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Tropical Storm IAN

‘Historic’ damage as millions lose power

Death toll remains unclear as Florida Gov. DeSantis describes flooding as a one-in-500-year event

Ian is forecast to regain hurricane strength and strike South Carolina

By Zach Rosenthal33 minutes ago

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

By Dylan Moriarty, Adrian Blanco, Lauren Tierney, Hannah Dormido and Laris Karklis39 minutes ago

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.

By Andrea Salcedo

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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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Great Works, In FocusPerspective

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.

By Sebastian Smee

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

Track covid: Daily new U.S. deaths rose 19% in the past week

Ask Sahaj: Longtime friends and co-workers keep mispronouncing my name

Cook: Italian pinzimonio turns vegetables and olive oil into a magnetic meal

As Supreme Court opens new term, even justices are debating its rightward turn

By Robert Barnes

Is it discrimination to include trans athletes in youth sports? A court heard arguments today.

By Anne Branigin45 minutes ago

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

Trump’s paid-speeches organizer is struggling financially

By Josh Dawsey and Isaac Arnsdorf1 hour ago

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

A five-minute guide to NFL Week 4

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

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‘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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Ian is forecast to regain hurricane strength and strike South Carolina

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Inside violent Ian, a hurricane hunter pilot ‘never felt so small’

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

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Woman, 73, killed in Northwest Washington

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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.

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Photos: Ian leaves path of destruction

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Maps show the impacts of Hurricane Ian

By Dylan Moriarty, Adrian Blanco, Lauren Tierney, Hannah Dormido and Laris Karklis39 minutes ago

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

By Reis Thebault and Jared Leone

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By Morgan Coates

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Google will shut down Stadia, its video game streaming service

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Inside a cyberattack method that targets your cellphone

By Tim Starks and Aaron Schaffer

Amazon gives the Kindle a stylus and has a new way to track your sleep

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Florida has long been a sanctuary for immigrants. That’s now being tested.

By Tim Craig and María Luisa Paúl

Albert Pujols has defied age — and the specter of Willie Mays in twilight

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Trap-reggaeton phenom Bad Bunny wants you to stop ignoring his native Puerto Rico

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Congress moves toward funding government, averting shutdown

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By Aaron Blake48 minutes ago

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Capital Weather Gang

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By David Streit8 hours ago

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NASA crashes spacecraft into asteroid, passing planetary defense test

By Joel Achenbach

NASA’s moon launch is dealt another blow, as Ian causes weeks-long delay

By Christian Davenport

Maarten Schmidt, astronomer who explained quasars, dies at 92

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By David Nakamura

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By Ellie Krieger1 hour ago

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You asked: Is it ever okay to cut in line at TSA?

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