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Florida families who have not evacuated prepare to weather Hurricane Irma Video
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Singer Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry dies in helicopter crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Singer Troy Gentry, of country music group Montgomery Gentry, died in a helicopter crash in New Jersey on Friday, the band’s website said. The singer was 50. Details of the crash, which occurred in Medford township were not immediately known, the band said in a statement. Medford police did not immediately respond to a request for information on the crash. Gentry was due to perform with his bandmate Eddie Montgomery on Friday evening at the Flying W Airport and Resort in Medford. Singer Montgomery did not Read More
‘Dreamers’ head back to school facing fears about DACA’s future
For Enrique Ramirez, the last week of August was supposed to mark a new beginning. He moved from his brick Quincy House dorm on Harvard University’s campus into an apartment he shares with his sister not far from the University of Texas Law School where he plans to study immigration law. He bought his books and attended orientation. And then, Hurricane Harvey came. Ramirez and his family watched from his apartment living room in Austin as the streets of his hometown in Dickinson, Texas, overflowed with dirty brown water. “We Read More
Hurricane Harvey strengthens to Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds
Hurricane Harvey has strengthened to a Category 4 storm, as Texas is bracing for impact later Friday evening. The storm, which has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph with even stronger gusts, is expected to be the worst to hit the state in decades. The last Category 4 storm to hit the U.S. was Charley in 2004 in Florida, while the last Category 4 storm to hit Texas was Carla in 1961. Residents staying in the area frantically stocked up on food, water and gas, while others heading out of Read More
Harvey expected to make landfall as a major hurricane
Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit Texas as a Category 3 storm — the likes of which haven’t been seen since 1999’s Hurricane Bret — when it makes landfall late Friday or early Saturday, forecasters say. The storm strengthened to a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, on Thursday afternoon. The storm’s surge could be life threatening, up to 10 feet, with waves as high as 20 feet above that. Rain is expected to range from 10 to 20 inches, and some areas could receive up to 30 Read More
Brexodus: UK immigration falls as EU citizens leave Britain
Net migration to Britain has fallen to a three-year low as a growing number of European Union citizens have left the country following last year’s Brexit referendum. Data released Thursday by the Office for National Statistics provides evidence that the uncertainty and economic jitters caused by Britain’s vote to quit the EU are deterring immigrants and sparking a “Brexodus.” The statistics office said net migration — the difference between arrivals and departures — was 246,000 in the year to March 31, a fall of 81,000 on a year earlier. More Read More