Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as storm builds over warm Gulf waters Idalia is expected to pummel the state as a Category 3 storm, crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2023
Highly principled libertarian or ruthlessly ambitious kook: Who is the GOP’s new darling, Vivek Ramaswamy? ‘I think if Donald Trump offered Ramaswamy the position of vice president, he would kill his own dog to have that job,’ Rick Wilson tells Gustaf Kilander The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates With more than a year until the 2024 presidential election, the field of candidates is largely set The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Ron DeSantis’s Florida is a dangerous and hostile place for Black Americans Throughout his tenure as governor, DeSantis has taken every chance to criminalize, stigmatize and sideline Black Floridians The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2023
Storm expected to become ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 – as it happened Storm on track to make landfall early on Wednesday and expected to strengthen to Category 4, National Hurricane Center says The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2023
Florida rushes to make its final preparations before Hurricane Idalia makes landfall Forecasters say Idalia will be at least a Category 3 hurricane by the time of its expected landfall on Wednesday. Officials are urging residents to get ready, and have ordered thousands to evacuate. WEKU · Aug 29, 2023
New poll shows Trump leads GOP rivals in Georgia despite election interference indictment A poll of likely GOP voters in the state of Georgia shows that 57 per cent support Mr Trump The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Google Isn't Intentionally Biased Against Republicans, Says Court Plus: The real message behind DeSantis' abortion anecdote, midwives sue over Alabama regulations, and more… Reason · Aug 29, 2023
Hurricane Idalia closes in on Florida with warnings of 125mph winds Rapidly strengthening hurricane nears Gulf coast as officials warn of significant storm surge and destructive winds The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2023
Where is Hurricane Idalia now? Tropical storm system mapped Storm is zeroing in on southeastern United States bringing high winds and torrential rain The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Americans should shout out opposition to needless gun deaths Politicians won’t act until they are forced to. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 29, 2023
A white gunman killed three Black people at Dollar General. Then police uncovered ‘the diary of a madman’ Gunman described as 21-year-old white male who ‘hated Black people’ The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Jacksonville shooter’s father said son was off psychiatric meds in newly released 911 call – live Three killed in mass shooting at Dollar General store just blocks from historically-Black Edward Waters University on Saturday afternoon The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
The racist murders in Jacksonville didn’t happen in a vacuum. Words came first Angela Michelle Carr, Jerrald Gallion and Anolt Joseph Laguerre Jr were shot to death in Florida by a man reportedly steeped in the rhetoric of hate The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2023
The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2023 ‘It’s been festering in Florida’: DeSantis accused of hypocrisy over response to racist shooting Democrats criticize governor’s comments after shooting that left three Black people dead and say ‘this type of hatred isn’t random’
Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023 Florida braces for the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia as a major hurricane Residents load up on sandbags and evacuate homes ahead of potential flooding
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 As Idalia churns toward Florida, residents urged to wrap up storm preparations Florida residents are evacuating from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as forecasters predict that Tropical Storm Idalia will hit the state as a major hurricane by Wednesday
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders' anger after racist killings in Jacksonville Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use “extreme care” if traveling to Florida
France 24 · Aug 29, 2023 Idalia strengthens to a hurricane as Florida braces for storm surges Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, with the National Hurricane Center warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida in the next two days.
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 HBCU president lauds students, officer for stopping Jacksonville killer before racist store attack The president of the historically Black institution in Jacksonville, Florida, says a campus security officer tipped off by observant students likely stopped the killer who fatally shot three people at a nearby Dollar General Store from carrying out his racist attack at Edward Waters University
The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2023 State attorney says DeSantis fired her because she was ‘prosecuting their cops’ Prosecutor Monique Worrell says law enforcement agencies in central Florida were ‘all working against me’
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 Jacksonville shooter may have planned to target different dollar store before killing three – live Three killed in mass shooting at Dollar General store just blocks from historically-Black Edward Waters University on Saturday afternoon
The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2023 Whether or not he is convicted, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president Trump has converted the blizzard of indictments into fundraising gold. His campaign raised $7m on the Fulton county booking last week
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as DeSantis declares emergency for millions ‘This is going to be a major hurricane’, governor warns
WEKU · Aug 28, 2023 'You're not welcome here!' DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Jacksonville on Sunday to mourn the three victims killed in a racially motivated shooting at a local Dollar General.