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Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida  The Associated PressHurricane Milton back at Cat. 4 strength with winds of 155 mph; Florida impacts imminent  WESH 2 OrlandoHurricane Milton to double in size as ‘storm of the century’ threatens Florida  The Guardian USHurricane Milton: Category 4 strength, heavy impacts expected in SWFL  Wink NewsHurricane Milton live tracker: Updates, path of Category 4 storm projected to make landfall near Tampa, Florida, late Wednesday  Yahoo! Voices

Harris cracks open a beer and knocks Trump with Stephen Colbert. Here are five takeaways  USA TODAYNY Times columnist mocks Kamala Harris’ friendly interview with radio host Howard Stern  Fox NewsThe Memo: Harris’s media blitz gets off to uneven start  The HillHarris takes aim at “loser” Trump over beers with Colbert  AxiosKamala Harris Calls Trump a “Loser” Over a Miller High Life with Stephen Colbert  Vanity Fair

Milton threatens to trigger flood insurance reckoning for Congress  POLITICOA GAO analyst says FEMA is stretched thin as Hurricane Milton approaches  NBC NewsAs Major Hurricane Approaches Florida, FEMA Faces Severe Staffing Shortage  The New York TimesBack-to-Back Hurricanes Set to Strain FEMA as Its Funds Run Low  BloombergFEMA has enough funding for Hurricane Milton. What’s next is less certain.  The Washington Post

Florida Rep. says MTG needs her ‘head examined’ after weather posts  POLITICO‘If meteorologists could stop hurricanes, we would.’ Here’s why humans still can’t control the weather  PBS NewsHourRep. Taylor Greene on social media: ‘Yes they can control the weather’  Spectrum News NY1Republican Debunks Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Hurricane Claims: ‘Outrageous’  NewsweekMarjorie Taylor Greene condemned over Helene weather conspiracy theory  The Guardian US

Exclusive: Harris widens lead over Trump to 47%-40%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  USA TODAYKamala Harris Extends Lead Over Donald Trump in New Poll  NewsweekSwing State Polling Finds Deadlocked Presidential Contest, ‘Blue Wall’ Senate Races Tighten  The Cook Political ReportPolls show where Harris and Trump stand in swing states weeks before the election  CNNPoll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change  The New York Times

Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton  The Associated PressHelene was supercharged by ultra-warm water made up to 500 times more likely by global warming, study finds  CNNCould Milton become a Category 6 hurricane? Is that even possible?  USA TODAYThey came to Asheville looking for a ‘climate haven.’ Then came Hurricane Helene  NPRGlobal Warming Made Helene More Menacing, Researchers Say  The New York Times

Tropicana implosion reduces to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip  CBS NewsRewatch Tropicana implosion bring down Vegas casino in ‘breathtaking spectacle’  USA TODAYTropicana Las Vegas Hotel Is Imploded 6 Months After Closing to Make Room for New Baseball Stadium  PEOPLETropicana casino, relic of Las Vegas’s mob era, is brought tumbling down  The Guardian USLas Vegas skyline transformed by 20 iconic implosions since 1993  News3LV

Harris campaign distances itself from Tim Walz remarks that electoral college ‘needs to go’ – US politics live  The Guardian USTim Walz calls for elimination of Electoral College at California fundraiser, says ‘it needs to go’  Fox NewsTim Walz says the Electoral College ‘needs to go’ as Democrats fear 2016 repeat  New York Post Walz says Electoral College ‘needs to go,’ but Harris campaign says that’s not its position  USA TODAYWalz: ‘The Electoral College needs to go’  The Hill

Wisconsin Senate race tightens as rival attacks Baldwin over LGBTQ+ support  The Guardian USWisconsin Senate Shifts From Lean Democrat To Toss Up  The Cook Political ReportWisconsin Senate race shifts to ‘toss up’ by handicapper as Tammy Baldwin fights for re-election  Fox NewsDemocratic fears emerge on Wisconsin Senate race  AxiosCook Political Report shifts Wisconsin Senate race toward GOP  The Hill

Time is short to evacuate for Hurricane Milton. And, EPA mandates lead pipe removal  NPRWednesday briefing: Hurricane Milton’s path; Bob Woodward’s new book; Gaza death toll; ghost guns; Peter Todd; and more  The Washington PostFlorida braces for ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton, Biden announces new rule to eliminate lead pipes, and the Lynx head to WNBA Finals  Yahoo! Voices5 things to know for Oct. 8: Hurricane Milton, Immigration, Israel, Cyberattack, Marburg virus  CNNHurricane Milton could double in size and campaigns focus on Arizona: Morning Rundown  NBC News

Mama bear beats rival that killed her cub to win Fat Bear Contest: “First working mom to ever be crowned champion”  CBS NewsIn a thrilling rematch, the winner of Fat Bear Week 2024 is …  CNNIn a rematch, mama bear Grazer defeats rival that killed her cub to win Fat Bear Week  NPRFerocious mother 128 ‘Grazer’ wins back-to-back Fat Bear Week titles  The Washington PostGrazer beats the behemoth that killed her cub to win Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest  New York Post

Afghan national in U.S. charged with plotting Election Day terrorist attack  NBC NewsAfghan Man Arrested on Charges of Plotting Election Day Attack  The New York TimesSen. James Lankford says months of work went into foiling Election Day terrorist attack plan  KOCO Oklahoma CityAfghan man arrested in Okla., accused of plotting Election Day attack  The Washington PostThe FBI arrested an Afghan man who officials say was planning an Election Day attack  NPR

Jack Smith ‘Outsmarted’ Supreme Court in Trump Filing: Historian  NewsweekOpinion | Jack Smith Owes Us an Explanation in the Trump Jan. 6 Case  The New York TimesBombshell immunity filing details Trump’s alleged ‘increasingly desperate’ bid to overturn 2020 election  ABC NewsSpecial counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing  CNNJack Smith Laid Out His Evidence. What’s Coming Next Might Give You Heartburn.  Slate

Supreme Court to hear ‘remarkable’ Oklahoma death penalty appeal from Richard Glossip  ABC NewsWhat to know about the Supreme Court’s Oklahoma death penalty case  The Washington PostVideo Supreme Court to hear Oklahoma death penalty appeal from Richard Glossip  ABC NewsTrue crime drama at Supreme Court pits Oklahoma against its top criminal court  NPRSupreme Court hears Oklahoma death penalty case in which state and inmate agree conviction should be tossed  NBC News

Inside the Battle for America’s Most Consequential Battleground State: Pennsylvania  The New York TimesAll eyes are on Pennsylvania this election cycle. Erie County demonstrates why.  NPRPennsylvania 2024 Trump-Harris Polls: Harris Has Less Than 1-Point Lead In Polling Averages  ForbesDonald Trump Breaks Ahead of Kamala Harris in Must-Win State: New Poll  NewsweekDonald Trump is counting on rural Pa. voters to win. Will it be enough?  The Philadelphia Inquirer

This proud liberal city is throwing out its entire government  POLITICOEditorial endorsement November 2024: For Portland mayor, vote Gonzalez as top choice; Rubio second  OregonLivePortland Candidate Forums and Educational Events Between Now and Election Day  Willamette WeekCity Club of Portland hosts Portland mayoral candidate forum  Peachtree TVHere’s who is running for Portland mayor in November  Oregon Public Broadcasting

Democrats grow anxious as Election Day nears  CNNDemocrats start to hit the panic button  The HillTrump is everywhere. Anxious Dems wonder why Harris isn’t.  POLITICOOpinion | How Could the Election Be This Close?  The New York TimesHarris is playing it safe. Some Democrats worry that could doom her campaign.  NBC News

Harris appears on Stephen Colbert and blasts Trump over claim he gave Covid tests to Putin: Live  The IndependentView Full Coverage on Google News

Harris slams Trump on Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ about misinformation on hurricane relief  NBC NewsHarris says Trump’s putting politics over people with his hurricane response: ‘He really lacks empathy on a very basic level’  CNNHarris goes after Trump’s false claims about FEMA’s storm response  ABC NewsHarris turns Trump’s Hurricane Helene lies into 2024 election season scandal  MSNBCOn ‘The View,’ Harris Hits at Trump’s ‘Callousness’ in His Storm Response  The New York Times

More than a dozen states and DC file lawsuits against TikTok, claiming platform harms youth mental health  Fox BusinessTikTok Faces Barrage of Lawsuits Around Teens and Mental Health  The New York TimesTikTok’s use of casino-like virtual currency to allegedly exploit children faces scrutiny in DC lawsuit  CNBCFourteen AGs sue TikTok, accusing it of harming children’s mental health  NBC NewsOregon, Washington AGs accuse TikTok of preying on younger audiences in new suit  KOIN.com

Trump thrusts hurricane response into center of 2024 campaign  POLITICOThe great political battle over Hurricane Milton didn’t wait for the storm to land  CNNHow could hurricanes impact the election? What we can learn from 5 recent storms  NPRAnalysis | The hurricane X-factor in the 2024 election  The Washington PostPolling ‘Nostradamus’ Speaks Out on Hurricane Milton, Helene, the Election  Newsweek

From Howard Stern to the View, Harris gets a little more personal during media blitz  PBS NewsHourKamala Harris dodges Colbert’s question on what ‘major changes’ she’d bring versus Biden presidency  Fox NewsHarris hits Trump on ‘The View,’ declines to distance herself from Biden  USA TODAY‘Not a Thing That Comes to Mind’  National ReviewHarris to Colbert: ‘I’m obviously not Joe Biden … I’m not Donald Trump’  The Hill

I’ve Covered Washington for a Long Time. I’ve Never Heard Anyone in Congress Go This Far.  SlateNorth Carolina residents will see changes to early voting after Hurricane Helene  Fox NewsDemocrats Surge Ahead in North Carolina Voting as Helene Upends Election  NewsweekHelene hit Trump strongholds in Georgia and North Carolina. It could swing the election.  POLITICOHow Helene changes the election  Grist

Ahead of election, experts warn Hurricane Helene misinformation is ‘just the beginning’  ABC NewsExasperated Republican Lawmaker Debunks His Party’s Hurricane Lies  The New RepublicNC Republican: ‘Hurricane Helene was NOT geoengineered by the government’  The HillAntisemitism and Threats Directed at Officials Over Storm Response  The New York Times‘The worst I have ever seen’: Disinformation chaos hammers FEMA  POLITICO