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Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes

Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Central Europe Floods

PHOTO COLLECTION: Central Europe Floods

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Typhoon hits Shanghai with 94-mph winds after 400,000 people were evacuated

Typhoon hits Shanghai with 94-mph winds after 400,000 people were evacuated

BEIJING (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 made landfall early Monday with powerful winds and heavy rains after more than 400,000 people were evacuated.
Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in Central Europe

Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in Central Europe

PRAGUE (AP) — The death toll was rising in Central European countries on Sunday after days of heavy rains caused widespread flooding and forced evacuations.

Tropical storm warning posted for parts of the Carolinas for disturbance offshore

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning has been issued for a stretch of the Southeast seacoast from a disturbance that is likely to become a tropical storm in the coming hours, forecasters said Sunday night. The U.S.
Shanghai cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Bebinca draws near

Shanghai cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Bebinca draws near

BANGKOK (AP) — Shanghai's airports were canceling hundreds of flights Sunday as they brace for impact from Typhoon Bebinca, which is due to make landfall in the early hours of Monday morning, the authorities said. Flights past 8 p.m.
Weekend progress made against Southern California wildfires

Weekend progress made against Southern California wildfires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters gained further ground over the weekend against three Southern California wildfires as authorities in northern Nevada lifted the last of evacuation orders for all homes Sunday.

Tropical storm warning is issued for parts of the Carolinas

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning has been issued for a stretch of the Southeast seacoast amid the threat of heavy rain and coastal flooding from bad weather off the Carolinas, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
A shy penguin wins New Zealand's bird election after campaign filled with memes and tattoos

A shy penguin wins New Zealand's bird election after campaign filled with memes and tattoos

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It's noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year.
Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running

Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kameale Terry saw it coming before almost anyone else did. She realized the expanding network of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. would need a workforce to maintain it.
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