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• Idalia heads out to sea, leaving power outages and flooding and fallen tree damage in the Southeast.
• President Biden visits FEMA employees in DC, calls on Congress to fund Agency.
• Unemployment claims down last week, another sign economy still strong despite inflation.
• Santa Clara County officials highlight drug overdose crisis on National Overdose Awareness Day.
• Vallejo police officer who shot and killed young man given his job back.

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