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Florida, on August 29, 2023 as the city prepares for Hurricane Idalia. Miguel J.
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HURRICANE IDALIA'S STORM SURGES COULD BE 'CATASTROPHIC,' FORECASTERS SAY

Now a Category 2 storm, Idalia could reach a fierce Category 3 strength when it
comes ashore early Wednesday, bringing destructive winds and life-threatening
storm surge as high as 15 feet in some parts of the Big Bend and 7 feet in Tampa
Bay.


WMFE: THOUSANDS OF LINEWORKERS ARE PREPARING TO RESTORE POWER AFTER HURRICANE
IDALIA HITS

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SPACE


IT'S BIG! IT'S BRIGHT! IT'S A RARE BLUE SUPERMOON! HERE'S HOW TO CHECK IT OUT

Blue Flowers salesman Nick Davenport said his customers are "100 percent"
stunned to see the intoxicating hemp products he sells. Steve Harrison/WFAE hide
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NATIONAL


IN RED STATES WHERE MARIJUANA IS ILLEGAL OTHER HEMP PRODUCTS FLOURISH

WFAE

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HOW K-POP TOOK OVER THE WORLD — AS TOLD BY ONE FAN WHO RODE THE WAVE

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ENVIRONMENT


THE EPA REMOVES FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY'S WETLANDS

Medicare is set to begin negotiating prices for 10 drugs prescribed to people on
Medicare. Pharmaceutical companies have launched lawsuits, saying the move is
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POLITICS


HERE ARE THE FIRST 10 DRUGS THAT MEDICARE WILL TARGET FOR PRICE CUTS

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WORLD


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WORLD


PRIGOZHIN IS BURIED IN ST. PETERSBURG AS RUSSIANS MOURN THE WAGNER MERCENARY
CHIEF

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week. Many
Russians are mourning — and speculating about the crash.

In this handout provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Rudy Giuliani,
former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, poses for his booking
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LAW


IT'S TIME TO RETHINK RUDY GIULIANI AND HIS CLAIM TO DISCOVER RICO

Giuliani has long claimed that he dreamed up the idea of using the federal RICO
law to target mafia families when he was a federal prosecutor.

Cogan McMichaels, a freshman at UNC-Chapel Hill, sheltered in place for several
hours on Monday as police searched for an active shooter who fatally shot a
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'IT'S HORRIFYING': UNC CHAPEL HILL STUDENTS AND FACULTY REACT TO CAMPUS SHOOTING

North Carolina Public Radio

Students at WUNC Chapel Hill went through a lockdown for several hours Monday
after a student shot a faculty member, and police searched for the suspect.
Emergency sirens sounded across campus just minutes after a 911 call.

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POLITICS


STEVE SCALISE SAYS HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A 'VERY TREATABLE BLOOD CANCER'

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said he's begun treatment for multiple
myeloma. He said he had blood work done after "a few days of not feeling like
myself this past week."

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NATIONAL


CAN WE MAKE COLLEGE CAMPUSES SAFER? THIS IS AN EXPERT'S ADVICE AFTER RECENT
SHOOTINGS

The Jacksonville gunman drove to a university before opening fire at a nearby
store. Days later, UNC Chapel Hill went on lockdown as a faculty member was
shot. A campus security expert offers suggestions.

CAN WE MAKE COLLEGE CAMPUSES SAFER? EXPERT ADVICE AFTER RECENT SHOOTINGS

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SHOTS - HEALTH NEWS


SHE PAID HER HUSBAND'S HOSPITAL BILL. A YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH, THEY WANTED MORE
MONEY

KFF Health News

Eloise Reynolds encountered a perplexing reality in medical billing: Providers
can come after patients for more money well after a bill has been paid.

SHE PAID HER HUSBAND'S HOSPITAL BILL. A YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH, THEY WANTED MORE
MONEY

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LIFE KIT


YOUR BEST ADVICE ON LASTING RELATIONSHIPS OF ALL KINDS

Here are some of the best tips from our audience for keeping your relationships
happy and healthy.


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THE INDICATOR FROM PLANET MONEY


THE PROBLEMS WITH THE US'S FARM WORKER PROGRAM

Over the years, U.S. agriculture has grown increasingly dependent on the H-2A
Guest Worker program to bring in foreign workers to harvest crops. H2A is a
vestige of a U.S. and Mexican policy called the Bracero Program, which ended in
the 1960s. Today on Indicator, here's why farmers and farm worker advocates are
calling for more scrutiny of the current-day visa program, which has been dogged
by concerns about worker exploitation and safety.

THE PROBLEMS WITH THE US'S FARM WORKER PROGRAM

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Relatives and soldiers mourn the death of fighter pilot Andrii "Juice"
Pilshchykov, 30, during his funeral on Tuesday in Kyiv, Ukraine. Paula
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WORLD


AS WAR LOSSES MOUNT, UKRAINE HONORS A VETERAN JET FIGHTER PILOT WHO DIED IN
COLLISION

Andrii Pilshchykov, known as "Juice," died in a training flight Friday. He was a
veteran of early combat missions during Russia's invasion and later advocated
for Western countries to donate F-16s.

This undated photo provided by Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate
Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a
preacher's wife. The Alabama attorney general's office on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023
asked the state Supreme Court to set an execution date for death row inmate
Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia. AP via Alabama Department of Connections
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ALABAMA REQUESTS A DATE TO EXECUTE AN INMATE VIA NITROGEN HYPOXIA FOR THE FIRST
TIME

Smith was supposed to be executed in November 2022 by lethal injection, but
corrections officers failed to insert an IV properly. The U.S. Supreme Court has
authorized nitrogen hypoxia in his case.

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CALIFORNIA IS WORKING TO COOL ITS PLAYGROUNDS TO PROTECT STUDENT HEALTH

KQED

The state is spending more than $150 million to plant trees and tear our asphalt
in school playgrounds.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture shared images of a yellow-legged hornet
nest that its scientists removed Wednesday from a tree on a Wilmington Island
residential property located near the Savannah Bee Company's garden. Georgia
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ANIMALS


THE FIRST NEST OF AN INVASIVE HORNET HAS BEEN FOUND AND ERADICATED NEAR SAVANNAH

Georgia Public Broadcasting

The first yellow-legged hornet nest has been found and eradicated in Georgia.
Officials want to keep the invasive species, which threatens bees, at bay.

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WORLD


UGANDA STARTS CHARGING PEOPLE UNDER EXTREME ANTI-LGBTQ LAW, RAISING EXECUTION
FEARS

Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality"
under a harsh new law that carries the death penalty. Their cases highlight the
threats for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda.

The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project is designed to demonstrate a
grid-connected, 12-megawatt offshore wind test facility about 27 miles off the
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THE FIRST-EVER AUCTION FOR OFFSHORE WIND LEASES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO HAD
LACKLUSTER RESULTS

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio

The Biden administration opened the first-ever leases for offshore wind in the
Gulf of Mexico up for bid on Tuesday off the coasts of southwest Louisiana and
southeast Texas.

Republican presidential candidate Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks at the
Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28.
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ELECTIONS


MIAMI MAYOR FRANCIS SUAREZ SUSPENDS HIS CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT

The Republican leader in South Florida alluded to his inability to appear in the
first GOP debate as part of the catalyst for his decision to leave the race.

Before (left to right) Justin Vernon, Joe Westerlund, Phil Cook and Brad Cook
started Bon Iver and Megafaun, they made music together as DeYarmond Edison.
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MUSIC REVIEWS


BON IVER WASN'T BORN IN A VACUUM — IT TOOK AN 'EPOCH' TO FORM

DeYarmond Edison's Epoch revels in the early alchemic triumphs of Bon Iver and
Megafaun members. But the box set also reminds us that no moment of creative
inspiration takes place spontaneously.

The extreme wildfire that hit Lahaina burned all the way to the coast. As the
clean up continues, rainstorms could wash toxic runoff into the ocean. Claire
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CLIMATE


ANOTHER STRUGGLE AFTER THE MAUI FIRES: KEEPING TOXIC RUNOFF OUT OF THE OCEAN

There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in
Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs
offshore.

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MISSOURI PRISONS BAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM SENDING BOOKS TO INMATES

KCUR 89.3

The Missouri Department of Corrections said the new policy is an attempt to
reduce the influx of drugs and other contraband into prisons.

Facebook's parent company, Meta, says operations linked to China and Russia used
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UNTANGLING DISINFORMATION


META SAYS CHINESE AND RUSSIAN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS ARE AMONG THE BIGGEST IT'S
TAKEN DOWN

Facebook's parent company says both operations used fake accounts across social
media sites to promote Chinese and Russian interests

Rep. Justin Jones speaks to media and demonstrators after he was ruled "out of
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THE TENNESSEE HOUSE SILENCES A LEGISLATOR FOR THE DAY, TRIGGERING OUTRAGE FROM
HIS SUPPORTERS

WPLN

The legislature is in a special session on gun laws and public safety, and was
debating a measure allowing police to assign an officer to a school even if
there's no agreement in place there. Lawmakers voted that Rep. Justin Jones was
speaking off topic.

Migrants at the Clinton Hill Shelter seek relief from the overcrowded
confinements of 47 Hall Street. Residents working as delivery drivers wait for
orders to come in, Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 19, 2023. José A. Alvarado Jr. for
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NATIONAL


THERE'S A LABOR SHORTAGE IN THE U.S. WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR MIGRANTS TO LEGALLY
WORK?

The wait time for an asylum-seeker in the U.S. to get a work permit is at least
half a year. City governments across the country are pressing the federal
government to change that.

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NATIONAL


THIS CAFE NEVER CLOSED AFTER LAHAINA'S FIRES, EXTENDING A LIFELINE OF NORMALCY

At Java Jazz, locals displaced by the fires can reconnect, share a drink and
listen to music. "We felt like, we will continue on with life," the owner says.
"We can't just go and throw in the towel."

A woman walks in front of a house damaged by shelling in the city of Wukro, in
Tigray, Ethiopia. A new report indicates that military forces have engaged in
hundreds of sexual assaults on girls and women. Eduardo Soteras /AFP via Getty
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GOATS AND SODA


WHATEVER HAPPENED IN ETHIOPIA: DID THE CEASE-FIRE BRING AN END TO CIVILIAN
SUFFERING?

The civil war in northern Ethiopia officially ended in November. But a new
report indicates that military forces have engaged in hundreds of sexual
assaults on girls and women.

WHATEVER HAPPENED IN ETHIOPIA: DID THE CEASE-FIRE BRING AN END TO CIVILIAN
SUFFERING?

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