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Families Search For The Missing In The Hurricane’s Aftermath

By RUSS BYNUM and KELLI KENNEDY , Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Joanne Garone Behnke has replayed every possible scenario in her mind a hundred times. Maybe her 79-year-old aunt sought shelter at the sturdy condo nearby that withstood Hurricane Michael's devastating winds. Maybe she was rescued and is lying in a hospital…
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California Utility Shuts Off Power Amid Wildfire Concerns

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP) — Concerned about downed power lines sparking wildfires, a major California utility for the first time cut power to tens of thousands of customers amid high winds — and other power providers were considering similar action. Pacific Gas & Electric began cutting power Sunday night in Northern California after the National…
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Trump Gets Bird’s-Eye View of Devastated Florida Communities

PANAMA CITY, FL (AP) — President Donald Trump got a bird's-eye view Monday of Florida communities left in ruins by Hurricane Michael, including houses without roofs, a toppled water tower and 18-wheel trucks scattered in a parking lot during a nearly hour-long helicopter tour of portions of the Panhandle. Trump initially saw uprooted trees and…
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Saudi-Turkish Team to See Consulate Where Writer Vanished

By FAY ABUELGASIM, SUZAN FRASER and JON GAMBRELL ,  Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish and Saudi investigators on Monday were to begin conducting what Turkish officials called a joint "inspection" of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, where Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing nearly two weeks ago. A team arrived by unmarked police cars at…
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Warren DNA Analysis Points to Native American Heritage

By BOB SALSBERG ,  Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released the results of a DNA analysis that strongly supports she has some Native American ancestry, a rebuttal to President Donald Trump and other critics who have long derided her claim. The Massachusetts Democrat and potential 2020 presidential contender challenged Trump…
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