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☆ Florida residents weigh whether to leave after destructive storms
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Then, in late September, Hurricane Helene flooded the rental home she now shares with her husband and 10-month-old baby. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. According to Bankrate, the average annual homeowners insurance premium in Florida is $3,242 more than the national average. But traditional homeowners’ insurance doesn’t cover flood damage. Most of the water damage sustained from Helene would be covered by flood insurance, often provided by the National Flood Insurance Program, and backed by the government.

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☆ 'Free Solo' climber Alex Honnold often sees melted glaciers on his climbs. It's changed the course of his career.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

'Free Solo' climber Alex Honnold witnessed the effects of climate change throughout his career. It inspired him to start the Honnold Foundation in 2012, a non-profit that builds renewable energy resources around the world. He's seen 'dramatic' landscape changes on his climbsHonnold and Caldwell previously planned an ice climb in Patagonia, Argentina. Related storiesHis foundation focuses on communitiesIn 2023, the Honnold Foundation helped launch the first community-led microgrid project in Puerto Rico. "The Devil's Climb" premieres October 17 at 9pm EST on National Geographic and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.

Persons: Alex Honnold, He's, Tommy Caldwell, Caldwell, Renan Ozturk Honnold, Honnold, Matt Pycroft, Hurricane Maria, Adam Skolnick, Skolnick Organizations: Honnold Foundation, Service, Geographic, Hurricane, Disney Locations: Patagonia, Alaska, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Detroit, Memphis, Hulu

Former President Donald Trump called Democrats and others who have opposed or investigated him "the enemy from within" in an interview that aired Sunday, describing them as more dangerous than major foreign adversaries of the United States, including Russia and China. "I always say, we have two enemies," Trump said, adding, "We have the outside enemy, and then we have the enemy from within, and the enemy from within, in my opinion, is more dangerous than China, Russia and all these countries." Trump added that a "smart president" could handle outside adversaries "pretty easily," but "the thing that's tougher to handle are these lunatics that we have inside, like Adam Schiff." House Republicans have joined Trump in his ire against Schiff, who is leading in the California Senate race against former baseball player Steve Garvey, a Republican. Mueller's report found no explicitly coordinated effort between Trump's campaign and Russia to influence the election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Adam Schiff, president's, Maria Bartiromo, Kamala Harris, Schiff, shifty Schiff, He’s, ” Trump, “, Donald, ” Schiff, Steve Garvey, Robert Mueller's, Mueller's, Hillary Organizations: Democratic, Senate, Fox Business, Republican, NBC News, Social, House Republicans, Trump, California Senate Locations: United States, Russia, China, California, Coachella , California, ”, Trump's

☆ Trump suggests using military against ‘enemy from within’ on Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Veronica Stracqualursi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump suggested using the military to handle what he called “the enemy from within” on Election Day, saying that he isn’t worried about chaos from his supporters or foreign actors, but instead from “radical left lunatics.”“I think the bigger problem are the people from within. “No, I don’t think — not from the side that votes for Trump,” the former president said when Bartiromo asked whether he was expecting chaos on Election Day. Trump has also been laying groundwork to question the integrity of the 2024 election. He’s threatened, if he wins the White House again, prosecution and “long-term prison sentences” for election officials and political operatives, who he suggested could cheat. And he has routinely suggested he would weaponize the justice system to go after his political opponents if voters return him to the White House.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, ” Trump, Maria Bartiromo, “, Bartiromo, Trump, Kamala Harris ’, ” “ Trump, ” Ian Sams, sycophants, He’s, CNN’s Jack Forrest, Sam Fossum, Marshall Cohen, Daniel Dale, Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, Fox News, National Guard, Capitol, Trump, Justice Department, Afghan Locations: ”, Washington ,, Georgia

He’s lived through many storms in his 30 years on Longboat Key, but Bob Parrish said he’s never before seen the level of destruction that Hurricane Helene blew into town a little more than two weeks ago. It also brought a double whammy of destruction from two major hurricanes to a string of islands and their residents who were still rebuilding from Hurricane Ian in 2022. Honestly, I only cried a little bit after Milton because I cried so much after Helene. Even before Helene and Milton brought the one-two punch, Rodocker was still reeling from Hurricane Debby’s path of destruction in August. “It was like a right, a left and an undercut.”Marco Island, seen here on Sept. 26, was badly flooded by Hurricane Helene.

Persons: He’s, Bob Parrish, he’s, Helene, Milton —, Mary, what’s, “ We’ve, ” Parrish, ”, Angela Rodocker, Anna Maria Island, “, ” David Farrar, everybody’s, Farrar, Milton, ” Rodocker, Maria Island, Rodocker, Marco, Hurricane Helene, Scott Schilke, Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie, ” Chappie, Chappie, Mike Norman, Norman, ” Amy Ace Lance, Hurricane Milton, Thomas Simonetti, John Lai, ” Lai, Ian, Rod Nibert, Parrish —, cancer —, Parrish Organizations: NBC, Island Estates, Silver Resorts, AP Residents, Bradenton Beach Mayor, Florida Department of Transportation, Bradenton Beach, Hurricane, Washington, Getty Locations: Lakeland, Sarasota, Hurricane, Island, Clearwater, Bradenton Beach, “, ”, Sanibel, Cape Coral, Charlotte County, Orlando

☆ Skims wants to be the new Nike. Brand experts say that's a pipe dream.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Skims CEO Jens Grede compared the Kim Kardashian-fronted brand's successes to Nike in the 1990s. Grede told the FT that, like Nike, Skims "exists at the intersection of culture and commerce." According to Jens Grede, the CEO of Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand, Skims' hero is Nike — though, to be clear, not the Nike of today. AdvertisementKim Kardashian (L), Jens Grede (C), and Emma Grede (R) pose with the Amazon Innovation Award during the 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards. Kim Kardashian describes herself as the face of the Skims brand.

Persons: Jens Grede, Kim Kardashian, Grede, —, Kim Kardashian's, Skims, Emma Grede, Kardashian, Jens, Jenner, Khloé Kardashian's, Kylie Jenner's, Dimitrios Kambouris, Isabelle Aleksander, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Aleksander, Matthew Quint, Kim, Quint, Jamie McCarthy, Spike Lee, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras Organizations: Nike, Brand, Service, Financial Times, Skims, Amazon, JDO, Team USA, NBA, WNBA, USA, Center, Global Brand Leadership, Columbia Business School, Star, Kim Locations: Nike —, Skims

☆ Helene and Milton put this net-zero, hurricane-proof community to the test. The lights stayed on as everything else went dark
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Most of the residents living in Hunters Point heeded the mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall but Fulford, 76, stayed behind with wife, Sueann, just as they did during Hurricane Helene last month. The storm obliterated vast parts of Florida, including the surrounding areas of Hunters Point like Anna Maria Island and Bradenton. Rebecca Blackwell/APMilton knocked out power for more than 2.5 million customers across the state, including in Manatee County, where Hunters Point homes are located. Julian Quinones/CNNWhen Gobuty started the design process for Hunters Point, it was imperative the homes be able to withstand Category 5 hurricanes. Instead, Milton drove the worst storm surge across a 65-mile stretch of coast between Siesta Key and Fort Myers Beach.

Persons: William Fulford, Fulford, Milton, Sueann, Helene, “ I’m, ” Fulford, Anna Maria, Hurricane Milton, Maria, Rebecca Blackwell, AP Milton, ” Marshall Gobuty, ”, Julian Quinones, Gobuty, there’s, ” Gobuty Organizations: CNN, Bradenton, Pearl Homes, Hurricanes, AP, Fort Myers Locations: Virginia Beach , Virginia, South Florida, Sarasota Bay, Tampa Bay, Bradenton Beach, Fulford, Siesta, Florida, Bradenton, St . Petersburg, Pines, Park, Maria Island , Florida, Manatee County, Milton, Virginia, Fort Myers Beach

☆ ‘The Apprentice’ star Sebastian Stan reveals he relied on ‘instinct’ to play a young Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Dan Heching | Richard Damigella | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“I think instinct is everything, and collaboration,” Stan said in a recent interview with CNN. CNN reported in May, around the time of the film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, that Trump’s team was considering a lawsuit over the film’s release and distribution. “This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked,” Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesperson, said in a statement to CNN at the time. In an interview with CNN, the film’s director Ali Abbasi questioned whether US audiences would ever get to see it. “So that became the red thread through the story, and we organized everything around it, and that was very helpful.”“The Apprentice” is now playing in theaters.

Persons: Sebastian Stan, Donald Trump, Jeremy Strong, Roy Cohn, Maria Bakalova, Ivana Trump, Stan, “, ” Stan, ”, Cohn, Will Brill, Al Pacino, Strong, ” Strong, It’s, ” Steven Cheung, Ali Abbasi, ” Abbasi, Roy Organizations: CNN, Republican, ”, HBO, Cannes Film, Trump Locations: America

County election officials in Florida, meanwhile, are facing a potential new challenge after Hurricane Milton made landfall on its western coast late Wednesday. Other county election offices in the state similarly said this week that that they would perform fresh assessments of their election infrastructure following Milton. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday. “We should have the most poll workers we’ve ever had here in Oconee County,” said Ryan Nowland, assistant director of Oconee County elections.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, “ I’ve, ”, Mary Beth Tipton, “ We’ve, ” Tipton, Yancey County, Hurricane Milton, “, ” Brian Corley, Milton, Robert Inman, Inman, Cliff Marr, Marr, ” Marr, Helene, Karen Brinson Bell, Bell, Corinne Duncan, Duncan, ” Duncan, Christopher Heath, Ron DeSantis, Corley, Bill Nye, CNN Kari Ewalt, Osceola, ” Ewalt, they’re, Conway Belangia, I’ve, Belangia, Connie Gore, Cecelia Smith, Crystal Vander, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Robert Turick, Turick, Rebecca Blackwell, Cristobal Herrera, Julio Cortez, Giorgio Viera, Ricardo Arduengo, Liz Kelly, Matt, Andrew West, Chandan Khanna, Nadia Zomorodian, Austin, Joe Raedle, Sean Rayford, Marta Lavandier, Jefferee Woo, Bryan R, Smith, Chris Urso, Marco Bello, Brandon Marlow, Marie Cook, Bill Ingram, Reuters Stephen Lundgren, Doug Engle, Ron Rook, Paul Hennessy, Saul Martinez, Payton Wyse, Andrew Goncharsky, Christian Burke, Lee, Connor Ferran, Fort Myers, Nicolette Mariano, Kaila Jones, Damon Higgins, Ted Carlson, McKenzie, Evan Purcell, Purcell's, Anna Maria Island, Carlson, Yamil Lage, Matthew Dominick, NASA Aurelio Ortiz, Lorenzo Hernandez, Mike Carlson, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters John Fedor, Chris O'Meara, David Jalving, Pete, Octavio Jones, Tristan Wheelock, Gerald, Martin Zetina, Gregg Newton, ” Belangia, we’ve, Ryan Nowland, “ We’re, everyone’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Hurricane, “ Communications, Republican, Republican Gov, Voters, Osceola County’s, South, USA, AFP, Getty, AP, Daytona, Network, Reuters, Bradenton, Tropicana, Major League, Tampa Bay Rays, Celtic Ray Public, Tampa Bay Times, NOAA, Vanguard, School, Ocala, Orlando International Airport, Anadolu, Disney, Fort, Palm Beach Daily, Florida Army National Guard, Tampa General Hospital, NASA, International, Milton, Tampa International Airport, Bloomberg, AP Contractors, New Port Richey, AP Tropicana Locations: Carolina, Hurricane, North Carolina’s Yancey County, Yancey, Florida, Florida’s Pasco County, North Carolina, North Carolina’s, Haywood County, North Carolina’s Polk County, ”, Buncombe County, Asheville, Covid, Orange County, Milton, Pasco County, South Carolina, Greenville County, ” County, Martin County , Florida, Port St Lucie , Florida, Englewood , Florida, Manasota Key, Hurricane Milton, Venice , Florida, Riverview , Florida, Lakewood Park , Florida, Siesta Key, Punta Gorda , Florida, North Fort Myers , Florida, Siesta, Volusia, South Daytona , Florida, Bradenton Beach, St . Petersburg, Punta Gorda, Odessa , Florida, Venice, Matlacha , Florida, Palmetto Beach, Tampa, Bradenton , Florida, St . Petersburg , Florida, Clearwater, AFP, Sarasota , Florida, Segundo, Davis, Fort Myers , Florida, Wellington , Florida, Palm, Ocala , Florida, County, Wellington, Orlando, Gulfport , Florida, Lee County, Fort Myers, Sebastian , Florida, Palm Beach , Florida, Palm Beach, Havana, Cuba, Celestún, Mexico, Port Richey , Florida, Tampa Bay, Treasure Island , Florida, St, Pete Beach , Florida, Treasure, Fort Myers Beach, Progreso, New Port, Kissimmee , Florida, Pickens County, Oconee County, Oconee

A Detroit man was arrested after allegedly slashing the neck of a 7-year-old girl this week at a park. Lansky approached the girl at the park and cut her throat with a knife before fleeing the scene, Detroit police said. A spokesperson for Detroit police said the department already completed its investigation and handed it to the prosecutor's office, which determined the charges. He was released on $2 million bond and placed under house arrest with a GPS tether, according to the prosecutor's office. A bond redetermination hearing is set for Monday and a probable cause conference is scheduled for Wednesday, the prosecutor's office said.

Persons: Gary Lansky, Lansky, Maria Miller, Lanksy Organizations: Prosecutor's Office, Islamic Relations, Detroit, CAIR, Detroit Police Department, Court Locations: Detroit, Wayne, American

Trump’s re-election campaign has excoriated the project, calling it “pure malicious defamation” and “garbage,” and sent the producers a cease-and-desist letter. Vanity Fair journalist Gabriel Sherman, who wrote the screenplay, draws a direct line between Cohn’s bare-knuckle tactics and Trump’s modern-day political persona. In one graphic scene, the dramatized Trump character sexually assaults his first wife, Ivana Trump (played by Maria Bakalova), after a bitter argument. In another notable sequence, Trump’s character goes under the knife for scalp reduction surgery and a liposuction procedure. “You might find some of these character questions you have about Trump answered,” Abbasi said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump’s, Ali Abbasi, Abbasi, “, ”, McCarthy, Roy Cohn, Trump, Gabriel Sherman, Cohn, Jeremy Strong, Sebastian Stan, ” Abbasi, Sherman, Fred, Ivana Trump, Maria Bakalova, ” Pief, Steven Cheung, doesn’t, ” Cheung, Tom Ortenberg, ’, ” Ortenberg, Kevin Smith’s, Bill Maher’s “, Oliver Stone’s “, George W, Bush, Briarcliff, Jamal Khashoggi, Ortenberg, It’s Organizations: Cannes Film, Republican, New York, Manhattan, Vanity, NBC, Trump, Hollywood, Briarcliff Entertainment, Catholic League, Washington Post, Saudi, Variety Locations: Hollywood, American, Tehran, Copenhagen, “, New York City, Saudi Arabian, Istanbul

Sean Rayford/Getty Images Cars move slowly through Matlacha, Florida, on Thursday after Hurricane Milton damaged power lines. Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times/AP A satellite image captures Hurricane Milton reaching the coast of 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. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday. “Many areas in the county have incurred severe property damage because of back-to-back impacts from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton,” Pinellas County Consumer Protection said in a public advisory Thursday.

Persons: Milton, Floridians, ”, Ron DeSantis, Walt, Aquatica, Connie Gore, Cecelia Smith, Hurricane Milton, Crystal Vander, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Robert Turick, Turick, Helene, Rebecca Blackwell, Cristobal Herrera, Julio Cortez, Giorgio Viera, Ricardo Arduengo, Liz Kelly, Matt, Andrew West, Chandan Khanna, Nadia Zomorodian, Austin, Joe Raedle, Sean Rayford, Marta Lavandier, Jefferee Woo, Bryan R, Smith, Chris Urso, Marco Bello, Brandon Marlow, Marie Cook, Bill Ingram, Reuters Stephen Lundgren, Doug Engle, Ron Rook, Paul Hennessy, Saul Martinez, Payton Wyse, Andrew Goncharsky, Christian Burke, Lee, Connor Ferran, Fort Myers, Nicolette Mariano, Kaila Jones, Damon Higgins, Ted Carlson, McKenzie, Evan Purcell, Purcell's, Anna Maria Island, Carlson, Hurricane Helene, Yamil Lage, Matthew Dominick, NASA Aurelio Ortiz, Lorenzo Hernandez, Mike Carlson, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters John Fedor, Chris O'Meara, David Jalving, Pete, Octavio Jones, Tristan Wheelock, Gerald, Martin Zetina, Gregg Newton, ” DeSantis, “, ” Crews, Melissa Seixas, CNN’s Kate Bolduan, Joe Biden, Deanne Criswell, ” Criswell, Hurricane, it’s, CNN’s Andy Rose Organizations: CNN, St, Daytona, Tampa International, Sarasota Bradenton International, Coast Guard, Walt Disney, SeaWorld, USA, AFP, Getty, AP, Hurricane, Network, Reuters, Bradenton, Tropicana, Major League, Tampa Bay Rays, Celtic Ray Public, Tampa Bay Times, NOAA, Vanguard, School, Ocala, Orlando International Airport, Anadolu, Disney, Fort, Palm Beach Daily, Florida Army National Guard, Tampa General Hospital, NASA, International, Milton, Tampa International Airport, Bloomberg, AP Contractors, New Port Richey, AP Tropicana, Duke Energy, Pinellas County Consumer Protection, “, Government, FEMA, Cross Locations: Florida, Tampa, Hillsborough, Lithia, Clearwater, Johns, Orlando, Sanibel , Florida, St, Petersburg, Georgia, South Carolina, Aquatica Orlando, Discovery Cove, SeaWorld Orlando, Martin County , Florida, Port St Lucie , Florida, Hurricane, Englewood , Florida, Manasota Key, Hurricane Milton, Venice , Florida, Riverview , Florida, Lakewood Park , Florida, Siesta Key, Punta Gorda , Florida, North Fort Myers , Florida, Siesta, Volusia, South Daytona , Florida, Bradenton Beach, Milton, St . Petersburg, Punta Gorda, Odessa , Florida, Venice, Matlacha , Florida, Palmetto Beach, Bradenton , Florida, St . Petersburg , Florida, AFP, Sarasota , Florida, Segundo, Davis, Fort Myers , Florida, Wellington , Florida, Palm, Ocala , Florida, County, Wellington, Gulfport , Florida, Lee County, Fort Myers, Sebastian , Florida, Palm Beach , Florida, Palm Beach, Havana, Cuba, Celestún, Mexico, Port Richey , Florida, Tampa Bay, Treasure Island , Florida, Pete Beach , Florida, Treasure, Fort Myers Beach, Progreso, New Port, Kissimmee , Florida, Melissa Seixas , Florida, Pinellas County, Georgia , Tennessee, Carolinas

☆ Florida’s home insurer of last resort is in serious trouble. Will Milton put it over the edge?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Flood waters inundated a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10 in Punta Gorda, Florida. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network/Imagn Images A vehicle drives though a flooded street after Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key on Thursday. Rebecca Blackwell/AP The roof of Tropicana Field, destroyed by Hurricane Milton, is seen in St. Petersburg on Thursday. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Ron DeSantis, Joe Raedle, Milton, Helene, ” Mark Friedlander, ”, ’, Hurricane Ian, Giorgio Viera, Rebecca Blackwell, Ricardo Arduengo, Liz Kelly, Matt, Andrew West, Chandan Khanna, Nadia Zomorodian, Julio Cortez, Austin, Sean Rayford, Marta Lavandier, Jefferee Woo, Cristobal Herrera, Bryan R, Smith, Chris Urso, Marco Bello, Brandon Marlow, Marie Cook, Bill Ingram, Reuters Stephen Lundgren, Doug Engle, Ron Rook, Paul Hennessy, Saul Martinez, Payton Wyse, Andrew Goncharsky, Christian Burke, Lee, Connor Ferran, Fort Myers, Nicolette Mariano, Kaila Jones, Damon Higgins, Ted Carlson, McKenzie, Evan Purcell, Purcell's, Anna Maria Island, Carlson, Yamil Lage, Matthew Dominick, NASA Aurelio Ortiz, Lorenzo Hernandez, Mike Carlson, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters John Fedor, Chris O'Meara, David Jalving, Pete, Octavio Jones, Tristan Wheelock, Gerald, Martin Zetina, Gregg Newton, Floridians ’, Denise Rappmund, Rappmund, Bobby Atwood, Atwood, won’t, isn’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, Property Insurance Corp, Citizens, Dade, “, Insurance Information Institute, CNN, DeSantis, Republican, CNBC, Hurricane, Getty, AP, USA, Daytona, Network, Reuters, Bradenton, Tropicana, Major League, Tampa Bay Rays, Celtic Ray Public, Tampa Bay Times, NOAA, Vanguard, School, Ocala, Orlando International Airport, Anadolu, Disney, Fort, Palm Beach Daily, Florida Army National Guard, Tampa General Hospital, NASA, International, Milton, Tampa International Airport, Bloomberg, AP Contractors, New Port Richey, AP Tropicana, Moody’s Investors Service Locations: New York, Florida, Miami, Monroe, Hurricane, Punta Gorda , Florida, Central Florida, Lakewood Park , Florida, Siesta Key, North Fort Myers , Florida, Siesta, Volusia, South Daytona , Florida, Bradenton Beach, St . Petersburg, Punta Gorda, Odessa , Florida, Venice , Florida, Matlacha , Florida, Palmetto Beach, Tampa, Bradenton , Florida, Venice, St . Petersburg , Florida, Clearwater, AFP, Sarasota , Florida, Segundo, Davis, Fort Myers , Florida, Wellington , Florida, Palm, Ocala , Florida, County, Wellington, Orlando, Gulfport , Florida, Lee County, Fort Myers, Sebastian , Florida, Palm Beach , Florida, Palm Beach, Havana, Cuba, Celestún, Mexico, Port Richey , Florida, Tampa Bay, Treasure Island , Florida, St, Pete Beach , Florida, Treasure, Fort Myers Beach, Progreso, New Port, Kissimmee , Florida, 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

The Republican states have argued that they have suffered damages and injuries by spending millions of dollars on DACA recipients. Nina Perales after appearing in federal appeals court in New Orleans to defend the policy. The court may dismiss the case, refer it back to the lower court or rule against DACA, which could then be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Nearly half of DACA recipients are married and 50% of them have a child. Under his most recent ruling last September, only current DACA recipients or those whose DACA statuses expired less than a year can continue to renew them every two years.

Persons: —, Biden, Obama, Donald Trump's, DACA, Nina Perales, Perales, Jack Brook, María Rocha, Carrillo, “, ” Rocha, Gaby Pacheco, Pacheco, Trump Organizations: U.S, Circuit, Republican, American Legal Defense, Educational Fund, DACA, Supreme, United Locations: New Orleans, Texas, New York, Mexico, TheDream.Us, U.S

The windows burst during the storm, flooding the home with 2 to 3 feet of water, De Leon recalled. After Maria hit, when they left the house to assess the damage, they saw that some of their neighbors hadn't survived the hurricane. Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday near Siesta Key, Florida, a barrier island next to Sarasota. Figueroa was one of more than 100,000 Puerto Ricans who left Puerto Rico during Maria's aftermath. "Hurricane Maria changed our lives and I think that we will never underestimate any hurricane or natural disaster," Aponte Feliciano said in Spanish.

Persons: Hurricane Maria, Cecilia Rosa De Leon, Maria, De Leon, hadn't, Milton, ”, Shailier Figueroa, pantries, Figueroa, Jesús Eduardo Aponte Feliciano, Aponte Feliciano Organizations: Hurricane, Harvard University, Sarasota ., Puerto Ricans Locations: Puerto, Florida, Milton, Orlando, Apopka, seeping, Puerto Rico, Canóvanas, that's, U.S, United States, Siesta Key, Sarasota, Kissimmee, Philadelphia, Georgia

Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, announced his retirement Thursday at age 38, bringing to a close the most dominant clay-court career in the history of the sport. Nadal’s 22 Grand Slams put him second on the all-time men’s list behind Novak Djokovic. “I don’t think I’ve been able to play without limitations.”Born on the Spanish vacation island of Mallorca, Nadal won two grand slams each at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. The London crowd was treated to five sets over almost five hours, finishing at 9 p.m. in near darkness to become the longest Wimbledon final on record at the time. Nadal took the first two sets, was then pegged back 2-2, before winning the final, epic set 9-7.

Persons: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, November’s, “, ”, I’ve, Nadal, Roland Garros, Serbia's Djokovic, —, Federer, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Djokovic, Maria Perello, Rafael Nadal Jr Organizations: Wimbledon, Australian, Games, U.S ., Laver Locations: Mallorca, London

☆ 'Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case' tells the story of Argentina's first recognized femicide. Here's where Guillermo Luque and Luis Tula are now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case" looks at the 1990 murder of a 17-year-old girl. The Netflix documentary explains how Maria Soledad's death sparked national outrage in Argentina. Advertisement"Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case" shines the spotlight on Argentina's first murder to be classed as femicide. Maria Soledad was 17 when she attended a party in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, the capital of Argentina's Catamarca province, on Friday, September 7, 1990. Luis Tula was sentenced to nine years in prison for his involvement in Soledad's murderLuis Tula being escorted by police officers as seen in "Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case."

Persons: Maria Soledad Case, Maria Soledad's, Guillermo Luque, Luis Tula, —, Maria Soledad, San Fernando del, Ángel Luque, Soledad, Juan Carlos Sampayo's, Luque, Netflix Tula Organizations: Netflix, Service, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, La Nacion Locations: Argentina, San Fernando, San Fernando del Valle de, Argentina's Catamarca province, Luque, Tula, La, Catamarca

A Michigan teenager charged in the stabbing death of a gay Detroit man will be tried as an adult, in part because of the “heinous nature of the crime,” authorities said Tuesday. Al-Alikhan targeted Brisendine because he was a gay, police alleged Tuesday in a statement on social media. Police in nearby Dearborn arrested Al-Alikhan and turned him over to Detroit authorities on Oct. 1, Detroit police said in a statement. Asked why he thought his brother was killed, Harvey Brisendine didn’t hesitate to say he thinks it was a hate crime. “We don’t want to take advantage of the gofundme generosity but primarily want people to know that Howard was a victim of a brutal murder hate crime for being gay.”

Persons: Ahmed Al, Howard Brisendine, Brisendine, Luis Mandujano, Gigi's, Alikhan, Mandujano, Al, Harvey Brisendine, WDIV, Kym Worthy, ” Worthy, ”, Maria Miller, Alikhan hasn’t, Harvey Brisendine didn’t, Rebecca McKay, “ Howard, ” Mandujano, Howard Organizations: Detroit, Brisendine, NBC, FBI, Prosecutor’s, Detroit Police Locations: Michigan, Detroit, Brisendine, Police, Dearborn, Wayne

On Thursday, tropical storm conditions are expected in portions of the northwestern Bahamas. Just one day ago, Hurricane Milton’s tropical storm-force winds extended out 80 miles from the center. This trend is expected to continue until landfall, with Milton expected to bring tropical storm-force winds to much of the Florida Peninsula throughout landfall. Hurricane conditions are expected in some areas beginning Wednesday evening through early Thursday and are possible in other areas on Thursday. Hurricane Milton is still a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph, according to the 2 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center.

Persons: Anna Maria Island, Rebecca Blackwell, Milton, Hurricane Milton, Flood Organizations: National Hurricane Center, NHC, Hurricane Locations: Florida, Bahamas, Georgia, South Carolina, Tampa

It’s not unusual for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have to respond to rumors surrounding any given natural disaster. This week, President Joe Biden requested a memorandum from his team on the federal government’s digital response, including how officials were remediating misinformation, a senior administration official told CNN. “The contours of this misinformation are unlike anything we’ve seen before,” a senior administration official told CNN. CNN previously reported that there were 30 midair near-collisions involving noncommercial flights in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Saturday, September 28. FEMA personnel on the ground receive threatsThe snowballing of false information on the heels of Hurricane Helene has also directly affected those on the ground.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, It’s, Joe Biden, Hurricane Milton, Biden, Trump, we’ve, ”, “, Pete Buttigieg, CNN’s John Berman, ” Buttigieg, Musk, Buttigieg, “ We’re, Helene, Chuck Edwards, ” Edwards, Steve Reaves, ” Reaves, Reaves, Sandy, Maria, Alejandro Mayorkas, ” Mayorkas, ” John Cohen Organizations: CNN, Biden, White, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Department of Transportation, Twitter, SpaceX, Trump, FEMA, North Carolina Division of Aviation, Asheville Regional Airport, GOP, Republicans, House Homeland Security, Congress, American Federation of Government Employees, Homeland, Wednesday, DHS Locations: Hurricane, Florida, it’s, North Carolina, Asheville, Rutherford, Western North Carolina, Fort Worth , Texas, Carter County , Tennessee

☆ Hurricanes are taking the election by storm. Here's where Harris and Trump stand on natural disaster policies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Neither Harris nor Trump outline specific disaster-relief policies on their website. "Disasters are always political," Thomas Birkland, a political scientist at North Carolina State University who studies the politics of national disasters, told Business Insider. When he was president, Trump responded to several hurricanes. "A charitable interpretation would be mixed on crisis management," Birkland told BI about Trump's past responses to natural disasters. Presidents are somewhat limited in their disaster responses — both Kneeland and Birkland told BI that states and local governments lead disaster responses, with the federal government's assistance.

Persons: Harris, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Helene, Trump, Hurricane Milton, Thomas Birkland, Timothy Kneeland, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Maria, Birkland, Kneeland, Joe Biden, Betsey, Hurricane Andrew Organizations: Trump, Service, Hurricane, Florida, North Carolina State University, Nazareth University, Georgia, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Republicans, Office, Washington Post, FEMA Locations: North Carolina, Georgia, California, South Carolina, Alabama, Hurricane, Michigan

☆ Inside the world's first humanoid factory, where robots could eventually build themselves
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Maria Gomez De Sicart | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It is the first factory dedicated to building humanoid robots, according to the privately held company, which has already begun testing Digit with high-profile clients like Amazon and GXO Logistics . Digit was designed to take up repetitive and mundane manufacturing tasks, helping to close the labor gap in the logistics sector. Robots like Digit can step in and take those tasks off their hands," Johnson said. The end goal, according to Johnson, is for the robots to be able to build future versions of themselves. Watch the video above for an up-close look at Digit and the RoboFab factory.

Persons: It's, Peggy Johnson, Johnson Organizations: Robotics, GXO Logistics, Agility Robotics, CNBC Tech Locations: Oregon

☆ I spent $1.25 million on a 'hurricane-proof' home in Milton's path. I'm not evacuating.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2022, William Fulford spent $1.25 million on a Florida home he believes is "hurricane-proof." Years ago, my sister moved down to Anna Maria Island. We drove past Hunters Point and my wife said, "I think you sent me a picture of that place once." AdvertisementAn aerial view of Hunters Point in Cortez, Florida. As of Wednesday night, Hurricane Milton is on track to make landfall close to Hunters Point.

Persons: William Fulford, homebuilder, —, Fulford, Anna Maria Island, I'm, It's, Marshall Gobuty, we've, Helene didn't, Helene, Anna Maria, They're, we're, I'd, Hurricane Milton Organizations: Service, Walmart, Mercedes, Pearl Homes, Business, Flood, FEMA Locations: Florida, Fulford, Cortez , Florida, downtown Tampa, Virginia Beach , Virginia, Chesapeake Bay, Milton, Bradenton that's, Sarasota, Virginia Beach, Hurricane

☆ Inside Substack's emerging IRL event strategy as the platform expands beyond its newsletter roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

We spoke with Sophia Efthimiatou and Matt Starr, Substack's duo paving the platform's IRL strategy. hosted "Hate Read Live," where several contributors behind Cai's "Hate Reads" newsletter read excerpts at a bar in New York. September: Casey Lewis hosted "Debate Club," the first iteration of Substack's "Stacked Debate" series, in a gymnasium featuring several Substack writers. hosted "Debate Club," the first iteration of Substack's "Stacked Debate" series, in a gymnasium featuring several Substack writers. Substack's events are a playground for promoting these tools.

Persons: Substack, Sophia Efthimiatou, Matt Starr, —, I'm, Casey Lewis —, Lewis, John Paul Brammer, Kareem Rahma, Nolita Dirtbag, Randa Sakallah, Casey Lewis, Anna Maria Lopez, Hunter Harris, Rayne Fisher, Efthimiatou, Starr, Emma Trim, Delia Cai, Cai's, Tavi Gevinson, Mary Gaitskill, Quann, Emilia Petrarca, Jessica DeFino, Fisher, Emily Sundberg, Substack's, Hamish McKenzie, McKenzie, podcaster Dwarkesh Patel Organizations: IRL, Service, Press, Substack, Business, The New York Times, Hotel Chelsea, New York, Democratic, Convention Locations: New York, New York City, Substack, New, Montauk , New York, San Francisco, inboxes

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