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People in Cuba protest over the island-wide blackout caused by Hurricane Ian

The power outage caused by the storm prompted protests in the streets of Havana as several hundred people demanded restoration of electricity more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island. (Image credit: Ramon Espinosa/AP)

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WATCH LIVE: South Carolina Gov. McMaster gives briefing on state preparations for Hurricane Ian

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster gives a briefing on Friday on the state’s preparations for Hurricane Ian.

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Maggie Haberman just can’t escape Donald Trump – POLITICO

Maggie Haberman just can’t escape Donald Trump  POLITICO Trump threatened to go after Maggie Haberman’s phone records  Axios Donald Trump actually doesn’t like firing people in person  CNN Trump Tried to Get Maggie Haberman’s Phone Records: Politico  Business Insider ‘It’s My Curse and My

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Indian National Congress party seeks to shed dynastic rule image

India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, is set to choose a person who is not a member of its dominant Nehru-Gandhi family as its next president as it struggles to recover before key upcoming elections. The family has

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WATCH LIVE: FEMA officials give update on Hurricane Ian response as storm approaches South Carolina

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials give an update on Hurricane Ian response Friday as storm approaches South Carolina.

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A piglet left behind by its herd finds a new family with some cattle

Wild boars have a reputation for destruction, but farmer Friedrich Stapel told a news agency that he can’t bear to chase away the piglet, which he’s named Frieda. It’ll winter with his mother cows. (Image credit: Julian Stratenschulte/AP)

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Why Your Next Airbnb May Have a Pickleball Court

Addison Seale manages a luxury Airbnb Inc. listing near Joshua Tree National Park in southern California, a short-term rental market that boomed during the pandemic as people fled cramped cities in search of outdoor space. The house is sleek—a single

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Putin Sees Himself as Part of the History of Russia’s Tsars—Including Their Imperialism

In the Kremlin room with that long white table where Putin entertains his foreign visitors there is a quartet of statues of the tsars he most admires. Their achievements are his benchmark of success. The first two statues are dedicated

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In God’s Creatures, a Rocky Coastal Irish Landscape Makes a Hospitable Home for Savage Lies

God’s Creatures is set in an Irish coastal town where the women stick together seemingly inseparably, all sharing the same hopes and values, unspoken or otherwise. A group of them work together in a fish-processing plant, stepping out for cigarette

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WATCH LIVE: Biden gives update on Hurricane Ian response as Florida begins recovery

President Joe Biden gives an update on the federal response to Hurricane Ian on Friday as Florida begins its recovery and the Carolinas prepare for the storm’s onslaught.

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