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As rapidly intensifying storms and rising sea levels threaten coastal cities from Texas to the tip of Maine, Hurricane Ian has just demonstrated what researchers have warned: Hundreds of hospitals in the U.S. are not ready for climate change.Hurricane Ian forced at least 16 hospitals from central to southwestern Florida to evacuate patients after it made landfall near the city of Fort Myers on Sept. 28 as a deadly Category 4 storm.Some moved their patients before the storm while others ordered full or partial evacuations after the hurricane damaged their buildings or knocked out power and running water.

Nikki Haley made a subtle reference to the historic nature of her candidacy as she announced her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said in a video that she doesn't put up with bullies. She added that "when you kick back, it hurts them more if you're wearing heels." The introduction captured the balancing act women — particularly conservative women — often navigate as they aspire to win the top job in American politics. They must show toughness to prove they can compete against rivals who are almost always men for a job that has only been held by men.

In this encore, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to singer/songwriter Santigold about her new album, "Spirituals."

NPR's Miles Parks speaks to the members of indie supergroup boygenius about its new full-length album, the record.

Whether you're extremely online or still confused by how a simple period can be interpreted as passive-aggressive, linguist Gretchen McCulloch has a guide to how our on-screen speech is morphing.

The Biden administration is cracking down on deceptive or misleading Medicare Advantage and drug plan sales tactics. And it's counting on beneficiaries to help catch offenders.

So you want to do something about climate change, but what? We have ideas. Some require a little planning, while others might mean one less thing on your to-do list. (You can skip raking leaves!)

Nikki Haley’s path to the Republican presidential nomination is rapidly shrinking. But she’s vowing to stay in the race indefinitely. And the harder she fights, the more Republican officials fear she may be hurting Donald Trump's long-term prospects in the all-but certain general election against Democratic President Joe Biden.

Vice President Harris’ running mate has lived in China and traveled there many times. His relationship with the country has been under scrutiny, especially from Republicans.

While a recent survey says women around the world cook at home about twice as often as men do, a good number of our readers said: "Not in my house!" We've got a feast of stories and opinions.