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Want to help? Hurricane Ian causes blood shortage in Southeast

RALEIGH, N.C. — Hurricane Ian has hampered blood collection throughout the Southeast, and agencies say they’re hoping people will come out to donate once the storm has passed.

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After Ian, Florida college students left homeless by floods

A typical Friday for University of Central Florida students living at the Arden Villas apartments means preparing for a weekend of college football viewing, beer pong and, maybe, flipping open a book or two

The Independent UK

Judge favors free speech arguments in prosecutor's case against Gov. Ron DeSantis

TAMPA, Fla. — The federal judge considering Andrew Warren’s challenge to his suspension by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declined in a written order Thursday to immediately reinstate the ousted state attorney, but appeared to favor Warren’s arguments that his removal violated his free speech rights.

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Florida employee claims ‘billion-dollar’ company won’t give her time off during Hurricane Ian

‘You’re going to take my PTO because y’all don’t want to pay us hurricane pay?’

The Independent UK

Why you shouldn’t linger in hurricane floodwaters

Multiple parts of Florida were left underwater due to Hurricane Ian this week

The Independent UK

Hurricane Ian: Revived storm pounds South Carolina as death toll rises to 27

Flooding continued in central Florida as storm barrelled through state before gathering strength

The Independent UK

Where to donate to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian

Florida governor Ron DeSantis described hurricane as a ‘500-year flood event’

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Laura Loomer Must Pay CAIR and CAIR Florida Nearly $125K in Attorney Fees

From Illoominate Media, Inc. v. CAIR Florida, Inc., decided today by Judges Charles Wilson, Britt Grant, and R. Lanier Anderson III: This suit over attorney's fees and costs stems from allegations that the CAIR Foundation and CAIR Florida, Inc. (CAIR) had a hand in convincing Twitter to ban Loomer's account.…

Reason

Historic storm surge. Record flooding. Ian’s lesson in the rising risk of hurricanes

Hurricane Ian came ashore with devastating near-Category 5 winds that peeled the roofs off homes and uprooted trees.

Miami Herald

Photos: What Ian's havoc looks like in South Carolina

The storm landed in South Carolina after devastating southwest and central Florida. Ian brought heavy rain, high winds and flooding along South Carolina coast, causing damage in some areas.

WEKU

Hurricane Ian death toll passes 35 in Florida. Damage is ‘worst thing I’ve seen,’ county official says

MIAMI — Florida officials reported more than 35 fatalities appear to be linked to Hurricane Ian, including the deaths of two elderly people who were disconnected from oxygen machines due to power outages.

Miami Herald

The Most Expensive Natural Disasters in US History

The most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history have come from wind, fire, water and drought.

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Damage from Hurricane Ian cuts Sanibel Island off from Florida's mainland

Hurricane Ian washed away several portions of the Sanibel Causeway, a series of bridges linking the island to the rest of the state. It will require structural rebuilds, Florida's governor says.

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Trump reportedly ignoring advice from lawyer he paid $3m retainer for Mar-a-Lago documents case

According to The Washington Post, Mr Trump has largely sidelined ex-Florida solicitor general Chris Kise because the veteran litigator has counseled him to ‘turn down the temperature’ with the Justice Department.

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Biden calls Hurricane Ian ‘an American crisis’ as South Carolina hit, Florida devastated

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Ian is “likely to rank among the worst in the nation’s history” and is posing a crisis to the nation, President Joe Biden said Friday, addressing the powerful storm that devastated Florida this week and reconstituted Friday in the Atlantic for a second U.S. landfall in South…

Salon

Deadly hurricane ravages Florida

Ron DeSantis is seeking relief from the Biden administration as a category 4 hurricane ravages his home state

The Independent UK

Former GOP candidates push baseless QAnon conspiracy theory that Hurricane Ian was created to punish DeSantis

Two far-right former Republican congressional candidates amplify baseless conspiracy theory that ‘deep state’ creates storms to target Republicans

Reuters

Biden: Destruction from Hurricane Ian likely to be among the worst in U.S. history

President Joe Biden on Friday said the destruction in Florida from Hurricane Ian is likely to be among the worst in U.S. history and he has directed every possible action be taken to save lives.

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Coast Guard sees human remains in flooded home as search and rescue continues

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials on Friday gave a glimpse into the death toll following Hurricane Ian: 20 unconfirmed deaths, 1 confirmed fatality and an unknown number of drownings in one house.

The Independent UK

DeSantis shifts from provocateur to crisis manager after Ian

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has whipsawed his way through the national conversation this month, first by putting migrants on planes or buses to Democratic strongholds and then shifting to a more traditional role of crisis manager as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. barreled into his…

Al Jazeera

Ian makes second US landfall as Florida death toll rises

Revived Hurricane Ian makes landfall north of Charleston, South Carolina, bringing powerful winds and more flooding.

The Independent UK

Amazon delivery driver blasts orders during Hurricane Ian: ‘I hate y’all’

The company closed some facilities ahead of Ian making landfall

Tribune News Service

Ian aftermath even harder to fix with supply chain tattered

The difficult job of rebuilding communities pummeled by Hurricane Ian is expected to be made even worse by a problem that’s lingered since the early days of the pandemic: snarled supply chains.

Daily Mirror

Florida man missing after trying to jet ski 115 miles to Bahamas before Hurricane Ian

Charles Walker, 52, was last seen in Pompano Beach last week. Walker was attempting to jet ski to the Bahamas but went missing around 15 nautical miles from the coast and his friends and family are appealing for help

The Independent UK

These Florida locals booked into Disney World during Hurricane Ian

It is ‘somewhat common for locals to check in during bad weather if they can afford it’ suggests resident

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