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Hurricane Dorian death toll climbs to 43, expected to rise ‘significantly’

2:33 pm September 7, 2019

Marsh Harbour (Bahamas): The death toll from Hurricane Dorian’s devastating rampage across the Bahamas rose to 43 Friday, a number authorities said is likely to climb “significantly,” even as rescuers plucked desperate survivors from the debris. More than 260 residents of brutally damaged Abaco Island arrived in the capital city of Nassau after spending more […]

Hurricane Dorian’s floodwaters trap people in attics in North Carolina

3:04 am September 7, 2019

Atlantic Beach, North Carolina: A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday with a fury that took even storm-hardened residents by surprise, forcing people to climb into their attics. Hundreds were feared trapped by high water, and neighbors used boats to rescue one another. Medics and other rescuers rushed to […]

Weakened Hurricane Dorian strands people on North Carolina island

8:58 pm September 6, 2019

Wilmington, North Carolina: Hurricane Dorian howled over North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday — a much weaker version of the brute that wreaked havoc in the Bahamas — flooding homes in the low-lying ribbon of islands and throwing a scare into year-round residents who chose to tough it out. Hundreds were feared trapped on one […]

Dorian further dampens enthusiasm for NC congressional race

5:00 am September 6, 2019

Raleigh, North Carolina: Hurricane Dorian has created new challenges in the final days of campaigning for a North Carolina congressional seat that was already getting scant attention. As the hurricane scraped the coastline on its way toward the state, at least one campaign manager pulled signs for his candidate out of the ground on Thursday […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

New Trump rules would further restrict legal immigration

1:16 am August 13, 2019

Washington: The Trump administration is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration, denying green cards to many migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance, officials said announced Monday. Federal law already requires those seeking to become permanent residents and gain legal […]

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