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☆ I'm an American who has visited Scotland around a dozen times. Here are the 3 biggest mistakes I see tourists make.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Helene Sula is a US travel blogger who has visited Scotland around a dozen times. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I've now visited Scotland around a dozen times. Helene Sula said she enjoys spending time outdoors when visiting Scotland. Last year, we visited Scotland in July, and I remember I was wearing a sweater, and I just thought, "This is just heaven because in Texas, I'd be absolutely sweating."

Persons: Helene Sula, Sula, —, Helene In, I'd Organizations: Service, Trevi Locations: Scotland, Edinburgh, American, London, Germany, Europe, Aberdeen, Highlands, Oxford, Sula, Texas, Skye

☆ Obama’s reemergence on the campaign trail for Harris comes as he recognizes his own legacy is at stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

This past Wednesday alone, he recorded 21 videos for the Harris campaign. Obama acolytes have spent the last eight years rationalizing Trump as the last gasp backlash to the Democrat and his presidency. While most of the party leaders Harris called that Sunday afternoon, including Bill Clinton, and immediately pledged support, Obama held off. Harris advisers knew Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi favored an open process to find a new nominee. And according to people who know about the conversations, he checks in with several of his own closest aides now helping run Harris’ campaign, such as current campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and his own 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe.

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☆ South Fork Wind offers a glimpse at what's possible as offshore wind power projects struggle to gain traction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Pippa Stevens | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Soren Lassen, head of offshore wind research at Wood Mackenzie, said the U.S. offshore wind industry is going through a needed readjustment, and that while the long-term outlook remains intact, progress has been pushed out. South Fork Wind offers tangible evidence that wind projects can work. The company developed the five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm, which is northwest of South Fork Wind, in 2016. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management first awarded the leases for South Fork Wind in 2013, which where acquired by Deepwater Wind. In September, Skyborn Renewables, a Global Infrastructure Partners portfolio company, acquired Eversource's 50% stake in both South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind.

Persons: Pippa Stevens, Soren Lassen, Wood Mackenzie, –, Orsted, David Hardy, Equinor, Jones, Biden, Avangrid, Wood Mackenzie's Lassen, Lassen Organizations: CNBC GREENPORT, U.S, Wind, CNBC, of Ocean Energy Management, Deepwater, Eversource Energy, Skyborn, Global Infrastructure Partners, CNBC Offshore, Power Authority, Ørsted, New, BP, Dominion Energy, South Brooklyn Marine, Fork, The U.S . Department of, Interior, Maryland –, GE Vernova, American Clean Locations: –, Montauk , New York, U.S, Greenport , New York, East Hampton, East Hampton , New York, Wainscott, Denmark, New York, Atlantic City , New Jersey, New Jersey, Brownsville , Texas, Virginia, Port of Virginia, Connecticut's, of New London, South Carolina , Texas, Rhode Island and Connecticut, The, Maryland, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket , Massachusetts, Nantucket

☆ Wealthy jet setters are flocking to these unexpected countries, travel agents say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Wealthy travelers are vacationing at a mix of traditional and emerging destinations. The Asian countries wealthy travelers are increasingly visitingLuxury travel companies are expecting more travelers to visit Thailand following the premiere of "The White Lotus" season three, shot at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui. Ken SeetAccording to Virtuoso, bookings for summer trips to Thailand were up 95% from 2023 to 2024. According to Virtuoso, summer bookings for the central European country were up 24%. More wealthy travelers are heading to Porto, Portugal proslgn/ShutterstockOr, for a greener, chillier getaway, head to the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Persons: —, What's, Ken Seet, Belles, Peter Zelei, Melissa Krueger, Quintessentially, Kelly Grumbach, Brian Kennedy, George Rose, Lucia, Virtuoso, Jim Krane, Barthélemy, Barts, Hurricane Irma, Grumbach, Saint Barthélemy, Holger Leue, Aman Organizations: Service, globetrotters, Eiffel, Belles, Ireland, Banff National Park, St, AP Locations: Rome, Paris, Thailand, Slovenia, United Kingdom, London, France, China, Canada, New York, Europe, Japan, Khao Villas Phuket, Maui, Hawaii, Taormina, Italy, Florence, Tuscany, Portugal, Lisbon, Porto, Ireland, Scotland, Banff, Lake Louise, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Hurricane, Saint, Caribbean, Anguilla

☆ Florida residents are returning home after Hurricane Milton
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Nicole Chavez | Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —There wasn’t much more than piles of debris from shattered homes when Vickie Ward returned Friday to her Grove City, Florida, neighborhood after Hurricane Milton. Vickie Ward said her home in Grove City, Florida, was damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton. Her home in North Port, Florida, has been damaged multiple times by storms and she had just finished paying off repairs from Hurricane Ian in 2022. “To be honest with you, I don’t want to … It’s my fourth hurricane and four times I’ve gotten demolished. Sheriff’s deputies took them back to their home on an airboat after their neighborhood flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Milton and the Alafia River overbank flow.

Persons: Vickie Ward, Hurricane Milton, “, Helene, ” Ward, Ward, Milton, WxChasing, Brandon Clement, It’s, ”, Clement, Angie Dooley, ” Dooley, Dooley, Scott, “ I’m, ” Scott Dooley, Rina Tabak’s, Hurricane Helene, Tabak, Milton ., ” Tabak, Cheryl Bernatowicz, ” Bernatowicz, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Bernatowicz, Ralph Genito, Sheriff’s, it’s, ” Genito, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, Genito, that’s, ” Ralph, ” CNN’s Isabel Rosales, Mounira Elsamra Organizations: CNN, Sunshine State, Florida Near, Florida, Hillsborough County Sheriff Locations: Grove City , Florida, Hurricane, Fort Myers, St . Petersburg, Daytona Beach, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Milton, Florida Near Sarasota, North Port , Florida, Florida, East of Tampa, Valrico , Florida, Hurricane Milton

☆ 'The Apprentice' director shares the challenges of making a Donald Trump movie despite receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the former president
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Ali Abbasi's film 'The Apprentice' faced backlash from Donald Trump after its Cannes debut. Advertisement"The filmmakers now readily admit they fabricated scenes and created fake stories to fit some deranged narrative about President Trump that is completely untrue," Trump communications director Steven Cheung said Friday. Do a Donald Trump movie!" But frankly, my motivation was that it is not a Donald Trump movie. Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in "The Apprentice."

Persons: Ali Abbasi's, Donald Trump, Abbasi, —, Ali Abbasi, Shelley, Sebastian Stan, Roy Cohn, Jeremy Strong, Stan, Strong, Maria Bakalova, Ivana Trump, Ivana, Trump, Gabriel Sherman, Michael Moore's, Trump's, Steven Cheung, Kamala, Kamala Harris, doesn't, You've, I'm, Roy, Donald, Roy Cohn's playbook, Gabe, Win McNamee, Sebastian, Jeremy, Maria, Martin Donovan, Fred, We're, John Nacion, don't, That's, wouldn't Organizations: Cannes, Trump, Service, York, Briarcliff Entertainment, Business, Zoom, Hollywood, White House, Coastal Carolina University Locations: New York City, Danish, Iran, York City, Hollywood, Cannes, Conway, SC, Scythia, Trump

CNN —Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday night, making landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm. The intense hurricane spawned tornadoes, dumped rain across much of the state, left millions without power and claimed at least 12 lives, including five people in St. Lucie County. Milton is the third hurricane to hit Florida this year — which has only happened during five other hurricane seasons since 1871. Many areas in Florida are also recovering from the aftermath of a Milton-spurred torrent “supercharged” tornadoes, according to National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan. Milton was the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the United States this year, joining Category 1 Beryl, Category 1 Debby, Category 2 Francine and Category 4 Helene.

Persons: Hurricane Milton, Lucie County, Helene, Deanne Criswell, Michael Brennan, “ We’ve, Lucie Mayor Shannon Martin, CNN’s Jim Acosta, “, I’ve, Hurricane Irma, Milton, Beryl, Debby, Francine Organizations: CNN, Hurricane, NASA, Climate, FEMA, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Services Locations: Coast, St, Lucie, Siesta, Milton, Florida, Gulf, Mexico, St . Petersburg, Hillsborough, Lucie County, Port St, Tampa Bay , Melbourne, Miami, Hurricane, Hardee, Highlands, Tampa, Petersburg, Sarasota, United States

Hurricane Milton has exploded into a monster storm as it soaks up its natural fuel, warm water, in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center had warned that Milton was likely to strengthen into a major hurricane, defined by minimum sustained winds of 111 mph, and its status was confirmed at 8 a.m. Monday. Up to 8 inches of rain was forecast, with storm surges of up to 15 feet possible for coastal cities, they said. The latest hurricane is a rare product of the southwest Gulf of Mexico, rather than the Caribbean or the Atlantic. Milton started as Tropical Depression 14, in the Gulf’s Bay of Campeche, sheltered behind the western coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

Persons: Milton, Hurricane Helene Organizations: Milton, National Hurricane Center, NHC, NBC Locations: Gulf of Mexico, Florida, St . Petersburg, Sarasota, Tampa, Orlando, Daytona Beach , Sarasota, Fort Myers, Naples, Southeastern, Hurricane, Florida’s Big Bend, Mexico, Caribbean, Gulf’s, Campeche, Mexico’s Yucatán

☆ Hurricane Helene was wetter and windier due to climate change, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The high sea surface temperatures that helped both storms intensify were 200 to 500 times more likely because of climate change, the report found. As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s west coast, a new report estimates how much more intense Hurricane Helene’s winds and rain were because of climate change. The sea surface temperatures that propelled Helene and Milton were 200 to 500 times more likely because of climate change, the report found. They found that coastal rainfall totals that high were 40% more likely because of climate change and that inland totals that high were 70% more likely because of climate change. Damaged structures in downtown Chimney Rock, N.C., after the passage of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2.

Persons: Milton, Friederike Otto, Hurricane, Hurricane Milton, Helene, ”, Bernadette Woods Placky, Hurricane Helene, Allison Joyce, Otto Organizations: Imperial College London, Florida NOAA, Climate, Weather, Getty Locations: Hurricane, Gulf, Mexico, Florida, Bend, Florida’s, North Carolina, Tennessee, Appalachia, Chimney, N.C, Milton

Storm surge is the abnormal rise in water levels during a storm, as heavy hurricane winds push a bulge of water toward shore as depths become shallower. On Tuesday, Milton "wobbled," according to an early evening forecast from the National Hurricane Center. “Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,” the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday in an advisory. Northeast Florida could get 3 to 5 feet of storm surge, the hurricane center projects. In 2008, Hurricane Ike pummeled the Texas Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm and generated a 15-foot storm surge in Galveston Island.

Persons: ” Fritz, ” Chris Slocum, Hurricane Milton, Milton, wobbled, Karen Clark, “ Milton, ” Slocum, ”, ” Cathie Perkins, Ike pummeled Organizations: National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration’s, Research, Hurricane, National Hurricane Center, U.S, , Pinellas County Emergency Management, NOAA, Texas Gulf Locations: Mexico, Tampa, “, Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater, St, Petersburg, Northeast Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Texas Gulf Coast, Galveston Island

☆ Hurricane Helene was supercharged by ultra-warm water made up to 500 times more likely by global warming, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The exceptionally warm water of the Gulf of Mexico that supercharged deadly Helene last month was made up to 500 times more likely by human-caused climate change, which also ramped up the hurricane’s wind and rain, according to a new scientific analysis. These ultra-warm ocean temperatures were made between 200 and 500 times more likely by climate change, driven by humans burning fossil fuels, according to the World Weather Attribution, a network of scientists that calculates the role of climate change in extreme weather events using real world data and climate models. Hurricanes as intense as Helene are now about 2.5 times more likely in the region, the study found. Baker Jarvis, a resident of Keaton Beach, Florida, works to recover his belongings from his home after Hurricane Helene on September 29, 2024. Rapid intensification, when a hurricane’s wind speed increases by at least 35 mph within 24 hours, has now become more common due to climate change.

Persons: Helene, Ben Clarke, ” Clarke, Milton, Helene . Baker Jarvis, Hurricane Helene, Octavio Jones, ”, Bernadette Woods Placky, Hurricane Milton, “ Helene, Gabriel Vecchi, Friederike Otto, ” Otto Organizations: CNN, Imperial College London’s Grantham Institute, Hurricanes, Reuters, Climate, Hurricane, geosciences, Princeton University, WWA, Imperial College London Locations: Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Southern, Gulf, Keaton Beach , Florida, Bend, North Carolina

☆ Why some Florida residents aren’t evacuating ahead of Hurricane Milton
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Paul P. Murphy | Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Traffic flows east Tuesday along Interstate 4 as residents continue to follow evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. A motorist drives past broken utility poles downed by strong wind gusts as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday, October 9. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Julio Cortez/AP A man clears debris left by Hurricane Helene from his home in Treasure Island, Florida, on Monday. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday.

Persons: Vivienne Marran, ”, Hurricane Milton, Marran, Helene, they’ve, we’ve, “ I’ve, ” Marran, Helene –, “, Holly Speckhart, Julio Cortez, ‘, Jane Castor, you’re, ” Speckhart, Ian – Bridgit, Budd, Milton, Fort, Ricardo Arduengo, Connor Ferran, Fort Myers, Joe Raedle, Paul Hennessy, Saul Martinez, Stephen Lundgren, Doug Engle, Payton Wyse, Andrew Goncharsky, Lee, Nicolette Mariano, Kaila Jones, Yamil Lage, Damon Higgins, Ted Carlson, McKenzie, Evan Purcell, Purcell's, Anna Maria Island, Carlson, Rebecca Blackwell, Hurricane Helene, Bryan R, Smith, Matthew Dominick, NASA Aurelio Ortiz, Lorenzo Hernandez, Mike Carlson, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters John Fedor, Chris O'Meara, David Jalving, Marta Lavandier, Pete, Octavio Jones, Tristan Wheelock, Gerald, Martin Zetina, Gregg Newton, ” Anna Maria Island, William Tokajer, ” Tokajer, “ We’ve, we’ll, “ we’ve, I’ve, We’ve, who’d, –, “ you’ve, ” CNN’s Mary Gilbert, Rebekah Riess, Andy Rose, John Berman Organizations: Sol , Florida CNN, CNN, Hurricane, Tampa Bay, ” Tampa Fire Rescue’s, Milton, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Mayor, Orlando International Airport, Anadolu, Getty, Disney, Vanguard, School, Ocala, USA, Fort, Palm Beach Daily, Florida Army National Guard, Bradenton, Tampa General Hospital, NASA, International, Reuters, AP, Tampa International Airport, Bloomberg, AP Contractors, New Port Richey, AP Tropicana, Holmes Beach Police, Social, Isla del, Sunshine Skyway Locations: Sol , Florida, St . Petersburg, Gulf, Mexico, Tampa, Milton, ” Tampa, Hurricane, Ohio, Cincinnati, Sanibel, Fort Myers , Florida, Orlando, Ocala , Florida, Lee County, Fort Myers, Sebastian , Florida, Havana, Cuba, AFP, Palm Beach, Bradenton Beach, Tampa , Florida, Celestún, Port Richey , Florida, Tampa Bay, Treasure Island , Florida, St, Pete Beach , Florida, Fort Myers Beach, Progreso, New Port, St . Petersburg , Florida, Kissimmee , Florida, Florida, Isla, Isla del Sol, Holmes Beach

Major infrastructure upgrades meant to protect Florida’s Tampa Bay area from flooding are months away from completion, as the vulnerable region braces for what could be the worst hurricane in more than a century, officials said. Hurricane Milton is expected to strike the Tampa area overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning with life-threatening storm surge of up to 15 feet, said Austen Flannery, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Tampa office. Since then, the region’s population has grown from roughly 400,000 people to 3.8 million, and the number of buildings has either tripled or quadrupled, according to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. The National Weather Service said Tuesday was the last full day for Florida residents to do so. “This is playing out to be one of our worst case scenarios for our area,” said Wren Krahl, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's executive director.

Persons: Hurricane Milton, Austen Flannery, Ian, Helene, ” Flannery, ” Milton, Joshua Cascio, ”, ” Cascio, Cascio, Adam Smith, ” Smith, Dennis Smith, Smith, Ron DeSantis, Flannery, Wren Krahl, “ I’ve Organizations: Hurricane, Weather, National Weather Service, Workers, Florida State University’s Department of Urban, World Bank, Tampa, Tampa Bay Regional Planning, Statewide, Florida Gov, Tampa Bay Regional Locations: Florida’s Tampa Bay, Tampa, ”, Florida, Seminole, Milton, “ Tampa, Miami, Tampa Bay, Milton’s

Citrus County: Beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, residents in any structure incapable of withstanding 110 mph winds will be under a mandatory evacuation order, the sheriff’s office said. That includes campers, tents, mobile homes and manufactured homes. A mandatory evacuation order for zones A and B is set to begin at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Glades County: A voluntary evacuation order will begin Tuesday at 1 p.m. for residents in mobile homes, RVs and low-lying areas. Lee County: Residents in Zones A and B are under evacuation orders that went into effect at noon Monday, officials said.

Persons: Doug Engle, Hurricane Milton, “, Daniella Levine Cava, Milton, George Recktenwald, “ We’re, ” Organizations: Ocala, USA, Florida Division, Emergency Management, Dade Locations: Tampa, Florida, Hurricane, Charlotte County, Charlotte Harbor, Peace, Citrus County, Collier County, Naples, Marco Island, Everglades City, Goodland, Glades County, Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Lee County, Sanibel, Manatee County, . Miami, Dade County, Okeechobee, Pasco County, RVs, Pinellas County, Sarasota County, Volusia County, Intracoastal

☆ These are the insurance stocks with the most at risk from Hurricane Milton, according to Piper Sandler
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Piper Sandler said Hurricane Milton could change the insurance market. Piper Sandler said Milton shares similarities with Ian, which resulted in $56 billion in insured losses. "Historically, insurance stocks fall as the hurricane approaches landfall and as it creates damage. Below is a table of estimated insured losses from insurance companies from Hurricane Ian. "The typical rebound in the insurance stocks happens when it becomes clear how large the insurance event was (or was not).

Persons: Piper Sandler, Milton, Paul Newsome, Hurricane Ian —, Newsome, Ian, LSEG, Chubb, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Hurricane Ian, Allstate, American International Group, Heritage Insurance, Progressive, Universal Insurance Holdings, Travelers Locations: Florida, Milton, Hurricane, Newsome

☆ Lawyer who twice grilled Trump in NY fraud case now helps lead a 14-state war on 'addictive' TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wallace twice grilled Trump in James' NY fraud case and also gave opening and closing statements. AdvertisementNew York Attorney General Letitia James with assistant attorneys general Andrew S. Amer, center, and Kevin C. Wallace, right. Related storiesAround-the-clock notifications disrupt their sleep, the "autoplay" feature provides an endless stream of videos, and "beauty filters" encourage young girls to "fix" their appearances, the James lawsuit alleges. AdvertisementThe TikTok lawsuit may be another of the kind of yearslong litigation marathons that James' office hasn't shied from since she first took office in 2019. The Trump fraud investigation began in 2018, and also isn't over yet.

Persons: NY AG Letitia James helms, Kevin Wallace, Wallace, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Letitia James, James, Kevin C, David, James ' Goliath, Andrew S, Amer, Brittainy Newman, TikTok, shied, Wayne LaPierre Organizations: NY AG, Service, Donald Trump , New York, Trump, Facebook, New, National Rifle Association Locations: James ', Donald Trump ,, Manhattan

☆ Florida residents evacuate inward as Hurricane Milton nears
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Paul P. Murphy | Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Anna Maria Island, Florida CNN —Carol Whitmore couldn’t pack her big SUV to leave this barrier island as Hurricane Milton aimed Tuesday for Florida’s west coast with already-historic fury. Hurricane Helene took it two weeks ago. Still, for a while in Helene, Whitmore was cut off. Storm damage from Hurricane Helene sits Tuesday in a True Value store on Anna Maria Island, Florida. A lot of people going through a lot worse.”Dune sand pushed inland by Hurricane Helene sits Tuesday on streets on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida.

Persons: Anna Maria, Florida CNN — Carol Whitmore couldn’t, Milton, Helene, Whitmore, Maddie, ”, “, ” Whitmore, Jane Castor, Holmes, Bill Tokajer, Jake Keglor, ” Keglor, Keglor, who’d, Angel –, Hurricane Helene, Paul Murphy, CNN “ We’ve, Greg Mullis, Gandy, “ We’ve, Dan Whelan, ‘, Marie Saveikis, “ I’m, it’s, Anna Maria Island, Skip, Annie Radick, Annie, ” Skip, Tokajer, –, “ We’re, Helene … “, You’ve, “ It’s, he’d, ” CNN’s Paul P, Murphy, Michelle Krupa, Leigh Waldman Organizations: Florida CNN, Social, CNN, College H.U.N.K.S, Holmes Beach, National Weather Service Locations: Anna Maria Island, Florida, Florida’s, Helene, Manatee County, Orlando, Mexico, Tampa, Seminole, St . Petersburg, Hurricane, Anna Maria Island , Florida, Pinellas County, Milton, Clearwater, Anna Maria Island , Montana, Anna, Manatee County , Florida, Atlanta

Debris removal continued throughout the state as officials urged residents to prepare for the worst and heed evacuation orders. “If you’re in the path of Hurricane #Milton, the time to act is NOW,” the Federal Emergency Management Agency posed on X. A member of the Florida Army National Guard removes debris in St. Petersburg on Monday ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall. In Sarasota County, officials warned residents not to let their guards down and ordered evacuations for the barrier islands and for people in mobile or manufactured homes. “We take it serious, but we are not getting too excited about it.”Jesse Kirsch reported from Sarasota, Florida; Dana Griffin from Naples Beach, Florida; Chase Cain, from Orlando, Florida; and Alicia Victoria Lozano from Los Angeles.

Persons: Hurricane Milton, Helene, Milton, ” Cleon Dixon, Helene pummeled, Milton's, Bryan R, Smith, Dixon, ”, “, Helene’s wallop, John, Rhonda Keigher, Rhonda, ” John, ” Rhonda, Patty Sheehan, you’ve, Joe Biden, Kurt Hoddman, Anna Maria, David Tucker, Jenny Bodmer, evacuates, ” Carsten Haake, ” Jesse Kirsch, Dana Griffin, Chase Cain, Alicia Victoria Lozano Organizations: Hurricane, Residents, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Army National Guard, Getty, City, Florida Peninsula, USA Locations: SARASOTA, Fla, Gulf Coast, Fort Meyers, Tampa, St, Armands, Sarasota, St . Petersburg, AFP, ”, Madeira Beach, of Mexico, Palm Harbor, Florida, Orlando, Hurricane, Mexico, Florida’s, Treasure Island, Sarasota County, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, West Palm Beach, Naples, Miami, Germany, Sarasota , Florida, Naples Beach , Florida, Orlando , Florida, Los Angeles

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state. A source familiar with the planning said that the Biden team had invited DeSantis to the event in north Florida. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has not spoken with Vice President Kamala Harris or President Joe Biden about the hurricane response.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Kamala Harris, Helene, “ Kamala, “, DeSantis, Joe Biden, Biden, Deanne Criswell, Jared C, Tilton, Karine Jean, Pierre, Harris, Brian Kemp, Henry McMaster, Hurricane Helene, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Kemp Organizations: Florida Gov, Democratic, NBC News, Federal Emergency Management, Getty, White, Press, White House, Biden, Gov, Georgia Gov, South Carolina Gov, Florida National Guard Locations: Florida, Bend, Tampa, North Carolina, Hurricane Milton, Hurricane, Gulf Coast, Georgia

☆ Israel marks a year since Oct. 7 attacks and Hurricane Milton strengthens: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Elizabeth Both | Elizabeth Both Is An Associate Platforms Editor For Nbc News | Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Israel observes the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks as it steps up attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. The people of Gaza have endured an unmitigated humanitarian catastrophe as Israel carries out one of the most intensive bombing campaigns in history. Gaza was already impoverished, overcrowded and largely inescapable, blockaded by Israel and Egypt for 17 years. Life-threatening storm surges are due to hit the state’s Gulf Coast as Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall on Wednesday. Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty ImagesWaking up and browsing your closet each morning might sometimes feel like an immense challenge.

Persons: Israel, Hurricane Milton, It’s, “, ”, Frank Lowenstein, Barack Obama, Milton, Helene, Hurricane Helene, Anna Maria, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Bush, Gore, George W, Joe Biden’s, Roe, Wade ., Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, NFL Todd Rosenberg, Jalen Tolbert, Greg Rosenstein, alen, J. Organizations: Hamas, United Nations, IDF, United, Gov, Washington, Getty, Republican, Wade, NFL, Getty Images Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, NBC Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Hurricane, Florida, Israel, Egypt, Beirut, Iran, United States, Coast, Tampa, Gulf of Mexico, U.S

Hurricane Milton is expected to continue to develop rapidly as it soaks up its natural fuel, warm water in the Gulf of Mexico. It could be pushing out sustained winds of 145 mph by them, according to its projections, making it a Category 4 hurricane. Rain, strong winds and possible storm surges were expected to begin Tuesday night along Florida’s west coast, according to NBC News meteorologists. Up to 8 inches of rain was forecast, with storm surges of 6 feet and more possible for coastal cities, they said. By late afternoon Saturday, Tropical Depression 14 had become Tropical Storm Milton, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Persons: Milton, Hurricane Helene Organizations: National Hurricane Center, NBC, NBC News, Hurricane Milton Locations: Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Mexico, Cuba, Tampa, Naples, Orlando, Daytona Beach , Sarasota, Fort Myers, Southeastern, Hurricane, Florida's Big Bend, Caribbean, Gulf's, Campeche, Mexico’s Yucatán, Progreso

☆ $63 million Royal New Zealand Navy ship capsizes and sinks off Samoa
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A New Zealand naval ship caught fire and sank off Samoa; all those on board were rescued. AdvertisementA New Zealand naval ship that cost around $63 million caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa. The HMNZS Manawanui. Related storiesThe New Zealand government said in 2018 that it would cost NZ$103 million (around $63 million) to buy and convert the ship, Radio New Zealand reported. AdvertisementGolding added that the passengers and crew would be flown back to New Zealand from Samoa on Sunday.

Persons: Manawanui, —, HMNZS Manawanui, Garin Golding, Golding, David Rowland, Shane Arndell Organizations: New, Service, New Zealand's Defence Force, New Zealand Air Force, Radio New Zealand, Royal New Zealand Navy, Component, New Zealand Defense Force, Business Locations: New Zealand, Samoa, Zealand, Upolu, Auckland

"We have kind of a two-level house — it's not a two-story, but there are two levels," Smith-Frady told Business Insider. AdvertisementIn May 2024, the average cost of flood insurance in Florida was $781 a year, according to personal-finance company NerdWallet. Advertisement"It basically makes the home a total loss if they don't have flood insurance," Meyer Lucas said. "In Florida, there's really high flood risk, which I think is broadly understood, but that the cost associated with that flood risk is not being captured in home values." "The storms are happening so diversely in so many different areas of the state," D'Amario told Business Insider.

Persons: Helene, —, Hurricane Helene, Alexis Smith, Smith, Frady, Idalia, She's, Katie Mallah, Mallah, Katie Mallah Mallah, it's, Heather Cameron, Cameron, Holly Meyer Lucas, Meyer Lucas, Jon Schneyer, Pete, haven't, Jesse Gourevitch, there's, Ryan D'Amario, D'Amario Organizations: Service, FEMA, Business, Flood Insurance, Hurricanes, Sunshine State, Farmers Insurance, Bankers Insurance, Miami Herald, Capital Economics, Palm, Street Journal, Environmental Defense Fund Locations: Florida, St, Petersburg, Hurricane, Bradenton, North Carolina, Tampa, Sarasota, St . Petersburg, Shore, Shore Acres , Florida, Insurify, Palm Beach, Nature, Appalachia, Gulf

☆ Tunisia heads to the polls with a fading reputation as the Arab Spring’s only success story
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Not long ago, Tunisia was hailed as the Arab Spring’s only success story. He advanced to a runoff promising to usher in a “New Tunisia” and hand more power to young people and local governments. Seventeen potential candidates filed paperwork to run and Tunisia’s election authority approved only three: Saied, Zouhair Maghzaoui and Ayachi Zammel. That includes the 83-year-old leader of Tunisia’s most well organized political party Ennahda, which rose to power after the Arab Spring. People stand in line outside a polling station during the presidential election in the capital Tunis, Tunisia, on October 6, 2024.

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☆ A majority of North Carolina homeowners didn't have flood insurance. Then Helene hit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused flooding across western North Carolina, like here in Asheville. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty ImagesBut only about 2.6% of the 4.3 million properties across the state — or around 115,000 properties — had flood insurance as of June 2024, according to private provider Neptune Flood Insurance, which analyzed data from the government-backed National Flood Insurance Program. North Carolina Department of Insurance communications director Jason Tyson estimated that about 139,000 properties in the state have flood insurance through the NFIP. Part of the problem with flood insurance is a common misconception that regular home insurance covers flooding, which is rarely the case, four experts knowledgable about flood insurance and disaster management told Business Insider. "We don't think of western North Carolina and the Appalachian mountains as an area that has significant flood risk."

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