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Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips

Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips and solar panels. Spencer Bost hide caption

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A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips

Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips and solar panels. Spencer Bost hide caption

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National

A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry

by Geoff Brumfiel, Scott Neuman, Camila Domonoske

2 min

Spruce Pine Flooding

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Politics

Vance and Walz face off in a debate in NYC

by Ximena Bustillo

3 min

Vance and Walz face off in a debate in NYC

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Heavy rains from hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage in Asheville, North Carolina.

Heavy rains from hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage in Asheville, North Carolina. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Climate

FAQ: Your house flooded. Now what?

by Michael Copley

2 min

FLOODED HOMES

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Author Interviews

Ina Garten of 'Barefoot Contessa' reflects on life and career in new memoir

by Courtney Dorning, Ari Shapiro, Vincent Acovino, Kai McNamee

8 min

Ina Garten of 'Barefoot Contessa' reflects on life and career in new memoir

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Politics

Pennsylvania's Gov. Shapiro is not shocked the race is still so close in his state

by Elena Burnett, William Troop, Mary Louise Kelly

5 min

Pennsylvania's Gov. Shapiro is not shocked the race is still so close in his state

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