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Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine

Gulf Coast residents are cleaning up the mess left by Francine, which struck Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane

The Independent UK

Louisiana residents breathe a sigh of relief as Hurricane Francine recedes

Storm did not cause large-scale damage or loss of life, but ferocity of winds and rain raises fears for the future

The Guardian - US

This man saved his town from deadly floodwaters. So why did the US government try to stop him?

Windell Curole’s levee protected his district from disappearing into the ocean – despite federal resistance. Without it, he says, ‘we wouldn’t have a community’

The Guardian - US

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If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – love will tear her apart

The pursuit of an unprepossessing academic is pushed to its tragicomic limits in this highly pleasurable tale of unrequited passion

The Guardian - UK

‘This is impossible!’ Can kids master the video games their parents loved?

Our video games writers get their children to play the games they loved as kids – and get to grips with the ones they adore now. Will they be bored, baffled –or hooked?

The Guardian - UK

Nursing home owner sent 800 residents to ride out a hurricane in squalor

Within days after the storm hit, the state reported the deaths of seven of the evacuees, five of them classified as storm-related

The Independent UK

The big picture: Central Park Zoo’s star turn by Thomas Hoepker

The German photographer, who died earlier this month, moved to New York in 1976 where he took many celebrated images including this shot of Gus the polar bear

The Guardian - UK

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Idaho Organization Seeks Voter Support To Restore Abortion Access

Idaho organization seeks voter support to restore abortion access amid provider exodus and legal challenges. Efforts to address abortion rights through vot...

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Anthracite episode 2 recap: The 13th Disciple emerges

What happened in Anthracite episode 2? Here's our full recap of the French Netflix thriller's second episode, wherein Ida and Jaro uncover some shocking new info.

WhatToWatch

Anthracite: how to watch, cast, plot, trailer and everything you need to know

Anthracite is a thriller about a reporter who mysteriously disappears and the daughter who goes off in search of him.

WhatToWatch

Best podcasts of the week: Guantánamo gets the Serial treatment

In this week’s newsletter: The all-time great podcast returns for a fourth season, investigating the infamous detention camp. Plus: five of the best hip-hop podcasts

The Guardian - UK

My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown review – Stella Miles Franklin-inspired novel about women and art

Split between three narrators – Franklin’s sister, and two women in the present day – Brown’s debut is a thoughtful reflection on creative fulfilment and domestic life

The Guardian - AU

Travellers spark debate with ‘rude’ plane seat hack

‘Maybe ask someone before touching their designated things’

The Independent UK

Is a Life Lived through Art Really Lived at All?

The questions posed in Patrick deWitt’s The Librarianist feel personal and existential

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Titanic actor Lew Palter dies aged 94

Actor played real-life business magnate Isidor Straus who died in 1912 shipwreck

Belfast Live

Titan submersible pilot had connection to famous Titanic victims

According to archival records belonging to the New York Times, Rush's wife Wendy is a descendent of Ida and Isidor Straus

Daily Mirror

Paranormal investigators record 'spirit box' asking 'are we friends?' in haunted hotel

Five hundred-year-old Castle Bromwich Hall in Birmingham is said to be so haunted that paranormal hunters claimed ghosts were “opening and closing doors for them on command”

The Guardian - UK

Blood of the Virgin by Sammy Harkham review – to live and cry in LA

The cartoonist’s singular book, 14 years in the making, imbues the tale of a harried 1970s B-movie editor with panoramic scope

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Five Great Reads: maggot therapy, maggoty husbands and partying with purpose

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of terrific reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

Belfast Live

Titanic love stories to rival Jack and Rose as movie re-released for 25th anniversary

Titanic Belfast shared some other wonderful love stories from passengers who were on the ship

Belfast Live

'A Wall for All' unveiled as Free Derry slogan is translated into braille

"There are many people out there with disabilities who suffer and struggle every day and they will get inspiration from this"

Daily Mirror

Therapy sheep help 25-year-old woman recover from rare cancer

Hannah Russell was diagnosed with stage three sarcoma in 2019 and skin cancer a year later - but is now in recovery after undergoing six operations and radiotherapy

Daily Mirror

No10 issues update on calls for an annual Queen bank holiday as 120,000 back petition

A petition for a permanent day off in honour of the “the world’s greatest monarch” is gathering steam - but No10 insist there are currently not any plans to honour it

Wales Online

Man fuming after NHS cancels 90-year-old mum's appointment on day of Queen's funeral

Ida, was left in tears when she received a phone call to say her hospital appointment had been cancelled

The Independent UK

Young author diagnosed with skin cancer months after beating stage 3 sarcoma

Yorkshire author Hannah Russell, 25, underwent six operations over a two-year period in a bid to beat stage three sarcoma followed by melanoma 12 months later

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