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At least 500K urged to evacuate as Matthew nears Florida

Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and at least a half a million people along the coast were urged to evacuate their homes Wednesday, a mass exodus ahead of a major storm

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Oct 5, 2016, 10:10 PM

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