Maria strengthens into a dangerous Cat 5 bearing down on Caribbean
Storm Maria, a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds, lashes Dominica and threatens Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as forecasters warn of 6 to 9 foot surges and widespread flooding. Ports close and island residents brace for widespread damage amid prior relief efforts after Irma.
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Ernesto Morales
U.S. National Weather Service
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Mark Brantley
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Montserrat
St. Lucia
U.S. Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
Saba
St. Eustatius
St. Maarten
St. Martin
St. Barthelemy
Anguilla
St. Kitts
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U.S
Protests Persist After Stockley Acquittal in St Louis
Demonstrations continued in St Louis after Jason Stockley was found not guilty in the 2011 shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith. Police arrested more than 80 people on a third night of unrest as protesters gathered at City Hall and chanted No justice no peace and Whose streets Our streets. The Civil Rights Division said federal charges were not warranted.
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Justice Department
Lauren Ehrsam
Three dead after buses collide in Queens New York
A New York City transit bus and a Dahlia tour bus collided in Flushing Queens early Monday. Three people were killed and at least 16 injured as buses spun and struck a building near a Kennedy Fried Chicken. The MTA driver is hospitalized in non critical condition.
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Borno
Reuters
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Ahmed Satomi
SEMA
Lake Chad
Chicago tops 500 homicides as weekend violence rises
Chicago marked 500 homicides for 2017 with 42 shooting incidents over a weekend, including 11 fatally, across neighborhoods such as Wicker Park, East Garfield Park, and Little Village, amid ongoing gun violence. Separately, Navy leaders were removed from command after ship mishaps in Asia, tied to a string of deadly incidents.
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