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Across a huge swath of Florida, rescue crews are fanning out to survey the damage and clean up after Hurricane Milton. The storm brought tornadoes, heavy winds, rain, flooding and a large storm surge.
In September, 254,000 jobs were added to the US economy and the unemployment rate ticked down very slightly to 4.1%. It's unexpectedly strong, and relieving news for workers after a pretty lackluster ...
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Genevieve Judge, a spokesperson for Sarasota County, about what the municipality is seeing the day after Hurricane Milton plowed through overnight.