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A Florida woman hit the jackpot after playing a lottery scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced this week.

Hurricane Idalia brought “catastrophic storm surge ” to a swath of the Gulf coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Idalia brought “catastrophic storm surge ” to a swath of the Gulf coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Idalia left a a wake of destruction from the Gulf inland as it made its way through Florida and into Georgia. Along the coast, some homes were submerged. Inland, the storm caused vast power outages. Now in Georgia, the system has been downgraded to a tropical storm.

Hurricane Idalia barreled into Florida's Big Bend region on Wednesday, bringing devastating storm surge and submerging some homes near their rooftops. Idalia is likely to still be at tropical-storm strength off North Carolina's coast Thursday.

Hurricane Idalia barreled into Florida's Big Bend region on Wednesday, bringing devastating storm surge and submerging some homes near their rooftops. Parts of North Carolina were under a tropical storm warning and a storm surge watch Thursday.

Hurricane Idalia barreled into Florida's Big Bend region on Wednesday, bringing devastating storm surge and submerging some homes near their rooftops. As streets flooded, the high winds shredded signs, toppled trees and sent sheet metal flying.

Hurricane Idalia barreled into Florida's Big Bend region on Wednesday, bringing devastating storm surge and submerging some homes near their rooftops. Parts of North Carolina were under a tropical storm warning and a storm surge watch Thursday.

Hurricane Idalia barreled into Florida's Big Bend region on Wednesday, bringing devastating storm surge and submerging some homes near their rooftops. Parts of North Carolina were under a tropical storm warning and a storm surge watch Thursday.

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