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Maria is also expected to produce rain accumulation ranging from 5 cm to 63 cm in the island region through Thursday.


Puerto Rico is bracing for the direct landfall of such a strong storm for the first time in 85 years. Its Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has declared a state of emergency as Maria is expected to hit the Caribbean island on Wednesday.


U.S. President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency for Puerto Rico on Monday to allow federal resources to assist the U.S. territory's response to the incoming storm.


The vulnerable island region is still reeling under the devastation caused earlier in September by Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Over 80 people in the Caribbean and southern United States died due to Irma.


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Helmut Schmidt, the chancellor who guided West Germany through economic turbulence and Cold War tensions, stood firm against a wave of homegrown terrorism and became a respected elder statesman, died Tuesday. He was 96.

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Schmidt died at his house in Hamburg, according to German weekly Die Zeit nike shox clearance , of which Schmidt was a co-publisher.


"We have lost a sharp-witted adviser, a trusted companion and a good friend," Die Zeit said in a statement. "Until recently he contributed to the editorial team with his analyses, his commentaries and his interviews about current affairs."


Schmidt's friend and doctor Heiner Greten told Bild newspaper the former chancellor died with partner Ruth Loah and daughter Susanne at home with him.


"He died the way he wanted: in his bed at home and fully without pain," Greten said.


Schmidt cheap nike shox womens , a center-left Social Democrat, led West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He was elected chancellor by lawmakers in May 1974 after the resignation of fellow Social Democrat Willy Brandt, triggered when a top aide to Brandt was unmasked as an East German agent.


Sigmar Gabriel, chairman of the Social Democrats and Germany's vice chancellor, recalled Schmidt delivering his last big speech at an SPD party convention in 2011.


Gabriel said he reminded party members that Germany has "a responsibility to hold Europe together."


"I think that in these days and weeks cheap nike shox r4 , where some are disappointed by the developments in Europe, these words will stay in our memory," he told reporters outside the SPD's Parliamentary offices.


"He was someone who, I believe, will remain for generations of Germans one of the most significant statesmen of our country."


In Washington cheap nike shox nz , the White House issued a statement saying Schmidt "was widely admired for his principled approach to advancing detente while also standing firmly against aggression and violations of fundamental freedoms and human rights." Secretary of State John Kerry said Schmidt led the Federal Republic "through some of its most pivotal years," helping "to transform Germany into a confident political and economic power at the heart of Europe."


As a new leader, Schmidt brought a sometimes abrasive self-