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Sep 12 2023
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Hurricane Lee impacting Outer Banks from afar, swimming in ocean discouraged
DARE COUNTY — Hurricane Lee, currently a Category 3 storm, remains distant in the Atlantic Ocean but is already impacting the beaches along the Outer Banks. Lee is projected to stay offshore as it moves northward, but it will still create hazardous beach conditions locally through the weekend, according to a Dare County Emergency Management release sent Tuesday morning. The National Weather
Daily PressSep 14 2023
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12-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Smashing Stolen Kia Into a Utility Pole: Police
A 12-year-old in Connecticut was seriously injured after he slammed into a utility pole while driving a stolen Kia Soul Tuesday night, police said. Police responded to reports of an SUV crash in Bridgeport at around 9:30 p.m., but by the time they arrived, the driver had already fled, NBC Connecticut reported. Dispatchers called local hospitals to locate any recent victims of car accidents and
The MessengerOct 03 2023
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House makes history, removes McCarthy as Speaker
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is no longer Speaker of the House.
A small group of House Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — along with Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Ken Buck (Colo.), Tim Burchett (Tenn.), Eli Crane (Ariz.), Bob Good (Va.), Nancy Mace (S.C.) and Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) — joined with Democrats to oust him in a 216-210 vote.
Tuesday marks the first time the
The HillAug 16 2023
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Biden to travel to Maui to meet with first responders and survivors of wildfires
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will survey the devastation wildfires wreaked on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The first couple will travel to Maui next Monday to meet with first responders, survivors, in addition to federal, state, and local officials, after the fires, which killed at least 106 people last week, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. BIDEN
Washington ExaminerSep 12 2023
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Idaho State Police investigating crash after truck drove off road, plunged 100 feet
Idaho State Police investigators are looking into a single-vehicle crash that sent eight people to the hospital over the weekend. A 2010 GMC Canyon pickup drove off North Pine-Featherville Road in Elmore County on Sunday night and descended about 100 feet over an embankment, according to a news release. The crash was south of Pine. All eight of the pickup’s occupants, five adults and three
Idaho StatesmanSep 10 2023
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Los Gatos: 9/11, Flight 93 hometown heroes remembered 22 years later
LOS GATOS — The names of the 40 passengers and crew members killed on Sept. 11, 2001, when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania, were read out on the eve of the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attack — making special mention of two local men who for years have been hailed as hometown heroes for their actions on that day. The Flame of Liberty Memorial, situated among
San Jose Mercury NewsSep 18 2023
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Why the U.S.-Iran Prisoner Swap Matters
fter months of negotiations, the U.S. is unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian oil money and releasing five Iranian prisoners in exchange for the release of five American citizens held in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran. The deal, brokered by the Qatari government, represents an unusual moment of cooperation between the two countries, says Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North
Time MagazineSep 12 2023
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Flood Watch Issued In Somerset County Ahead Of Forecasted Heavy Rain
The watch issued by the National Weather Service(NWS) is from 2 a.m. on Wednesday through 5 p.m. on Wednesday. "Showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rain are expected to cross the region late tonight through Wednesday. Rainfall rates may exceed 1-2 inches per hour, which may result in flash flooding," according to the NWS. As a result, excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers
Patch.comJun 06 2023
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NYC mayor pitches paying residents to house migrants
(NewsNation) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams says as many as 700 migrants are arriving each day in the Big Apple. Scrambling to find housing for them, Adams tossed around a new idea — having residents open their doors and welcome migrants into their homes. “There are residents who are suffering right now because of economic challenges. They have spare rooms, they have locales,” Adams said at
NewsNationSep 19 2023
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Ron Johnson offers to end blockade in Senate spending package
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Tuesday that he is willing to waive his blockade of the Senate’s effort to pass spending legislation if he wins an amendment vote on a bill to end government shutdowns.
Lawmakers told reporters that Johnson was in discussions with Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, about the potential amendment vote
The Hill