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A US Marshal was shot by an ICE agent during a traffic stop where ICE attempted to arrest a suspect. A law enforcement source told CNN that it is believed that the ICE agent's gun discharged while he was using in it in an attempt to smash a window in the car where the suspect was an occupant. The bullet struck both the suspect and the US Marshal.
.. With sustained winds now reaching 215 mph, Melissa is poised to become the most powerful hurricane ever to strike Jamaica directly.
#8 | Posted by LampLighter
Melissa has had 215mph guests, but not sustained.
Melissa has tied the record for highest sustained winds at landfall (185mph) with The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Dorian (2019). It has also tied the 1935 storm for lowest mbar pressure (892) at landfall.
Allen (1980) achieved 190 mph sustained winds and Wilma (2005) and Gilbert(1988) had lower mbar but those storms weakened before landfall.
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Did Trump order a nuclear strike on the city yet?