NOAA updates its 2025 Atlantic hurricane season forecast
Two months into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA forecasters updated their prediction for how many tropical storms and hurricanes to expect.
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Two months into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA forecasters updated their prediction for how many tropical storms and hurricanes to expect.
The 2025 list of hurricane and tropical storm names was last used in 2019. This Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have an above-normal number of storms.
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Prosecutors said in court that there are now "three potential victims" of John Tam, the former Boston Children's Hospital nurse.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
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Dylan Cease took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 6-0.
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