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Rafael Becomes Hurricane With 115 MPH Winds: Future Path Has Pair Of Possibilities Rafael Becomes Hurricane With 115 MPH Winds: Future Path Has Pair Of Possibilities
Rafael Becomes Hurricane With 115 MPH Winds: Future Path Has Pair Of Possibilities Tropical Storm Rafael has now become a hurricane, with its projected path now uncertain. It made landfall in western Cuba as a major Category 3 storm in Cuba late Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 6, with life-threatening storm surge, damaging hurricane-force winds, and destructive waves reported, along with 115 mph winds. Tropical storm conditions are then possible in the Florida Keys late in the day Wednesday and Wednesday night, the National Hurricane Center said. It could then extend to areas of the southeast US toward the end of the week, on Thursday, Nov. 7, and Friday, Nov. 8. Ano…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Next Named Tropical Storm Could Form Just As Final Month Of Hurricane Season Starts Next Named Tropical Storm Could Form Just As Final Month Of Hurricane Season Starts
Next Named Tropical Storm Could Form Just As Final Month Of Hurricane Season Starts A new system that could become a named storm could form just as the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season enters its final month. Click here for a new, updated story: Chances Increase System In Tropics Could Become Tropical Storm "Forecasters are focusing on the western and central Caribbean Sea which are expected to spawn the next tropical threat," according to AccuWeather. "There is a high chance of a tropical depression or storm forming in these waters du"ring late October and early November." AccuWeather pinpoints the time frame for possible development as between Wednesday, Oct. 30, and Fr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NJ Amazon Workers Demand Details In Colleague's Death, Some Info Released: NBC NJ Amazon Workers Demand Details In Colleague's Death, Some Info Released: NBC
NJ Amazon Workers Demand Details In Colleague's Death, Some Info Released: NBC Amazon employees who worked alongside the man who collapsed and died during the company's Prime Day shopping rush at a New Jersey warehouse are demanding answers, NBC reports. While some staffers speculated that the death was work-related, Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson told the outlet that the incident was related to a personal medical condition, and ruled out working conditions as a culprit and disputed labor leaders’ account of the timeline. The worker, identified only as Rafael, experienced chest pains the evening before his shift on Wednesday, July 13, but didn't tell colleagues o…

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by Cecilia Levine & Eli M. Rosenberg (NBC News)