Hurricane Milton Quickly Becomes a Category 5 (Daily Rundown by Newser)

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October 7, 2024     The Big Rundown Hurricane Milton Quickly Becomes a Category 5 The Atlantic storm named Milton turned into a Category 1 hurricane early Sunday afternoon. Keep reading   From our sponsors Never Get Stuck Without Air Thanks to This Compact Emergency Inflator Built for emergencies, this tiny device can inflate your car's tires in no time. You can also inflate other vehicles and toys in seconds, like your basketball, your football or your bikes. KEEP READING   More Big News Big Drop in OD Deaths: 'This Has Not Happened by Accident' Partly due to fentanyl rampaging through the narcotics pipeline, the United States has seen a depressingly high death count from drug overdoses in recent years. Keep reading   Also Making Headlines >  SCOTUS Declines to Overturn Texas Emergency Abortion Ban  (Read It) >  Doctor Disguises Self as Nurse, Tries to Kill Man  (Read It) >  Record Crash Involves Most of the NASCAR Field  (Read It) >  Frontier Flight Really Came in Hot  (Read It)   Today's Jaw-Dropper Qantas Shows Entire Flight a 'Clearly Not Suitable' Movie Qantas has apologized for showing passengers a movie that was "clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight." Keep reading   From our sponsors Elton John's $1.9 Million Banksy Sale Reveals Unexpected Investment Opportunity An iconic Banksy painting from the collection of Sir Elton John shattered expectations when it sold for a whopping $1.9 million at auction this year. But even more surprising is a group of investors also celebrating this sale: 65,928 everyday users of one investment platform. Why? Because that platform, called Masterworks, enables anyone to invest in shares of blue-chip paintings by artists like Banksy, Basquiat, and Picasso. This way, not only the music moguls and billionaires of the world can benefit from the art market. In fact, with 23 exits, Masterworks investors realized net annualized returns like 17.6%, 17.8%, and 21.5% from 3 illustrative sales. The content is not intended to provide legal, tax, or investment advice. No money is being solicited or will be accepted until the offering statement for a particular offering has been qualified by the SEC. Offers may be revoked at any time. Contacting Masterworks involves no commitment or obligation. Contemporary art data based on repeat-sales index of historical Post-War & Contemporary Art market prices from 1995 to 2023, developed by Masterworks. There are significant limitations to comparative asset class data. Indices are unmanaged and a Masterworks investor cannot invest directly in an index. Net proceeds distributed back represents the total liquidation proceeds distributed back to investors, net of all fees, expenses and proceeds reinvested in Masterworks offerings, of all works Masterworks has exited to date. See important Reg A disclosures at masterworks.com/cd Best of all, as a special partner, our subscribers can skip the waitlist to join here   Don't Overlook Fauci: West Nile Nearly Wrecked My Life Anthony Fauci contracted the West Nile virus in August, and he reveals in a New York Times essay that it took a far greater toll on his health than previously disclosed: "I could not swing my legs over the side of the bed to sit up without help from my wife and three daughters," he writes. Keep reading   On the Lighter Side Something's Off in This Rather Boring Pic of Japan's Cabinet A photo posted by the Japanese government last week showing the nation's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, and members of his Cabinet looked rather standard—a bunch of serious-looking politicians dutifully lined up in suits. Keep reading   Science Buzz Work Begins on World's First Ovarian Cancer Vaccine UK researchers have received funding to start work on what might eventually be the world's first vaccine for ovarian cancer, reports the BBC. Keep reading   Wild Card Era of Paying College Athletes Takes an Unexpected Twist College football continues to wrestle with the logistics of a new era in which players can cash in on their name, image, and likeness. Keep reading   TODAY'S NEWSER.AI PICK Mega Millions Ticket Price Jumps to $5 in April Mega Millions ticket prices will rise to $5 in April, marking a significant increase from the current $2 cost. Keep reading   Comment of the Day "I'll take the cold and snow over dealing with a hurricane." sandman 234 Read the story Quote of the Day "You know actors: it sounds good to say I died once. What is it when there's no more?" Read the story Read This Elsewhere How Everyone Got Lost in Netflix's Endless Library Read the story   Today's 6 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