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Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spreads to Atlanta
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Trump speaks about recovery efforts in Georgia after touring damage from Helene
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Hurricane Helene live updates: 107 dead, including 35 in hard-hit county
Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category 4 hurricane -- the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend on record.3 hours ago -
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Watch live: Trump briefed on Helene in Georgia
Former President Trump is traveling to Valdosta, Ga., on Monday to receive a briefing on Hurricane Helene, where casualties have been reported in six states alone. Georgia is also among seven ...3 hours ago - Donald Trump -
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Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after chlorine detected in air
A shelter-in-place advisory has been extended for an entire Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air, emitting from a chemical lab where there was a fire the day before.4 hours ago -
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Israel makes ‘limited’ incursions into Lebanon and strikes Beirut
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Trump to visit Georgia on Monday in aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Former President Trump will visit Georgia on Monday for a briefing on the damage from Hurricane Helene, his campaign said. Trump will visit a furniture store in Valdosta that was destroyed in the ...7 hours ago - Donald Trump -
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Former Sabres Forward Placed On Waivers
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Death toll rises to 30 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, after Helene: Sheriff
Thirty people have been confirmed dead after Tropical Storm Helene ripped through Buncombe County, North Carolina, Sheriff Quentin Miller said Sunday.9 hours ago -
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Thirty killed in one county after hurricane swamps North Carolina
At least 105 people have died nationwide, as officials airdrop supplies to devastated areas of the US south-east.14 hours ago -
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Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
A sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. at a Georgia BioLab plant.15 hours ago -
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Denial, terror and bravado in Beirut as residents await next Israeli air attack
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Georgia chemical lab fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place orders for entire county
Residents of an entire Georgia county were asked to shelter in place after a fire and ongoing chemical release erupted at a plant east of Atlanta on Sunday.17 hours ago -
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Fire at Rockdale County BioLab in Georgia Prompts Evacuations
A fire in the plant caused water to interact with a chemical that set off the plume, prompting evacuations for large parts of Conyers, Ga., officials said.19 hours ago -
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Residents ordered to evacuate or shelter in place after fire at chemical plant
People in the northern part of Rockdale County were ordered to evacuate and others were told to shelter in place with windows and doors closed.23 hours ago -
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AP Top 25: Alabama is the new No. 1 after defeating Georgia; Ole Miss, Utah, Louisville plunge
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Jorge Martín wins crash-hit Indonesian Grand Prix to extend MotoGP lead
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Materials to build the border wall have been waiting, and rusting, in one Arizona county since 2021
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Aaron Gordon says he's 'excited hopefully to be extended and to stay' in Denver
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