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Escaped Bobcat From Lehigh Valley Zoo Forces Festival Attendees Inside

7:22am September 12, 2017

As The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa., reports, zoo officials believe no one attending the beer festival was in danger. It's just that noisy humans make it harder to catch a bobcat.

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Hurricane Irma Leaves Behind Devastated Areas In Florida Keys

7:05am September 12, 2017

Key West is closed for business following Irma. David Greene gets an update on the recovery effort from city commissioner Jimmy Weekley, who evacuated to Chattanooga, Tenn., to avoid the storm.

Irma Damage Largely Cuts Off Florida Keys From The Outside World

7:01am September 12, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys hard. Evacuated residents may not be able to return home for weeks. The scope of the destruction is only just becoming clear.

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What To Do When Your Health Insurance Won't Pay The Bills

5:03am September 12, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Insurers can reduce benefits or change how much they are willing to pay for services, but they are generally supposed to give customers 60 days' notice.

The first day of school at Codwell Elementary in Houston.

Houston Public Schools Open After Delays From Hurricane Harvey

9:04pm September 11, 2017

by Laura Isensee

More Houston schools opened Monday than previously expected — nearly 250 out of about 280 total. For students and teachers, back-to-school brought an extra burst of joy, relief, and other emotions.

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Hotel guests walk through dark hallways after the electricity was cut at a hotel on Saturday in Fort Myers, Fla.

Power Out For More Than 60 Percent Of Florida Homes And Businesses

7:47pm September 11, 2017

by Amita Kelly

More than 6 million of the state's electricity customers were experiencing power outages as of Monday.

California Sues Trump Administration Over Decision To Rescind DACA

6:27pm September 11, 2017

The state of California filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Trump administration for its decision to rescind DACA. California is home to about 200,000 DACA recipients. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on the status of the suit and the state's plans going forward.

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on President Trump's travel ban in October.

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Supreme Court Backs Broad Enforcement Of Travel Ban — For Now

5:23pm September 11, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Justice Anthony Kennedy delays implementation of an appeals court ruling that would have allowed certain refugees from six Muslim countries to enter the U.S. despite the Trump administration's order.

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South Florida Officials Begin To Assess Damage From Hurricane Irma

4:33pm September 11, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

South Florida is assessing the wind and water damage after Hurricane Irma battered the state over the weekend.

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Hurricane Irma Mostly Spares Tampa Bay Area Of Florida

4:33pm September 11, 2017

by Leila Fadel

More than a third of the state of Florida was ordered to evacuate in anticipation of mass devastation from Hurricane Irma, but the hurricane morphed to a tropical storm. In the Tampa Bay area, people returned home on Monday and found a lot of their stuff intact and wondering if Florida officials overreacted.