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  1. Imelda leaves 2 dead in Texas, others stranded and trapped
    13 minutes ago• Nation & World
    Jade McLain carries Thor out of a boat as she and Fred Stewart were rescued from their flooded neighborhood inundated by rains from Tropical Depression Imelda by Splendora Police officers on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Spendora, Texas. BRETT COOMER | AP
    By Thursday night, floodwaters had started receding in most of the Houston area, said the city’s mayor, Sylvester Turner.
  2. St. Augustine man carjacks two vehicles in 20 minutes, Pinellas Park police say
    19 minutes ago• Crime
    Cassidy Dylan Daniels, 27, of 944 Oak Arbor Circle in St. Augustine, faces two counts of carjacking, one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with back-to-back carjackings in Pinellas Park. [Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
    The victims were a woman leaving work and a teen arriving at his home.
  3. Hernando County Pet of the Week for Sept. 27
    25 minutes ago• Hernando
    Buster is a sweet senior available for adoption at Hernando County Animal Services. Hernando County Animal Services
  4. Administration blocks ‘urgent’ whistleblower disclosure
    34 minutes ago• Nation & World
    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks to reporters after the panel met behind closed doors with national intelligence inspector general Michael Atkinson about a whistleblower complaint, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE | AP
    The administration is keeping Congress from even learning what exactly the whistleblower is alleging.
  5. Iraq’s stability on the line as U.S., Iran tensions soar
    42 minutes ago• Nation & World
    In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 photo, a billboard depicting Shiite spiritual leaders and volunteer fighters from the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces who were killed in Iraq fighting Islamic State militants, is displayed in Basra, Iraq. As the U.S. and Israel step up their efforts to contain Iran, countries in Tehran’s orbit are feeling the heat. Nowhere is that being felt more than in Iraq, where Shiite forces tied to Iran pose a growing challenge to the government’s authority. NABIL AL-JURANI | AP
    Pro-Iranian militias across Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq are being targeted, both with economic sanctions and precision airstrikes hitting their bases and infrastructure.
  6. These homes have ‘smart mirrors’ to help track residents’ health
    1 hour ago• Health
    Homeowner Cheryl Murdoch, 59, explains the workings of the Philips Smart Mirror in her bathroom. Murdoch and her husband live in the Epperson neighborhood in Wesley Chapel, home of the Crystal Lagoon, where some residents are piloting new health technologies inside their homes. SCOTT KEELER | Times
    In Pasco’s Crystal Lagoon community, AdventHealth and Metro Development Group are testing in-home technology aimed at keeping people away from the hospital.
  7. Florida education news: School threat tips, state testing, and voucher funding
    1 hour ago• Gradebook
    Fortify Florida is a new app that allows for anonymous reporting of suspected school threats. Florida Department of Education
    A roundup of stories from around the state.
  8. A new Florida app is tracking school threats, but many are bogus
    2 hours ago• Gradebook
    Pasco County school superintendent Kurt Browning says Fortify Florida, the new state-sponsored app that allows students to report potential threats, is "disrupting the education day" because the callers are anonymous, many of the tips are vague and there's no opportunity to get more information from tipsters. "I have an obligation to provide kids with a great education," Browning said. "I cannot do it with this tool, because kids are hiding behind Fortify Florida." JEFFREY SOLOCHEK |
    Vague and anonymous tips often waste law enforcement’s time and disrupt the school day, says Kurt Browning, president of Florida’s superintendents association.
  9. Sexual assault investigation of Clearwater nursing assistant expands
    3 hours ago• Crime
    Former nursing assistant Falo Kane, 32, of Clearwater, faces seven counts of sexual battery of a physically helpless person. Clearwater police are now looking for more potential victims at other health care facilities. [CLEARWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT] | Clearwater Police Department
    Falo Kane is accused of assaulting six patients at four facilities since 2016. Clearwater detectives want to know if there are other victims.
  10. What to watch for as Democrats meet in first LGBTQ forum of 2020 campaign
    3 hours ago• The Buzz
    Tonight's LGBTQ Presidential Forum is hosted by Angelica Ross of FX's Pose. Twitter
    A live stream of the event and what to watch for as 10 candidates meet on stage in Iowa.
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