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Hurricane Florence: At least 3 dead as storm brings ‘1,000-year’ rain, catastrophic flooding to North Carolina
ABC News(NEW BERN, N.C.) — Hurricane Florence is pummeling North Carolina, making landfall with life-threatening storm surges and wind gusts. Authorities have confirmed three storm-related deaths, including a mother and her infant who died after [Read More…]

Mom, 5 kids hunker down in North Carolina as ‘crazy and frightening’ Hurricane Florence hits home
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WILMINGTON, N.C.) — A mother has hunkered down with her five children and dog in their Wilmington, North Carolina, home as Hurricane Florence bears down. Melissa Cellucci, who lives 20 minutes from Wrightsville [Read More…]

Hurricane Florence bringing ‘thousand-year’ rain, storm surge to North Carolina
ABC News(NEW BERN, N.C.) — Hurricane Florence is pummeling North Carolina, making landfall with life-threatening storm surges and wind gusts. The storm hit Wilmington, North Carolina, Friday morning with a 105 mph wind gust, the [Read More…]

Nebraska bankers discuss ag economy, community bank challenges
At this week’s Husker Harvest Days farm show, we stopped by the Nebraska Bankers Association (NBA) booth to get an update on challenges and opportunities facing ag producers and community banks. We visited with NBA chairman Dave Dannehl, [Read More…]

South Korean president to fly to North Korea for first time to continue nuclear talks
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL) — South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, is expected to fly to Pyongyang for the first time next week in hopes of accelerating international efforts to denuclearize North Korea. “At this stage, I believe it [Read More…]

Armed with boats and air mattresses, Cajun Navy rescues 160 trapped by Florence
KTRK-TV(NEW BERN, N.C.) — The Cajun Navy came to the aid of nearly 160 people in North Carolina Friday morning, many of whom had to be rescued from the roofs of their cars after they [Read More…]

Fertility management is key to profitability
Margins are tight. Andy Heggenstaller digital services manager with Pioneer says farmers need to look at ways to maximize their return on investment. Especially when it comes to fertilizer. In this Managing for Profit, we’ll [Read More…]

39 locations of fires, explosions after suspected gas leak in Massachusetts
iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — Firefighters in Massachusetts are battling dozens of fires believed to have been caused by gas explosions. The Massachusetts State Police Watch Center has responded to 39 different addresses spread across dozens of block [Read More…]

NC nursing home patients ride out the storm despite warnings: ‘It would be difficult for us to move them’
ABC News(WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Many health care facilities have been evacuated along the southeastern U.S. coast, as Hurricane Florence threatens the region. But at the Davis Community assisted living facility in Wilmington, North Carolina, they’re [Read More…]

Florence makes landfall; police chief predicts ‘biblical proportion flood’
ABC News(NEW BERN, N.C.) — Hurricane Florence is pummeling the North Carolina coastline, making landfall with life-threatening storm surges and hurricane-force winds. “I see a biblical proportion flood event that’s going to occur,” Wilmington, North [Read More…]

Bin Laden raid commander resigns from Pentagon board after criticizing Trump
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Retired Adm. William “Bill” McRaven, who led the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, resigned from his post on the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board last month, just days after he [Read More…]

South Carolina residents take in needy animals ahead of Hurricane Florence
iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Many South Carolina residents were working to secure a safe shelter for themselves as Hurricane Florence made its way inland, but some also took time to think about the homeless animals in [Read More…]

Ten years after the financial crisis, not everyone has fully recovered
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Ten years ago this week, as the nation’s subprime mortgage crisis deepened, Lehman Brothers submitted the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history — a flashpoint in the country’s worst financial downturn since [Read More…]

Hurricane Florence pummels North Carolina coast, knocking out power
ABC News(NEW BERN, N.C.) — Hurricane Florence is pummeling the North Carolina coastline, nearing landfall with life-threatening storm surges and hurricane-force winds. As North Carolina residents brace for the impact of the Category 1 storm, [Read More…]

Residents ‘trapped on roofs and in vehicles’ as Hurricane Florence nears coast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW BERN, N.C.) — First responders in North Carolina are scrambling to rescue residents stranded due to raging floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence. Officials in New Bern, a coastal town in Craven County, North Carolina, [Read More…]

Residents ‘trapped on roofs and in vehicles’ as Hurricane Florence nears coast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW BERN, N.C.) — First responders in North Carolina are scrambling to rescue residents stranded due to raging floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence. Officials in New Bern, a coastal town in Craven County, North Carolina, [Read More…]

More than 100K without power as Hurricane Florence begins lashing North Carolina coast
NOAA via Getty Images(WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Massive Hurricane Florence, with tropical storm-force winds hundreds of miles wide, was bearing down on the Carolinas Thursday, pounding the coast with driving rain and powerful waves. Officials on [Read More…]

39 locations of fires, explosions after suspected gas leak in Massachusetts
iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — Firefighters in Massachusetts are battling dozens of fires believed to have been caused by gas explosions. The Massachusetts State Police Watch Center has responded to 39 different addresses spread across dozens of block [Read More…]

If you’re stuck in Hurricane Florence, this app might save your life
American Cajun Navy(NEW YORK) — If people stranded in the middle of Hurricane Florence are unable to contact official first responders, there’s an app that might be able to help them. CrowdSource Rescue, a free [Read More…]

Funeral for man killed by Dallas police officer in wrong apartment: ‘Our prince royal was snatched from us’
WFAA-TV(DALLAS) — Hundreds of friends, loved ones and work colleagues of a 26-year-old man shot to death by a Dallas police officer in his own apartment filled a Texas church Thursday to celebrate his life [Read More…]