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Nor’easter slams East Coast leaving towns submerged, widespread power outages and canceled flights

Nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but this one is coming early in the season

Powerful storm causes widespread flooding, outages in northeast U.S.

A slow-moving, powerful storm crept along the coast of the northeast U.S. on Saturday, producing high winds that knocked out electricity to tens of thousands while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions in some places.

Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu breaks silence on decision to boycott Israel clash

Bazunu has refused to play in the controversial Nations League in opposition of ‘the atrocities in the region’

Pennsylvania grandfather’s backyard amusement park faces zoning fight over $24,700 roller coaster

A Pennsylvania grandfather spent years creating a private backyard amusement area for his grandchildren, complete with a go-kart track, waterslide and vintage carousel. His latest project, a restored roller coaster called The Tidal Wave, has run into local zoning rules because the township code does not specifically allow such a structure. A court has sent the dispute back to the zoning board.

Jessica Lee, 17, earns Congress’ top youth honor after 420 service hours

Georgia replace manager Sagnol with Svanadze after Northern Ireland loss

Millions more Amazon Prime customers could get automatic refunds starting next week

Payments part of a landmark $2.5 billion agreement resolving allegations that Amazon enrolled consumers in Prime without explicit consent

Lawyer wins case against multinational firm behind day school settlement

A First Nations lawyer who started the quest for justice for day school survivors has won a lawsuit against a firm regarding compensation for her work.

Ethiopians celebrate Meskel holiday with pomp, despite recent fighting in Tigray

Millions of Christians in Ethiopia have gathered to celebrate Meskel, a religious holiday that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman empress Helena in the fourth century

Trump predicts Cuba and US will make a deal

Fuel shortages and blackouts grip Cuba as Donald Trump says the US can strike a deal with Havana without military action.

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