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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 87 articles How are Gulf Coast residents preparing for Hurricane Ida's imminent landfall? |  | |
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U.S. Gulf Coast residents flee 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida.
Reuters (Center) • Factual Grade 80% • 3 min read
Ida could make a U.S. landfall an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, generating winds of 140 miles per hour (225 kph), heavy downpours, and a tidal surge that could plunge much of the Louisiana shoreline under several feet of water. On Saturday afternoon Ida was about 290 miles (470 km) southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, packing top winds of 100 miles per hour (155 kph) and aiming for the Louisiana coast.
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Officials ordered widespread evacuations of low-lying and coastal areas, jamming highways and leading some gasoline stations to run dry as residents and vacationers fled the seashore. Utilities were bringing in extra crews and equipment to deal with expected power losses.
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The state is not planning to evacuate hospitals now strained by an influx of COVID-19 patients, he said. There were more than 3,400 new infections reported on Friday, and about 2,700 people are hospitalized with the virus. President Biden on Saturday said 500 federal emergency response workers were in Texas and Louisiana to respond to the storm.
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Category 4 Hurricane Ida to deliver catastrophic 140 mph winds to Louisiana coast.
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Why Hurricane Ida is set to rapidly intensify into a major storm.
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| | #2 in U.S. News • 55 articles How is the Federal Reserve responding to inflation concerns? |
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's conviction that the inflation winds whipping through the U.S. economy this year soon will subside is not universally shared. In fact, a growing contingent...
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| | #1 in Business News • 12 articles How is Theranos' founder expected to defend herself of massive fraud? |
Elizabeth Holmes, 37, says she is not responsible for decisions she made as head of the company because her mind was impaired by "manipulation" from Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, 56, the chief operating office...
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| | TODAY'S POLL Should Robert F. Kennedy's assassin be paroled? All votes are anonymous. This poll closes at: 9:00 PDT
| | | 378 votes, 28 comments Context: Film director, Spike Lee, re-edits documentary on 9/11 to deemphasize conspiracy theories. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " No - I don't think "important" information is being withheld anymore. We certainly were lied to immediately when we launched a 20 year war on the wrong country. GW used 9/11 as an excuse to start a war over oil. But, when it comes down to the planes and the towers…I watched in horror as it happened. I can't believe that it was anything but a terrorist attack without solid evidence to the contrary. And "that's not how steel melts" isn't good enough." " Yes - I'm sure there are things like missed warnings, ..." " Unsure - I don't think there's a grand conspiracy necessarily, but 9/11 was a big motivator for public opinion being..." | | | #1 in Culture News • 28 articles Why is Robert F. Kennedy's assassin being recommended for parole? |
The 77-year-old won parole on his 16th attempt after spending 53 years in prison. State prosecutors did not object to his release, and two of Kennedy's...
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