## Man arrested for animal cruelty after dog found tied to post in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton

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Man arrested for animal cruelty after dog found tied to post in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton.

The former owner of a dog that was left tied to a post off a Florida highway in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall has been arrested for animal cruelty, officials announced Tuesday.

A state trooper rescued the dog, now known as Trooper, the department said.

Florida Highway Patrol shared a video on social media last week of the dog tied to the post with the caption, "Do NOT do this to your pets please...".

Florida Highway Patrol troopers rescue a dog left tied to a pole off Interstate 75 in Tampa ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall, Oct. 9, 2024.

There were heavy rains and flooding along the sides of the interstate at the time, according to the affidavit.

Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane later that day near Siesta Key and wreaked havoc throughout the state. »

### Yemen: US B-2 bombers strike Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

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The US carried out a round of strikes in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis on Wednesday evening, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, targeting five underground weapons storage facilities using B-2 stealth bombers.

“The employment of US Air Force B-2 Spirit long-range stealth bombers demonstrates U.S. global strike capabilities to take action against these targets when necessary, anytime, anywhere.”.

It marked the first time the US has used the strategic stealth bomber to attack the Houthis in Yemen since the beginning of the US campaign. »

### Kamala Harris vs. Fox News: ‘She totally schooled Bret Baier’ | ‘He got his ass kicked’

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“The beautiful thing about the Bret Baier interview is that Kamala Harris understood and responded to each question,” Cuban tweeted.

Harris campaign adviser David Plouffe: “Kamala Harris (strong) handled an ambush Fox interview light-years better than the hash Donald Trump (unstable) made of the Fox pep rally disguised as a town hall.”.

Former Obama staffer Tommy Vietor: “Kamala Harris did a great job on Fox News and showed that she can take tough questions from anyone. »

### Former One Direction member Liam Payne dies after hotel balcony fall

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Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police.

CNN has reached out to representatives for Payne as well as his former One Direction bandmates for comment.

Later in the series, judge Nicole Scherzinger grouped Payne together with Styles, Tomlinson, Horan and Malik to form One Direction. »

### More than 600,000 Vote-by-Mail ballots received in Florida elections offices

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TALLAHASSEE - Florida voters have cast more than 600,000 mail-in ballots for the 2024 November elections, with Democrats holding an edge over Republicans.

As of Tuesday, elections supervisors had received 603,731 mail-in ballots, including 260,671 cast by Democrats and 220,699 cast by Republicans, according to data posted on the state Division of Elections website.

All mail-in ballots sent from within the U.S. must reach the county elections office by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5, regardless of the postmark. »

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