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Sustainable aviation fuel creates buzz in the airline industry; the FBI reports a drop in violent crime; prison copays seen as a barrier to medical care for incarcerated people; and a Caribbean storm system could threaten the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday.

Report says scare stories about minimum-wage hikes are more hypothetical than reality; curing ballots affects the Washington primary; medical fees keeping incarcerated people from care; and a Caribbean storm system eyes the Gulf of Mexico.

A potential tropical storm is forming in the Gulf of Mexico. Ryan Routh, who attempted to assassinate former President Trump, scouted for a month and left a note predicting failure. Federal funds are boosting clean energy jobs in Maine.

The U.S. has seen over 400 mass shootings, including a targeted attack in Birmingham that killed four. House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed funding the government until Dec. 20, and California will ban plastic bags by 2026. New EPA standards could save over 200,000 lives, and conservation groups oppose lifting gray wolf protections.

U.S. gender wage gap grows for first time in a decade; Trump has embraced NC's Mark Robinson, calling him 'Martin Luther King on steroids'; Volunteers sought as early voting kicks off in MN; Women's political contributions in congressional races fall short of men's.

Dozens of CA events this weekend honor Latino Conservation Week; Kamala Harris joins Oprah Winfrey in emotional campaign event; Report finds poor working conditions in Texas clean energy industry; AI puts on a lab coat, heads to technical schools.

Post-presidential debate poll shows a shift in WI; Teamsters won't endorse in presidential race after releasing internal polling showing most members support Trump; IL energy jobs growth is strong but lacks female workers; Pregnant, Black Coloradans twice as likely to die than the overall population.

Alabama woman works to help returning citizens rebuild their lives; Marist polls: Harris leads Trump in Michigan, Wisconsin; they're tied in Pennsylvania; UAW contract negotiations at VW focus on healthcare, safety, wages; NC dentists warn of crisis due to low Medicaid reimbursement rates.

As U.S. Senate votes down IVF bill, MN parent speaks out; After false pet claims, Springfield mayor says Trump visit would be 'an extreme strain' on resources; Report: immigration enforcement changing, NW detention still high; Suicide rates rising among Indiana's diverse communities.

Medical copays reduce health care access in MS prisons; Israel planted explosives in pagers sold to Hezbollah according to official sources; Serving looks with books: Libraries fight 'fast fashion' by lending clothes; Menhaden decline threatens Virginia's ecosystem, fisheries.