Headlines for August 31, 2023

Tropical Storm Idalia Weakens After Lashing Florida, Still Carries Threat as It Moves North, Gabon’s Military Rulers Announce Transitional Leader Following Coup, Johannesburg Building Fire Kills at Least 73 People, Including Children, U.N. Says Recent Fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region Killed 183 People, Migrant Death Toll Near El Paso Hit Record High as Heat Waves Scorched the Southern Border, Texas Judge Blocks Law Barring Cities from Requiring Worker Water Breaks, Labor Dept. Proposes Lifting Salary Threshold for Mandatory Overtime Pay from $35K to $55K, Mitch McConnell Freezes During Press Conference for Second Time in Two Months, NY Attorney General Says Trump Inflated His Wealth by $2.2 Billion, Rudy Giuliani Found Liable in Defamation Lawsuit Brought by Georgia Election Workers, Indigenous Groups Rally in Brazil as Top Court Considers Pivotal Challenge to Ancestral Land Rights