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Irma weakens but 6.2 million without power in Florida

Monster storm Irma, which ripped a deadly path through the Caribbean, started to weaken Monday though it was still whipping parts of Florida with fearsome winds and rain, leaving 6.2 million people without power. The death toll jumped to at least 40 as Cuba said 10 people had been killed there over the weekend as the… Continue reading Irma weakens but 6.2 million without power in Florida

Florida braces for Hurricane Matthew as track swings closer

MIAMI — Hurricane Matthew, a lethal storm already blamed for 11 deaths, delivered a sobering wake-up call to Florida on Wednesday: a hurricane warning up and down the Atlantic Coast that shuttered schools, triggered mandatory evacuations and put billions of dollars of property at risk. Tracking on a course that leaned closer and closer to Florida,… Continue reading Florida braces for Hurricane Matthew as track swings closer