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Russian constitution change ends hopes for same-sex marriage
Read full article: Russian constitution change ends hopes for same-sex marriageIrina, right, and Anastasia Lagutenko play with their son, Dorian, at a playground in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 2, 2020. Their 2017 wedding wasnt legally recognized in Russia. Any hopes they could someday officially be married in their homeland vanished July 1 when voters approved a package of constitutional amendments, one of which stipulates that marriage in Russia is only between a man and a woman.

Future uncertain for 70,000 in Bahamas left homeless by Dorian
Read full article: Future uncertain for 70,000 in Bahamas left homeless by DorianThe UK Ministry of Defence has released aerial images of the damage from Dorian on Great Abaco, in the Bahamas. Search and rescue crews with cadaver dogs ferreted through rubble on the Abaco islands. Most of the evacuees who arrived in Palm Beach by cruise ship were picked up by family members or were provided transportation to reach loved ones in the area. Of the 1,435 evacuees aboard the cruise ship, 539 are US citizens or lawful permanent residents, US Customs and Border Protection said. Seymour, who arrived in Florida on the humanitarian cruise with 16 cousins and grandchildren, will stay with a sister is Port St. Lucie for now.
Several tropical disturbances in Atlantic to keep eye on this week
Read full article: Several tropical disturbances in Atlantic to keep eye on this weekMIAMI - Three disturbances over the Atlantic bear watching this week. Dorian is technically no longer a tropical hurricane but is producing strong winds in eastern Canada. A weak tropical disturbance loosely related to the tail of Tropical Storm Gabrielle is located just northeast of the Caribbean islands - moving in the general direction of Florida. At the least, they will likely increase the rain chances late week. Tropical Storm Gabrielle is in the middle of the Atlantic heading north.

Dorian is done, hurricane season is not
Read full article: Dorian is done, hurricane season is notThe Atlantic hurricane season, which started on June 1 and lasts until November 30, is just now reaching its peak. Hurricane season peaks on September 10, and during the eight-week period surrounding that date, storms begin to form quickly. According to NOAA, the Atlantic hurricane season produces 12 named storms on average. "El Nio typically suppresses Atlantic hurricane activity but now that it's gone, we could see a busier season ahead," Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, said in a news release. Bell is referring to the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, which saw eight tropical cyclones and 11 hurricanes.

Dorian puts Georgia, Carolinas on high alert
Read full article: Dorian puts Georgia, Carolinas on high alertAs the death toll rises in the Bahamas and Florida breathes a sigh of relief, Dorian aims for Georgia and the Carolinas. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Kid uses birthday Disney money to feed Dorian evacuees
Read full article: Kid uses birthday Disney money to feed Dorian evacueesA six-year-old decides to use his birthday money that he was saving for Disney trip, to feed Dorian evacuees in his town. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Shelter dogs in Dorian's path relocated inland
Read full article: Shelter dogs in Dorian's path relocated inlandLANSING, Mich. - A Humane Society shelter in Michigan is doing its part in Hurricane relief by helping animals displaced by Dorian. 15 dogs from Florida were relocated in Lansing as part of a national effort to get the animals out of the path of the storm. Employees say these dogs are Florida shelter animals, so the dogs will be evaluated in Lansing and placed up for adoption. Obviously we help mostly animals in our community but sometimes the call comes in to do something more and we are happy to do it, said Julia Willson, the CEO and President of Capital Area Humane Shelter. Willson added that the dogs should be ready for adoption within the next week or so.

Category 2 Dorian to strengthen into 'extremely dangerous hurricane'
Read full article: Category 2 Dorian to strengthen into 'extremely dangerous hurricane'PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - Dorian, the second hurricane of the 2019 season, will start spinning over Florida on Monday as a Category 4 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. Thursday update. Meteorologists expect the storm, which is drawing strength from the warm waters of the Atlantic, to become a "major hurricane" and remain "an extremely dangerous hurricane" through the weekend. The hurricane hunter aircraft found Dorian -- now a Category 2 hurricane -- continued to strengthen about 295 miles away from the southeastern Bahamas. The storm is expected to approach the northwestern Bahamas Saturday as a Category 4 and move near or over portions of the northwest Bahamas on Sunday. Hurricane watch alerts will likely be issued for the northwestern and central Bahamas on Friday."

FPL prepares to restore power quickly, safely after Hurricane Dorian
Read full article: FPL prepares to restore power quickly, safely after Hurricane DorianRIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - One of the big questions every time we get into hurricane season is about power: When will we lose it and when will we get it back? At one facility alone in Riviera Beach, they have 4,000 transformers and other pieces of equipment set up and at the ready. They said throughout the state, they have 11,000 more transformers, along with 27,000 power poles and 5,000 restoration crew members on standby. Local 10 News reporter Ian Margol was at FPL's emergency response headquarters in Riviera Beach Thursday, where members of its staff coordinate efforts to restore power for everyone affected by the storm. FPL officials said nearly 13,000 employees and additional personnel have been secured to help restore power after the storm.