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High winds and water surround buildings as Hurricane Florence hits Front Street in downtown Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

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Hurricane Florence drenches the Carolinas

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This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as it threatens the U.S. East Coast. Hurricane Florence is coming closer and getting stronger on a path to squat over North and South Carolina for days, surging over the coast, dumping feet of water deep inland and causing floods from the sea to the Appalachian Mountains and back again. (NASA via AP)

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How Hurricane Florence could disrupt the regional economy

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Politics & Policy

‘Big and vicious’: Hurricane Florence closes in on Carolinas

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Courts & Law

Judge rules for Port of Wilmington labor union in dispute with former president

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