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Missouri Republican seeks exceptions to near-total abortion ban, including for rape and incest cases 08/30/2023 11:09pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Republican on Wednesday proposed constitutional amendments that would allow exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban in cases of rape, incest and fatal abnormalities. Suburban St. Louis resident Jamie Corley, 36, proposed the constitutional amendments to al Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions 08/30/2023 08:48pm • DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered T Live updates | Idalia causing widespread flooding in coastal South Carolina 08/30/2023 08:33pm • Follow live updates about Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall in Florida as a dangerous Category 3 storm and is now crossing Georgia as a tropical storm. What to know — Hurricane Idalia rapidly strengthened as it fed on some of the hottest water on the planet during its approach — A rare blue Josh Jacobs says his contract situation is behind him as he and the Raiders prepare for the season 08/30/2023 08:00pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — His contract dispute behind him, Josh Jacobs said he was completely focused on putting together a strong season for him and the Raiders. “(Expletive), we're here,” he said Wednesday. “We made it happen, so there are no hard feelings now. It's a clean slate for me. Ther With a more potent offense and better defense, the Giants look for consecutive playoff berths 08/30/2023 07:53pm • NEW YORK GIANTS (10-8-1) EXPECTATIONS: The Giants are a better team than the one rookie head coach Brian Daboll led to the playoffs in 2022 for the first time since 2016. The offense is much improved with playmaking receivers to go along with quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Saquon Barkley. Voters in one Iowa county reject GOP-appointed auditor who posted about 2020 election doubts 08/30/2023 07:25pm • INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Earlier this summer, a GOP-controlled board in an Iowa county decided that the person who would oversee their local elections would be a fellow Republican who had no specific experience running elections and who made prior social media posts questioning the legitimacy of the 'They never once faltered': Md. search and rescue team home after assisting in Maui wildfires 08/30/2023 06:59pm • The recent mission to assist with search and rescue after the Maui wildfires was among the most difficult Capt. Jason Light said he has experienced. Light, with the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, led Maryland Task Force 1, and said that this deployment ranks up with the Oklahoma City Memphis plant that uses potentially hazardous chemical will close, company says 08/30/2023 06:28pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A medical equipment sterilizing plant that uses a chemical whose emissions could lead to cancer and other health risks says it plans to close its Tennessee location by next spring, according to a letter sent by the company to U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen. In the July letter, lawyers Biden warns Idalia still dangerous, says he hasn't forgotten about the victims of Hawaii's wildfires 08/30/2023 06:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that Hurricane Idalia was “still very dangerous” even though the storm had weakened after it came ashore in Florida and said he has not forgotten about the wildfire victims in Hawaii, declaring himself “laser focused” on helping them r Cal defensive lineman Brett Johnson prepares for first game in more than 1,000 days 08/30/2023 05:48pm • BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — When California opens the season at North Texas on Saturday, Golden Bears defensive lineman Brett Johnson may need a moment to soak in the occasion. After missing two full seasons to deal with grueling injuries, Johnson is set to play a game for the first time in 1,001 days The Vikings will find 13 wins tough to match. The NFC North is still wide open for the taking 08/30/2023 05:36pm • MINNESOTA VIKINGS (13-5) EXPECTATIONS: After an NFC North title in head coach Kevin O'Connell's rookie season behind an NFL-record 11 wins in one-score games, second-year general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah took a longer view in the offseason with moves that prioritized future salary cap flexibility Dobbs gets another chance to start in the NFL, at least for a little while 08/30/2023 05:16pm • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — After six long seasons bouncing around the NFL, Joshua Dobbs has a golden opportunity to emerge as the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. For a little while, anyway. The 28-year-old Dobbs was acquired by the Cardinals last week in a deal with the Cleveland Browns a Mississippi Democrat wins primary, set to become the state's first openly gay lawmaker 08/30/2023 05:10pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will have its first-ever openly gay state legislator after a House candidate won his Democratic primary election runoff Tuesday. Fabian Nelson, a 38-year-old realtor from Byram, prevailed over Roshunda Harris-Allen, an education professor at Tougaloo College and New era leads to plenty of questions in Green Bay as Jordan Love takes over for Aaron Rodgers 08/30/2023 04:57pm • GREEN BAY PACKERS (8-9) EXPECTATIONS: It’s been quite some time since the Packers entered a season with this much uncertainty. That’s mostly due to the trade of four-time MVP QB Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. The Packers benefited from three decades of Hall of Fame-caliber quarterback produ California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke 08/30/2023 04:50pm • A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke. Dozens of lightning-sparked blazes have burned for weeks near Oregon, where the largest gro