[CBS NEWS] A Texas mayor resigned after seemingly telling residents to fend for themselves in a Facebook post amid a deadly and record-breaking winter storm that left much of the state without power Tuesday. As then-mayor of Colorado City, Tim Boyd wrote an insensitive message for people desperate for heat, water and […]
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[CNN] What you need to know now Winter weather is continuing to wreak havoc across the US, with forecasts predicting more ice and low temperatures ahead in the most-affected states. Winter weather alerts extend from Texas to New England. About 2.8 million customers in Texas are without power, and local officials and residents are furious over the […]
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(CNN) Cuba has issued a hurricane watch as a storm system brews south of Jamaica, with forecasters expecting it to gain strength as it moves northwest towards the Gulf of Mexico. Potential Tropical Cyclone (PTC) 26 was located 90 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday evening, with maximum sustained winds […]
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[The Los Angeles Times] A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported late Friday night, rattling a wide swath of Southern California. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries, but the 11:38 p.m. quake was felt across the region and as far as San Diego, according to the U.S. […]
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[CNN] (CNN) Hurricane Sally restrengthened to a Category 2 Hurricane early Wednesday morning as it churns slowly along the Gulf Coast. The slow-moving storm is expected to make landfall between Gulfport, Mississippi, and Pensacola, Florida, late Wednesday morning if it maintains its current 2 mph crawl north. Winds of 100 mph have been […]
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[The New York Times] Over the weekend, fast-moving wildfires continued their deadly rampage across huge swaths of California, Oregon and Washington, sending tens of thousands of people fleeing from their homes and incinerating entire communities. At least 24 people have died — although those numbers are likely to rise as investigators […]
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(CNN) Tropical Storm Nana is moving quickly toward Central America and has just enough time to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall early Thursday in Belize. Nana, as of 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, was releasing sustained winds of 60 mph, with stronger gusts. “Nana is forecast to become a hurricane […]
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[Fox News] Dangerous road conditions were reported due to the snow in the area It may be the tail end of summer, but some parts out West on Monday skipped right to winter. Higher elevations in parts of Wyoming and Montana saw some snow on Monday as a cold front brought in weather more appropriate for winter than late August. The National […]
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[NBC NEWS, GETTY IMAGES] People in a stadium in Lake Charles, La., wait to be evacuated before the arrival of Hurricane Laura this week. Texas and Louisiana were still struggling to contain the pandemic as Hurricane Laura bore down on them, and now officials fear a new wave of COVID-19 infections will […]
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(CNN) Gulf Coast residents need to pay attention as not one, but two tropical systems could impact the area in the coming days. The first system to watch is Tropical Storm Laura, which is currently over Puerto Rico. This system is expected to move northwest in the coming days and head toward […]
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