Aug. 28: Idalia on potential track to hit Florida as hurricane. 3 US Marines dead in Australia crash.

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In this photo released by Australian Department of Defense, United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft are parked at RAAF Base Darwin, Australia, Aug. 11, 2023, during Exercise Alon at the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Several U.S. Marines remained in a hospital in the Australian north coast city of Darwin on Monday after they were injured in a fiery crash of a tiltrotor aircraft on an island. (CPL Robert Whitmore/Australian Department of Defense via AP)

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Good morning! It’s Monday August 28, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

New reports shed light on nearly $1 billion in land purchases by a mysterious company near a California Air Force base that raised national security concerns. Since 2018, a group called “Flannery Associates” invested more than $800 million on almost 54,000 acres of agriculture-zoned land surrounding the Travis Air Force base in Solano County, California, public records show.

🔴 Monday marks the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

🔴 A court hearing is scheduled in former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to move charges to federal court.

🔴 The 143rd US Open tennis championships begin with first round men’s and women’s singles ties.

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