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Self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to ‘red pill’ anti-lockdown crusader: What are Elon Musk’s politics?

The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon has donated to both parties and attacked everyone from Joe Biden through Donald Trump to trade unions and ‘pronouns’, but underneath it all there is a consistent ideology, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK

Can Trump run again in the 2024 election?

One-term president was cleared in two impeachment trials while in office

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis' migrant flights questioned after new documents released

The state records show that Florida paid Vertol Systems $615,000 for the September flights.

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Amid their own struggles, Florida’s immigrant workers ready to rebuild storm-battered state

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The wives of Fort Myers’ construction workers, painters, roofers, landscapers and electricians and their families gathered at the food pantry of Jesus the Worker church on Thursday, as they had every day that week.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis stays off path of political controversies in hurricane aftermath

Rightwing governor known for aggressive, culture-war brand of populism gives softer demeanor after storm, destroying opponents’ hopes of toppling him

The Guardian - US

Residents allowed to return to Florida island slammed by Ian

Residents are being allowed to return to a coastal Florida island that was decimated by Hurricane Ian

The Independent UK

Documents: Florida migrant transport planning began in July

Florida documents show officials began planning to transport migrants to other states in July and told potential contractors their task would be to relocate them on a voluntary basis

The Independent UK

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Florida Gov. DeSantis receives $166.5 million, with Republican Governors Association as top donor

Gov. Ron DeSantis is the top fundraiser in Florida state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to campaign finance reports made to the Florida Secretary of State, the governor received $166,578,634 in total contributions and spent $42,429,904 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 2, 2022. DeSantis is…

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Disasters like Ian pose extra risk for fragile older people

Older people with limited mobility and those with chronic health conditions requiring the use of electrically powered medical devices were especially vulnerable when Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida

The Independent UK

As Ian's death toll rises, questions swirl on why more Floridians didn't evacuate

Most deaths were in Lee County, where local officials delayed hurricane evacuations until the day before the storm hit. Leaders in other nearby counties ordered evacuations a day earlier.

WEKU

DeSantis migrant flights could last until June, records show

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Vertol Systems has until the end of next June to run through the $12 million approved by the Legislature for what critics have called a “political stunt” — relocating as many migrants as it can from Florida to other states and the District of Columbia, records released…

Orlando Sentinel

Florida may have violated its own guidelines in flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

MIAMI — The state agency charged with managing the controversial migrant relocation program said its mission was “to relocate out of the State of Florida foreign nationals who are not lawfully present in the United States,’’ according to documents obtained Friday by the Herald/Times.

Miami Herald

Voting in Southwest Florida may be difficult. Election officials look to Panhandle for answers

MIAMI — When Hurricane Michael landed in the Florida Panhandle, destroying buildings and displacing residents, it came less than a month before the 2018 general election.

Miami Herald

NYC mayor declares state of emergency amid migrant busing crisis

New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to thousands of migrants bused to the city in recent months from the U.S. southern border in a political dispute over border security.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Snowbirds — and hurricanes — keep coming to Florida

Feckless Yankees are going to keep emigrating to Florida. Ever-more powerful storms are also a certainty. There are ways to protect them from themselves.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Hold the condescending lectures. Give hurricane aid to everyone in need.

Southwest Florida is filled with Chicagoans. In Naples, Chicago philanthropists such as the late Raymond Lutgert transformed those communities, supporting their museums and galleries. The founding CEO of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts was a former Chicago advertising executive. Plenty of real estate developers from this city turned…

The Guardian - US

Will Hurricane Ian force Ron DeSantis to confront climate reality?

The Florida governor initially touted his green credentials, but seems to have shifted his position as talk of a 2024 White House run swirls

Miami Herald

Ian deaths span Central Florida to Keys, include drownings, post-storm accidents and suicides

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian is one of the deadliest storms in Florida’s history, with more than 115 fatalities confirmed by state and county authorities. But the hurricane’s magnitude is also reflected in the geographic area in which those deaths occurred, spanning the peninsula from north of Daytona Beach to the…

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The Independent UK

Trump says banks have ‘gone woke’ and should be ‘penalised very severely’

The former president said during a speech this week that US banks have “done much less for the Hispanic community than they should”

WEKU

Florida officials are scrambling to limit Hurricane Ian's impact on the election

Election officials in Florida say they are meeting a Thursday deadline to send out mail ballots, despite the hurricane. But in-person voting sites remain a concern.

The Independent UK

After Ian, Florida island residents return to assess damage

Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast barrier islands are returning to assess the damage from Hurricane Ian, despite limited access to some areas

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Ian: residents return to battered homes as death toll rises

Ian is the second-deadliest storm to strike the US in the 21st century

Orlando Sentinel

Ian shakes up election preparations, could hurt Florida turnout

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Running an election in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian is going to be a monumental challenge for elections officials in the Florida counties hit hardest by the storm as they face poll worker shortages, damaged polling places and voters who lost their homes.

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah on House of the Dragon lighting: ‘If I can’t see it, it’s not TV – that’s a podcast’

Late-night hosts discuss complaints about dim lighting and gutter humor from Maggie Haberman’s new Trump book

The Independent UK

Photo of Gov Ron DeSantis behind presidential seal in Florida goes viral

Mr DeSantis is considered one of the top rivals for Trump in the upcoming fight for the 2024 GOP nomination

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