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As Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida, President Biden finally got in touch with Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday night. The Republican later thanked Biden for the help from the federal government.

Even though Ian has been slow to form, the FOX Forecast Center predicts that the storm will get stronger in the Caribbean Sea. Much of Florida is in the cone of uncertainty for what is likely to become a major hurricane in the next few days.

A Chicago Teachers Union leader is under fire for pushing for Chicago public schools to remain remote because of coronavirus risks while vacationing in the Caribbean.

Royal Caribbean Group reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Monday as the cruise operator suffered from a coronavirus-driven halt to sailings that is now on course to last deep into the second half of 2020. The company’s shares, which have lost over 60 percent of their value this year, rose 10 percent in midday trading …

The Royal Caribbean cruise conglomerate has dropped the word “cruises” from its name as the industry takes a beating from the coronavirus pandemic. The Miami-based travel company announced Thursday that it changed its name from Royal Caribbean Cruises to Royal Caribbean Group. Chairman and CEO Richard Fain called it a “simpler, fresher and more modern” …

Margot Robbie will star in a female-led version of “Pirates of the Caribbean” for Disney with “Birds of Prey” writer Christina Hodson on board to write the script. Disney is in early development of the untitled project. The Robbie-Hodson collaboration is being developed separately from another “Pirates of the Caribbean” reboot that was unveiled in October …