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Hurricane Milton is closing in on Florida’s west coast.

The latest: Milton is set to make landfall tonight or early tomorrow. It poses a dire threat to a densely populated zone — track its path here and find a city-by-city forecast here.

Why is it so ferocious? Record ocean heat is pushing storms to new limits. Milton will arrive as Helene recovery continues, and federal relief agencies are struggling to cope.

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Kamala Harris proposed that Medicare should cover long-term-care at home.

Why? To help tens of millions of Americans who are caring for aging parents. But the plan, announced during an appearance on “The View,” would face an uphill battle to become law.

Other election news: Congress may be headed for a historic double flip, a Post analysis shows. And an Afghan man in Oklahoma was accused of plotting an Election Day attack.

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A new book makes some stunning claims about Donald Trump.

Like what? As president in 2020, he secretly sent coveted coronavirus tests to Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to The Post’s Bob Woodward. Find other revelations here.

In related news: Melania Trump also has a new book — it’s pretty bitter. And a new movie about Donald Trump, “The Apprentice,” avoids taking sides — here’s our review.

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The true death toll in Gaza may be impossible to know until the war is over.