The science of how Hurricane Milton became such a monster

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  one month ago

“Hurricane Milton intensified at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, due in part to hot water in the Gulf of Mexico. A process of eyewall...”

'Life-threatening' storm surge likely as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  8 Likes  •  one month ago

“When Hurricane Milton reaches Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, the immense and powerful storm could generate "life-threatening" storm surge of up...”

Al Pacino says he briefly died from Covid: 'I was gone'

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  2 months ago

“Al Pacino revealed on a podcast over the weekend that he almost died during a bout with Covid-19 — a near-death experience that left him pondering...”

Shopping has become agonizing because of microtrends

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  2 months ago

“With the mill of TikTok aesthetics and microtrends constantly churning, shoppers saying they're buying trendy items en masse but still don't know...”

Historic Biltmore Estate shutters after floods from Hurricane Helene ravage Asheville

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  2 months ago

“America's largest privately-owned estate has abruptly shut down in Asheville after Hurricane Helene caused extensive flooding and building damage...”

A clearer picture of Helene's fury begins to emerge as cut-off communities take stock of what remains

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  2 months ago

“BAKERSVILLE, N.C. — In Mitchell County, a mountainous and remote North Carolina region made even more remote in the wake of Hurricane Helene,...”

Kim Kardashian: Free the Menendez brothers

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  2 months ago

“With Lyle and Erik Menendez back in the spotlight, Kim Kardashian urges authorities to reconsider the brothers' life sentences.”

Voting begins for Alaska's Fat Bear Week after one contestant was killed in an attack

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  2 months ago

“Voting in Katmai National Park's famed Fat Bear Week was underway Wednesday after a bear killed one of this year's competitors and delayed the...”

Breast cancer rising among younger women and Asian Americans, report finds

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  30 Comments  •  11 Likes  •  2 months ago

“Americans have benefited from huge leaps in breast cancer treatment over the last two decades, but diagnoses are becoming more common, especially...”

East and Gulf coast ports shut down as thousands of workers go on strike

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  50 Comments  •  10 Likes  •  2 months ago

“Tens of thousands of longshoremen are likely to go on strike at midnight, shutting down dozens of major ports and choking off deliveries of a range...”