Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages totals are likely join the infamous ranks of Katrina, Sandy and Harvey as super costly $50-billion-plus killers, experts say. Source
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Ban on guns at Albuquerque area playgrounds allowed to lapse by governor
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she’s ended an emergency public health order that suspended the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in the Albuquerque area. Source
GPS data from suspect’s car leads to body of girl missing for a year
Police had been searching for the 15-year-old — referred to only as “Lina” in media — since her mysterious disappearance last year. Source
Reported bear attack on Montana camper turns out be brutal homicide
Dustin Kjersem sustained “multiple chop wounds,” including to his skull, an autopsy revealed. His killer has not been found. Source
Woman sentenced for killing pregnant woman, hoping to claim baby was hers
A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off the dead woman’s fetus as her own stillborn baby. Source
Harris backs slashing medical debt. Trump’s “concepts” worry advocates.
Health care experts are calling on lawmakers — and the next occupant of the White House — to help the millions of Americans grappling with medical debt. Source
3 people killed, several injured in Mississippi bridge collapse
The bridge was closed to traffic when it collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said. Source
U.S. conducts new airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen with B-2 bombers
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers were part of an operation to conduct “precision strikes” on five underground weapons storage locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Source
A rare look inside a giant panda nursery | 60 Minutes Archive
Once bound for extinction, giant pandas were saved by their one evolutionary advantage: they’re adorable. Scott Pelley reported on their resurgence in 2019. This week, two giant pandas from China arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Source
Supreme Court allows EPA to enforce power plant emission limits
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said it will allow the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce new greenhouse gas emissions limits for power plants. Professor at Columbia’s Climate School Michael Gerrard joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. Source