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Texas flooding to force 30,000 into shelters

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Storm Harvey: Up to 2,000 rescued as Houston hit by 'catastrophic floods

Upto2,000peoplehavebeenrescuedfromfloodsinandaroundHouston,asTropicalStormHarveycontinuestobatterTexaswithheavyrains.Therearereportsofpossibledeathsinsubmergedv

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Hurricane Harvey sends gasoline prices up as Trump faces leadership test

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US Gulf Coast braces for monster Hurricane Harvey

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Chinese ice carvers bring Caribbean Christmas ice sculptures to Texas

The Caribbean and the Texas Gulf Coast are 1,500 miles apart, but the two have come together with some creative help from Chinese ice carvers in the Gulf Coast island city of Galveston.

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It wouldn’t be the 4th of July without Willie Nelson's moveable "picnic"

Singer Willie Nelson performs during a concert honoring him as the recipient of the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Washington, U.S. on November 18, 2015. To match Feature USA-INDEPENDENCEDAY/NELSON

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Supreme Court strikes down Texas Abortion Restrictions

​In a 5–3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled the restrictions violate the Constitution.

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Heavy storms hit southern U.S. state, killing 6

​Heavy storms have swept the southern part of the United States, killing 6 people and forcing the evacuation of thousands of others.

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8 killed, 44 injured in bus crash in U.S. state of Texas

​Eight people were killed and 44 others injured after a charter bus carrying more than 50 passengers crashed in the Webb County in the U.S. state of Texas on Saturday.

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U.S. appeals court rules against Obama's immigration program

A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to allow President Barack Obama's immigration program to take effect immediately, putting his immigration policy legacy in jeopardy.

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U.S. hospital "deeply sorry" for Ebola mistakes, nurse transferred

​A hospital in Texas where an Ebola patient died and two nurses were infected apologized Thursday for mishandling the deadly disease, as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) prepared to treat the first nurse who contracted the virus while caring for the deceased.

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Tobe Hooper to preside over 7th European Fantastic Film Festival

The U.S. director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Tobe Hooper will preside over the jury for the 7th edition of the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, due to open Friday, Sept. 12.

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Obama urges Congress to authorize funds to tackle immigrant crisis

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday ratcheted up pressure on Congress to authorize some 3.7 billion U.S. dollars in fund to deal with the recent influx of undocumented child immigrants from Central America.

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Obama attends memorial for victims of Texas fertilizer plant explosion

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged support for the recovery of the U. S. town of West when attending a memorial for victims of a fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 and virtually leveled the town a week ago.

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Officials rule out rail car as cause of deadly U.S. fertilizer plant explosion

U.S. officials on Tuesday ruled out a rail car loaded with ammonia nitrate as the cause of a deadly fertilizer plant blast that virtually leveled the small Texas town of West.

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Explosion hits fertilizer plant in Texas, heavy casualties feared

A huge explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night in the U.S. state of Texas, likely causing heavy casualties, U.S. media reported.

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Texas school districts asked to submit safety plans after Connecticut massacre

A top official in the U.S. state of Texas on Monday urged school districts in the state to review their safety plans and implored those that have failed to do so to catch up.