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Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida Keys

HurricaneIrmaonSundaymorningmadelandfallwithamaximumsustainedwindspeedof215kphinFloridaKeys,acoralcayarchipelagolocatedoffthesoutherncoastofFlorida,accordingtot

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Trump on Hurricane Irma: 'This is some big monster'

DuringaspeechinwhichhesaidhewantstogotoFloridaverysoonandpraisedemergencyofficialsfortheirefforts,USPresidentDonaldTrumptoldreportersattheWhiteHousethat"thebadn

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Hurricane Irma hammers south Florida with high wind, rising water

HurricaneIrmalostsomestrengthasitpoundedsouthernFloridaonSundayafternoon,butforecastswarneditwouldremainapowerfulstormasitfloodedMiamistreetsandknockedoutpowert

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Irma nearing Florida with catastrophic winds, deadly storm surges

HurricaneIrmawassettomakelandfallinFloridaonSundaywithdevastatingwindsandlife-threateningstormsurges,promptingoneofthelargestevacuationsinU.S.history,afteradest

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Hurricane Irma: Time runs out for Florida evacuation

Florida'sstategovernorhastoldresidentsorderedtoleavetheirhomestogotosheltersandavoidtheroadsasHurricaneIrmaapproaches.RickScottsaiditwasnowtoolatetodriveawayfro

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Dollar slides as Irma seen as threat to Fed rate hikes

ThedollarcontinueditsslideagainsttheeuroandothermajorcurrenciesFriday,whileoilpricesfellsharplyastheUSfacedoffagainstanothermajorhurricane.Thegreenbacktumbledto

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Florida insurers could be blown away by Hurricane Irma: expert

FloridainsurancecompanieshavenotbeentestedtoseeiftheycanwithstandahistoricstormlikeHurricaneIrma,andanindustryexpertwarnedthat"allbetsareoff"ifthedamageisascata

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Hurricane Irma will be 'devastating' to US - Fema head

HurricaneIrmawill"devastate"eitherFloridaorneighbouringstates,theheadoftheUSfederalemergencyagencyhassaid.BrockLongsaidpartsofFloridawouldbewithoutpowerfordays.

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Irma lashes the Bahamas, Cuba on a path toward Florida

‍HurricaneIrmaisnowforecasttohittheFlordiaKeysasaCategory5hurricanewithsustainedwindsof160milesperhour(258kmperhour),themostpowerfuldesignationbytheNationalHurr

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Irma will 'devastate' parts of US

HurricaneIrmawill"devastate"eitherFloridaorneighbouringstates,theheadoftheUSfederalemergencyagencyhassaid.BrockLongsaidpartsofFloridawouldbewithoutpowerfordays.

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Trump is 'very concerned' about Hurricane Irma

AsHurricaneIrmaworkeditswayacrosstheCaribbean,leavingdestructioninitswake,andmovedtowardFlorida,USPresidentDonaldTrumpvoicedseriousworries."Weareveryconcerned,w

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Secret spaceplane lifts off as hurricane nears

SpaceXhaslaunchedasuper-secretspaceplanefortheUSAirForceasHurricaneIrmastormstowardsthelandingsiteforitsreusableFalcon9rocket.Despitethedevastatingweatherforeca

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American Muslims ramp up security in wake of recent attacks

MuslimsintheUShavefacedanincreaseinattackstargetingtheircommunities.Theadvocacygroup,theCouncilonAmericanIslamicRelations(CAIR),foundanti-MuslimhatecrimesintheU

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Gun control efforts stalled in Orlando following largest mass shooting

Ayearafter49party-goersweregunneddownbyamanwithaassault-stylerifleatthePulseNightclubinOrlando–theworstmassshootinginmodernUShistory–DemocratsinFloridasayjustab

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Trump rips Obamacare, Clinton as rivals blitz Florida

White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump staged dueling rallies in crucial battleground Florida, with the Republican billionaire zeroing in on the Obamacare health overhaul as a job-killing, wallet-busting "monster."

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Deadly hurricane knocks out power to 800,000 families in Florida, heading to South Carolina, Georgia

About 800,000 families and businesses across the southern U.S. state of Florida on Friday were cut off power as killer hurricane Mathew continued to move up coast, posing a storm surge to coastal cities in U.S. southeast states.

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Florida politicians urge use of Intrexon GM mosquitoes for Zika

A bipartisan coalition of Florida politicians has urged the United States government to step up efforts to fight Zika, including sanctioning the emergency use of genetically engineered mosquitoes to battle the disease.