While forecast models vary widely, the most likely path suggests Milton could make landfall Wednesday in the Tampa Bay area.
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Mormon church leaders encourage civility as Trump and Harris rally religious voters
Dallin H. Oaks, the top adviser and likely successor to 100-year-old church president, encouraged congregants at the faith’s recent conference to steer clear of contention and be peacemakers in their communities ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
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Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears
Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in European cities and around the globe.
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Israel expands its bombardment of Lebanon as thousands flee widening war
In less than 2 weeks, at least 1,400 Lebanese have been killed and 1.2 million driven from their homes as a result of Israel’s attacks.
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Robust hiring adds 254,000 jobs, unemployment dips to 4.1%
Last month’s gain was far more than economists had expected, and it was up sharply from the 159,000 jobs that were added in August.
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Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss
Mike Pence is no longer standing beside Donald Trump and has refused to endorse the Republican nominee’s bid to return to the White House.
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Prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ murder conviction
The brothers have said they killed their parents out of self-defense after enduring a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse from them.
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As search for Helene’s victims drags on, sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’
Roughly half the victims were in North Carolina, while dozens more were killed in South Carolina and Georgia.
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Dockworkers union suspends strike; ports reopen on East, Gulf coasts
The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers, went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.
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Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating
All 3 former Memphis police officers were convicted of at least one charge, but Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith were acquitted of the civil rights charges.