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Cyclone's floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa

Aid workers rushed to rescue victims clinging to trees and crammed on rooftops against rapidly rising waters after a cyclone unleashed devastating floods in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. More than 238 were dead, hundreds were missing and thousands more were at risk.

Long Island Records: FBI was probing Cohen long before raid
President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen was targeted partly because he took on lucrative ...
1:41 PM
World EU to Britain: Make up your mind about Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan has been derailed in Parliament. Now she is at the mercy of an exasperated European Union.
1:26 PM
Business Facebook settles suits over discrimination in ads
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is settling five lawsuits alleging that its advertising systems enabled discrimination ...
12 m ago
Nation 2 scenarios for NYC's climate future — and why
A new project makes it easier to imagine how climate change will impact your city decades from now.
3/9/19
Nation Analysis: Hot records being set twice as often as cold ones
Since 1999, the ratio has been two warm records set or broken for every cold one. In 16 of the last 20 years, there have been more daily high temperature records than low.
3:00 AM
Nassau Schumer: LI's TRACON funding 'should come first'
The staff at New York Terminal Radar Approach Control is responsible for guiding and monitoring about 3,000 flights daily but labor leaders say the facility needs an upgrade.
5 m ago
Nation Records: FBI was probing Cohen long before raid
Newly released documents show the FBI was investigating President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and ...
9:25 AM
World See stunning images from around the world
Take a peek at these jaw-dropping photos.
3/11/19
World Christchurch long harbored white supremacists
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The leafy New Zealand city where a self-proclaimed racist fatally shot ...
9:06 AM
Nation White House proposes caps on student loan borrowing
The Trump administration on Monday proposed new limits on federal student loans taken out by ...
8:53 AM
Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked ...
8:19 AM
Nation GOP pol sues Twitter, users for $250M for defamation
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California is suing Twitter and several of its ...
7:52 AM