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CBS News
2 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
How Fort Myers Beach is fighting to rebuild after hurricanes Ian, Helene and Milton
Restaurants, resorts and residents of Fort Myers Beach are digging deep to recover after being slammed by two hurricanes in 2024 — and say they're not backing down from whatever storm comes next. Eight months ago, Hurricane Milton dumped up to five feet of sand on Fort Myers Beach, just weeks after Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding. The destruction followed an already devastating blow from Hurricane Ian in 2022, which wiped out many coastal properties, including the original Yo! Taco shop. "We had to dig out of both of them," said Brian Thompson of Yo! Taco, which had reopened as a mobile truck after Ian only to be sidelined again by Milton and Helene. The damage didn't just hit buildings — it hit livelihoods. Melody King, a ship captain who ran a dinner cruise, lost her dream job when Milton struck. "Hurricane Milton, it literally took my soul," King said. "I then turned around and watched all my neighbors lose their homes. Some of them just barely able to afford the renovations." Recovery in Fort Myers Beach after Ian, Helene and Milton Despite the setbacks, many business owners have already rebuilt, some more than once. Thompson's taco shop is now operating in a more secure concrete stall under the Lani Kai Island Resort. "This is a much better spot," he said. "We have everything here on wheels ready to go… so we won't have to lose everything like we did before." More local businesses reopen after hurricanes in Southwest Florida Alex Nelms, a retired Army soldier and self-proclaimed "Shake King," moved from West Virginia with his wife during the pandemic and opened the "Hippie Trippy Ice Cream Experience." The shop was about to open when Ian hit. Then Helene. Then Milton. "Then we rebuilt. Then we rebuilt. Then we rebuilt. Now, we're back open," Nelms said. They also launched Kanaloa Beachwear under the Lani Kai, which features hand-decorated items from local designers hoping to revive their livelihoods. Fort Myers residents focus on hurricane preparedness and training King, now focused on helping others prepare, is working to recruit and train teens in disaster readiness. "We're teaching our next generation how to become paid search and rescue workers," she said. "We're going to directly affect the outcome and ensure that what happened after Hurricane Ian doesn't happen again to our community." Fort Myers Beach recovery driven by community resilience Residents said lessons from the past storms have given them the strength to stay — and to be ready for whatever comes. "We've been through the worse," Thompson said. "We know how to get through it: better preparedness." King added: "We wake up in one of the most beautiful places. We gotta be very strong and more aware of the strength of a hurricane."
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Is it a 'no-brainer' to cash in on Fernandes?
We asked for your views on Bruno Fernandes, who is considering leaving Manchester United to sign for Saudi Pro League side are some of your comments:Ian: Massive respect for Bruno. He has had a difficult five years at Old Trafford with all the negativity surrounding the club but has shown his quality time after time. If he wants to move on who can blame him? Blame the people who run the club. United could sign three players with the money who fit into the manager's system. If they are sticking with the manager, that would be a positive way to For what he's given to the club over the past five years I think we owe him the choice to either stay or leave. He has literally carried the club since he was signed. I wish him all the best if he does If Fernandes goes, we will surely be relegated next £80-£100m for a player who will be 31 in a few months is a no-brainer for a club needing to rebuild and with limited finances due to Thumbs up for the deal. First, Bruno gets to reset his career away from physical and mental stress of the Premier League while earning loads of money. Secondly Manchester United get money to reinvest. The rumoured money would be a godsend to help rebuild the team with players fit for the rigours of the Premier League. United are never going to get this kind of money for any player of this age profile in the next 20 The Mainoo goal v Manchester City in the FA Cup final was assisted by Bruno. The move started with a beautiful pass from Rashford to Garnacho, then on to Bruno and finally Mainoo. Rashford is all but gone,. Garnacho is all but gone. Now we're talking about Bruno going, and possibly Mainoo. That move should have been the start of something special. Just what has gone wrong at Old Trafford?
AsiaOne
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Ex-Mediacorp actress Le Yao makes introspective post after Ian Fang's conviction, Entertainment News
Former Mediacorp actress Le Yao has made an introspective post after Ian Fang was sentenced to jail for sexual offences against a minor. In an Instagram post today (May 20), the 42-year-old, also known as Zully Le, wrote that celebrity status is a "double-edged sword". "You want to enjoy the benefits from the limelight but don't set strict standards for yourself? You want to have social influence and make a lot of money, but don't obey the law and be a good citizen?" she added. "It's impossible to be so greedy as to 'have it all'." Le Yao wrote that she had recently read some local news that made her emotional. Though she did not mention Ian by name in her post, she later told 8World that it was because of his conviction. The 35-year-old former Mediacorp actor pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual penetration of a girl under 16. Three similar charges were taken into consideration for sentencing, along with one count of obstructing justice and one count of stalking. He received 40 months' jail on May 19, with his sentence expected to start in June. Ian was an acting teacher with a modelling school during the time of his offences, where he was teaching children aged four to 14. "Every adult is a role model and mentor for the younger generation. Children will look at things naively and believe in their teachers," Le Yao wrote. "Parents also teach them this way: Listen to teachers. "So as a practitioner in the education industry and a mother, I firmly resist people with bad morals entering the education industry. " Le Yao pursued a diploma in the Teaching Chinese Language course at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2010 and currently teaches at a speech and drama centre. She added that people may firstly "not have the professional knowledge to teach" but secondly, if they have "bad conduct", they should avoid the industry to "not bring irreparable harm to the new generation of young people". [embed] Le Yao started her showbiz career with Mediacorp after placing as a finalist in Star Search 2001. Her acting credits include The Unbeatables III (2002), Holland V (2003), The Oath (2011) and My Friends from Afar (2017). This article has been edited for clarity. [[nid:717963]] drimac@
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
PayPal's venture arm taps new leader
This story was originally published on Payments Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Payments Dive newsletter. PayPal's venture arm has appointed Ian Cox Moya, 42, as managing partner, the fintech giant said in an emailed statement Wednesday to Payments Dive. Moya's predecessor, James Loftus, exited PayPal to 'pursue another opportunity,' a PayPal spokesperson said in the statement. According to Loftus' LinkedIn page, he joined talent management tech company Velocity Global as chief financial officer this month, after being managing partner of PayPal's venture capital unit from 2022 until 2025. 'Ian has been an integral part of our team since he rejoined PayPal three years ago,' the spokesperson said. 'His deep fintech expertise in the U.S. and Latin America has been pivotal in shaping our global investment strategy, and he has supported many visionary founders across the fintech and e-commerce ecosystems.' Moya was part of PayPal's strategy development in Latin America from 2012 to 2015, and he rejoined the company in 2022 as a partner for the San Jose, California-based company's venture capital arm, according to his LinkedIn account. He formerly led card company Synchrony's venture arm from 2018 to 2021. To date, PayPal's venture arm has poured about $850 million into dozens of companies spanning the fintech, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries, according to the company's website. Among those that have received venture capital are Acorns, FreshBooks, Ellevest, Plaid and Raise, per the company's website. Following Ian's return in 2022, PayPal's venture arm made considerable investments in Latin American fintech startups. In 2023, the company was one of multiple firms that invested $14 million into nocnoc, an e-commerce platform that connects global merchants with Latin America. The following year, PayPal's venture unit and other investors invested $15 million into Ume, a Brazilian payments company that serves small and mid-sized businesses. PayPal has extended its investment dollars beyond its payments purview in recent years. In 2023, the company was one of several investors that placed $30 million in Israeli data privacy management startup Mine. Last year, the venture arm and other investors invested $30 million in Rasa, a generative AI company. Recommended Reading Affirm targets offline growth
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
The Staggering Price Of US Hurricanes Since 2016: Over $800 Billion
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is beginning, following the costliest nine-year siege of hurricanes and tropical storms in the U.S. that claimed over 4,000 lives. - Beginning with Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and ending with Hurricane Milton in 2024, a siege of 29 tropical storms and hurricanes over nine years caused at least $1 billion in damage in the U.S., according to statistics compiled by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. - The total damage in the U.S. from these 29 storms was estimated at $820 billion, the costliest nine-year stretch for tropical cyclones in the U.S. dating to 1980. That's more than the 2023 gross domestic product of Poland. - These 29 storms claimed 4,026 lives in the U.S. from elements directly related to each storm's flooding and winds. The large majority of those deaths were in Puerto Rico from 2017's Hurricane Maria (2,981), though two recent hurricanes - Helene (219 killed) and Ian (152 killed) - also claimed over 100 lives each. (MORE: Helene, Milton Among Most Recent Hurricane Names Retired) - In that same nine-year stretch, six of the 10 costliest U.S. hurricanes have occurred. - Three of those - Ida ($85 billion), Ian ($120 billion) and Helene ($79 billion) - have occurred in the past four years. The other three - Harvey ($160 billion), Irma ($64 billion) and Maria ($115 billion) each occurred in 2017. - NOAA's database lists 67 U.S. billion-dollar-plus tropical storms and hurricanes since 1980. - But these events don't happen every year. Before 2016, the U.S. went three straight years without a billion-dollar tropical storm or hurricane following Superstorm Sandy. There were also two-year stretches without these particularly costly storms after the 2008 and historic 2005 hurricane seasons. (MORE: When Was The Last 'Quiet' Hurricane Season?) - Outlooks from Colorado State University, The Weather Company/Atmospheric G2 and NOAA are each calling for a more active than average 2025 hurricane season, but not as active as 2024. - "Since 1950, 23% of all North Atlantic hurricanes have made landfall in the U.S.," wrote Todd Crawford, Vice President of Meteorology at Atmospheric G2 in an earlier outlook. NOAA's Hurricane Research Division calculated an average of about one hurricane made landfall in the U.S. each year, based on data from 1851 through 2022. - Crawford's team noted long-range computer models suggest the pattern of winds aloft that guide hurricanes could steer them more toward the U.S. again in 2025. - It's too soon to tell whether that pattern will be in place while a hurricane is out there this season. For now, the AG2/TWC team is forecasting three hurricanes to make a U.S. landfall in 2025, two less than did so during the destructive 2024 hurricane season. Now – not in the days before a hurricane strikes – is a good time to refresh or develop a plan. That includes knowing if you live in an evacuation zone, assembling a disaster kit at home, making your home as resilient as possible, checking on your insurance policy and making an inventory of your belongings. Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at and has been covering national and international weather since 1996. Extreme and bizarre weather are his favorite topics. Reach out to him on Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
