Former President Donald Trump was booked into an Atlanta jail on charges related to a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election, marking the first time a presidential mugshot was taken during his four criminal indictments this year. Simultaneously, Maui County filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, alleging negligence for failing to shut off power during high winds, which contributed to the wildfires that killed at least 115 people. In economic developments, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to address the Jackson Hole conference as inflation cools to 3%, though further interest rate hikes remain a possibility to meet long-term targets. Environmental efforts include a proposed 6,000-square-mile marine sanctuary off California’s central coast, though the exclusion of Morro Bay for potential wind energy production remains a point of tribal contention. Internationally, the U.S. imposed sanctions on 11 Russians involved in the forced transfer of Ukrainian children, while Tropical Storm Franklin caused fatal flooding in the Dominican Republic.
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