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Forecast brings hope as new shelters open, death toll rises
HOUSTON (AP) — The latest weather forecast delivered hope to Houston after five days of torrential rain submerged the nation's fourth-largest city: Less than an inch of rain and perhaps even sunshine….
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Western Louisiana in crosshairs as Harvey moves back to land
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Western Louisiana residents braced for more wind and water early Wednesday as Tropical Storm Harvey made its second landfall after dumping record rainfall on Texas….
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Posts, tweets spread widely as the Harvey missing are sought
Photos with pleas for help in finding the missing from Tropical Storm Harvey are being posted, cut-and-pasted and retweeted by thousands of people as desperate family members seek loved ones who they fear might be dead, but may only have a dead phone….
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:…
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NKorea leader urges more missile launches targeting Pacific
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more weapons launches targeting the Pacific Ocean to advance his country's ability to contain Guam, state media said Wednesday, a day after Pyongyang for the first time flew a ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload over Japan….
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18,000 Rohingya flee violence in Myanmar into Bangladesh
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — At least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled fresh violence in Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh in less than a week, with hundreds stranded in no man's land at the countries' border, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday….
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Trump reassures those in Harvey’s path that he will help
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump answered Harvey's wrath by offering in-person assurances to those in the storm zone that his administration will work tirelessly to help the region recover from the massive flooding and storm-inflicted destruction….
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Diana’s tragic death spawned web of conspiracy theories
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Qatar crisis shakes East Africa, a home to Gulf militaries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Though far-removed from the Gulf, East Africa has been shaken by the Arab diplomatic crisis gripping Qatar….
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Private companies drive ‘new space race’ at NASA center
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011, NASA says it may soon have the capability to send astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil….
