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Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. preps for hurricane evacuees

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Hurricane Milton Dramatically Strengthens To Maximum Category 5, Florida Evacuations Underway

“This is the real deal here with Milton,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said at a news conference. “If you want to take on Mother Nature, she wins 100% of the time.”

Photo Credit: Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, Fla. 13th district

Vanderbilt fans tear down the goal post the after team's 40-35 win over No. 1 Alabama in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn

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Underdog Vanderbilt Football Team Takes Down No. 1 Team In The Country

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FILE - Cissy Houston performs during McDonald's Gospelfest 2013 on May 11, 2013 in Newark, N.J. Houston, the mother of Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in her New Jersey home. She was 91.

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Cissy Houston, A Grammy Winning Gospel Singer And Whitney Houston's Mother Has Passed At 91

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When the hurricane hit, the 32-year-old asked friends on Facebook if anyone needed help

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Hero Remembered - ER Nurse Boone McCrary And His Dog 'Moss' Lose Lives Attempting High Water Rescue

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Will Spears unloads supplies at Watauga High School in Boone, N.C.

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Many People In North Carolina, Georgia, Move Focus From Elections To What Matters Now - Survival

“I don’t believe people’s hope is in either people (Harris, Trump) that are being elected.”

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Cars in line at Costco

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Pray For Florida: Hurricane Milton Is A Category 5

Airports in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Orlando plan to close on Tuesday.

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Expected to reach 'Major' storm status soon

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Florida Bracing: “All Available State Assets ... We're Going 24-7," Says Gov. DeSantis

With Milton achieving hurricane status, this is the first time the Atlantic has had three simultaneous hurricanes after September

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"We will also honor the many heroes who have emerged amid the violence and chaos of the last year."

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In Washington, Christian/Jewish Communities Remember October 7th, A Year After Hamas Attacks

“Let’s show Israel and the Jewish people that they are not alone in their grief or their fight against those seeking their destruction.”

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The NOAA Hurricane Hunter crew reported that an eyewall has formed  on the last center fix, suggesting that this system is ready to  intensify quickly.

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'Milton' Is Now A Full Hurricane, Heading Toward The Southeast

"There is an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds for portions of the west coast of the Florida Peninsula beginning Tuesday night or early Wednesday"

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Vice President Kamala Harris, left, greets Melissa Funderburk, a worker at a food drop-off and distribution center

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Harris Campaign Tours North Carolina Following Hurricane

“You are the heroes among us,” Harris said.

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“As you can see I am not just MAGA — I am Dark MAGA,” Musk shared.

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Elon Musk Stands Up For Trump/Vance Campaign

Musk sought to portray Trump as a champion of free speech, arguing his competitors want “to take away your freedom of speech, they want to take away your right to bear arms, they want to take away your right to vote, effectively."

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Milton is forecast to quickly intensify

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Another One Coming: 'Milton' Forecast To Be 'Major' Hurricane

Category 3 storms and higher are considered major hurricanes

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Fire and people cleaning up

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Weary Carolinas Residents Long For Relief After Helene's Fury

Many are wondering when they will have power.

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The jobless rate has now remained below 4% for nearly two years, the longest such streak since the late 1960s.

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'Soft Landing' - More Than Expected Jobs Added, Unemployment Dips

”The U.S. economy is growing solidly in 2024 even as inflation slows to near the Fed’s target.″

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