It was clear from the start that House Republicans would struggle to govern this year given their deep ideological divisions, narrow majority and myriad personal feuds and grudges. But even the most pessimistic of predictions could not have captured the remarkable, drawn-out Republican self-own now raging on Capitol Hill. In …
Read More »Typhoon Mawar Lashes Guam With High Winds, Knocking Out Power
Typhoon Mawar brought hurricane-force winds as it brushed over Guam on Wednesday, snapping trees, raising fears of flash flooding and leaving most of the American territory without power. The storm, packing the force of a Category 4 hurricane, was the strongest to hammer the Pacific island in years and could …
Read More »Hurricane Agatha makes landfall in southern Mexico with 105 mph winds
Agatha had rapidly intensified in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was nearing major hurricane status as it approached the southern Mexican coast Sunday night. The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season, Agatha made landfall as a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph. A hurricane warning continues from …
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