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Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming US elections
Bicycles are festooned with the Facebook logo during the Facebook Fit "Small Business Boot Camp" at Austin Music Hall, on Thursday, July 24, 2014 in Austin, Texas.
2018-10-16, DNA India
Facebook Inc will ban false information about voting requirements and fact-check fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations ahead of next month's US...
Number Of Missing In Hurricane-Ravaged Florida Shore Town Drops Dramatically
A member of a South Florida urban search and rescue team sifts through a debris pile for survivors of hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.
2018-10-15, WorldNews.com
Five days after Hurricane Michael roared into the Florida Panhandle, devastating the seaside community of Mexico Beach, rescuers appear to have some good news – only...
The Latest: 2 people confirmed dead in Mexico Beach2018-10-16
Daily Advance: <p>PANAMACITY, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Michael (all times local):</p> ......
Florida State returns post-storm, bye week after rocky start2018-10-16
Rocky Mount Telegram: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State has returned to practice field following a bye week and in the wake of Hurricane Michael after a rocky start under first-year football coach Willie Taggart. Hurricane Michael forced the school to shut down during the...
2 people confirmed dead in Mexico Beach2018-10-16
The Vindicator: PANAMACITY, Fla. (AP) — Mexico BeachMayor Al Cathey says two people are confirmed dead in the city...
Could rebuilding ruin 'mom-and-pop' Florida beach town?2018-10-16
McAlester News-Capital: MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Michael swamped Dena Frost's mobile home and obliterated the shop where she sold pottery beside the main highway running through Mexico Beach. Most of her neighbors saw similar destruction. The monstrous storm wrecked the...
Florida families still seek people missing in the hurricane2018-10-16
Southwest Daily News: PANAMACITY, Fla. (AP) — Joanne Garone Behnke has replayed every possible scenario in her mind a hundred times. Maybe her 79-year-old aunt sought shelter at the sturdy condo nearby that withstood Hurricane Michael's devastating winds. Maybe she was rescued and...
Mobile charging trucks2018-10-16
NWF Daily News: T-Mobile engineers have been working around the clock since the storm and over the weekend to restore service as quickly and safely as possible. The cellular company has also deployed other solutions in key areas including Panama City, Mexico Beach, Marianna...
AP-MD--Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1:30 pm, MD2018-10-16
Reflector: Hello! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in the Mid-Atlantic, covering North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to 919-510-8937, 202-641-9660, 410-837-8315,...
Families search for the missing in the hurricane's aftermath2018-10-16
Kentucky New Era: PANAMACITY, Fla. (AP) — Joanne Garone Behnke has replayed every possible scenario in her mind a hundred times. Maybe her 79-year-old aunt sought shelter at the sturdy condo nearby that withstood Hurricane Michael's devastating winds. Maybe she was rescued and...
Panama peg back South Korea to draw friendly 2-22018-10-16
Daily Freeman: South Korea threw away a two-goal lead and ended up drawing with Panama 2-2 in a friendly in Cheonan on Tuesday. Just four days after defeating Uruguay 2-1, South Korea raced to a good...
BC-SOC--South Korea-Panama2018-10-16
Finger Lakes Times: BC-SOC--South Korea-Panama,148 Panama peg back South Korea to draw friendly 2-2 AP Photo SEL802, SEL803, SEL805 Eds: With AP Photos. South Korea threw away a two-goal lead and ended up drawing with Panama 2-2 in a friendly in Cheonan. DefenderPark Joo-ho...
Widespread cellphone service back up in Florida Panhandle2018-10-16
WPTV: PANAMACITY, Fla. (AP) — Life in some of the hardest-hit areas of the Florida Panhandle improved drastically as widespread cellphone service returned for the first time since Hurricane Michael. Mexico BeachMayor Al Cathey had...
The Latest: Can you hear me now? Cellphone service back up2018-10-16
This is Money: PANAMACITY, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on Hurricane Michael (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Life in some of the hardest-hit areas of the Florida Panhandle improved drastically as widespread cellphone service returned for the first time since Hurricane Michael....
Michael cleanup in Florida Panhandle hampered by damaged roads, power outages2018-10-16
McDowell News: Five days after Hurricane Michael stormed through the Florida Panhandle, roads remain impassable, washed out and unsafe in many parts of the region, and officials are warning that the recovery could be long and expensive. Across the northwest Florida coast,...
More than 70,000 customers restored2018-10-16
Public Technologies: Work continues around the clock as crews repair and rebuild the electric infrastructure in the areas severely affected by Hurricane Michael, bringing the total number of customers restored to more than 70,000 - or more than 50 percent of impacted customers....