AP Top Stories September 28 A

(28 Sep 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

HURRICANE IAN FLORIDA - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tampa, Florida - 28 September 2022
1. Night/wind and rain
CUBA HURRICANE - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Puerta de Golpe, Cuba – 27 September 2022
2. Flood, people evacuating
UKRAINE - ASSOCIATED PRESS
3. Graphics - Ukraine map
HARRIS - US NETWORK POOL
Tokyo - 28 September 2022
4.Kamala Harris
STORYLINE:
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The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ian reached Category 4 strength on Wednesday morning.
Landfall is expected in southwest Florida Wednesday afternoon.
Forecasters predict a massive storm surge, torrential rains, and powerful winds.
At least 2.5 million people were told to evacuate.
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Hurricane Ian was a Category three when it plowed over western Cuba on Tuesday.
It left the entire island nation without power.
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Pro-Moscow officials say people in four occupied areas of eastern Ukraine voted overwhelmingly to become part of Russia.
The US and its allies say the vote was illegitimate, and orchestrated by Moscow.
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Vice President Kamala Harris met with Japanese technology executives in Tokyo, and emphasized a new law that boosts US support for computer chip manufacturing.
The vice president said the US is looking for new investments and partnerships.
Donna Warder, The Associated Press, with AP NewsMinute.
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