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What happens to sharks, dolphins, alligators, and other marine life during a hurricane? Experts explain why the storm's aftermath is often more deadly
Hurricanes bring wind and rain, but it's often environmental effects, such as freshwater flooding, …
Jenny McGrath
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A military veteran is accusing George Santos of pocketing $3,000 from his dying dog's GoFundMe page in 2016
George Santos told Semafor in a text message that the accusations are "fake" and that he has "no cl…
Cheryl Teh
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Aldi reveals plans to open 150 new stores across the US
Plans also include development of a new Alabama distribution center.
Abby Wallace
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Unprotected at the margins of the rental market
An affordable housing crisis has left millions living in motels, trailers, or doubled up. They are …
Cecilia Reyes
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Florida prisons may violate policy by locking people in unsanitary shower stalls for hours on end
Prisoners say the stalls are often filthy, with feces, urine, black mold, and mice; one man said he…
Nicole Einbinder
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Texas will play an outsized role in selecting the next GOP presidential nominee. So Trump isn't leaving anything to chance.
Trump's indictment by the Manhattan DA's office injects uncertainty into the 2024 race. He'll have …
John L. Dorman
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A Nebraska county of only 625 people contained nearly 100 deep underground nuclear missiles, so the US Air Force halted a green-power project that would have revitalized its economy
The US Air Force halted a wind power project in a remote county in Nebraska because there were hund…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Ron DeSantis violated state spending law when he spent Florida dollars to fly Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard, a new lawsuit says
The lawsuit accuses DeSantis of improperly using the funds because the migrants didn't originate in…
Kimberly Leonard
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As Hawaii mourns its dead, 'disaster vultures' are swooping in to make a quick buck
After Hurricane Ian struck Florida, disaster investors swooped in to prey on vulnerable families an…
Anthony DiMauro
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Idaho has just 9 free ICU beds as officials admit having too few resources to handle a surge in severe COVID-19 cases
Idaho is struggling with a shortage of staff and beds. North Idaho officials activated an emergency…
Marianne Guenot
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Chevrolet just gave a new Silverado and $15,000 to a teen whose truck was seen being tossed around during a tornado in a viral video
Riley Leon was headed home from a Whataburger job interview when a tornado in Texas flipped his red…
Sarah Jackson
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Police officer fired after body-cam footage caught him tasering a 64-year-old man in a wheelchair 4 times
Body-cam footage shows the police officer in St. Petersburg, Florida, telling a man, aged 64, in a …
Alia Shoaib
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An apparent decapitated body found washed up on a Florida beach was actually just a store mannequin
A volunteer for Ocean Hour, a Florida based nonprofit that organizes beach cleanups, found the mann…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Hurricane Zeta weakened to a tropical storm hours after making landfall in Louisiana and killing at least 2 people
As of 5 a.m. EDT, Tropical Storm Zeta was in northeastern Alabama, approaching the Georgia border. …
Susie Neilson
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Nine children dead after two-vehicle crash in Alabama: report
The cars likely hydroplaned because of conditions brought on by Tropical Depression Claudette, the …
Yelena Dzhanova
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Tropical Depression Claudette triggered tornadoes, flooding, and high winds as it swept through the southeast US
Claudette moved across western Alabama on Saturday night and was predicted to strengthen into a tro…
Michelle Mark
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A Texas farm owned by one of the US' biggest potato growers paid over $1.3 million in back wages to workers after denying them overtime pay
Larsen Farms didn't pay overtime premiums to almost 500 warehouse workers, and also didn't properly…
Grace Dean
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I grew up in Orlando, Florida. Here's 7 things tourists should know before vacationing in the Sunshine State.
Florida's amusement parks are always fun, but according to Insider's reporter, locals advise going …
Lauren Edmonds
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A controversial video of Trump laughing at a proposal to 'shoot' migrants is resurfacing amid two shootings in Texas and Ohio
Trump can be seen smirking and shaking his head, perhaps as a reaction to the absurdity of the supp…
Antonio Villas-Boas
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Andrew Yang endorsed Rep. David McKinley, a West Virginia Republican that Trump trashed for backing infrastructure bill
McKinley is running against fellow GOP Rep. Alex Mooney, whom Trump endorsed after McKinley voted f…