California Sues Trump Administration • Maria Slams Puerto Rico • The Cost Of Obamacare 'Repeal': Patch Morning Briefing

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California Sues The Trump Administration

Before funding for the border wall has even been found, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is suing the Trump administration for its plans to waive federal and state regulations in its attempt to fulfil the president's signature campaign promise. Becerra said he filed a complaint in federal court in San Diego that alleges legal and constitutional violations. "The border between the U.S. and Mexico spans some 2,000 miles — the list of laws violated by the president's administration in order to build this campaign wall is almost as long," Becerra said. (Patch)

Puerto Rico Suffers Hurricane Maria's Wrath

Hurricane Maria tore roofs off homes and rained debris across the island of Puerto Rico Wednesday — and now the entire island has been left without power by the strongest storm to hit the island in more than 80 years. The onslaught could plunge the already-strained U.S. territory deeper into financial crisis. Maria left at least nine people dead across the Caribbean, making landfall in the morning in the southeast coastal town of Yabucoa as a Category 4 storm with winds of 155 mph. (Patch)

Most States Will Lose Out Under New GOP Health Care Proposal

In a last-ditch attempt to overhaul the American health care system and at least partially fulfill their promise to “repeal and replace Obamacare,” Republicans are rushing forward to try to pass new legislation by a Sept. 30 deadline. It would cut $215 billion from the federal spending on health insurance by 2026, according to a study released Wednesday. The Congressional Budget Office was given no chance to estimate how many people would lose health coverage under the proposal, but most estimates place the number in the tens of millions. (Patch)

Hiring Discrimination For Black People Is As Bad Now As It Was In 1989

Quick Hits

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Polygamist Leader Takes Deal In Food Stamp Fraud, Escape Case (Patch)

'Stormtrooper' Robs Belmont Donut Shop: Have You Seen Him? (Patch)

Miami Sports Teams Step Up In Hurricane Aftermath (Patch)

'Raging Bull' Jake LaMotta Dies

The fighter made famous by Robert De Niro in the movie "Raging Bull" has died. Jake LaMotta was 95. (Patch)

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur And Sukkot 2017: Everything You Need To Know

Rosh Hashanah began on Wednesday, marking the start of the Jewish high holidays and a period of reflection, repentance and celebration. (Patch)

Bad Babysitter: Passed Out Nashville Man Leaves Baby Surrounded By Beer Cans, Cocaine, Police Say

Relatives of 23-year-old Nashvillian Kyle Shepard are unlikely to ask him to chip in with the babysitting again anytime soon. (Patch)

College Towns Are Suffering Because Of Rental Sites Like Airbnb

Students and professors alike are having trouble finding affordable places to live. (Patch)

Police Killed Deaf Man As Onlookers Screamed That He Couldn't Hear

Magdiel Sanchez, 35, didn't follow officers' commands before one shot him with a gun and the other with a stun gun Tuesday night, Capt. Bo Mathews said at a news conference. Witnesses screamed "he can't hear you" before the officers fired, but the officers didn't hear them, he said. (Patch)

Mom Hit Daughter With Car For Disobedience: Police

Police say the mother had ordered the girl not to go to school, but she left the house anyway. (Patch)

Trump Apologized To Turkish President After Attack On Protesters, Erdogan Says

Erdogan's bodyguards pummeled protesters outside of the embassy in Washington, D.C., but it was Trump who apologized, Erdogan says. (Patch)

Hillary Clinton's Book 'What Happened' Is Wildly Popular

She may have lost the election, but she's dominating the market for non-fiction books. (Patch)

‘Dirty Dozen’ List Of Pesticide-Tainted Produce: Should You Worry?

While some experts are concerned about the levels of pesticides on produce, it's no reason to eat fewer fruits and vegetables. (Patch)

This Day In History

1937 — "The Hobbit," J.R.R. Tolkien's predecessor to the "Lord of the Rings" series, is published

1981 — In a landmark achievement in the fight for women's equality, the Senate unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female Supreme Court justice

Famous Birthdays

1866 — H.G. Wells, a prolific writer and historian, known as a "father of science fiction" for works such as "The Time Machine"

1929 — Bernard Williams, one of the most notable moral philosophers of the 20th century

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