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Florida cleans up after hurricane Idalia

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)…

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AP Top Stories Aug 30 P

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 supermoo…

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Biden pledges federal support for Idalia, Maui recoveries

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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Senator McConnell freezes up again at Kentucky event

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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Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida

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…