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Congress to speed up Harvey aid, tackle debt limit

Lawmakers return to D.C. with a lot on their plates

September 5, 2017

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Relief comes slowly for coastal towns recovering from Harvey

Locals in Port Aransas, Seadrift and Sargent awoke on Aug. 25 expecting a hurricane along the lines of Bret and…

September 4, 2017

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US takes aim at countries doing business with North Korea

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said her country would circulate a resolution this week with the goal of getting it approved…

September 4, 2017

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Trump expected to end ‘Dreamers’ program, with delay

Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, lay out a banner as they demonstrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front…

September 3, 2017

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Frustration mounts over premiums for individual health plans

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., accompanied by the committee’s ranking member Sen. Patty…

September 3, 2017

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Man dies after rushing into Burning Man festival flames

The “Man” burns in the Black Rock Desert at Burning Man in 2013 near Gerlach, Nev. A Nevada sheriff says…

September 3, 2017

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Trump raises stakes in escalating North Koreans nuke crisis

North Korea claimed “perfect success” in an underground test of what it called a hydrogen bomb – potentially vastly more…

September 3, 2017

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U.S. to auction drilling rights near national monument in Utah

The Bureau of Land Management announced plans to offer drilling rights on about 145 square miles in a December online…

September 3, 2017

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North Korea says it has loaded H-bomb onto ICBM

A visitor walks by a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Seoul Train Station in Seoul,…

September 2, 2017

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‘Erratic’ wildfire near Los Angeles burns 5,000 acres, forces hundreds to evacuate

La Tuna Fire burning, left, and the Hollywood sign seen at sunset from Los Angeles. Several hundred firefighters worked to…

September 2, 2017

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For Trump, chance to return with empathy for Harvey victims

At stops in Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Saturday, the president planned to survey storm damage, talk with residents…

September 2, 2017

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Danger not over: Gas leaks, mold loom for Harvey evacuees

Hurricane Harvey evacuee Lakeithia Bankhead, accompanied by son Russell McCoy, tosses items into the back of a vehicle as she…

September 2, 2017

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An equal opportunity storm: ‘Harvey didn’t spare anyone’

It raged through neighborhoods rich and poor, black and white, upscale and working class. Across Houston and surrounding communities, no…

September 2, 2017

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New Mexico village to hold Bigfoot festival

The Los Alamos Monitor reports the village of Jemez Springs is hosting the Bigfoot BBQ & Blues Fest on Saturday…

September 1, 2017

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Kenyan court throws out president’s win, calls for new vote

Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga celebrate in Uhuru Park after hearing the verdict in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday. Kenya’s…

September 1, 2017

Nation & World

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Not real Joel Osteen Sails Luxury Yacht Through Flooded Houston To Pass Out Copies Of ‘Your Best Life Now’ The…

September 1, 2017

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Houston tries to safeguard some areas by flooding others

The mayor announced that ongoing releases of water from two reservoirs could keep thousands of homes flooded for up to…

September 1, 2017

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U.S. job growth slowed in August

Economy still looks solid

September 1, 2017

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Gasoline prices head higher while motorists panic

Analysts say lines mainly due to people topping off their tanks

September 1, 2017

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Rescuers seek anyone left in floodwaters

Beaumont loses water supply

August 31, 2017

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Mattis begins sending additional troops to Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks in Mountain View, Calif., on Aug. 10. Mattis said Thursday he has signed orders to…

August 31, 2017

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Explosions rock flood-crippled chemical plant near Houston

says smoke is not toxic

August 31, 2017

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Governors’ health care plan urges stabilizing markets

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, joined by Ohio Gov. John Kasich, speaks during a news conference at the National Press…

August 31, 2017

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Federal judge blocks Texas’ tough ‘sanctuary cities’ law

Lydia Balderas, left, and Merced Leyua, right, join others as they protest against a new sanctuary cities bill outside the…

August 30, 2017