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Dozens are dead from Ian, one of the strongest and costliest U.S. storms  NPR Hurricane Ian heads for South Carolina coast after pounding Florida  KTLA 5 Pawleys Island pier collapses amid Ian surge  Live 5 News WCSC Hurricane Ian Slams South Carolina Coast  NBC

At least 30 people were confirmed dead, including 27 in Florida. The powerful storm terrorized millions for most of the week, hitting western Cuba before raking across Florida and then South Carolina. (Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP)

Hurricane Ian updates: Storm downgrades to cyclone after South Carolina landfall; death toll rises in Florida  WPVI-TV Hurricane Ian Slams South Carolina Coast  NBC News Part of Pawleys Island Pier collapses during Ian  Fox Carolina Ian barrels into South Carolina, causes major flooding

2nd robot had to be carried on stage by 3 people; experts skeptical Tesla is anywhere near close to rolling out legions of human-like home robots that can do ‘useful things’

FIFA urged to expel team from tournament; striker: being kicked off team would be ‘small price to pay for even a single strand of Iranian women’s hair’

A mountain pass into Georgia has become a choke point for Russians fleeing the country, many of them men who faced being drafted and sent to fight in Ukraine.

Analysts say preparations would be visible, and they are ‘quite certain’ there are no hidden facilities; likely Moscow would want West to see what it is doing as a warning