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By Alyssa Pointer, Maria Alejandra Cardona and Octavio Jones for Reuters Bo Hester assessing damages to his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on 28 September, 2024. Photo: AFP/ Chandan Khanna Cleanup and recovery efforts under way from Florida to Virginia Damage estimated from $15 billion to over $100b. The Southeastern US begun a huge cleanup and recovery effort, and the death toll climbed towards 100 people after Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges and caused dramatic flooding from Florida to Virginia. The storm's winds, rain and storm surge killed at least 90 people in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia, according to a Reuters tally of state and local officials. O...

Terence Kelly's lawyers argued his mental impairment should have been given more weight during his sentencing for kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith. Photo: Supplied / Western Australian Police Force Terence Kelly has failed in his bid to reduce his sentence for abducting Cleo Smith Cleo, 4, was taken from her family's campsite in the Western Australian town of Carnarvon, in 2021 Kelly's lawyers claimed his mental impairments should have been given greater weight by the sentencing judge Today's decision in the Court of Appeal will see Kelly's original sentence of 13 years and six months stand A man who abducted a four-year-old child and held her captive at his home for more than two weeks has lost his appeal to have his sentence reduced. Terence Kelly abducted Cleo Smith from her par...