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Hurricane Irma makes US landfall
The sun is out in the Florida Keys and massive damage from Irma is all too visible. The storm is still battering Jacksonville and heading Northward. We update the weather as relief efforts get underway.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto: A vehicle drives along Ocean Drive in South Beach as Hurricane Irma arrives at south Florida, in Miami Beach, Florida, September 10, 2017. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
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3 storiesOne final push to repeal Obamacare?
Two Republican Senators are still trying to repeal and replace Obamacare before time runs out at the end of this month. Last week, John McCain said he’d help them get 50 votes, but yesterday he seemed to hark back to his vote that killed the last such effort.
Read the story7 minHurricane Irma's not over yet
Hurricane Irma is not what it used to be, but it's still doing plenty of damage. From Key West north to Jacksonville, both coasts of Florida are suffering massive wind- and water-damage from a storm that's still 400 miles wide. Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia are among cities still in the path of devastation.
Read the story35 minTestimony resumes in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez
US Senator Bob Menendez is a Democrat from New Jersey. When his trial on corruption charges began, federal prosecutor Peter Koski said, "This case is about a corrupt politician who sold his Senate office for a life of luxury he couldn't afford." The trial involves hundreds of thousands of dollars in alleged bribes from a Florida eye doctor.
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