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    A day before Hurricane Milton was set to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a small yacht stranded during Hurricane Helene still sat dry tied to trees. Michael Adno for WSJ

    Florida Braces for Direct Hit as Hurricane Milton Weakens Slightly to Category 4

    Millions were urged to evacuate ahead of the storm, which is expected to strike as soon as Wednesday night.

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    Carter turns 100, and his hometown is ringing in the milestone

    Jimmy Carter is the first American president to reach 100. Locals in his hometown of Plains, Ga., are excited to celebrate the man they know as “Mr. Jimmy.”

    A sign celebrating former president Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday is displayed in a shop window Monday in Plains, Ga. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

    New York mayor Eric Adams ‘indicted on federal corruption charges’

    Prosecutors are expected to unveil the specific charges on Thursday

    Eric Adams said he would fight any charges that were laid and claimed that he had become a target MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

    NYC Mayor Adams charged with bribery, taking foreign contributions in federal corruption indictment

    Sources familiar with the matter told the News Wednesday they stem from an investigation by the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office that has scrutinized allegations that Turkey’s government funneled illegal donations into Adams’ 2021 campaign coffers.

    Mayor Eric Adams (Barry Williams for New York Daily News)

    NYC Gracie Mansion searched by agents as Mayor Adams indicted in federal probe

    Mayor Eric Adams is pictured during a press conference at City Hall on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News)

    Eric Adams, New York’s mayor, is indicted

     

    New Yorkers are sadly familiar with scandal at City Hall

     

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    U.S. Inquiry Into Eric Adams’s Foreign Ties Is Said to Include 6 Countries

    Prosecutors investigating the New York City mayor and his campaign’s ties to Turkey issued subpoenas in July for records related to five other countries.

    Federal prosecutors have been investigating whether Mayor Eric Adams and his campaign conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign donations.Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York Times

    Trump-backed governor candidate denies 'black Nazi' post

    Mark Robinson insists he will stay in the gubernatorial race in the potentially pivotal swing state.

    Reuters / North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson

    Can I renew my passport online? Yes, if you meet these qualifications.

    U.S. passports on a map of the world. Maudib, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Justice Department seeks $100 million from two companies that owned ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge

    A view of the Dali cargo vessel, which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse on March 26, 2024. Julia Nikhinson/Reuters

    Vladimir Putin trolls US presidential race with ‘endorsement’ of Kamala Harris

    Harris campaign reacts to Putin saying he supports Harris

    A Ferrari, a Honolulu hideaway, salted duck - top NY official allegedly spied for China

    Reuters / Linda Sun and her husband Christopher Hu

    ‘You can almost see the ground move’: Outages expand in California community as land movement threatens power lines

    Damage from land movement is seen near the Portuguese Bend Community in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, where an evacuation warning was issued and electricity was cut on Sunday. Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

    Grim prognosis for stranded astronauts

    Two stranded US astronauts face a number of health risks during what will eventually become eight months in space, an expert has warned.

    Like other astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore face a number of risks. Picture: Supplied

    Zuckerberg says White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content

    Zuckerberg says he censored content due to pressure from Biden administration.

    Mark Zuckerberg at a senate committee hearing in January. ‘I believe the government pressure was wrong,’ he said. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

    Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would stop execution of death row inmate who claims innocence

    Marcellus Williams has long maintained he did not murder Felicia Gayle. Courtesy Marcellus Williams legal team

    Their Student Debt Disappeared, but Their Financial Problems Didn’t

    Millions of borrowers across the country have had all or some of their student loans eliminated by the federal government

    Annetta Walker had $82,000 in student loans discharged; her credit score remains in the 500s.
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