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Cuba loses all power as Hurricane Ian wreaks havoc on its way to Florida

Florida Residents Prepare For Hurricane Ian, board up apartment building
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Floridians head for shelters as Ian barrels toward the Gulf Coast

Live Updates / Ian could strengthen to Category 4 on its way to Florida

Image: Storefronts are boarded up along Beach Drive in preparation for Hurricane Ian, on Sept. 27, 2022, in Gulfport, Fla.
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Hurricane Ian reignites panic for Florida's strapped insurance market

A volunteer loads sand bags into pick up truck for a customer in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2022.
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As Ian approaches, a project to save Tampa from flooding is far from complete

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Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, takes part in a forum for Republican gubernatorial candidates in Camp Hill, Pa., Friday, April 1, 2022.
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In 2019, Doug Mastriano said women who violated proposed abortion ban should be charged with murder

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Congress

Senate advances deal to fund government ahead of Friday deadline to avert shutdown

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Secret Service took phones of 24 agents involved in Jan. 6 response and gave them to investigators

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks during a Jan. 6 hearing, alongside Reps. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Jamie Raskin, D-M.D., at the Capitol on July 12, 2022.
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Congress

Jan. 6 committee postpones public hearing because of hurricane

Justice Department

Justice Department files revised inventory of items seized from Mar-a-Lago

White House

Kamala Harris to visit DMZ after North Korea tests missile

Abortion Rights

Texas AG Paxton fled home in a truck driven by his wife to avoid subpoena, process server alleges

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Aging

Experimental Alzheimer's drug slowed cognitive decline for people in early stages of the disease

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Coronavirus

Mounting evidence shows autoimmune responses play a significant role in long Covid

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Kids' Health

Study tries to see whether child vaccines and asthma are linked

White House

Biden admin to propose nutrition labels on front of food packaging in push to improve health

U.S. news

Woman who took raccoon to North Dakota bar and prompted rabies alert is charged

White House

Biden admin to propose nutrition labels on front of food packaging in push to improve health

U.S. news

Woman who took raccoon to North Dakota bar and prompted rabies alert is charged

Business, Tech & Media

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Meta cracking down on foreign accounts trying to influence elections

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Consumer

Disney World to close Wednesday and Thursday due to Hurricane Ian

Workers install a new row of Bitcoin mining machines
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Crypto

Bitcoin mining struggles to go green, research shows

Crypto

Crypto founder behind $60 billion collapse says he is not hiding after Interpol issues arrest notice

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Facebook says it took down China-based accounts that tried to interfere in the U.S. midterms

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Crypto founder behind $60 billion collapse says he is not hiding after Interpol issues arrest notice

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Facebook says it took down China-based accounts that tried to interfere in the U.S. midterms

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How to access Amazon's October Prime Day sale

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Amazon launches four new Fire tablet models

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Amazon debuts the lightest Kindles yet

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Apple launches the iPhone 14

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Asus launches foldable OLED laptop

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Shark's multi-styling hair tool is available for preorder

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Crate & Barrel launches new fall colors

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Our Place launches Mini Always Pan

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Panasonic launches a travel-sized hair dryer

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On's shoes are good looking and sustainability conscious

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Florida preparing for Hurricane Ian to hit

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Hurricane Ian expected to bring ‘life-threatening’ storm surge

A volunteer loads sand bags into pick up truck for a customer in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2022.
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Climate in Crisis

As Hurricane Ian approaches, a project to save Tampa from flooding is far from complete

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Florida bracing for Hurricane Ian

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Climate in Crisis

A destroyed Air Force base is being rebuilt to prepare for worsening effects of climate change

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Florida bracing for Hurricane Ian

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Climate in Crisis

A destroyed Air Force base is being rebuilt to prepare for worsening effects of climate change

Science

Composting vessel array.
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No coffin required: Human composting becomes more mainstream

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Space

Photos show plumes from impact of NASA's DART collision with asteroid

A pileated woodpecker.
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Science News

New study reveals what a woodpecker's incessant drumming really means

Space

NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slams into asteroid in historic test of planetary defense

Space

Hurricane forces NASA moon rocket to shelter; launch on hold

Space

NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slams into asteroid in historic test of planetary defense

Space

Hurricane forces NASA moon rocket to shelter; launch on hold