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Category 4 Hurricane Gonzalo aims for Bermuda

By JOSH BALL HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Hurricane Gonzalo churned toward Bermuda as a dangerous Category 4 storm early Thursday, gaining new strength over the open Atlantic as the small British territory rushed final preparations. The […]

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2 dead as storm system sweeps across the South

ATLANTA (AP) — A severe storm system rolled across the South for a second day Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands as it made a mess of the morning commute in Atlanta and other Southern […]

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1 dead in U.S. 49 accident involving state trooper

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a wreck on Highway 49, north of the south gate of Camp Shelby. Hattiesburg Police spokesman, Lt. Jon Traxler, tells […]

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Storm system causes scattered damage across Mississippi

JACKSON, Mississippi(AP) — Trees tumbled and some buildings were damaged Monday, but few injuries were reported as a strong cold front pushed a line of thunderstorms across Mississippi. Starkville, where a sharp, brief storm hit […]

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Ebola screening measures rest on federal law

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authority that would almost certainly stand up in court […]