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1. Limits On Toilet Paper And Cleaning Supplies Are Back At Costco

   Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti said an anticipated uptick in demand as the delta variant surges and supply chain challenges led to the purchase limits on key household items.

2. A Huawei Executive Held In Canada Resolves Criminal Charges In A Deal With The U.S.

   Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of the Chinese communications giant, resolves charges against her as part of a deal with the Justice Department that could pave the way for her to return to China.

3. 84-Degree Ocean Waters Will Turn Sam Into A Major Hurricane On Saturday

   The storm is forecast to intensify rapidly as it passes over warm water far out in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center says. It's too soon to predict where or when Sam might affect land.

4. Catalan Separatist Leader Is Freed In Italy Until A Hearing Over Extradition To Spain

   Carles Puigdemont left a jail in Sardinia on Friday after a judge ruled that he could go free pending an Oct. 4 hearing on his extradition to Spain, where he is wanted for sedition.

5. 'View' Co-Hosts Test Positive For COVID Moments Before Harris Interview

   Two hosts of the The View were pulled live from the program on Friday, just before the vice president was scheduled to join them onstage for an in-person interview.

6. A Former ABC News Executive Says Chris Cuomo Sexually Harassed Her At A Party In 2005

   Shelley Ross says Chris Cuomo, now a CNN anchor, sexually harassed her by squeezing her buttocks. Cuomo, who was then at ABC News, sent an email shortly afterward saying he was "ashamed."

7. R. Kelly's Federal Trial Is In The Hands Of The Jury

   After six weeks of emotionally charged testimony, jury deliberation begins in the New York federal trial of disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. If convicted, he could spend 10 years to life in prison.

8. Coronavirus FAQ: Is There An App That'll Prove I'm Vaccinated, Or Is Paper The Best?

   It's happening more and more — you'll have to show proof of vaccination to enter an event or to travel. There's that flimsy paper card. And then there's the digital realm. What's the best option?

9. Japan's Outspoken, U.S.-Educated Vaccine Minister Wants To Be The Next Prime Minister

   Taro Kono is seen as a political maverick with liberal views on social policy. He is popular with the public, but his own party's power brokers may hesitate to make him the leader next week.

10. Biden Says He Plans To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot

    The president says he will get a third dose of the vaccine as soon as he can. "I'll be getting my booster shot," Biden said at the White House Friday, acknowledging that at 78, he qualifies.