Atlantic Hurricane Forecasts Scaled Back as Season Spins Toward Peak
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Forecasters are struggling to pin down how many hurricanes will spin out of the Atlantic, just as the peak season for powerful storms nears and the US weather agency reels from cutbacks.
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