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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.

Hurricane Idalia threatens to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast sometime Wednesday as a major hurricane.

Brother mourns Jacksonville victim A.J. Laguerre after he was killed in a hate-driven shooting at a Dollar General where he worked.

Hurricane Idalia was forecast to grow stronger as it drives a potentially deadly storm surge toward the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf coast.

Today in History for August 29th

Russian state-funded media has released footage showing American Paul Whelan in a penal colony. The video shows Whelan standing among other inmates and working at a sewing machine in prison clothes. (Date unknown)

Here’s the latest for Tuesday August 29th: Major hurricane expected to hit Florida on Wednesday; Suspect arrested after shooting on University of North Carolina campus; Former Trump Chief of Staff testifies; US-South Korean military exercises.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter visited the Navy headquarters, a day before Navy Day. (Aug. 29)

A weeklong camp in Washington’s Olympic National Park convened tribes from across Western states to share knowledge, successes and challenges as climate change intensifies. There have been six of these climate camps, hosting more than 70 tribes. (Aug 2…

UNC-Chapel Hill students and staff react to a campus shooting that resulted in the death of a faculty member on Monday, Aug. 28,2023. (AP video: Erik Verduzco)