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(Top) Tiffany Breindel, program director at 1870 Farm, prepares to put an identification tag in calf Romeo's tail the day before Hurricane Florence hits Chapel Hill, N.C. (Left) Luis Morales catches chickens to put them in the coop before they board it up. (Right) Breindel attaches an identification tag to a horse's mane.

Baby Alpaca In The Kitchen: Waiting For Florence On The Farm

As Hurricane Florence hits North Carolina, Amanda McKee's only concern is for her animals at 1870 Farm outside Chapel Hill.

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond (left) for a top job in his White House.

Biden Taps Several Senior Campaign Aides For Key White House Positions

Among the staffers named: Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond will lead Biden's Office of Public Engagement, and Jen O'Malley Dillon, his campaign manager, will become deputy chief of staff.

Michigan's GOP Lawmakers Head To White House As Trump Contests Election Results

Michigan's top Republican lawmakers are reportedly headed to the White House Friday. Trump's campaign is trying to challenge votes from heavily Democratic parts of the state without success in court.

Congress had been set for briefings on election security in mid-September. But briefings by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have been called off, top Democrats say.

Director Of National Intelligence Cancels Verbal Election Security Briefings

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will no longer verbally brief Congress on election interference, instead providing written information, Director John Ratcliffe wrote.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and CDC Director Robert Redfield will appear before a Senate committee on May 12.

Fauci To Appear Before Senate Panel, But Not 'Trump Haters' In The House, Trump Says

Dr. Anthony Fauci and other members of the coronavirus task force will testify before a GOP-led Senate committee next week but have been blocked from making similar appearances in the House so far.

Turkey Still On Edge After Attempted Coup

The Turkish prime minister said at least 265 people died in an attempted military coup on Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who appears back in control and has promised to punish coup plotters.

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya wins the London Marathon last year. He's the favorite in the men's marathon in Rio.

In The Marathons, Look For Duels Between The Kenyans And Ethiopians

The neighboring African nations have the world's best distance running teams. In both the men's and women's marathons, they are expected to be in the thick of it.

Gold medal winner Lilly King (right), seen here celebrating with her U.S. teammate and bronze medalist Katie Meili, won the 100-meter breaststroke over her rival, Russia's Yuliya Efimova.

Lilly King Puts Exclamation Point On Big Day For U.S. Swimming

"I'm proud to be competing clean and doing what is right," Lilly King said after the race. Over the weekend, her top rival, Yulia Efimova, was reinstated.

A street in Lumberton, N.C., was flooded on Monday. Torrential rains are continuing to fuel floods, days after Hurricane Matthew barreled up the U.S. coast and then headed out to sea.

After Hurricane Matthew, Floodwaters Rise To Record Levels In North Carolina

As the rainwater dumped by Matthew flows downriver, towns are being overwhelmed by devastating floods. "You're dealing with just massive amounts of water," one reporter says.

When To Call Attacks 'Terrorism'

Daniel Byman of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution discusses the ongoing investigation into the explosions in New York and New Jersey and the stabbing in Minnesota.

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