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Milton was downgraded before it came ashore. Was the damage as bad as expected?
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Col. Brandon Bowman, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Jacksonville District, about assessing damage in Florida after Hurricane Milton.
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South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
Han Kang won "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Her novel "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize in 2016.
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The remnants of Hurricane Milton are moving out into the Atlantic
As the storm exits, residents in Tampa and surrounding areas have to navigate the damage. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida about the latest on Milton.
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On the Lebanon border with Israel the sound of explosions persist
Israel says its ground operations into Lebanon are limited, targeted raids. In Marjayoun, a town on Lebanon’s border with Israel, rocket fire and raids backed by airstrikes haven't let up.
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Milton sweeps across the Florida peninsula leaving damage in its wake
Todd Dunn of the Fire and Emergency Management Department of Charlotte County, Fla., talks to NPR's Michel Martin about conditions in his county which had issued mandatory evacuation orders.
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Morning news brief
Milton plows across Florida with high winds, torrential rain and tornadoes. Israeli military's ground incursion continues in southern Lebanon. Polls suggest Republicans make gains among Black voters.
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Polls suggest Republicans are making gains among Black voters — especially Black men
Polls show that former President Donald Trump has made inroads with Black voters. NPR's Leila Fadel visits one neighborhood in Detroit to see how he's gained appeal among this voting bloc.
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Hurricane makes landfall in Florida with warnings of life-threatening storm surges
Hurricane Milton brought devastating storm surges and high winds to a huge swath of Florida's western Gulf Coast. The storm is moving across the peninsula and into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz meet for vice presidential debate
The debate was largely civil, but Vance and Walz clashed over the economy, immigration and reproductive rights. It was a very substantive debate, and there were not that many personal attacks.
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Israel is weighing a response to Iran's missile attack
Israel has promised "repercussions" for Tuesday's Iranian missile attack, launched after Israel invaded southern Lebanon. Israeli and U.S. forces intercepted most of the 180 Iranian missiles.