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Florida braces for Hurricane Milton as communities recover from Helene and 2022’s Ian
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for the impact of Hurricane Milton's near-record winds and expected massive...
Read moreMiddle East latest: Israeli military says it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike
The Israeli military said Tuesday it had killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut, a day after...
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Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance
A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly...
Read moreCalifornia vineyard owner says he was fined $120K for providing free housing to his employee
Saratoga, Calif. (AP) — A California vineyard owner is suing Santa Clara County after officials fined him for allowing his...
Read moreA Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It’s rarely granted
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man set to die this month is at the center of another push for clemency in...
Read moreSolar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are...
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A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny stainless steel tanker truck...
Read moreAs affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky affordable...
Read moreExiled from Russia centuries ago, a religious group is on the edge of vanishing in Georgia
GORELOVKA, Georgia (AP) — A 10-year-old boy proudly stands beside his father and listens to the monotone chanting of elderly...
Read moreIsraeli strike on Gaza mosque kills 19 and bombardment of southern Beirut intensifies
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip early Sunday killed at...
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