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Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm

Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm

Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, its record 185 mph winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered down in schools, churches and shelters.
by The Associated Press

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Brazilian troops begin deploying to fight Amazon fires

Brazilian troops begin deploying to fight Amazon fires

Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry.
by The Associated Press

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Town devastated by wildfire savors high school football win

Town devastated by wildfire savors high school football win

"Everyone felt like, in a way that, we had the town on our back," Paradise senior running back Lukas Hartley said. "We had the responsibility of winning tonight, so that's what we went out here and did."
by The Associated Press

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In hurricane's wake, Puerto Ricans find safe harbor in Minnesota

In hurricane's wake, Puerto Ricans find safe harbor in Minnesota

More than 300 families have migrated to Minnesota from Puerto Rico in the aftermath of a devastating 2017 hurricane. Many are rebuilding their lives here, though they face barriers. Some aren’t sure if they’ll stay.
by Jeyca Maldonado-Medina

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Thousands left homeless by fire in Bangladesh's capital

Thousands left homeless by fire in Bangladesh's capital

The fire broke out Friday in a Dhaka slum while many were away celebrating the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha. Hundreds of homes were destroyed, leaving about 10,000 people uncertain of their future.
by Wynne Davis

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New Minnehaha Academy poised to rise from ashes of gas explosion

New Minnehaha Academy poised to rise from ashes of gas explosion

The private school in Minneapolis, badly damaged by a gas explosion in 2017, has rebuilt its high school campus and is about to resume classes at its century-old home on West River Parkway.
by Tim Nelson

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Police: Pennsylvania day care center fire kills 5 children

Police: Pennsylvania day care center fire kills 5 children

An early morning fire in Pennsylvania at a residential building housing a day care center killed five children and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said.

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Semi loses cargo of potatoes, shuts down Twin Cities freeway

Semi loses cargo of potatoes, shuts down Twin Cities freeway

A semi carrying potatoes lost its cargo Saturday morning along Interstate 494 in the southeast Twin Cities metro area, causing a shutdown of the westbound lanes for more than four hours.

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