Hurricane Laura To Bring ‘Unsurvivable’ Storm Surge To Gulf Coast As Category 4
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‘Extremely dangerous’: Hurricane Laura nears Category 5 strength as it approaches Gulf Coast
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Laura is nearing Category 5 status Wednesday as it continues to creep closer toward the Texas-Louisiana border. The National Hurricane Center called the hurricane “extremely dangerous.” As of 10 p.m. EST, the National Hurricane Center says Laura has maximum sustained winds of 150 mph with higher gusts. That’s 7 mph shy of…
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‘It’s in full beast mode’: Category 4 Hurricane Laura surges toward landfall near Texas-Louisiana border
SABINE PASS, Texas — Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm with “unsurvivable storm surge” on Wednesday night or early Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border, the National Hurricane Center said. There are possible tornadoes approaching southeastern Louisiana and extreme southwestern Mississippi, the hurricane center said in its 8 p.m. CDT update. The…
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Germany ‘ditches plan for EU Brexit talks’ amid concern over lack of progress
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (PA) Germany has reportedly scrapped plans to discuss Brexit at a high-level meeting next week because Britain and the EU have made no “tangible progress” over the summer. According to The Guardian, Germany — which holds the rotating presidency of the EU council — had intended to discuss Britain’s departure at a…
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#Brexit – David McAllister underlines the need for rapid progress in EU-UK negotiations
Statement by David McAllister (EPP, DE) (pictured), chairman of the Parliament’s EU-UK Coordination Group, after the latest round of talks on the future relationship between the UK and the EU: “Michel Barnier just debriefed the UK Coordination Group in the European Parliament about the seventh negotiation round with the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the past weeks have…
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Could Turkey’s Purchase of Russian Stealth Fighters Spell the End of NATO?
It remains unclear whether this proves to be a mere bump on road or will mark the beginning of a permanent reorientation in Turkish defense priorities. Key Point: Ankara’s revived interest in Russian military hardware comes during a time of acute strain in Turkey-NATO relations, an opening that the Kremlin has effectively been working to exploit….
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Minneapolis stores looted as mayhem erupts following gunman’s suicide: police
The suspected gunman was being sought for a slaying that occurred hours earlier, police said A suspected gunman fatally shot himself Wednesday as Minneapolis police were moving in to arrest him for a slaying committed hours earlier, sparking looting in the downtown area, police told Fox News. The man was with a female at a parking garage around 2…
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German economy plunges by record 9.7%
The second-quarter contraction was the worst ever since documentation of GDP figures began in 1970. The drop was, however, not as steep as the 10.1% contraction that economists initially anticipated. The German economy, Europe’s largest, contracted by a record 9.7% in the second quarter as consumer spending, company investments and exports saw a steep decline…
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‘Jews are the virus’ posters show up in Argentina
National Jewish umbrella body, DAIA, condemns signs in southern city of Neuquen, which has a 0.13% Jewish population. Anti-Semitic posters blaming Jews for the COVID-19 pandemic in the southern Argentine city of Neuquen.(JMNeuquen/ Twitter) BUENOS AIRES — Anti-Semitic posters blaming Jews for the COVID-19 pandemic appeared over the weekend in the southern Argentine city of…
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