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Plenty of clouds and passing sprinkles greet us today. Partly sunny skies take hold this afternoon along with highs in the 70s. We see a few showers and passing thunderstorms this weekend as we continue with highs in the 70s. Our Labor Day Monday looks bright yet breezy and brisk with highs only in the 60s-and-70s.
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Around New York
1. Health professionals remind families to immunize before first day of school
As students prepare for their first day of school, health officials are eying a potential uptick of certain illnesses and are reminding families to add immunizations to their back-to-school checklists.
2. State health department on how to protect yourself from mosquito-borne viruses
Eastern equine encephalitis has been around since the 1970s and cases are usually rare. The concern this year is that we’re seeing cases earlier in the summer. Typically, EEE and West Nile don't appear until September.
3. RFK Jr. can't get off ballot in North Carolina, can't get back on it in New York
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lost twice Thursday in his battles to stay on the presidential ballot in some states and get off of it in others. In New York, an appeals court rejected his bid to get back on the ballot there, upholding a decision to disqualify him for lying on elections documents.
Around the Nation
1. Decision 2024 updates: Trump campaigns in Michigan, Wisconsin; Harris continues Georgia swing
2. ABC's rules for Harris-Trump debate include muted mics
3. U.N.: Iran has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels