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Spectrum Internet outages are causing headaches for Upstate businesses

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Spectrum Internet outages are causing headaches for Upstate businesses

GREER, SC (WSPA) – Michelle Taylor is the CEO of a small marketing agency in Greer called Taylor Brand Consulting. With a workforce of 16 employees, it does not have the deep pockets that other larger companies have to keep their business afloat in the event of unforeseen circumstances. “We lost internet Friday morning when […]

Harris is traveling to North Carolina to resume campaigning in a state hit hard by Hurricane Helene

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Harris is traveling to North Carolina to resume campaigning in a state hit hard by Hurricane Helene

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris Her campaign says she will meet with black leaders in North Carolina on Saturday, go to church and hold a rally in the state on Sunday. The weekend trip is their second to the embattled state after it was hit Hurricane Helenewith Harris returning to campaign mode at […]

Florida residents were evacuated due to Hurricane Milton after the devastating town of Helene sparked a wake-up call

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Florida residents were evacuated due to Hurricane Milton after the devastating town of Helene sparked a wake-up call

BRANDON, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents who fled hundreds of miles to escape Hurricane Milton made slow drives home on crowded highways, exhausted from the long drives and the cleanup that awaited them, but also grateful to make it back alive. “I love my house, but I'm not dying in it,” Fred Neuman said Friday […]

Much of the worst damage in Milton came from wind, not water

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Much of the worst damage in Milton came from wind, not water

(Bloomberg) — Hurricane Milton's devastating path across Florida has claimed at least 10 lives, left millions without power and destroyed homes and crops. Authorities warn that it could take days to assess the full extent of the damage. Most read by Bloomberg Milton delivered a quick, hard blow to the center of the state, racing […]

Aftermath of Hurricane Milton: Millions remain without power as residents return to survey the damage

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Aftermath of Hurricane Milton: Millions remain without power as residents return to survey the damage

LITHIA, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents trudged through flooded streets Friday, picking up scattered debris and surveying damage to their homes after Hurricane Milton ripped through coastal communities, spawning a disaster Flood of deadly tornadoes. At least ten people died and rescuers were still rescuing people from the swelling rivers, but many expressed relief that […]

Why Milton's “Reverse Surge” deprived flood-fearing Tampa of water

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Why Milton's “Reverse Surge” deprived flood-fearing Tampa of water

In the days before Hurricane Milton In Florida, meteorologists feared that water could rise up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) onto the densely populated shores of Tampa Bay. Instead, several meters of water temporarily flowed away. Why? “Reverse storm surge” is a well-known, if sometimes ignored, feature of the way hurricane winds move seawater as […]

The internet is having a field day as Republicans appear to believe that Democrats control the weather

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The internet is having a field day as Republicans appear to believe that Democrats control the weather

Two weeks after Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton devastated Florida – and people on the internet are talking about Democrats controlling the weather. Joe Raedle/Getty Images You're probably wondering what genius came up with this conspiracy theory. Well, believe it or not, it's coming from a sitting congressman! Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene (I bet you believe […]

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene cited patents as evidence of weather control. This is Pants on Fire!

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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene cited patents as evidence of weather control. This is Pants on Fire!

“They” can control the weather and the proof is in the patents, said Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. On October 7, Greene posted a viral meme showing a line drawing of an angry person saying, “You can't control the weather!!!” Below, a figure pointed to a list of what the meme described […]

'She doesn't matter…': What Florida Gov. DeSantis said about Harris' involvement in the hurricane response

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'She doesn't matter…': What Florida Gov. DeSantis said about Harris' involvement in the hurricane response

Ron DeSantis and Kamala Harris (Image credit: AP) Florida governor Ron DeSantis criticized Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday for trying to interfere in the response to hurricanes Helene and Milton, saying she had “no role” in the process.DeSantis recently declined a call from Harris about the hurricane response, while Harris accused him of […]

Scenes of destruction, flooding after Hurricane Milton in Florida

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Scenes of destruction, flooding after Hurricane Milton in Florida

An aerial view of the shredded roof of Tropicana Field in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, following Hurricane Milton early Thursday. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP) Hurricane Milton hit Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday evening, packing winds of 120 miles per hour as a Category 3 storm and bringing a new wave of destruction to […]