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Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slams ashore at Florida’s Big Bend

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Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slams ashore at Florida’s Big Bend

STEINHATCHEE, Florida, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm on Wednesday after millions of residents evacuated or hunkered down in homes and shelters in anticipation of a life-threatening storm surge. Drawing strength from the Gulf of Mexico’s warm waters, Idalia unleashed destructive winds and torrential … Read more

Franklin very powerful Category 4 hurricane -U.S. NHC

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Franklin very powerful Category 4 hurricane -U.S. NHC

Aug 28 (Reuters) – Franklin is a very powerful category 4 hurricane that is causing life-threatening surf and rip currents along the coast of the southeast United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Monday. Franklin was located about 440 miles (710 km) west-southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained … Read more

Ron DeSantis, in campaign speech, lashes out at China, corporate power

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Ron DeSantis, in campaign speech, lashes out at China, corporate power

ROCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 31 (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis took an aggressive swipe at China, railed against what he described as corporate bailouts, and said he would rein in the Federal Reserve in an economic policy speech on Monday. The speech contained relatively few new concrete policy proposals, but underlined how … Read more

Florida judge rules against Disney in feud with DeSantis

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Florida judge rules against Disney in feud with DeSantis

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 28 (Reuters) – A Florida judge on Friday rejected a Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) request to dismiss a lawsuit by an oversight district, a move that could make it harder for the entertainment giant to pursue its own case against Governor Ron DeSantis as part of a yearlong feud. The ruling allows … Read more