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MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine struck the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that rapidly knocked out electricity to more than 100,000 customers and threatened widespread flooding as it sent potentially deadly storm surge…

Niall Harty grew up in Patrickswell in Limerick and studied mechanical engineering at the Institute of Technology, Tralee. Being elected president of the student union, with staff and a budget, provided a business education too. After graduating he submitted an…