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Hurricane Ian is expected to hit Florida later this week. Accuweather said it could reach Category 4 status, with winds between 130 mph and 156 mph.

Canadian troops are helping citizens recover after storm Fiona's hurricane-strength winds ripped roofs off homes and swept houses into the sea on Saturday.

The typhoon is forecast to bring large waves, torrential rains and wind gusts of up to 127 miles per hour to the northern Philippine island of Luzon.

TORONTO — (AP) — Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country's Atlantic provinces. PEI (Prince Edward Island) has experienced storm damage like they’ve never seen. More than 415,000 Nova Scotia Power customers — about 80% of the province of almost 1 million people — were affected by outages Saturday. Peter Gregg, president and CEO of Nova Scotia Power, said unprecedented peak winds inflicted severe damage and the bad weather kept repair crews from going out at first. Federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said there was very extensive damage at the airport in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country’s Atlantic provinces

Mayor Brian Button said Saturday over social media that people were being evacuated to high ground as winds knocked down power lines. More than 415,000 Nova Scotia Power customers — about 80% of the province of almost 1 million — were affected by outages Saturday morning. Over 82,000 customers in the province of Prince Edward Island were also without power, while NB Power in New Brunswick reported 44,329 were without electricity. The Canadian Hurricane Centre tweeted early Saturday that Fiona has the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in Canada. A hurricane watch was issued for coastal expanses of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — (AP) — Fiona knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers in Atlantic Canada Saturday, damaging homes with strong winds and rain as it made landfall as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. More than 414,000 Nova Scotia Power customers — about 80% of the province of almost 1 million — were affected by outages Saturday morning. Over 82,000 customers in the province of Prince Edward Island were also without power, while NB Power in New Brunswick reported 44,329 were without electricity. The Canadian Hurricane Centre tweeted early Saturday that Fiona has the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in Canada. He added that Fiona is about the same size as post-tropical storm Dorian in 2019.

Canadian forecasters warned this could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history. "It's going to a bad one," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday, but meteorologists cautioned that it still could have hurricane-strength winds and would bring drenching rains and huge waves. More than 207,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were affected by outages by around midnight, officials said. The Canadian Hurricane Centre issued a hurricane watch for coastal expanses of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. It was centered about 140 miles (220 kilometers) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading northeast at 46 mph (74 kph). He added that Fiona is about the same size as post-tropical storm Dorian in 2019.

It was centered about 475 miles (770 kilometers) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading northeast at 35 mph (56 kph). A hurricane warning was in effect for Nova Scotia from Hubbards to Brule; Prince Edward Island; Isle-de-la-Madeleine; and Newfoundland from Parson’s Pond to Francois. Biden noted that hundreds of FEMA and other federal officials are already on the ground in Puerto Rico, where Fiona caused an island-wide blackout. As of Friday, hundreds of people in Puerto Rico remained isolated by blocked roads five days after the hurricane ripped into the island. Associated Press journalist Maricarmen Rivera Sánchez in San Juan, Puerto Rico, contributed.

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — (AP) — Fiona, a Category 3 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have it approaching northeastern Canada late in the day as a still-powerful storm. The U.S. center said Fiona had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph) late Thursday. Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center said that a tropical depression in the southern Caribbean is expected to hit Cuba early Tuesday as a hurricane and then hit south Florida early Wednesday. As of Friday, hundreds of people in Puerto Rico remained isolated by blocked roads five days after the hurricane ripped into the island. ___Associated Press writers Zeke Miller in Washington, Seth Borenstein in New York, Rob Gillies in Toronto and Maricarmen Rivera Sánchez in San Juan, Puerto Rico, contributed.

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — (AP) — Fiona, a Category 3 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have it approaching northeastern Canada late in the day as a still-powerful storm. The U.S. center said Fiona had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph) late Thursday. Fiona so far has been blamed for at least five deaths — two in Puerto Rico, two in the Dominican Republic and one in the French island of Guadeloupe. As of Friday, hundreds of people in Puerto Rico remained isolated by blocked roads five days after the hurricane ripped into the island. ___Associated Press writers Zeke Miller in Washington, Seth Borenstein in New York, Rob Gillies in Toronto and Maricarmen Rivera Sánchez in San Juan, Puerto Rico, contributed.

Authorities in Bermuda opened shelters and closed schools and offices ahead of Fiona. Fiona so far has been blamed for at least five deaths — two in Puerto Rico, two in the Dominican Republic and one in the French island of Guadeloupe. Before reaching Bermuda, Fiona caused severe flooding and devastation in Puerto Rico, leading U.S. President Joe Biden to say Thursday that the full force of the federal government is ready to help the U.S. territory recover. As of Friday, hundreds of people in Puerto Rico remained isolated by blocked roads five days after the hurricane ripped into the island. ___Associated Press writers Zeke Miller in Washington, Seth Borenstein in New York, Rob Gillies in Toronto and Maricarmen Rivera Sánchez in San Juan, Puerto Rico, contributed.

Powerful Hurricane Fiona is pounding Bermuda with heavy rains and winds as it sweeps by the island on a route that is forecast to have approaching northeastern Canada as a still-powerful storm late Friday

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The tropics are poppin' all of a sudden.

The impact of hurricane Fiona on Puerto Rico left most of the island without power and thousands of damaged homes, buildings and overflowed rivers.

A relief drive at a Kissimmee church will collect items to send to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona left the island without power.

Hurricane Fiona is blasting the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico, where most people remain without electricity or running water.

Hurricane Fiona is dumping more rain on Puerto Rico.

HAVANA — (AP) — Fiona strengthened into a hurricane Sunday as it bore down on Puerto Rico, where people braced for severe wind and torrential rains. “It’s time to take action and be concerned,” said Nino Correa, Puerto Rico’s emergency management commissioner. Fiona was centered 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Sunday morning. Puerto Rico’s power grid was razed by Hurricane Maria and remains frail, with reconstruction starting only recently. Fiona was predicted to drop 12 to 16 inches (30 to 41 centimeters) of rain over eastern and southern Puerto Rico, with as much as 25 inches (64 centimeters) in isolated spots.

Hurricane Fiona has struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical storm Fiona is expected to become a hurricane Sunday, the National Weather Center said. The NWC issued a hurricane warning for Puerto Rico, with heavy rain and winds expected to produce flooding. WATCH: ‘Hurricane Maria: Power & Perseverance’Tropical storm winds are also forecast to hit near the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands, where a hurricane watch is issued. Read: Hurricane supply checklist: What should you include in your kit? Meteorologist Kassandra Crimi said that with this path, Puerto Rico will feel bigger impacts.

Highs Saturday top out around 90 degrees.

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After more than 200,000 votes, Fiona the Hippo's little brother finally has a name.

The Cincinnati Zoo named the calf Fritz after receiving over 90,000 name suggestions from every U.S. state and more than 60 countries. He's the sister to a famous hippo who was born prematurely.

>> Read more trending newsFiona’s baby brother has been named Fritz, WHIO reported. More than 200,000 votes were received via a Jotform poll, and 56% preferred Fritz over Ferguson. The hippo keepers love the name and think it’s fitting since Bibi's birth control was apparently on the fritz. The zoo had received 90,000 suggestions from every state in the U.S. and more than 60 countries. When it came to voters, there were 223,542, with more than 125,000 choosing Fritz, zoo officials said.

Fiona the Hippo got a baby brother last week. Her 23-year-old mom gave birth to a healthy calf, who has not been named yet.

Hippos - What you need to know (NCD)The hippo Fiona is the big sister to a baby brother. >> Read more trending newsThe Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden finally announced the gender of the baby hippo that was born last week, WHIO reported. Zoo keepers said that it didn’t matter whether Fiona had a sister or a brother. Will he love cameras?”It will still be a few days or weeks before visitors to the zoo get a glimpse of the baby. Fiona and Tucker are outside, so visitors will still be able to see hippos when they come to the Zoo.”©2022 Cox Media Group

CINCINNATI — (AP) — The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden celebrated the birth of a full-term hippopotamus on Thursday, who is related to a famous hippo. The baby hippo, born Wednesday night, is a sibling to Fiona, who became a global celebrity when she was born prematurely in 2017. “This new calf weighs at least twice as much as Fiona did and is already walking,” said Christina Gorsuch, Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal care in a news release. “Bibi and the baby, yet to be named, will spend the next two weeks bonding behind the scenes,” said Gorsuch. Fiona now weighs 2,000 pounds (907 kilograms), the zoo said.

There’s a new mouth to feed to at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

Hippos - What you need to know (NCD)CINCINNATI — Move over Fiona, you have a new sibling taking the spotlight. >> Read more trending newsThe Cincinnati Zoo’s famous hippo is now a big sister as her mother Bibi gave birth Wednesday night to the zoo’s newest baby, WLWT reported. While Fiona weighed in at only 29 pounds when she was born six weeks premature, the new baby weighed at least twice as much as its big sister, zoo officials said, according to WLWT. Unlike Fiona, who needed help from the hippo staff during her first days and weeks, the new baby may not need much human help. Zoo officials said that Fiona and Tucker — the father of the babies — will be in their outdoor habitat as normal, WHIO reported.

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Cincinnati Zoo hippo Bibi on 'birth watch' as arrival of Fiona's sibling nears Fiona, a Nile Hippopotamus, left, shares her specialty birthday cake with her mother Bibi, right, to celebrate turning 3 years old, in her enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Cincinnati. >> Read more trending newsAccording to WHIO-TV, the Cincinnati Zoo took to social media last week to announce that “birth watch” has begun for pregnant Nile hippo Bibi, the mother of viral sensation Fiona. “The hippo team is optimistic that the baby will be born within the normal birth window. “The hippo team is excited and also nervous,” Eric Byrd, manager of the zoo’s Africa team, said in a statement released April 11. “As most people know, Bibi’s first baby, Fiona, was born six weeks premature and wouldn’t have survived without the intervention of her human caregivers.

Cincinnati Zoo named nation's best in new poll Fiona, a Nile Hippopotamus, eats her specialty cake to celebrate her third birthday in her enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is the best zoo in the country, according to a new poll. >> Read more trending newsWHIO-TV and WCPO-TV reported that the Ohio facility topped the nation’s other zoos in USA Today’s 2022 10 Best Readers’ Choice poll. “The Cincinnati Zoo (one of the oldest zoos in the nation) brings visitors nose-to-nose with a range of exciting animals,” USA Today wrote. The Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida; Memphis Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee; Audubon Zoo in New Orleans; Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia; Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio; Houston Zoo in Houston; and St. Louis Zoo in St. Louis rounded out the top 10.

The "exceptional" 130-million-year-old fossilized remains of a pregnant ichthyosaur with several fully intact embryos have been unearthed in Chile, a first-of-its-kind prehistoric discovery on the planet. A melting glacier in Torres del Paine National Park in the Patagonia region slowly revealed the treasure: A 13-foot-long fossilized marine creature, nicknamed Fiona by scientists. The fossil dates to the Early Cretaceous Period, between 129 million and 139 million years ago, when the mighty bra

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo announced Monday that Bibi the Nile hippo is pregnant, which will make the zoo’s famous Fiona a big sister. >> Read more trending newsBibi’s “big bundle of joy” is expected to arrive in late summer, according to the Cincinnati Zoo. Fiona, born in 2017, arrived six weeks early and required critical care to ensure her survival, according to zoo officials. Bibi is receiving hormone supplements and will undergo ultrasounds on a regular basis to monitor the health and growth of the calf, Cincinnati Zoo officials said. Tucker, an 18-year-old male hippo who arrived at the zoo in September, is the father, zoo officials said.

“This is not the sort of thing that you come to expect from people,” said the girl’s mother, Rachel Smith.

She clarified she is looking for a mix between Jim from “The Office” and Tom Holland in “Spider-Man.”

The meteorologist brought her tiny 13-week-old daughter Fiona on-air.

Fiona the hippo was thirsty enough to stop in her tracks to catch the rain.

Amazon plans to create 3,000 jobs and open a new office in Boston, the company announced Tuesday. The new hires — expected to be focused on software development, artificial intelligence, machine learning, management, HR and finance — will support its Amazon Web Services, robotics, Alexa and nascent Amazon Pharmacy teams. Amazon said it leased a 17-story office tower in Boston's Seaport district to accommodate the new hires. In 2018, Amazon said it would create 2,000 jobs in Boston and announced it would lease a separate 17-story mixed-use building in the Seaport district. Last year, Amazon announced it will add thousands of jobs at tech hubs in major cities, including New York, Detroit and San Diego.

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Amazon has started restricting all nonessential employee travel in the U.S. as the coronavirus continues to spread, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. "We're asking employees to defer nonessential travel during this time," the spokesperson said. In January, Amazon said it was restricting employee travel to China "until further notice" amid the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon urged employees who experienced any symptoms to seek medical attention before returning to the office. Amazon had 798,000 full-time and part-time employees as of Dec. 31, 2019.

Who's a good dog? The club is announcing Wednesday that a Bernese mountain dog named Fiona recently became its 1 millionth "canine good citizen," including dogs past and present. Fiona and owner Nora Pavone had a special reason for pursuing the club's mark of canine comportment: Fiona spends her days comforting people at the Pavone family's Brooklyn funeral home. The club introduced the canine good citizen title in 1989 to promote polite doggy behavior and responsible pet ownership. To Pavone, the good citizen title means funeral home visitors can feel confident her 18-month-old, 100-pound (45-kilogram) Bernese won't jump up or get overly excited for the sober setting.