The headline news from August 29, 2017

The archive of all headlines from August 29, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 00:15:10

'We’re not at recovery yet,' FEMA Administrator William 'Brock' Long said at a news conference, noting that the storm was a 'landmark event' that had affected as many as 50 Texas counties. NATION

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 00:45:12

'We’re not at recovery yet,' FEMA Administrator William 'Brock' Long said at a news conference, noting that the storm was a 'landmark event' that had affected as many as 50 Texas counties. BUSINESS

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Houston Is Under Water, and Much More Rain Is On Its Way

NBC News  29/Aug/2017 01:15:08

Hurricane Harvey

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 01:30:16

'We’re not at recovery yet,' FEMA Administrator William 'Brock' Long said at a news conference, noting that the storm was a 'landmark event' that had affected as many as 50 Texas counties. World

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Water Hazard: Here’s What Could Be Lurking in Harvey Aftermath

NBC News  29/Aug/2017 02:30:13

Hurricane Harvey

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Nearly 2 Feet of Rain Still Expected; Death Toll Rises to 10

New York Times  29/Aug/2017 03:00:12

The Houston area looks like an inland sea dotted by islands, and Gov. Greg Abbott said people needed to prepare for “a new and different normal for this entire region.”The full scale of the crisis is still uncertain, but officials said about 30,000 people would seek emergency shelter, and 450,000 are likely to seek federal aid.

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 03:15:11

'We’re not at recovery yet,' FEMA Administrator William 'Brock' Long said at a news conference, noting that the storm was a 'landmark event' that had affected as many as 50 Texas counties. Technology

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New York Times  29/Aug/2017 04:00:14

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Hazards Lurking in Hurricane Flood Waters Pose New Threat

NBC News  29/Aug/2017 04:00:16

Hurricane Harvey

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Nearly 2 Feet of Rain Still Expected; Death Toll Rises to 10

New York Times  29/Aug/2017 04:15:04

The Houston area looks like an inland sea dotted by islands, and Gov. Greg Abbott said people needed to prepare for “a new and different normal for this entire region.”The full scale of the crisis is still uncertain, but officials said about 30,000 people would seek emergency shelter, and 450,000 are likely to seek federal aid.

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Nearly 2 Feet of Rain Still Expected; Death Toll Rises to 10

New York Times  29/Aug/2017 05:45:05

The Houston area looks like an inland sea dotted by islands, and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said people needed to prepare for “a new and different normal for this entire region.”The full scale of the crisis is still uncertain, but officials said about 30,000 people would seek emergency shelter, and 450,000 are likely to seek federal aid.

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Live Tropical storm Harvey: thousands await rescue amid ’catastrophic’ flooding

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 06:15:09

Follow the latest developments as former Hurricane Harvey makes its way across Texas and Louisiana, and death toll increases to eight

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Live Tropical storm Harvey: thousands await rescue amid ’catastrophic’ flooding

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 08:15:09

Follow the latest developments as former Hurricane Harvey makes its way across Texas and Louisiana, and reported death toll increases to nine

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Harvey, Already a ’Landmark Event,’ Threatens Round Two

NBC News  29/Aug/2017 09:15:08

Hurricane Harvey

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Harvey Gathers Strength and Threatens to Make Landfall Again

NBC News  29/Aug/2017 10:15:08

Hurricane Harvey

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Tropical storm Harvey: thousands await rescue amid ’catastrophic’ flooding

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 10:45:10

Former Hurricane Harvey has made its way across Texas and Louisiana, killing at least nine people

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Thousands await rescue amid ’catastrophic’ flooding

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 12:15:10

Water levels from catastrophic flooding that has killed at least nine people in Texas might not peak until Wednesday or Thursday

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 12:30:18

'We’re not at recovery yet,' FEMA Administrator William 'Brock' Long said at a news conference, noting that the storm was a 'landmark event' that had affected as many as 50 Texas counties. L.A. Now

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Texas Thousands await rescue amid ’catastrophic’ flooding

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 12:45:11

Water levels from catastrophic flooding that has killed at least nine people in Texas might not peak until Wednesday or Thursday

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Live Trump to survey Texas damage as rains set to return

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 13:15:11

President due to visit Corpus Christi and Austin on Tuesday, as Harvey regains strength and threatens to bring floods to Louisiana

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 14:00:18

'We’re not at recovery yet,' FEMA Administrator William 'Brock' Long said at a news conference, noting that the storm was a 'landmark event' that had affected as many as 50 Texas counties. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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New York Times  29/Aug/2017 14:30:13

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Nearly 2 Feet of Rain Still Expected; Death Toll Rises to 10

New York Times  29/Aug/2017 14:45:08

The Houston area looks like an inland sea dotted by islands, and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said people needed to prepare for “a new and different normal for this entire region.”The full scale of the crisis is still uncertain, but officials said about 30,000 people would seek emergency shelter, and 450,000 are likely to seek federal aid.

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 15:15:10

Houston is built on what amounts to a massive flood plain, pitted against the tempestuous Gulf of Mexico and routinely hammered by the biggest rainstorms in the nation. It is a combination of malicious climate and unforgiving geology, along with a deficit of zoning and land-use controls, that scientists…At least nine people dead as Tropical Storm Harvey continues its rampage across Texas ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Areas of Houston Are Submerged; Death Toll Rises to 10

New York Times  29/Aug/2017 15:45:06

The Houston area looks like an inland sea dotted by islands, and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said people needed to prepare for “a new and different normal for this entire region.”The full scale of the crisis is still uncertain, but officials said about 30,000 people would seek emergency shelter, and 450,000 are likely to seek federal aid.

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 17:30:18

As light rain poured, a major dam outside Houston began to overflow, threatening some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods to the west of the city. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Texas Houston dam begins to overspill as Harvey triggers unprecedented impact

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 17:45:09

‘We have never faced this before, we have uncertainty in how the water is going to react’ official says, as water levels in reservoirs threaten monitoring equipment

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 17:45:11

The overflow threatens some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods to the west of the city. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 18:15:12

The overflow threatens some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods to the west of the city.How to help the victims of Tropical Storm Harvey ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Houston Dam begins to overspill as Harvey triggers unprecedented impact

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 18:30:16

‘We have never faced this before, we have uncertainty in how the water is going to react’ official says, as water levels in reservoirs threaten monitoring equipment

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Live Trump arrives in Texas to survey damage from Harvey

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 19:15:09

President due to visit Corpus Christi and Austin on Tuesday, as Harvey regains strength and threatens to bring floods to Louisiana

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 19:15:11

He plans to tour the state’s emergency operations center and get briefed on the state’s worsening flooding crisis. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Live Trump arrives in Texas to survey damage from Harvey

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 19:45:10

US president briefed on the storm in Corpus Christi and gives short statement, as water in some areas of Houston reaches 25ft above ‘flood’ level

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Trump in Texas: Recovery Will Be ’Better Than Ever Before’

NBC News  29/Aug/2017 20:00:16

White House

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 20:00:19

He plans to tour the state’s emergency operations center and get briefed on the state’s worsening flooding crisis. Crime & Courts

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New York Times  29/Aug/2017 20:30:13

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Trump Waves Texas Flag: ’We Love You. You Are Special’

NBC News  29/Aug/2017 20:30:15

White House

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Areas of Houston Are Submerged; Death Toll Rises to 10

New York Times  29/Aug/2017 21:00:13

The Houston area looks like an inland sea dotted by islands, and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said people needed to prepare for “a new and different normal for this entire region.”The full scale of the crisis is still uncertain, but officials said about 30,000 people would seek emergency shelter, and 450,000 are likely to seek federal aid.

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Harvey Trump visits Texas to view ’epic’ flood damage as Houston braces for more rain

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 21:00:16

Trump and first lady touch down in Texas to view damage from storm that has killed at least nine people and displaced tens of thousands

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Trump visits Texas to view ’epic’ flood damage as Houston braces for more rain

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 21:15:09

Trump and first lady touch down in Texas to view damage from storm that has killed at least nine people and displaced tens of thousands

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Waters Still Rising as Harvey Pummels Region for 6th Day

New York Times  29/Aug/2017 21:45:07

With hundreds of thousands of people under evacuation orders, shelters filled to bursting with people who craved some news about the safety of their loved ones and the state of their homes. Houston’s focus “will continue to be on rescue,” and not on damage assessment, Mayor Sylvester Turner said.

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Waters Still Rising as Harvey Pummels Region for 6th Day

New York Times  29/Aug/2017 22:00:14

With hundreds of thousands of people under evacuation orders, shelters filled to bursting with people who craved some news about the safety of their loved ones and the state of their homes. Houston’s focus “will continue to be on rescue” and not on damage assessment, Mayor Sylvester Turner said.

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Los Angeles Times  29/Aug/2017 23:15:11

The overflow threatens some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods to the west of the city. L.A. Now

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After Houston Deluge, Harvey Has Louisana in Its Crosshairs

NBC News  29/Aug/2017 23:30:15

Hurricane Harvey

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Trump in Texas President jets in to view ’epic’ flood damage as Houston braces for more rain

The Guardian  29/Aug/2017 23:30:16

Trump and first lady touch down in Texas to view damage from storm that has killed at least nine people and displaced tens of thousands

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