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Brent inched down in Europe after data showed Chinese factory activity contracted for a fifth consecutive month in August, but the far larger than expected drawdown in U.S. crude stocks was putting a floor under oil’s declines.

A search and recovery operation was underway and firefighters were moving through the building, officials said. At least one child was among the dead. (Image credit: AP)

Tropical Storm Idalia threatens the Carolinas with treacherous rain and flooding after pounding Florida and damaging thousands of homes  CNN Hurricane Idalia makes landfall: Here’s the latest  FOX 10 Phoenix North Texas agencies helping with relief efforts after Idalia  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

JOHANNESBURG — At least 58 people died when a fire ripped through a multi-story building in Johannesburg that had been overtaken by homeless people, emergency services said Thursday. Spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said another 43 people were injured in the blaze

Indian conglomerate Adani Group has rejected news reports that quoted documents obtained by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project that said the billionaire family secretly invested millions of dollars into India’s stock market to buy its own shares.

Russia accuses Ukraine of biggest drone attack of war  The Hill Russia-Ukraine War LIVE: Russia says overnight Ukrainian drone strikes ‘will not go unpunished’  WION Russia accuses Ukraine of large-scale drone attack  CBS News Russia sees biggest drone assault on its own territory

Slightly higher times: Biden administration moves to loosen weed restrictions  POLITICO HHS calls for moving marijuana to a lower-risk category  USA TODAY HHS official calls for reclassifying marijuana as a lower-risk drug in letter sent to DEA  CNN Cannabis workers mixed on proposed

Idalia’s wrath continues across Carolinas with life-threatening flooding following historic Florida landfall  Fox Weather North Texas agencies helping with relief efforts after Idalia  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth In Tampa Bay’s flooded Idalia aftermath, asking why  Tampa Bay Times Editorial: Idalia’s predicted impact is

Another victim in serious condition; Palestinian driver shot after running over people near Maccabim checkpoint then fleeing to nearby Hashmonaim checkpoint

Moon comes unusually close to Earth; is full for the second time in August, earning the celestial display the ‘blue’ moniker