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Dublin woman's dream holiday turns to nightmare as Hurricane Milton strikes Florida
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Shannon Keenan, from Coolock in Dublin, is on holiday in Orlando with her boyfriend Jay and had planned to visit Disney World for the Halloween attractions. But instead the couple were holed up in their hotel when Hurricane Milton hit landfall.
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Eerie urban legend explains why one major city in Florida wasn't directly hit by Hurricane Milton
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Hurricane Milton has killed at least ten people across Florida but Tampa, situated on Florida's west coast, largely dodged the significant impact of the violent storm
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In pictures: Hurricane Milton rips through Florida leaving swathes of destruction and death
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Lives have been lost, millions hit by power outages and more than 100 tornado warnings have been issued.
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Hurricane Milton: Terrified dog left tied to pole rescued by quick-thinking cops
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A terrified dog could be seen up to its stomach in water, after being tied to a fence post and left for dead while Category 5 Hurricane Milton barrels towards the central belt of Florida
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Hurricane Milton LIVE updates as Florida braces for 'once in a century' storm
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Hurricane Milton, poised to be 'one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever form’ is quickly moving towards Florida, with residents all over the state leaving their homes amid fears the Category 4 level storm will bring devastating winds
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Hurricane Milton: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry's homes in Florida area under storm warning
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Jupiter, Florida, is one of the areas expected to be impacted by Hurricane Milton.
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Ex-Dublin Mayor says 'no point in fighting Mother Nature' and flees Florida home as Hurricane Milton closes in
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Royston Brady emigrated to the United States with his family in 2012
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Brendan Grace's widow escapes Florida ahead of monster Hurricane Milton making landfall
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Tampa mayor Jane Castor told CNN that if residents choose to 'stay in one of those evacuation areas, you’re gonna die'.
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Hurricane Milton LIVE updates as Florida residents told 'you will die' if evacuation orders ignored
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Hurricane Milton is hurtling towards Florida as thousands of people evacuate their homes amid fears the storm could bring winds of 250km/h
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Irish pensioner, 71, killed after Hurricane Helene rips through Florida
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Aidan Bowles, 71, decided to stay in his one-storey cottage in Indian Rocks Beach in Pinellas County despite a mandatory evacuation order urging residents to flee.
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US cop recalls talking coke-fuelled Ben Dunne off ledge in Florida
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A new RTE documentary lifts the lid on the encounter after a booze- and drug-fuelled night that ended with the tycoon threatening to jump from the 17th floor of a hotel
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Hurricane Helene claims at least three lives as storm floods buildings and whips up 20ft waves
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Hurricane Helene has claimed three lives so far in Florida after making landfall, with the first caused when a sign was toppled by the storm's fierce winds and crushed a car
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Baby's hair mysteriously falls out – then parents make horror discovery on home camera
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A family were shocked by what they found after setting up a home security camera to try and find the source of a strange smell that led them to feel ill and saw their baby lose clumps of hair
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Mum slams police for tasering son, 11, after he threatened sister with knife
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The mother of an 11-year-old boy who was tasered by police after he threatened to harm himself and his younger sister has criticised officers for their use of force
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Devastating fire engulfs Florida wildlife centre with majority of its 250 animals feared dead
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The wildlife centre in Madeira Beach, Florida was home to dozens of mammal and reptile species
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Donald Trump indicted for allegedly taking hundreds of classified documents home to Florida estate
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Trump allegedly took around 300 classified documents home to Florida from the White House, with the FBI seizing 100 of these
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Dead cruise passenger's body decayed after being stored in drinks cooler for days
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The family have brought a lawsuit for $1 million against the cruise line in the wake of the mishap
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Woman reports Tinder match to police after disturbing questions left her horrified
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The conversation with the 29-year-old was initially flirty and cheeky but she became concerned when he started to ask intimate and personal questions
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Hurricane Ian: Irish woman stranded in Florida as two million now without power
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Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast, affecting all the way from the Everglades north to Tampa
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Man jailed for life over torture of boy rescued by waitress who slipped him secret note
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Officers recovered multiple items used as weapons to punish the boy - including a metal pole, a wooden broom, handcuffs, and ratchet straps.
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Man's body found in Florida confirmed as Co Tyrone man John McNamee, family say
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McNamee was last seen on May 25, 2022, at a Love’s Travel Stop on Pecan Park Road, Jacksonville
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Passengers 'freaking out' as plane bursts into flames after it lands on runway
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Passengers were petrified by the situation as the plane was towed to the gate for the customers to disembark.
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Vegan mom starved 18-month-old son to death after only feeding him raw fruit and veg
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Sheila O'Leary was convicted on charges including first-degree murder and child abuse after the death of her 18-month-old son in 2019
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Waitress rescues child using 'do you need help?' sign before parents arrested
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'I felt there was something really wrong'
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