Americans who live far from coasts should also be worried about flooding
Two people walk down a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. AP Photo/David…
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Trump Rescinded Obama’s Flood Risk Rules Before Harvey
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Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
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Trump signs memo banning transgender troops
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North Korea appears to fire Ballistic Missile
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Officials Prepare for ‘Major Disaster’ as Hurricane Heads Toward Texas
The governor of Texas says Hurricane Harvey will be a “major disaster” as he warned residents to prepare for record flooding when the storm makes…
I was an Exxon-funded climate scientist
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Hurricane Harvey Could Hit As Strongest In 12 Years
As the most powerful weather system to hit the U.S. in over a decade lurches towards Texas, tens of thousands have been evacuated and fears…
Trump Blames Republican Leaders for Creating Debt Ceiling ‘Mess’
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White Nationalist Demonstrator Surrenders to Police in Lynchburg, Virginia
White nationalist Christopher Cantwell turned himself into police Wednesday to face felony charges stemming from a deadly rally organized by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia….
Senate bill would label WikiLeaks ‘non-state hostile intelligence service’
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Stocks slip as Trump threatens to shut government
European and US stocks slid on Wednesday after President Donald Trump suggested he could shut down the US government if Congress did not fund building…
When Hate Meets Hoax
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North Korea Tried to Send Chemical Weapons to Syria
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President Trump outlines path forward in Afghanistan
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