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Irma lost some oomph over Cuba before its assault on Florida
9, 2017 during a television interview. . In this geocolor GOES-16 satellite image taken Sunday, Sept.
Taiwan activist pleads guilty in Chinese subversion trial
The newly crowned Miss America isn't worried that she may start her reign in a Twitter war with President Donald Trump, who she says shouldn't have pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord. While the U.S. contends with the destruction caused by two ferocious hurricanes in three weeks, Americans also are marking the 16th anniversary of one of the nation's most scarring days.
Canadian gold company suspends investments in Greek mines
The newly crowned Miss America isn't worried that she may start her reign in a Twitter war with President Donald Trump, who she says shouldn't have pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord. While the U.S. contends with the destruction caused by two ferocious hurricanes in three weeks, Americans also are marking the 16th anniversary of one of the nation's most scarring days.
Trump backs churches’ request for FEMA funds
President Donald Trump stepped into a hot church-state dispute Friday night, tweeting support for Texas churches that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey and now want assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to rebuild. Trump's tweet came after three Texas churches filed a lawsuit last week challenging a policy from FEMA that excludes houses of worship from disaster relief grants, and as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the southeastern United States.
Aerial spraying to try to control mosquitoes after Harvey
Texas health officials say the Federal Emergency Management Agency will use military planes to spray chemicals near Houston to help control disease-carrying mosquitoes following Hurricane Harvey. Texas Health and Human Services spokesman Chris Van Deusen says spraying begins Saturday evening east of Houston, in Jefferson, Orange and Chambers counties.
Trump to residents in Irma’s path: ‘Just get out of its way’
A man walks down a deserted highway in Miami as Hurricane Irma approaches the state on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.
Man falls to his death while installing hurricane shutters ahead of Irma
Obviously Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the Unite... -- A number of hurricanes are churning in the Atlantic currently, including Hurricanes Irma and Jose.Irma weakened from a Category 5 to a still-frightening Category... Senators Thad Cochran and Patrick Leahy , along with Representatives Jeff Fortenberry and Marcia Fudge , this week introduced the bipartisan Farm to ... Here's a rundown of the high school gridiron action for tonight.
Former US presidents raising money for hurricane relief
The five living former U.S. presidents said Thursday they would team up to create the "One America Appeal" to raise money for storm recovery as Texas and Louisiana seek to regroup from Harvey and Florida and the Atlantic coast brace for Hurricane Irma. The hurricane recovery effort was announced by former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter.
Veteran Texas Democrat to head Harvey rebuilding effort
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday tapped a veteran Democrat to lead the state's recovery effort after Harvey, which is shaping up to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. John Sharp is chancellor of Texas A&M University and doesn't plan to leave that job while heading the new Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas.
Cleaning up mountains of trash from Harvey could take months
Harvey's record-setting rains created heaps of ruined possessions that now line entire neighborhoods, nearly up to the rooftops of the homes that were swamped. All that sodden drywall, flooring, furniture, clothing and toys adds up to an estimated 8 million cubic yards in Houston alone, enough to fill up the Texans stadium two times over.
Amazon opens bidding to US cities for $US5b ‘HQ2’
Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would build a $US5 billion second headquarters in North America, kicking off a competition between cities and states to offer tax cuts and incentives that could bring 50,000 new jobs. The largest e-commerce company said it intended to create "HQ2", a headquarters that would be a "full equal" to its Seattle office, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said in a statement.
Why Amazon Is Building a Second U.S. Headquarters Worth $5.5 Billion
The tech giant announced on Thursday that it's looking to open a second company headquarters in the U.S., called Amazon HQ2, and will conduct a nationwide search to decide on the location. Amazon said the campus will cost more than $5 billion to build and operate and will involve hiring as many as 50,000 employees.
Steve Chapman: Harvey reveals limits of limited government
Texans are great believers in free enterprise, private property and small government.
From sugar mills to hog farms, U.S. agriculture braces for Irma
Hurricane Irma sent farmers and food companies scrambling to protect processing facilities, farm fields and animal herds in the South and Southeastern parts of the United States on Wednesday. Florida sugar and citrus processors rushed to secure rail cars and equipment that could be crushed, blocked or turned into flying projectiles.
Trump courts Heitkamp in North Dakota tax pitch
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history has made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean. Future of Kentucky's last abortion clinic is at stake as federal trial opens in lawsuit stemming from the state's attempts to revoke the facility's license.
‘It Really Was All Hands on Deck.’ How Federal Health Officials Responded to Hurricane Harvey
This Jan. 24, 2017 file photo shows Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. in Capitol Hill, Washington Among the federal agencies looking to help the city bounce back is the Department of Health and Human Services, which is doing everything from to helping run pop-up hospital units to moving patients from the storm's path.
House overwhelmingly passes $7.9 billion Harvey aid bill
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed $7.9 billion in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief as warring Republicans and Democrats united behind help for victims of that storm as an ever more powerful new hurricane bore down on Florida. The 419-3 vote sent the aid package - likely the first of several - to the Senate in hopes of sending the bill to President Donald Trump before dwindling federal disaster reserves run out at the end of this week.
The Latest: Nation’s biggest refinery starts revving up
Graphic shows location of federal superfund sites around Houston, including flooded sites; updates with newly observed site; 3c x 4 inches; 146 mm x 101 mm; . Mariko Shimmi, right, helps carry items out of the home of Ken Tani in a neighborhood still flooded from Harvey on Monday, Sept.
Why it wouldn’t take much to start China-Japan war – new book explains
Drawing on lessons from history, Richard McGregor's Asia's Reckoning explores the complex relationship between China, the US and Japan - and how it might evolve peacefully, or tragically A protest outside the Hong Kong Consulate-General of Japan, in 2014, marks the 83rd anniversary of the Japanese occupation in China. Picture: SCMP Demonstrators who regularly gather outside Exchange Square, home of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, aren't protesting against capitalist greed, or the gap between rich and poor.