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Hurricane Ian

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Ian is likely Florida’s deadliest hurricane since 1935. Most victims drowned.

Slightly more than half Ian’s victims drowned, the latest data shows, underscoring what experts call a frequently overlooked reality: Water usually kills more people than wind.

By Danielle Paquette and Meryl Kornfield

Biden praises DeSantis, one of his harshest critics, in meeting on storm relief in Florida

By Toluse Olorunnipa29 minutes ago

Ian is gone, but problems for Florida’s waterways are just beginning

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VP’s minor car accident revives worries of Secret Service’s history of concealing its mistakes

Vice President Harris's sport utility vehicle was immobilized in an accident Monday when her Secret Service driver hit a curb. The alert to senior officials initially failed to include key information about what happened.

By Carol D. Leonnig

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Bad passengers and $37K a year: Who wants to be a flight attendant now?

Flight attendants had a rough few years during the pandemic, but thousands of newcomers are still applying for jobs.

By Hannah Sampson

Listen: The escalating crackdowns on protests in Iran

Track covid: Daily new U.S. hospitalizations fell 5% in the past week

Listen: Steve Phillips on ‘How We Win the Civil War’

Cook: 8 winning tailgate recipes, including dips, wings, sliders and more

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Russia’s nuclear rhetoric is escalating. Here’s what we know about its arsenal.

How many nuclear weapons does Russia have? What are tactical weapons? We have your answers here.

By Karoun Demirjian

In surreal split-screen, Putin claims success while his forces continue retreat

By Mary Ilyushina

A more strategic Russian retreat signals long fight ahead in Kherson

By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Paul Sonne and Kamila Hrabchuk

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OPEC, allies move to slash oil production, eliciting blistering White House response

The oil production cut, led by Russia and Saudi Arabia, could add to inflation pressures and undercut efforts to help Ukraine.

By Jeff Stein, Rachel Lerman and John Hudson

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As voters in battleground states inquire about abortion, Democrats see an advantage

By Annie Linskey

9 tips to debunk false claims made by friends and family

By Teddy Amenabar

The NBA has never seen a player like French star Victor Wembanyama

By Ben Golliver

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Ian is probably Florida’s deadliest hurricane since 1935. Most victims drowned.

Most people who died during the catastrophic storm had drowned, state data shows. Ian's storm surge proved fatal.

VP was in car accident; Secret Service first called it ‘mechanical failure’

A more strategic Russian retreat signals long fight ahead in Kherson

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Biden, DeSantis meet in Florida, pledging bipartisanship on Ian relief

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Climate & Environment

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‘The worst we’ve seen’: Ranchers threatened by historic heat and drought

Intense heat and a record-breaking dry spell, covering more than 40 percent of the continental U.S. for nearly two years, have put pressure on livestock herds across the Great Plains.

The E.U. is preparing for blackouts this winter, amid an energy crisis

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A new named storm is likely to form soon in the Caribbean

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Norfolk moves ahead on sea wall project to protect against storms

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U.S. weighs aid to Cuba following hurricane and request from Havana

The talks follow a rare request for emergency funds after Cuba suffered an islandwide loss of electricity, floods and extensive damage due to a direct hit by Ian.

By Karen DeYoung

Xi Jinping’s quest for total control of China is just getting started

By Christian Shepherd and Eva Dou

‘I refuse to comply,’ says Russian journalist, days after escaping house arrest

By Jennifer Hassan and Robyn Dixon

A country in ‘free fall’: Life in Afghanistan hits new lows despite humanitarian aid

By Karen DeYoung

North Korea’s missile launches are turning up the heat again. Here’s why.

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee

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White House shares more on student loan forgiveness application, efforts to curb scams

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Why it’s still hard to come forward 5 years after #MeToo

By Hadley Green

10-year sentence for fraudster who submitted phony tax returns for athletes

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Alec Baldwin, others reach settlement with Halyna Hutchins’s family in ‘Rust’ lawsuit

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A Pa. teen went missing in 1969. Her remains were just identified.

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Check the voter registration deadline in your state

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The QAnon ‘anthem’ is a familiar sales tool — with strings attached

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IT issues stall voter-records processing for 107,000 in Virginia

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D.C. schools investigate after video shows fight between student, staff member

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Arlington civil rights leader killed in Turks and Caicos shooting

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By Zach Rosenthal and Ian Livingston

Second man charged with posing as federal law enforcement pleads guilty

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An infographic depicting the number of covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States.

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America’s political divisions spill over into the workplace, survey finds

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Amazon suspends 50 workers who refused to work after a warehouse fire

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By Lori Aratani

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