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President and vice-president briefed on storm as Tampa mayor says scale of evacuation is unprecedentedWhen will Hurricane Milton make landfall?Tell us: how have you been affected by Hurricane Milton?Here is some footage from the town of Treasure Island in…

The woman, who has not been named, near Poulsbo, Washington, called the county sheriff, who sent deputiesFeeding wild raccoons around her home had seemed harmless enough, if odd, for one woman in the north-west for 35 years – until about 100 of them…

President condemns misinformation swirling ahead of Hurricane Milton landfall; vice-president tells companies not to price-gouge evacueesIn an interview earlier today with CNN, Alejandro Mayorkas was asked to respond to JD Vance’s criticism of his response…

Jets coach was fired by Woody Johnson on MondayQB says he has to play better for rest of seasonAaron Rodgers insisted he played no role in the firing of Robert Saleh as the New York Jets coach and called such allegations “patently false.”The quarterback…

Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agendaUS politics live – latest updatesTim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, has called for the electoral college system of electing US…

Despite being in evacuation zones, correctional facilities will keep thousands of residents on siteSeveral Florida jails and prisons are refusing to evacuate their residents ahead of Hurricane Milton despite being in the evacuation zone of the storm.Manatee…

Milton is the third fastest-intensifying storm on record in the Atlantic, as experts warn the climate crisis is fueling more powerful stormsThe speed with which recent hurricanes have been intensifying in strength is alarming climate experts, officials and…

Advocates believe governor is unfit for emergency planning due to policies that fuel the crisis worsening stormsHurricane Milton – live updatesRon DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, is back in the spotlight as he briefs residents on the arrival of…

By rejecting James Cleverly, MPs spurned the chance to renew their party. Their chosen path is further right, a blow for all who want an effective oppositionSo the final Tory run-off, whose result will be announced on 2 November, will be between Kemi Badenoch…

Brown bear 128 Glazer defeated male bear that killed her cub this summer in Katmai national parkFor the second year in a row, a brown bear named 128 Grazer won the Fat Bear Contest at Alaska’s Katmai national park and preserve – she also got her…

Officials say Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, had purchased AK-57 rifles in scheme to target large crowds on 5 NovemberThe FBI arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State terrorist organization and was plotting an election day attack…

We would like to hear from Americans about their feelings about the US economy ahead of the November electionThe cost of living is the number one issue for US voters. After years of outsized price rises, some economists say inflation is finally under control…

Officials issue tornado watch and warnings ahead of storm’s expected landfall late on WednesdayHurricane Milton – live updatesTell us: how have you been affected by Hurricane Milton?The National Weather Service (NWS) in Miami has issued a tornado watch and…

Category 5 storm expected to bring 15ft storm surge along coast affecting Tampa, St Petersburg and SarasotaHurricane Milton – live updatesTell us: how have you been affected by Hurricane Milton?The category 5 Hurricane Milton is expected to double its wind…

North Carolina’s Chuck Edwards condemns conspiracy theories about hurricane spread by those in his own partyA Republican congressman representing areas devastated by Hurricane Helene has implicitly rebuked members of his own party, including Donald Trump, by…

I must own two dozen pillows – and not one of them will guarantee me a good night’s sleep. Maybe if I buy just one more …Happiness is a comfortable pillow. Not that I would know, as I’ve never had one. If ever I do find one at a hotel or some such, I…

Storm surges often pose great danger when hurricanes such as Milton hit – here’s what you need to knowHurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida sometime on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, as millions of residents in the state have been…

Climate disasters risk pulling society apart. To survive we need solidarity – and only one ticket in the US election offers thatEven as the good people of Florida’s west coast pulled the soggy mattresses from Helene out to the curb, Milton appeared on the…

Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, lost consciousness while captaining flight from Seattle to Istanbul before co-pilot took overA Turkish Airlines flight from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing at New York’s John F Kennedy airport after its 59-year-old captain…

The US government is finally admitting there’s no need – instead, to fend off cyber-attacks we need passwords that are long but memorableOver the past decade or so, people have accumulated a vast array of logins for dozens of sites and apps, as more of our…

The Tropicana, a landmark hotel and the last true mob-era casino in Las Vegas, was reduced to rubble on Wednesday. The legendary haunt of the Rat Pack and the place James Bond said he had heard was quite comfortable in the 1971 film Diamonds Are Forever, was…

The scans are presented as a way to detect early cancers or ‘silent killers’ – but are they a good idea if I’m otherwise healthy?Whole-body MRI scans have been around for more than a decade, but it has only been in recent years that they have taken…

The two Americans were on our list five years ago but their paths show the professional game is rarely straightforwardCareer paths are rarely straightforward, whether in football or any other area of life. Circumstances often change. Injuries and illnesses…

US Open semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe aimed a torrent of expletives at the chair umpire after losing his third-round match at the Shanghai Masters.Tiafoe targeted Jimmy Pinoargote in a minute-long tirade after his 7-5, 5-7, 6-7 defeat against unseeded Roman…

Eric Hovde campaign ramps up efforts to tie Democrat to funding for LGBTQ+ care for youth, as race becomes toss-upUS voters in swing states: if you’re still undecided how to vote, tell us whyAs the race between the Wisconsin senator Tammy Baldwin and her…

Director Peter Jackson has given $10m to a startup aiming to revive extinct animals. Did he learn nothing from Jurassic Park?The dodo is dead. That’s kind of its claim to fame. Had a bit of an awkward-looking beak. Couldn’t fly. Poor relation to the…

Chiefs got out of the woods after Kelce shook off hit, beating Khalen Saunders’ Saints as the pop star watched in personA backup dancer on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour has said it was the “play of the game” when his brother spectacularly intercepted a pass…

The pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war and corporate price-gouging have all contributed to inflation – not Kamala HarrisAs the presidential campaign enters the home stretch, one of Donald Trump’s most dishonest – and effective – attacks is that Kamala Harris…

Only a quarter of battleground voters think the country is going the right way. Why is Harris touting the approval of the elite?Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney’s campaign event last week in Ripon, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Republican party, was a…

In third week of standoff, planemaker has no plans for further talks with union, which is seeking 40% increaseBoeing has withdrawn a 30% pay offer for striking workers as talks between the company and unions reached a stalemate in the third week of a standoff…