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  1. A sought-after Florida beach town digs out after Hurricane Helene Some residents evacuated, some rode out the storm. All were dealing Saturday with an aftermath of ruin.
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  2. Deep Reads: A small town in Massachusetts grapples with a new shelter for immigrants The plan was to move migrant families to a vacant prison in the small town of Norfolk, Mass., population 11,000. Then came anger, fear, and a fight over the meaning of “shelter.”
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  3. Helene’s rains pummel isolated mountain towns with landslides, flooding Helene continued its destructive path, pushing dams to the brink, forcing residents to flee to higher ground and leaving some small towns entirely out of communication.
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  4. He bought his dream home. In 10 years, it could fall into the ocean. David Moot secured a three-bedroom, two-bathroom bungalow with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean for just under $400,000 — but its days are numbered.
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  5. Bad Bunny launches billboard campaign against Puerto Rico’s ruling party The billboards highlight long-held frustrations over the island’s two-party political system — one that is threatening to crumble during the Nov. 5 gubernatorial elections.
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  6. Her trans daughter made the volleyball team. Then an armed officer showed up. Half the country has banned trans girls from competing in girls sports. Jessica Norton didn’t suspect she’d be punished under one of the bans.
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  7. Tampa region emerges as epicenter of Florida’s death toll from Helene Most of the deaths thus far from Hurricane Helene were in the Tampa Bay area, where many residents did not heed evacuation orders on barrier islands.
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  8. They were drawn to ‘Old Florida.’ Now they live in the new hurricane alley. Residents drawn to life on the water in Florida’s Big Bend are confronting the reality of being square in the middle of the state’s new hurricane alley.
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  9. Helene death toll climbs with fatalities reported in 5 states The storm spiraled through multiple states after making landfall late Thursday in Florida. Damages were extensive across hundreds of miles.
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  10. Coast Guard rescues man and his dog stranded off Florida coast “We’re just glad that everything worked out,” said Coast Guard spokesman Eric Rodriguez. “This is why we do what we do.”
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  11. OceanGate CEO said he could ‘buy a congressman,’ ex-employee testifies The Coast Guard hearing on the Titan submersible’s implosion featured testimony painting Stockton Rush as an ego-driven exec who skirted regulations.
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  12. Federal employee health-care premiums to rise 13.5 percent on average The increase is nearly double last year’s 7.7. percent raise and driven by higher market costs this year, the Office of Personnel Management said.
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  13. Tropical Storm Joyce tracker: Map and projected storm path Joyce is the tenth named storm of the hurricane season.
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  14. National security prime target of Trump’s plan to weaken civil service National security federal employees would be hit most by Trump’s plan to weaken job protections for civil servants. 
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  15. Why Romney is resisting pressure to endorse Harris Romney has questioned the value of a Harris endorsement and expressed a desire to preserve his ability to rebuild the Republican Party in post-Trump world.
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