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☆ Florida prepares for Hurricane Milton and X exposes users to eating disorder content: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Kaylah Jackson | Kaylah Jackson Is A Platforms Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

And ‘X’ users say eating disorder content flourished on the platform. On Oct. 7, Hamas militants stormed the same base where Lifshitz was previously stationed, killing 15 young women in their assault. Many of the users identified as teen girls and young women, some as young as 13, NBC News found. Three users said that they’ve been exposed to eating disorder posts and communities on X through their algorithm-driven “For You” page, despite not knowingly engaging with such content previously. Despite X’s moderation, at least seven more communities featuring content promoting eating disorders and self-harm were identified.

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☆ 2 dead, including child, and 1 missing after plane crashes in Gulf of Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Two people are dead, including a child, and one person is missing after a plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, police in Venice, Florida, said. The FAA said in a statement that the plane had departed the Venice Municipal Airport at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday and was believed to have had three people onboard. Search and rescue efforts on Sunday after a plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. Venice Police DepartmentHours later, at around 2 p.m. the wreckage of the missing Piper Cherokee was located around 1/3 of a mile west offshore, directly west of the Venice Municipal Airport, police said. Police did not share the identity of the missing person, or of the female and child found dead.

In the wake of Hurricane Ian, the living have struggled to account for all the dead. More than half of the victims drowned, the Florida Medical Examiners Commission has reported. A high-water vehicle with responders drives through a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in North Port, Fla., on Oct. 3. Precisely how many have died as a result of Hurricane Ian is a point of contention. “The communities hit by Hurricane Ian were places that have many new residents who had never experienced a major storm,” he said.

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