Morning news brief: Hurricane Ian causes havoc in Florida, Biden has a memory lapse and more
Morning news brief
Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in US, leaves more than 1.8 million people without power. In other news, Russia launches 'international terrorism' probe after Nord Stream leaks.
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The storm made landfall near the barrier island of Cayo Costa and went on to severely impact a number of nearby areas including Fort Myers and Tamba Bay.
The Russian prosecutor's office on Wednesday said that an "international terrorism" probe has been launched by the FSB security service after the gas leaks were reported on the Nord Stream pipelines, the Interfax news agency reported.
During a White House conference, US President Joe Biden called for an Indiana Congresswoman who died recently in a car accident, seeming to address her as if she was alive.
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has filed for divorce from her second husband, Dan Jewett, The New York Times (NYT) has reported.
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