Communities in Florida are grappling with destruction after Hurricane Milton. One person died and 23 were rescued after an elevator malfunction at a tourist mine. And Barack Obama talks about ‘real power’ at a rally for Kamala Harris.

Here’s what you need to know today.

Florida is on the road to recovery after Milton

At least 16 people have died in Florida after tornadoes touched down this week and Hurricane Milton slammed into the state, leaving a trail of damage and destruction. Millions of customers are still without electricity.

Rescue efforts were underway in several parts of the state, including Clearwater, where first responders were present rescued 500 people from a flooded apartment complex. Clearwater police said they saw chest- and neck-deep water in some places and several submerged vehicles. And video shows the Coast Guard rescuing a man clinging to a freezer 30 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

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In the meantime, residents are assessing the damage to homes and businesses. Milton was the fifth hurricane to hit Florida’s barrier islands in two years, but steadfast residents say life there is worth the risk. “These things hit you in the gut, but you just pick yourself up,” Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers said, adding that some residents have rebuilt their homes four times in recent years.

In Sarasota, the city in the eye of the storm, residents expressed their relief that they largely escaped the storm surges that inundated other cities.

However, there are signs of a return to relative normality. Tampa International Airport is expected to reopen today, as are Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando.

Follow our live blog for the latest updates.

More Hurricane Milton coverage:

• Milton dumped so much rain on the Tampa Bay area that it qualified as a 1 in 1000 year precipitation event.
• A woman who went into labor while Milton was on his way to Florida remembered the momentous birth of her first childfrom the dangerous ride to the hospital to an unplanned caesarean section.
• A viral post on X with an AI-generated image sparked a bizarre meme trend of fake images of hurricane survivors.
• A TikTok-famous Florida resident named “Lieutenant Dan” survived the storm after turning down offers of help to take shelter on his boat.
• The tax authorities said yes rushing to process about $10 billion in delayed Covid claims of small business owners in the Southeast now being hit by the brutal hurricane season.

1 dead and 23 rescued after Colorado tourist mine malfunction

Colorado officials are investigating what caused an equipment malfunction at a tourist mine that left one person dead and a dozen people trapped deep underground for about six hours Thursday. A total of 23 people were rescued in the incident at the Mollie Kathleen Mine in Teller County, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Denver, sheriff’s officials said.

After a problem with the elevator was reported, 11 people, including two children, were rescued. The remaining twelve people, who were 300 meters underground, had water and blankets and communicated with rescuers before emerging. Here’s what else we know.

The recall of Fisher-Price children’s swings doesn’t go far enough, says safety commissioner

A commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission criticized a Fisher-Price recall for its Snuga Swings, which was linked to the deaths of five babies over a 10-year period.

Yesterday, Fisher-Price asked consumers to immediately remove two recalled parts of the swing — a headrest and a seat cushion insert that supports a baby’s body — saying the components could increase the risk of suffocation. Consumers who continue will be eligible for a $25 refund, the company said. The recall affects 2.1 million Snuga Swings sold between October 2010 and January 2024.

In a strongly worded statement, Richard Trumka Jr. from the CPSC Fisher-Price to recall the entire product and refund customers the full cost of the product, approximately $160. “My advice: get your $25 back and then throw this product away,” he said. Read the full story here.

Obama provokes Trump in speech about ‘real power’

Former President Barack Obama directly appealed to American men at a rally in Pittsburgh to campaign for Vice President Harris, characterizing Trump as someone who does not represent “real strength.”

“I’m sorry, gentlemen, I’ve noticed this especially in some men who seem to find some of Trump’s behavior — bullying and belittling people — a sign of strength,” he told a crowd in Pittsburgh. “And I’m here to tell you: that’s not what real strength is. That has never been the case.”

Instead, Obama said Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, represent the values ​​a president should have.

The former president’s direct message to men is met with a large gender divide when it comes to who supports which candidate. Surveys show Harris winning women by wide margins, while struggling against men.

Read more about Obama’s speech.

More election coverage:

➡️ Harris is in the middle of a media blitz, including conversations with Howard Stern on his radio show, Joy Behar of “The View” and Stephen Colbert, with whom she shared a beer. There is nothing random about the places she has appeared.

➡️ At a Univision town hall, Harris dodged a question about how she would handle the border differently than President Joe Biden.

➡️The unprecedented destruction of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, one of the largest swing states, campaign plans for both parties have been turned upside down.

➡️ Trump said in a speech in Detroit that the US has allowed “big companies”. to “come in and plunder and rape our country.”

➡️ Trump’s ongoing relationship with Russian Vladimir Putin has fueled criticism, but Putin is not the only foreign leader Trump has kept in touch with since he left the White House.

➡️ At least four cities and a province still waiting for refund for costs related to Trump campaign events since 2016.

➡️ A ballot measure in New York state has become a culture war battle, with supporters of expanding the Equal Rights Amendment claiming it will codify rights to reproductive care. Opponents fear an ulterior motive.

➡️ Abortion and party ties were at the forefront of the first and only debate in the Maryland Senate between Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican and former Governor Larry Hogan.

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• The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors working towards a world without nuclear weapons
• Social Security recipients will receive a 2.5% COLA increase from 2025.
• Two people died and more than two dozen workers were treated after a chemical leak at an industrial plant in the Houston area.
• ‘The Apprentice’, a dramatization of Donald Trump’s early years, paints a devastating portrait of the former president. The film’s director insists it is not a ‘hit job’. Trump’s campaign says it’s “garbage.”
• Ethel Kennedy, the matriarch of the famous family and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, died at the age of 96.

Personnel choice: Hurricane conspiracies continue

Hurricanes Helene and Milton have passed. Their damage is widespread and measurable in lives lost and property destroyed. But misinformation and conspiracy theories about the storms and the federal government’s response continue to spread online, and then into the real world, where the damage is less easy to measure. Bruna Horvath’s reporting draws attention to the danger and the stakes of spreading bizarre hurricane rumors. — Richie Duchon deputy director of platforms

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