Aerial footage shows massive flooding in Hurricane Laura aftermath
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‘Extremely dangerous’: Hurricane Laura nears Category 5 strength as it approaches Gulf Coast
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Laura is nearing Category 5 status Wednesday as it continues to creep closer toward the Texas-Louisiana border. The National Hurricane Center called the hurricane “extremely dangerous.” As of 10 p.m. EST, the National Hurricane Center says Laura … Read More
‘It’s in full beast mode’: Category 4 Hurricane Laura surges toward landfall near Texas-Louisiana border
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SABINE PASS, Texas — Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm with “unsurvivable storm surge” on Wednesday night or early Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border, the National Hurricane Center said. There are possible tornadoes approaching southeastern … Read More
Gov. Abbott modifies COVID-19 executive orders to eliminate confinement as punishment
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AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has modified his executive orders related to COVID-19 to eliminate confinement as a punishment for violating the orders. The governor says that the modifications are being applied retroactively and in his announcement highlighted particular cases … Read More
Gov. Abbott, it’s time for a statewide shelter-in-place order
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An order would signal the seriousness of the coronavirus threat. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference about the state’s response to the coronavirus on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner / Austin American-Statesman) In … Read More
Trump administration expands program to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico
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The Trump administration this week added a new location to a Department of Homeland Security program that turns away asylum seekers who arrive at official crossing points at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) was implemented Monday in … Read More
Texas attorney general: Beto’s mandatory gun buyback idea ‘doesn’t play well’ here
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday that most Texans do not support 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke‘s mandatory gun buyback plan. “I don’t think most Texans want to give up their guns,” Paxton told “Fox & Friends,” pushing back against O’Rourke’s comments … Read More