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Monster storm slams into Florida; deaths confirmed
Share Hurricane Milton weakens slightly; Tampa Bay area under flash flood emergency Hurricane Milton’s maximum sustained winds dropped to 110 mph as it continued to move inland, the National Hurricane Center said in a 10 p.m. advisory. That wind speed would make the hurricane on the high end of a Category 2 storm on the…
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Biden didn’t know Ron DeSantis refused to take Kamala Harris’ call when he praised him as ‘gracious’
President Joe Biden hadn’t been briefed about a back-and-forth between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vice President Kamala Harris over hurricane recovery before he praised him as “gracious” in a news conference Wednesday, a source familiar with the situation said. NBC News first reported on Monday that DeSantis refused to take Harris’ call when she…
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Afghan accused of plotting terror attack worked as CIA guard, officials say
An Afghan man arrested on charges of planning a terrorist attack on Election Day worked as a security guard in Afghanistan for the CIA, two sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested on Monday in Oklahoma and accused of plotting to kill Americans with an assault rifle on behalf of ISIS. Court…
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The science of how Hurricane Milton became such a monster
The Summary Hurricane Milton intensified at one of the fastest rates in recorded history. The storm’s winds — which exceeded 175 mph — were unprecedented for an October hurricane. Record hot water in the Gulf of Mexico aided Milton’s intensification, and a process known as eyewall replacement led it to grow in size. At nearly…
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shares details of his Elon Musk call
PHILLIPSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday that he spoke with tech mogul Elon Musk on Sunday — but said politics never came up. NBC News reported Tuesday that Musk called Shapiro while he was at the Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys game in Pittsburgh over the weekend. The two were…
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Ali Wong’s hilariously debauched ‘Single Lady’ is an atypical take on divorce
For all that comedian Ali Wong talks about sex onstage, her first three specials came from a place of inherent sexual constraint: a long-term, monogamous marriage. In “Single Lady,” her fourth, self-directed hour, all guardrails are off. Two years ago, Wong got divorced from her husband of nearly a decade. Wong now narrates in the same gleefully…
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Why Kamala Harris is facing criticism for owning a Glock
Vice President Kamala Harris revealed this week that she owns a Glock — a weapon that is restricted for purchase in California amid a court battle over the state’s gun laws. “I have a Glock, and — I’ve had it for quite some time,” Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, said in an interview that aired Monday…
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Teen charged with murder in stabbing death of gay Detroit man
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. Detroit police charged Ahmed Al-Alikhan, 17, with first-degree murder, felony murder and unlawful driving away in an automobile, alleging he fatally stabbed Howard…
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Trump ramps up personal attacks on Kamala Harris at Scranton rally
SCRANTON, Pa. — Donald Trump rallied a raucous crowd here Wednesday as he seeks to halt Kamala Harris’ gains in the polls on handling the economy, launching a wave of insults at her and painting a dark vision of the future if he loses the election. The former president lashed out at his Democratic rival…