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Hurricane Milton is expected to pass Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and make landfall on the southwestern coast of Florida by Wednesday evening local time, with speeds reaching an area already hit hard by Hurricane Helen 12 days earlier. Winds continue to gust near 155 mph (250 kph). Hurricane warnings were issued for most of Florida’s west coast, and more than 1 million people were ordered to evacuate.
As Florida prepares for Milton’s death and recovery efforts continue in five other hard-hit states, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rejects her call and joins President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris has reportedly urged politicians to stop playing “games” with their lives, the governor reportedly said. Supporters spread misinformation that there was no funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema).
How did Secretary Fema react to President Trump’s lies? President Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, have baselessly accused the Biden administration of “abandoning” people and shortfalling disaster relief funds because of money spent on illegal immigration. (Fema’s housing program, which provides shelter for immigrants leaving detention, is separate from its disaster relief program.) Fema’s administrator, Deanne Criswell, said these falsehoods “do not actually help people in need.” “It creates barriers to people’s ability to get help.”
What other sayings are true about hurricanes? Far-right Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been criticized for promoting the false conspiracy theory that “we can control the weather.” She declined to say who she meant by “they,” but she has a history of spreading untrue conspiracy theories about the federal government, political opponents and Jews.
What will happen to disaster relief if President Trump is elected? Experts say that under Project 2025, a controversial right-wing manifesto drafted by a number of former Trump administration officials, the federal government’s predictions of severe storms and aid to devastated towns and cities will be significantly reduced. It is said that it will be reduced to
Kamala Harris defends her economic plan in wide-ranging 60 Minutes interviewKamala Harris has vowed to raise taxes on billionaires and large corporations. Photo: Evelyn Hochstein/AFP/Getty ImagesIn an interview with CBS’s Bill Whitaker, Kamala Harris declined to call Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu a close ally and suggested Russia’s Vladimir Putin for peace talks if Ukraine’s representatives also do not participate. He said he had no intention of meeting with him. The interview was the latest in an unusually strong media attack on the vice president as he struggles to gain a lead in a close presidential race against Donald Trump.
What else did Harris say? She is seeking billionaires to fund her economic proposals, which include plans to build millions of new homes, tax breaks for new parents and $25,000 down payment assistance for new homebuyers. and vowed to increase taxes on large corporations.
Will Trump sit down in 60 minutes? CBS correspondent Scott Pelley told the audience that Trump canceled his press conference last week and that the Trump campaign gave “moving explanations” for reasons including that the Republican candidate did not want to be fact-checked.
What do the polls say? National polls show Ms. Harris narrowly leading Mr. Trump, but in the battleground states that will determine the election, it is effectively a close race.
In other news…
Women protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Atlanta, Georgia in June 2022. Photo: Elijah Nouberge/Getty Images
Georgia’s Supreme Court ruled Monday to reinstate a six-week abortion ban, one week after a state judge blocked the procedure and restored widespread access to abortions.
Myanmar’s military has launched the most extensive airstrikes since the 2021 coup, killing at least 26 people, including 10 children.
The suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann has been acquitted of charges of aggravated rape and sexual abuse of a child in Portugal between 2000 and 2017 in a separate rape and sexual abuse case.
Today’s statistic: An estimated 17% of the world’s total food production is wasted.
Indian workers throw away leftover food and discarded vegetables at a market outside Dadar station in Mumbai, India. Photo: Divyakant Solanki/EPA
Food waste not only increases food insecurity in poor countries, but also contributes to the climate crisis, with the United Nations saying that 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with unconsumed food. I am estimating. The global average for household waste is 74 kg (163 lb) per person per year, and Julian Baggini is exploring how the world, like Denmark, can reduce it.
Don’t miss this: Intelligence failures before October 7th
A woman touches a mural depicting the victims’ portraits at the Nova Music Festival on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks. Photo: Ariel Shalit/AP
One year ago yesterday, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Since the attack, there has been intense criticism in Israel over how the Israeli military and intelligence services ignored warnings. Israel knew that Hamas was conducting simulated raids on the Israeli side of the border, but authorities rejected this, believing Hamas did not have the capacity to carry out such an operation. Many believed that Hamas had been deterred or pacified by repeated conflicts and economic incentives.
…or this: A musical journey to Ethiopia
Gilma Ikhlasheva will play the new piano at Homosha Girls’ School in September. He was performing at New York’s Carnegie Hall in June. Photo: Genaye Eshetu/Pharo Foundation
Transporting pianos to Ethiopia is a logistical challenge, often involving lengthy customs operations and exorbitant shipping costs. But concert pianist Gilma Ikhlasheva never forgot what it meant to her when she was given her first piano by a Christian organization more than 30 years ago. So when the opportunity arose to raise money to install a piano at a girls’ boarding school in a remote part of northwest Ethiopia, Ihlasheva jumped on board. “Music has helped me live my dreams, or I would even say live beyond them,” he said.
Climate check: Deforestation is on the rise
An aerial view of a deforested area during an operation to combat deforestation near Uruala, Para state, Brazil. Photo: Wesley Marcelino/Reuters
Deforestation is increasing around the world, with approximately 6.4 million hectares (16 million acres) of forest cleared in 2023, just three years after 140 countries pledged to end deforestation by 2023. It was done. Ivan Parmegiani of Climate Focus said: “We are just six years away from a key global deadline to end deforestation, but forests continue to be cleared, degraded and set on fire at an alarming rate.” said.
Finally: One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.
Artist Alexandre Lave’s work “All the Good Times We Spent Together” looked like two crushed beer cans and was thrown away by a Dutch museum mechanic. Photo: Alexandre Lavet/LAM Museum
At first glance, Alexandre Lave’s work “The Good Times We Spent Together” looks like two empty beer cans, but it was so beautiful that staff at a Dutch museum accidentally threw it away. Ta. Fortunately, the museum was able to salvage the work, which was meticulously hand-painted in acrylic paint.
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