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Aug 31, 2023
Idalia is downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting Georgia, Carolinas and Florida, McConnell to consult a doctor after freezing again: 5 Things podcast
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Aug 31, 2023
The stabbing took place at an apartment complex in Houston as the man physically assaulted the girl's mother, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
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Aug 31, 2023
A Greyhound bus collided with a Buick Enclave travelling in the wrong lane around 3:24 a.m. Police said the Buick driver died at the scene.
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Aug 31, 2023
Five people have been shot in Peoria, Illinois and two of them were in critical condition, police said. The wounded, as well as a sixth person who suffered a laceration, were taken to a hospital. (Aug. 31)
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Aug 31, 2023
A fire killed 15 people in a small apparel factory in a Philippine residential area, where firefighters were delayed by flooding, traffic and a wrong address, officials said Thursday. (Aug. 31) (AP video/Aaron Favila)
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Aug 31, 2023
Mixed in with dirt found inside the lead box, U.S. Military officials found some coins dating from 1795 to 1828 and an 1826 medal.
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Aug 31, 2023
Authorities say at least 64 people died in Johannesburg when a nighttime fire ripped through a multi-story building that had been used by homeless people. An emergency services spokesperson said another 43 people were injured in the blaze that broke out at about 1 a.m. on Thursday.
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Aug 31, 2023
Kansas City Police charged Lester with first-degree assault in the shooting and he could face up to life in prison if convicted.
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Aug 31, 2023
A rare blue supermoon - the closest full moon of the year - dazzled stargazers Wednesday night. It was the second full moon of August, thus the blue label. And it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon. (Aug. 31) (AP Video/Thanassis Stavrakis, Juan Arraez, Helena Alves, Sebabatso Mosamo)
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Aug 31, 2023
South Korean and US militaries held a wet gap crossing drill in Cheorwon near the border with North Korea on Thursday, the last day of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise. (Aug. 31) (AP video/Yong Jun Chang)
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Aug 31, 2023
Southern's president, R. Albert Mohler Jr. promised a "major marker" acknowledging the Baptist seminary's founders owned slaves, but where did it go?
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Aug 31, 2023
Mongolia prepares for Pope Francis visit to one of world's tiniest and newest Catholic communities. (Aug. 31)(AP video/Wayne Zhang)
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Aug 31, 2023
Parents of Covenant students spoke emotionally with reporters after the end of the special session, vowing to return at the next legislative session.
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Aug 31, 2023
Over the last few years nearly a dozen US airports have modified their facilities and operations to aid travelers with dementia or hidden disabilities. (Aug. 31) (AP video: Mike Pesoli)
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Aug 31, 2023
Mutinous soldiers in Gabon have proclaimed their republican guard chief Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema as the country's leader after ousting just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba. (Aug. 31)
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Aug 30, 2023
The U.S. government has filed a court motion to intervene in the salvage case of famous liner The RMS Titanic. The motion aims to prevent any objectionable expedition.
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. (Aug 30) (AP video by Laura Bargfield)
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Aug 30, 2023
Crystal River, a low-lying coastal community in western Florida, is reeling from the worst flooding event in decades because of Hurricane Idalia.
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Aug 30, 2023
After Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Wednesday, Florida communities are emerging to see its destruction with hopes and plans to recover.
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. (Aug. 20) )AP video by Daniel Kozin and Terry Spencer.)
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Aug 30, 2023
0831 Today in History
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Aug 30, 2023
Not that long ago, Preethi was begging on India's streets. Her life was transformed since nonprofit group Shishu Mandir gave her an electric rickshaw last year so she could start a ride-hailing service. (Aug. 30) (AP Video: Dheeraj Aithal) (Production: Teresa de Miguel)
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Aug 30, 2023
India is one of the fastest growing electric vehicle markets in the world, and more than 90% of India's 2.3 million EVs are the cheaper and more popular two- or three-wheelers. Policies to encourage sales, like a $1.3 billion federal government scheme, rising fuel costs over the past decade and consumers awareness of the long-term cost benefits are driving up sales. (Aug 30) (AP Video by Dheerj Aithal)
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Aug 30, 2023
Another 40% were concerned that routine vaccines could cause their dog to develop autism, a belief that has long since been disproven in humans.
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Aug 30, 2023
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate called "the big unknown" for Idalia's impact on Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas as the potential impact on their agriculture. (August 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia left behind major flooding in Steinhatchee, Florida. The river that runs through it overflowed and flooded the community of more than 500 residents. (Aug. 30) (AP Video: Daniel Kozin)
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Aug 30, 2023
Here's the latest for Wednesday, August 30th: Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida and Georgia; White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters for munitions; Soldiers in Gabon seized power, detain president; Catch Wednesday's blue supermoon.
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Aug 30, 2023
President Joe Biden is warning Hurricane Idalia is "still very dangerous" even though it weakened after battering Florida Wednesday morning. Biden also sought to reassure victims of Hawaii's devastating wildfires that he hasn't forgotten them. (Aug. 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington. (Aug. 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before sweeping into Georgia. (Aug 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida's Big Bend as a Category 3 but has been downgraded to a Category 1.
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Aug 30, 2023
A gust of wind uprooted a 6-foot beach umbrella that flew through the air and impaled a woman's leg on Alabama's Gulf Coast this week.
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Aug 30, 2023
A viral video of a 12-year-old Colorado student being told to remove a patch depicting the "Don't Tread on Me" flag prompted the governor to respond.
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Aug 30, 2023
A judge has ruled that former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial. The judge dismissed the case accusing the 93-year-old of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago. (Aug. 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia is moving across Georgia after it made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm. (Aug. 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
Many organizations are providing shelter and food to people impacted by Hurricane Idalia. Here is a list of groups you can donate to.
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Aug 30, 2023
USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network are providing free news coverage, public safety information and resource guides for Hurricane Idalia.
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Aug 30, 2023
Patrick Murphy, of Denver, was charged with a hate crime and "criminal mischief" for breaking transgender Pride flags, police said. He pleaded not guilty.
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Aug 30, 2023
Customers in the "targeted high-fire-threat areas" were notified that their power would remain off throughout Wednesday until the risk subsides. (Aug. 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
Waffle House has closed at least five locations across Florida because of Hurricane Idalia. Here's how the Waffle House index works.
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast. (August 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting on Wednesday, in an apparent effort to dispel safety concerns following the controversial release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. (Aug. 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
A couple was arrested after police found dozens of dead dogs in a New Jersey home where a child also lived in poor conditions.
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Aug 30, 2023
Local police believe the drowning of the family's daughter, 4, weeks earlier played a part in the recent deaths. They were buried with her.
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Aug 30, 2023
Officials are nearing the end of the search and recovery phase of their response to the Maui wildfires, while an unknown number of people are missing.
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Aug 30, 2023
Gabon soldiers cheer their general after seizing power
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Aug 30, 2023
Photos show Hurricane Idalia, a Category 3 tropical cyclone, slamming into Florida's Big Bend region Wednesday morning as it heads toward Georgia.
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Aug 30, 2023
George Bryer rescheduled an appointment when he heard about whale sightings in his area. Then he grabbed his wife and his boat.
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia made landfall along Florida's Nature Coast. The Big Bend, where the panhandle meets the peninsula, is densely forested and rural.
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Aug 30, 2023
The weather service called the tropical cyclone an "unprecedented event," saying no major hurricane had ever hit the Big Bend's Apalachee Bay.
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Aug 30, 2023
The National Hurricane Center had warned the storm surge could be higher than many buildings. Here's what to know.
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Aug 30, 2023
As Idalia approaches the Gulf as a Category 4 hurricane, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warns residents to stay indoors.
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia made landfall along Florida's Big Bend along the Gulf Coast on Aug. 30, 2023 as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds at 125 mph.
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Aug 30, 2023
The weather service called the tropical cyclone an "unprecedented event," saying no major hurricane had ever hit the Big Bend's Apalachee Bay.
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Aug 30, 2023
A humpback whale spotted in Wiscasset, Maine on Aug. 24, 2023.
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida Wednesday morning. Stay up to date with power outages across the state.
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Aug 30, 2023
A hurricane warning has been issued for hundreds of miles of Florida's coastline as Idalia, with max winds of 130 mph.
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Aug 30, 2023
30 Florida counties told to flee as Hurricane Idalia approaches, the first drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation are named: 5 things podcast
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida as a Category 4. The National Weather Service warns it can be a "life-threatening, dangerous situation."
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Aug 30, 2023
Idalia pummeled Cuba with heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday, leaving the tobacco-growing province of Pinar del Rio underwater and many of its residents without power. (Aug. 30) (AP Video/Osvaldo Angulo)
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia was continuing to strengthen as it readies to make landfall along Florida's Big Bend on the Gulf Coast, not far from Tallahassee.
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steams toward Florida's Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. (Aug. 30)(AP Video Production: Rod Jussim)
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Aug 30, 2023
Here's the latest for Wednesday August 30th: Hurricane Idalia gains strength en route to Florida; Residents told to leave ahead of storm; Attacks inside Ukraine and Russia; Hawaii trying to determine number of wildfire casualties. (AP Video Production: Rod Jussim)
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Aug 30, 2023
Mongolia's tiny Catholic community has been eagerly preparing for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, the first-ever a Roman pontiff visits Mongolia. (Aug. 30) (AP video/Wayne Zhang)
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Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 3 storm Wednesday morning as it steams toward Florida's Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. (Aug. 30)
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Aug 30, 2023
Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting six of its regions in what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since the start of the fighting. (Aug.30)
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Aug 29, 2023
An Air Seychelles plane carrying Israelis has returned to Tel Aviv after making an emergency stop in Saudi Arabia due to an electrical malfunction.
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Aug 29, 2023
A man who grew up on the Neches River was searching the low water near Beaumont when he found five sunken ships.
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Aug 29, 2023
Hurricane Idalia's future is uncertain once it returns to open ocean. But could it make a return to trip to Florida? Forecasters say that's unlikely.
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Aug 29, 2023
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas have been ordered to pack up and leave as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. (Aug. 29)
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Aug 29, 2023
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Florida government officials urge residents to act on Hurricane Idalia now during a briefing Tuesday afternoon. (Aug 29) (AP Video by Daniel Kozin and Production by Ao Gao)
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Aug 29, 2023
Residents are preparing for Hurricane Idalia's landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday as authorities urge vulnerable communities to leave.
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Aug 29, 2023
0830 Today in History
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Aug 29, 2023
State police announced the arrest of 10 people on Monday in connection to the May kidnapping and slaying of Ithaca local Thomas P. Rath.
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Aug 29, 2023
Louisiana plagued by unprecedented wildfires
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Aug 29, 2023
Feeding off some of the hottest water on the planet, Hurricane Idalia is expected to rapidly strengthen as it bears down on Florida, scientists said. It's been happening a lot lately. (Aug. 29)
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Aug 29, 2023
The Arizona Court of Appeals has granted a stay in the murder trial of the Nogales-area rancher accused of killing a Mexican citizen in January.
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Aug 29, 2023
Arborists in Maui are working on bringing Lahaina's 150-year-old banyan tree, which is still standing after the devastating wildfires, back to life.
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Aug 29, 2023
"Nobody alive in Louisiana has ever seen these conditions," Edwards said over the weekend after the acreage destroyed by the fire doubled.
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Aug 29, 2023
Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave. (Aug. 29) (AP video by Daniel Kozin)
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Aug 29, 2023
Here's the latest for Tuesday, August 29th: U.S. targets 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations; Hurricane Idalia surges toward Florida; UNC shooting suspect denied bond; 127-year-old water main gives way under NYC's Times Square.
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Aug 29, 2023
The remains of Lolita, an orca whale that once served as the main attraction at the Miami Seaquarium, will be returned to the Pacific Northwest.
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Aug 29, 2023
Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session touted to improve public safety following a deadly school shooting. Two legislators had a brief physical interaction in the House chamber after the session adjourned. (Aug. 29) (AP Video: Kristin M. Hall)
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Aug 29, 2023
UNC Student charged in killing denied bond
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Aug 29, 2023
President Joe Biden celebrates a new phase of his administration's efforts to lower medical costs, by saying "we're going to keep standing up to Big Pharma." Officials announced the first 10 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations. (Aug. 29)
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Aug 29, 2023
A 3- to 4-foot alligator seen roaming around a New Jersey borough is still on the loose.
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Aug 29, 2023
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is ending his bid for the presidency, dropping out of the 2024 race after failing to qualify for the first Republican debate. The two-term mayor became the first candidate to drop out of the crowded GOP field. (August 29)
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Aug 29, 2023
Xiao Qi Ji, a panda on loan from China, is celebrating his third birthday and his last in the United States, as he is set to return to China.
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Aug 29, 2023
Surveillance video at businesses in Jacksonville captured the suspect's movements leading up to the deadly racist shooting at a Dollar General.
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Aug 29, 2023
State police announced the arrest of 10 people on Monday in connection to the May kidnapping and slaying of Ithaca local Thomas P. Rath.
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Aug 29, 2023
Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast. (Aug 29)
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Aug 29, 2023
A 127-year-old water main under New York's Times Square gave way, flooding midtown streets and the busy Times Square subway station. Subway service was suspended through much of Manhattan on the 1, 2 and 3 lines. (Aug. 29)
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Aug 29, 2023
Hurricane Idalia was forecast to intensify as it drives a potentially deadly storm surge toward the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast.
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Aug 29, 2023
Hurricane Idalia is expected to bring widespread power outages to Florida as it approaches landfall.
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Aug 29, 2023
A Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was arrested and charged with murder after an hourslong lockdown Monday.
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Aug 29, 2023
An illuminous fireball made an appearance over Denver around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday and footage of the unusually bright meteor was captured regionwide.
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Aug 29, 2023
The American Meteor Society reported a bright fireball seen in Colorado, which was captured by residents and doorbell cameras.
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Aug 29, 2023
Hurricane Idalia will move into waters that NOAA says are warmer than normal today, getting a burst of energy that could make the storm more dangerous
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Aug 29, 2023
Ta'Kiya Young, 21, was shot and killed Thursday evening by police officers responding to reports that she had stolen liquor from a Kroger store.
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Aug 29, 2023
The Denver City Council approved a $4.72 million settlement with claimants who filed suit over arrests made during the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.
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