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Tropical Storm Isaias grazes Florida en route to the Carolinas

Tropical Storm Isaias grazes Florida en route to the Carolinas

Isaias largely spared Florida over the weekend, but is expected to be a "strong tropical storm" when it reaches the coast of eastern South Carolina or southern North Carolina on Monday night.
by Rachel Treisman

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Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed dead

Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed dead

Eight troops aboard a landing craft that sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise are presumed dead, the Marine Corps announced Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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Florida braces as Hurricane Isaias heads toward East Coast

Florida braces as Hurricane Isaias heads toward East Coast

Hurricane Isaias is approaching Florida as the state is continuing to battle one of the worst outbreaks of the coronavirus in the nation.
by Wynne Davis

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Storms fueled by tropical moisture cause flooding in south-central Minnesota

Storms fueled by tropical moisture cause flooding in south-central Minnesota

Slow-moving storms fueled by tropical moisture dropped more than 8 inches of rain on parts of south-central Minnesota late Saturday and early Sunday, forcing the closure of some roads. Two state highways remained closed late Sunday afternoon.
by Andrew Krueger

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Hurricane's fallout batters Texas as the region confronts a COVID-19 spike

Hurricane's fallout batters Texas as the region confronts a COVID-19 spike

Forecasters early Sunday downgraded Hurricane Hanna to a tropical storm. The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season made landfall twice along Texas' southern coast on Saturday.
by Wynne Davis

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Virus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives

Virus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives

Hurricane Hanna roared ashore onto the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, bringing winds that lashed the shoreline with rain and storm surge, and even threatening to bring possible tornadoes to a part of the country trying to cope with a spike in coronavirus cases.
by The Associated Press

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Fire at centuries-old cathedral in France under investigation as arson

Fire at centuries-old cathedral in France under investigation as arson

The fire at the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes called to mind the one last year at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. French officials say they have controlled the blaze and avoided a "Notre Dame scenario."
by Colin Dwyer

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