Ophelia Strengthens to Hurricane Off Florida Coast
Tropical Storm Ophelia intensified into a hurricane about 70 miles off the northeast Florida coast. Winds reached 75 mph. forecasters note uncertainty about its path while Flagler County braces for continued rain and beach erosion and officials close a beachfront road for stabilization.
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Ophelia Strengthens Near Florida Coast Prompting Shelters
Navy ships at Mayport sail to sea as precaution while Flagler and Volusia counties ready and partly close shelters. Volusia schools shut. Ophelia the 15th named storm sits 75 miles east-northeast of Cape Canaveral with hurricane winds. Weather officials warn of possible northward movement or return as a Category 1 threat to north Florida and Georgia.
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Ukraine’s Yushchenko fires allies amid political crisis
President Viktor Yushchenko dismissed the popular prime minister and forced resignations from key allies in a bid to quell Ukraine’s worst political crisis. He named Yuri Yekhanurov as acting prime minister while Tymoshenko signaled opposition plans for the 2006 parliamentary elections. The move follows tense clashes within the pro reform coalition and rising prices.
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Iraqi Army Arrests 200 Suspected Militants in Tal Afar Sweep
A joint U S Iraqi force entered Tal Afar and detained about 200 suspected militants, most foreign fighters, amid a mass displacement of the city’s 200000 residents. Seven insurgents were reported killed in recent days as elections officials tally Sunni turnout in three provinces ahead of the October 15 constitutional referendum.
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Navy keeps Speicher missing status amid probe findings
The Navy will maintain Captain Michael Speicher's status as missing or captured and pursue deeper inquiries after a board concluded elements of the former Iraqi regime may know his whereabouts. The decision follows years after Speicher's F A 18 was shot down on opening night of the Gulf War and the restoration of aircraft items and a flight suit by Iraq.
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