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Irma Looms as Mythical ‘Big One’ Florida Has Long Feared

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA — They call it the Big One — a mythic, massive hurricane that would obliterate the densely populated southeast coast. And it has long been the stuff of Florida's...

PH ready to assist Filipinos affected by Hurricane Irma

MANILA -- The Philippines has placed its embassies in Washington and Mexico on a higher state of readiness to allow them to immediately assist Filipinos who may have been affected by Hurricane Irma. "We...

SpaceX Launches Air Force’s Super-secret Minishuttle

SpaceX launched the Air Force’s super-secret space shuttle on Thursday, a technology tester capable of spending years in orbit. The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, as schools...

Trump: ‘It Will Be a Very Sad Day for N. Korea’ if US Attacks

WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump warned Thursday that "it will be a very sad day for North Korea" if the United States takes military action against it. The president, in a news...

Hurricane Irma Lashing Dominican Republic and Haiti With Rain, Winds

Hurricane Irma is lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with fierce winds and heavy rain, but thankfully appears to be sparing them a direct hit. Forecasters say Irma's eye will pass between...

US Deeply Concerned About Rohingya Crisis

STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States is expressing deep concerns and says it is in close contact with Myanmar’s government on the situation in that country’s northwestern Rakhine State, where tens...

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