Day: October 9, 2024

Some people are choosing to stay despite Florida officials urging residents to immediately evacuate before Hurricane Milton makes landfall. President Joe Biden and his Israeli counterpart are set to discuss Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack. The government is considering dismantling tech-giant Google’s core businesses. The Supreme Court has met to hear arguments on an Oklahoma death penalty case. Plus, there’s both good and bad news for those using weight loss drugs.
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AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Milton has forced one elderly Florida couple into a shelter for the first time during a hurricane.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a pilot has died while flying a Turkish Airlines passenger plane.

Markets are trying to hold off losses overseas.

11AM ET 10/09/2024 Newscast
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Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Wednesday night near Tampa Bay and evacuation orders are in place for millions of people in Florida. So how is climate change making hurricanes worse and how will the US pay for the damage? Also in the programme: more than one million people have been forced to flee their houses in Lebanon because of the war and there are concerns about tens of thousands of mostly-female, live-in domestic workers being abandoned by their employers; and a new report into the global second-hand clothes market says it can play a role in driving sustainable growth both in Europe and in Africa. (Photo: Florida prepares for landfall of hurricane Milton, Fort Myers, USA. Credit: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

10AM ET 10/09/2024 Newscast
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