In the aftermath of torrential rains that closed roads, jammed traffic, and forced many to walk miles barefoot through the muck, the area is dotted with abandoned vehicles, rugs, furniture, tents, and trash.
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Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September
Defense attorneys said Hunter Biden has kept to the terms of an agreement sparing him from prosecution on a felony gun charge if he stays clean and out of trouble.
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A Russian strike on a city market in eastern Ukraine kills 17 and wounds dozens, officials say
Associated Press journalists at the site of the attack in the Donetsk region saw covered bodies on the ground and emergency workers extinguishing fires at market stalls, with blackened and mangled cars nearby.
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Lawsuit contends Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause bars Trump from running again for president
The complaint, likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court, was filed on behalf of 6 Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Biden issues federal disaster plan to help Franklin County repair flash flood damage
The state is waiting on a declaration for Oxford County’s damage for heavy rains and flood damage from June 26.
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Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control of the data they hand over
Cars scored worst for privacy among more than a dozen product categories – including fitness trackers, reproductive-health apps, smart speakers and other connected home appliances.
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Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election
The decision avoids an election year battle with industry groups and Republicans who have complained about what they consider overly intrusive rules on power plants, refineries, automobiles and other polluters.
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2023 summer set global record for highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
Daily September temperatures also are higher than what has been recorded before for this time of year, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer.
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Russia says southeast Ukraine is now the main focus of fighting in the war
It is in the south that the Ukrainian brigades have made most recent battlefield gains as the counteroffensive inches forward under heavy fire.
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Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
Three state libraries announces this summer that they’re leaving the American Library Association and nine other states are demanding similar action.