AZ Briefing: Buying an electric car? New tax breaks to know; What AZ voting patterns mean for general election; When does summer end in AZ?

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A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.

Are you ready to buy an electric vehicle? Here's what you need to know about the new tax breaks.

What primary voting patterns in Maricopa County say about candidates Kari Lake and Mark Finchem and the general election ahead.

Labor Day signals the end of summer, unless you live in Arizona. Here, it's a cruel joke.

Today, you can expect it to be sunny and very warm, with a high near 107 degrees. Expect it to be clear and very warm at night, with a low near 86 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

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Today in history

  • On this date in 1944, during World War II, British troops liberated Antwerp, Belgium.

  • In 1969, the Food and Drug Administration issued a report calling birth control pills “safe,” despite a slight risk of fatal blood-clotting disorders linked to the pills.

  • In 2005, six days after Hurricane Katrina left a devastated New Orleans in chaos, police stormed the Danziger Bridge, shooting and killing two unarmed people and wounding four others. (Five New Orleans police officers were found guilty of civil rights violations in connection with the shootings, but a federal judge threw out those convictions in September 2013 and ordered a new trial, concluding the case had been tainted by “grotesque prosecutorial misconduct.” The five officers entered guilty pleas in April 2016 under a plea agreement.)

  • In 2016, elevating the “saint of the gutters” to one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors, Pope Francis canonized Mother Teresa, praising her radical dedication to society’s outcasts and her courage in shaming world leaders for the “crimes of poverty they themselves created.”

  • In 2017, J.D. Martinez hit four home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks, tying the major league record; he was the 18th player in major league history to accomplish the feat. (The Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-0 for their 11th straight win.)

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