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‘Significant’ nor’easter brings high winds and heavy rain to US east coast

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Forecasters say up to 40 million people in multiple US states could be affected by the early season northeasterly storm High winds and heavy rain were beginning to batter New England on Friday as a “significant” nor’easter, the first such storm of the fall, threatened to disrupt weekend plans for millions. In the Pacific Ocean, meanwhile, three separate hurricanes, one threatening “ catastrophic flooding ”, including life-threatening flash floods, in Hawaii, were churning as a record-setting El Niño continued to amplify severe weather events on a global…

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USABC News

Supreme Court allows use of citizenship database ahead of midterms

The Supreme Court has given the Trump administration a green light to use a federal citizenship database to verify voters ahead of the midterm elections. In a 6-3 opinion, the Supreme Court, for now, lifted a lower court order that blocked the Department of Homeland Security from expanding a 40-year-old immigration database -- known as the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system -- to help states screen voter records for noncitizens. The immediate impact of the ruling is unclear, since states are prohibited by law from purging their voter rolls within 90 days of Election Day.

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Wisconsin frat leaders arrested after 30 pledges found in filthy basement, injured and covered in condiments

Two leaders of an underground University of Wisconsin-Madison fraternity were arrested and charged with hazing after dozens of pledges were found injured, shirtless and covered in condiments in a dingy basement. The Madison Police Department said Thursday it received an anonymous tip about an event in the basement of an off-campus chapter house after police received an anonymous tip. Alpha Epsilon Pi was kicked off campus as a recognized chapter in 2015, but the organization maintained a presence at the Madison home.