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Florida communities grapple with destruction after Hurricane Milton. One person died and 23 were rescued after an elevator malfunction inside a tourist mine. And Barack Obama talks about “real strength” at a rally for Kamala Harris.Here’s what to know today.Florida embarks on road to recovery after MiltonAt least 16 people have been confirmed dead in Florida after tornadoes touched down and Hurricane Milton slammed into the state this week, leaving a trail of damage and devastation. Millions of customers are still without electricity.Rescue efforts were underway in several parts of the state, including Clearwater, where first responders saved 500 people…

Conveying all of that in a few hours was daunting for Morris, but he said he heard Garrett Morris saw the movie and was pleased with it. “It was a lot of pressure,” he said. “For Garrett, going through this particular day, he was a fish out of water. We’re 90 minutes from showtime and he doesn’t even know what his place is on the show.”Morris said he was inspired to pull from his own experience, which he found similar to that of the man he was playing. “People sometimes would identify you as, ‘Oh, yeah, the Black dude,’” he said…

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a closely divided campaign for white women. Middle-class homeownership is becoming more difficult. And what you may have missed in Week 6 of the NFL. Here’s what to know today. Trump, Harris and the battle for white womenGetty Images; APWhite women helped Trump win in 2020. But, a new issue and a new opponent this time around might sway them. Dr. Theresa Wheeling had always been a registered Republican and voted for Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election. After the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Wheeling changed her party affiliation and…

Coverage for this live blog has ended. Follow the latest here.Hurricane Milton strengthened into a Category 5 storm on Monday, intensifying “explosively,” as its wind speeds grew by roughly 90 mph in about 25 hours. “Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,” National Hurricane forecasters wrote in a Monday evening forecast. Forecasters said the winds at the center of the hurricane could weaken before it makes landfall overnight on Wednesday, but that the storm will grow much larger, putting much of the Florida peninsula in harms’ way. Forecasters were expecting heavy rainfall…

Hurricane Milton makes its way toward Florida. Harris and Trump set their sights on Arizona voters. And some women say they feel safer using robotaxis.Here’s what to know today.Hurricane Milton plows toward FloridaFlorida is, once again, bracing for a direct hit as Hurricane Milton approaches the state and the window to evacuate closes. The storm is expected to make landfall early Thursday morning, sometime between 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., according to an NBC News forecast. The storm was a Category 5 strength but was downgraded to Category 4 Wednesday morning. The National Hurricane Center warned that Milton “has the…

Al Pacino revealed on a podcast over the weekend that he almost died during a bout with Covid-19 — a near-death experience that left him pondering his mortality.Pacino, 84, was plugging his memoir, “Sonny Boy.” on The New York Times’ podcast “The Interview” when he recounted how in 2020 he fell sick at his home from Covid and the situation quickly became dicey.Pacino said that he had a fever and was dehydrated with a faint pulse and that he lost consciousness.“I was sitting there at my house, and I was gone. Like that,” Pacino said, audibly snapping his fingers. “I…

Panera Bread has settled with the family of an Ivy League student with a heart condition who died after drinking the chain’s highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade drink.Sarah Katz, 21, was a University of Pennsylvania student with a heart condition called long QT syndrome type 1 who avoided energy drinks per her doctors’ recommendations, according to a lawsuit filed last year in Philadelphia.The suit said that Katz bought a Charged Lemonade from a Panera restaurant in September 2022. Her roommate and close friend told NBC News that she went into cardiac arrest hours later. The complaint, filed on behalf of Katz’s parents,…

Kim Kardashian is backing the Menendez brothers in a personal essay shared Thursday with NBC News, writing that “I have spent time with Lyle and Erik; they are not monsters.”Kardashian, the reality TV star and entrepreneur who has used her celebrity platform to advocate for inmates on criminal justice issues, believes Lyle and Erik Menendez were treated unfairly by prosecutors and in the media. The brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty, in their Beverly Hills, California, home, “were condemned before the trial even began,” she writes.On Thursday, the Los Angeles County district attorney said that…

Some Democrats fear Kamala Harris is playing it safe in a tight presidential race. Yellow jackets are swarming in flooded parts of North Carolina. And Kim Kardashian advocates for the release of the Menendez brothers. Here’s what to know today.Some Democrats say ‘it’s so obvious’ Harris is playing it safeVice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Cochise College Douglas Campus in Douglas, Arizona, on Sept. 27.Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesPolling shows the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is a toss-up. But in the final stretch before Election Day, Harris’ team has…

A new court filing from special counsel Jack Smith argues Donald Trump acted as a private citizen when he sought to overturn the 2020 election. Israel hits central Beirut in a series of overnight airstrikes. And NBC News visits a mountain town swept away by Hurricane Helene.Here’s what to know today.Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after 2020 election loss, special counsel claimsFormer President Donald Trump was acting as a private candidate for office, not as the president of the United States, when he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss and “resorted to crimes to stay in office,” a new filing…