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• CNN Host Rips Colleague for 'Unprofessional Conduct'
  
  After a spat with conservative pundit Sebastian Gorka earlier in the summer, CNN host Brian Stelter ripped his colleague for "clearly unprofessional contact" at the White House. 
• Police: Epstein Associate Has Vanished Without a Trace
  
  According to investigators, an associate of alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is now a "ghost who has disappeared without a trace," the Washington Examiner reported Monday.
• Jaguars Cancel Practice, Help Players Evacuate
  
  The Jacksonville Jaguars canceled Wednesday's practice and are working to make sure players and staff are safe as Hurricane Dorian approaches the Florida coast.Coach Doug Marrone told reporters on Monday that he is focused on helping those who live in evacuation areas to...
• Sen. Graham: SC Hoping for 'Glancing Blow' From Dorian
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham said officials in his state of South Carolina are holding out hope that Hurricane Dorian will stay out in the ocean, but noted they already have ordered evacuations in eight coastal counties and changed traffic patterns to help residents leave the area. 
• Fla. Governor Urges Public to Follow Dorian Orders
  
  Hurricane Dorian, while stalled over the Bahamas, remains a very dangerous storm and people who have been ordered to evacuate Florida's communities should heed those calls and leave, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday.
• Sen. Rick Scott to Fla.: Heed Dorian Evacuation Orders
  
  Sen. Rick Scott Monday warned people in the path of Hurricane Dorian to listen to their local law enforcement officials and leave their homes if they're ordered to evacuate. 
• FEMA Chief: Agency Has Enough Workers for Dorian
  
  Acting FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor said Monday his agency still is short some 2,000 temporary reserve employees, but confirmed the agency has all the people it needs to respond to Hurricane Dorian and any other hurricanes impacting the United States.
• Toddler Hit in Texas Shooting Still Wants to 'Run Around and Play
  
  A 17-month old toddler shot during a deadly gun rampage in West Texas suffered serious injuries to her mouth, lips and tongue, but still wants to "run around and play," the girl's mother told Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a text message on Sunday.Anderson Davis was among...
• Some Florida Boat Residents to Ride out Dorian, Hoping for the Best
  
  Ned and Lisa Keahey were well aware that the second-most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record was heading for them, having watched the weather radar on Sunday at a Florida marina from the boat they have called home for the past 20 years.Even so, the couple had no intention...
• Beto O'Rourke on Another Shooting: 'This Is F'd Up'
  
  Democratic presidential primary candidate Beto O'Rourke dropped more curse words in campaigning against hate and gun violence, repeating "this is F'd up" after the latest Texas mass murder."The rhetoric that we've used - the thoughts and prayers just referred to - it has...
• AOC Shames Men in Boston's 'Straight Pride Parade'
  
  The gender makeup of Boston's "Straight Pride Parade" did not sit well with Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who shared a video of men marching on Twitter, ripping it as "I-Struggle-With-Masculinity" parade....
• AFL-CIO's Trumka: Labor Won't Back 'Unenforceable' USMCA Deal
  
  Unions "won't have any choice" but to block the "unenforceable" trading deal between the United States and Mexico and Canada, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Sunday....
• Fla.'s Sen. Rick Scott Warns Dorian Has Deadly Disastrous Potential
  
  GOP Florida Sen. Rick Scott warned Sunday that Category 5 Hurricane Dorian could wind up being as deadly and disastrous as 2018's Hurricane Michael, which wrecked the Panhandle community of Mexico Beach....
• Study: Trade War Will Cost at Least $460 Per Family
  
  The average American family will be paying about $460 a year as a result of the Trump administration's trade war with China, according to analysis reported by The New York Times on Sunday...
• FEMA Head: 'Uncertainty' Is 'Keyword' For Hurricane Dorian
  
  Acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Pete Gaynor on Sunday said the "keyword" is "uncertainty" for both the course and impact on the U.S. mainland of Category 5 Hurricane Dorian.In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Gaynor said FEMA is "dealing with...
• Coal Workers Continue to Struggle in Trump Country
  
  President Donald Trump promised in 2016 to end the "war on coal," promoting "clean coal," but laid-off workers in Trump country are rebelling over lost jobs and missed paychecks, The Washington Post reported....
• Looser Gun Laws Go Into Effect in Shooting-Hit Texas
  
  After a month of Texas mass murders shook the nation, new gun laws go into effect in the state Sunday, which loosen restrictions on access to guns near gun-free zones like schools and churches, according to The Hill....
• Rudy Giuliani: James Comey Tried to 'Frame' Trump
  
  President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani claims James Comey tried "to frame" the president in memos the former FBI director kept of their conversations.
• Justice RBG Not Stepping Down, Says Work Keeps Her 'Alive'
  
  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 86, recovering from radiation therapy after another cancer diagnosis, has no plans to retire, she told an adoring audience in her patented good spirits Saturday at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
• Massive Dorian Shifts Aim to Carolinas, Georgia
  
  Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northwestern Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, as new projections curved upward enough to potentially spare Florida a direct hit while still threatening it with powerful winds and storm surge.Forecasters on Saturday said the...
• Hurricane Dorian Now Cat 4, but Might Skirt Fla Coast
  
  Hurricane Dorian powered toward Florida with increasing fury Friday, menacing its eastern coast with a potentially devastating direct hit but giving indications it might deliver just a glancing blow as it marches up the coastline.Forecasters warned that no one is out of...
• Dorian Strengthens to Category 4 Hurricane
  
  Dorian strengthened into an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday.Dorian was located about 400 miles (645 kilometers) east of the northwestern Bahamas, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h), the Miami...
• Trump: Fla. Evacuation Decision Likely to Be Made Sunday
  
  President Donald Trump said on Friday the decision whether to order some residents of Florida to evacuate likely would be made on Sunday as the state braces for Hurricane Dorian.The storm has alarmed forecasters who worry parts of Florida will be walloped by strong winds, a...
• Trump Rushes to Prepare Federal Response to Hurricane Dorian
  
  President Donald Trump scrambled Friday to prepare the federal response to Hurricane Dorian, as forecasts said the storm could slam into Florida as soon as Monday, creating a high-stakes test of the administration's readiness.Trump canceled a planned weekend trip to Poland...
• Florida AG: We Will Track Down Hurricane Price Gougers
  
  Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody warned businesses who want to price gouge families trying to prepare for Hurricane Dorian that they will be tracked down and could face prosecution.

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