8 h. ago Huge explosion rocks North Carolina neighborhood after car crashed into veterinarian's offices

The Eastern Carolina Veterinary Referral went up in flames Tuesday after a car crash caused a gas explosion.

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10 h. ago Hurricane Erin to batter UK over bank holiday weekend with monster winds and downpours

The major category 3 hurricane is currently near the Bahamas and is set to sweep across the Atlantic before heading this way to unleash its wrath on Brits

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11 h. ago Hurricane Erin sparks huge waves and evacuations in North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Storm running parallel to east coast is expected to expand in size and generate hazardous rip currents in coming daysHurricane Erin remained far out at sea on Tuesday, yet it was still producing huge swells, with waves towering 20ft (6 meters) or more and crashing across sand dunes along North Carolina’s barrier islands.The storm was tracking northward, running roughly parallel to the east coast, according to the US’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami. Though not projected to strike the mainland, Erin is expected to expand in size and generate hazardous rip currents in the upcoming days. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Hurricane Erin maps reveal when rainstorm will drench Brits with one area spared

Hurricane Erin is moving across the Atlantic and is expected to have an impact on UK weather next week, with forecast maps showing torrential rain falling right across the country

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15 h. ago Britain will be battered by wind and rain next week as Hurricane Erin blows across the Atlantic after 24C Bank Holiday weekend

The major category 3 hurricane is forecast to remain out in the Atlantic Ocean, then the remnants could be seen in the UK by late Sunday - bringing big waves to the country's east coast.

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17 h. ago Met Office issues new Storm Erin warning update for UK as it sweeps across Atlantic

Remnants from Hurricane Erin is set to hit the UK

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18 h. ago Texas Democrats shadowed by law enforcement officers to stop them repeating protest over redrawing congressional districts – US politics live

Democratic representative Nicole Collier of Fort Worth remained on House floor on Monday after refusing to sign ‘permission slip’ agreeing to round-the-clock surveillanceHurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won’t make landfall, but they predict it will churn up dangerous rip currents along North Carolina’s barrier islands and could swamp roads with waves of up to 15 feet.Coastal flooding is expected to begin today and continue through Thursday on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Erin was a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds early Tuesday.Donald Trump has ruled out a ceasefire in Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his European allies visited the White House to push for US-backed security guarantees as part of any long-term peace deal. The US president, who only last week warned Russia of “very severe consequences...

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18 h. ago UK set to be hit by rain and wind as Hurricane Erin moves across Atlantic

It is set to end a period of dry weather for much of the country.

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18 h. ago London weather: Hurricane Erin set to bring 'wet and windy' conditions next week

London is set to experience wet and windy conditions next week... but thankfully not until after the Bank Holiday

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19 h. ago Watch Hurricane Erin live as terrifying tracker shows 140mph winds battering coast

Hurricane Erin has prompted evacuations as it is expected to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds along the coastal islands, according to forecasters

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19 h. ago Will Hurricane Erin reach the UK? Met Office issue forecast for end of dry spell

Hurricane Erin, which is currently over the Atlantic Ocean, could bring wet weather to the UK in the coming days

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20 h. ago Met Office weather maps give Bank Holiday verdict as two scenarios emerge

Hurricane Erin is already causing 'havoc' for forecasters looking towards the Bank Holiday weekend

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23 h. ago Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds

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24 h. ago Hurricane Erin's massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina's Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin is expected to impact the Outer Banks in North Carolina, sending massive waves crashing into the islands

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35 h. ago What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it heads toward the US East Coast

Island communities off the coast of North Carolina are bracing for flooding ahead of Hurricane Erin, the year’s first Atlantic hurricane

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38 h. ago Hurricane Erin could bring end to UK dry spell with rain after bank holiday weekend

Hurricane Erin, which is currently over the Atlantic Ocean, could bring wet weather to the UK in the coming days

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39 h. ago Air Force plane flies into eye of Hurricane Erin capturing ‘breathtaking’ stadium effect

An Air Force plane flew into the eye of Hurricane Erin, capturing a "breathtaking" stadium effect.

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40 h. ago Hurricane Erin knocks out power lines in Puerto Rico before heading north

Most of more than 147,000 customers affected reconnected by Monday as category 4 storm not forecast to make landfallHurricane Erin’s outer bands pelted the US territory of Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm winds during the day on Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, according to officials.At one point, more than 147,000 utility customers were without power in Puerto Rico, according to Luma Energy, a private company that oversees the transmission and distribution of power on the island. By 5.30am on Monday, 96.3% of customers had electric service, with most who were affected by outages being concentrated in the Caguas, Mayagüez and San Juan regions, Luma said on X. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Homes evacuated as Hurricane Erin to create dangerous waves along US coast

Tropical storm conditions were anticipated for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeast Bahamas

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47 h. ago Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf along US coast

Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week

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