A federal official said that as many as 15 million people in Florida lacked power, an astonishing figure that represented three-quarters of the state's entire population. Millions of people who fled Irma may struggle to return home for weeks as crews try to deal with downed lines, debris and a storm-swamped electrical grid.
Irma was once forecast to hit Miami, and many feared devastation that would forever change their beloved coastline. But as the monster storm neared Florida, it kept churning west, away from areas that had braced for the worst and into others that had been expecting not much at all.
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As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida, the water between the storm's center and the shoreline bulged. The storm surge took up so much water that long stretches of the Caribbean coast went dry. The hurricane had flailed the ocean into an unfamiliar shape. And where a hurricane dumps its surge can be the site of catastrophe.
With storm clouds clearing, satellites are able to capture the devastation of Hurricane Irma. Aqua waters along the Florida Keys were churned milky brown by the storm, and homes were leveled in the British Virgin Islands.
Median household income in America was $59,039 last year, surpassing the previous high of $58,655 set in 1999, the Census Bureau said. The figure is adjusted for inflation and is one of the most closely watched indicators of how the middle class is faring financially.
Lloyd Lee Welch, 60, stood before a judge and admitted he participated in the abduction of Katherine and Sheila Lyon, who were last seen at Wheaton Plaza Mall in 1975.
The company unveiled three new versions of its flagship smartphone in a high-stakes moment for the company 10 years after the launch of the first iPhone.
Hillary Clinton writes that the media provided Donald Trump free airtime and gave her emails "three times more coverage than all the issues affecting people's lives." The first point is fair. The next point is murkier.
As pressure builds on the company to explain how criminals hacked into a massive trove of data on 143 million Americans, the list of unanswered questions is long. But most boil down to three big ones.
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