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The scale of a scam to recruit Native Americans into fake treatment for substance in Phoenix and bill the government fraudulently is now emerging. It’s huge. (Image credit: Alice Fordham/KUNM) Read More at NPR

Some of the people living in the building in South Africa’s biggest city threw themselves out of windows to escape the blaze and might have died because of that, a local government official said. (Image credit: AP) Read More at NPR

Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road. (Image credit: Carlos Osorio/AP) Read More at NPR

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding (Image credit: Chris Urso/AP) Read More at NPR

Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two Georgia election workers by repeatedly claiming the women were manipulating 2020 ballots, a federal judge has ruled. Read More at NPR

The star of the Back to the Future: The Musical may be the car. The show’s design team created a DeLorean that flies over the audience. Read More at NPR

The latest Gallop poll finds two-thirds of Americans approve of unions. That’s down a few percentage points from last year, but continues a trend that stands in sharp contrast to the last six decades. Read More at NPR

Months of extreme heat and drought have Central Texas farmers and ranchers facing their biggest climate-driven challenge in decades. Read More at NPR

Tropical storm Idalia made landfall early Wednesday morning on a rural part of Florida’s Gulf Coast after it underwent what meteorologists call “rapid intensification,” a term to become familiar with. Read More at NPR