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Death toll rises to 89 in Maui fires, making it the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 07:41:49 +0000

A man walks through wildfire wreckage on August 11 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Officials estimated on Saturday that it will cost billions to restore the once-picturesque town of Lahaina.

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Looking for a side hustle? This company will pay you $100 an hour to watch TikTok for 10 hours. No cap

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Sat, 20 May 2023 21:29:15 +0000

(CNN) — If you already spend hours scrolling through TikTok – let’s face it, who doesn’t? – then you might have just found your dream job. Influencer marketing agency Ubiquitous is looking to pay three people $100 per hour to go on a 10-hour TikTok watching session. The company is hoping the endeavor will help

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The man who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold ‘never intended to harm’ him, his attorneys say

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Sun, 07 May 2023 06:36:17 +0000

(CNN) — Amid mounting pressures to charge the man who restrained Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway train car this week, the man’s attorneys contend he didn’t foresee the “awful tragedy,” which has sparked protests and further accentuated the city’s struggles with homelessness and mental illness. Daniel Penny, 24,

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California faces persistent flooding over the weekend after rounds of deadly storms

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 11:46:28 +0000

(CNN) — Forceful flooding that washed away roads and sent residents across parts of northern and central California fleeing their homes is expected to continue Saturday and through the weekend as more rain arrives. But Saturday is not projected to bring the torrential walls of rain that battered communities Friday, which saw bridges collapse, roads

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More than 4 feet has fallen in New York snowstorm and 2 people have died while clearing paths in Erie County

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:34:19 +0000

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Millions in the US to endure oppressive heat as temperatures bake the Pacific Northwest and South

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:26:17 +0000

(CNN) — An unrelenting heat wave will continue scorching the Northwest and parts of the South Thursday as millions endure yet another round of blistering temperatures. More than 30 million people in the US were under various heat alerts early Thursday. “The extreme heat is unfortunately expected to stay until the weekend, with temperatures in

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More than 50 million are under extreme weather warnings as Hurricane Henri closes in on the Northeast

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 18:23:20 +0000

(CNN) — As Hurricane Henri’s outer bands began moving over the Northeast Sunday morning, heavy rain had already saturated many areas, posing flooding danger for millions and even some suggestions to evacuate from the storm’s path. Henri’s anticipated landfall on Long Island or southern New England late Sunday morning or early in the afternoon is

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Northern California wildfire triples in size, forcing thousands to evacuate

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:41:43 +0000

Northern California wildfire triples in size, forcing thousands to evacuate. (Photo credit: KCRA)

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US average of daily Covid-19 cases hits highest level since February, fueled by the Delta variant

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 18:36:54 +0000

(CNN) — The US is averaging more than 100,000 new daily Covid-19 cases each day, the highest in nearly six months, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The last time the seven-day average surpassed 100,000 cases was on February 11, according to the data. The country hit a 2021 low average of 11,299 daily

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It has been 500 days since the first known US death from COVID-19. Variants and low vaccination rates threaten to prolong the pandemic

Aya Elamroussi, CNN — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:05:44 +0000

(CNN) — As the United States continues on a path to near pre-pandemic normalcy, experts remain concerned over low vaccination rates and the spread of Covid -19 variants, which could potentially exacerbate a pandemic that has upended life for more than a year and inflicted a damaging toll on Americans and the world. New York and

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