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5 taken to the hospital after strong winds at NCAA tournament in West Virginia

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Five people were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when a strong wind tore through an area occupied by fans at the Morgantown Super Regional NCAA baseball tournament game between West Virginia and Cal Poly on Saturday, according to the university. Video from the storm showed rain and wind that reached speeds of … Read more

A wealthy Beverly Hills widow winds up dead below a staircase in her mansion. Was it murder?

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When Beverly Hills Police Detective Mark Schwartz got the call about an unattended death at the home of 67-year-old widow Violet Yacobi, he didn’t know what he would find. Det. Mark Schwartz: Any unattended death like this, we will get called out to … Some are clearly more suspicious … than others. … This one … Read more

2 killed in Florida amid strong winds and ‘extremely rough’ ocean conditions

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Two people have drowned in Florida amid days of heavy rain, damaging winds and “extremely rough” ocean conditions, according to local officials. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Heavy downpours could be seen along central Florida and its Gulf Coast on Saturday, including in Tampa and … 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

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

Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote US islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds

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A super typhoon with ferocious winds and relentless rains was battering a group of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean, forcing residents to seek shelter from flying tree limbs and collapsed buildings. The center of the Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounded the Northern Mariana Islands early Wednesday local time, the National Weather Service said. It’s … Read more

Severe storms pummel parts of US with snow and high winds and raise tornado threat

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CHICAGO — Successive punches of snow and wind were set to impact the eastern half of the United States on Monday as severe weather swept across much of the nation and made roads impassable in the Upper Midwest. Forecasters said mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C., were at greatest risk for high winds and tornadoes. The … Read more