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Court docs accidentally reveal secret TikTok research about the harm to children
As the Chinese-owned company tries to fend off a federal ban. internal research aired in a court case show TikTok touted safety features they knew were ineffective.
- by Cristiano Lima-Strong, Drew Harwell and Julian Mark
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After two assassination attempts, Trump would like his security detail beefed up
The Trump team in effect is looking for him to be protected at the same level that President Joe Biden is.
- by Kate Kelly, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Eileen Sullivan
Florida reckons with trail of destruction left in hurricane’s wake
At least 10 people were dead and rescuers were still saving people from swollen rivers, but many expressed relief that Milton wasn’t worse.
- by Chris O'Meara, Brendan Farrington and Ty O'Neil
Opinion
US Votes 2024
160 million Americans will vote. Only 538 will choose the next president
They are the members of the Electoral College. And they, in turn, are chosen by the legislatures of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
- by Peter Hartcher
Pennsylvania is now the centre of the US political universe, and both candidates know it
“If we win Pennsylvania,” Trump told a rally in the state last week from behind bulletproof glass, “we win the whole thing.”
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Extreme weather
Destruction, despair and relief as Florida counts the cost of Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton has left death and destruction across Florida, but the storm did not trigger the catastrophic storm surge that had been feared.
- by Brad Brooks and Leonora LaPeter Anton
World of photos, October 12, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Hurricane Milton as it happened: Millions without power, floods and multiple dead as storm rips through Florida
The clean-up is under way in Florida after Hurricane Milton swept through, leaving death and destruction in its wake.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Frances Howe
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Emergency services
One dead, 12 rescued after being trapped 300m underground at US tourist attraction
The elevator descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Colorado had a mechanical problem 150 metres beneath the surface creating a “severe danger for the participants”.
- by Daniel Trotta
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Extreme weather
Deaths and flooding as Hurricane Milton slams into Florida
The hurricane has marched across central Florida, whipping up deadly tornadoes and knocking out power.
- by Haven Daley and Terry Spencer
Hurricane Milton as it happened: Storm moves off Florida coast; multiple dead in St Lucie county
Hurricane Milton has started to make its way off Florida’s east coast. Read Thursday’s live coverage
- by Angus Dalton, Frances Howe and Riley Walter