Trump denies death toll in Puerto Rico

Florence weaker, but still threatening. [NPR]( Daily Headlines Thursday, September 13, 2018 FIRST UP [Trump denies death toll in Puerto Rico.]( [President Trump denies 3000 death toll in Puerto Rico and falsely claims Democrats inflated it to make him look bad.]( Evan Vucci/AP President Trump falsely claimed in a series of tweets Thursday that nearly 3,000 Americans “did not die” after Hurricanes Maria amd Irma. An independent study recently determined the death toll to be far beyond the previous official count of 64. The president blamed Democrats for inflating the figures “to make me look as bad as possible when I was successfully raising Billions of Dollars to help rebuild Puerto Rico. If a person died for any reason, like old age, just add them onto the list." [Read more](. [FEMA on Hurricane Florence: “Please don’t let your guard down.”]( Heavy rains and tropical storm-force winds from the large Category 2 storm lashed North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Thursday, prompting another plea from authorities for residents to evacuate. [Read more](. [The FDA cracks down on vape sales to teens.]( The FDA issued more than 1,300 warning letters and fines to convenience stores, gas stations and other stores over the summer for selling e-cigs to minors. Manufacturers now have 60 days to prove they can keep the devices away from minors or risk having some products pulled from the market. [Read more](. [Planned Parenthood announces its new president.]( Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore’s health commissioner, will be the first physician to head the organization in five decades. [Read more](. THE DAILY GOOD [A worker cuts a cluster of grapes in the Burgundy region of France during the harvest period. Global warming has made conditions historically associated with great wines more frequent in Bordeaux and Burgundy, a study finds. But things look less bright for California vineyards.]( Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images Merci beaucoup, champagne gods! Europe had one of its hottest summers on record this year, but the heat and drought in France’s Champagne region has a tasty upside: [millions of bottles of the best bubbly in history](. "What I'm hearing around me, even from people older than 80 years, is that this is the best harvest they've ever had," says Philippe Schaus, the CEO of Moet Hennessy. DIGGING DEEPER [Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer, speaks about the new Apple Watch Series 4 at the company's product-launch event in Cupertino, Calif., on Wednesday. The new Watch includes a sensor allowing users to take an electrocardiogram they can share with their doctor.]( Stephen Lam/Reuters Apple Watch Series 4 offers heart-monitoring capabilities. Apple introduced three new iPhones on Wednesday, but the rollout of the watch’s newest update — [users can take their own electrocardiograms, or ECGs, and share them with their doctors]( got a few hearts racing. The announcement immediately raised concerns around medical accuracy and privacy. Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist with the Scripps Research Institute, told NPR the heart data can help people learn if they're at risk for a stroke, but it can also increase the chance for false positives. The watch can also alert emergency services if the user has fallen and is immobile for more than a minute. In that case, the watch could send a message along with location to emergency contacts. The new watch will start at $399 and be available Sept. 21. TODAY'S LISTEN NPR Planet Money launched in 2008 with an ambitious goal: making sense of the big economic forces that move the economy, in real time, with stories the average non-expert would actually want to listen to. 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