Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don’t be fooled by a number — it could be more devastating than a Cat 5
Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.”Or even ...
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New York law couldn’t be used to disarm reservist before Maine shooting, Army official says
AUGUSTA, Maine (news agencies) — The Army couldn’t use New York’s red flag law to disarm a reservist experiencing a ...
Read moreVermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, begin another cleanup
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (news agencies) — Owen Bradley has been listening to the flow of the Great Brook outside his historic ...
Read moreOn NYC beaches, angry birds are fighting drones on patrol for sharks and swimmers
NEW YORK (news agencies) — A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling ...
Read moreShelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75
Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman ...
Read moreThe GOP platform calls for ‘universal school choice.’ What would that mean for students?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (news agencies) — National Republicans are poised to support “universal school choice” as part of the policy platform ...
Read moreHouston utility says 500K customers still won’t have electricity next week as Beryl outages persist
HOUSTON (news agencies) — About 500,000 customers still won’t have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl ...
Read moreDisaster revisits Vermont as Beryl’s remnants flood the state a year after catastrophic rainfall
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (news agencies) — The remnants of Hurricane Beryl dumped heavy rain on Vermont, causing flooding that washed away ...
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Biden says pressure on him is driven by elites. Voters paint a more complicated picture
SAGINAW, Mich. (news agencies) — Considering her choices in this year’s rapidly approaching presidential election, Rochelle Jones thinks both major ...
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NATO allies call China a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — In their most serious rebuke against Beijing, NATO allies on Wednesday called China a “decisive enabler” ...
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