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Top stories - BBC News
Hurricane Milton intensifies to category five strength as it heads towards Florida
The "monster" storm is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday night or early Thursday.12 minutes ago - Florida -
Top stories - ABC News
Hurricane Milton tracker: Category 5 storm an 'extremely serious threat' to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthened on Monday to a Category 5 storm.39 minutes ago - Florida -
World - The Guardian
Chris Boardman urges Premier League clubs to step up work on climate crisis
Sport England chair to deliver keynote speech Clubs encouraged to stop taking short-haul fights Premier League clubs must step up and put themselves on the right side of history when it comes to ...1 hour ago - Climate -
Business - CNBC
Shares of generator maker Generac soar, insurance stocks fall as Hurricane Milton intensifies
Power generation and insurance stocks are moving as Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida.2 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Shares of generator maker soar, insurance stocks fall as Hurricane Milton intensifies
Shares of backup power generation company Generac Holdings surged more than 7% on Monday as Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm.3 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Hurricane Milton 'explosively intensifies' with 175 mph winds
Hurricane Milton has “explosively” intensified, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. NBC News' Al Roker has the latest forecast and Jesse Kirsch ...3 hours ago -
Business - The New York Times
Oil Prices Rise as Mideast Crisis Intensifies
The threat of an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has created an “extraordinarily precarious” global situation, sowing alarm about the potential economic fallout.4 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Hurricane Milton intensifies to category 5 as Florida braces for ‘major impacts’
Storm could make landfall on Wednesday as state prepares what could be biggest evacuation since 2017. Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified into a category 5 hurricane, just two days before it ...4 hours ago - Florida -
World - The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Joe Biden calls for end to war and civilian suffering as Israel remembers victims of 7 October
US president says deal to secure ceasefire that brings hostages home and allows humanitarian aid into Gaza must be priority. Pictures are beginning to come in from the site of the Nova music ...5 hours ago - Joe Biden -
Politics - The Hill
Are hurricanes intensifying more rapidly than ever before?
Rapid intensification is defined by the National Hurricane Center as an increase of at least 30 knots (about 35 mph) in maximum sustained winds within a 24-hour period, which can mean a jump of two ...5 hours ago -
Business - MarketWatch
The next Social Security COLA increase won’t be enough to solve this crisis.
Millions of older adults already can’t afford housing, food or healthcare.6 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
The imagined national debt crisis: A long-running distraction
Republicans in the House of Representatives threatened to shut down the government in September 2024 in order to reduce the national debt, but Democrats bailed them out, recognizing that closing ...6 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
We can’t wait on Big Tech to solve our local news crisis
The stakes are too high to rely on short-term fixes from the very companies that disrupted our industry in the first place.7 hours ago