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The strike by 45,000 longshoremen at the US port is likely to begin at midnight

NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing U.S. longshoremen has signaled that 45,000 members will walk off their jobs at midnight a huge strike East and Gulf Coast ports are likely to close. The impending work stoppage threatens to significantly disrupt the country's supply chain, potentially leading to higher prices and delays for households and […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

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A possible dock workers' strike could lead to product shortages and high prices ahead of the holidays

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could close Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 longshoremen holds out an impending strike. A prolonged shutdown could drive up prices for goods across the country, potentially leading to shortages and price increases at retailers large and small as the holiday shopping season — […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

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Kirby Smart no longer has to worry about his mentor and nemesis in Tuscaloosa

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Kirby Smart no longer has to worry about his mentor and nemesis in Tuscaloosa. Deep down, the Georgia coach might be a little relieved that Nick Saban is now wearing a microphone at the broadcast table and no longer a headset on the sideline. Just don't expect Smart to come right […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

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The death toll in Helene rises as supplies are brought to North Carolina

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have struggled to get water and other supplies to remote, flood-hit areas of the southeastern U.S. in the wake of the disaster Hurricane Helene than that Death toll rose from the storm. A North Carolina county that includes: Mountain town of Asheville reported that 30 people were killed by the […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

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Jimmy Carter at 100: A powerful maverick from the farm to the White House and on the world stage

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Barack Obama and his advisers had two living former presidents to consider when planning the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Bill Clinton, out of the Oval Office for eight years, remained a symbol of centrist success that warranted a prime-time speaking slot. But Jimmy Carter The landslide defeat against Ronald Reagan continued […]

By Andrew Jack

September 29, 2024September 29, 2024

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In Alabama, Trump moves from the dark rhetoric of his campaign to the admiration of college football fans

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump railed against immigrants By Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep South had turned his earlier broadsides into a rallying cry at a college football game as they prepared for the former president's visit later that evening. “You have to take these people back […]

By Andrew Jack

September 29, 2024September 29, 2024

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What you should know about Hurricane Helene and flooding in the southeastern United States

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida's sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surges and strong winds to the state's Gulf Coast communities before making landfall in southern Georgia. The storm was responsible for at least 40 deaths, according to an Associated Press tally. Where is the storm now? Hurricane […]

By Andrew Jack

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

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Hurricane Helene is unusual – but not an example of the Fujiwhara effect

Treacherous Hurricane Helene is expected Landing Thursday evening along the northwest coast of Florida and then plague parts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee with heavy rains, flash floods and gusty winds. While Helene is likely to weaken as it moves inland, its “fast forward speed will allow strong, damaging winds, particularly in squalls, to […]

By Andrew Jack

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

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Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida; Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall in northwest Florida as a Category 4 storm, forecasters warned the huge system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring damaging winds and rain to much of the southeastern United States. There were at least three storm-related deaths. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Helene […]

By Andrew Jack

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

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Hurricane Helene is approaching Florida's Gulf Coast and strengthening to Category 4

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene The storm strengthened into a Category 4 storm before expected to make landfall on Florida's northwest coast Thursday evening, forecasters warned the huge system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring damaging winds and rain to much of the southeastern United States Helene demanded Hurricane and flash flood […]

By Andrew Jack

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024