Hurricane Idalia continues its fearsome path toward Florida. Hate crimes in major U.S. cities hit a record high for the second year in a row. And an astrophysicist hunted down a meteor to figure out where it came from. |
👋 Hi pals! Laura Davis here. It's time for Tuesday's news. |
But first: New major fear unlocked. 😳 An Australian woman was having symptoms of stomach pain, forgetfulness and depression. The problem was in her brain: A 3-inch worm. |
Warm water, stronger hurricane |
As the outer bands of Hurricane Idalia began whipping the coast of Florida, officials warned residents across the state of a "life-threatening, dangerous situation." The historic hurricane was moving through the hot-tub-temperature waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, driving a potentially deadly storm surge toward the Big Bend area of Florida's west coast as it spins toward landfall overnight or Wednesday morning. Idalia, steering winds of 90 mph, was centered about 240 miles southwest of Tampa on Tuesday afternoon. |
What they're saying: "To put this system into the historical context, there are no major hurricanes in the historical dataset going back to 1851 that have tracked into Apalachee Bay. None," the National Weather Service said. "Don't mess around with this." 🌀 Follow our live coverage. | Beachgoers check out the surf as Hurricane Idalia approaches Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. Andrew West, The News-Press via USA TODAY NETWORK |
Blood thinners, diabetes meds on list of drugs targeted for price cuts |
Let the drug price negotiations begin. The federal government on Tuesday revealed its list of 10 prescription drugs that will be negotiated by Medicare under a new federal law, launching a process that could deliver discounts by 2026. The medications include some of the most widely prescribed or expensive drugs older Americans use for conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and autoimmune conditions: Eliquis, Jardiance, Enbrel, Stelara and more. Insulin meds Fiasp and NovoLog are also on the list. The new negotiating power comes from the Inflation Reduction Act, the sweeping climate and health legislation passed by Congress last year. 💊 Here's the full list of drugs + what you need to know. |
What everyone's talking about |
Hate crimes in big cities hit a record high |
Using a rifle with a swastika drawn on it, the man who shot and killed three people Saturday in a Dollar Tree supermarket in Jacksonville, Florida, targeted Black people because of their race, local police said. The shooting is a horrific tragedy – but hardly unique. A leading group of experts, in a new study provided exclusively to USA TODAY, has found the number of hate crimes reported to police in 42 major U.S. cities rose 10% last year from the year before. Last year, as has been the case every year since the count began, most hate crime victims were Black. 🔎 Take a closer look at the data. | Jacqui Burns holds up a sign Monday, Aug. 28, 2023 at James Weldon Johnson Park in downtown Jacksonville, Fla. In light of the recent shooting at the Dollar General, that left three African-American individuals dead, hundreds came out to rally against white supremacy. Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union |
Metallic spheres in the ocean? Not from Earth. |
Ever since he first learned about the strange meteor crashing into the Pacific Ocean, Harvard University astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been determined to discover whether it was indeed an extraterrestrial artifact. Now, Loeb says he and a team of scientists are one step closer to making that determination. On Tuesday, Loeb said in a media release that early analysis suggests the metallic objects recovered off Papua New Guinea actually are interstellar in origin. Loeb insists the team is now confident that what they found is unmatched to any existing alloys in our solar system. ☄️ Here's everything we know. | Avi Loeb, left, and his team inspect material recovered in their search for meteor remnants. Courtesy of Avi Loeb | | | | After more surgeries for blood clots, Deion Sanders said he told his CU players while they're chasing victory, he's "chasing normalcy" in recovery. | | | | American Airlines touted its family seating policy earlier this year, but it has shown some hiccups for families. | | | | Two Montana men killed a mama grizzly bear over the weekend after officials say she charged them when they startled her and her cub. | | | | A teenage Maryland girl was killed after a dispute over sauce led to a stabbing outside a Washington, D.C. McDonald's Sunday morning, reports say. | | | | House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. | | | | Kelly Rowland praised her Blue Ivy Carter for her performances during Destiny's Child bandmate Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour. | | | | The US Open is a hard court tournament, but grass was the topic of conversation for Greek star Maria Sakkari following her early exit on Monday. | | | | NFL teams must pare their rosters down to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, which means several difficult decisions are ahead. | | | | While President Joe Biden is touting a thriving economy as "Bidenomics," one House Democrat in a New Hampshire swing district would rather not brag. | | | | Dolly Parton has been promoting her rock 'n' roll album in London. The star revealed Princess Kate invited her to tea and explained why she declined. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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