The storm’s ferocious winds left as many as a half-million customers without power in Florida and other states as it ripped down power poles and lines.
Erica Nitschke
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Religion and Values
Judge rules former Catholic cardinal, 93, not competent to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges
Charges that he assaulted a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago have been dismissed.
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Judge’s illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
Prosecutors are seeking 33 years behind bars for Tarrio, who they say organized and led the group’s assault from afar.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Millions more would be entitled to overtime pay under proposed Biden administration rule
It would require employers to pay overtime to so-called white collar workers who make less than $55,000 a year.
Posted inNation & World, News
Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power
Idalia grew into a Category 2 system on Tuesday and then a Category 3 storm on Wednesday before peaking as a Category 4 hurricane. It then weakened slightly.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change
Scientists who monitor seabirds said Atlantic puffins had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a bad 2021.
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Rare blue supermoon brightens night sky this week in closest full moon of year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Stargazers are in for a double treat this week: a rare blue supermoon with Saturn peeking from behind. The cosmic curtain rises Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it’s considered blue. It’s dubbed a supermoon because it’s closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big […]
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
10 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations as Biden pitches cost reductions
The move is expected to cut costs for some patients but faces litigation from the drugmakers and heavy criticism from Republican lawmakers.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say
A since-deleted page on the school’s website listed Tailei Qi as part of Zijie Yan’s research group, though police say their ties were still under investigation.
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Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia ‘an unprecedented event’ since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend region.