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Hurricane Milton explodes into a powerful Category 5 storm as it heads for Florida − here’s how rapid intensification works
Hurricane Milton went from barely hurricane strength to a dangerous Category 5 storm in less than 24 hours as it headed across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida.
As its wind speed increased, Milton became one of the most rapidly intensifying storms on record. And with 180 mph sustained winds on Oct. 7, 2024, and very low pressure, it ...Read more
Pro-Palestinian protesters take to NYC streets on Oct. 7 anniversary, college students walk out
NEW YORK — Pro-Palestinian New York City demonstrators marked Monday’s Oct. 7 anniversary with protests at Wall Street, Washington Square Park and Morningside Heights, matching wits with cops and college officials who were trying to stay ahead of the crowds.
Visitors to Columbia University’s uptown campus found their access suddenly ...Read more
Civilian complaint probes of NYPD dropped because of budget cuts are back on track, including one against top chief
NEW YORK — A complaint about a top NYPD chief’s tweet is among 1,000 misconduct allegations that the Civilian Complaint Review Board might now be able to investigate, due to a budget restoration of nearly $1.2 million previously cut, the watchdog agency said.
Chief of Patrol John Chell in January posted on X his opinion of a planned “...Read more
NYC Deputy Mayor Phil Banks resigns in latest Adams admin shakeup amid federal corruption probes
NEW YORK — Phil Banks, Mayor Eric Adams’ top public safety deputy and longtime friend, resigned over the weekend, the latest senior City Hall official to step down after becoming embroiled in federal corruption investigations that are rocking the administration.
Banks, the deputy mayor for public safety, submitted a resignation letter to ...Read more
Hurricane Milton a 'ferocious' Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds, forecast to turn toward Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Milton surged Monday into a monster Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds in the Gulf of Mexico, and is forecast to remain a dangerous major hurricane ahead of landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
“Milton is a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale,” the NHC alerted ...Read more
Hurricane Milton a 'ferocious' Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds, forecast to turn toward Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Milton surged Monday into a monster Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds in the Gulf of Mexico, and is forecast to remain a dangerous major hurricane ahead of landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
“Milton is a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale,” the NHC alerted ...Read more
Israel fights on multiple fronts as war with Hamas marks a year
The Israel Defense Forces said it intercepted most of a barrage of rockets fired toward Tel Aviv by Hamas and other Iran-backed groups, as fighting escalated Monday on multiple fronts after a year of war.
Sirens sounded across central Israel, and two people were injured, according to Israeli health officials. The military had warned earlier of...Read more
Hurricane Milton shuts Florida airports, detours cruise ships. What travelers should know
MIAMI — Florida travelers will likely face delays and cancellations this week from Hurricane Milton, just two weeks after disruption from Hurricane Helene.
Flights and cruise ships already are being affected by the hurricane, which is heading to Florida’s Gulf Coast and forecast to make landfall on Wednesday.
Orlando International ...Read more
2 University of Michigan leaders' homes vandalized on anniversary of Hamas attacks
DETROIT — Two homes owned by University of Michigan leaders were vandalized Monday on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas including the West Bloomfield home owned by President Santa Ono.
The messages at Ono's home were spray-painted in red on his house and sidewalk. They included "Coward," "Divest now," along with...Read more
Gov. Shapiro and Sen. Casey mark Oct. 7 with a visit to Weitzman Jewish history museum in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — An exhibit documenting the massacre at the Nova Music Festival and honoring those killed will be displayed in Philadelphia this week to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined other elected officials and Jewish leaders on Monday to unveil the ...Read more
Category 5 Milton explodes as winds hit 180 mph. Much of Florida Gulf Coast evacuating
MIAMI — Florida’s highways were filled with evacuees on Monday, streaming away from the Gulf Coast ahead of what is expected to be a catastrophic landfall from Hurricane Milton in just a few days.
To their west, in the open Gulf of Mexico, Milton exploded into a frightening Category 5 storm with 180 mph maximum sustained winds. The monster ...Read more
NSA investigating if Chinese hackers breached US telecoms
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is in the early stages of an investigation into potential Chinese hacking of American telecommunications companies, according to a top intelligence official.
National Security Agency Director General Timothy Haugh said the NSA, along with other government agencies and some companies, “will be doing deep looks” into ...Read more
Migrant shelter security guards in NYC claim former Adams aide Tim Pearson attacked them, lawsuit says
NEW YORK — Three security guards at a Midtown migrant shelter are suing Tim Pearson, a top mayoral adviser who recently stepped down, for allegedly attacking them after they asked for his ID at the shelter’s entrance.
“B—, do you know who I am?” Pearson said to a guard before grabbing her neck and shoving her into a counter, according...Read more
Remember these rules to keep safe from food poisoning after extreme weather
ATLANTA — Hurricane season comes around each year, bringing along with it fears for your home and questions on how you would cope if a natural disaster ravaged the place you live. Even if the situation is not life-threatening, long term outages can put many of your home’s functions in disarray.
Hundreds of thousands of people were without ...Read more
Tufts University suspends Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after anti-Israel group calls for students to 'Join the Student Intifada!'
BOSTON — A Tufts University student group that was under fire a year ago for supporting Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel has been suspended after the pro-Palestine group used images of assault rifles to promote an Oct. 7 protest as they called for students to “Join the Student Intifada!”
Tufts recently placed the Students for Justice ...Read more
2 adults nabbed for NYC gang attack on former Gov. David Paterson day after 2 boys charged
NEW YORK — Two adults were arrested Monday for the Upper East Side gang attack on former Gov. Paterson and his stepson, police sources said.
The arrests of the 40-year-old man and 34-year-old woman follow the arrests of two boys, just 12 and 13, who surrendered to police with their parents Saturday night. Charges against the man and woman ...Read more
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tells supporters to drink raw milk
Georgia congresswoman and conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene took a break from indicating “they” are weaponizing weather against Republicans to urge her supporters to drink raw milk.
“Raw Milk does a body good,” she posted Sunday on X. “Make America Healthy Again!”
Her message included a photo of a mason jar filled with a ...Read more
North Carolina elections board authorizes western counties to change voting plans due to Helene
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted on Monday to give the counties hit hardest by Tropical Storm Helene broad authority to change their election plans to respond to the storm’s disruption.
The resolution, approved in a unanimous vote by the bipartisan board, allows counties to change their early voting and ...Read more
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates near-ban on abortions
ATLANTA — The state Supreme Court reinstated Georgia’s restrictive abortion law one week after a Fulton County Superior Court judge ruled it was unconstitutional.
The restrictions will stay on the books during the appeals process, the court ordered by a 6-1 vote.
That means that as of 5 p.m. Monday, most abortions can no longer occur once ...Read more
NYC's Department of Investigation probing city's migrant services debit card contract
NEW YORK — The Department of Investigation is probing a controversial contract that Mayor Eric Adams’ administration entered into to provide migrants with pre-paid debit cards to help them buy food and basic supplies, the Daily News has learned.
It’s unclear exactly what DOI investigators are looking into as it relates to the no-bid $53 ...Read more
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