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Multi-foot storm surge and widespread outages follow as Florence slows; LIVE: Radar of the hurricane

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HURRICANE FLORENCE At least four deaths confirmed as storm drenches the Carolinas Officials say the fatalities include a woman and infant killed in Wilmington, N.C., when a tree fell on their home. Florence is predicted to dump up to 30 inches of rain on the Carolinas, and as much as 10 inches inland, including Virginia, the director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. By Mark Berman, Antonia Farzan and Kyle Swenson  •  Read more » Capital Weather Gang Multi-foot storm surge and widespread outages follow as Florence slows The storm's winds will gradually weaken, but some of its most devastating effects may be yet to come. By Angela Fritz and Jason Samenow  •  Read more »   LIVE: Radar of the hurricane Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'We are coming to get you': Hundreds rescued as storm batters town of New Bern The colonial-era city — located between two rivers choked with storm surge and heavy rains — appears to be one of the areas worst-hit by Hurricane Florence. Authorities report that water levels rose more than 10 feet in a few hours overnight. By Katie Zezima, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and David Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Graphic: Hurricane Florence's deluge, in real time Read more » Cajun Navy races to N.C. to pull people from rising waters An armada of various boats streamed toward Hurricane Florence this week, trying to emulate the effort from Hurricane Harvey in Texas. By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux  •  Read more »   The Weather Channel shows 'worst-case scenario' of storm surge in viral video The Weather Channel's new immersive reality programming gives viewers a firsthand look inside dangerous weather phenomena. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   Manafort to cooperate with Mueller as part of plea deal, prosecutor says The decision by former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is a stunning development in the long-running special-counsel probe into whether any of the president's associates may have conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election. By Spencer Hsu, Devlin Barrett and Justin Jouvenal  •  Read more »   Analysis Mueller may have just eliminated one of Trump's top complaints The president likes to complain about the cost of the Mueller probe. With government seizures from Manafort, the investigation might nearly pay for itself. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis: Five Trump campaign team members have now pleaded guilty to criminal charges Mueller's team has obtained an additional two plea deals from individuals outside the campaign and indictments against 26 others. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis: Who's been charged in Mueller-linked probes, and why Read more » Kavanaugh denies decades-old allegation of potential sexual misconduct The statement from the Supreme Court nominee was his first response to news reports about a possible episode when the 53-year-old judge was in high school. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The 2018 primary season is over. Here are the biggest winners and losers. It was a good season to be President Trump or a candidate from diverse backgrounds. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Investigators begin to zero in on potential cause of deadly explosions near Boston Deadly gas-line explosions tore through several communities north of Boston on Thursday, setting homes on fire, forcing evacuations across three towns and leaving at least one person dead. By Karen Weintraub, Frances Sellers and Cleve Wootson  •  Read more »   Michael Avenatti furious over 'Creepy porn lawyer' chyron on Fox News Stormy Daniels's attorney went on Twitter, calling Fox News host Tucker Carlson a liar and criticizing Fox News for what happened. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »

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