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HURRICANE IAN

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Major hurricane landfall expected along Florida’s west coast

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Cuba suffers total electrical outage as Ian knocks out power

By Matthew Hay Brown and Ana Vanessa Herrero

Where will the storm hit? Here’s the outlook for 6 Florida cities.

By Zach Rosenthal

Thousands evacuate as storm barrels toward Florida

By Reis Thebault, Karin Brulliard, Scott Dance and Lori Rozsa

War in Ukraine

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Leaders blame Russia for Nord Stream 1 explosions

As referendums in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine ended, British intelligence said Russian President Vladimir Putin could announce the annexation of four occupied regions as early as Friday.

By Praveena Somasundaram1 hour ago

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Perspective

When chess is hard and cheating is easy, the next move is complicated

Chess master Magnus Carlsen made an explicit accusation that American Hans Niemann cheated in a match by relying on artificial intelligence to help select his next moves — an allegation Niemann denies.

By Sally Jenkins

Listen: The woman leading Italy’s far-right

Track covid: Daily new U.S. cases fell 10% in the past week

Your Move: Is it better to work out in the morning or at night?

Cook: A chili pasta casserole that’s great for game night — or any night

Experimental Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive decline in trial, firms say

By Laurie McGinley

Ultra-processed foods linked to early death, disease, weight gain

By Anahad O’Connor

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). (Jabin Botsford/The Post)

McCarthy allies worked to oust Cawthorn. It was part of a bigger plan.

Allies spent millions in a sometimes secretive effort to weed out candidates who could cause the House leader trouble or jeopardize GOP victories in November.

By Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, Isaac Arnsdorf and Marianna Sotomayor

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