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Hurricane Dorian: Humanitarian crisis unfolds in Bahamas

Deadly Hurricane Dorian parks over the Bahamas

9:20 pm September 3, 2019

Freeport, Bahamas: Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics and crippled hospitals. At least five deaths were reported, with the full extent of the damage far from clear, news agency […]

Anxiety and impatience in long wait for Dorian in coastal US

3:27 am September 2, 2019

VERO BEACH, Florida: Two days after storm shutters started going up and people waited in long lines for gas and food in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, the parking lot of a Home Depot a short drive from the beach in central Florida was nearly empty as the sun peeked out behind scattered clouds. Mike Lafferty […]

After corruption allegations, Trump says G7 summit won't be at his resort

Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago resort in Hurricane Dorian’s path

3:07 am September 2, 2019

PALM BEACH, Florida: President Donald Trump’s prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida could be directly in the path of Hurricane Dorian , which is forecast to become an extremely destructive storm. The National Hurricane Center’s most recent track for Dorian places Mar-a-Lago in the crosshairs of a fierce storm with winds of almost 140 mph (225 […]

Hurricane Dorian: Florida’s fate may be a matter of miles

2:49 am September 2, 2019

Florida: For Florida, just a handful of miles may make a huge difference in Hurricane Dorian’s slow dance with the coast. The National Hurricane Center forecasts Dorian to be 40 to 50 miles off the Florida coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, with hurricane-force wind speeds extending about 35 miles to the west. But that’s just […]

Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm

2:44 am September 2, 2019

Bahamas: Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas on Sunday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its record 185 mph winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered in schools, churches and shelters. Dorian slammed into Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands at 12:40 p.m., and then made a second […]