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• Biden approves disaster declaration for Florida after Hurricane Idalia sweeps through.
• Biden administration proposes making millions more workers eligible for overtime.
• Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell freezes at podium again, raising concerns about his health.
• Tenderloin neighborhood Farmers market backers condemn city’s plan to move it from UN plaza.
• California moves closer to becoming first state to protect against caste discrimination.

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