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Month: October 2024

Milton spares Daytona Beach, Florida, factory that’s a critical supplier of IV fluids

AP Health Writer A Florida factory that makes IV fluids critical to hospitals nationwide will restart Friday morning after shutting down while Hurricane Milton tore through the state. B. Braun Medical’s manufacturing site and distribution center in Daytona Beach were not seriously impacted by the hurricane, said company spokesperson Allison Longenhagen. No injuries to employees

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ANÁLISIS | La gran batalla política sobre el huracán Milton no esperó a que la tormenta tocara tierra

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Mucho antes de que las bandas exteriores del huracán Milton azoten la costa de Florida, la batalla política en torno a la enorme tormenta ya había comenzado. Una catástrofe natural potencial de tal magnitud —podría ser el gigantesco monstruo alimentado por el cambio climático que los científicos han temido durante mucho tiempo—

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UN-backed experts say Israel is destroying Gaza’s health sector and both sides have tortured people

Associated Press A U.N. commission has accused Israel of destroying Gaza’s health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in its yearlong war with Hamas. It also said Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been tortured and sexually abused. The expert panel was commissioned in 2021 by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council to look into

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Multiple dead in St. Lucie County amid reports of tornadoes across Florida; Martin County enforces curfew

By Robbin Simmons and Chantal Cook Click here for updates on this story     STUART, Florida (WSVN) — As Hurricane Milton rips through the west coast of Florida, residents on the east coast of the state are grappling with the aftermath of multiple reported tornado touchdowns. Authorities In Port St. Lucie have reported, multiple deaths possibly

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El Tropicana Field estaba destinado a ser un refugio para miles de personas, pero el huracán Milton voló la mayor parte del techo

Sofía Benavides (CNN) —  Se suponía que sería un refugio seguro. Un refugio para los socorristas y equipos de limpieza cansados después de largos días de rescate de las víctimas de la tormenta o de limpieza de los escombros dejados por el huracán Milton. Pero Milton no mostró piedad durante su mortal arremetida por Florida,

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Taylor Swift dona US$ 5 millones para los trabajos de ayuda tras los huracanes Milton y Helene

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Taylor Swift ha hecho una donación significativa para ayudar a los afectados por los huracanes Milton y Helene. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel El miércoles, la CEO de Feeding America, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, dijo en un comunicado publicado en la página de Instagram de la organización que están “increíblemente agradecidos” por la

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Poland tightens visa rules as probe confirms previous government’s cash-for-visas scandal

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the European Union nation is tightening its visa regulations as probes into alleged cash-for-visa scandal have confirmed irregularities under the previous governmnet going into millions of dollars. Minister Radek Sikorski said Thursday it will be much tougher now to obtain a visa for Poland, which gives access

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Colombia’s river guardians battle to protect the Atrato amid threats and abandonment

Associated Press PAIMADO, Colombia (AP) — Illegal gold mining along the banks of northwestern Colombia’s Atrato river is causing severe contamination and deforestation for the small, impoverished riverbank communities made up of predominantly Afro-Colombian and Indigenous peoples. The river was granted legal rights in 2016 and local guardians were put in place who work as

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Bacon hogs the spotlight in election debates, but reasons for its sizzling inflation are complex

AP Business Writer She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration’s economic policies. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree on one thing: Tapping into sour consumer sentiment about high grocery prices is one way to court voters. Bacon prices have been a particular focus for Trump. He mentioned them in his Sept.

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