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JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day’s other major story, Hurricane Irma is now the most powerful storm ever recorded in the open Atlantic Ocean;. It has winds of 185 miles an hour, and it’s closing in on the Northeast Caribbean. That has one forecaster warning that the Leeward Islands are going to get destroyed.

Ed Rappaport is the acting director of the National Hurricane Center. And he joins me from Miami.

Ed Rappaport, the strongest storm ever in the Atlantic, what is known about Irma right now?

De orkaan Irma, die koers zet naar de Caraïben en Florida, heeft nog aan kracht gewonnen. Het is nu een orkaan van categorie 4, op een schaal van

The Baltimore County Council voted Tuesday to scale back a pension program that has allowed some employees to receive separate pensions and large payouts for having served the county in multiple positions. But the county executive and some other top officials in the program will still receive the...

“In a year, if something doesn’t change," Laura Minero said, "then everything I’ve worked for for the past 10 years ... would be halted."

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump scrapped a program benefiting young people who entered the U.S. illegally as children, he left the announcement to the member of his Cabinet who had railed against it the longest and loudest.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump scrapped a program benefiting young people who entered the U.S. illegally as children, he left the announcement to the member of his Cabinet who had railed against it the longest and loudest.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a woman accused of injuring a pregnant woman and eight other people by plowing into a crowd while trying to drive around a Labor Day block party in Philadelphia is being charged with aggravated assault…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a woman accused of injuring a pregnant woman and eight other people by plowing into a crowd while trying to drive around a Labor Day block party in Philadelphia is being charged with aggravated assault…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a woman accused of injuring a pregnant woman and eight other people by plowing into a crowd while trying to drive around a Labor Day block party in Philadelphia is being charged with aggravated assault…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots got through the preseason virtually unscathed before star receiver Julian Edelman suffered a season-ending knee injury a week before the final exhibition game.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots got through the preseason virtually unscathed before star receiver Julian Edelman suffered a season-ending knee injury a week before the final exhibition game.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots got through the preseason virtually unscathed before star receiver Julian Edelman suffered a season-ending knee injury a week before the final exhibition game.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots got through the preseason virtually unscathed before star receiver Julian Edelman suffered a season-ending knee injury a week before the final exhibition game.

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It gets complicated. But there’s a curious tidbit about prices.

On August 24, as hurricane Harvey was barreling into one of the largest urban areas in the US, Kelley Blue Book forecast unperturbed that new-vehicle sales would rise 1.5% year-over-year in the US to a total of 1.53 million units, based largely on the fact that August had one more selling day than a year ago.

“August should be the first year-over-year increase of 2017,” it said bravely.

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The Social Security Administration has continued to pay benefits to 746 US military veterans long after they were dead, due to inaccurate death records provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the agency’s inspector general revealed.
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UFC cross-over star Paige VanZant revealed in an interview on Tuesday that her recent weight cuts were so bad that she passed out on the bathroom floor. During a recent cut, one of her coaches found her on the bathroom floor and they had to call her “best friend” and mentor, UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber, so...

American Sloane Stephens beats Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-4) to reach the US Open semi-finals.

They worry the data they handed to the federal government could be used to deport them and their family members.

Acquisitions Plane makers wary of deal Airplane makers Boeing and Airbus raised concerns Tuesday about the proposed merger of industrial company United Technologies and aerospace parts maker Rockwell Collins, saying that the deal could raise costs or slow the production of planes. Boeing and Airbus both buy equipment from United Tech and Rockwell Collins. The comments from the... Читать дальше...

Rod Johnstone is doing battle with wind, weather, and water -- and competing against 34 other boats in the legendary Bermuda Race

During an appearance on MSNBC with Chuck Todd Tuesday, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) was asked if DACA was legal. After a little bit of prodding, Senator Feinstein admitted DACA is on “shaky legal ground.” Breitbart News reports: Feinstein answered, “DACA was executive order. Legal is the law of passage of something. I — you know, there are […]

Three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz and former title challenger Chris Avalos spoke to media at the Conga Room at L.A. Live Tuesday ahead of their world title showdown Saturday, October 14 that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say a woman accused of injuring a pregnant woman and eight other people by plowing into a crowd while trying to drive around a Labor Day block party in Philadelphia is being charged with aggravated assault and driving under the influence. Police said Tuesday that 22-year-old Monique McKnight faces nine counts of

WASHINGTON — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were unchanged in Tuesday’s auction. The Treasury Department auctioned $39 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.02 percent, the same rate as last week. Another $33 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 1.115 percent, also unchanged. The discount rates