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As the Rays assess the damage to Tropicana Field following Hurricane Milton last week, the club’s ability to get the Trop back in working order in time for Opening Day 2025 has been thrown into serious doubt. Given that the club was already planning to relocate to a new ballpark nearby in in time for Opening Day 2028, questions linger about whether or not the Rays will look to return to their current stadium at all or instead look for an interim…

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Hurricane Milton put a damper on his plans last week, but on Thursday US President Joe Biden was able to fly to Germany and make his very first bilateral visit during his term in office. However, it is a slimmed down version of a state visit. On Friday morning he will first be received with military honours by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace and will then receive the "Special Level of the Grand Cross of the Order of …

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Walt Disney World theme park in Orlando, Florida has only been closed 15 times, including for Hurricane Milton and on September 11, 2001.

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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Losses from Hurricane Milton could reach as high as $34 billion, according to an early estimate of both flood and wind damage from research firm CoreLogic, with between $4 billion to $6 billion of those losses being uninsured flood damage. And that is only an estimate of losses caused directly by the hurricane itself, and it doesn’t include any damage from at least nine tornados that accompanied the storm. …

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Hurricane Milton’s losses of up to $34 billion could make it one of the costliest storms in US history

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — An ongoing county assessment found that 51 homes destroyed in the tornado outbreak preceding Hurricane Milton make up the majority of the $59.06 million in total damages as of Thursday. County officials said the initial estimate – $55 million – was expected to grow. The residential properties – mostly on the barrier island and in the Highlands – sustained $43.67 million in damages, county officials said. Commercial properti…

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County: 51 homes destroyed, tornado damage estimates increase to $59M

Officers have arrested four people allegedly connected to a burglary at a Hibbett Sports store, in which thousands of dollars worth of merchandise had been stolen.

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4 people arrested after allegedly burglarizing sporting goods store in Tampa during Hurricane Milton

When Hurricane Milton slammed into Siesta Key just south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge last week, it brought a path of devastation far from the storm’s eye, including widespread power outages.  That includes more than 1 million Duke Energy customers across the state who lost power. As of Thursday, over 99% of those who lost power had since gotten it back.  The company said it met or exceeded restoration estimates for customers in all its service…

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More than 99% of Duke Energy customers have their power back after Hurricane Milton

Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected climate-conscious governing and added to the list of counties eligible for voting accommodations during a news conference in Sarasota on Oct. 17, 2024. (Screenshot via the governor's X livestream)Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that he has signed an executive order allowing supervisors of elections to make “modest but reasonable accommodations” to ensure voting access following Hurricane Milton. The executive orde…

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Tuesday that the former owner of a dog who was rescued by Highway Patrol as Hurricane Milton made landfall has been arrested and will be charged with animal cruelty.



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The Small Business Administration has run out of money for its disaster assistance loans, delaying much needed relief for people applying for aid in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton

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Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but government and private experts say they will likely join the infamous ranks of Katrina, Sandy and Harvey as super costly $50-billion-plus killers.



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Helene and Milton are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms

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