Capt. Ben Black

Radar from Key West shows #Hurricane #RAFAEL nearing S coast of Cuba. Estimated winds 100 knots. Looks like ERC is happening. Radar presentation is asymmetric—inner eyewall is open to SW—& this is not radar attenuation: same asymmetry shows up in Cuba & Cayman Islands radar.

#Hurricane #RAFAEL is approaching #Cuba with winds of 80 knots & strengthening. It'll make landfall late today W of Havana. November hurricanes are unusual, but when they do happen, this is typically where. Once in Gulf of Mexico, hurricane should unravel before reaching US.

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Heading out to fly Rafael to collect weather data for NHC forecasts. Stay #WeatherReady Visit nhc.noaa.gov for forecast information.

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Lithuanian composer and conductor Mindaugas Piečaitis, directs his orchestra on the notes of Nora the cat playing the piano. She earns a standing ovation.

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I thank everyone around the world who has responded to the arrival of North Korean soldiers in Russia—and especially those who have responded not only with words but are preparing actions in support of our defense here in Ukraine. Unfortunately, terror can spread like a virus when it faces insufficient resistance. Now, that resistance must be strong — enough to counter this threat. The first battles with North Korean soldiers mark a new chapter of global instability. Together with the world, we must do everything to ensure that this Russian step toward expanding the war—this true escalation—becomes a loss. A loss for Russia and North Korea alike.

Someone tried to unload all their shares from Trump media not to long ago and trading had to be halted. 👀

In 2014, Tara the cat saved her owners' four-year-old child from a dog attack by bodyslamming the dog. The moment was recorded on household surveillance. Tara is reportedly still alive at 16 in Bakersfield, California.

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BREAKING: The line of young voters at Villanova in Pennsylvania is incredible. The energy and enthusiasm here to support Kamala Harris is completely unprecedented.

#OTD 1944, Aviation Machinist Mate (Gunner) 2nd Class Loyce Deen was killed when his Avenger from USS Essex was hit by anti-aircraft fire from a Japanese cruiser. In perhaps the only occurrence in U.S. Navy history, Deen was buried at sea in the plane in which he gave his life.

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"I do believe we will know, not that the votes will all be counted, but we'll have a pretty good sense of where it's going much earlier than by Saturday," says Bill Daley, former Clinton and Obama staffer. "By late tomorrow, maybe midday tomorrow, there will be a sense."

If I was @NikkiHaley, I would be utterly humiliated.

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Interactions between a stalled front across the southeast U.S. and deep tropical moisture associated with Tropical Storm Rafael moving into the eastern Gulf of Mexico could lead to a period of heavy rainfall across the region Wed - Thurs night. weather.gov/chs