HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled to the US state of Florida for a crucial meeting Friday with President-elect Donald Trump following a threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods, according to a report. CBC News reported that Trudeau’s plane landed at Palm Beach International Airport where he was e...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump hosted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago Club resort in Florida, CBS News reported. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the dinner to CBS News, saying Zuckerberg was grateful for the invitation and the opportunity to meet with members of Trump’s team about the incoming administration. ...
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit against Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell and former supervisor Marn’i Washington. The suit accuses them of civil rights violations in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton. The hurricanes, which struck Florida in late September an...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump gathered with potential candidates Wednesday for his second administration and is expected to announce key appointments in the coming days, according to a report. Trump has prepared a series of executive orders, policy proposals and regulatory rollbacks to implement on his first day in offic...
Reporters Without Borders say journalism is grappling with numerous crises in states where voters are reliant on the media. The advocacy group’s report reveals journalists are concerned about hostility from local and state officials as well as the “economic viability” of local newsrooms. The report is titled “Press Freedom in the Swing States...
ANKARA (AA) – Hurricane Milton has claimed the lives of at least 14 people in Florida, with five fatalities reported due to tornadoes in St. Lucie County on the state’s Atlantic coast, local media reported on Friday. The powerful storm spawned a tornado outbreak prior to landfall, leaving millions without electricity, according to ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hurricane Milton losses could fully deplete American insurers’ 2024 catastrophe budgets, according to a report by the S&P Global. The agency said it assumes insurers’ exposure to property business in the US state of Florida is less than 33% of their total insurance business. Citizens Property Insurance Cor...
ANKARA (AA) — Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida on Wednesday, leaving millions without power and causing deaths on the state’s eastern coast, according to local media. The Category 3 storm triggered a series of tornadoes on the state’s west coast before making landfall from the Gulf of Mexico, NBC News reported. Hurricane Milto...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Tropical Storm Milton formed on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico, intensifying concerns for Florida as it moves toward the state’s coast, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). Milton became a tropical storm early Monday, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the center said in a statement. The system [&...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden pledged to stand with residents across a wide swathe of the US southeast devastated by Hurricane Helene, saying Thursday “we’re going to stay until you’re restored.” The rebuilding effort is expected to cost billions of dollars, and Biden said residents have “been throug...