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Hurricane Ian highlighted the vulnerabilities of older mobile homes

Mobile homes built before 1994 can't withstand the kind of ferocious winds of a major hurricane. In Florida, there are thousands of these older homes that crumble during big storms like Ian

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Behind the scenes of how Trump’s Truth Social was born, and how it could fall apart

Former President Donald Trump’s quest to establish a Florida-based social media platform as a conservative alternative to Twitter will face a critical vote on Monday when investors decide whether to extend a deadline allowing more time for the federal government to sign off on the deal.

Miami Herald

Amid their own struggles, Florida’s immigrant workers ready to rebuild storm-battered state

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The wives of Fort Myers’ construction workers, painters, roofers, landscapers and electricians and their families gathered at the food pantry of Jesus the Worker church on Thursday, as they had every day that week.

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Mum reveals gory details of horror shark attack that left her 'in agonising pain'

Lindsay Bruns was bitten by a shark when she jumped in the water for the final swim of the day during a family holiday. The surgeon said at 36 inches, her injury was the largest bite he had even seen

Daily Mirror

DeSantis stays off path of political controversies in hurricane aftermath

Rightwing governor known for aggressive, culture-war brand of populism gives softer demeanor after storm, destroying opponents’ hopes of toppling him

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Ian's death toll: Dozens drown in Florida storm surge

TAMPA. Fla. — Mitch Pacyna kept his eye on the weather, even before the wind picked up, the first drops of rain fell or the floodwater rose along his street.

Tribune News Service

What Florida learned from Hurricane Ian

ORLANDO, Fla. — While many questions still linger, Florida has learned a lot about itself, the National Hurricane Center and the future of forecasting in the 10 days since Hurricane Ian ravaged the state.

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Residents allowed to return to Florida island slammed by Ian

Residents are being allowed to return to a coastal Florida island that was decimated by Hurricane Ian

The Independent UK

Flooding, power outages plague central Florida senior facilities after Hurricane Ian

ORLANDO, Fla. — When family members went to check on their loved ones at an assisted living facility called Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs last weekend, they were shocked to find their relatives’ rooms lacked power and air conditioning.

Orlando Sentinel

Babies on board choppers: The behind-the-scenes scramble to take in hospital patients from the hurricane-battered Gulf coast

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On Monday, five days after Hurricane Ian hit the west coast of Florida, critically ill patients on ventilators arrived by helicopter at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston.

Tribune News Service

Documents: Florida migrant transport planning began in July

Florida documents show officials began planning to transport migrants to other states in July and told potential contractors their task would be to relocate them on a voluntary basis

The Independent UK

Mother threatens to blow up school after being told she was not allowed to pick up daughter, police say

Staff and students at University Park Elementary in Melbourne, Florida, were ordered to shelter in place after the bomb threat

The Independent UK

Florida Gov. DeSantis receives $166.5 million, with Republican Governors Association as top donor

Gov. Ron DeSantis is the top fundraiser in Florida state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to campaign finance reports made to the Florida Secretary of State, the governor received $166,578,634 in total contributions and spent $42,429,904 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 2, 2022. DeSantis is…

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Disasters like Ian pose extra risk for fragile older people

Older people with limited mobility and those with chronic health conditions requiring the use of electrically powered medical devices were especially vulnerable when Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida

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As Ian's death toll rises, questions swirl on why more Floridians didn't evacuate

Most deaths were in Lee County, where local officials delayed hurricane evacuations until the day before the storm hit. Leaders in other nearby counties ordered evacuations a day earlier.

Dynamite News

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines increase risk of cardiac-related death: Florida Surgeon General

Florida Surgeon General Dr Joseph A Ladapo on Saturday (local time) recommended against receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, especially to males aged 18 to 39 as it increases the risk of cardiac-related death. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Pink Diamond Sells for Nearly $58 Million in Hong Kong

A rare pink diamond has sold in Hong Kong for nearly $58 million, setting a record for price per carat paid at auction for any diamond or gemstone, according to Sotheby's. The 11.15-carat Williamson Pink Star on Friday fetched HK$453.2 million ($57.7 million), the second-highest price paid at auction for…

Tribune News Service

Florida’s biggest utility reconnects 99% of customers after Ian

Florida’s largest electric utility said it had restored service to 99% of customers blacked-out by Hurricane Ian and remained on track to reconnect the rest by late Friday.

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Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis migrant flights could last until June, records show

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Vertol Systems has until the end of next June to run through the $12 million approved by the Legislature for what critics have called a “political stunt” — relocating as many migrants as it can from Florida to other states and the District of Columbia, records released…

Miami Herald

Florida may have violated its own guidelines in flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

MIAMI — The state agency charged with managing the controversial migrant relocation program said its mission was “to relocate out of the State of Florida foreign nationals who are not lawfully present in the United States,’’ according to documents obtained Friday by the Herald/Times.

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‘It’s Going To Take Another 20 Years’: Residents All Too Familiar With Disaster Face Lengthy Recovery After Ian

The St. James City community felt they had just recovered from Hurricane Charley when Hurricane Ian hit them last week.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Demings knocks Rubio for missing hurricane relief vote. She opposed some similar bills

WASHINGTON — Val Demings has repeatedly criticized Republican Sen. Marco Rubio for failing to vote last week on a broad spending bill that would have allocated additional billions of dollars for natural-disaster relief, accusing her foe in this year’s election of letting down Florida residents after Hurricane Ian.

Miami Herald

Voting in Southwest Florida may be difficult. Election officials look to Panhandle for answers

MIAMI — When Hurricane Michael landed in the Florida Panhandle, destroying buildings and displacing residents, it came less than a month before the 2018 general election.

The Independent UK

FBI reportedly probing whether Trump stashed classified documents at his New York or New Jersey homes

Ex-president’s document hoarding may have extended to his eponymous skyscraper

The Independent UK

As search goes on, Floridians await OK to survey Ian's wrath

William Wellema drove all the way from New Jersey to Florida's Gulf Coast to see if his vacation home on Fort Myers Beach survived Hurricane Ian

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