Sunday, 1 September 2019

Gale force winds within 24 hours on Florida coast with Carolinas and Georgia next

• Bahamas could see as much as 24 hours of devastating wind and rain • Watch: This is Hurricane Dorian's latest track • Track the storm here


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It's unclear why police had pulled over the unidentified gunman or what his motive was

A man who was pulled over by Texas troopers shot at them with a rifle and sped off, setting off a terrifying rampage that ended with five dead and 21 injured.


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1 dead and 6 injured after a hazmat incident at a California hotel

One woman is dead and six people were taken to the hospital after a hazardous materials incident at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, according to San Jose Fire Department Captain Mitch Matlow.


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Long-lost cemetery likely found under apartment complex

Residents of a Tampa, Florida, apartment complex were shocked to discover that they were living on top of what is likely a long-lost African-American cemetery. CNN affiliate WFTS reports.


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Florida's cities are building to fight rising seas. Small towns may struggle to defend themselves

Guus van Kesteren moved to Delray Beach 23 years ago.


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Woman drowns in flood after 911 dispatcher scolds her

Debra Stevens was working her normal newspaper delivery route in Fort Smith, Arkansas, when rising flood waters began to overtake her SUV. In a final, panicked 22-minute call, Stevens begged for help from a dispatcher that the Fort Smith Police Department admitted sounded "calloused and uncaring at times."


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Saturday, 31 August 2019

This chant brought down the Berlin Wall. Now the far right has stolen it

It's a humid August afternoon and Jörg Kühne gazes across a public square where children squeal and splash in an ankle-deep fountain.


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