Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025, the Social Security Administration
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Thousands fled Hurricane Milton … just in time
TAMPA — Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key as a category 3 hurricane, knocking out power to millions on its jaunt across Florida. Much
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US cruise stocks rise as Citi upbeat about strong growth indicators
MIAMI — Shares of U.S. cruise operators, including Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, surged in midday trading on Wednesday as brokerage Citi gets bullish on the
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More than 2.8 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
TAMPA (AP) — Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of
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Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida tonight
MIAMI — Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall late tonight or early tomorrow morning along Florida’s west coast, near or just south of Tampa.
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Milton forces Bucs and Lightning to leave Florida early and other teams to alter games
TAMPA — The NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week. The
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Florida makes last-minute preps before Hurricane Milton’s landfall
TAMPA — The sheriff of the county that includes Tampa, part of the most populous region in Milton’s bull’s-eye, said that those in mandatory evacuation
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Maps show track of Hurricane Milton as forecasters predict landfall in Florida
MIAMI — Hurricane Milton continued tracking eastward as a powerful Category 4 storm early this morning, with forecasts showing it on a path to hit Florida’s Gulf
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Chaos hits AP Top 25 with 4 teams ranked in the top 11 losing to unranked opponents
NASHVILLE (AP) — Vanderbilt’s stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama that led to crazed fans marching the goal posts through the streets of Nashville was just
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Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species
APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota (AP) — A pair of rare Amur tiger cubs are making their public debut at the Minnesota Zoo, raising hopes for preserving
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