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Here comes Harvey
We underestimated this one. Tropical Storm Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and could strengthen to a Category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph when it slams into the Texas coast late Friday — the strongest hurricane to hit the U. S. in 12 years. The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning Thursday for a 280-mile stretch of the Texas coast. Speaking of hurricanes, 25 years ago Thursday Hurricane Andrew unleashed its Category 5 wrath on Florida. Andrew’s legacy was far-reaching, changing the way the nation prepares and responds to storms.
The largest grand prize ever won on a single U. S. lottery ticket is this woman’s dream come true
Retirement is coming early for Mavis Wanczyk. “My pipe dream came true, ” the 53-year old hospital worker said Thursday at a news conference while claiming her $758.7 million Powerball prize. Wanczyk said after she realized she’d won, she called work to let them know she wouldn’t be coming back. Lottery officials said Wanczyk chose to take a lump sum payment of $480 million, a cool $336 million after taxes. She says her plan now is to sit back and relax. Cheers to that, Mavis.
With his 49-0 record at stake, Floyd Mayweather isn’t doing much to prep for the most anticipated fight in years
Floyd Mayweather is confident he’ll beat Conor McGregor on Saturday night in Las Vegas. So confident, in fact, that he’s keeping up his nocturnal schedule this week. At 3: 30 a.m. Thursday, less than three days before the fight, Mayweather was where no boxer has ever been: at his own strip club, chatting up dancers, singing along to rap music and holding court. Mayweather assured this was no publicity stunt — he said he’s at the club every day and will be even the day he fights McGregor at T-Mobile Arena. When asked about the wisdom of his schedule, McGregor did not mince words: “Nobody can beat me.”
They may be right, he may be crazy
President Trump is not feeling James Clapper right now. A day after the former intelligence chief questioned Trump’s “fitness to be in this office, ” Trump fired back, saying Clapper had once written him a “beautiful” letter. Trump may be feeling the heat as conversations about his mental health go mainstream. The Internet has been talking about Trump’s erratic behavior for as long as he’s been president. But Trump’s “fire and fury” comments about North Korea, a raucous rally in Arizona and changing responses to the violent protests in Charlottesville, Va., crossed a line for some Republicans and even among some supporters.
This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY.
