Rescue operations launched across Britain as 140mph Arctic storms leave 100,000 homes

Rescue operations launched across Britain as 140mph Arctic storms leave 100,000 homes without power, pedestrians blown to the ground and thousands stranded in several feet of water   The most serious coastal tidal surge since 1953 has been predicted to hit today with forecasters fearing the worst will come during tonight's high tide at about 10pm. More than 240 flood alerts are in...

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Reported break-in leads to three arrests on drugs, stolen goods charges

  A report of a break-in Tuesday night in Mebane led to the arrest of three people on various charges. According to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Department, about 10 p.m., deputies went to a home on Trollingwood-Hawfields Road near Trollingwood Road. Deputies determined the crime was drug-related. In addition, stolen property was found at the home. Deputies...

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Paul Walker dead

Paul Walker best known for his role in "The Fast and the Furious" movies -- died Saturday afternoon after a single-car accident and explosion in Southern California ... TMZ has learned. The accident happened in Santa Clarita -- north of Los Angeles -- and Paul was the passenger in the two-seater Porsche Carrera GT when the driver somehow lost control and slammed into a post or a tree...

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Hezbollah commander killed outside home in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) -- Gunmen assassinated a senior Hezbollah commander outside his home Wednesday in southern Beirut, a major breach of the Shiite militant group's security as it struggles to maintain multiple fronts while it fights alongside President Bashar Assad's forces in Syria. The overnight killing of Hassan al-Laqis, described as a founding member of the group and one of its top commanders,...

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Cowboys' Hatcher savors rest, shrugs off rust

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jason Hatcher is happy to have the rest and not worried about accumulating rust. The Dallas defensive tackle and his teammates were back at work Tuesday — but only for meetings — after having nine of the previous 19 days off thanks to a late bye and their annual mini-bye after Thanksgiving. The Cowboys get another day away Wednesday and will have been off...

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