In our news wrap Saturday, meteorologists predict catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti as Hurricane Melissa gains strength, new details emerged about the private donor who volunteered to pay U.S. troops as the government shutdown stretches on, early voting began in New York and New Jersey, and Trump denied reports that he plans to name the new White House ballroom after himself.

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