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Last year, at age 18, Nima Rinji Sherpa became the youngest climber to summit the world’s 14 tallest peaks. His next challenge is even trickier: Overturning old ideas about the roles Sherpas play—and ...

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Hurricane Iona has strengthened into a Category 3 storm far southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The NHC is also tracking more in the Pacific.

Iona marks the first hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean of the year.

Hurricane Iona has strengthened into a Category 3 storm far southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The NHC is also tracking more in the Pacific.

The hurricane name game: Will people take a storm called Flossie seriously? Hurricane Flossie tracker This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm.

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HOUSTON With fresh memories of a mass evacuation that turned nightmarish for thousands of coastal residents, state officials have tried to cast the ordeal in the best possible light while pondering ...