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Anatomy of an internet argument
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misconception that good faith discussion only happens in close-knit
communities like LessWrong or HackerNews. The reality I’m looking at
here is that ~everyone on the internet is rational AND is arguing in
good faith. If it doesn’t look that way, it’s because you’re
speaking different languages.

Yes, this is a lot of work. If you’re not willing to do this, then
*you’re* not arguing in good faith in my book. You’re just here to
beat people over the head with words that they don’t understand.
It’s a waste of your time AND their time, and you leave with the
(incorrect) belief that people are dumb, or don’t care about the
truth etc.

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- Sara Khan, Investment Strategist, Global Finance Partners

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Starbucks invests in two innovation farms to help climate-proof its
coffee
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At the second farm in Costa Rica, which is located next to its
existing Hacienda Alsacia, Starbucks plans to use drones,
mechanization and other tech to address the labor shortages faced by
many Latin American farmers.

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US and G7 warn Israel against strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities -
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Western officials fear Washingtons influence may be limited as they
try to prevent escalation of regional conflict















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The tailwinds for a European consumer recovery are building - FT
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Interest rate cuts should support a rise in spending in durable goods

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OpenAI poses new investors an intelligence test - FT
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The start-up has another $6.6bn of cash, but providers will have had
to grapple with at least four flavours of complexity














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Iran Pushed Into Reluctant Response by Sustained Israel Attacks -
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Response to Hezbollah leaders death left many underwhelmed

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An adult fruit fly brain has been mappedhuman brains could follow -
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FRUIT FLIES are smart. For a start—the clue is in the name—they
can fly. They can also flirt; fight; form complex, long-term memories
of their surroundings; and even warn one another about the presence of
unseen dangers, such as parasitic wasps.














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Divers in Mexico's Underwater Caves Get a Glimpse of Rarely Seen
Artifacts, Fossils and Human Remains
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The underwater caves of the Yucatán Peninsula are a window to the
distant past. Through two million years and over multiple glaciation
cycles, these caves have been transformed. When the sea level was
high, the caves flooded, and their reach expanded.

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The $1,000 micro handbags luxury brands are pinning their hopes on -
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Luxury companies have a lot riding on the “super mini" purses and
$1,200 wallets on a chain they launched in recent collections. What
looks like a frivolous trend is part of a push to win back
middle-income shoppers and fix wilting share prices.














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Iran exposed to Israeli counterattack after blows against its allies -
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DUBAI : With two of Iran’s most powerful proxies—Hezbollah and
Hamas—fighting for their lives, Tehran has lost a central pillar of
its deterrence strategy, giving Israel an opening to strike what it
sees as its most dangerous foe.

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Venture capital pioneer Vinod Khosla says AI will deliver broad
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Yes, artificial intelligence will become capable of replacing a good
deal of human labor, Khosla said in an interview, but that will push
down the price of healthcare, education and other services. Many
current forms of work will even be eliminated, but society will be
able to create a more robust safety net than is possible today.














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Chinas patriotic rhetoric takes a violent turn - WSJ
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In one of the past year’s viral videos, a desk-pounding
schoolteacher lectures to her students about China’s “blood feud"
with Japan, admonishing them to never forget the atrocities conducted
by the Japanese army in World War II. State media praised her, and
other teachers reposted her video.

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What Hamas misunderstood about the Middle East - The Economist
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PERHAPS IN HIS final days he reflected on the irony. Last year Hassan
Nasrallah had not been eager to start a war with Israel. Hizbullahs
leader felt dragged into it by Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in
Gaza, who had declined to consult his allies before his men attacked
Israel on October 7th. But Nasrallah joined the war anyway: his own
rhetoric left him little choice. Almost a year later, that decision
would cost him his life.














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Which AI chatbot is best at avoiding disinformation? - New Scientist
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AI chatbots from Google and Microsoft sometimes parrot disinformation
when answering questions about Russias invasion of Ukraine but their
performance depends on language and changes over time

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Whats Next in the Israel-Iran Conflict? - The New Yorker
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When I heard that Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollahs longtime leader, had
been killed last Friday in an Israeli air strike, in south Beirut, my
thoughts returned to a scene that has lingered in my mind for more
than a decade. In 2012, in a village called Sohmor, in Lebanons Bekaa
Valley, I attended an open-air ceremony for two young Hezbollah
fighters who had been killed in Syria, where the civil war was under
way. Portraits of Nasrallah and Irans Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei,
were plastered on placards. Hundreds of Hezbollah fighters, wearing
black uniforms, entered in formation, while a brass band played a
march that could have come from a college football game. Young
Hezbollah recruits, nine and ten years oldcalled Mahdi Scoutsserved
coffee to the attendees. The scene was festive, like a tailgate party
before kickoff.














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LVMH strikes sponsorship deal with Formula 1 - FT
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French groups foray into sport comes as luxury industry seeks to grow
its audience and popularity

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Solving the Maker-Taker problem
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Recently, a public dispute has emerged between WordPress co-founder
Matt Mullenweg and hosting company WP Engine. Matt has accused WP
Engine of misleading users through its branding and profiting from
WordPress without adequately contributing back to the project.













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How Jaylen Brown Became the NBAs Most Interesting Player
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A few days before the start of the 2024 NBA Finals in June, Brad
Stevens, the coach turned executive of the Boston Celtics, joined one
of his star players, Jaylen Brown, for breakfast at the teams practice
facility. The Celtics had quickly disposed of the Indiana Pacers in
the Eastern Conference Finalsa series sweep in which Brown was named
MVPso the team enjoyed a near week and a half gap before the start of
the championship round against the Dallas Mavericks.

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Jack Smith has 77 potential witnesses in Donald Trump election case
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U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Wednesday released Smith's
165-page redacted document outlining the government's evidence against
the Republican presidential nominee, who has pleaded not guilty to
four federal felony charges related to attempts to overturn his 2020
election loss and to the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack that followed.

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Is nuclear energy the zero-carbon answer to powering AI? - FT
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After decades of stagnation, the worlds biggest tech groups and banks
are considering an alternative energy option

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John Wheeler Saw the Tear in Reality | Quanta Magazine
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When Johnny Wheeler was 4 years old, splashing in the bathtub in
Youngstown, Ohio, he looked up at his mother and asked, “What
happens when you get to the end of things?” The question would
haunt him for the rest of his life. What happens when you get to the
bottom of space? What happens when you get to the edge of time? It
would lead him to suggest that space-time can’t be the true fabric
of the universe. It would compel him, even in his final days, to
search for some deeper reality beneath space-time and to wonder
whether, somehow, that reality loops back to us.

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American Dams Werent Built for Todays Climate-Charged Rain and Floods
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Hurricane Helene brought dams in North Carolina and Tennessee close to
their breaking point. Many US dams are decades old and werent designed
for the impacts of climate change.

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Luxe suites and salted ducks: can posh gifts buy foreign influence in
America? - FT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=73317&nl=daily]
Federal prosecutors take aim at what they allege are attempts to curry
influence in the halls of American power

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Study: Cats in little crocheted hats shed light on feline chronic pain
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Our feline overlords aren't particularly known for obeying commands
from mere humans, which can make it difficult to study their behaviors
in controlled laboratory settings. So a certain degree of ingenuity is
required to get usable results—like crocheting adorable little hats
for kitties taking part in electroencephalogram (EEG) experiments.
That's what researchers at the University of Montreal in Quebec,
Canada, did to learn more about assessing chronic pain in cats—and
they succeeded. According to their recent paper published in the
Journal of Neuroscience Methods, it's the first time scientists have
recorded the electrical activity in the brains of conscious cats.

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Who Pays for the Arts?
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The thirty-year relationship between Copper Canyon Press and the
Lannan Foundation began with a printing error. When poet Hayden
Carruth’s 1992 book Collected Shorter Poems arrived at the press’s
headquarters with a table of contents printed out of order—after he
won the National Book Critics Circle Award and became a finalist for
the National Book Award—the philanthropist J. Patrick Lannan Jr.
came to the rescue with several thousand dollars to finance a
reprinting.

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Largest Brain Map Ever Reveals Fruit Flys Neurons in Exquisite Detail
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A fruit fly might not be the smartest organism, but scientists can
still learn a lot from its brain. Researchers are hoping to do that
now that they have a new map the most complete for any organism so far
of the brain of a single fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The
wiring diagram, or connectome, includes nearly 140,000 neurons and
captures more than 54.5 million synapses, which are the connections
between nerve cells.

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What you really need to know about divorce and money
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The US presidential campaign is in its final weeks and were dedicated
to helping you understand the stakes. In this election cycle, its more
important than ever to provide context beyond the headlines. But
in-depth reporting is costly, so to continue this vital work, we have
an ambitious goal to add 5,000 new members.

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World Braces for Bigger Trade Wars if Trump Wins
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Mr. Trump, in contrast, has said his approach to trade would be even
more aggressive than the trade wars of his first term, when he imposed
stiff tariffs on allies and rivals to obtain concessions and try to
bolster American manufacturing. He has proposed a 60 percent tariff on
products from China and a tariff of more than 10 percent on other
goods from around the world.

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Nancy Sherman, the soldiers' philosopher Philosophy for Life
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Professor Nancy Sherman has worked with the US military for over 20
years, and has written several books on military ethics, including
Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind; and
The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds and Souls of Our Soldiers.

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The Private Life of Telegram's Founder Adds to His Troubles
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A spokesman for prosecutors in Geneva confirmed that an investigation
was underway but declined to comment further. Mr. Durov’s spokesman
said in a statement that the incidents “never occurred” and that
the accusations “lack substance.”

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In a Cat-and-Mouse Game, Russian Oil Tankers Are Flying New Flags
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It is the latest in a cat-and-mouse game that President Vladimir V.
Putin of Russia has played with the West since Moscow’s full-scale
invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As American, European and
British authorities have pursued, frozen and seized Russian money
worldwide, Mr. Putin has found ever new ways to evade their grip.

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The best streaming devices for 2024
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That said, Amazon’s Fire TV interface is less elegant (and less
democratic) than other UIs, highly prioritizing Prime Video content.
It’s also notably ad-stuffed — promoting not just Amazon’s
content, but products as well. — A.S.

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The best robot vacuums on a budget for 2024
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Robot vacuums also have filters that need replacing every couple of
months. Check your machine’s user manual or the manufacturer’s
website to see how long they recommend going in between filter
replacements. Most of the time, these filters cannot be washed, so you
will need to buy new ones either directly from the manufacturer or
from other retailers like Amazon or Walmart.

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Oura's fourth-generation smart ring gets smaller and smarter
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Oura Ring 4 is available to pre-order today, with shipping expected to
begin on October 15, 2024, with prices starting at $349. The first
month of membership is free, with users asked to cough up $5.99 a
month or $69.99 for the year. Even if you already have an Oura Ring
sizing kit, the company urges you to get the new updated sizing kit
before ordering your ring, which is available in sizes 4-15.

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Britain to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius ending years of dispute
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Britain was found to have unlawfully separated the Chagos Islands from
Mauritius before granting independence in 1968. The UK initially
defied UN votes and court judgments demanding it return the islands,
emphasising that the ICJ ruling was only an “advisory opinion”.

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Anti-corruption officers raid Parliament House but remain tight-lipped
on target of 'ongoing investigation'
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Exclusive: Nacc says 'operational activity' does not involve any
current or former member of parliament

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High-profile Sydney man had guilty conscience as he allegedly lied to
police about intimate video, court hears
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The defence agreed that there was a sexual encounter, but said it was
consensual. Robertson, in his closing argument, argued the accused had
knowledge she did not consent or was reckless to it, after the
complainant had told him she had her period and “didn’t want to do
anything”.

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Rally organisers and police reach agreement ? as it happened
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He said the difference between this and the prior proposal is "there
is less controversy about it" in terms of the "suitability". He also
said the "area of contention is going to be much narrowed."

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Pro-Palestine rally and standing vigil going ahead in Sydney after
protesters and police reach agreement
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The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said on Thursday that 7
October marked one year since the greatest loss of Jewish lives in a
single day since the Holocaust and it was not a time for protest.

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Man bailed over alleged arson attack at Friendlyjordies' home
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There was no evidence Stepanyan was associated with any criminal
groups at the time of the firebombing in November 2022, Barnes added.
However, she acknowledged he had become a "prospect" for a bikie gang
by August 2023.

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Good eggs: fans delighted as new peregrine falcon chicks hatch on
Melbourne skyscraper
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“It provides them with a home, but there’s also more research
coming out about the benefits of connecting with nature. It’s good
for our wellbeing and it’s good for our health – the more
opportunities we have, the better off we feel.”

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Europe's exhausted oyster reefs 'once covered area size of Northern
Ireland'
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Philine zu Ermgassen, an honorary researcher at the University of
Edinburgh, said the destruction of the slow-forming reefs had been
rapid. "These were huge areas that were thickly crusted with oysters
and crawling with other marine life. There has been a fundamental
restructuring and flattening of our sea floors."

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Gulf leaders support Palestine ? but many would not mind seeing Israel
challenge Iran
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"A zero-sum approach that seeks to completely lock Tehran out of the
regional security architecture," they write, "will not enjoy regional
support and will ultimately be counterproductive."

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Israeli strikes kill six in central Beirut as blasts heard across
Lebanon's capital
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International human rights groups have stressed that the killing of
any healthcare workers is unlawful, regardless of political
affiliation, as long as they are not taking part in combat or
facilitating it.

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Tories challenge other Labour ministers to follow Keir Starmer in
paying back donations ? UK politics live
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I find it very helpful when readers point out mistakes, even minor
typos (no error is too small to correct). And I find your questions
very interesting too. I can't promise to reply to them all, but I will
try to reply to as many as I can, either BTL or sometimes in the blog.

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Tesco boss says new workers' rights laws must not hurt growth
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Bill is likely to include measures such as ending 'exploitative'
zero-hours contracts and changes to sick pay

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Starmer repaid freebies to restore trust in politics, minister says
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The prime minister’s decision to repay £6,000 came after weeks of
criticism over him accepting more than £100,000 in hospitality and
free gifts since December 2019. This includes £32,000 of workwear,
multiple pairs of glasses worth £2,400 and use of a £18m penthouse
from the Labour donor and peer Waheed Alli.

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Graves could be reused under proposals to tackle lack of space for the
dead
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Law Commission also suggests reopening cemeteries declared full as
part of England and Wales consultation

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Unresolved water complaints in England and Wales rise to near-decade
high
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In July, Ofwat proposed that water companies should be allowed to
increase bills by a third less than they had requested on average.
Companies had put forward plans for increases averaging £144 over
five years, although there were significant variations in price
changes between suppliers.

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Six people killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut as 1.2 million
in Lebanon displaced by invasion | First Thing
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Lebanese health ministry says another seven were injured in attack on
district of Bachoura. Plus, the hunger emergency in Haiti

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'People are giving, sharing': Augusta comes together as Kamala Harris
surveys damage
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As the vice-president visited the Georgia city shattered by Helene,
the sense of community spirit was palpable

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