Hurricane Rafael intensified on Wednesday as storm-battered Cuba prepares for landfall and U.S. officials watched for potential impacts.

After recent hurricanes brought devastation across the United States, experts are now focusing on Rafael, a tropical storm that elevated to hurricane status on Nov. 6.   Here is what we ...

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Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

Some of those changes are good — yay, Midnight Pass! Some of them require big decisions — replacing Longboat Pass Bridge (see story on YourObserver.com). Some of them small: We’re still searching for ...