At least 2 die as Michael devastates Florida Panhandle

Monster storm downgraded as it leaves Florida. No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Thursday, October 11 MICHAEL DEVASTATES FLORIDA PANHANDLE Hurricane Michael, the most powerful storm on record to hit the Florida Panhandle, has left widespread destruction and at least two people dead. The monster storm was downgraded as it left the state and crossed into Georgia heading toward the Carolinas, still soggy from Hurricane Florence. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] TRUMP REFUSES TO CANCEL RALLY As Hurricane Michael wreaked havoc on Florida, Donald Trump took the stage in Erie, Pennsylvania, for a campaign rally because “I cannot disappoint the thousands of people that are there.” [HuffPost] TRUMP: STOCK MARKET BLOODBATH JUST A ‘CORRECTION’ Trump dismissed Wednesday’s stock market bloodbath as a long awaited “correction,” and then attacked the Federal Reserve as “crazy” for raising interest rates. 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