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Insurance Companies Dodge Bullet With Milton
By Gautam Naik (Bloomberg) After fearing the worst from Hurricane Milton, investors in catastrophe bonds appear to have sustained losses well below those predicted as recently as Wednesday. Estimates that had...
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Tampa Boater Dubbed “Lt Dan” Survives Hurricane Milton
Joseph Malinowski, known as “Lieutenant Dan,” defied both a massive hurricane and authorities’ pleas to evacuate, choosing to stay aboard his tiny 22-foot sailboat as Hurricane Milton battered Florida’s west...
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Sexist Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Erupts After New Zealand Navy Ship Sinking – Defense Minister Hits Back
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that sunk at the weekend, saying while the...
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Black Sea War: Russia’s Naval Defeat to Ukraine but Strategic Gains with China
by Colin Flint (Utah State University) The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has played out largely on land and in the air. It is a bitterly contested, grueling ground...
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PLAN Space Tracking Ships Monitor China’s Pacific Ocean ICBM Test
By Greg Torode – HONG KONG (Reuters) – From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to the use of remote bases and satellites to...
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Hurricane Milton: Toxic Floods Threaten Florida’s Ports, Waterways and Towns
James R. Elliott (Rice University) Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants are in Hurricane Milton’s path as it heads toward Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded...
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FEMA Fumbles Again: Naval Resources Left Idle in Hurricane Milton Response
By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) As another intense storm barrels down upon us—this time Milton, a hurricane of record-breaking intensity heading directly for Florida—it’s time to confront a harsh reality:...
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FEMA Fumbles Again: Naval Resources Left Idle in Hurricane Milton Response
By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) As another intense storm barrels down upon us—this time Milton, a hurricane of record-breaking intensity heading directly for Florida—it’s time to confront a harsh reality:...
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Former Amazon Executive’s Supply Chain Startup Raises $100 Mln in Funding
Oct 8 (Reuters) – Former Amazon.com Consumer CEO Dave Clark said on Tuesday his new software supply chain management startup Auger has raised over $100 million in private equity funding from Oak HC/FT and...
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Mike Schuler
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LNG-Fueled Ships Surge to 2% of Global Shipping Fleet
The maritime industry is witnessing a substantial shift towards liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel source, with LNG-powered vessels now comprising over 2% of the global shipping fleet, according...
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Ports Restricted, Oil Facilities Shut as Milton Approaches Florida
By Marianna Parraga and Anushree Mukherjee HOUSTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – At least one oil and gas platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut on Monday and Florida ports imposed restrictions...
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Hurricane Milton Rapidly Intensifies to Category 5 Storm Packing 180 MPH Sustained Winds
Update: The National Hurricane Center has reported that Milton’s sustained winds have now reached 180 mph, ranking it as one of the top-ten most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. Hurricane...