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Hurricane Helene has killed at least 35 people in four US states. More than 4 million homes remain without power, and rescuers are working to eliminate the consequences of the disaster.

Hurricane Helene hit Florida, causing massive outages and record storm surges. It subsequently weakened to a tropical storm as it moved further overland

Freddie Owens, 46, has been executed for killing a store clerk during a robbery in 1999. This is the first of five executions in the United States this week, carried out after problems with the supply of lethal injection substances were resolved.

Tropical storm Debbie has killed six people on the coast of the southern US states. Catastrophic flooding is expected in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina.

Hurricane Debbie reached the coast of Florida, leaving more than 250 thousand consumers without electricity. Catastrophic flooding and record precipitation are expected in the southeastern United States, and a state of emergency has been declared.

The US Department of Defense has awarded $982 million worth of contracts to 49 companies to develop systems and supply equipment for maritime drones, including combat equipment, sensors, control systems, and logistics support, with a deadline of February 2025 and a possible extension to February 2030.

The U. S. Congress may consider providing Georgia with economic and military assistance, including preferential trade, improved market access, visa liberalization, and military support for territorial defense against Russian aggression, if Georgia abandons its anti-Western rhetoric, respects human rights, and withdraws its Russian-like "foreign agent" law.

Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey Bieber, are expecting their first child: Hailey is six months pregnant and due to give birth at the end of the summer, which makes Justin's mother Patty Mallett excited about the prospect of becoming a grandmother.

Microsoft warns that China is likely to use AI-generated content to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea, and India in 2024 after attempting to do so during the Taiwanese presidential election.

NATO diplomats suggest preparing for a possible US withdrawal from the alliance if Donald Trump wins the next presidential election.

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has announced that she is suspending her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

Nikki Haley is expected to drop out of the Republican presidential race and clear the way for former President Donald Trump.

Nikki Haley won the Republican primary in Vermont by a narrow margin. Elsewhere, the former president and the current White House chief of staff of the White House won one victory after another.

Donald Trump won the Republican primary in North Dakota on the eve of the Super Tuesday vote.

Donald Trump won the Republican caucuses in Missouri on March 2.

Trump and Biden won their primaries in Michigan, with Trump increasing his lead over Nikki Haley in the fight for the Republican nomination and Biden scoring an important victory for the Democrats.

Nikki Haley has vowed to continue her presidential campaign, saying she has no intention of dropping out after the South Carolina primary, despite being more than 30 points behind Donald Trump in polls in her state.

At a rally in South Carolina, Trump called for an end to the war in Ukraine and expressed opposition to additional Senate aid to Ukraine and Israel.

Donald Trump won almost all the Republican votes in the Nevada primary and 26 delegates, further cementing his status as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 2024.

Trump wants an immediate debate with President Biden to discuss policies that could benefit the country.

President Biden received about 97% of the vote in the South Carolina Democratic primary, securing more delegates as he seeks to win the nomination.

U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham called for a retaliatory strike against Iran in response to the January 28 drone attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan near the border with Syria that killed 3 U.S. servicemen. Graham called on the Biden administration to "strike important targets inside Iran" to deter future aggression.