More than 1 million residents in Florida have been ordered to evacuate as of Tuesday, as Hurricane Milton is on track to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast between Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. President Joe Biden postponed his upcoming trip to Germany and Angola to oversee preparations for and the response to Hurricane Milton.
13 states and the District of Columbia filed separate lawsuits against Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, accusing the app of harming and failing to protect young people. The states accuse TikTok of using intentionally addictive software designed to keep children watching as long and often as possible and misrepresenting its content moderation effectiveness.
Mohamed Bahi, a former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams, was arrested Tuesday and charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence. In recent weeks, more than half a dozen of the mayor’s top aides have resigned, including Philip Banks, the deputy mayor for public safety, and Winnie Greco, the director of Asian affairs.
