Category: Americas

Hurricane Ian Swamps Southwest Florida, 2 Million Without Power

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the United States, swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 2 million customers, and threatening catastrophic damage further inland. A coastal sheriff’s office reported that it was getting many calls from people trapped in flooded homes….


Are Fiscal Deficits Really Depreciating?

Commentary The slump of the Pound Sterling last week was said to be a reaction to the UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tax cut proposal. An exchange rate represents the purchasing power of money. An excess of it results in depreciation. A government planning to finance its budget deficits by printing money will be…


Hurricane Ian Swamps Southwest Florida, Trapping People in Homes

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 1.8 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland. A coastal sheriff’s office reported that it was getting many calls from people trapped in homes. The hurricane’s…


Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall in Southwest Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa on Wednesday as a catastrophic Category 4 storm. About 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate southwest Florida before the storm hit the coast with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 kph). It was heading inland, where it was…


Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall in Florida as Category 4 Storm

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa on Wednesday as a catastrophic Category 4 storm. About 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate southwest Florida before the storm hit the coast with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 kph). It was heading inland, where it was expected to weaken,…


Ian Strengthens to a Category 4 Hurricane as It Nears Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Forecasters say Hurricane Ian has become an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm as it approaches Florida’s west coast. The. U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 5 a.m. Wednesday that Ian now has top sustained winds of 140 mph (220 kph) and is centered about 75 miles (125 kilometers) west-southwest of Naples,…


Ian Just Shy of a Category 5 Hurricane as It Nears Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.,—Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida’s southwest coast Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Damaging winds and rain lashed the state’s heavily populated Gulf Coast, with the Naples to Sarasota region at “highest risk” of a devastating storm surge. U.S….


Ian Just Shy of a Category 5 Hurricane as It Nears Florida Landfall

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.,—Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified as it neared landfall along Florida’s southwest coast Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Damaging winds and rain lashed the state, and forecasters said the heavily populated Fort Myers area could be inundated by a storm…


Hurricane Ian’s Most Damaging Winds Begin Hitting Florida’s Coast

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Hurricane Ian’s most damaging winds began hitting Florida’s southwest coast Wednesday, lashing the state with heavy rain and pushing a devastating storm surge after strengthening to the threshold of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Fueled by warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Ian grew to a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane overnight…


South American Police Chief Warns Americans to Brace for a Terror Wave

Venezuela has emptied its prisons to push dangerous felons across the U.S. border. But there may be worse to come. The socialist rogue state is allied with U.S. enemies China, Russia, and Iran. Has the United States ιnvited a major national security threat to cross its doorstep? In this shocking new episode of Over the…