RIGHT-WING WINS BIG IN ITALY: Fratelli d’Italia party leader Giorgia Meloni became Italy’s first female prime minister yesterday, as Italians elected a right-wing coalition to lead the country. Critics have branded Meloni’s traditionalist platform “far-right” and “neofascist.” Read more.
IAN HEADS TO FLORIDA: Hurricane Ian, upgraded from a tropical storm this morning, is expected to gather strength before making landfall somewhere in western Florida later this week. Read more.