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Chris Paul makes his show debut with the Spurs and prepares Wembanyama for the dunk with the first assist

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama already seem to be clicking. Paul – a 12-time All-Star entering his 20th season in the NBA – made his preseason debut with San Antonio on Wednesday night and received a loud ovation from his new home crowd as he was the last player left in […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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Language, lack of money and fear are a matter of life and death as Milton approaches Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Milton It is expected to exert its greatest force over hundreds of thousands of immigrants, most of whom do not speak English Latin Americans Harvesting oranges and tomatoes in the fields Florida I-4 corridor, restaurant dishwashing, hotel room cleaning and construction work. For Spanish speakers and a smaller number of African […]

By Andrew Jack

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

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Hurricane Milton: Thousands evacuate as massive Category 5 storm barrels toward Florida

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton caused a potentially catastrophic collision Wednesday along Florida's west coast, where some residents insisted on staying after millions of people were ordered to evacuate and officials warned that stragglers had bleak chances of survival. The Tampa Bay areaHome to more than 3.3 million peoplefaced the possibility of widespread destruction […]

By Andrew Jack

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

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Hurricane Milton: Florida urges evacuations as massive storm surge expected

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton weakened slightly Tuesday but remained a powerful storm that could make a once-in-a-century direct hit on the populous Tampa Bay region with massive storm surges and debris from the devastation of Helene 12 days ago in projectiles. Almost all of Florida's west coast was under a hurricane or tropical […]

By Andrew Jack

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

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Could Hurricane Milton take a direct hit from Hurricane Milton?

When the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton last hit Tampa Bay in 1921, the city was a sleepy backwater of a few hundred thousand people. A century later, with more than three million residents, it is one of the fastest-growing metropolises in the United States and is particularly vulnerable to flooding due […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

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Florida is preparing for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton strengthens

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is preparing for what could be its largest evacuation in seven years as Hurricane Milton strengthens over warm waters and heads toward major population centers such as Tampa and Orlando. About 7 million people were ordered to evacuate Florida in 2017 as Hurricane Irma hit the state. The exodus […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

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A wild Miami victory was followed by more celebration as the team returned home

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — They celebrated on the field. They celebrated in the locker room. And when Miami's overnight charter flight landed Sunday after the Hurricanes' biggest comeback win in a quarter century, another unplanned celebration awaited. Fire trucks greeted the plane by shooting clouds of water over the plane as it taxied to […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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AP Top 25: Texas returns to No. 1, Alabama falls to No. 7

It was a week of upheaval The Associated Press college football pollwith Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a week-long absence Vanderbilt's Monumental Surprise from Alabama. The Commodores' victory as underdogs by more than three touchdowns resulted in the Crimson Tide falling from No. 1 to No. 7. The last top team to […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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No. 8 Miami rebounds from a 25-point deficit to beat California 39-38

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Midway through his first season in Miami, Cam Ward has already shown a knack for the dramatic. Ward threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Arroyo with 26 seconds left and No. 8 Miami rallied from a 25-point second-half deficit to beat California 39-38 on Saturday night. A week after the […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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Tropical Storm Milton could hit Florida as a major hurricane in the middle of the week

MIAMI (AP) — People across Florida were informed Sunday that Milton, for now just a tropical storm off the coast of Mexico, could quickly become a major hurricane before hitting the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast during the week. The center of Tropical Storm Milton was about 860 miles (1,385 kilometers) west-southwest of Tampa, Florida, early Sunday […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024