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Harvey flooding will lead to 'massive, massive cleanup process,' Texas governor says
Washington Post
BEAUMONT, Tex. — A week after Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas as a Category 4 monster, millions of people across the Gulf Coast struggled Friday with the unfathomable misery left behind as tens of thousands were left without drinking water, forced ...
JJ Watt's fundraiser for Houston passes $15M in donationsESPN
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New Hazard in Storm Zone: Chemical Blasts and 'Noxious' Smoke
New York Times
The flooded Arkema plant in Crosby, Tex., where explosions early Thursday sent emergency responders to hospitals. Credit Adrees Latif/Reuters. HOUSTON — A series of explosions at a flood-damaged chemical plant outside Houston on Thursday drew ...
Smaller blasts heard from Harvey-flooded chemical plantABC News
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Job growth slumped in August
Washington Post
Job growth lagged in August, with the economy adding a lower-than-projected 156,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticking up slightly to 4.4 percent. Average hourly wages rose 3 cents last month to $26.39, up 2.5 percent from a year ago — a raise ...
US slows to 156000 jobs, unemployment rate up to 4.4%Chicago Tribune
Don't be fooled by lower-than-expected August jobs growthCNBC
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Powerful Hurricane Irma could be next weather disaster
CNN
(CNN) While much attention remains on Texas and the destruction left by Hurricane Harvey and its historic rainfall, powerful Hurricane Irma is rapidly intensifying in the open Atlantic and poses a major threat to the Caribbean and potentially to the ...
Hurricane Irma is a threat for the US coast, but the details on its track are unclearWashington Post
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The Trump administration may be about to commit to billions in additional spending
Washington Post
This article has been corrected. Shortly before the 2012 election, the administration of Barack Obama instituted a new approach to immigrants in the country illegally. Those who'd come into the United States before their 16th birthdays and who were in ...
The American nightmare Dreamers fearCNN
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Trump, lawmakers considering request for $6 billion in emergency Harvey-related aid
Washington Post
White House officials and congressional leaders are discussing a plan that would authorize roughly $6 billion in emergency assistance to deal with the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, and President Trump could send a specific request for the ...
Houston floods: White House seeks disaster aid from CongressBBC News
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New dangers lurk in Harvey's wake
Washington Post
PORT ARTHUR, Tex. — The water was leaving, at last. But, across Southeast Texas on Thursday, new dangers kept appearing in Hurricane Harvey's wake. In Crosby, northeast of Houston, loud “pops” were heard coming from a crippled chemical plant, ...
New Hazard in Storm Zone: Chemical Blasts and 'Noxious' SmokeNew York Times
Houston left with a toxic mess as Trump relaxes rulesPolitico
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In Texas chemical-plant fire, failure of backup measures raises new fears
Washington Post
When the hurricane blew in, workers at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Tex., faced the problem of keeping the plant's volatile chemicals cold. The plant had 19.5 tons of organic peroxides of various strengths, all of them requiring refrigeration ...
New Hazard in Storm Zone: Chemical Blasts and 'Noxious' SmokeNew York Times
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Mueller teams up with IRS in Russia probe: report
The Hill
Special counsel Robert Mueller is working with members the IRS' Criminal Investigations (CI) unit as part of the investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, according to a new report. The Daily Beast reported on ...
Mueller, NY state attorney general join efforts in Manafort probeCBS News
Robert Mueller's Lines of Attack Are Getting ClearerVanity Fair
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Powerful Hurricane Irma could be next weather disaster
CNN
(CNN) While much of the United States' focus is still on Texas and the destruction left behind by Hurricane Harvey and its historic rainfall, powerful Hurricane Irma is rapidly intensifying in the open Atlantic and poses a major threat to the Caribbean ...
Tampa Bay is due for a major hurricane. We're not preparedTampabay.com (blog)
5 things you need to know FridayUSA TODAY
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