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Ethan holds his 2-year-old daughter Zella as they walk through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Iowa, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on Aug 29.
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GOP May Cut $1 Billion in FEMA Funds

President Donald Trump is promising billions to help Texas rebuild from Harvey-caused epic flooding, but his Republican allies in the House are looking at cutting almost $1 billion from disaster accounts to help finance the president's border wall

Undocumented Youths Are Sharing Their Stories Online

While the Trump Administration considers the future of an Obama-era program that has allowed over 800,000 undocumented youth to live freely in the U.S., immigrants and their allies are taking to the streets in protest

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Federal Judge Blocks Texas' Tough 'Sanctuary Cities' Law

A federal judge has temporarily blocked most of Texas' tough new "sanctuary cities" law allowing police to inquire about people's immigration status during routine interactions such as traffic stops. Opponents call the measure a "show your papers" law

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Instagram Bug Gave Hackers Data on 'High-Profile' Users

An exploited bug in Instagram's application programming interface allowed hackers to steal personal information from high-profile user accounts, the company said. The data potentially contained email addresses and phone numbers

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McCain to Return to D.C. Amid Cancer Treatment

Sen. John McCain will return to Washington D.C. next week as Congress comes back to work after its August recess. He had been undergoing chemotherapy to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer

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Kim Jong-Un Urges More Missile Launches

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more weapons tests targeting the Pacific Ocean, Pyongyang said, a day after his nation for the first time flew a ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload over Japan

U.S. Postal Service Ride Along On The Busiest Mail Delivery Day Of The Year

Postal Workers Charged in Bribes-for-Drugs Scheme

Sixteen postal workers in Atlanta and the surrounding area accepted bribes to deliver packages of cocaine, federal prosecutors said. The scheme, which was a sting operation, involved using the postal system to ship multiple kilograms of cocaine at a time

Apple's Next iPhone Could Have a Radical New Design

Apple may ditch the home button on the next iPhone in favor of incorporating new software-based gestures for interacting with the device. The company is reportedly testing a high-end version of the iPhone with this and other big changes

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FDA Approves First Gene Therapy Treatment for Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) followed the advice of its advisory committee and approved a breakthrough treatment for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It’s the first gene therapy approved in the U.S.

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Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pet Turtles

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating an outbreak of dozens of U.S. Salmonella cases linked to contact with pet turtles. According to an advisory note posted on the CDC website, 37 cases were reported in 13 states

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South Asia Floods Caused 1,200 Deaths This Summer

Severe flooding across South Asia has caused at least 1,200 deaths this summer, aid workers say, with huge swaths of the region still inundated as monsoon rains continue. More than 41 million people are affected in India, Bangladesh and Nepal