Recovery efforts in Florida continue after Hurricane Milton
Some 1.4 million customers are still waiting to have their power turned on again in Florida, days after Hurricane Milton made landfall as a major storm.
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What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men
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Harris releases her medical report — and uses it to raise questions about Trump
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Project Pooch: Oregon program helps incarcerated youth and adoptable dogs alike
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Some Asheville schools are drilling wells so they can reopen with running water
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Florida residents are returning to their homes after evacuating for Hurricane Milton
Florida, already hit by Hurricane Helene, is struggling to recover from Hurricane Milton.
Extremism experts are keeping an eye on an event targeted at women in Washington, D.C.
A conservative Christian gathering on the National Mall Saturday aims to bring together anti-LGTBQ, anti-abortion, and QAnon activists.
Week in politics: Storms and the election, Harris holds town hall, elder voter trends
The storms Milton and Helene have upended voting infrastructure in some swing districts of swing states.
A cheese shop owner in Florida describes recovery efforts after her shop lost power
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Louise Kennedy Converse, whose cheese shop in Sarasota, Fla., lost power during Hurricane Milton.