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Members of the Florida Army National Guard check for any remaining residents in nearly-deserted Bradenton Beach, where piles of debris from Hurricane Helene flooding still sits outside damaged homes ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, on Anna Maria Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
USA
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What is making Hurricane Milton so ferocious?

Hurricane season appears to have awoken all at once, and the potentially deadly Hurricane Milton is surging towards the Florida coast. But what has made it so intense?

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The identity of the inventor of Bitcoin might be the internet’s most enduring and consequential mystery. Now the creator of a new HBO documentary thinks he may have solved the riddle.
Culture
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Bitcoin’s inventor is a mystery. Has a filmmaker found him?

The identity of the inventor of Bitcoin might be the internet’s most enduring and consequential mystery. Now the creator of a new HBO documentary thinks he may have solved the riddle.

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The Capitol as seen from the Library of Congress last year.
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US Budget deficit swells to eye-watering $1.8 trillion

The US Federal Budget deficit has swelled to $1.8 trillion, an enormous sum that significantly increases the national debt as Washington barrels toward a potential 2025 showdown over spending and taxes.

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The Ditch Divas, from Grant County, W.Va., cook up their “Bear Foot Breakfast.” MUST CREDIT: Emily Kask for The Washington Post
World
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Bizarre roadkill festival draws thousands to US town

A bizarre food festival celebrating all things roadkill consistently draws thousands to a tiny hillbilly town in the US that’s way off the beaten track.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says “my country is at war, fighting for its life”.
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The Washington Post

Israel has momentum against Hezbollah. But what’s next?

THE WASHINGTON POST: Experts are asking: Now what? They say it is unclear how Israel’s surge of success against Hezbollah will bring meaningful changes — much less an end to the war.

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US President Joe Biden said he was confident the upcoming presidential election would be ‘free and fair’, but he was not so confident that it would be ‘peaceful’.
US Politics
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Joe Biden airs concerns about election violence

US President Joe Biden said he was confident the upcoming presidential election would be ‘free and fair’, but he was not so confident that it would be ‘peaceful’.

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Students Christian Angulo and Mason Schermerhorn lost their lives in the shooting at Apalachee High School.
USA
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The troubling childhood of an alleged teenage school shooter

The spiralling path that led 14-year-old Colt Gray to a jail cell offers an extraordinary case study on the making of yet another young man accused of gunning down children in their classrooms and hallways.

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A man on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border films the aftermath of a rocket attack on Sept. 21. (MUST CREDIT: Heidi Levine for The Washington Post)
Middle East
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Ground offensive preceded by a year of secret raids: Israel

THE WASHINGTON POST: Israel’s ongoing ground offensive in Lebanon was preceded by dozens of secret raids across the border over the past year, the Israel Defense Forces said.

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Senator JD Vance, left, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the vice-presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Centre in New York.
US Politics
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‘Me too, man’: Walz and Vance’s weirdly gracious debate

The smiling Democrat and Republican vice-presidential candidates made a point of paying each other respect before launching biting attacks on each other’s running mates.

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In the clouds at Comme des Garcons.
Fashion
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What makes a great fashion designer today?

As big as fashion is — and it’s never been bigger — it’s really behind the times. Here’s what makes a really great designer in today’s world.

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The widening gap between US desires and Israeli behavior has left the administration struggling to adapt its diplomatic efforts to accommodate Netanyahu’s impulses. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on Monday.
Middle East
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As Israel escalates in Lebanon, US influence is limited

The widening gap between US desires and Israeli behavior has left the administration struggling to adapt its diplomatic efforts to accommodate Netanyahu’s impulses. 

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Israeli reservists on their tanks at a IDF staging area near the border of Gaza in southern Israel on May 21. MUST CREDIT: Heidi Levine for The Washington Post
World
The Washington Post

Israel eyes Lebanon offensive with lessons of past invasions

As Israel prepares for another potential ground invasion, its military and security establishment appear to have absorbed the lessons of the past.

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A woman holds a poster of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in front of the Israeli Consulate.
opinion
World
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Hasan Nasrallah is gone but the threat of Hezbollah remains

No one should shed any tears over the death of Hasan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Hezbollah. He was a terrorist kingpin with the deaths of countless innocents on his hands.

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A lorry transports Israeli armoured vehicles in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon.
World
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White House fumes over Netanyahu ceasefire snub

The fired up Israeli PM told journalists in New York that reports that Israel had eased up on fighting in Lebanon were ‘the opposite of the truth’.

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A pretend fur coat. MUST CREDIT: Jonas Gustavsson for The Washington Post
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The Washington Post

Prada joins the wave of women making art out of their lives

Miuccia Prada joins the revolution of women designers putting their person at the heart of their art.

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