Trump Cuts A Deal • 185 mph Winds Pummel Islands • Tiger Killed On Highway: Patch Morning Briefing

Good morning! It's Thursday, and the weekend is just around the corner. Here's what you need to know to start your day.

Trump And The Art Of The 'Very Good' Deal

As a crammed congressional schedule and a new natural disaster threatening to strike the southern coast hang over Washington, bipartisanship made a rare appearance in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump said he agreed to a "very good" deal to fund the government and increase the nation's borrowing limit for three months as part of an arrangement to rush disaster aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey. But his choice to partner with the Democratic leadership on the deal — while ruffling the feathers of his Republican allies — came as an unexpected twist. (Patch)

Hurricane Irma Hits U.S. Territories

As Florida, Georgia and South Carolina residents brace themselves for Hurricane Irma, the Category 5 storm is already ripping through the Caribbean, leaving destruction in its path. According to the French government, the storm has already killed at least eight people and injured at least 23. Irma is the most powerful Atlantic storm ever recorded, and it could continue to strengthen before it bears down on the U.S. coast. Frightening video captured in the Caribbean by brave locals gives us a glimpse of what's to come. (Patch)

Tiger Killed On l-75 As Early Atlanta Commute Turns Surreal

Authorities are trying to uncover the origins of a tiger that was shot and killed early Wednesday after police received several calls about the big cat near a highway in Atlanta. The animal sightings were a surreal experience for anyone driving into work in the metro area. Terrified residents posted on social media about the ferocious feline walking through their yards. (Patch)

Quick Hits

James Franco Honors His High School Teacher: 'You're My Hero' (Patch)

Hurricane Harvey Causes Gas Price Spike (Patch)

United Passenger-Dragging: Feds Won't Fine Airline (Patch)

Charlottesville's Second Confederate Statue To Be Removed (Patch)

NFL Player Michael Bennett Accuses Las Vegas Cops Of Racism

"I felt helpless as I lay there on the ground handcuffed facing the real-life threat of being killed," Bennett wrote. (Las Vegas Review Journal)

Trump State Park Should Be Renamed In Honor Of Heather Heyer, Lawmaker Says

The New York lawmaker said it should be named after the victim of violence in Charlottesville because she fought against bigotry. (Patch)

Craig Carton, NYC Sports Radio Host, Ran Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say

The 48-year-old co-host of WFAN's "Boomer and Carton" is facing charges of one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud, federal prosecutors announced. (Patch)

The Best Audiobooks To Download In September

Don't let the end of summer mean the end of relaxing reads. Here are the fiction and non-fiction audiobooks you should listen to this month. (Patch)

Facebook Sold Ads To Russian Accounts During Election

The company says $100,000 worth of ads were purchased by fake accounts connected to Russian entities. (Patch)

Video Shows Woman Slip Off Handcuffs, Steal Lufkin Police SUV And Commence Wild Chase

Police in Lufkin, Texas, released a video of Toscha Sponsler, 33, of Pollok, getting arrested and then slipping through the handcuffs while in the backseat of a police SUV. Then she went all Daisy Duke on the cops. (Patch)

This Day In History

1901 — China's "Boxer Rebellion," an uprising against foreign and colonial influence, comes to an end.

1979 — Chrysler requests bailout funds totalling $1.5 billion from the United States government

Famous Birthdays

930 — Suzako, the 61st Japanese emperor who served for 17 years

1949 — Gloria Gaynor, the disco artist best known for her song "I Will Survive"

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