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Updates: The Category 3 storm's eyewall path begins to move ahead of landfall on Florida's coast

As authorities make their final appeals for residents to evacuate areas of Florida before Hurricane Milton's arrival, some Floridians are choosing to stay. One of them is Stephanie Livermore, 41, who lives in a “high and dry” seventh-floor condo in downtown St. Petersburg. “Coming out of here is no joke,” Livermore told Yahoo News. “There […]

Language, lack of money and fear are a matter of life and death as Milton approaches Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Milton It is expected to exert its greatest force over hundreds of thousands of immigrants, most of whom do not speak English Latin Americans Harvesting oranges and tomatoes in the fields Florida I-4 corridor, restaurant dishwashing, hotel room cleaning and construction work. For Spanish speakers and a smaller number of African […]

Potential Hurricane Nadine is on track to hit Florida in Milton's wake

By Matthew Phelan, senior science reporter for Dailymail.Com Published: 20:57 BST, October 8, 2024 | Updated: 13:18 BST, October 9, 2024 The U.S. National Hurricane Center has identified a possible developing storm called Nadine, which will emerge shortly after the deadly impending Category 5 Hurricane Milton. NHC officials noted that the current “non-tropical depression” northeast […]

Hurricane Milton: Hurricane Milton: Ron DeSantis snubs Harris, talks to Biden | World News

The tension between Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Vice President Kamala Harris escalated, with hurricane response the focus of the latest clash. While DeSantis declined Harris' calls afterward Hurricane HeleneHe actually spoke with President Joe Biden to discuss ongoing recovery efforts and preparation for Hurricane Milton. The White House press team confirmed that Biden and […]

“Extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm is expected to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast this evening

Hurricane Milton remained a dangerous Category 4 storm on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph – just shy of Category 5 status – as it neared landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast, which is still being ravaged by Helene. “Milton is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane as it approaches the central […]

Ron DeSantis throws a tantrum on TV after reports he ignored calls from Kamala Harris to talk about hurricane relief

Ron DeSantis attacked Kamala Harris During an interview Monday night, she called them “delusional” as Florida's governor reportedly refused to answer the vice president's calls to discuss hurricane relief. When asked earlier in the day about a report in which, as a DeSantis aide described, “Kamala tried to reach out and (the DeSantis team) didn't […]