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‘Bottoms’ lets gay people be ‘selfish and shallow.’ Can straight moviegoers handle it?
In Emma Seligman’s “Bottoms,” teen lesbians start a fight club to have sex. It’s the rare movie that doesn’t ask its queer characters to be “perfect.”
Hurricane Idalia’s dangers explained: Will forecasters’ worst fears materialize?
The National Hurricane Center had warned the storm surge could be higher than many buildings. Here’s what to know.
Federal judge rules Rudy Giuliani defamed Georgia election workers; trial awaits on damages
A federal judge ruled Rudy Giuliani defamed Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss while fighting the results of the 2020 election.
Case closed? Supreme Court silent after Thomas luxury travel raised ethics scandal
Could financial disclosure reports from Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito revive the debate over Supreme Court ethics
Hurricane Idalia livestreams: Watch webcams planted along Florida coast as storm hits
A hurricane warning has been issued for hundreds of miles of Florida’s coastline as Idalia, with max winds of 130 mph.
Hurricane Idalia slams Georgia after pounding Florida with ‘catastrophic’ surge: Live updates
Idalia was driving an intense storm surge and flooding for hundreds of miles after its Florida landfall as it roared across Georgia.
‘Heinous’: 10 arrested in NY homeless man’s kidnapping, death, police say
State police announced the arrest of 10 people on Monday in connection to the May kidnapping and slaying of Ithaca local Thomas P. Rath.
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Here’s the latest for Wednesday August 30th: Hurricane Idalia gains strength en route to Florida; Residents told to leave ahead of storm; Attacks inside Ukraine and Russia; Hawaii trying to determine number of wildfire casualties. (AP Video Production:…
Idalia forecast to grow to Category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 3 storm Wednesday morning as it steams toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. (Aug. 30)