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How climate change will increase storm surge flooding in NYC, Miami and D.C.  NPR New cellphone data shows what happens when a major storm threatens Florida  WJXT News4JAX New NYC storm surge map shows how climate change threatens affordable housing, upscale waterfront  Gothamist

The Georgia Guidestones monument has always attracted outlandish theories, but their destruction in a recent bombing has led community members to grapple with the impact of conspiracies. (Image credit: ABC Affiliate WSB-TV via REUTERS)

National Hurricane Center data for Miami, Washington, D.C., and New York City show development happening in at-risk areas, even as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms. (Image credit: NPR)

The surprising Manchin-Schumer deal

Forces seize numerous illegal weapons and thousands of shekels suspected of being intended for terrorist activity; Palestinian reported hit by IDF fire in clashes

Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea  The Associated Press Kim Jong Un threatens to use nuclear weapons against US, South Korea  Fox News North Korea’s Kim Warns He’s Ready To Use Nuclear War Deterrent  NBC News North Korea

Hebrew University study testing water supplies follows Health Ministry finding of low iodine concentration among Israelis, prompting concerns about childhood development

Decision to raise taxes on imported clothes and school supplies comes at a time already marked by financial difficulty; clothes merchants stage protest in Gaza City

Prominent music director was born in Poland in 1931, moved to Rio at 3; conducting career began suddenly during a 1959 ballet performance when scheduled conductor could not perform

Olena Zelenska makes admission to Sky News Australia in joint interview with husband Volodymyr Zelensky; she came out of hiding in May to push the case for her war-torn country