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Coffee and Cots as Houston Houses Thousands in a Convention Center - The New York Times

posted onAugust 29, 2017
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HOUSTON — The rescued are almost always wet when they arrive — slick, shuffling and staggering after hours in the rain. They are met with blankets and a security check, dry clothes and green cots. And then there is a feeling of relief that, for the moment, they have left the floodwaters behind. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, hundreds of Texans were wrapped in blankets in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. They were sprawled on cots inside the gymnasium of the shuttered Abraham Kazen Middle School in San Antonio.

Harvey Updates: Cities Gear Up to Take In Storm Victims From Texas Coast - The New York Times

posted onAugust 29, 2017
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The rains from Tropical Storm Harvey pounded the Houston region on Monday, stranding thousands of residents — many on rooftops — awaiting rescue. Floodwaters are expected to continue rising for days. Many turned to social media to get help: “My sister needs help!!!” read one tweet, followed by an address. Officials scrambled to reach stranded people, urging boat owners to pitch in on an enormous and frantic rescue.

Texas Governor Warns of a Long, Slow Recovery - The New York Times

posted onAugust 29, 2017
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HOUSTON — As one of the most destructive storms in the nation’s history pummeled southeast Texas for a fourth day, forecasts on Monday called for still more rain, making clear that catastrophic flooding that had turned neighborhoods into lakes was just the start of a disaster that would take years to overcome. Local, state and federal officials conceded that the scale of the crisis was so vast that they were nowhere near being able to measure it, much less fully address it. Across a region that is home to millions of people and includes Houston, the na

Texas Governor Warns of a Long, Slow Recovery - The New York Times

posted onAugust 29, 2017
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HOUSTON — As one of the most destructive storms in the nation’s history pummeled southeast Texas for a fourth day, forecasts on Monday called for still more rain, making clear that catastrophic flooding that had turned neighborhoods into lakes was just the start of a disaster that would take years to overcome. Local, state and federal officials conceded that the scale of the crisis was so vast that they were nowhere near being able to measure it, much less fully address it. Across a region that is home to millions of people and includes Houston, the na

Mattis tells troops to 'hold the line' until US is less divided - ABC News

posted onAugust 29, 2017
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In an impromptu speech while traveling abroad, Secretary of Defense James Mattis told a group of young troops to "just hold the line until our country gets back to understanding and respecting each other." Footage of Mattis' off-the-cuff remarks was posted to a Facebook page titled "U.S. Army W.T.F! Moments," a group that focuses on Army-related news and entertainment stories. "You're a great example for our country right now and it's got problems," Mattis says in the video. "You know it and I know it. It's got problems we don't have in the military.

ANALYSIS: Trump made controversial moves as nation focused on hurricane - ABC News

posted onAugust 29, 2017
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You could call it "The Art of the Dump." In Washington, D.C., Friday afternoons are known as a time when public officials may take controversial actions for which they want to draw little notice. Last night, with the ferocious Hurricane Harvey heading toward the Texas coast, the public may have been paying even less attention to politics than usual for the end of a work week. Then it came -- a pair of controversial moves by the administration and the departure of a divisive figure in the White House, all over the sp