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Tropical Storm Idalia, currently off the coast of Cuba, could arrive in Florida as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday. The state's west coast could get flooded with up to 11 feet of seawater. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for half of Florida's counties over the weekend.

Damage in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Ian last year.

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More details are emerging about the young white gunman who killed three Black people in a racist attack, before killing himself, at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday. A historically Black university nearby said Ryan Palmeter, 21, had tried to enter the campus before the attack, but was kept out by a security guard.

Seven hundred miles north of Jacksonville, thousands gathered to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. Marsha Dean Phelts, 79, traveled from her home outside Jacksonville for the event. "It was more fired up then," she said of the 1963 rally, "but the things we were asking for and needing, we still need them today."

Marsha Dean Phelts (left) and Avril Trancoso at the National Mall on Saturday.

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At least three U.S. Marines died and five were critically wounded when their hybrid aircraft crashed Sunday during an international military exercise on an Australian island. The fate of 15 other Marines on board has not been shared. Before Sunday's crash, 16 people had died in fatal crashes of Osprey aircraft since 2012.

An Associated Press review of video and photos from this month's Maui wildfires found that Hawaiian Electric Co.'s old, wooden utility poles, which connected uninsulated power lines, leaned over rows of dry grass that would later erupt in wildfires when high winds blew through the island. Had the company updated its poles to a national standard set in 2002, they might not have fallen, and had it insulated the power cables, they would not have sparked and caused fires, experts told the AP.

Yale University settled a lawsuit with students and alumni who alleged the university forced out students if they took a leave of absence for mental health conditions. Under the agreement, a student's return to classes will now be based on a clinical assessment and the university will simplify the process for reenrolling in classes.

Homebuyers from the cities are looking for more space for their dollar and those in farther-flung suburbs are looking for closer commutes to the city center, said Danielle Hale, chief economist at Realtor.com. That has made first-ring suburbs some of the hottest areas in the current housing market, she said, and none so much as an unassuming city of about 35,000 in central Ohio.

The 26-year-old gymnast won a record eighth U.S. all-around championship a full decade after winning her first. Biles, the most decorated American woman ever in U.S. gymnastics, only rejoined competition three weeks ago following a two-year hiatus prompted by her withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health. She is widely anticipated to return to the 2024 games in Paris.

Upside down but still on top: Biles competes at the U.S. championships Sunday in San Jose, Calif.

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The host of The Price Is Right for 35 years died Saturday at the age of 99. Barker donated millions to animal welfare organizations and, for decades, ended each Price of Right broadcast with a request that people spay and neuter their pets. He previously was a long-time host of the game show Truth or Consequences.

This is Need2Know reminds you: Help reduce the number of euthanized animals. Have your dogs and cats spayed or neutered.

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Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and their parents go through a lot. To celebrate the day they can go home with their families, the neonatal unit at the Medical College of Georgia holds a NICU graduation ceremony — complete with a diploma and tiny graduation cap.

Autumn is a wonderful time in New York City — the air gets a little crisper, the heat a little less sweltering, and there are fewer spotted lanternflies to keep you company. Whether you're a local or you're visiting, actor and influencer Viveca Chow has some ideas for free and cheap ways to enjoy the city.

Sorry to any New Yorkers who thought "New York on a budget" was advice for an affordable apartment.

Just think how many centuries pumpkins waited patiently in the patch to be discovered by Starbucks. Never let go of your dreams.

—@BethMooreLPM

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