Hurricane Milton Shows How a Storm’s Category Doesn’t Tell the Full Story

Milton’s reclassification to a Category 3 storm suggests it is weakening, but the scale accounts only for wind speed and not hurricane size, storm surge heights, or rainfall—which are all catastrophically large.

Trump and Republicans Send Conflicting Messages on Early Voting

Republicans are encouraging people to vote early but, in some cases, making it harder to do so.

In Interviews, Kamala Harris Continues to Bob and Weave

Her media swing showed how she often responds to uncomfortable questions by acknowledging them, yet not fully answering them.

Sarasota Residents Who Stayed Behind Brace for Hurricane Milton’s Impact

While Hurricane Milton’s path was in flux as it approached Florida, the Gulf Coast city of some 55,000 seemed sure to receive a blow.

MoneyGram hack update: Breach included Social Security numbers, government documents, bank and other sensitive data

The money-sending service has revealed which data was accessed in an apparent cyberattack. It now recommends that customers sign up for identity protection.

MoneyGram is back online after a cybersecurity breach disrupted services and compromised personal information. Between September 20 and 22, an “unauthorized third party” accessed and acquired the personal data of certain MoneyGram customers, the company said, leaving users unable to access their accounts.

"I Am Fully Prepared For My House To Be Entirely Underwater After This": Floridians Are Sharing The Reality Of What Hurricane Milton Means For Them, And This Should Be Mandatory Reading For Everyone

"I lived through a couple of hurricanes, and this is the first time I’m genuinely concerned."

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Six Tigers shut out Guardians for 2-1 ALDS lead

The Guardians' scoreless streak reached 20 innings as six Tigers pitchers combined on a 3-0 shutout to give Detroit a 2-1 lead in the AL Division Series.

Follow live: Mets look to seal spot in NLCS

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Spencer Rattler to start for the Saints against the Buccaneers in place of injured Derek Carr

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New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen is turning to rookie Spencer Rattler against the Buccaneers

With Derek Carr sidelined with an oblique injury, New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen has made up his mind about who will start for the Saints this weekend against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler.

Rattler, the Saints’ fifth-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, was designated as the team’s No. 3 quarterback behind Carr...

Nintendo is taking applications to join a mysterious Switch Online playtest

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Nintendo is inviting people to apply to play test a new feature for Nintendo Switch Online — though the company isn’t specifying what the feature is.

Considering that this company just launched a gesture-controlled alarm clock, this could mean just about anything up to and including a preview of features for the much-anticipated Switch 2. Guesses from Verge staffers ran the gamut of bringing GameCube games to Switch Online, to a preview for a Wii mini retro...

The best Prime Day deals you can still grab for $25 or less

There are lots of fun gadgets and stocking stuffers to be had right now — including Elago’s W3 Apple Watch stand, which is down to $11.99. | Image: Elago

Despite how you may feel about the price of groceries, gas, and other essential goods right now, you can actually get quite a bit for under $25. That’s even truer during a major shopping event like Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, which isn’t set to end until midnight tonight.

There are only a few hours left to shop, but...

Brett Favre, a Personal Injury Lawyer and a 30-Second Pitch for Trump

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Where Will Hurricane Milton Make Landfall? Forecasters Still Don’t Know.  

The National Hurricane Center urged Florida resident not to fixate on the exact location because the dangers will be widespread.

As Hurricane Milton Closes In, Some in Florida Make Last-Minute Evacuation Decisions

Those who had not yet evacuated reconsidered as the winds and rains from the incoming hurricane began to pick up on Wednesday.

A severe geomagnetic storm could disrupt GPS and the power grid right as Hurricane Milton hits. It could also give us northern lights

The storm may cause radio blackouts and impact satellites in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, according to NOAA.

A severe geomagnetic storm forecast through Friday could light up the night sky over much of the northern half of the country, bringing with it disruptions to the power grid, GPS and radio blackouts, and impacted satellites, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Amazon’s new AI-powered spotlight tech aims to help delivery drivers find packages faster

The technology, which Amazon is calling Vision Assisted Package Retrieval, works by shining a green light on packages so that the deliverer does not have to waste precious seconds reading labels.

Amazon, in its quest for greater efficiency, has developed new systems to shave seconds off each package delivery and to help customers make faster buying choices, even for new product types that they may know little about.

People Who Have Lived Through Intense Hurricanes Are Sharing The Advice They Wish They'd Had Beforehand

Humans can't control the weather, but there are things we can do to prepare for major hurricanes.

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Saints turn to rookie QB Rattler with Carr injured

Saints rookie QB Spencer Rattler will start against the Bucs on Sunday, coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday, replacing an injured Derek Carr.

Tim Walz Rally Goes Live on World of Warcraft Twitch Stream

This is the latest chapter of the Kamala Harris campaign’s effort to reach young male voters.

The Internet Archive is under attack, with a popup claiming a ‘catastrophic’ breach

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When visiting The Internet Archive today, The Verge was greeted by a pop-up message claiming the site has been hacked. After closing the message, the site loaded normally, albeit slowly.

Here’s what it says:

“Have you ever felt like the Internet Archive runs on sticks and is constantly on the verge of suffering a catastrophic security breach? It just happened. See 31 million of you on HIBP!”

HIBP refers to Have I Been Pwned?, a...