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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…

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 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…

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 but has been downgraded to a Category 1.

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.

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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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.

USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network are providing free news coverage, public safety information and resource guides for Hurricane Idalia.

Many organizations are providing shelter and food to people impacted by Hurricane Idalia. Here is a list of groups you can donate to.

Hurricane Idalia is moving across Georgia after it made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm. (Aug. 30)