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As Hurricane Francine approaches the Gulf Coast, its powerful winds are about to start lashing against Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The Category 1 hurricane, which upgraded from a tropical storm on Tuesday, is expected to batter the Gulf Coast with…

Officials in northern Virginia are asking the public for help locating a mother who is thought to have disappeared in July under “involuntary circumstances,” police said earlier this month. Mamta Kafle, 28, was last seen July 31 in Manassas Park,…