Frazier, though, was relentless, seeking a way inside Ali’s reach, driving blows into Ali’s ribs but moving too fast to get caught by the night-ender Ali had planned.
As of Wednesday evening, Gabrielle was churning nearly 900 miles from the Caribbean’s northern Leeward Islands with sustained winds of 50 mph.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
Yancey was one of at least five Western North Carolina counties that never issued evacuation orders ahead of remnants of Hurricane Helene reaching North Carolina, even though federal forecasters warned that historic, life-threatening and catastrophic flooding, landslides and winds were ahead.
What was once a rapidly accelerating movement now faces significant headwinds, with both external and internal pressures threatening to stall progress.
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Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
But across the income spectrum, retail sales data shows consumers show no sign of slowing even as economic headwinds pile up.
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