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• Nintendo Reveals A Ton Of New Switch Games, And Some Are Coming Very Soon

  30-08-2017 23:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's Nindies Summer 2017 Showcase has just wrapped up, and as expected, it delivered a look at quite a few indie games for Switch. That included numerous announcements of upcoming games headed to the platform.Some of these games we already knew about, like SteamWorld Dig 2, which was revealed for Switch during a Showcase stream this spring. However, there were plenty more that we did not. The biggest of the bunch was No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again, a sequel to the original NMH from S
  
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• Fire Rages At Texas Chemical Factory

  30-08-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Chemical reactions at a flooded Texas factory resulted in flames and black smoke, sending 15 deputies to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
  
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• Fire At Texas Chemical Factory Burns Out, But Others May Follow

  30-08-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Chemical reactions at a flooded Texas factory resulted in flames and black smoke Thursday morning, sending 15 deputies to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
  
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• Chemical Plant Near Houston Explodes

  30-08-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Two explosions were reported at chemical plant near Houston, multiple media outlets said.
  
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• A Victim Of Harvey Describes What It Was Like When Her House Flooded

  30-08-2017 23:36 via yahoo.com
  Marlin Leal, 21, was with her parents, 17-year-old sister and 12-year-old brother this past Saturday night as water started streaming into their home in southeast Houston ― an area devastated by historic rainfall and flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• Switch/PS4/Xbox One Versions Of Acclaimed Adventure Game Kentucky Route Zero In The Works

  30-08-2017 23:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Kentucky Route Zero is one of the most acclaimed indie games in recent years, but it's been a long time in development. The adventure game's first episode released way back in 2013, while the most recent episode--the fourth--launched in July 2016. According to developer Cardboard Computer, we should see the last episode in 2018--and the studio announced today that it'll release the game on consoles alongside the last installment.Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition, as it's called, will be available
  
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• U.S.-led jets strike in Syria to block Islamic State evacuation deal

  30-08-2017 23:19 via yahoo.com
  By Sarah Dadouch and Angus McDowallBEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-led warplanes on Wednesday blocked a convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families from reaching territory the group holds in eastern Syria and struck some of their comrades traveling to meet them, a coalition spokesman said.The strikes were aimed at stopping an evacuation deal for Islamic State fighters to leave their enclave on the Lebanon-Syria border for areas they hold in eastern Syria, arranged by the Lebanese Hezbollah group
  
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• These Ridiculous Wedding Reception Stories Will Make You Cringe

  30-08-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  Note to self: Don't invite moonshine to the party.
  
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• Here's Everything From Today's Nintendo Switch Indie Games Presentation

  30-08-2017 23:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Update: Nintendo's indie-focused Nindies Summer Showcase presentation is over, and it offered fans a glimpse at many great-looking indie games on the way to Switch. The company showed off a total of 20 titles during the broadcast, which included surprise announcements like a brand-new No More Heroes game.Here's a rundown of the biggest news from today's presentation.New No More Heroes Game Announced Exclusively For Nintendo SwitchSuper Meat Boy's Sequel Releases First For Nintendo SwitchA Bunch
  
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• Undocumented Youths Are Sharing Their Stories Online in Protest

  30-08-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  While the Trump Administration considers the future of an Obama-era program that has allowed over 800,000 undocumented youth to live freely.
  
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• New 3DS XL Samus Edition, Metroid And Samus Amiibo Unboxing And Photos

  30-08-2017 23:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Samus Edition New 3DS XL, Metroid and Samus Amiibo
  Metroid: Samus Returns is a reimagined version of Metroid II: Return of Samus that came out on the Game Boy back in 1991. It's set to launch on September 15 along with a special edition, which features sweet reversible box art that pays tribute to the original game and a 25-song soundtrack on CD.In anticipation of the new game, Nintendo has released two new Amiibo figures and a new edition of the New 3DS XL system. Let's take a look at what we h
  
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• 'It 2' Is Already In The Works

  30-08-2017 23:05 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest adaptation of Stephen King's It hasn't even hit theaters yet, but the filmmakers are already hard at work on It 2, they revealed to GameSpot during a series of group interviews in Los Angeles."We are locked and loaded and ready to jump in the minute they say 'go,'" said Producer Seth Grahame-Smith. "The script is not done, but the script is being worked on. Obviously we, all the filmmakers, are just champing at the bit to get started, and we have a very exciting shape, and [It co-writ
  
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• Splatoon's SplatNet Service For Wii U Shuts Down Next Month

  30-08-2017 23:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Yesterday, Nintendo revealed that it will discontinue Miiverse for Wii U and 3DS this fall. Now, the company has announced another service that will soon be inoperable for its previous home console.On Splatoon's official Tumblr, Nintendo announced that the SplatNet service for the first Splatoon will shut down permanently on September 30. This does not affect the game itself; players will still be able to jump into online matches. However, following that date, they'll no longer be able to access
  
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• Shocking Video Shows Police Officer Pulling Gun On Motorcyclist

  30-08-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  Motorcyclist Alex Randall recorded footage of a deputy in plain clothes confronting him during an Aug. 16 traffic stop.
  
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• CNN reporter dramatically rescues man caught in Harvey's floodwaters

  30-08-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  A CNN reporter rescued a Texas man when the truck he was driving started sinking in floodwater in a treacherous moment caught on camera.
  
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• Meet the Man Who Turned His Furniture Stores Into Shelters for Harvey Victims

  30-08-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  The popular furniture store owner is now housing 400 displaced residents
  
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• Trump sparks social media blitz by tweeting, 'All I want to do is #MAGA!'

  30-08-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  One of President Trump’s Wednesday tweets became a social media sensation for its inclusion of the line, “All I want to do is #MAGA!”
  
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• Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Luke Gets Dark In New Image

  30-08-2017 22:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Although the story of Luke Skywalker remains at the center of the Star Wars saga, he only appeared for a few seconds at the end of 2015's The Force Awakens. This will change when The Last Jedi is released in December and we find out exactly what has happened to Luke in the years since Return of the Jedi.A new image of Luke from The Last Jedi has been released by Hungarian movie magazine Cinemania Mozimania. It shows actor Mark Hamill looking very intense, wearing much darker clothes than the one
  
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• See How These Two Texas Freshmen Transformed Their Dorm Room

  30-08-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  What used to be a 16-by-16 foot mundane dorm room, encased by cement block walls and covered in linoleum tile, has now been transformed into a Pinterest-perfect college living space.
  
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• The Latest: Interior drops probe into secretary, senators

  30-08-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and Congress (all times local):
  
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• Life Appears To Have Gotten Much Better For Sean Spicer

  30-08-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  Sean Spicer’s bad year just got a little bit better.
  
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• Trump warns Congress: Don't disappoint me on tax reform

  30-08-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  President Trump pushed Congress to pass a tax reform bill in his first speech on the topic in Missouri Wednesday, warning Republican lawmakers not to disappoint him. In this speech the president stuck largely to the script, and while he called out Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, he refrained from criticizing members of his own party.
  
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• Super Meat Boy's Sequel Releases First For Nintendo Switch

  30-08-2017 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Today's Nindies Showcase highlighted many of the new and intriguing indie games on the way to Switch. Among them is Super Meat Boy Forever, the sequel to Team Meat's popular and super-difficult platformer.Forever begins when Dr. Fetus kidnaps Meat Boy and Bandage Girl's baby, Nugget. As before, players will have to deftly navigate stages laden with buzzsaws and other deadly hazards, only this time levels get more difficult every time you clear them. In Team Meat's own words, "Each time you beat
  
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• Free US PS Plus Games Of September 2017 For PS4, PS3, Vita Announced [UPDATE]

  30-08-2017 22:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Update: It turns out the reason that North America and Europe's PlayStation Plus lineups were so different is because the former list included the wrong games. All four games for PS3 and Vita were announced incorrectly; PS3 owners will actually get Truck Racer and Handball 16, while Vita owners receive We Are Doomed and Hatoful Boyfriend. Both Vita games support PS4 Cross-Buy. We've updated the list at the bottom of this post with the correct games. The original story follows.With August drawing
  
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• US airstrikes block evacuation of Islamic State militants

  30-08-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. airstrikes blocked the advance of an Islamic State convoy carrying militants toward Iraq on Wednesday, derailing a Hezbollah-negotiated deal that removed the extremists from the Lebanon-Syria border, where they have been for years.
  
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• New No More Heroes Game Announced Exclusively For Nintendo Switch

  30-08-2017 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo unveiled a ton of new indie games during today's Nindies Summer Showcase presentation. One of the biggest surprises, however, was a new No More Heroes game by famed designer Suda51 and his studio, Grasshopper Manufacture.Titled No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again, the game is a collaboration with other notable indie developers. Taking place seven years after the original No More Heroes, Travis Strikes Again sees the protagonist inhaled by a "phantom game console." He must beat all six
  
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• Tekken 7 Patch 1.05 Gets You Ready To Bowl, Promises Improved Matchmaking

  30-08-2017 21:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Bandai Namco has released a new patch for Tekken 7 today in preparation of its new DLC tomorrow, which lets you trade the ring for the bowling alley. The update also includes a few fixes for multiplayer issues and new functionality for NVIDIA's Ansel camera.Patch 1.05 promises to improve online matchmaking, a function the developer has been trying to smooth out for some time. In this update, Bandai Namco removes the name display in Ranked Matches, so now only the player icon and their disconnect
  
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• Man arrested for causing wildfire in Northern California

  30-08-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for causing a fast-moving wildfire that has destroyed 10 homes and forced the evacuation of some residents in Northern California, fire officials said on Wednesday.John Ballenger of the town of Oroville is accused of "recklessly" starting a campfire outside a designated area and allowing it to spread out of control, Cal Fire Butte County Chief Darren Read said in a statement.Less than 24 hours after it began on Tuesday afternoon, the so-cal
  
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• Final Fantasy 15's August Update Out Now, Adds Assassin's Creed Crossover Event

  30-08-2017 21:46 via gamespot.com
  
  The August update for Final Fantasy XV is now live. In addition to the usual assortment of bug fixes, the version 1.4 update adds a couple of new features to the game, most notably the recently announced Assassin's Creed crossover event.Today's patch marks the start of the Assassin's Festival, a limited-time in-game event that introduces new mini-games, items, and "gameplay elements" based on Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series. Among the items players can acquire during the festival are Medjay's
  
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• A Bunch Of New Nintendo Switch Games Were Just Revealed

  30-08-2017 21:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's Nindies Summer 2017 Showcase has just wrapped up, and as expected, it delivered a look at quite a few indie games for Switch. That included numerous announcements of upcoming games headed to the platform.Some of these games we already knew about, like SteamWorld Dig 2, which was revealed for Switch during a Showcase stream this spring. However, there were plenty more that we did not. The biggest of the bunch was No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again, a sequel to the original NMH from S
  
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• All The Trailers From Nintendo Switch's Game Showcase

  30-08-2017 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo revealed a ton of new indie games for Switch during its Nindies Summer Showcase presentation today. In all, the company highlighted 20 titles that are on the way to its new console, including the Super Meat Boy sequel, Super Meat Boy Forever, a brand-new No More Heroes game titled Travis Strikes Again, and many others.We've put together a roundup of all the trailers from today's presentation below. You can find a full list of the game's announced during the broadcast here.Super Meat Boy
  
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• North Korea says more missiles to come as UN condemns launch

  30-08-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  A frustrated US President Donald Trump hit out at the slow pace of diplomacy Wednesday as nuclear-armed North Korea's Kim Jong-Un threatened ever more missile tests.UN diplomats secured yet another unanimous condemnation of Pyongyang's tests on Tuesday after the North fired an intermediate-range Hwasong-12 over Japan."The US has been talking to North Korea, and paying them extortion money, for 25 years.
  
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• Sonic Mania PC Version's Unexpected DRM Angers Players, Sega Responds

  30-08-2017 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Following a last-minute delay, this week's release of Sonic Mania on PC brought with it some unpleasant news when players discovered it uses the much-maligned Denuvo DRM. Worse yet, the game could not be played offline, although that particular grievance has since been resolved by Sega.After launching on Steam yesterday, players began reporting that Mania installs Denuvo on users' computers. The anti-tamper DRM has helped companies to prevent their games from being cracked--at least temporarily-
  
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• Savanna Greywind's Mother Speaks Out After Pregnant Daughter's Murder

  30-08-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  "We were terrified of what condition her body would be in."
  
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• GOP Rep Tells Black Attorney She May 'Go Missing' For Protesting Confederate Statues

  30-08-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  Georgia’s Republican state Rep. Jason Spencer told his former colleague on Tuesday that she and others supporting the removal of state-sponsored Confederate monuments and landmarks could “go missing.”
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II refused to applaud during this one 'pointed' moment at Princess Diana's funeral

  30-08-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  On the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's tragic death, her family, friends and fans of the beloved royal have been looking back at her incredible legacy with more scrutiny than ever before.
  
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• The Division's Next Free Content Update Detailed

  30-08-2017 21:09 via gamespot.com
  
  The Division is getting a big free content update this fall, and today we found out what's in store. Ubisoft revealed that the 1.8 update will include two new modes alongside a new area and social space.The update features a new cooperative mode as well as a competitive gametype. The co-op mode, called Resistance, is a Horde-like mode in which four players team up against increasingly difficult enemies. According to Ubisoft, Resistance is unique in that the enemy factions will, for the first tim
  
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• Bungie Offering Destiny 2 Freebie For Supporting Hurricane Harvey Relief

  30-08-2017 21:09 via gamespot.com
  
  With the effects of Hurricane Harvey continuing to be felt, Bungie has announced a campaign to support relief efforts. In return for helping the cause, you can get your hands on a physical item and a special Destiny 2 customization option.Available now on the Bungie Store is a collectible heart pin that measures 1.5 inches. It's priced at $15, and all profits from sales of it will go to the Bungie Foundation. That money in turn will go to Direct Relief, a non-profit group that Bungie worked with
  
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• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Guide: Top Technique Tips

  30-08-2017 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Know Your Techniques
  Moving, taking cover, and flanking enemies are the basics of strategy game Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. To be a really effective defender of the Mushroom Kingdom, you need to make use of your team's many special skills, which are called Techniques.Techniques are unique abilities employed by each of the eight characters you find throughout Mario + Rabbids. They're great for linking attacks together, supporting different characters, and executing strategies to get you thro
  
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• GS News Update: Sonic Mania Players Angered By PC Version's Unexpected DRM, Sega Responds

  30-08-2017 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Sega has rectified an issue preventing offline play, but the Denuvo DRM remains in place.
  
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• Trevor Noah: 'Buddy' Email On Russia Deal Could Hit Trump In The 'Trunk'

  30-08-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Reports that a Donald Trump associate tried to forge a real estate deal in Russia that he said would help Trump become president got Trevor Noah buzzing Tuesday on “The Daily Show.”
  
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• Hundreds of Puerto Ricans protest, decry austerity measures

  30-08-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of Puerto Ricans took to the streets of the island's capital on Wednesday to protest austerity measures as anger builds over an unrelenting economic crisis that has hit the working class especially hard.
  
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• Nintendo Switch Gets Newly Announced Super Meat Boy Sequel First

  30-08-2017 20:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Today's Nindies Showcase highlighted many of the new and intriguing indie games on the way to Switch. Among them is Super Meat Boy Forever, the sequel to Team Meat's popular and super-difficult platformer.Forever begins when Dr. Fetus kidnaps Meat Boy and Bandage Girl's baby, Nugget. As before, players will have to deftly navigate stages laden with buzzsaws and other deadly hazards, only this time levels get more difficult every time you clear them. In Team Meat's own words, "Each time you beat
  
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• Destiny 2 DLC Details Have Apparently Leaked Already

  30-08-2017 20:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2 is not even out yet, but we're already getting information about its upcoming DLC. According to a report from Kotaku, the first DLC pack will add a patrol zone on Mercury, a social space, and a storyline centered around Osiris.Details of the DLC pack, apparently called The Curse of Osiris, were leaked to Kotaku today. According to the report, the pack will focus on parts of Destiny's lore that have only been hinted at up until now. As the title of the expansion suggests, it has to do w
  
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• These Awesome Off-Road Rigs Are Rescuing People in Houston

  30-08-2017 20:36 via yahoo.com
  Calling all Texas truck owners.
  
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• Defense secretary quickly contradicts Trump over North Korea diplomacy

  30-08-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com
  Minutes after president says ‘talking is not the answer’ to tensions with Pyongyang, James Mattis says diplomatic solutions never run outJames Mattis with South Korea’s defense minister, Song Young-moo.In a scene typical of the Trump administration, Mattis contradicted the president’s views on North Korea.
  
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• Blade Runner 2049 Prequel Short Films Announced, Watch The First Here

  30-08-2017 20:19 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming sequel Blade Runner 2049 picks up 30 years after Ridley Scott's 1982 classic Blade Runner. To promote the movie--and to fill in some of the gaps in the story--a trio of short prequel films are being released.The first is titled 2036: Nexus Dawn, and is now online. It's directed by Scott's son Luke and provides us with some backstory about Niander Wallace, the sinister scientist played Jared Leto. Check it out below, with an introduction from 2049 director Denis Villeneuve:This lates
  
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• See The Animated Comic Cover For DC's Doomsday Clock

  30-08-2017 20:12 via gamespot.com
  
  This November, the highly-anticipated miniseries Doomsday Clock will hit comic shops. Today, DC revealed the lenticular cover for the first issue, which features Watchmen's Rorschach, whose mask morphs into the logos for Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.The issue, as seen above, uses existing artwork from Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons. The cover is actually animated as you tilt the comic while looking at it. DC has produced lenticular covers for other landmark moments, like Rebirth and Futures
  
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• Police find van of family of 6 believed to have been swept away by Hurricane Harvey

  30-08-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Officials announced on Twitter they have located a van they believe may have belonged to a family of six who was swept away by raging flood waters brought by Hurricane Harvey on Monday.
  
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• Muslims Opening Their Doors To Flood Victims: 'We Feel And Suffer The Same'

  30-08-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  Shazia Ashraf watched from a boat as her mattress floated in six feet of water in her Houston home.
  
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