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Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but still face heavy restrictions

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CAIRO — Iranians began to regain internet access on Wednesday after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. But users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram heavily restricted, as they were before the cutoff began during nationwide protests in January. Authorities justified the outage as a military imperative … Read more

Millions at risk as heavy rains threaten floods across the South

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It seems that the South isn’t in the clear after a damp Memorial Day Weekend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Around 15 million people are under flood alerts from Louisiana to Georgia on Tuesday as the region braces for more heavy rains and thunderstorms that … Read more

Russia launches heavy missile strikes on Kyiv after Ukraine drone attack

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A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv early on Sunday local time, authorities said, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. Loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, causing a residential building near the government district to shake, while dozens took shelter in an underground metro … Read more

SpaceX launches high-power ViaSat internet satellite in rare flight of Falcon Heavy rocket

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A triple-core SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the company’s most powerful operational rocket, blasted off from Florida Wednesday, boosting a ViaSat internet satellite into space, the company’s third in a globe-spanning fleet of high-speed broadband relay stations. Along with putting the ViaSat-3 satellite into its planned preliminary orbit, the rocket’s two side boosters, heralded by competing sonic … Read more

Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start

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BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Heavy rain slowed the progress of two sprawling southern Georgia wildfires over the weekend, allowing crews to make some progress in containing the blazes that have destroyed more than 100 homes. Although the rain helped the firefighting efforts, it wasn’t “nearly enough to put the fires out” and crews responded to 10 … Read more

Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths

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A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. No deaths were … Read more

Severe storms continue to produce heavy rain, lightning and flooding across parts of US

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Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continued to threaten rain and pose flooding risks Thursday after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin. Police in Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, said the “area was experiencing heavy rainfall accompanied by significant thunder and lightning” when someone … Read more

Watch: Typhoon Sinlaku pummels Pacific islands with dangerous winds, heavy rain

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Typhoon Sinlaku moved through the Pacific Ocean near the Mariana Islands on Tuesday and into Wednesday, bringing flooding and “extremely dangerous hurricane winds,” according to the National Weather Service. These videos show the conditions on the ground. Source link