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Global Pinoy professionals to gather in Orlando for mentoring event

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:34 PM

Filipino professionals across the globe are invited to join a brainstorming and mentoring event in Orlando, Florida next month, an offshoot of a successful run in New York. Read more »

A week after Hurricane Michael

Saul Loeb, AFP
Posted at Oct 16 04:57 PM

Damaged buildings are seen from a helicopter as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were touring damage from Hurricane Michael on the Florida Panhandle on Monday. Read more »

More dead expected in destroyed Florida Panhandle towns after Michael

Rod Nickel, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 09:40 AM

Dozens of people remained missing on Sunday in Florida Panhandle communities reduced to ruins by Hurricane Michael as rescuers said they expected the death toll to rise and survivors grappled with power outages and shortages of food and water. Read more »

Hurricane Michael death toll expected to rise

Devika Krishna Kumar, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 11:42 PM

PORT ST. JOE, Fla. - Rescuers used heavy equipment and search dogs on Friday to look for people trapped or killed in the Florida Panhandle towns devastated by Hurricane Michael, amid expectations the death toll of 12 from the powerful storm will climb. Read more »

Hurricane Michael kills 7

Carlo Allegri, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 04:40 PM

First responders and residents walk along a main street following Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida, USA on Thursday. Read more »

Michael weakens to tropical storm after day of havoc in Florida

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 11 10:26 PM

PANAMA CITY - Michael weakened to a tropical storm Thursday after wreaking havoc along Florida's Gulf Coast, flooding homes and streets, ripping away roofs and snapping trees and power lines as it roared ashore as a raging Category 4 hurricane. Read more »

Hurricane Michael hits Florida

Steve Nesius, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 07:57 PM

Waves crash on stilt houses along the shore due to Hurricane Michael at Alligator Point in Franklin County, Florida, US on Wednesday. Read more »

Escaping the 'monster's roar': A US hurricane survivor's story

Brendan Smialowski and Gianrigo Marletta
Posted at Oct 11 11:24 AM

PANAMA CITY, United States - With Hurricane Michael swirling around her, Loren Beltran thought the safest place would be her boyfriend's apartment, in a sturdy building designed to withstand a Category Five storm -- the maximum. Read more »

Hurricane Michael, among strongest in US history, slams Florida Panhandle

Devika Krishna Kumar, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 11 06:55 AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Hurricane Michael crashed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with 155 miles per hour (249 kph) winds and the potential for a devastating storm surge from what was expected to be the worst storm ever recorded in the region. Read more »

Florida braces for 'extremely dangerous' category 4 hurricane

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 07:10 PM

Hurricane Michael closed in on Florida's Gulf Coast Wednesday as an "extremely dangerous" category four storm packing winds of up to 140 mph (220 kph) and a huge sea surge, the National Hurricane Center said. Read more »

Gathering strength, Hurricane Michael heads for Florida

Devika Krishna Kumar, Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 03:21 AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tens of thousands of Floridians were warned on Tuesday to get out of harm's way as Hurricane Michael churned over the Gulf of Mexico toward the northwestern part of the state, bringing fierce winds, torrential rain and life-threatening coastal floods.   Read more »

Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Michael speeds toward Florida in US

Gina Cherelus, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 05:57 AM

Florida's governor mobilized National Guard troops and ordered Gulf Coast residents to head inland or get ready to evacuate as Hurricane Michael churned toward shore on Monday, with the storm forecast to strengthen rapidly before making landfall on Wednesday. Read more »

Husband wants answers in death of Pinay cyclist in Florida

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 07 01:13 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - The husband of 41-year-old Filipina cyclist Jennifer Cabaliw Bryant wants a full investigation into circumstances surrounding her death during a cycling event more than a month ago. Read more »

Pinay dies from snorkeling incident

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 07 09:45 AM

A Filipina-American from Illinois drowned while on a snorkeling trip in Florida last Saturday.   Read more »

Republican Florida candidate says vote for black opponent would 'monkey this up'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 12:12 PM

WASHINGTON - Accusations of racism flared up on Wednesday in the Florida governor's race after the Republican candidate told voters they would "monkey this up" if they chose a liberal African-American Democrat backed by Senator Bernie Sanders. Read more »

Pinay immigrant wins Democratic primary in Florida congressional district

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 10:31 PM

Filipino-American Jennifer Mijares-Zimmerman won the Democratic nomination for United States house in Florida's 1st congressional district.    Read more »

Video game maker cancels 3 tournaments after Florida mass shooting

Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 01:51 AM

Video game maker Electronic Arts canceled three tournaments of its Madden NFL 19 football game to review safety protocols after a competitor who lost a tournament attacked with a gun, killing two gamers and wounding 11 others.   Read more »

Florida shooting reignites U.S. gun rights debate

Scott Malone, Reuters
Posted at Aug 28 04:20 AM

The slaying of two competitors at a Florida video game tournament on Sunday has stirred the long-simmering gun rights debate in the state on the eve of its hotly contested state and federal primary elections. Read more »

Police seek motive in shooting at Florida video game tournament

Reuters
Posted at Aug 27 11:17 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Police on Monday were trying to determine why a gunman opened fire at a Jacksonville, Florida, video game tournament, killing two people and injuring 11 others before fatally shooting himself.   Read more »

Multiple fatalities in shooting in Florida video game tournament - reports

Reuters
Updated as of Aug 27 03:58 AM

(UPDATED) A shooter killed four people and wounded 10 others on Sunday at a video game tournament that was being streamed online from a restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, local media said citing police sources. Read more »