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Dorian topples crane, knocks out power in eastern Canada

Dorian topples crane, knocks out power in eastern Canada

Dorian arrived on Canada's Atlantic coast Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out power for more than 300,000 people a day after the storm wreaked havoc on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
by The Associated Press

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'Hour of darkness' for Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian death toll rises

'Hour of darkness' for Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian death toll rises

Search and rescue teams are still trying to reach some Bahamian communities isolated by floodwaters and debris after Hurricane Dorian, while the official death toll has risen to 43 and is likely to increase even more, top officials said.
by The Associated Press

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Newly hired scientist for California among boat fire victims

Newly hired scientist for California among boat fire victims

Aboard were respected scientists, engineers, free spirits and parents with their teenage and adult children — all brought together over a passion for scuba diving. Two divers were celebrating their birthdays.
by The Associated Press

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Central Minn. colleges raise funds for Bahamas relief

Central Minn. colleges raise funds for Bahamas relief

Students at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University are raising money for relief efforts in the Bahamas, devastated this week by Hurricane Dorian. About 1,200 alumni of the two colleges live on the islands, including both the president and provost of the University of the Bahamas.
by Kirsti Marohn

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'It's very dangerous': Dorian drenches Carolinas as eye churns offshore

'It's very dangerous': Dorian drenches Carolinas as eye churns offshore

The Category 2 hurricane is just off the coast, and its heavy winds and rains are hammering the Southeast. "If you don't need to be out," South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says, "don't go out.”
by Colin Dwyer

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Photos: Hurricane Dorian damage in the Bahamas

Photos: Hurricane Dorian damage in the Bahamas

The Category 5 storm stalled over the Bahamas, causing destruction and flooding. People were evacuated to safe zones while officials assess the extent of the hurricane's impact.
by Shannon Van Sant

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Bahamians begin rescues as Dorian moves on toward US coast

Bahamians begin rescues as Dorian moves on toward US coast

Bahamians rescued victims of Hurricane Dorian with jet skis and a bulldozer as the U.S. Coast Guard, Britain's Royal Navy and a handful of aid groups tried to get food and medicine to survivors and take the most desperate people to safety.
by The Associated Press

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Family of 5 on birthday trip when California boat ignited

Family of 5 on birthday trip when California boat ignited

A broken-hearted mother posted on her Facebook page Tuesday that her three daughters, their father and his wife were among those presumed dead after flames engulfed a dive boat off Southern California over the holiday weekend.
by The Associated Press

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Officials: 34 presumed dead after fire on scuba diving boat

Officials: 34 presumed dead after fire on scuba diving boat

No one likely escaped the flames that tore through a boat packed with scuba divers, with all 34 people sleeping below deck presumed dead during a Labor Day weekend expedition off the Southern California coast, authorities said Tuesday as they called off the search for survivors.
by The Associated Press

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