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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 Olorunnipa

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

By Kasha Patel

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

By The Way

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

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War in Ukraine

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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

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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A more strategic Russian retreat signals long fight ahead in Kherson

A day after Ukrainian forces reclaimed more territory in the south, the jubilation of a breakthrough was tempered by anxiety over an expected hard fight.