Hurricane Milton, headed for Tampa, becomes the second-fastest storm to reach Category 5 status. / VoxJohn Morales: The proportion of tropical cyclones that reach very intense levels is projected to increase. / The Bulletin of the Atomic …
Brief profiles of the 97 hostages who remain unaccounted for after last year's Hamas-led attacks. / BBC NewsAn eloquent essay from a former Gaza resident. “In the past year, I have lost many of the tangible parts of my memories.” / Th…
“Bolivia, too, is undergoing a kind of disillusionment with democracy.” How the rest of the world views this year's US election. / The Dial
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Highlights from the newly unsealed election interference case against Donald Trump. / PoliticoSome 56 percent of divorced men support Trump—more than single men, married men, and women of any relationship status. / The Cut Jessica G…
In light of Israel's incursion into southern Lebanon, a look back at its 1982 invasion that became an 18-year occupation. / Politico MagazineViewers say last night's vice presidential debate was an even match, and an overwhelming …
The White House sides with Israel's ground assault of Lebanon while much of the world calls for a ceasefire. / Al JazeeraMeanwhile, Iran is said to be preparing to launch a ballistic-missile attack. / The Wall Street Journal [+]A long…
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has now reached 91 as Asheville, isolated by floods, struggles to get supplies airlifted to emergency workers. / Associated Press
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Nearly four million homes and businesses in the South are without power as Helene makes landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida. / Associated Press
Conservative purists may hope a Trump defeat will end Trumpism, but the GOP is like…
More than four million people have been affected by floods across six countries in western and central Africa. / CBCHeavy rainfall caused parts of the Saraha Desert to turn green. / nasa earth observatoryA global economy of spammers and e…
Hezbollah launches its first long-range missile at Tel Aviv. / The Wall Street Journal [+]Was Israel's detonation of the pagers an act of terrorism? “To kill civilians in a mass operation that entails their deaths is neither a tragedy…