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St. Petersburg and Tampa are preparing for what could be their first direct hit by a major hurricane in over a century. Officials there are urging people to comply with evacuation orders immediately.

The scandal has been the talk of the chess world this month. Interest exploded last week after Carlsen resigned from a match against Niemann after making only one move.

In the last days of the presidential campaign, William Ayers became the focus of attacks against Barack Obama. Ayers, a former member of the radical antiwar group the Weather Underground, talks about the extent of his association with the president-elect and why he remained silent during the campaign.

The de facto leader of Myanmar will testify in front of the International Court of Justice to answer charges that her country carried out genocide against the Muslim minority group.

President Xi Jinping warned against meddling in China's dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on diplomatic relations.

The father of funk has been in court, trying to reclaim ownership of songs like "Atomic Dog."

San Diego acquired the superstar outfielder in one of baseball's biggest deals at the trade deadline, vaulting their postseason chances by adding one of the game's best young hitters.

One of Georgia's two U.S. Senate races this year is close as Sen. David Perdue's ties with President Trump may be hurting his campaign in the increasingly diverse state.

The world's biggest power outages last week have exposed one of India's most serious issues — the growing gap between energy supply and energy demand. Left unheeded, it will deepen gathering doubts about India's dream to become a superpower. A growing economy, ballooning population and burgeoning urbanization are driving energy demands ever upward, while India's investment in power transmission and distribution has not kept up.

Steve Inskeep talks to Miriam Sapiro, who helped negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership, about why U.S. pacts with Europe and the Pacific Rim are faltering, and why that's a big deal for the U.S.