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Disasters

Ash covers Oregon cities, wildfire smoke chokes U.S. West

Ash covers Oregon cities, wildfire smoke chokes U.S. West

Dozens of wildfires are burning in western U.S. states, sending smoke into cities from Seattle to Denver -- prompting health warnings and cancellations of outdoor activities for children by many school districts.
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185 mph: Hurricane Irma's winds roar as it nears Caribbean islands

185 mph: Hurricane Irma's winds roar as it nears Caribbean islands

Irma is the strongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

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6 priorities Congress has to deal with in 12 days

6 priorities Congress has to deal with in 12 days

Lawmakers have less than two weeks of legislative days to head off a government shutdown, raise the nation's borrowing limit and provide financial assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

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Houston residents mark Labor Day sorting through storm ruins

Houston residents mark Labor Day sorting through storm ruins

Houston's mayor insisted that America's fourth-largest city is "open for business," but with areas under water, people not yet in their homes and city services not yet fully restored, the disasters created by Harvey are by no means resolved.
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How to deal with flooded cars in Harvey's wake

How to deal with flooded cars in Harvey's wake

By the time the water recedes, auto industry experts estimate that 500,000 to 1 million vehicles will have been damaged by water, with most being total losses.
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Trump returns to Texas, asks Congress for $7.85 billion in Harvey relief

Trump returns to Texas, asks Congress for $7.85 billion in Harvey relief

As Washington prepares to address federal funding for the flood-stricken areas, Texas residents continue to deal with chemical plant fires, lack of drinking water and still-swollen waterways.

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Trump pitches in at shelter for Harvey victims

Trump pitches in at shelter for Harvey victims

On his visit to a shelter for storm victims Saturday, the president declared he sees "a lot of love" in the wake of devastation left by Harvey.
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Toxic waste sites flooded; EPA not on scene

Toxic waste sites flooded; EPA not on scene

Long a center of the nation's petrochemical industry, the Houston metro area has more than a dozen such Superfund sites, designated by the EPA as being among America's most intensely contaminated places.
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Post-Harvey problems plague Texas as funerals for dead begin

Post-Harvey problems plague Texas as funerals for dead begin

One week after Harvey roared into the Gulf Coast, a Texas city struggled with no drinking water, fires kept erupting at a stricken chemical plant and funerals began for some of those who drowned in the floodwaters.
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