Storms, Scams, and Stranded Supporters

Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stranded in the California desert after a rally in Coachella due to transportation chaos. Rally-goers faced intense heat, leading to some collapsing and others left walking two hours back to their cars. Meanwhile, Trump calls for military force to be used against “enemies from within,” sparking outrage and comparisons to authoritarianism. On the weather front, Florida is still reeling from Hurricane Milton, with homeowners struggling to get insurance claims approved, while conspiracy theories about weather manipulation cause meteorologists to receive death threats. In other headlines, TD Bank gets hit with a record $3 billion fine for drug cartel money laundering, and a new cervical cancer treatment reduces death risk by 40%, marking a major breakthrough.