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Florida plans Hurricane Milton recovery; 2 million remain without power

Florida endured a second day of recovery and rescue operations after Hurricane Milton swept through the state late Wednesday, unleashing wind, rain and tornadoes, and pummeling communities still cleaning up after Hurricane Helene struck two weeks ago. At least 17 people were killed by Milton and its aftermath. During a …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Coast Guard rescues boat captain clinging to cooler after Hurricane Milton

A fishing boat captain headed into the water off the Gulf Coast to make repairs on his vessel hours before Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida.He ended up stranded in the storm, which made landfall on Wednesday night — battling waves up to 25 feet high and whipping winds of up …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

As Florida assesses Hurricane Milton damage, millions without power and at least 14 people dead

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By María Luisa Paúl
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Milton shocked Florida with deadly tornadoes well ahead of landfall

The tornadoes added a sense of chaos and danger to the final hours of storm preparation, including along parts of Florida’s Atlantic coast far from expected landfall, where residents were not expecting to see storm impacts until late Wednesday or early Thursday — if at all.In what may prove to …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Hurricane Milton plunges millions into darkness as it batters Florida

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By María Luisa Paúl
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Nevada Republican convicted of taking money meant for officer memorial

A Nevada politician was found guilty of taking money meant for a memorial honoring a police officer killed in the line of duty and spending it on plastic surgery, rent and her daughter’s wedding.A federal jury on Thursday convicted Michele Fiore, a Republican justice of the peace and former Las …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Two Argentina towns face a torrent of harassment. The culprit: Parrots.

Each day as the sun begins to set over Pedro Luro and Hilario Ascasubi, thousands of the vibrant green-, yellow- and red-feathered parrots swoop into town. Their screeching echoes long into the night, while their droppings blanket streets and parks. But the real disaster, according to TAXI FM Director Ramón …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

No hazardous chlorine levels found in Atlanta after fire at nearby plant, authorities say

“Our teams are working around-the-clock to respond to the ongoing situation at our facility in Conyers, Georgia,” the statement on the BioLab website said. “We continue to work collaboratively with first responders and local authorities and have deployed specialized teams from out of state to the site to bolster and …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Column | A fragrant chickpea tagine captures the essence of a Moroccan classic

The subtitle of Steve Sando’s latest cookbook is “100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans.” And this is no understatement: With his wildly popular company, Rancho Gordo, Sando has made heirloom bean varieties so popular that his quarterly membership-club shipments go out to tens of thousands of customers …
By Joe Yonan
• Washington Post

Bad Bunny launches billboard campaign against Puerto Rico’s ruling party

The unsigned ads spotted hanging over some of Puerto Rico’s most-transited routes soon fueled a frenzy of headlines and gossip — which only crescendoed after Bad Bunny, one of the biggest superstars in the world, announced he had bought them to show his love for his homeland. His ads — …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

OceanGate’s Titan prototype was ‘amateurish,’ expert says at hearing

The CEO of a submersible manufacturing company testified Friday that he checked out a prototype of OceanGate’s Titan submersible four years before the vessel imploded near the Titanic shipwreck — killing all five people aboard — and found it “amateurish.”Patrick Lahey, co-founder of Triton Submarines, told U.S. Coast Guard officials …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Kentucky governor bans conversion therapy, setting up legal battle

“Kentucky cannot possibly reach its full potential unless it is free from discrimination by or against any citizen — unless all our people feel welcome in our spaces, free from unjust barriers and supported to be themselves,” said Beshear, the only Democratic governor of a Southern state.Previous attempts to ban …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Why does the internet love baby hippo Moo Deng? There’s a science to it.

Her skin is always moist and her cheeks pink and peachy. She’s usually seen nibbling at her caretakers’ knees, running around her pen — belly rolls jiggling — or opening her mouth in an apparent scream.It’s Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become the internet’s latest obsession.Since she …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

What to know about the possible assassination attempt at Trump’s golf course

A man was charged Monday with two gun-related crimes after he allegedly pointed a rifle toward a golf course where Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was playing in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday. The incident is being investigated by the FBI as another potential assassination attempt against the former …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Column | For flavorful, crispy and versatile tofu: Just grate it

Nisha Vora’s evolution as a vegan cook sounds so familiar. When she first decided to go vegan eight years ago, she says, “I didn’t know how to make my food taste interesting.” That’s because, like so many others in her position (including me), she was single-mindedly focused on what she …
By Joe Yonan
• Washington Post

Indigenous Colombian coca company challenges Coca-Cola’s trademark

Coca-Cola might be the world’s most recognizable brand. But what would it be with only half the name?An Indigenous business in Colombia, acting, it says, “in defense of the coca leaf,” is asking the government to revoke the beverage giant’s century-old trademark on the word “coca.”The coca plant, which is …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Colorado judge frees paramedic convicted in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death

A judge on Friday reduced the sentence of a paramedic who had been convicted in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man whose death after being forcibly detained ushered in a sweeping police accountability law in Colorado.Peter Cichuniec, 51, was sentenced in March to five years in …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Trump’s false claim about Haitian immigrants eating pets invokes racist trope

In response to questions from The Washington Post, Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said people in Springfield were experiencing “very real suffering and tragedies” that have been “largely ignored by the liberal mainstream media until now.” A spokesman for Vance did not respond to requests for comment; earlier, a spokesperson …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Is the new statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II really that ... bad?

In the grounds’ Parterre Garden, a sculpture of Queen Elizabeth — clad in a headscarf, tartan skirt and quilted vest — now stands next to a previously erected statue of her husband, Prince Philip. The bronze couple, both crafted by Belfast-based artist Anto Brennan, look over a patch of pansies …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Line Fire grows in Southern California as risky conditions persist across the West

In the moments before he evacuated his Highland, Calif., home, Shawn Hunter described the scene as something out of the 2004 disaster film “The Day After Tomorrow.”The region had been facing sweltering heat for several days. Then, a series of small quakes rattled houses where several residents were hurriedly packing …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Column | Summer peaches and corn shine in an end-of-season bread salad

September always makes me a little wistful. Whether it’s because of the deep-seated childhood memories of going back to school, the fact that my birthday is mid-month or merely the seasonal change in the air, I find myself reflecting on Septembers past — and wondering what fall might bring.It’s also …
By Joe Yonan
• Washington Post

Edmundo González, likely winner of Venezuela election, flees to Spain

Instead, Maduro declared himself the winner of the election and unleashed a wave of violent repression that rights advocates say is the country’s worst since he rose to power more than a decade ago. A slew of opposition figures have been detained by Maduro’s security forces or forced into hiding.González, …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ and the swinging sex scandal, explained

As the world began emerging from the height of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021, a collective of women known as #MomTok took social media by storm with their giant Stanley cups, coordinated athleisure outfits and viral dances — in V formation, no less — to provocative pop songs.But the wholesome …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post