On this version of Hot off the Wire:
» Maui County says 55 people were killed in the devastating Maui wildfires, and the death toll will likely continue to rise.
» President Joe Biden has declared Hawaii a disaster area, clearing the way for federal aid to help Maui residents and businesses recover from devastating wildfires.
» The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump will hear arguments over a request by prosecutors for a protective order seeking to bar the former president from publicly disclosing evidence shared by the government.
» China's national security authority says it has detained a worker from a military industrial group on suspicion of spying for the CIA.
» Some 14,000 people are being evacuated in the eastern Polish town of Lublin after a construction worker uncovered a massive unexploded bomb.
» About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever.
» In sports: Betting accusations concerning Phil Mickelson, gambling charges mount against Iowa and Iowa State football players, the Pirates rally past the Braves and Twins struggle on offense again.
» Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team have asked a judge to set a Jan. 2 trial date for ex-President Donald Trump in the Washington case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss. Donald Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, has pleaded not guilty to new charges in the case accusing the ex-president of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate. The judge accepted a not guilty plea the Republican former president made in court papers last week.
» Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall.
» Kentucky’s largest school system has cancelled the second and third day of school after a disastrous overhaul of the transportation system. Some children didn't arrive home until almost 10 p.m. on opening day.
» The Biden administration is asking Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support through the end of the year.
» Ukrainian authorities have ordered a mandatory evacuation of nearly 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the Kupiansk district of Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region.
» The strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards have a new date — one that places them directly in Hollywood’s awards season for a change. Fox announced Thursday that the Emmys will air Jan. 15 from the Peacock Theater at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.
» Inflation in the United States edged up in July after 12 straight months of declines. But excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core inflation matched the smallest monthly rise in nearly two years, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes have continued to slow price increases.
» The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits jumped last week, but not enough to cause concern about a still-strong U.S. labor market.
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