Hurricane Beryl quickly strengthened to “an extremely dangerous Category 4” storm on Sunday, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning of “potentially catastrophic hurricane-force winds,” life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves headed for the southeast Caribbean. Beryl’s emergence marks an early start to the 2024 Atlantic season, which typically doesn’t begin until July or August, […]
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‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Beryl intensifies to Category 4 as it heads towards Caribbean: The latest
Hurricane Beryl quickly strengthened to “an extremely dangerous Category 4” storm on Sunday, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning of “potentially catastrophic hurricane-force winds,” life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves headed for the southeast Caribbean. Beryl’s emergence marks an early start to the 2024 Atlantic season, which typically doesn’t begin until July or August, […]
Hurricane Beryl intensifies into major Category 3 storm as it targets Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl grew into a Category 3 major hurricane Sunday morning as it took aim at the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 8 a.m., the hurricane was located about 420 miles east-southeast of Barbados with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph moving west at 21 mph. Hurricane-force winds extend out 15 […]
Hurricane Beryl intensifies as Caribbean braces for Category 3 winds
Beryl, which became the first hurricane of the season at 5 p.m. Saturday, saw its maximum sustained winds increase to 80 mph at the 8 p.m. advisory. The forecast for the strength of the Beryl, the first hurricane of the season, continued to increase, with the hurricane center calling for Beryl to achieve top wind […]
Rachel Morin killing intensifies immigration debate among Maryland federal lawmakers
BALTIMORE — In the aftermath of Rachel Morin’s killing, Maryland congressional lawmakers called America’s immigration system “broken,” but Republicans blamed President Joe Biden while Democrats said the GOP squandered an opportunity to address serious border concerns. In Maryland and beyond, the murder of Morin, a Bel Air mother, intensified a hot-button political issue in an […]
6 major blazes burning as early start to the California wildfire season intensifies
Just as firefighters were getting the upper hand on multiple major wildfires burning across California, two new blazes broke out and rapidly spread overnight, dealing additional challenges to the crews battling the flames, authorities said. In what fire officials called an unusually early start to the state’s wildfire season, firefighters were scrambling to gain control […]
Elon Musk drama intensifies as Tesla shareholders vote on his $56B pay package: Here’s what’s at stake
Today Tesla shareholders will finally answer a $56 billion question hanging over the company: Can CEO Elon Musk keep his record-breaking pay? While Musk posted late Wednesday night that the votes were trending for passage of his pay package, official word won’t come down until later today — though Tesla shares are jumping in the […]
Trump campaign asks for vetting records as vice presidential search intensifies
Donald Trump’s campaign has asked for personal information from more than a half-dozen possible vice presidential picks as the former president’s search for a running mate escalates. The Trump operation’s decision to seek vetting records of potential candidates, which is typical for presidential nominees to request, shows that the former president has begun to zero […]
The Fauci witch hunt intensifies while the next threat looms
Editor’s Note: Kent Sepkowitz is a physician and infectious disease expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. Anyone eager to re-experience the acrimony, lunacy and danger of the early Covid-19 pandemic might want to watch a few hours of Monday’s […]
Pressure intensifies on Israel for a truce after confirmation 43 of 124 hostages are dead
The pressure was intensifying Tuesday for Israel to make a cease-fire deal and gain freedom for scores of hostages after the government confirmed the deaths of four more captives, fueling more protests and angst among family members of those still held in Gaza. The government says more than a third of hostages − 43 of […]
Nasdaq sinks as tech sell-off intensifies
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), the parent company of former President Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, bounced back from extended hour trading losses to rise about 6% early Friday after Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records intended to influence the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump, […]
Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO
Iran on Saturday hanged at least seven people, including two women, while a member of its Jewish minority is at imminent risk of execution as the Islamic republic further intensified its use of capital punishment, an NGO said. Parvin Mousavi, 53, a mother of two grown-up children, was hanged in Urmia prison in northwestern Iran […]