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Tough decisions await Houston homeowners on whether to rebuild
It took just hours for Tropical Storm Harvey's floodwaters to destroy hand-hewn cabinets and wood floors that Chad Wilson spent more than 18 months to build and install in his Houston home.
Wilson's first thought after the waters receded and he girded himself for a Herculean cleanup is one echoing across the storm-weary Texas coast: should he rebuild?
Funding battle looms as Texas sees Harvey damage at up to $180 billion
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has challenged Congress to raise the government's debt limit in order to free up relief spending for Hurricane Harvey, a disaster that the governor of Texas said had caused up to $180 billion in damage.
Kosovars Snub Thaci Call to Help Houston Victims
President Hashim Thaci has been criticised on social media for calling on the government of his cash-strapped country to send money to victims of the recent hurricane in the US.
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US gas prices still rising as energy industry starts to recover after Harvey
U.S. gasoline prices continued to rise on Sept. 3 amid fears of shortages, despite the restart of several key refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast that had been crippled by Hurricane Harvey.
More than a Million Americans have Left their Homes because of Hurricane Harvey
The number of people forced to leave their homes because of the floods caused by the Harvey storm has exceeded one million, the news agencies said.
Barack Obama the most expensive ex-President for taxpayers
After his pension, an office space, and other perks, former President Obama is costing taxpayers the most to support out of all the ex-presidents.
U.S. Accepts Mexico Flood Aid Offer
The US state of Texas has accepted an offer of flood aid from Mexico despite tension over President Donald Trump's proposed border wall and his threats to scrap a free-trade deal.
On Sunday Mexico offered vehicles, boats, supplies and food, reports said.
Mexican Red Cross volunteers have also travelled to the flooded city of Houston.
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Hundreds attend funeral of Iranian dissident politician who died in Turkey
Hundreds of Iranians on Aug. 31 attended the funeral of Ebrahim Yazdi, one of the country's most influential dissident politicians and a former foreign minister.
Two Explosions Reported at Texas Chemical Plant
Officials in Harris County early Thursday reported two explosions and black smoke billowing from a flooded chemical plant about 25 miles northeast of Houston, FOX News reported.
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