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Cooper said local governments are typically responsible for issuing evacuation orders in North Carolina, and some localities have already issued orders to evacuate.

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South Carolina’s northern coast and North Carolina’s Outer Banks are expected to take the most direct hit if the hurricane keeps to the current forecast, according to news outlets.

Mindful of devastation wrought by a string of deadly US hurricanes previous year, residents in the Carolinas began the rituals of disaster preparation – boarding up windows and stocking up on groceries, water and gasoline.

US President Donald Trump, whose administration faced severe criticism for a slow response in Puerto Rico to Hurricane Maria, canceled a political rally planned for Friday in Jackson, Mississippi, over safety concerns related to Florence, his campaign said.

United States east coast is bracing for Hurricane Florence.

Florence is now a category 4 hurricane.

Elsewhere: Helene remains a tropical storm, but is expected to become a hurricane later Sunday. The storm has maximum sustained winds of about 65 miles per hour (100 km/h) with higher gusts.

Senator Patrick Leahy sought to impugn Judge Kavanaughs integrity by questioning his testimony for his confirmation as an appeals judge.

By Wednesday afternoon the numbers were down to about 5,800 in Alabama, 3,000 in MS and a little more than 2,000 in Florida.

Republicans countered Kavanaugh’s judicial opinions, which should be the greatest indicators of his qualifications, are public record and should be the focus of the hearing. He cited Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan as insisting in their confirmation hearings that...

On Thursday, Democrats picked up that line of questioning without letting on what Harris may or may not know. Sen. John Cornyn, his Republican counterpart, responded with a dig at Booker, saying that “running for president is no excuse” for leaking information.

In Supreme Court confirmation hearings, the nominee is usually the one on the hot seat. Cory Booker, D-N.J. (left) and Sen.

Day two of Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh got underway Wednesday morning – a process that will culminate in massive civil rights rollbacks if Kavanaugh is appointed, according to Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP.

Republicans also previous year reduced the margin for advancing Supreme Court nominations from 60 votes in the 100-seat Senate to a simple majority in order to force through the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, Trump’s first high-court nominee.