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Hurricanes Helene and Milton reshape final weeks of Harris-Trump campaign battle

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The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/11/hurricanes-helene-milton-reshape-harris-trump-campaign-battle/

Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld reopen after 2-day Hurricane Milton shutdown

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Orlando International Airport, Florida’s busiest, planned to resume domestic arrivals on Thursday and departures Friday after mostly shutting down Wednesday.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/11/disney-world-universal-orlando-seaworld-reopen-hurricane-milton-shutdown/

Sardinia is urging visitors to stay off the beaches and explore the island during the off-season—in a bold move to tackle mass tourism

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“Sardinia is not lacking in luxury tourism, we just need to fill up beds outside of the peak season too.”

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/11/sardinia-beaches-island-mass-tourism/

Thailand’s cash handouts made a ‘very good’ month even better for retail conglomerate Berli Jucker’s CEO

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Thapanee Techajareonvikul, No. 47 on the Asia edition of Fortune's Most Powerful Women list, is the first female CEO of the 142-year-old Thai company.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/10/10/berli-jucker-ceo-thapanee-techajareonvikul-thailand-stimulus-cash-handouts/

Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s Cybercab—no steering wheel, no pedals, $30K price tag

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Musk also revealed the Optimus robot, which can babysit and bartend.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/10/elon-musk-cybertruck-robotaxi-robovan-optimus-robot/

Thailand’s cash handouts made a ‘very good’ month even better for retail conglomerate Berli Jucker’s CEO

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Thapanee Techajareonvikul, No. 47 on the Asia edition of Fortune's Most Powerful Women list, is the first female CEO of the 142-year-old Thai company.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/10/10/berli-jucker-ceo-thapanee-techajareonvikul-thailand-stimulus-cash-handouts/

Here are the facts that activist critics of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla are missing, according to a Yale analysis

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'Some misleading narratives about Bourla’s leadership that have been put forward have been distinctly unfair,' write Jeff Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/10/activist-critics-pfizer-ceo-albert-bourla-yale-analysis-leadership-investing/

Fintech market stirs as Celero seeks a buyer while Finexio looks for minority investor

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Mergers remain slow ahead of U.S. presidential election

https://fortune.com/2024/10/10/fintech-mergers-payments-celero-private-equity-finexio-mergers/

With ESG on the rebound, it’s time to abandon climate doom narratives

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Fear-based green messaging isn’t working.

https://fortune.com/2024/08/30/esg-rebound-climate-doom-narratives-environment/

Feds slap TD Bank with $3.1 billion in fines for money laundering

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The Justice Department say TD allowed child traffickers, fentanyl rings and others to operate on its network.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/10/feds-slap-td-bank-with-3-1-billion-in-fines-for-money-laundering/

Hurricane Milton unleashes unusually violent tornadoes rivaling Great Plains

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“It’s definitely out of the ordinary,” said Northern Illinois University meteorology professor Victor Gensini.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/10/hurricane-milton-tornadoes/

Britain’s workforce faces the crisis of its life as productivity has fallen to Victorian-era lows and youth worklessness spikes

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The U.K.’s proportion of “high-growth firms” had dropped from 6% to 4% of the total in the past 10 years, a new report found.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/10/britain-workforce-productivity-youth-worklessness/

The U.S. leads on chips, but China has an underrated advantage in the race to adopt AI

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China may be able to ramp up its AI infrastructure faster and more cheaply than the U.S. can.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/10/10/china-underrated-advantage-ai-data-centers-vs-us-semiconductors-chips/

Boeing would be biggest-ever US ‘fallen angel’ if cut to junk

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S&P Global Ratings said it’s considering downgrading the planemaker to junk as strikes at its manufacturing sites persist, hurting production.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/10/boeing-junk-rating-credit-grading-stike/

Exclusive: Prince Harry and ‘The Anxious Generation’ author talk social media and mental health

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"The smartphone is stealing young people's childhood," Prince Harry said.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/10/10/prince-harry-the-anxious-generation-conversation-social-media-mental-health-exclusive/

Explaining venture capital to kids with Lux Capital’s Deena Shakir

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Lux Capital general partner Deena Shakir wrote a children's book about startups, Leena Mo, CEO, that was just published by Simon & Schuster.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/30/venture-capital-childrens-book-kids-leena-mo-ceo-lux-capital-deena-shakir/

Exclusive: Prince Harry and ‘The Anxious Generation’ author talk social media and mental health

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"The smartphone is stealing young people's childhood," Prince Harry said.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/10/10/prince-harry-the-anxious-generation-conversation-social-media-mental-health-exclusive/

Stacey Abrams thinks about her work and career like a ‘freeway’: ‘It’s my job to pick the lane that gets me where I need to be’

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“Public service is the intention; public office is the tool," Abrams said at the Fortune Impact Initiative conference on Wednesday.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/10/stacey-abrams-georgia-voting-public-office-career-work-freeway/

3 big reasons people defy hurricane evacuation orders and stay behind

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The logistics of evacuating are challenging for many, especially people who are disabled or in nursing homes.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/10/3-big-reasons-people-defy-hurricane-evacuation-orders-and-stay-behind/

Hurricane anxiety hits the Florida housing landscape

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Paradise comes at a price, and pending home sales have dropped dramatically in West Palm Beach, Tampa, and Miami, according to Redfin.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/10/florida-housing-market-hurricane-anxiety/