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President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he has endorsed Florida's Greek-American Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz in the US House of Representatives.

It's a move that could increase pressure on Gov. Ron DeSantis to choose allies for the president-elect and other vacant positions, HellasJournal reported.

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Millions of Florida residents remain without electricity today, more than 24 hours after Hurricane Milton swept through the state, causing tornadoes and leaving at least 16 dead.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, held a press conference on the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton is crossing Florida today, and although it has been downgraded to Category 1, it remains very dangerous, causing tornadoes and floods as it passes, destroying homes, and leaving 2.5 million households without power, just two weeks after the devastating passage of Hurricane Elin, with reports of four dead.

Hurricane Milton struck Florida's central west coast on Wednesday night, making landfall near Siesta Key as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds reaching 120 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Siesta Key, a barrier island south of Sarasota, experienced the brunt of the storm. As Milton advanced inland, its intensity decreased, but it remained a hurricane for now.

Storm-battered Florida braced Tuesday for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton, as U.S. President Joe Biden begged residents to flee what he warned could be the worst natural disaster to hit the U.S. state in a century.

As the second huge hurricane in as many weeks rumbled toward Florida's west coast, a sense of looming catastrophe spread as people raced to board up homes and flee.

Florida is on high alert as Hurricane Milton approaches the state’s west coast, bringing serious dangers for the second time in less than two weeks after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helen.

Milton strengthened today to a Category 5 hurricane, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), which warns of “dangerous winds” in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula before the extreme weather reaches Florida by Wednesday.

Serious questions are arising about the ability of the U.S. Secret Service to protect Donald Trump after a second assassination attempt, this time at his Florida estate in Mar-a-Lago.