
Hurricane Elsa takes aim at Dominican Republic and Haiti, and could threaten Florida next week
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Hurricane Elsa is set to batter southern Hispaniola and Jamaica with heavy rain and high winds on Saturday and Cuba later this weekend, threatening flash flooding and mudslides in parts of those islands.
The forecast is less certain after Sunday, but Elsa could bring rain and winds to South Florida next week as a tropical storm -- perhaps including around the site of the deadly Surfside condo collapse -- the National Hurricane Center said. Elsa, a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph, was about 110 miles southeast of Isla Beata, Dominican Republic, at 8 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday, the NHC said.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











