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All of Florida is under a state of emergency with Hurricane Dorian potentially arriving as a Category 4 storm on Monday. 1/19

We read hurricane maps as predictions, but they're really averages—a misinterpretation that gives those in harm's way an unfounded sense of safety. 2/19

On America hacking the Iranian military earlier this summer, and whether doing so revealed too much about the US's cyberattack capabilities. 3/19

According to a new CDC report, nearly 900 cases of mumps have been reported in adult immigrants at US detention centers since September of last year. 4/19

As more US tariffs on Chinese goods go into effect on Sunday, the two nations prepare for another round of negotiations next month. 5/19

For journalists tasked with fact-checking Trump, it can seem like a futile exercise, but it's necessary work. 6/19

Visualizing the deciding power of a single vote in a US presidential election. 7/19

A large study has found that while genetics contribute to same-sex sexual behavior, there is no specific "gay gene." 8/19

Stone tools unearthed in Idaho suggest the first Americans came from Japan, where similar artifacts have been found. 9/19

"You have a serious nuclear winter, you have a major supervolcano, an asteroid strike where you're looking at significantly reduced temperatures for a long period of time—you're going to run out of food just like everyone else." A new book explores ways humanity could go extinct. 10/19

Photos of the backs of desert road signs, by Arch McLeish. 11/19

Our current era of fast fashion may be ending, as Forever 21 is likely to enter bankruptcy, following news that H&M and Zara are closing stores in order to stay afloat. It may be an effect of the boom in clothing rental. 12/19

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A tour of The Vault, Steinway's private showroom where pianos start at $200,000. 13/19

Publishers Weekly managing editor Dan Berchenko's flowchart for how to correctly capitalize a headline. 14/19

A survey tries to determine where the "Midwest" of the US really is. 15/19

Using machine learning to create photorealistic emoji results in images that are both fun and disturbing. But mostly disturbing. 16/19

Sellers are hijacking abandoned AmazonBasics product pages—which garner heavy visibility on the site—to sell their own goods. 17/19

Chill pics: Soothing curbside settings photographed by George Byrne. 18/19

The 2019 US fall foliage prediction map. 19/19

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