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Russian Missiles Rain Down On Ukraine As Putin Says He Is Open To "Talks"
Russian forces bombarded scores of towns in Ukraine on Christmas Day as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to negotiations, a stance Washington has dismissed as posturing because of continued Russian attacks.
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Australia vs India, 4th Test: Rohit Sharma's Dismissal Puts India On Backfoot After Rookie Attack Restricts Australia To 369 On Day 2
Rohit Sharma's indiscreet shot selection pegged India back after rookie bowling attack restricted Australia to 369 on a rain-curtailed second day of the fourth Test on Saturday.
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Venice Floods Threaten Priceless Art And History, Submerge 70% Of City
Earlier this week, Venice faced another monumental "acqua alta," or "high water," this time coming just inches shy of the 1966 record. Dispatches from the scene described people tromping around in cheap rain boots as they walk single-file on footbridges elevated over flooded piazzas or wade through knee-high water.
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White House Basement Offices Flooded After Heavy Rain In Washington
Driving rains flooded parts of Washington, DC, on Monday, shattering a daily record in just an hour, forcing 15 swift-water rescues from stranded cars and causing an undeniable leak in the White House.
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Larry The Cat Takes Shelter Under Trump's Limo, Refuses To Move
Larry the Downing Street cat, perhaps the most famous executive feline since the Clintons' Socks, took shelter from the rain under President Donald Trump's armored limousine, nicknamed "the Beast," and refused to move, NBC reporter Bill Neely said Tuesday on Twitter.
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Life Comes To A Complete Halt In Odisha: Foreign Media On Cyclone Fani
An extremely powerful cyclone roared ashore Friday morning in eastern India, bringing pounding rain, giant waves and wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour, as tens of millions of people in the coastal state of Odisha sought shelter from the storm.
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Cyclone Fani Forecast Equivalent To A Category 4 Hurricane: Foreign Media
Cyclone Fani, packing winds of nearly 110 mph, is set to slam northeastern India later this week, bringing with it destructive winds, rain totals topping a foot and a potentially devastating storm surge.
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"Potentially Historic" Storm To Bring Blinding Snow, Rain In US Midwest
A major storm is on the way for nation's midsection Wednesday and Thursday. Depending on location, it will generate blinding snow, heavy rain, powerful winds or a combination.
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2 US Sisters Got Lost In Woods. Wilderness Training Helped Them Survive
The Carrico sisters were getting impatient. After days of heavy rain in Humboldt County, California, the sky was finally clear Friday afternoon. Leia, 8, and Caroline, 5, were eager to play outside and hike through the woods that border Richardson Grove State Park by their northern California home.
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Flood-hit Australians Urged To Watch Out For Crocodiles In 'Unexpected Places'
Over the past week, record levels of rain have deluged Queensland in northeastern Australia, prompting emergency evacuations - as well as some surreal sights.
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"There's Rain, But It Doesn't Matter": French Army Likely Trolled Trump
The White House canceled the visit, which would have been aboard the presidential helicopter Marine One, after it was determined that the conditions offered "near-zero visibility," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said, amid criticism and speculation that Trump was not motivated to join other world leaders there by car instead.
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"It's Raining, It's Pouring": Nursery Rhyme That Haunted Town For Months
For months, usually around bedtime, the sound of a distant nursery rhyme would drift through a neighborhood in Ipswich, a seaside town in England.
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"Either He's Going To Leave Today Or...": Florence Rain Inundates US Town
The homes just off Alamac Road that Ryan Abshear visited Sunday, door to door, in the hard rain, are small, either one-story brick or clapboard, some tidy, others in disrepair. It is as varied as Florence's path and punishment.
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Washington Mayor Declares Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.
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Photographer Clicks Pic Of Couple Kissing In Rain. He Was Thrashed, Fired
The photo - a dreamy scene of two lovers kissing in the monsoon rain - went viral in Bangladesh almost immediately after photojournalist Jibon Ahmed posted it on his Facebook page Monday.
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Russian Missiles Rain Down On Ukraine As Putin Says He Is Open To "Talks"
Russian forces bombarded scores of towns in Ukraine on Christmas Day as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to negotiations, a stance Washington has dismissed as posturing because of continued Russian attacks.
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Australia vs India, 4th Test: Rohit Sharma's Dismissal Puts India On Backfoot After Rookie Attack Restricts Australia To 369 On Day 2
Rohit Sharma's indiscreet shot selection pegged India back after rookie bowling attack restricted Australia to 369 on a rain-curtailed second day of the fourth Test on Saturday.
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Venice Floods Threaten Priceless Art And History, Submerge 70% Of City
Earlier this week, Venice faced another monumental "acqua alta," or "high water," this time coming just inches shy of the 1966 record. Dispatches from the scene described people tromping around in cheap rain boots as they walk single-file on footbridges elevated over flooded piazzas or wade through knee-high water.
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White House Basement Offices Flooded After Heavy Rain In Washington
Driving rains flooded parts of Washington, DC, on Monday, shattering a daily record in just an hour, forcing 15 swift-water rescues from stranded cars and causing an undeniable leak in the White House.
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Larry The Cat Takes Shelter Under Trump's Limo, Refuses To Move
Larry the Downing Street cat, perhaps the most famous executive feline since the Clintons' Socks, took shelter from the rain under President Donald Trump's armored limousine, nicknamed "the Beast," and refused to move, NBC reporter Bill Neely said Tuesday on Twitter.
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Life Comes To A Complete Halt In Odisha: Foreign Media On Cyclone Fani
An extremely powerful cyclone roared ashore Friday morning in eastern India, bringing pounding rain, giant waves and wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour, as tens of millions of people in the coastal state of Odisha sought shelter from the storm.
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Cyclone Fani Forecast Equivalent To A Category 4 Hurricane: Foreign Media
Cyclone Fani, packing winds of nearly 110 mph, is set to slam northeastern India later this week, bringing with it destructive winds, rain totals topping a foot and a potentially devastating storm surge.
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"Potentially Historic" Storm To Bring Blinding Snow, Rain In US Midwest
A major storm is on the way for nation's midsection Wednesday and Thursday. Depending on location, it will generate blinding snow, heavy rain, powerful winds or a combination.
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2 US Sisters Got Lost In Woods. Wilderness Training Helped Them Survive
The Carrico sisters were getting impatient. After days of heavy rain in Humboldt County, California, the sky was finally clear Friday afternoon. Leia, 8, and Caroline, 5, were eager to play outside and hike through the woods that border Richardson Grove State Park by their northern California home.
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Flood-hit Australians Urged To Watch Out For Crocodiles In 'Unexpected Places'
Over the past week, record levels of rain have deluged Queensland in northeastern Australia, prompting emergency evacuations - as well as some surreal sights.
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"There's Rain, But It Doesn't Matter": French Army Likely Trolled Trump
The White House canceled the visit, which would have been aboard the presidential helicopter Marine One, after it was determined that the conditions offered "near-zero visibility," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said, amid criticism and speculation that Trump was not motivated to join other world leaders there by car instead.
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"It's Raining, It's Pouring": Nursery Rhyme That Haunted Town For Months
For months, usually around bedtime, the sound of a distant nursery rhyme would drift through a neighborhood in Ipswich, a seaside town in England.
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"Either He's Going To Leave Today Or...": Florence Rain Inundates US Town
The homes just off Alamac Road that Ryan Abshear visited Sunday, door to door, in the hard rain, are small, either one-story brick or clapboard, some tidy, others in disrepair. It is as varied as Florence's path and punishment.
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Washington Mayor Declares Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.
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Photographer Clicks Pic Of Couple Kissing In Rain. He Was Thrashed, Fired
The photo - a dreamy scene of two lovers kissing in the monsoon rain - went viral in Bangladesh almost immediately after photojournalist Jibon Ahmed posted it on his Facebook page Monday.
