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VERIFYING 5 claims about staying warm and protecting your home from the cold

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At least 72 people die in devastating flash floods in eastern Spain

Dozens of towns were flooded, and officials warned that the danger is not over yet as more storms roll in.
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US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike

Applications for jobless benefits are widely considered representative of U.S. layoffs in a given week, but they can be volatile and susceptible to historic events.
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More than 1.5 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida

The cyclone had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph as it made landfall near Siesta Key.
National

A single coin can help you tell if frozen food went bad during a power outage. Here's how

The technique is referred to as the "quarter freezer."
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Slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby bringing torrential rains and flooding to southeastern US

Record-setting rain from the storm that killed at least five people was causing flash flooding in Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina.
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Searing heat wave grips large parts of the US and causes deaths in the West

An excessive heat warning — the National Weather Service's highest alert — was in effect for about 36 million people, or about 10% of the population in the U.S.
Severe Weather

'Trust me, you don't want to be in a Category 1' | Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urging Texans to take Beryl seriously

Before Beryl makes landfall on the Texas coast, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is serving as acting governor, is urging Texans to prepare for the storm.
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Beryl bears down on Texas, where it's expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength

It is currently a tropical storm but is forecast to regain hurricane status before nearing the coast Sunday and making landfall the following morning.
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Hurricane Beryl intensifies to Category 5 storm after razing southeast Caribbean islands

Beryl strengthened from a tropical depression to a major hurricane in just 42 hours — a feat accomplished only six other times in Atlantic hurricane history.
Severe Weather

Texas A&M storm chaser survived monster F5 tornado that killed her little sisters when she was 8

Aria Vargyas was in second grade when the monster tornado obliterated her school and destroyed her family's home in Moore, Oklahoma.
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Midwest hit with severe flooding as heat wave persists across US

Entire neighborhoods — and at least one entire town — were evacuated because of the flooding.