3 Things To Know Today

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1 Biden Set To Tour Florida Today

President Biden is set to survey damage from Hurricane Ian in Florida today. The White House says Biden will get a briefing from Governor Ron DeSantis – as well as other officials managing recovery efforts. Biden has praised the federal government's response since the Cat Four storm made landfall last week and flattened homes along the west coast before moving across the state. Meanwhile, Governor DeSantis says a bridge wiped out by Hurricane Ian will be rebuilt this week and will allow crews to start repairing damage. At a briefing yesterday, DeSantis said he traveled to Pine Island for the first time since the storm hit. DeSantis said the plan is to get the causeway to Sanibel Island, near Fort Myers, fixed as well so workers can start to work on getting power back to the island. “Part of the reason we’re able to do this is, yes, we have the record budget surplus, but since I’ve been governor,” DeSantis offered. “I worked with the Legislature to establish a Disaster Response Fund for the state of Florida — so we have $500 million budgeted for disasters.”

2 Elon Musk Reportedly Offers to Proceed With Twitter Deal

Elon Musk has offered to proceed with a $44 billion buyout of Twitter, according to a letter his lawyer sent to Twitter's legal team that was submitted to regulators Tuesday. According to the letter, Musk has agreed to proceed in closing the transaction in accordance with the April 25 merger agreement he originally signed, in which he agreed to pay $54.20 per share. he agreement would preempt a trial that had been scheduled for October, tied to Musk's efforts to walk away from his original acquisition agreement. The letter stipulates, however, that the deal hinges on the receipt of debt financing, as well as the Delaware Chancery Court entering an immediate stay of the action, adjourning the pending trial and all other legal proceedings related to closing the deal. Twitter said Tuesday, "We received the letter from the Musk parties which they have filed with the SEC. The intention of the Company is to close the transaction at $54.20 per share."

3 More Russians Have Fled The Country, Than Have Answered Putin’s Draft

There are new developments in Russia's war in Ukraine after Vladimir Putin's forces have been handed more defeats. For one? Putin’s own people are admitting to the wins Ukraine has claimed. “In the Kherson region, we have lost 17 settlements,” Alexander Sladkov said in a statement, placing the blame on “fat” US weapons deliveries and “intelligence gathered via satellite reconnaissance.” Perhaps ironically, admissions like these come as Russia's parliament is set to consider annexation documents finalizing the takeover of four Ukrainian regions claimed by the Kremlin. And as Ukraine advances back into the areas illegally annexed by Russia – the Kremlin has another issue to manage: while Putin put out a call for 300-thousand citizens to enlist…about 200-thousand turned up. But fleeing Russia? By Russia’s own estimates, at least 300-thousand people have escaped into neighboring countries. More than that? Other estimates have that number about 600-thousand.


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