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Stalled Over Gulf, Harvey Deepens Texans’ Soggy Misery - The New York Times

posted onAugust 30, 2017
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HOUSTON — Five days after the pummeling began — a time when big storms have usually blown through, the sun has come out, and evacuees have returned home — Tropical Storm Harvey refused to go away, battering southeast Texas even more on Tuesday, spreading the destruction into Louisiana and shattering records for rainfall and flooding. Along 300 miles of Gulf Coast, people poured into shelters by the thousands, straining their capacity; as heavy rain kept falling, some rivers were still rising and floodwater in some areas had not crested yet; and with whole neighborhoods flooded, others were cov

Stalled Over Gulf, Harvey Deepens Texans’ Soggy Misery - The New York Times

posted onAugust 30, 2017
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HOUSTON — Five days after the pummeling began — a time when big storms have usually blown through, the sun has come out, and evacuees have returned home — Tropical Storm Harvey refused to go away, battering southeast Texas even more on Tuesday, spreading the destruction into Louisiana and shattering records for rainfall and flooding. Along 300 miles of Gulf Coast, people poured into shelters by the thousands, straining their capacity; as heavy rain kept falling, some rivers were still rising and floodwater in some areas had not crested yet; and with whole neighborhoods flooded, others were cov

Trump signed letter of intent for Russian tower during campaign, lawyer says - ABC News

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Four months into his campaign for president of the United States, Donald Trump signed a letter of intent to pursue a Trump Tower–style building development in Moscow, according to a statement from the Trump Organization’s then–chief counsel, Michael Cohen. The proposal would have involved construction of the world’s tallest building in Moscow, according to developers of the project. The involvement of then-candidate Trump in a proposed Russian skyscraper deal contradicts repeated statements Trump made during the campaign, including telling ABC’s

Freedom Caucus chair: Border funding can wait to avoid shutdown - ABC News

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The chair of the influential House Freedom Caucus said that he and many of his group's members want to avert a government shutdown this fall, even if no money is included for a proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall -- a position seemingly at odds with that of President Donald Trump. "In talking to a number of my members, if there was a vote for a continuing resolution next week that did not include border wall funding, the majority of those members would be supportive of that," Rep.

Relax, Melania Trump is not wearing sky-high heels in a disaster zone - The Boston Globe

posted onAugust 30, 2017
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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Everyone calm down: Melania Trump is not wearing mile-high stilettos in a disaster zone. The first lady and wife of President Donald Trump drew some criticism Tuesday morning as she was spotted boarding Marine One and then Air Force One in sky-high heels, about to take off to Texas to survey the damage caused by Tropical Storm Harvey.

Politics - The Boston Globe

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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories ‘‘We are going to get you back and operating immediately,” President Trump said.   People from all over arrived at Boston City Hall to donate goods. The collection runs through Thursday.  Word is the former first family is looking to buy and may be looking at a parcel owned by Caroline Kennedy.