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Hurricane Ian is growing stronger as it barrels towards western Cuba, where authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people in preparation for heavy rainfall and “devastating” wind. Ian was forecast to hit the western tip of Cuba on Monday evening as a major hurricane and then become an even stronger Category 4 with top winds of 225km per hour (140 miles per hour) over warm Gulf of Mexico waters before striking the US state of Florida later in the week. Authorities have called on residents to make preparations in advance of the fast-moving storm, which the Miami-based National Hurricane…

HAMILTON — A coroner’s inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen whose body was found near a group home is set to continue today in Hamilton. The inquest examining the death of Devon Freeman began Monday in the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, of which he was a member.Jurors have heard Freeman was reported missing from the Lynwood Charlton Centre group home in the Flamborough area of Hamilton in the fall of 2017. He was found dead near the home in April of 2018.The inquest is expected to look into systemic issues that played a role in the…

In this Sky News Australia special report, meteorologists Rob Sharpe and Alison Osborne unpack predictive data which paints a sombre picture of the country’s severe weather outlook from October of this year to April 2023.The last severe weather season was marked by flooding rain in the east and exceptional heatwaves on the west coast, but large parts of Australia didn’t see much extreme weather.This year will be different.Sky News Australia predicts every part of the country will face an increased risk of at least one severe weather phenomenon. EASTERN AUSTRALIA BRACING FOR MORE WET WEATHERFlooding is shaping up to be the…

Sharing their thoughts. After Adam Levine was accused of infidelity by multiple women, fellow celebrities entered the chat to offer their opinions on the situation. The Maroon 5 singer, 43, made headlines earlier this month when Sumner Stroh claimed they had an affair amid his marriage to Behati Prinsloo. “I was having an affair with a man who is married to a Victoria’s Secret model,” she alleged in a TikTok video on Monday, September 19. “At the time, I was young, I was naive … I was very easily manipulated.” The online personality, 23, later issued an apology to Prinsloo,…

As Tampa Bay residents prepare for Hurricane Ian, many Americans unfamiliar with Florida may be surprised that Tampa Bay is rarely hit directly by hurricanes – in fact, the last time it happened was over a century ago.The Tampa Bay hurricane of 1921 – also known as the Tarpon Springs hurricane – caused upwards of $10 million in damage (that would be roughly $120 million today) and killed eight people, including children. The 1848 Tampa Bay hurricane was the only other recorded hurricane to make landfall in Tampa Bay.When the hurricane reached Tarpon Springs on October 25, it would have been rated…

Medical experts are sounding off about a dangerous action taken by parents that can result in the death of a baby.Co-sleeping, or sharing a bed with an infant, is one cause of sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID). In 2020, 905 babies died in America due to “accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Roughly 3,400 infants (younger than age one) die in this country suddenly and unexpectedly each year. LOUISIANA MOM OF TWIN PREEMIES WHO GETS BABY FORMULA VIA FACEBOOK SAYS PEOPLE ‘FORGOT’ ABOUT SHORTAGE”There is no immediately obvious cause,” the CDC reports on its…

Several Democrats who are engaged in competitive House races have altered their stances on criminal justice provisions they previously championed as the midterm elections approach.Crime has become an important concern for voters ahead of the November elections, with a poll last week indicating that they believe Republicans are more equipped to handle the issue that is now of more importance to them than abortion.According to the survey produced for ABC News by Langer Research Associates in New York City, the economy (89%), education (77%) and inflation (76%) topped out the issues voters consider “highly important” as midterms loom, but those…

Later this week, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will come the closest it has been in decades to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon, Europa.The agency believes Juno will obtain the highest-resolution pictures of Europa’s surface while gathering key data about the moon’s surface compositions and interior.  Juno is expected to come within 222 miles of the moon’s surface, and the mission is scheduled for Thursday, September 29th. NASA hopes that the data collected from the probe will assist in future missions and studies of Europa, a moon where scientists suspect a vast ocean lies beneath its icy surface and may contain elements of life. “Europa is…

Bill Browder spent a decade navigating the anarchic environment of post-Soviet Russia after moving to Moscow in 1996. He ran a hedge fund that would eventually become the largest outside investor in the country with more than $4.5 billion under management. The Stanford Business School graduate took a “naming-and-shaming approach” to his work, clashing with oligarchs and other Russian officials who he believed were taking advantage of the lawlessness of the “Wild East.” “But, of course, exposing corrupt oligarchs didn’t make me very popular in Russia,” Browder writes in his new book, “Freezing Order.” “And, in time, my actions led to a…

The Cleveland Guardians wanted to raise their AL Central banner Tuesday night at Progressive Field, but the weather didn’t cooperate. The 86-67 Guardians were forced to postpone their flag-raising ceremony before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays, per the Associated Press.While the game isn’t rained out in Cleveland, the Guardians are used to the wet weather this season. They’ve had 10 rainouts that have forced them to play eight doubleheaders this season, a league high. Six of them have come at home.  Rain is in the forecast for the remaining games of this series, which is why the ceremony has…