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• Alligators, snakes may threaten Floridians in aftermath of Hurricane Irma

  11-09-2017 23:41
  
  Hurricane Irma brought devastating winds and flooding to Florida as it swept across the state. But as the powerful storm begins to fade, CBS Miami reports it's leaving a new problem for the millions of impacted Floridians: dangerous wildlife.The Florida Department of Health sent out a tweet Monday morning urging residents to be on the lookout for snakes and alligators that Irma may have "displaced."After storms, be alert to wildlife—snakes, alligators, etc. may have been displaced as a resu
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Florida Keys compared to a "war zone" in wake of powerful storm

  11-09-2017 23:33
  
  KEY LARGO, Fla. -- Hurricane Irma has battered the Florida Keys, destroying roadways and isolating residents who didn't evacuate the string of islands, prompting one county's emergency management director to call the situation a possible "humanitarian crisis."Irma's powerful eye landed in the Keys as a Category 4 hurricane Sunday morning, swelling waterways to an estimated 10 to 15 feet in some areas, CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano reports.CBS Miami reporter David Sutta had a hard time de
  
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• 'Worse than Andrew:' Dawn brings 1st glimpse of destruction

  11-09-2017 23:20
  
  Florida residents braced for days for Hurricane Irma, which encompassed nearly the entire peninsula as it marched north through the state. When day broke, many got their first glimpse of the storm's destruction. Some expressed relief that they had appeared to have dodged a bullet. Others were clearly shaken by a storm more powerful than many had ever seen.Their stories provide a glimpse into the extensive reach of Irma's wrath:A NEW HOME, LEFT BEHINDFelicia Clark and Johnny Thompson spent Saturd
  
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• 'It's devastating:' Florida residents stunned by destruction

  11-09-2017 23:20
  
  Florida residents got a first look of the destruction Irma caused as it swept over the state, leaving virtually no area of the peninsula untouched. Some donned waders to slog through thigh-high water and stuffed bags with all of the belongings they could carry after being forced to leave apartment buildings and mobile homes. Many were shaken by a storm they said was more powerful than they had ever seen.Their stories provide a glimpse into the extensive reach of Irma's wrath:___'THIS IS NOT SAFE
  
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• Kaine praises Trump's foreign policy team, critiques president, talks ...

  11-09-2017 23:10
  Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., sat down with the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Tuesday to answer questions about policy debates in Washington, the Democratic Party, what he's working on and what he thinks of one of his potential 2018 rivals. RTD: You're serving in the U.S. Senate, but had your presidential ticket won the election you would be the vice president of the United States right now.
  
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• Police looking for southwest Columbus murder suspect

  11-09-2017 23:06
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Police Department is looking for a man suspected of murder in southwest Columbus.Leonard Ardell Durham IV, 35, is wanted for the murder of 27-year-old Devon Durr. The Columbus Division of Police posted information on its Facebook page, saying he is considered armed and dangerous.At 6:25 a.m. on Aug. 27, CPD officers were dispatched to 74 S. Richardson Ave. on a report of a shooting.Upon arrival, officers found the victim, later identified as Durr, laying on the ground. D
  
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• Columbus police looking for armed and dangerous man

  11-09-2017 23:06
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Police Department is looking for a murderer.Leonard Ardell Durham IV, 35, is wanted for the murder of 27-year-old Devon Durr. The Columbus Division of Police posted information on its Facebook page, saying he is considered armed and dangerous.At 6:25 a.m. on Aug. 27, CPD officers were dispatched to 74 S. Richardson Ave. on a report of a shooting.Upon arrival, officers found the victim, later identified as Durr, laying on the ground. Durr was pronounced dead shortly after
  
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• Columbus 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony 2017

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• Utica police officer to serve 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to theft

  11-09-2017 22:55
  
  NEWARK -- A former Utica police officer has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to a first-degree misdemeanor on Monday.Max C. Dawson, 27, admitted he stole from a Speedway last week. Dawson said his addiction to OxyCotin caused him to steal.According to records obtained by 10TV, Dawson entered the Speedway at the 1200 block of North 21st Street shortly after 4 p.m. Dawson went to the counter to purchase a can of Dr. Pepper. Dawson gave the cashier money. When the drawer ope
  
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• Statewide missing child advisory issued for 3 siblings out of NE Ohio

  11-09-2017 22:12
  
  A statewide missing child advisory has been issued by the Attorney General's Office for three children from northeast Ohio.Four-month-old Justice Browand, 5-year-old Liberty Hill and 15-year-old Angelina Hill were last seen onabout 10 a.m. Sept. 7 on Roadoan Road in Brooklyn, Ohio in Cuyahoga County, according to the alert. This is not an amber alert.The alert shows they were last seen with their mother Diana Hill, who is suffering from a mental illness.Law enforcement said their mother was last
  
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• Statewide missing child advisory canceled after children found

  11-09-2017 22:12
  
  A statewide missing child advisory has been canceled by the Attorney General's Office for three children from northeast Ohio.The children were found safe in IndianaFour-month-old Justice Browand, 5-year-old Liberty Hill and 15-year-old Angelina Hill were last seen onabout 10 a.m. Sept. 7 on Roadoan Road in Brooklyn, Ohio in Cuyahoga County, according to the alert. This is not an amber alert.
  
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• Columbus man dies in Pickaway County motorcycle crash

  11-09-2017 21:53
  
  SCIOTO TWP. -- A man died as the result of a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon according to the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office.Timothy Duchin, 23, of Columbus, was traveling north on Ohio 104 on a 2015 Harley motorcycle and went left of center, hitting a 2004 Chevy Colorado, driven by Julie McKinley, 54, of Orient.The crash occurred at 4:20 p.m. in the area north of Walker Road.Duchin was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Doppler 10: Remnants from Irma start arriving Tuesday

  11-09-2017 21:21
  This Evening: Increasing high clouds, pleasant.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and not as cool.Low 56.Winds: E 3-6 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with off and on showers in the mid to late afternoon.High 71.Winds: ENE 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly sunny to start with afternoon clouds & showers late.High 75.Winds: SSW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High clouds are moving in as Irma begins moving over the U.S. Mainland.With more clouds aro
  
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• Lifestyle Retail Store Will Open in Short North this Month

  11-09-2017 21:05
  Before American Apparel vacated their spot in the Short North, the owners at Chicago retail store Madison — USA were eyeing the location for their break into the Columbus market. They made a popup appearance in May, a two-day introduction bringing a little Chicago to Columbus, and revealing the local market’s possibilities to the Chicago […]
  
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• Ohio man pleads guilty to hiding 5-year-old's body in restaurant

  11-09-2017 20:44
  
  CANTON, Ohio — An Ohio man who reported his 5-year-old daughter missing before her body was found hidden at his family's restaurant has pleaded guilty to obstructing justice and corpse-abuse charges.Liang Zhao also pleaded guilty Monday to tampering with evidence and endangering children. He agreed to testify against his wife and will be sentenced to 12 years in prison.Authorities say his wife, Mingming Chen, repeatedly punched the couple's daughter, Ashley Zhao. They say Liang Zhao tried
  
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• Robotic Furniture Coming to Bridge Park, New Downtown Project

  11-09-2017 20:25
  There’s a new amenity being offered for apartment dwellers in Bridge Park in Dublin — a robotic furniture system that allows a bed to be hidden and converted into a living area with a touch of a button. The system, made by Massachusetts-based Ori, Inc, will also be available in the 11-story building planned for […]
  
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• New Miss America: US needs seat at Paris climate pact table

  11-09-2017 19:59
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — An Ivy League graduate headed to law school, with eyes on becoming her state's first female governor, Miss North Dakota Cara Mund knew the importance of answering a question head-on.So when judges at the Miss America competition asked her whether President Donald Trump was wrong to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accords that seek to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, she did not hesitate."It's a bad decision," she said during Sunday night's nationall
  
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• Flight cancellations mount as Irma pushes north from Florida

  11-09-2017 19:41
  Big airports in Florida remain closed, and flight cancellations are spreading north along the track of Tropical Storm Irma.American Airlines said it won't resume flights in Miami until at least Tuesday, revising its plans to restart late Monday.An airline spokesman says the timetable depends on approval by federal aviation officials and the ability of security screeners and airport vendors to return to work.More than 3,800 U.S. flights scheduled for Monday were canceled by late morning — a
  
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• Oklahoma's Mayfield apologizes for flag incident at Ohio State

  11-09-2017 19:29
  
  Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has apologized for his postgame flag celebration following the Sooners' victory at Ohio State.After Saturday night's 31-16 win, Mayfield ran around the field at Ohio Stadium with a crimson OU flag, then took it to the "O'' at midfield and tried to stick it in the ground as his teammates celebrated around him.Mayfield said Monday that he didn't mean any disrespect. He said he should have saved his celebration for the locker room, adding that he would be upset i
  
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• France's Katrina? Islanders see racism in hurricane response

  11-09-2017 19:24
  
  Some black and mixed-race residents of the hurricane-devastated French territory on the island of St. Martin are expressing anger at a perception that white tourists have been given priority during evacuations.The anger over perceived discrimination exposes underlying racial tensions that have long plagued France's far-flung former colonies — especially its Caribbean territories, where most of the population identifies as black, and is poorer than the white minority.St. Martin resident Joh
  
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• Richland County Jail adjusts review of inmates in light of drug abuse

  11-09-2017 19:17
  
  MANSFIELD, Ohio — A jail in Mansfield is adjusting how it processes in-coming inmates because of the state's ongoing addictions epidemic.The Richland County Jail started operating a body scanner at the 266-bed facility in April.Jail administrator Capt. Chris Blunk tells the Mansfield News Journal that defendants with a history of drug abuse or who act strangely on the way to jail are scanned right away.The jail has also begun tracking numbers of inmate overdoses. Officials monitored 26 opi
  
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• Yoga Stars Coming Soon!

  11-09-2017 18:00
  “Stoked!” is how Power Yoga creator, Bryan Kest, feels about coming to Columbus this month. Kest is one of several international yoga celebrities coming to Columbus this year who promise lots of special teaching. Below is a rough guide to the 2017-18 Columbus international celebrity yoga calendar. Yoga superstars Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee […]
  
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• NFL to appeal decision to block Ezekiel Elliott's 6-game suspension

  11-09-2017 17:53
  
  The NFL is asking a federal appeals court to review a judge's decision blocking the league's six-game suspension of Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott in a domestic violence case.The suspension was put on hold last week by a federal judge in Sherman, Texas, about 65 miles north of Dallas. The NFL filed notice with the Eastern District of Texas on Monday that it would appeal to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.The NFL's latest filing came about 12 hours after Elliott rushed f
  
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• NFL moving quickly to reverse halt on Elliott's 6-game ban

  11-09-2017 17:53
  
  The NFL is moving quickly in hopes of reversing a federal judge's decision that blocked the league's six-game suspension of Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott in a domestic violence case in Ohio.The league on Monday asked the judge who ruled in Elliott's favor to stop the preliminary injunction that cleared last year's NFL rushing leader to play while the case is in court. A notice of appeal was also filed with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.The NFL's latest filings came a
  
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• President Trump on 9/11: 'America cannot be intimidated'

  11-09-2017 16:57
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. — Leading his first commemoration of the solemn 9/11 anniversary, President Donald Trump said Monday that "the living, breathing soul of America wept with grief" for each of the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost on that day 16 years ago.Addressing an audience at the Pentagon, one of three sites attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, 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 vanqu
  
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• Chicago teen found dead in hotel freezer

  11-09-2017 16:27
  
  ROSEMONT, Ill. - Hotel employees found the body of a missing 19-year-old Chicago woman Sunday inside a suburban hotel's freezer.The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office says Kenneka Jenkins was pronounced dead at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. It says her cause of death is not yet confirmed although an autopsy has been completed.Rosemont police say hotel staff discovered Jenkins inside the walk-in freezer. They say she was last seen at a party at the hotel early Satur
  
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• Kristen Bell sings 'Frozen' tunes at Florida Irma shelter

  11-09-2017 15:45
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —Kristen Bell says she's "singing in a hurricane" while riding out Irma in Florida.The "Frozen" star is in Orlando filming a movie and staying at a hotel at the Walt Disney World resort. She stopped by an Orlando middle school that was serving as a shelter and belted out songs from "Frozen." Back at the hotel, Bell posted pictures on Instagram of her singing with one guest and dining with a group of seniors .Thank you @IMKristenBell for stopping by today! @DrFritzler_OCP
  
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• Pope blasts climate skeptics, cites 'moral' duty to act

  11-09-2017 15:34
  
  ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis has sharply criticized climate change skeptics, saying history will judge those who failed to take the necessary decisions to curb heat-trapping emissions blamed for the warming of the Earth.Francis was asked about climate change and the spate of hurricanes that have pummeled the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean recently as his charter plane left Colombia and flew over some of the devastated areas.He said: "Those who deny this must go to the scienti
  
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• Crane on way to remove Robert E. Lee statue in deadly crash in Dallas

  11-09-2017 15:28
  
  DALLAS – Officials said that a crane that was on its way to remove the Robert E. Lee statue at Lee Park in Dallas was involved in a crash that killed one person.According to officials, a semi-truck collided with the crane at SM Wright Freeway and Linfield Avenue, CBSDFW.com reports.Dallas police responded to the accident just before 8:20 p.m. on Sunday. Officials said that the crane had just arrived in Dallas from Houston at around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday.Officials said that the crane had a le
  
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• Rat inspections raise no alarms in 3 Columbus neighborhoods Updated at

  11-09-2017 14:19
  A Columbus Public Health survey of three large areas of the Near East Side, South Side and Southwest Side found just 10 properties - or 6 percent of those surveyed - with signs of active rats. That's few compared with surveys of other neighborhoods, including a 2013 survey that found that 34 percent of the properties inspected in Clintonville showed signs of rats.
  
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• Columbus motorcyclist killed in Pickaway County crash

  11-09-2017 14:19
  Timothy Duchin, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene at about 4:20 p.m., about 17 miles south of Columbus. The crash occurred when Duchin's 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle reportedly went left-of-center and struck a 2004 Chevy Colorado driven by Julie McKinley, 54, of Orient, according to the Pickaway County sheriff's office.
  
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• State prepares to put condemned Ohio killer of 2 to death

  11-09-2017 12:54
  Ohio is preparing to put a condemned killer of two people to death this week as the inmate awaits word on last-minute appeals.Death row prisoner Gary Otte was sentenced to die for the Feb. 12, 1992, killing of Robert Wasikowski and the Feb. 13, 1992, killing of Sharon Kostura. Both slayings took place in Parma in suburban Cleveland.The state plans to execute the 45-year-old Otte on Wednesday with a lethal combination of three drugs.A federal court is considering Otte's argument that the first dr
  
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• Ohio killer awaits word on final appeals ahead of execution

  11-09-2017 12:54
  COLUMBUS — A condemned killer of two awaited word Monday on his final appeals ahead of his scheduled execution later this week.Death row prisoner Gary Otte was sentenced to die for the Feb. 12, 1992, killing of Robert Wasikowski and the Feb. 13, 1992, killing of Sharon Kostura. Both slayings took place in Parma, in suburban Cleveland.The state plans to execute Otte, 45, with a combination of three drugs.A Cuyahoga County appeals court heard arguments Monday that Otte should be allowed to c
  
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• Miss North Dakota Cara Mund is new Miss America

  11-09-2017 12:48
  
  Miss North Dakota, a 23-year-old who said President Donald Trump was wrong to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, was named Miss America 2018 Sunday night in Atlantic City.Cara Mund topped a field of 51 contestants to win the crowd in the New Jersey seaside resort, where most of the 97 Miss Americas have been selected.In one of her onstage interviews, Mund said Trump, a Republican, was wrong to withdraw the U.S. from the climate accord aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissio
  
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• Central Ohio commemorates 9/11

  11-09-2017 12:22
  
  While the U.S. contends with the destruction caused by two ferocious hurricanes in three weeks, Americans also are marking the anniversary of one of the nation's most scarring days.Thousands of 9/11 victims' relatives, survivors, rescuers and others are expected to gather Monday at the World Trade Center to remember the deadliest terror attack on American soil.Closer to home, events are being held around central Ohio to do just the same:Young Americans for Freedom at the Ohio State University wi
  
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• US commemorates 9/11; thousands expected at ground zero

  11-09-2017 11:30
  NEW YORK (AP) — While the U.S. contends with the destruction caused by two ferocious hurricanes in three weeks, Americans also are marking the anniversary of one of the nation's most scarring days.Thousands of 9/11 victims' relatives, survivors, rescuers and others are expected to gather Monday at the World Trade Center to remember the deadliest terror attack on American soil.Sixteen years later, the quiet rhythms of commemoration have become customs: a recitation of all the names of the d
  
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• Solemn, personal ceremonies as US commemorates 9/11

  11-09-2017 11:30
  NEW YORK — Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims' relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero on Monday with a solemn and personal ceremony.Every Sept. 11 since the date of the deadliest terror attack on American soil, Rob Fazio has come to the place where his father, Ronald Carl Fazio, and thousands of others died."I'll come every year for the rest of my life," the son said. "It's where I get my strength."At least 1,000 family me
  
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• Doppler 10: Pleasant Monday before showers midweek

  11-09-2017 10:20
  Today: Mostly sunny start with clouds gradually increasing later. High 72. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a low of 55. NE wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers from remnants of Irma. High 71.E wind around 10 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly sunny with a chance of showers. High 75.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure will gradually weaken through the day on Monday, so we will start with mostly sunny sk
  
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• Police: Eight people dead after a shooting at a home in Plano, Texas

  11-09-2017 06:12
  
  Authorities in North Texas say at least eight people are dead, including the suspect, after a shooting at a home in Plano.The shooting occurred Sunday night in the city less than 20 miles northeast of Dallas.Plano police spokesman David Tilley says police initially responded to a report of shots fired. When the first officer arrived and went inside the home, the officer confronted the suspected shooter. Tilley says the officer opened fire, killing the suspect.Two others were injured in the shoot
  
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• Police: 9 dead, including suspect, at suburban Dallas home

  11-09-2017 06:12
  PLANO, Texas — Nine people, including a suspect who was fatally shot by an officer, have died after a man opened fire during a gathering to watch football at a suburban Dallas home, police said Monday.Plano police Chief Gregory W. Rushin said at a Monday afternoon news conference that one of two people hospitalized after the Sunday night shooting had died.An officer responding to a report of shots fired at about 8 p.m. confronted the suspected shooter and opened fire, killing the suspect.
  
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• Now a tropical storm, Irma hits Florida with wind, flooding

  11-09-2017 05:54
  TAMPA, Florida — A weakened but still dangerous Irma pushed inland Monday as it hammered Florida with winds and floodwaters that created hazards even for rescuers trying to help beleaguered residents.Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm over Florida, but it still had winds near hurricane force. Its outer bands were also blowing into Georgia, where the storm's center was expected to arrive later in the day. With rough conditions persisting across Florida, many communities in Irma's wake
  
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• Irma loses hurricane status but keeps spreading misery

  11-09-2017 05:54
  UPDATE: Officials in Miami discuss recovery efforts after Hurricane Irma ---Hurricane Irma weakened to a still-dangerous tropical storm Monday as it pushed inland, triggering record flooding in Florida's northeastern corner, while rescuers in its soggy, wind-battered wake mobilized to reach victims and learn the full extent of the damage.The storm wreaked havoc from the state's southernmost point to areas near the Georgia line, with homes and cars swamped, trees flattened, boats cast onto roads
  
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• Hurricane Irma weakens to Category 1 as it moves north of Tampa

  11-09-2017 05:54
  
  TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Irma weakened to a Category 1 storm as the massive hurricane zeroed in on the Tampa Bay region early Monday after hammering much of Florida with roof-ripping winds, gushing floodwaters and widespread power outages.The hurricane's maximum sustained winds weakened to 85 mph (135 kph) with additional weakening expected.As of 2 a.m. EDT, the storm was centered about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Tampa and moving north-northwest near 15 mph (24 kph).Irma continues
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Punishing winds, rain lash much of Florida

  11-09-2017 05:54
  
  MIAMI —Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling with winds up to 130 mph Sunday, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline.The 400-mile-wide (640-kilometer-wide) storm blew ashore in the mostly cleared-out Florida Keys, then marched up its western coast, its punishing winds extending clear across to Miami and West Palm Beach on the Atlantic side.Irma was nearing the heavily populated Tampa-St. Pete
  
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• FEMA estimates one-fourth of Keys homes could be destroyed

  11-09-2017 05:54
  MIAMI — Search-and-rescue teams made their way into the Florida Keys' farthest reaches Tuesday, while crews labored to repair the single washed-out highway connecting the islands and rush aid to Hurricane Irma's victims. Federal officials estimated one-quarter of all homes in the Keys were destroyed.Two days after Irma roared into the island chain with 130 mph winds, residents were allowed to return to the parts of the Keys closest to Florida's mainland. But the full extent of the damage r
  
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• Aircraft carrier is rushed to the hurricane-battered Keys

  11-09-2017 05:54
  MIAMI — Authorities sent an aircraft carrier and other Navy ships to Florida to help with search-and-rescue operations Monday as a flyover of the hurricane-battered Keys yielded what the governor said were scenes of devastation."I just hope everyone survived," Gov. Rick Scott said.He said boats were cast ashore, water, sewers and electricity were knocked out, and "I don't think I saw one trailer park where almost everything wasn't overturned." Authorities also struggled to clear the single
  
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• Access restored to displaced residents of Upper Florida Keys

  11-09-2017 05:54
  MIAMI — Residents were returning Tuesday to some islands in the hurricane-hit Florida Keys as officials pieced together the scope of Irma's destruction and rushed aid into the drenched and debris-strewn state.It has been difficult to get detailed information on the condition of the island chain where Irma first came ashore over the weekend because communication and access were cut off by the storm's arrival as a Category 4 hurricane. But displaced residents and business owners from Key Lar
  
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• Streak on: Indians beat Orioles for 18th win in a row

  11-09-2017 05:39
  
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians stretched their franchise-record winning streak to 18 games, beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Sunday night behind homers from Francisco Lindor and Roberto Perez.Cleveland's streak is the longest in the majors since Oakland won 20 straight in 2002. The best run in baseball history belongs to the New York Giants, who had a 26-game streak in 1916, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Giants' streak included a tie, which doesn't count as a game in baseba
  
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• Irma set records; luckily, late weakening dampened its power

  11-09-2017 04:32
  
  Before crashing into Florida, Hurricane Irma set all sorts of records for brute strength as it flattened Caribbean islands and swamped the Florida Keys. Irma's assault — so soon after Harvey's deluge of Houston — marked the first time the U.S. was hit by two Category 4 storms in the same year.Irma hit the Sunshine State as a big wide beast, though not quite the monster it once was shaping up to be. Earlier, it was the most powerful recorded storm in the open Atlantic. But as the once
  
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• UN to vote on watered-down new sanctions against North Korea

  11-09-2017 03:50
  
  UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council was scheduled to vote late Monday on a new, watered-down sanctions resolution against North Korea that eliminates initial U.S. demands to ban all oil imports to the country and freeze international assets of the government and its leader Kim Jong Un.The draft resolution, agreed to late Sunday after final negotiations between the U.S. and China, the North's ally and main trading partner, also eliminates a U.S. proposal to authorize the use of force
  
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