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Hurricane Ian's center is approaching western Cuba and the storm is expected to move toward Florida, triggering a series of alerts and flood warnings. This satellite image was captured shortly after 2 p.m. ET Monday. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR hide caption
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Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is pictured in 2018. The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was "on board" with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to text messages. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
In this image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow in 2013. AP hide caption
Passengers walk in the new hall of Istanbul Airport on the first day after moving from Ataturk International airport on April 6, 2019, in Istanbul. Many Russian men (not pictured) have been buying up tickets for Turkey since their government issued a draft to fight in Ukraine. Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A view of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and turbulent southern hemisphere was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft in 2019. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill hide caption
Exchange rates are advertised outside a Bureau de Change on Monday in London. The British pound fell against the U.S. dollar, fluctuating between $1.03 and $1.07 Monday morning. Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images hide caption
From left, The League's Matteo Salvini, Forza Italia's Silvio Berlusconi, Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Noi Con l'Italia's Maurizio Lupi attend the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome on Thursday. Italians have elected their country's most right-wing government since the end of World War II. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption
Provisional results show Italy set for first far-right government since World War II
A person wears a mask while walking past a flower display in front of a supermarket on Front Street East in Toronto on Sept. 16, 2022. Alex Lupul/AP hide caption
The Library of Congress has acquired the life's work of radio producer Jim Metzner, who has spent decades traveling the world to capture rich soundscapes. While he's honored that they will be archived, he says he wants to make sure people actually listen to them. Library of Congress hide caption
He spent decades recording soundscapes. Now they're going to the Library of Congress
Families often get their kids involved in patrolling for pufflings. Kyana Sue Powers compared the atmosphere on the streets each night to Halloween. Kyana Sue Powers hide caption
In this image made from a video, people conduct search operation in the River Karatoa, where an overcrowded boat overturned in Bangladesh on Sunday. AP hide caption
Women hold flags during the national anthem in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month before an NFL game on Sept. 18. The NFL has launched its Por La Cultura campaign. Ron Jenkins/AP hide caption
Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Ser Criston (Fabien Frankel) discuss country matters. HBO hide caption
An image released by the NASA Earth Observatory shows the volcanic eruption on Home Reef. Lauren Dauphin/NASA Earth Observatory hide caption
Volodymyr Artemchuk shovels a path through debris for water to drain out of the village toward where hoses are pumping it into a field. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Ukraine flooded a village to save Kyiv. Residents are racing to clean up before winter
Ukraine war updates: Regions vote on joining Russia, Putin orders a draft (Sept. 26)
The entrance to the newly renovated CIA museum at the agency headquarters in Langley, Va. The ceiling features a variety of spy codes. This one is in Morse Code. The CIA plans to put them all online to see if they can be broken. Courtesy of CIA hide caption
Marking 75 years, the CIA opens a new museum and launches a podcast
Allison Case is a family medicine physician who is licensed to practice in both Indiana and New Mexico. Via telehealth appointments, she's used her dual license in the past to help some women who have driven from Texas to New Mexico, where abortion is legal, to get their prescription for abortion medication. Then came Indiana's abortion ban. Farah Yousry/ Side Effects Public Media hide caption
Telemedicine abortions just got more complicated for health providers
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In his queer reworking of sertanejo, Gabeu flips the image of the macho cowboy on its head. Pedro Nekoi for NPR hide caption
New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson talks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in New Orleans on Aug. 17, 2022. Hoping to beef up a dwindling police force amid a rise in violent crime, New Orleans officials announced a three-year $80 million plan on Sept. 8, 2022, offering raises for all officers, free health care and $30,000 in incentive payments for new hires. Kevin McGill/AP hide caption
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