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Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 search a flooded neighborhood for people who may have been trapped by the rising floodwaters during now-tropical storm Florence in North Carolina.

Sharks In The Water? FEMA Tries To Fight 'Fake News' As Florence Hits

In times of disasters, rumors proliferate. The Federal Emergency Management Agency hopes to counter the misinformation with a rumor-control webpage.

Strong winds and rain batter a town in Cagayan Province, as typhoon Mangkhut hits the Philippines. Witnesses say the storm's wind and rain ripped off tin roof sheets, and knocked out power in some places.

At Least 3 Killed After Typhoon Mangkhut Slams Into The Philippines

As of Saturday night local time, at least three people had been killed and at least 42 landslides had occurred.

Some cutters use a razor blade for the female genital mutilation procedure.

2 Young Sisters Die After Undergoing Female Genital Mutilation

The girls were ages 10 and 11 and lived in Somalia, which has the highest rate of FGM in the world.

Hurricane Florence Arrives In South Carolina

Hundreds of thousands are without power in North Carolina after Hurricane Florence made landfall. Meanwhile, the storm has begun to rip through South Carolina, where the worst is likely still ahead.

The longtime Chicago towing company lost its license this week.

Lincoln Towing, Bane Of Many Chicago Drivers, Loses License

The company is so notorious for wrongly towing away cars that it has been immortalized in song. This week, the Illinois Commerce Commission revoked Lincoln's license.

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge sits on land surrounding the famous Rocky Flats Nuclear Reservation that produced nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

A New Wildlife Refuge On The Grounds Around An Old Nuclear Weapons Plant

Land around the shuttered weapons production facility in Colorado known as Rocky Flats is slated to reopen today as a wildlife refuge. But some are questioning whether it's too soon to be safe.

Colin Jost and Michael Che will host the Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, on NBC.

Fresh Air Weekend: Michael Che And Colin Jost Of 'SNL'; Chef José Andrés

The SNL head writers have different attitudes toward co-hosting the Emmy awards Monday night. Jost admits to being nervous, but Che says, "there's nothing to be afraid of."

Queen Guitarist Brian May On Writing Anthems And Studying Astrophysics

Brian May spoke to Fresh Air in 2010 about writing "We Will Rock You," recording the many vocals in "Bohemian Rhapsody" and getting a Ph.D. The biopic Bohemian Rhapsody details Queen's meteoric rise.

Deaths From Gun Violence: How The U.S. Compares With The Rest Of The World

A new report says the U.S. has the 28th-highest rate in the world: 4.43 deaths due to gun violence per 100,000 people in 2017. By contrast, Bangladesh saw 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.

Investigators Still Looking For A Motive Behind Thousand Oaks Shooting

As details are put together of the police response to the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., there are questions about whether the alleged gunman could have been stopped sooner.

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