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Sanibel Island was a paradise to many. After Ian, it’s a disaster zone.

Sanibel, off the southwestern Florida mainland, has welcomed the rich and poor, famous and unknown. After a massive hit from Hurricane Ian, its recovery is uncertain.

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

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Florida death toll at 48 as Ian aftermath reverberates and cleanup begins

By Tim Craig, Antonio Olivo, Jeanne Whalen, Karoun Demirjian and Meryl Kornfield

The Southeast’s low cost of living beckons, but the boom puts more people in harm’s way

By Anna Phillips

She was the No. 1 educator in her school. Now in the U.S., ‘one day teaching here is like a month.’

Amid a historic U.S. teacher shortage, a “Most Outstanding Teacher” from the Philippines tries to help save a struggling school in rural Arizona.

By Eli Saslow

War in Ukraine

Live Briefing

U.S., U.K. say Russia’s retreat from Lyman is ‘significant’

By Annabelle Timsit, Robyn Dixon, Ellen Francis, Missy Ryan and Nick Parker1 hour ago

Americans captured by Russia detail months of beatings, interrogation

By Dan Lamothe

OPINIONS

You thought the Supreme Court’s last term was bad? Brace yourself.

Opinion by Ruth Marcus

Good on the Supreme Court for keeping live audio. Now it’s time to go further.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

A look at the world leaders who have cozied up to MBS

Opinion by Mili Mitra

Republicans don’t own ‘patriotism’

Opinion by Jonathan Capehart

‘Car Talk’ host: Independent auto shops deserve the right to repair your car

Opinion by Ray Magliozzi

From the Archives

This is how fascism comes to America

By Robert Kagan

Ukraine has always been ready to negotiate. The question is how.

Opinion by Iuliia Mendel

One way to stamp out child poverty

Opinion by the Editorial Board

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Angry Russians rebel after Putin drafts more people in battle for Ukraine

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

An AI that creates images from prompts worries researchers. And now anyone can use it.

By Nitasha Tiku

Seniors are stuck home alone as health aides flee for higher-paying jobs

By Christopher Rowland

‘Fat Leonard’ in home detention: Servants cooking more than he could eat, packages arriving ‘all day long’

By Jonathan O'Connell

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‘The tension was so thick’: Remembering the D.C. sniper attacks, 20 years ago today

The attacks sparked terror across the region and triggered a massive manhunt that was continually stymied and in some ways critically flawed.

By Paul Duggan and Michael E. Ruane

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“Saturday Night Live” returns for its 48th season and tackled Nicole Kidman’s viral AMC Theatres ad. (Amber Ferguson/The Post)

What is ‘SNL’ without Kate McKinnon? The 48th season premiere tried to answer.

A self-conscious sketch kicks off “Saturday Night Live’s” rebuilding year, minus several beloved cast members.

By Olivia McCormack

7 of our best soup recipes for fall, using seasonal produce

These fall soup recipes deliver on flavor and comfort, whether you want something rich and creamy or light and brothy.

By Becky Krystal

Brazil makes pivotal decision: More Bolsonaro or back to Lula?

By Terrence McCoy, Paulina Villegas and Gabriela Sá Pessoa43 minutes ago

Family to settle lawsuit over deadly no-knock raid in Mississippi

By Jenn Abelson

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Their paradise lost to Ian, Sanibel residents hope its spirit survives

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Miss Manners: My sister brings up her grief whenever anyone complains

Saturday, October 1

Ask Amy: Should I tell my kids the truth about their grandparents?

Sunday, October 2

BOOK WORLDNews, reviews and big ideas for all things fiction and nonfiction

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Constance Wu isn’t afraid to seem volatile, cruel or conceited in illuminating memoir

By Thomas Floyd

Reintroducing Book World: Starting something new, reviving something beloved

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10 noteworthy books for October

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Jacques Pépin, at 86, finds a new way to express his love of chicken

By Karen Heller

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The scandals and hypocrisy behind McKinsey’s sterling reputation

By Michael Bobelian

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Putin’s centuries-long march into Ukraine

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Their paradise lost to Ian, Sanibel residents hope its spirit survives

Sanibel, off the southwestern Florida mainland, has welcomed the rich and poor, famous and unknown. After a massive hit from Hurricane Ian, its recovery is uncertain.

Americans captured by Russia detail months of beatings, interrogation

Ukraine live briefing: U.S., U.K. say Russia’s retreat from Lyman ‘significant,’ hurts its ability to resupply troops

An American education

Florida begins cleanup in aftermath of Ian

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Perspective

The case for leaving America to escape racism

By DeNeen L. Brown

Can this quirky Naval poetry tradition make a comeback?

By Danny Freedman

Date Lab: His Southern accent threw her off at first

By Damona Hoffman

Review

Mi Vida 14th Street continues the Mexican fiesta started at the Wharf

By Tom Sietsema

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How the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks unfolded, from the first shot to the convictions

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As the world moves on, Myanmar confronts a hidden toll

By Rebecca Tan and Aung Naing Soe

A guide to how words like Hispanic and Latinx came about

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10 great iPhone games you should try

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Well+BeingNews and advice to live well every day

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Run that marathon. Your future grandchildren might thank you for it.

By Gretchen Reynolds

Advice

With school mental health days, parents need to discern whether it’s for rest or avoidance

By Elizabeth Chang

Why do cats knead? Why do dogs lick you? The science of pets’ quirks.

By Marlene Cimons

The brain loves a challenge. Here’s why.

By Richard Sima

Love snack bars and energy drinks? Ultra-processed foods like these are linked to chronic diseases and death.

By Anahad O’Connor

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He was vulnerable and sheltered with friends. He was no match for Ian.

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Why many homes and buildings in this Florida city still stand, even after Ian

By Allyson Chiu

Explore aerial images of Hurricane Ian’s damage to the Florida coast

By Dylan Moriarty, Daniel Wolfe and Hannah Dormido

How Hurricane Ian stacks up in U.S. weather history

By Zach Rosenthal

Climate & Environment

Hurricane Ian may leave behind a trail of environmental hazards

By Steven Mufson

Meet the ‘nuclear bros’ who say they know how to solve climate change

The surge in atom activism comes as countries again reassess their attitudes toward the power source, in the face of climate change and war.

By Shannon Osaka

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

By Allyson Chiu

Hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves – U.S. paying price for past climate inaction, outgoing official says

By Allyson Chiu

NFL concussion protocol

Questioning doctor’s orders, showing replays: Tagovailoa’s injury spotlights touchy world of NFL commentary

By Ben Strauss

These puffy helmet caps are the next big thing in NFL player safety

By Sam Fortier and Mark Maske

More football leads to worse CTE, scientists say. Consider NFL great Willie Wood.

By Rick Maese

There’s no effective treatment for CTE. This former NFL player still wants to know if he has it.

By Patrick Hruby

World

(Reuters)

Stampede at Indonesia soccer game kills 125, officials say

Police used force to disperse crowds after "mass commotion" erupted at a game between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya in Malang regency.

By Aisyah Llewellyn, Adi Renaldi, Rebecca Tan and Bryan Pietsch

Deaths in Indonesia are latest tragedies in soccer history

By Cindy Boren

Searching for bodies with the Ukrainian captain collecting Russian corpses

By Isabelle Khurshudyan

Russia’s annexation puts world ‘two or three steps away’ from nuclear war

By Liz Sly

What’s behind the protests in Iran?

By Miriam Berger

Help Desk

How to scrub your phone number and address from Google search

By Tatum Hunter

I have a work phone. Can I keep my phone number if I leave my job?

By Danielle Abril

Here’s what a creep in a coffee shop could actually learn about you via WiFi

By Tatum Hunter

Technology

This astronaut trains by flying fighter jets. We went along for the ride.

By Christian Davenport

If a Google billionaire can’t make flying cars happen, can anyone?

By Pranshu Verma

Tech companies are gaming out responses to the Texas social media law

By Elizabeth Dwoskin

Lifestyle

(Andrea Sachs/The Washington Post)

In Morocco, a new take on working vacations

By Andrea Sachs

Meet the people collecting airplane barf bags

By Hannah Sampson

Perspective

Reckoning with the memory of losing a father

By Kenneth Dickerman

Windsor deer crossing, fire-run in Spain and more of the week’s best photos

By Washington Post Staff

Make a chili worthy of Kevin from ‘The Office’ with Brian Baumgartner

By Ann Maloney

National

(Montinique Monroe/Photo by Montinique Monroe for The Washington Post)

‘Build-to-rent’ homes offer a new option. They can also make homeownership even more elusive.

By Abha Bhattarai

California makes it harder to use lyrics as evidence against rappers

By Kim Bellware

Perspective

Experts say schools could recover pandemic losses by 2028. What then?

By Jay Mathews

Carter, longest living president, marks 98th birthday in Georgia hometown

By Mary Jordan

Jail warden, his twin brother charged in roadside shooting of Mexican migrants

By Maria Sacchetti and Nick Miroff

Politics

(AP)

National Archives says it is missing electronic messages from Trump administration officials

The National Archives will consult with the Justice Department “on whether ‘to initiate an action for the recovery of records unlawfully removed,’" according to a letter to Congress.

By Jacqueline Alemany

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Science

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