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New Hurricane Maria aims at Irma-damaged area

Tropical Storm Maria is now a hurricane and is forecast to strengthen and brush by some islands that were recently wrecked by Hurricane Irma.
by Associated Press

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Seniors fight post-hurricane heat with Popsicles, compresses

Seniors fight post-hurricane heat with Popsicles, compresses

Hurricane-scarred Florida warily eyed the fate of its most vulnerable residents and emergency workers were urged to immediately check on those in nursing homes after eight people died in a scorching facility that lost its air conditioning in the storm.
by The Associated Press

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Nun with a chainsaw becomes symbol of post-Irma cleanup: 'she rocks'

Nun with a chainsaw becomes symbol of post-Irma cleanup: 'she rocks'

When downed trees blocked the road near Sister Margaret Ann's school in southwest Miami-Dade County, she grabbed a chainsaw and got to work.

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8 die at Florida nursing home in Irma's sweltering aftermath

8 die at Florida nursing home in Irma's sweltering aftermath

Gov. Rick Scott called on Florida emergency workers to immediately check on nursing homes to make sure patients are safe, and he vowed to punish anyone found culpable in the deaths.
by The Associated Press

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FEMA estimates 25 percent of Florida Keys homes are gone

FEMA estimates 25 percent of Florida Keys homes are gone

The number of deaths blamed on Irma in Florida climbed to 13, in addition to four in South Carolina and two in Georgia. At least 37 people were killed in the Caribbean.
by Associated Press

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Irma kills 2 in Georgia and 2 in South Carolina

Irma kills 2 in Georgia and 2 in South Carolina

Irma's death toll grows outside Florida. Air travel in southeast U.S. remains disrupted.
by Associated Press

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Rescuers scour hard-hit Florida Keys as aid is rushed in

Rescuers scour hard-hit Florida Keys as aid is rushed in

Six deaths in Florida have been blamed on Irma, along with three in Georgia and one in South Carolina. At least 35 people were killed in the Caribbean.
by The Associated Press

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Apparent 'ethnic cleansing' is now unfolding in Myanmar, U.N. says

Apparent 'ethnic cleansing' is now unfolding in Myanmar, U.N. says

Operations against the Rohingya look like a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing," the U.N. human rights chief says. But Myanmar's civilian leader, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, denies the allegations.
by Colin Dwyer

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President Trump on 9/11: 'America cannot be intimidated'

President Trump on 9/11: 'America cannot be intimidated'

Trump used the anniversary to sternly warn terrorists that "America cannot be intimidated." He said those who try are destined to join a long list of vanquished enemies "who dared to test our mettle."
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