## Hurricane Milton makes landfall as Category 3 on Florida's west coast

Authored by cbsnews.com

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night as a "dangerous Category 3" storm near Siesta Key, on Florida's central west coast, the National Hurricane Center said.

Milton had sustained winds of 120 mph at landfall, but its strength diminished as it moved inland.

Rain begins to fall ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Julio Cortez / AP.

After landfall, Milton will continue across Florida while rapidly weakening after losing the fuel of the warm Gulf waters, but still maintaining its hurricane status.

This radar loop from CBS Miami shows weather conditions from Hurricane Milton over Florida.

Workers board up a business ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 8, 2024.

Debris from homes flooded by Hurricane Helene sits curbside as Hurricane Milton approaches on Oct. 8, 2024, in Port Richey, Florida. »

### 'Now is the time to revive suicide bombings,' Hamas leader Sinwar says - report

Authored by m.jpost.com

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar sent a message to a senior operative saying that he believed it was time to revive suicide bombings, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing Arab intelligence officials.

The WSJ noted that Hamas largely stopped using suicide bombings nearly two decades ago, as some of its leaders feared that such tactics could politically isolate the group.

Yet since October 7, Hamas leaders such as Sinwar and Khaled Mashaal have called for these radical terror attacks to continue. »

### Disney World Fans Hit Florida Theme Park Hours Ahead of Hurricane Milton

Authored by tmz.com

Even Hurricane Milton can't keep Disney World fanatics away from the theme park ... with tourists still swinging by The Most Magical Place On Earth hours before the storm's landfall.

The decision to still attend Disney World is frankly surprising, given the fact the parks are set to close Wednesday afternoon ahead of Milton's landfall in Florida.

Both Universal Studios Orlando and SeaWorld are shutting down ahead of the hurricane, and plan to remain closed Thursday. »

### Biden announces 10-year deadline to remove all lead pipes nationwide

Authored by cbsnews.com

The city of Milwaukee, where Mr. Biden is making the announcement, has 65,000 lead pipes, which the city says will cost an estimated $700 million to remove.

The final rule will require better lead testing requirements and mandating a complete inventory of lead water pipes.

The Branch's live in a lead paint free home now, but they still have lead pipes. »

### Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge

Authored by theverge.com

Today, Judge James Donato issued his final ruling in Epic v. Google, ordering Google to effectively open up the Google Play app store to competition for three whole years.

Stop requiring Google Play Billing for apps distributed on the Google Play Store (the jury found that Google had illegally tied its payment system to its app store).

Epic didn’t quite get everything it asked for: it wanted the judge to crack open Google Play for six years, not three; allow users to sideload apps with a single tap; and for Google to stop being able to tie Android APIs to Google Play. »

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