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U.S. NHC says Ian now a Category 3 hurricane

Ian is a Category 3 hurricane and further weakening is expected in the next few days the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Wednesday.

Reuters

CPS drops to fourth-largest school district in nation

Chicago Public Schools — at 322,000 students this year — now trails Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida, which saw its enrollment increase to 325,000.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ian likely to strike NC overnight Friday; Gov. Cooper declares state of emergency

RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as “monster” Hurricane Ian lashed Florida and set its sights northward.

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Florida employee claims ‘billion-dollar’ company won’t give her time off during Hurricane Ian

‘You’re going to take my PTO because y’all don’t want to pay us hurricane pay?’

The Independent UK

Shark washes up on Florida street as Hurricane Ian surge waters enter neighbourhood

Millions of people have been forced to evacuate across Florida, while the entire nation of Cuba saw their power knocked out as a result of the tropical storm

Irish Mirror

‘It’s time to hunker down’: DeSantis urges safety as powerful Hurricane Ian arrives

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday morning said it was no longer safe for people to evacuate Floridians’ southwest coast and urged them to “hunker down” as Hurricane Ian prepared to make landfall in the afternoon.

Miami Herald

All Florida policyholders will have to pay if insurers can’t cover Ian’s destruction

South Florida might be spared a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, but insurance customers in the region and throughout the state could be stuck helping to pay the bill if the storm causes severe damage along its ultimate path.

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US Coast Guard searches for 23 migrants missing near Florida Keys amid Hurricane Ian

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search Wednesday for 23 people who, among a group of Cuban migrants, attempted to cross the Florida Straits as Hurricane Ian made its way past the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald

Ian threatens Florida's already unstable insurance market

Florida’s property insurance market was already in peril

The Independent UK

Storm scenes: Voices of fear, hope as Ian lashes Florida

Hurricane Ian struck a large swath of Florida on Wednesday, inundating coastal areas with strong winds and high water

The Independent UK

Travel in Florida comes to a near halt as Ian makes landfall. Here’s what to know

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian has caused Florida’s bustling travel industry to come to a near standstill.

Miami Herald

Morning mail: hurricane with 240km/h winds hits Florida, blueberry pesticide fears, rents climbing fast

Thursday: There were reports of widespread power cuts and fears of a coastal storm surge as the category 4 storm made landfall. Plus: Denmark’s protest kit at the World Cup in Qatar

The Guardian - AU

How You Can Put Your Crypto To Good Use: Hurricane Ian Nonprofits That Accept Cryptocurrency

More than 13,000 people spent Tuesday night in shelters run by the American Red Cross and its affiliates around Florida in an attempt to flee Hurricane Ian. The storm, a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, is currently making landfall in Florida and will cause devastating storm surges, winds and flooding.

Benzinga

Hurricane Ian: TikTokers livestream devastation as category 4 storm makes landfall in Florida

Citizen weather reporters are sharing their daring clips of Hurricane Ian on TikTok, transfixing millions of viewers

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Hurricane Ian: 20 migrants still missing in waters off Florida

Three people have been rescued, US Coast Guard says, as search continues after boat sinks amid powerful hurricane.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida with ‘catastrophic’ winds and surge

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm in Cayo Costa, an island off the coast of Fort Myers, at 3 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday.

ABC News

Hurricane Ian a 'catastrophic' Category Four but 'not over yet' as storm surge damage revealed — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed. This is The Loop: your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Hurricane Ian downgraded to a category one storm as it moves across Florida

Hurricane Ian has ploughed into Florida's Gulf Coast, assaulting the state with howling winds, torrential rain and a treacherous surge of ocean surf.

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Hurricane Ian weakens to a tropical storm but is still expected to bring flooding

Ian weakened to a tropical storm Thursday morning as damage assessments across Florida were expected to begin at sunrise.

Tribune News Service

NFL: U.S. Bank Stadium will host Chiefs-Bucs on Sunday, if needed

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Bank Stadium is the backup option if the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers need to move their Sunday night game out of Florida because of damage from Hurricane Ian, a National Football League official said Wednesday.

Reuters

Cuban migrant boat sinks off Florida due to Hurricane Ian; 20 missing

U.S. Border Patrol said on Wednesday that 20 people were missing off the coast of Florida after a Cuban migrant boat sank due to Hurricane Ian.

Irish Mirror

Ireland weather: Met Eireann issues gale warning as Hurricane Ian batters Florida

Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Gale warning for all coastal areas on Friday

The New Daily

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Ian hits land in Florida

As Hurricane Ian comes ashore at Fort Myers, residents are being warned that 'catastrophic' conditions are on the way.

Reason

How Should Libertarians Think About Ron DeSantis?

Reason's Zach Weissmueller and the New York Post's Karol Markowicz talk about life under the most controversial governor in America.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian, even before landfall, already causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to Florida

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian, with landfall still hours away, was already “causing catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding” in southwest Florida early Wednesday afternoon, the beginning of what promised to be a damaging path across the peninsula.

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