(Reuters) -Camp Mystic said on Monday that 27 campers and counselors died in catastrophic flooding on the Guadalupe River in central Texas. “Camp Mystic is grieving the loss of 27 campers and counselors following the catastrophic flooding on the Guadalupe River,” the camp said in a statement. (Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago; Editing by …
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By David Brunnstrom and Bhargav Acharya WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The dispute between Republican President Donald Trump and his main campaign financier Elon Musk took another fractious turn on Saturday when the space and automotive billionaire announced the formation of a new political party, saying Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill would bankrupt America. A day after asking …
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By Rich McKay and Tim Reid HUNT, Texas (Reuters) -The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp continued and fears of more flooding prompted evacuations of volunteer responders. Larry Leitha, sheriff of Kerr County in Texas …
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MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Sunday that billionaire Elon Musk’s move to start a new U.S. political party is ridiculous and could add to confusion. “I think it’s ridiculous to start a third party,” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey. “Starting a third party just …
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By Rich McKay and Andy Sullivan HUNT, Texas (Reuters) -At least 43 people, including 15 children, have been confirmed dead following flash floods in central Texas, authorities said on Saturday as rescuers continued a frantic search for dozens more campers, vacationers and residents who were still missing. The casualty toll will likely rise, authorities said, …
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(Reuters) -Tropical storm Chantal appeared to have made landfall near Litchfield Beach in the eastern state of South Carolina, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday. The tropical storm, which formed in the Atlantic, registered maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is located about 15 miles northwest of Conway, South Carolina, and …
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COMFORT, Texas (Reuters) -Tonia Fucci, a Pennsylvania resident visiting her grandmother for the Independence Day weekend, woke early on Friday to the sound of heavy rain “coming down in buckets.” Along with the rain, she heard something else – loud, startling cracking noises. “It’s indescribable, the sounds, of how loud they were, which turned out …
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(Reuters) -The death toll from the floods in central Texas has risen to 43 from 32, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference on Saturday. Among the missing are 27 young girls from the Camp Mystic summer camp. Kerrville city manager Dalton Rice said there could be more people missing in the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An F-16 U.S. fighter jet on Saturday intercepted a general aviation aircraft that violated a temporary restriction of the airspace over U.S. President Donald Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, the U.S military said in a statement. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said the incident, which occurred around 2:39 p.m. …
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(Reuters) -The death toll from the floods in central Texas has risen to 32 from 27, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference on Saturday. “We have recovered some additional bodies… there’s 32 deceased, 18 of those are adults and 14 are children,” he said. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Rich McKay; …
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