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HURRICANE IAN

Hurricane leaves 1.5 million without power

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Maps show how millions of people have moved into Hurricane Ian’s path

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The Russian men fleeing mobilization, and leaving everything behind

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AI can create any image based on a prompt in seconds, and researchers are worried

Since April, DALL-E has triggered an explosion of images generated using artificial intelligence. But the technology is spreading faster than creators can shape norms around its use.

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Trump weighed bombing drug labs in Mexico after he mistook adviser, new book shows

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s “Confidence Man” details unusual, erratic interactions between Donald Trump and world leaders, members of Congress and his own aides.

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Monkeypox vaccines appear to be working in stemming the outbreak. But severe symptoms and inequality persist.

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This Renaissance portrait is even stranger than it appears

One may assume this painting by Dirck Jacobsz is a self-portrait, showing the artist putting the finishing touches on a portrait of a woman, perhaps his wife. Jacobsz, though, tells another story.

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Hurricane Ian live updates: Power outages top 1.6 million as Category 4 storm heads inland

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned of catastrophic flooding as Hurricane Ian, now a Category 4 storm, made landfall near Cayo Costa on the Florida gulf coast.