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• Houston's mayor pleads with immigrants worried about 'show me your papers' law to call for rescue

  28-08-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  The mayor of Houston doesn’t want people who need to be rescued fearing deportation after Hurricane Harvey pummeled his city.  SEE ALSO: Houston's local businesses pitch in as Harvey's flooding wreaks havoc At a press conference Monday, Mayor Sylvester Turner made bold statements about deportation concerns amid relief and rescue efforts. In no uncertain terms, he assured his city that anyone who needs rescuing and support can call for help — no matter their immigration status.&n
  
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• Chicago Cop Guilty of Shooting Two Black Teenagers

  28-08-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  Surveys conducted by Urban Institute researchers in four Chicago neighborhoods showed that relations between the police and the community are poor.
  
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• Hurricane Harvey And The Potential Hypocrisy Of Texas Republicans

  28-08-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Texas Republicans, long accustomed to bashing the federal government, are already changing their tune now that Hurricane Harvey has devastated parts of their state.An emergency aid package hasn’t surfaced yet, but Congress almost certainly will have to approve a spending bill to help those affected by the hurricane-force winds and widespread flooding in southeastern Texas.The question is whether that money will be offset by cuts to other government programs, whether extr
  
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• Poland and Italy investigating gang rape attack on couple

  28-08-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has opened an investigation into the suspected gang rape of a Polish tourist on a popular Italy beach, while Italian prosecutors said Monday they have gathered evidence that should help track down the assailants.
  
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• President Trump's Approval Rating Just Hit Another All-Time Low (Again)

  28-08-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  Trump is also facing backlash for pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio
  
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• Clever Dog Spotted Leaving With a Bag of Food During Hurricane Harvey

  28-08-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  Otis got loose during the storm and found the dog food at a lumberyard near his home.
  
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• Harvey: Muslim youth group hits streets to help Houston residents during storm

  28-08-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  As tropical storm Harvey hit Texas with devastating floods, a group of young Muslim men hit the streets to help their neighbours.More than 100 members of Muslim Youth USA, and 40 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, passed out food, water, and other supplies in Houston, according to organisers.Madeel Abdullah, director of humanitarian affairs for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, said more than 700 members of his organisation have been affected by the storm.
  
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• Charges accuse pair of seeking to steal woman's baby

  28-08-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A suspect in the death of a pregnant woman initially claimed the woman gave up her newborn daughter but later admitted taking advantage of her to get the child, according to court documents filed Monday that shed no light on how the woman died.
  
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• Trump: Mexico will still pay for wall

  28-08-2017 23:31 via cnn.com
  In a joint press conference with the Finland President Sauli Niinisto, President Trump says "one way or another Mexico will pay for the wall."
  
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• Devastating photos from the storm

  28-08-2017 23:29 via cnn.com
  Hurricane Harvey slams Texas as a Category 4 storm, spawning "widespread devastation"
  
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• As Officials Attempt To Protect Dams, More Houston Neighborhoods Deal With Flooding

  28-08-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  HOUSTON – While officials in Houston used controlled releases of water from dams to try to keep them from failing amid relentless rainfall, residents of the Fleetwood neighborhood wedged between the Addicks and Barker reservoirs dealt with a new onslaught of flooding from the dams themselves.
  
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• Lurid Trump allegations made by Louise Mensch and co-writer came from hoaxer

  28-08-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  The allegations made by Claude Taylor were endorsed as authentic and retweeted by his co-writer Louise Mensch.Mensch said her allegations came from her own sources.Explosive allegations about Donald Trump made by online writers with large followings among Trump critics were based on bogus information from a hoaxer who falsely claimed to work in law enforcement.
  
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• President Trump Does Not Call Russia A Security Threat

  28-08-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  President Trump avoids calling Russia a security threat during a press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.
  
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• Trump Defends Pardoning Joe Arpaio During Hurricane, Saying He Did It For 'The Ratings'

  28-08-2017 23:18 via yahoo.com
  “He’s done a great job for the people of Arizona,” Trump said.When asked about the rationale for the pardon, which did not pass through the usual pardon process, Trump engaged in whataboutism, bringing up other controversial presidential pardons, such as President Bill Clinton’s pardon of billionaire oil trader Marc Rich.
  
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• Lawsuit overseen by Ohio judge who was shot is dismissed

  28-08-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The wrongful-death lawsuit brought by a man who shot a judge overseeing the complaint has been dismissed, records show.
  
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• EPA watchdog reviewing agency chief's trips home to Oklahoma

  28-08-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The inspector general at the Environmental Protection Agency opened an inquiry on Monday into Administrator Scott Pruitt's frequent taxpayer-funded travel to his home in Oklahoma.
  
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• Australia's serious gambling problem

  28-08-2017 23:06 via cnn.com
  When Kate Sommerville visited a pub in Melbourne, Australia, to research a report on the socioeconomic impact of five new slot machines in the area, she never thought she would become an addict herself. 
  
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• Dog Dies of Water Intoxication After Playing Fetch in Lake: 'It's Like He Was Drunk'

  28-08-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  "It can apparently happen to any dog," the devastated owner said.
  
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• Desperate Harvey Victims Turn to Social Media in Appeals for Help

  28-08-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  Facebook and Twitter have become beacons for people in need of assistance in the devastating storm.
  
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• 7-Year-Old Girl Survives Being Kidnapped, Choked and Thrown Off Bridge: Cops

  28-08-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  The little girl survived her fall off a bridge, police said.
  
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• Scores treated after mystery 'chemical haze' hits UK coast

  28-08-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — A mysterious chemical haze that left scores of people on the English coast with streaming eyes, sore throats and breathing problems has dissipated, but its cause remains a mystery, police and emergency services said Monday.
  
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• Report: Family of 6 drowned inside van after being swept away by hurricane flood waters

  28-08-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  A family of six, including four children, is believed to have drowned after their van was swept away by Hurricane Harvey's devastating flood waters, according to KHOU.
  
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• Joel Osteen Refuses To Shelter Houston Harvey Victims In Church, Twitter Claims

  28-08-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  Osteen offered tweets, but not shelter.
  
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• Joel Osteen's Houston Megachurch Blasted For Closing As Thousands Are Displaced

  28-08-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  Hurricane Harvey has dumped over 30 inches of rain throughout parts of Southeast Texas since it made landfall on Friday evening.Dozens of Houston-area churches, schools and community centers opened their doors to offer temporary shelter to survivors, while other local houses of worship organized volunteer teams to help with relief efforts.One church, however, drew criticism online for remaining shut.
  
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• Islamic State leaves Syria-Lebanon border zone

  28-08-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  By Angus McDowallBEIRUT (Reuters) - A convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families left the Lebanon-Syria border region on Monday under Syrian military escort, surrendering their enclave and traveling to eastern Syria after a week-long battle.A line of ambulances and buses were shown on Syrian state television driving slowly through the arid countryside, the border's pale hills behind them, as they departed.The transfer ends any insurgent presence on the border, an important goal for Leba
  
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• Anti-racism activists to march from Charlottesville to Washington

  28-08-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  Anti-racism activists will begin a 10-day march on Monday from Charlottesville to Washington to protest against a far-right rally in the Virginia city and what they called President Donald Trump's reluctance to condemn its white nationalist organizers.The "March to Confront White Supremacy" is the latest demonstration following the Aug. 12 rally in Charlottesville, when one woman was killed after a man drove a car into a crowd of anti-racism counterprotesters.
  
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• People Are Pissed That Sam Took Credit For Gilly’s Discovery On ‘Game Of Thrones’

  28-08-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  It seems that even the nicest guy in Westeros can be a tool.
  
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• Texans to be hit with new insurance law making it harder to win contested claims, just one week after Harvey

  28-08-2017 21:57 via yahoo.com
  The embattled populations of southeastern Texas, may soon encounter a new obstacle in their quests to rebuild their lives after Harvey when a new state insurance law that makes it harder for consumers to receive full claims goes into effect Friday.The new law decreases the chances that an insurance company will be forced to pay claim delay penalties and plaintiff attorneys’ fees related to weather-involved claims — a protection that may discourage struggling households from pursuing
  
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• Here's How Whole Foods' New Prices Compare To A Regular Supermarket

  28-08-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods Market has caused a lot of speculation in how the tech giant will change the high-end supermarket chain.
  
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• WATCH: Person rescued via helicopter in Houston

  28-08-2017 21:52 via abcnews.go.com
  Emergency responders performed an aerial rescue via helicopter in Houston, Texas, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• WATCH: Puppy rescued from Houston floods in makeshift boat

  28-08-2017 21:48 via abcnews.go.com
  This 1-year-old puppy braved the floods in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in a makeshift boat.
  
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• Erdogan says world 'blind and deaf' to Rohingya plight

  28-08-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged the international community to step up efforts to help Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority, saying the world was "blind and deaf" to their plight.The Rohingya, one of the world's largest stateless communities, are fleeing in droves towards Bangladesh, trying to escape the latest surge in violence in Rakhine state between a shadowy militant group and Myanmar's military.
  
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• Dramatic before and after images of Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

  28-08-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  The nation’s fourth-largest city has been hit with more than 20 inches of rain since Friday. Forecasters say another 30 inches of rain could fall in southeast Texas over the next few days.
  
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• Texas Man Rescues Sister-in-Law and Her Family From Knee-Deep Flood Water

  28-08-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  The family's roof also collapsed.
  
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• Grizzly bears go vegetarian due to climate change, choosing berries over salmon

  28-08-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Grizzly bears have stopped eating salmon in favour of elderberries after being forced to make a choice due to climate change. Warming temperatures meant that the berries are ripening earlier than usual, at exactly the same time as the freshwater streams on Alaska’s Kodiak Island are overflowing with sockeye salmon. The island's brown bears typically feed first on salmon in early summer, followed by elderberries later in the season, in late August and September. “What you have is
  
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• Anheuser-Busch Stopped Making Beer To Send Drinking Water To Hurricane Harvey Victims

  28-08-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  More than 50,000 cans of water have made it to flood-damaged communities.
  
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• Alligator swims over fence and enters woman's flooded backyard in Texas

  28-08-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  Hurricane Harvey dumped a ridiculous amount of rain on southeastern Texas this weekend, bringing with it some unwanted guests.  Arlene Kelsch's backyard faces Lake Olympia, so spotting an alligator is not too uncommon. But thanks to Harvey, which has since been declassified to a tropical storm, heavy rains caused her yard to flood, and Kelsch has spotted multiple gators swimming over her fence. SEE ALSO: Big ole gator casually saunters across Florida golf course, probably upset they wo
  
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• After deal, IS allowed to leave Syria-Lebanon border area

  28-08-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  RAS BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Islamic State militants and their families began leaving a border area between Lebanon and Syria on Monday as part of a controversial negotiated deal with the extremist group to end its presence there, Lebanese and Syrian media reported.
  
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• This photo of Harvey flooding at Houston airport is totally fake

  28-08-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  There's all kinds of incredible and distressing imagery coming out of Hurricane Harvey, but as ever, you need to check before pressing E to pay respects.
  The photo above is doing the rounds on social media, purportedly showing Houston airport after the flooding of Hurricane Harvey. It's a staggering image -- and not unbelievable, given the very real photos of flooded highways going around -- but also totally fake.The picture was actually made by digital artist Nickolay Lamm for search engine com
  
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• Trump associate 'bragged he would work with Putin to get Donald elected'

  28-08-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  An associate of Donald Trump advocated enlisting Vladimir Putin to strike a Moscow real estate deal that would help Mr Trump get elected president, reports say.An investigation led by former FBI director Robert Mueller is examining potential links between the Trump campaign and Russia, which American intelligence officials say directed a concerted effort to influence the election under Mr Putin’s orders.
  
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• 20 Gift Ideas For Literally Everyone On Your List

  28-08-2017 20:44 via yahoo.com
  Gift-giving can be incredibly stressful, particularly because each person on your list has different tastes.
  
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• Reporter shares heartbreaking photo of dogs left behind during Hurricane Harvey

  28-08-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  A reporter covering Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, posted a heartbreaking photo on Instagram showing two dogs that he believes were left behind by a desperate family fleeing flood waters.
  
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• 'There's nowhere to go': Texan recalls abandoning her home amid deadly floodwaters

  28-08-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Ashley Yell, a resident of Dickinson, Texas, evacuated her home early Sunday after Tropical Storm Harvey brought massive flooding to Gulf Coast cities.
  
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• Rev. Al Sharpton Rallies 1,000 Ministers For Historic Interfaith March On Washington

  28-08-2017 20:10 via yahoo.com
  The Rev. Al Sharpton helped to rally 1,000 ministers for a march on Washington on Monday, which he said marks one of the largest interfaith gatherings to protest racism in America.
  
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• Trump Associate Tried To Broker Moscow Deal So That 'Our Boy Can Become President'

  28-08-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Suspicious ties between President Donald Trump and the Russian government just keep appearing.In 2015, a Russian-born real estate broker working for the Trump Organization, Felix Sater, reportedly wrote a series of emails to Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer, attempting to broker a deal for a Trump Tower in Moscow.“I will get Putin on this program and we will get Donald elected,” another email said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  
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• WATCH: Woman spots 2 gators in her flooded backyard

  28-08-2017 20:03 via abcnews.go.com
  A Texas woman discovered two alligators swimming in her flooded backyard in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• Trans Activist Confronts Caitlyn Jenner: 'You're A F***ing Fraud'

  28-08-2017 19:55 via yahoo.com
  Transgender activist Ashlee Marie Preston confronted Caitlyn Jenner at a Trans Chorus of L.A. event over the weekend in a now viral video.
  
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• Tillerson's comments defy anything we've seen

  28-08-2017 19:54 via cnn.com
  Diplomacy is by nature a get-along business; and that applies in spades to a relationship between a president and his secretary of state. If there's any arguing to be done or daylight demonstrated, it takes place in private -- behind closed doors.
  
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• Opinion: Tillerson's Trump comment stunning

  28-08-2017 19:54 via cnn.com
  Diplomacy is by nature a get-along business; and that applies in spades to a relationship between a president and his secretary of state. If there's any arguing to be done or daylight demonstrated, it takes place in private -- behind closed doors.
  
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• The Story Behind the Photo of a Texas Cop Carrying 2 Kids Through Waist-Deep Water

  28-08-2017 19:53 via yahoo.com
  "I've always liked helping people out," he told TIME
  
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