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Democracy Dies in Darkness
Scores are fleeing North Carolina’s flooded towns after Hurricane Helene, which killed at least 87 in six states
By Brady Dennis, Allyson Chiu and Yasmeen Abutaleb
(The Post)
Videos and a map reveal the extent of Helene’s destruction
Where floods are ravaging the North Carolina mountains
In decades, their home never flooded. Then in a flash, they were homeless.
(Jesse Barber/The Post)
‘Completely and entirely erased’: How Helene swallowed one mountain town
By Brady Dennis
Israel’s escalating war in Lebanon brings calamity to a fragile state
By Susannah George, Kareem Fahim, Suzan Haidamous and Mohamad El Chamaa
Nasrallah’s assassination shreds illusion of Hezbollah’s military might
Israel expands strikes to Houthis in Yemen
People at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah near Beirut on Sunday. (AP)
Harris team quietly courts big-name GOP endorsements
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Former vice president Dick Cheney and his daughter, former congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), in 2022. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)
Kris Kristofferson performs at the Glastonbury Festival in England in 2017. (Reuters)
Kris Kristofferson, rugged star of song and screen, dies at 88
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