Hurricane Milton Leaves Path of Destruction (Newser Morning 8)

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October 10, 2024     "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." —Milton Berle   1 Hurricane Milton Leaves Path of Destruction Hurricane Milton has left a wake of destruction across Florida, with authorities just beginning to assess damage and casualties in the worst-hit parts. Keep reading   2 Rafael Nadal Calls It a Day One of the best tennis players of all time is relinquishing his racket. Keep reading     At a Glance Han Kang speaks to the media after winning the Man Booker International prize for her book "The Vegetarian" in London, Tuesday, May, 16, 2016. Kang won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) Keep reading   3 Garth Brooks Identifies the Woman Accusing Him of Rape In a court filing Tuesday, Garth Brooks named the woman who accused him of rape in a lawsuit filed last week. Keep reading   4 Shari Redstone Scolds CBS for Scolding Anchor After Coates Interview The chair of Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, made it clear Wednesday that she does not agree with CBS News on its decision to scold one of its anchors over his heated interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates. Keep reading   5 Harris Tops $1B in Fundraising, Concerning Aides In less than three months as a presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more than $1 billion—a historic pace. Keep reading   6 US Issues Severe Solar Storm Watch A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said Wednesday. Keep reading     7 Investigators Explain Scary Close Call on Nashville Runway Investigators said Wednesday that air traffic controllers cleared an Alaska Airlines jet to take off from Nashville last month after telling pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet to cross the same runway. Keep reading   8 Milton Rips Roof Off Tampa Bay Rays' Stadium Hurricane Milton lashed Florida with powerful winds after making landfall Wednesday night and while the extent of damage may not be clear until morning, one high-profile casualty was the roof at the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Alcohol Involved in Fatal Helicopter Crash on Hotel Roof: Report See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Oct. 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael, the first to strike the US mainland as a Category 5 hurricane in 26 years, made landfall in Florida. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2020: Fauci Slams WH 'Superspreader.' Now, a 'HUGE' WH Rally   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved