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All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD! He is your helper and your shield. Psalm 115:11 (NLT)
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US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago...
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Edouard left 56,800 Texas customers without power as severe floods hit communities north and east of Houston.
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Over 70,000 homes and businesses are without power in Texas as Tropical Storm Edouard moves inland over the Gulf Coast, according to PowerOutage.com. Nighttime flooding remains a threat as the storm moves deeper into the state.
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Tropical Depression Edouard is swamping Southeast Texas with heavy rain and flash flooding and has left more than 70,000 customers without power. A Flash Flood Emergency for life-threatening flooding was issued for parts of Hardin and Tyler counties early Wednesday.
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Legal expert and former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance issued a bleak warning Saturday that the recent uptick in foodborne illness in the United States – a trend she blamed directly on the Trump administration – was only the beginning.
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Prosecutors in Michigan are pointing to a case at a mobile home park as an uncommon example of an investor-backed landlord being criminally held accountable.
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A confirmed tornado tore through Dover, Delaware, on Thursday evening, leaving significant damage across the state capital and prompting officials to declare a state of emergency.
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has declared a state of emergency due to raging wildfires in the state.
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State officials refused to help pay for repairs in Esto, a small Florida Panhandle town, after deciding the threatened street did not qualify as a critical asset.
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Tens of thousands of residents in northwest Indiana were in survival mode Thursday as they endured a ninth day without power…
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Wild horses couldn't keep President Donald Trump away from the chance of making a kill, according to a new report. Under his administration, thousands of wild horses have been rounded up with helicopters, packed into metal trailers, trucked hundreds of miles, and sold off to be slaughtered...
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California has adopted the toughest new rules in the country that require homeowners to manage the plants around their houses. Fire experts say it helps protect houses from burning, but public pushback has been strong.
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When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States.
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Tropical Depression Edouard made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border on Tuesday as a tropical storm, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flash flooding to the region. These videos show the conditions on the ground in the Lone Star State.
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Emergency officials in Liberty County are urging residents to exercise extreme caution near floodwaters following heavy downpours brought on by Tropical Depression Edouard. While the system has begun to dissipate, it left a significant mark on communities to the north, dropping between 10–14...
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What was once Tropical Storm Edouard has hammered Texas with heavy rain and damaging winds after it made landfall Tuesday.
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Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems
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President Donald Trump's plan to lower sky-high beef prices before the midterms has triggered a rare rebellion from within his own party, with ranchers, senators, and even his health-food allies calling it a betrayal.
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The Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Sale Program is "federal complicity," Skydog Sanctuary's Clare Staples said.
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For the next 90 days, the U.S. will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported without an out-of-quota tariff. Trump says that beef will be sold at 25% below current market prices.
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Oregon has had hundreds of fires break out so far this year. Here's the latest on each major fire.
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Two paramedics whose vehicle became surrounded by rapidly rising water were rescued in Hawaii. Footage released by the Adjutant General of Hawaii and the Hawaii National Guard on Sunday (16 August) shows the two emergency workers on top of their truck in fast-moving floodwaters in Naalehu.
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A severe storm swept through Central Pennsylvania Thursday, damaging buildings and prompting a Tornado Warning in Lancaster County.
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A recall of frozen blueberries has been upgraded to the FDA's highest warning level over potential deadly bacterial contamination. There have been 12 sickened and four hospitalized.
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For many Summerland residents returning home after the Bald Range wildfire, the relief of getting back to their community is being met with a difficult new reality...
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