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The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration shared information Wednesday about federal assistance available to Guam residents and businesses affected by Supertyphoon Bavi in July, urging those who suffered damage or financial losses to register for help.

Guam residents should prepare for at least a Category 1 typhoon this weekend, the National Weather Service advised Wednesday, even though the system forecasters are tracking has not yet become a tropical depression. The guidance appears in a release from the Office of Guam Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense, which calls it preparedness advice and says the eventual track and intensity remain uncertain.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Vincent Santiago paused to compose himself and took a deep breath before proceeding with his testimony Wednesday morning at the Guam Congress Building. "Have we not done enough?" the retired command sergeant major finally said. "Have we not done enough to deserve a regional site on Guam and our neighboring islands? ... We continue to fight, continue to serve our nation, represent our island with pride and dignity. But lawmakers, have we not done enough?" he added.

NEW YORK - Seven months removed from their improbable appearance in February’s Super Bowl, the New England Patriots looked anything but super. In the first three weeks of this season, quarterback Drake Maye was a turnover machine. Injuries sidelined star wide receiver A.J. Brown and ravaged the offensive line. A humbling 35-6 rout by the Jacksonville Jaguars dropped the Patriots to 1-2 and set off alarm bells throughout New England.

MINNEAPOLIS - Jaden McDaniels, never shy about speaking his mind, proclaimed during Wolves media day a couple of weeks ago about teammate Anthony Edwards: “This is Year Seven. I think this could be the MVP season for him.” Edwards, who has grown alongside McDaniels since they were rookies together in the 2020-21 season, returned the favor later at media day by pushing for McDaniels to make his first All-Star team this year. It seemed like two teammates casting out wishes more than anything.

Lawmakers will hold an emergency session Thursday morning to discuss securing $10 million for storm preparedness ahead of the typhoon forecasted for this weekend. Sen. Telo Taitague requested the emergency session. She introduced Bill 371-38, which would appropriate $10 million from the Rainy Day Fund to preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery efforts. "We have only days to prepare, and we cannot afford to wait until the storm is upon us," Taitague stated in a release.

A new bill in the U.S. Senate would deny automatic citizenship to some children born on Guam, and an advocacy group says it appears no territorial delegate was consulted first. Sen. James Lankford, R-OK, introduced Senate Bill 5667 on Sept. 30. Called the Ending Birthright Citizenship in U.S. Territories Act, it would amend the federal law that lists who is a citizen at birth.

MILWAUKEE - Mookie Betts slapped his bat with his free hand after tipping a slider from Brewers right-hander Abner Uribe back into catcher William Contreras' mitt. Betts had been setting the tone for the Dodgers from the leadoff spot all postseason, taking good at-bats against some of MLB's best starting pitchers. But there wasn't much he could do against a sinker-slider mix like Uribe's. Uribe shuffled off the mound, and the crowd at American Family Field roared.