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. Flights, ferries and train services were suspended in the megacity and in neighboring provinces, disrupting travel during China’s three-day Mid-Autumn Festival. Shanghai’s airports canceled hundreds

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Israel targets southern Lebanon with heavy airstrikes as tensions continue | AP News

Israel targets southern Lebanon with heavy airstrikes as tensions continue | AP News

Israeli warplanes carried out an aerial assault, launching a series of airstrikes targeting the Mahmoudiyeh area in southern Lebanon, state-run National News Agency said on Sunday. (AP Video by Mohamad Zanatky Production by Ali Sharafeddine) Israeli warplanes carried out an aerial assault, launching a series of airstrikes targeting the Mahmoudiyeh area in southern Lebanon, state-run

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Firefighters carry out rescues in eastern Czech Republic after major flooding follows torrential rain | AP News

Firefighters carry out rescues in eastern Czech Republic after major flooding follows torrential rain | AP News

Emergency workers carried out rescue operations on Sunday in the eastern Czech towns of Jesenik and Opava after days of heavy rains caused widespread flooding and forced mass evacuations. (AP Video by Jan Gebert and Stanislav Hodina) Emergency workers carried out rescue operations on Sunday in the eastern Czech towns of Jesenik and Opava after

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Trump is safe after Secret Service opened fire at suspected person with firearm near his golf club

Trump is safe after Secret Service opened fire at suspected person with firearm near his golf club

Donald Trump is safe after Secret Service opened fire at suspected person with firearm near his golf club. Live updates here . WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with an AK-style rifle pushed the firearm’s muzzle through the perimeter of Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course Sunday as the Republican presidential candidate was playing

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