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Videos show traffic jams near Tampa as residents head north to evacuate. Tap the link in our bio for live updates on Hurricane Milton.

Grief never goes away, but we can learn to live with it and learn from it. In Season 3 of "All There Is," continues his deeply personal journey to understand his own feelings of grief in all its complexities, and in moving and honest discussions, learn from others who've experienced life-altering losses. "All There Is with Anderson Cooper" is about the people we lose, the people left behind, and how we can live on – with loss and with love. Tap the link in bio to hear more.

If you live to 100, is it because of genetics or your lifestyle? explains what matters most when it comes to longevity. Editor's note: This video replaces a previous version that included an incorrect citation

A new study has found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor's office — can result in readings "markedly higher" than when your arm is in the recommended position. CNN's Jacqueline Howard explains. Read more at the link in our bio

Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning singer and mother of Whitney Houston, has died, according to Gwendolyn Quinn, a representative for The Estate of Whitney E. Houston. She was 91. Tap the link in our bio to read more. 📸: Cory Schwartz/Getty Images

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids, but people have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed poppy seeds. And after eating lemon poppy seed bread or an everything bagel, mothers reportedly have been separated from newborns because the women failed drug tests. Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium fluid. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate have proposed legislation “to prohibit the distribution and sale of contaminated poppy seeds in order to prevent harm, addiction, and further deaths from morphine-contaminated poppy seeds.” The bill was one of several on the agenda for a September 10 House hearing. The day before the hearing, The Marshall Project and Reveal reported on a woman who ate a salad with poppy seed dressing before giving birth, tested positive at the hospital for opiates, was reported to child welfare and saw her baby taken into protective custody. Almost two weeks passed before she was allowed to bring her baby home, the story said. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸: Westend61/Getty Images/File

The building, which was home to the Asheville Tea Company, was destroyed by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Helene. All employees of the tea company were reported safe. Tap the link in our bio to read more.

More than 100 new accusers plan to pursue new claims against Sean "Diddy" Combs according to their attorney, Tony Buzbee. CNN's Elizabeth Wagmeister reports.

After two years of fighting and taking in heavy losses, Russia has taken a key town in Ukraine's East. Vuhledar is built around a coal mine and sits on the intersection of Ukraine's eastern and southern fronts. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen explains the significance of this development. Read more at the link in bio.

CNN's Gary Tuchman hiked miles down the Green River Cove Gorge where he met resident Fred Ruddock. Hurricane Helene destroyed the house where his family lived in for decades. Tap the link in our bio to find out how you can help victims of Helene.

An annular solar eclipse was seen in parts of South America on Wednesday, creating a blazing "ring of fire" in the sky. Annular solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between Earth and the sun and the moon is near or at the farthest point in its orbit from Earth. The moon doesn't completely block the sun as it does during a total solar eclipse, which is what causes the ring of fire effect. Although the path of the eclipse tracked over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and Antarctica, only parts of Argentina and Chile, including Easter Island, were able to see the ring of fire. See more at the link in our bio. 📸: Esteban Felix/AP; Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images; Agustin Marcarian/Reuters; Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Asheville was touted as a climate haven, a place to escape the worst ravages of extreme weather. But Hurricane Helene's deadly path of destruction reveals this North Carolina city, like any in America, was never safe — it's just that memories are short and the reach of the climate crisis is consistently underestimated. "If you live in a place that can rain, you live in a place that can flood," said Kathie Dello, North Carolina's state climatologist. The past week has shown that reality starkly. After Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday, it raged northward and inflicted widespread devastation across six states, killing more than 160 people. Residents have likened Helene's aftermath to a "war zone;" officials have described it as "post-apocalyptic." Read more at the link in our bio. 📷 Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Vice presidents have a job to "reach undecided voters," says comedian Roy Wood Jr., something he says Sen. JD Vance may have achieved during the vice presidential debate with Gov. Tim Walz. Wood is the host of CNN's "Have I Got News For You" airing Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CNN.

CNN's Ben Wedeman looks at the damage done to a southern suburb of Beirut after Israeli airstrikes. The recent attacks have killed more than a thousand people, destroyed homes and displaced about 1 million in Lebanon. Follow live updates at the link in our bio.

Video from the US Navy shows destroyer USS Bulkeley firing interceptors during Iran's missile attack on Israel on Tuesday. The Pentagon says two US destroyers in the Eastern Mediterranean fired around a dozen interceptors during the attack. Follow live updates at the link in our bio.

As tensions in the Middle East keep growing, there's a lot to unpack. If you've got questions about what's happening, comment below, and CNN's Nic Robertson will answer them in a video that we'll post later this week.

Alan Keffer's camera recorded a near miss while driving through Black Mountain in North Carolina. The state has faced historic flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene. Follow live updates at the link in our bio.

The social media platform formerly known as Twitter is worth almost 80% less than two years ago when Elon Musk bought it, according to estimates from investment giant Fidelity. X no longer trades publicly after Musk shelled out $44 billion to take it private in October 2022. However, Fidelity discloses what it believes is the value of its shares of X, and those estimates serve as a closely watched barometer for the overall health of the company. Tap the link in our bio to read more. 📸 Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images

CNN’s Phil Mattingly speaks with an undecided voter in Grand Rapids, Michigan following the vice presidential debate who says he hopes to see more debates like it, which he found “peaceful.” Tap the link in bio to read the key takeaways from the debate.