delivering scripted remarks, he sounded listless, tired, and bored even by his own standards, struggling through the speech. The president had a good reason to be distracted. The same morning, he had spoken on the phone with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, trying to stem a growing tide of Democratic demands for his impeachment. According to NBC’s Heidi Przybyla, Trump asked Pelosi whether there...

Tulsa - Some patients in Tulsa area hospitals are saying they are not getting the help they need all because of a language barrier. And, the problem is only going to get worse. Tulsa's Latino population is expected to grow by several thousand over the next five years. And, some worry the hospitals are not keeping up. NewsChannel 8's Abby Ross found hospitals with very few resources available. In the emergency room at St. John Medical Center recently, a couple walked in who could not speak English. An employee paged an interpreter, but no one came. In the end, reporter...