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10 things you need to know today: August 30, 2017
The Week - 30 Aug 2017 13:21
1. President Trump visited Texas on Tuesday to check on the recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Harvey. Joined by first lady Melania Trump, Trump stopped in Corpus Christi, about 30 miles south of where Harvey made land...
Some Trump supporters apparently think Obama was president during Hurricane Katrina
The Week - 30 Aug 2017 07:52
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and surrounding areas in 2005, and it is widely considered a low point of George W. Bush's presidency. Barack Obama was elected president three years later, in 2008, and served fr...
Severe Flooding in South Asia Has Caused More Than 1,200 Deaths This Summer
Time - 30 Aug 2017 07:59
More than 41 million people are affected in India, Bangladesh and Nepal
Mattis: Transgender service members will continue to serve, pending 6-month study
ABC News - 30 Aug 2017 06:31
Mattis is assembling a panel of experts to discuss transgender service members.
Judge won't vacate Arpaio's contempt conviction without oral arguments
USA Today - 30 Aug 2017 04:44
A federal judge ordered Arpaio and th Department of Justice to file briefs on why she should or shouldn't grant Arpaio's request.
Experts defend decision not to evacuate Houston
New York Post - 30 Aug 2017 03:52
Houston’s mayor kept facing questions Tuesday about his decision not to order an evacuation of the notoriously flood-prone city ahead of Harvey’s arrival, even as overflowing reservoirs led several suburbs to move pe...
Authorities Are Searching for Escaped Inmate Covered in Facial Tattoos
Time - 30 Aug 2017 15:19
He's been missing since Monday
Houston warns residents to watch out for imposter ICE agents
The Week - 30 Aug 2017 07:51
Authorities in Houston have already warned residents of ne'er-do-wells pretending to be police officers, telling citizens they are under mandatory evacuation in order to rob them after they leave; now, the city is sharin...
Trump Says U.S. Is Paying 'Extortion Money' to North Korea
The New York Times - 30 Aug 2017 15:35
In a Twitter post, the president said the country has been paying North Korea for 25 years, though it was not clear what money he was referring to.
Texas plant explosion risk prompts evacuation of 1.5-mile radius
ABC News - 30 Aug 2017 06:55
The organic peroxide plant is at serious risk of explosion, officials said.
At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Texas as Harvey moves north toward Louisiana
The Week - 30 Aug 2017 06:02
With three new deaths confirmed in Houston on Tuesday night, the official death toll from Tropical Storm Harvey has risen to 18, Texas officials said. All thee of the latest deaths were from flooding, and the number of d...
Mueller reportedly subpoenas Manafort's spokesman, former attorney
The Week - 30 Aug 2017 05:49
Special counsel Robert Mueller has issued subpoenas for documents and testimony to Paul Manafort's former lawyer Melissa Laurenza and current spokesman Jason Maloni, people familiar with the matter told CNN. Until recent...
Houston family turns home into shelter, welcoming 16 people and 7 pets
The Week - 30 Aug 2017 04:07
Thousands of Texans have been displaced by Tropical Storm Harvey, and 16 of them found shelter inside the home of a stranger. Nicole Richert, a Baptist children's pastor, was driving past a Shell gas station in the Cypre...
'Texas Can Handle Anything.' President Trump Optimistic as Region Grapples With Severe Flooding
Time - 30 Aug 2017 03:48
But he missed opportunities to show sympathy for those who are suffering
Port Arthur Faces Harvey Flooding Disaster: 'Our Whole City Is Underwater'
The New York Times - 30 Aug 2017 17:05
Residents of cities in Jefferson County, Tex., about 100 miles east of Houston, were desperate for help after rain there caused floodwaters to rise.
Pakistanis reject Trump remarks on harboring militants
Miami Herald - 30 Aug 2017 17:03
Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a resolution denouncing U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the country harbors militants battling U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan. The resolution adopted Wedne...
Two teens, juvenile charged with robbery in Glendale Heights
Chicago Tribune - 30 Aug 2017 16:58Poland fires tourism boss for 'scandalous' Auschwitz remark
Miami Herald - 30 Aug 2017 16:53
Poland's tourism minister says he has fired the head of the national tourist organization after he said he wanted to remove the Auschwitz memorial and a Jewish history museum from …
Flooding kills 18 in war-torn Yemen
Miami Herald - 30 Aug 2017 16:49
Yemeni security officials and witnesses say flooding in the war-battered city of Taiz has killed at least 18 people and that another 32 have gone missing. They said Wednesday that …
1,850 U.S. leaders to Trump: Don't kill DREAMer protection program
USA Today - 30 Aug 2017 16:47
The group of governors, state attorneys general, faith leaders, and police chiefs send a letter to President Trump urging him to maintain DACA.
How to Get a Job With FEMA to Help With Harvey Recovery
Time - 30 Aug 2017 16:39
The agency is seeking applicants to help in the long-term recovery efforts
Harvey to be costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, with an estimated cost of $160 billion
USA Today - 30 Aug 2017 16:39
The projected $160 billion cost is equal to the combined cost of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.