Hurricane Irma followed a tightly forecasted path all week as it raked the the Caribbean and set its sights on Florida. Friday's forecast had Miami set up for a direct hit, but the center line shifted west and put The Keys, Naples and Tampa directly in the storm's path. Millions of people throughout the state were without electricity Monday as Irma's remnants made their way into Georgia and the Carolinas.
Here's a look at how the forecast changed, and the track shifted, throughout the week.
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Will you step back into an elevator any time soon?
Why it matters: Tens of billions of dollars — and the future of cities around the country — rest on the answer to that question. So long as workers remain unwilling to take elevators, hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of office real estate will continue to go largely unused.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro posted a photo of himself to Facebook congratulating his soccer team, Palmeiras, for winning the state title Saturday, moments after the health ministry confirmed the national COVID-19 death toll had surpassed 100,000.
Why it matters: Brazil is only the second country to confirm more than 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. On Sunday morning, it became the second country to surpass 3 million cases, per Johns Hopkins. Only the U.S. has reported more. Bolsonaro has yet to address the milestones. He has previously tested positive for COVID-19 three times, but he's downplayed the impact of the virus, which has crippled Brazil's economy.
Editor's note: This article has been updated with the latest coronavirus case numbers and more context.