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Ian is forecast to regain hurricane strength and strike South Carolina

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Ian tracker: Where it struck and where it’s headed next

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A hurricane hunter shot video as he flew into the center of Ian

By Jonathan Edwards

CEO of Fla. marketing firm urged staff to work through Ian. Then she took it back.

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Russians rebel after Putin drafts more people in battle for Ukraine

From Dagestan to Moscow to Siberia, dissent has been documented in videos from across Russia since President Vladimir Putin's mobilization announcement on Sept. 21.

By Sarah Cahlan, Samuel Oakford, Imogen Piper, Mary Ilyushina, Ruby Mellen and Natalia Abbakumova

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The aspiring ‘coral factory’ restoring reefs wrecked by climate change

Coral Vita, a mission-driven for-profit company, wants a thriving reef restoration economy to preserve reefs for future generations.

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Listen: The creative outreach to get at-risk groups vaccinated against monkeypox

Track covid: Daily new U.S. hospitalizations fell 7% in the past week

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FDA approves first ALS drug in 5 years after pleas from patients

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Former president Donald Trump in Wilmington, N.C., on Sept. 23. (Madeline Gray for The Post)

Trump’s paid-speeches organizer is struggling financially

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Senate passes bill to avert shutdown, includes $12.4 billion in aid for Ukraine

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GOP states sue Biden administration to overturn student debt relief

By Jeff Stein and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are off to an inconsistent start. (AP)

NFL Week 4 starts tonight. Here’s your five-minute guide.

Two teams — the Dolphins and Eagles — remain undefeated heading into Week 4.

By Cindy Boren

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Critic’s Notebook

‘Fall TV’ isn’t what it used to be, but here are 10 shows to watch now

"House of the Dragon," "Abbott Elementary" and "The Patient" are some of the shows worth obsessing over this season.

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Hurricane Ian live updates: Ian has brought ‘historic’ damage to Florida, DeSantis says; 2.6M lose power in the state

“We’ve never seen a flood event like this,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

Ian is forecast to regain hurricane strength and strike South Carolina

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Millions were told to leave before Ian. Some calculated it was better to stay.

By Reis Thebault and Jared Leone

Watch live streams from Florida as Hurricane Ian makes landfall

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Floridians joke through Ian fear: ‘Guess it’s time to party!’

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New details on the effort to hide the USS John S. McCain for Trump

Trump tried to cast doubt on the report. New emails show how officials reacted in real time to the request from the White House, including one who said, “This just makes me sad.”

By Aaron Blake

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