The chairman of the BBC quit Friday after a report found that he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest. Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina each fell a single vote short of passing in their legislatures. Police in Minneapolis are searching for a man suspected of setting fires that damaged two mosques earlier this week.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction across Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroying a historic waterfront pier and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain over a huge area on Thursday. Catastrophic flooding was threatened …
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (AP) — Hurricane Ian’s most damaging winds began hitting Florida’s southwest coast Wednesday, lashing the state with heavy rain and pushing a devastating storm surge after strengthening to just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Fueled by warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Ian grew to a catastrophic …
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Amy Klobuchar is ending her Democratic presidential campaign and plans to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden. The Minnesota senator’s decision to leave the race came just 18 hours before Super Tuesday in 14 states, including Minnesota.
Hillary Clinton overcame a strong challenge from Bernie Sanders to win the Nevada Democratic caucuses Saturday.
This is News in :90 for Monday, Oct. 5, 2015.
