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A hurricane watch is issued for Florida as Subtropical Storm Nicole gathers strength  NPR Hurricane watches issued ahead of Subtropical Storm Nicole  FOX 13 Tampa Bay Subtropical Storm Nicole Prompts Hurricane Watch For Florida’s East Coast  The Weather Channel Tracking Nicole: Afternoon advisory  WPLG

Officials urged Floridians to “not focus on the exact track” of the storm, which is hundreds of miles across. The unusual, late-season storm could reach Category 1 hurricane strength later this week. (Image credit: NOAA)

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By William James, Valerie Volcovici and Simon Jessop SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -World leaders and diplomats framed the fight against global warming as a battle for human survival during opening speeches at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Monday,

The late-night talk show host will preside over the ceremony in March, the show’s producers said Monday.

Dunia, a 7-year-old African lion, gave birth to three females and one male in September. Fans can vote for one of three groups of names on the zoo’s website until Monday at midnight. (Image credit: Oklahoma City Zoo)

Those who’ve left Kherson and others who still have loved ones there describe a community in fear of the Russian occupiers — and hopeful that increased shelling means the Ukrainians are coming. (Image credit: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images)

World leaders gather at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on November 7, to hash out climate action at a time of high inflation and soaring energy prices. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images What can COP27 accomplish as inflation and energy

If you can name the currently circulating coronavirus variants without looking them up, your memory is better than most people’s—even those who are still paying attention to COVID-19. At the moment, the top five variants in the U.S. are called