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OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Dorian is brushing up against North Carolina as it keeps churning northeast, just offshore. In a late Thursday night advisory, the National Hurricane Center says the Category 2 storm continued to have maximum sustained winds of 100 mph. Dorian is about 35 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina. Regardless of whether the storm makes landfall overnight, forecasters expect Dorian to produce life-threatening storm surges, dangerous winds and flash floods.
FREEPORT, Bahamas - (AP) _ Officials in the Bahamas say the country's death toll from Hurricane Dorian has increased to 30. Bahamian Health Minister Duane Sands told The Associated Press that in a phone interview late Thursday that he expects that number to be "significantly higher" in upcoming days as crews continue search and rescue missions.
UNDATED (AP) — The Dallas Opera has canceled a 2020 Placido Domingo event due to harassment and groping allegations against the superstar. The opera said Thursday the gala had been set for March 11 but was taken off the calendar due to "ongoing developments regarding allegations made against" Domingo. Eleven women have come forward in an AP story published Thursday with new allegations of sexual misconduct. Domingo's spokeswoman said the new allegations were riddled with inconsistencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government official says the Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California's authority to set its own automotive emissions and fuel economy standards. The official, who is familiar with the regulatory process, says the Environmental Protection Agency is preparing paperwork for the White House that would set a single national standard for fuel economy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost three out of four Americans say weather disasters are worsening, and most of those people blame global warming to some extent. An Associated Press-NORC Center poll conducted before Hurricane Dorian formed found that people are connecting catastrophic weather to man-made climate change. Those who were watching Hurricane Dorian come close to their homes were no exception.
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