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Sanibel and Captiva islands cut off from Florida mainland after Ian’s ‘biblical’ storm surge washes away three parts of Sanibel Causeway  CNN Ian Turns Toward South Carolina; Flooding Slams Florida: Hurricane Tracker Updates  The New York Times Daylight brings first look at

The city of Venice, Florida is about an hour south of Tampa and took its share of damage from Hurricane Ian. Vice Mayor Nick Pachota joined Amna Nawaz to describe what happened in his city.

In our news wrap Thursday, revised government data confirmed the U.S. economy shrank in the second quarter, U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss defended her economic plan that includes billions in tax cuts for high earners without offsetting spending reductions and

Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted mistakes in the mobilization of 300,000 Russians to fight in Ukraine. His announcement last week sparked an exodus of Russians fleeing across the border to avoid being conscripted. Despite a troubled history, Russia’s neighbor Georgia

New Yorker reporter Susan Glasser revealed to The Bulwark’s Charlie Sykes this week what she believed to be former President Donald Trump’s “ultimate grift.” While appearing on Sykes’ podcast, Glasser talked about how Trump lobbied to get himself nominated for

How Donald Trump, backers weaponized memes – Harvard Gazette  Harvard Gazette

As demand grows for seafood, the business of fish farming is growing. Companies are raising and harvesting salmon on land, sparking pushback over sustainability and genetic engineering. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien has the second of a two-part look at what’s

Ian has regained hurricane strength as it spun toward South Carolina a day after devastating a cross section of Florida. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm’s maximum sustained winds increased Thursday to 75 mph.

Judge bails Trump out of special master plan that would have forced uncomfortable submissions in court  CNN Trump not required to provide sworn declaration that FBI ‘planted’ evidence  The Guardian US FBI seized almost 200,000 pages of documents from Trump at Mar-a-Lago,

Biden administration scales back student debt relief for millions amid legal concerns  POLITICO Biden administration scales back student loan forgiveness plan as states sue  CNN The Biden administration just changed the rules for student loan forgiveness  NPR Opinion | The courts should review