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Slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby bringing torrential rains and flooding to southeastern US

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby brought prolonged downpours and flooding to the southeastern United States on ... Read more

Nation And World

More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs

TOKYO (AP) — More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when ... Read more

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Debby knocks out power to hundreds of thousands in Florida, Georgia

Tropical storm Debby made landfall Monday as a Category 1 hurricane in one of the least populated areas ... Read more

State And Nation

California firefighters make progress as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West

FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters made progress and were helped by improving weather over the weekend in ... Read more

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3 Alabama men caught in Florida Panhandle rip current die a day after couple drowns off state’s Atlantic coast

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three Alabama men who went for an evening swim shortly after arriving ... Read more

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Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse

The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost ... Read more

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Midwest flooding collapses a rail bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 1

A railroad bridge collapsed during flooding in the Midwestern U.S. that has forced water rescues, led to evacuations, ... Read more

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What’s a heat dome? Here’s why so much of the US is broiling this week

FENTON, Mich. (AP) — With much of the Midwest and the Northeast broiling — or about to broil ... Read more

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US severe weather: Heat moves east, storms threaten Plains, snow falls in the Rockies

PHOENIX (AP) — Hot and cold extremes are expected this week in the U.S. Officials warned residents from ... Read more

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Tropical rainstorms in South Florida lead to travel delays

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of ... Read more