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Floyd Mayweather has come out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor, risking his undefeated tied record. Mayweather shortens the rounds and wins, now being 50-0 and retired

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For the two fighters -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor -- it was very much a case of job done.

Mayweather's professional record remains unblemished as the former five-weight world champion claimed his 50th victory as a professional, stopping MMA star Mcgregor in the tenth round on Saturday in Las Vegas.

McGregor surprised many, appearing to control the early proceedings before Mayweather's pedigree and skill came to the fore and he rocked the Irishman with a series of punishing blows to the head early in the 10th round before the referee stepped in to end the bout.

"I enjoyed the fight, it was a great contest ... It was an honor to share the ring with him." a bruised McGregor said in his post-fight interview.

Mayweather for his part, was dismissive of the idea that this bout was primarily a money making spectacle rather than a genuine fight.

"He was a lot better than I thought he was. He used a lot of different angles but I was the better man on the night" said the American.

Whilst the fighters felt they had delivered a good contest, not everybody agreed.

The New York Times describing the fight as "The Fleece of the Century," while boxing writer Ben Dirs was left distinctly unimpressed by the sporting element of the contest.

However, legendary heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko thought McGregor had shown "good boxing skills."

Mayweather's former rival, Manny Pacquiao also praised McGregor for "taking a chance" while congratulating the American on his victory.

Meanwhile, a number of American sporting greats paid tribute to Mayweather's unblemished record as a professional.

Mayweather's victory also impressed the world's most expensive footballer Neymar, with the Brazilian labeling the American "Champ."

Meanwhile, McGregor's long time coach, John Kavanagh took to Twitter after the bout, suggesting the Irishman had given it his "best shot."

Jose Aldo Jr., who was famously knocked out after just 13 seconds in the octagon by McGregor, couldn't resist immediately tweeting out a series of laughing emojis as the referee stepped in to end the contest.

CNN Sport's Don Riddell argued the bout had allowed UFC to take the sport to a new level with "a lot more eyeballs on their sport" and the world "got to see their man more than hold his own."

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For the two fighters -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor -- it was very much a case of job done. Mayweather's professional record remains unblemished as the former five-weight world champion claimed his 50th victory as a professional, stopping MMA star Mcgregor in the tenth round on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Celebrities are sending their support to people in Houston and other parts of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey.

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Celebrities are sending their support to people in Houston and other parts of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey.

The weekend storm brought "unprecedented" flooding to Houston after making landfall in Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on Friday. On Monday, Houston and nearby towns received more than 24 inches of rainfall, trapping residents in their homes and forcing some on their roofs as rescuers work around the clock to bring them to shelter.
HURRICANE HARVEY VICTIMS: HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP
Stars opened their wallets to help Texans after the storm, including Kevin Hart, who donated $25,000, and Chris Young, who pledged $100,000. Hart challenged other celebrities, including Beyonce, Chris Rock and Justin Timberlake, to also donate funds to help with hurricane relief.

Texas native Miranda Lambert tweeted she was heartbroken by the news, meanwhile, other celebrities took to social media to express their thoughts and prayers to those affected by the storm.

Here are some of their reactions:

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Celebrities are sending their support to people in Houston and other parts of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey. The weekend storm brought "unprecedented" flooding to Houston after making landfall in Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on Friday.

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President Trump heads to Texas today to visit areas battered by Hurricane Harvey - but the state and now Louisiana are bracing for more rain.

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Rescuers are battling through relentless "waves of rain" to try and help survivors of Hurricane Harvey in southeastern Texas, as the death toll from the storm has climbed to seven.

Samuel Peña, Houston's fire chief, told "Good Morning America" today that his city is being inundated by "wave after wave after wave of rain" in the aftermath of the Category 4 hurricane and continued tropical storm, complicating rescue efforts.

"We're still about 1,000 because as we clear those incidents that are pending, that are in queue, additional calls keep coming in," Peña said of the people still waiting to be rescued.

He added that many of the city's roads had become impassable as a result of rising floodwaters. The region is expected to see 50 inches of rain before fall over the area before the week is over, according to ABC News' meteorologists.

Climbing death toll and a 'horrific' aftermath

As emergency responders move through the floodwaters to help survivors, they are encountering devastation and sometimes death.

On Monday evening, Houston's mayor, Sylvester Turner, confirmed three deaths in Houston as a result of the storm.

Four other storm-related deaths occurred in La Marque, Montgomery County, East Montgomery County and the coastal city of Rockport.

In addition to the seven deaths, a family of six went missing after their van was submerged while trying to escape rising floodwaters in Greens Bayou, according to Harris County officials.

Relatives told ABC station KTRK in Houston that floodwaters simply rose too fast, sweeping the six family members away in water. As of now, they have not been found.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told " GMA" yesterday that he expects the aftermath of Harvey to be "horrific," leaving a mess that will "take years" to rebuild.

Peña, speaking on "GMA" today, described seeing "devastating loss" in the wake of the storm.

"I can tell you that the first responders, police, fire, as well as the municipal workers and community in general are dealing with some devastating loss and property loss and, at times, some loss of life," he said.

The entire Texas National Guard activated

Abbott activated the entire Texas National Guard yesterday to assist with rescue and recovery efforts.

The total number of guardsmen available to the state is roughly 12,000, and all of them will be deployed in southeast Texas, according to Abbott.

"These guys have saved our lives," one woman rescued by Texas National Guard soldiers said in a video by Staff Sgt. Tim Pruitt. Her husband and dogs were also rescued.

"We've been in water all day, actually since last night, and we didn't think help was coming," she said. "Thank you so much."

Trump praises first responders

President Donald Trump is set to visit Texas today. On Saturday, he may return to the state and also visit Louisiana, where floodwaters are growing and may become worse as the storm progresses this week.

Trump said Monday at a joint news conference with the president of Finland, "To the people of Texas and Louisiana, we are 100 percent with you. We're praying for you, we're working closely with your leaders and officials, and I will be visiting the impact zone tomorrow to ensure that you're receiving full support and cooperation from the federal government."

He spoke about the rescue efforts in his address.

"My administration is coordinating closely with state and local authorities in Texas and Louisiana to save lives, and we thank our first responders and all of those involved in their efforts," Trump said. "We've pledged our full support as Texas and Louisiana battle and recover from this very devastating and historic storm."

"Tragic times such as these bring out the best in America's character; strength, charity and resilience are those characters. We see neighbor helping neighbor, friend helping friend and stranger helping stranger. ... We are one American family. We hurt together, we struggle together and, believe me, we endure together."

ABC News' Kelly McCarthy, Karma Allen, Jessica Hopper, Lindsey Jacobson, Evan Simon, Lana Zak and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.

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Trump embraced the law about more quality high tech gear for police to keep them more safe.

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Trump waited only until the second paragraph of a stark convention speech in Philadelphia last year before hitting on the theme. He went on to describe a nation threatened by "attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities" and promising that as soon as he became President, "safety will be restored."

Now, flexing his presidential power, Trump is acting to implement that promise, even if his perception of a nation under siege to crime and violence is one not recognized by his critics or necessarily backed up by facts.

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions unveiled Trump's plan to reverse Obama administration curbs that prevented local law enforcement agencies from receiving surplus military gear, including including armored vehicles, grenade launchers, high-caliber weapons and camouflage uniforms.

The previous White House introduced the measures following violent clashes in Ferguson, Missouri, in the belief that police forces touting military-style gear came across as an occupying force in a way that heightened community tensions.

But on Monday, Sessions raised the specter of a war against police on America's streets as he addressed the Fraternal Order of Police.

"(W)e are fighting a multi-front battle: an increase in violent crime, a rise in vicious gangs, an opioid epidemic, threats from terrorism, combined with a culture in which family and discipline seem to be eroding further and a disturbing disrespect for the rule of law," Sessions said.

The attorney general also suggested that those who use individual violations of rights by officers to tarnish police services as a whole are effectively inciting attacks against them.

"Their divisive rhetoric treats police officers like the problem, instead of the crucial allies that you all are. So it can come as no surprise when we see rising levels of violence against law enforcement," Sessions said.

Arpaio pardon

The administration's new plan, which could lead to the further "militarization" of police, was announced three days after Trump pardoned former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- a vehement supporter and lightning rod for claims of police brutality and racial discrimination.

While the pardon raised constitutional and political questions, it was also clearly a show of support for ruthless law enforcement, since Arpaio was convicted of contempt in a case that involved racial profiling against Latinos.

Trump made little attempt to disguise his motives. Previewing his move last week in Arizona, he asked supporters whether "Sheriff Joe was convicted for doing his job?"

A White House statement confirming the pardon meanwhile made little attempt to lay a legal foundation for a ruling that opponents said was the latest sign of the way Trump views the implementation of justice largely through a political lens and in the context of how it affects himself or his base of supporters.

And on Monday, he was unapologetic about his decision -- though again did not offer a legal justification.

"He is very strong on borders, very strong on illegal immigration. He is loved in Arizona. I thought he was treated unbelievably unfairly."

'Tough' policing

A vision of "tough" policing and was at the center of Trump's campaign. It's also closely linked to the issue of immigration enforcement and how to handle undocumented immigrants, animating concerns for Trump's most loyal voters that helped power him to the White House last year.

And although Trump has expressed extreme frustration over Sessions' decision to recuse himself from oversight of the Russia investigation, an uncompromising stance on law enforcement unifies both men.

In May, for instance, Sessions issued a new directive to prosecutors to pursue the stiffest charge available in every criminal case that likely will result in more prosecutions of non-violent drug offenders and tougher sentences, rolling back measures introduced by the Obama administration designed to alleviate the societal costs of mass incarceration that fall disproportionally on minority communities.

Trump's stressing of a nation besieged by crime and depiction of those suspicious of law enforcement as merely too politically correct appears to be in line with his long-term political beliefs. But his decision to hit these themes hard now appears to be no coincidence. It comes at a moment when his presidency is in deep political peril, as he feuds with Republicans, deals with the worst approval ratings of any modern president at an equivalent moment and is hugging his base voters close. By promoting his tough guy persona on policing and societal issues, he may risk further dividing the country.

And some critics believe that Trump is bent on advancing the reach of the government in subsidizing military equipment for police.

"The militarization of our law enforcement is due to an unprecedented expansion of government power in this realm," said Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Twitter on Monday.

But Trump is also on solid political ground with a tactic that helps him speak directly to his own most faithful supporters and the Republican voting block as a whole.

Trump, under fire for his reaction to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and what even many Republicans saw as his unacceptable decision to draw equivalencies between white supremacists and counter protesters is also hitting hard on other themes that often take on a racial dimension.

Last week, in the explosive rally in Arizona, Trump implied that American history, "culture" and patriotism was under threat, and criticized the drive to remove "beautiful statues" designed to commemorate the Confederacy.

Such rhetoric appears designed to communicate a tough image to Trump's political base, and to recreate the contempt for what his supporters see as rampant liberal political correctness -- that echoes his law and order rhetoric.

Civil rights concerns

Trump has repeatedly used the law and order theme to project strength.

He repeatedly warned of out-of-control and rising crime during his 2016 campaign, even if crime showed that over the last quarter century violent crime on the whole had fallen. The FBI however did report a 3.1% rise in violent crime in 2015.

In July, the President traveled to Long Island, and vowed to wipe out the MS-13 street gang, and appealed to police not to worry about getting too tough with suspects that he referred to as "animals."

"When you see these towns, and when you see these thugs being thrown in to the back of a paddy wagon -- you just see them thrown in, rough. I said please don't be too nice," Trump said.

The President's rhetoric on crime has sparked deep concern among civil rights groups, who worry that he is deliberately playing on the racial fault lines revealed in the criminal justice system for political gain.

The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law said Monday that the move to relax curbs on the militarization of the police will carve fresh divides between law enforcement officers and African-American and Latino communities.

"Once again, this administration is making clear its intent to revive ill-conceived policies that perpetuate racial disparities in the criminal justice system, hurt families and communities, and exacerbate the mass incarceration crisis across our country," Kristen Clarke, the group's president and executive director, said Monday.

There is clear evidence that while Trump's tough stand is politically divisive, it plays well with his base, and cements his role as an antagonist of what supporters see as a liberal approach to law and order that is steeped in political correctness.

In election exit polls last year, for instance, 73% of Trump voters said that the criminal justice system treats everyone fairly. But 72% of those who sided with Democrat Hillary Clinton said that the system treats African-Americans unfairly.

And in a Quinnipiac University poll this month, 73% of Republicans said there was too much political correctness in American life, compared to only 21% who believed there was too much racial prejudice.

And Trump may also be plowing fertile ground on law and order even when he addresses voters who don't always agree with him, underlining the potency of using law and order as a political tool.

The Pew Research Center noted in a February report that public perception often does not measure up with data showing the crime rate falling.

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Rescuers are battling through relentless "waves of rain" to try and help survivors of Hurricane Harvey in southeastern Texas, as the death toll from the storm has climbed to seven.

Samuel Peña, Houston's fire chief, told "Good Morning America" today that his city is being inundated by "wave after wave after wave of rain" in the aftermath of the Category 4 hurricane and continued tropical storm, complicating rescue efforts.

"We're still about 1,000 because as we clear those incidents that are pending, that are in queue, additional calls keep coming in," Peña said of the people still waiting to be rescued.

He added that many of the city's roads had become impassable as a result of rising floodwaters. The region is expected to see 50 inches of rain before fall over the area before the week is over, according to ABC News' meteorologists.

Climbing death toll and a 'horrific' aftermath

As emergency responders move through the floodwaters to help survivors, they are encountering devastation and sometimes death.

On Monday evening, Houston's mayor, Sylvester Turner, confirmed three deaths in Houston as a result of the storm.

Four other storm-related deaths occurred in La Marque, Montgomery County, East Montgomery County and the coastal city of Rockport.

In addition to the seven deaths, a family of six went missing after their van was submerged while trying to escape rising floodwaters in Greens Bayou, according to Harris County officials.

Relatives told ABC station KTRK in Houston that floodwaters simply rose too fast, sweeping the six family members away in water. As of now, they have not been found.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told " GMA" yesterday that he expects the aftermath of Harvey to be "horrific," leaving a mess that will "take years" to rebuild.

Peña, speaking on "GMA" today, described seeing "devastating loss" in the wake of the storm.

"I can tell you that the first responders, police, fire, as well as the municipal workers and community in general are dealing with some devastating loss and property loss and, at times, some loss of life," he said.

The entire Texas National Guard activated

Abbott activated the entire Texas National Guard yesterday to assist with rescue and recovery efforts.

The total number of guardsmen available to the state is roughly 12,000, and all of them will be deployed in southeast Texas, according to Abbott.

"These guys have saved our lives," one woman rescued by Texas National Guard soldiers said in a video by Staff Sgt. Tim Pruitt. Her husband and dogs were also rescued.

"We've been in water all day, actually since last night, and we didn't think help was coming," she said. "Thank you so much."

Trump praises first responders

President Donald Trump is set to visit Texas today. On Saturday, he may return to the state and also visit Louisiana, where floodwaters are growing and may become worse as the storm progresses this week.

Trump said Monday at a joint news conference with the president of Finland, "To the people of Texas and Louisiana, we are 100 percent with you. We're praying for you, we're working closely with your leaders and officials, and I will be visiting the impact zone tomorrow to ensure that you're receiving full support and cooperation from the federal government."

He spoke about the rescue efforts in his address.

"My administration is coordinating closely with state and local authorities in Texas and Louisiana to save lives, and we thank our first responders and all of those involved in their efforts," Trump said. "We've pledged our full support as Texas and Louisiana battle and recover from this very devastating and historic storm."

"Tragic times such as these bring out the best in America's character; strength, charity and resilience are those characters. We see neighbor helping neighbor, friend helping friend and stranger helping stranger. ... We are one American family. We hurt together, we struggle together and, believe me, we endure together."

ABC News' Kelly McCarthy, Karma Allen, Jessica Hopper, Lindsey Jacobson, Evan Simon, Lana Zak and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.

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It is legal in Texas to use deadly force to stop a Confederate statue from being vandalized.

A Facebook post claiming that it was legal for people in Texas to use deadly force to protect Confederate statues from being vandalized was widely shared on social media in August 2017:

The Facebook post, which has since been deleted, was featured in several articles that made false (and potentially dangerous) claims. The web sites I Am A Texanand Liberty Park Press, for instance, both shared this message as if it was an official warning from a Texas police department. But that is not the case. In fact, the Tioga Police Department, where Ryan worked as an "unpaid reserve officer," dismissed Ryan shortly after this post went viral.

The web site Political Mayhemtook the claim even further, sharing it in an irresponsible, inflammatory piece titled "HELL YEAH! This State Just Gave Citizens Authority To SHOOT Protesters ON SIGHT Who Destroy Monuments."

First of all, the laws Ryan cited are not new. Second, they do not actually give people in Texas the right to use deadly force to protect statues from vandalism.

Legal analyst Gerald Treece told Houston TV station KHOU that although the legal codes Ryan cited are real (you can read them in full here and here), they do not give people the rights that Ryan claimed. For instance, Chapter 9.41 explicitly deals with "one's own property." Statues in public parks would not fall into this category. Treece also said that it was unlikely for Confederate statues to be considered "tangible, movable property":

"That's just not the law," said Treece. The Texas Penal Code allows for the use of deadly force when protecting people's private property.

"I can used deadly force against you if you're using deadly force or if there's a fear of deadly force against me," said Treece. But statues in public parks aren't private property.

"If the question in a classroom came up, 'Professor, can I shoot someone at night putting magic marker on a statue?', I would say no, a thousand times no," said Treece.

Texas Penal Code 9.43 clearly states the private property being protected with deadly force needs to be "tangible and moveable." A statue doesn't meet that qualification either.

"It's not tangible, moveable property, owned by anybody, but the government," said Treece.

The Granbury Police Department also weighed in, saying that the claim that you can use deadly force to stop someone from vandalizing a statue was "absolutely not true," and adding that using deadly force to protect property (your own or others' is only legal under certain conditions):

With all of the current talk and controversy involving the statue of General Granbury, there has been a significant escalation in talk that we feel we must address. There is a person claiming to be a police officer and instructor (unknown if he is or is not) who is posting inaccurate information on social media sites. The posts in question are interpreting chapter 9 of the Texas Penal Code to allow a person to use deadly force against another for simply vandalizing a statue. This is absolutely not true.

The specific section being argued starts with TX Penal Code Section 9.42, which states a person can use deadly force to stop another person from committing Criminal Mischief at night. That section covers a person protecting their own property and is part of a prerequisite for protecting a third party's property, which is covered under Section 9.43. Unfortunately, there is a very important part of 9.42 that is being missed. That is a requirement that, in addition to seeing a person commit Criminal Mischief at night, the person using the force must reasonably believe the following:

(A)The land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means, or

(B) The use of force other than deadly force to protect or recover the land or property would expose the actor or another to a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.

When the entire statute is read, it becomes obvious this issue is not nearly as simple as some would have you believe. It is not legal to shoot someone for simply vandalizing a statue, regardless of what some are claiming. There must be other factors involved to justify deadly force. Additionally, you must ask yourself if it is worth it to take a life over a piece of property which doesn't even belong to you, even if the action may be legally justified.

The Granbury Police Department does not recommend confronting anyone under these circumstances. We ask that you call 911 and be the best witness you can be. If you can continue to watch the suspect(s) safely, please do so until officers arrive.

As with any other issues, please feel free to call the police department with any questions at 817-573-2648.

Bottom line: It is not legal to use deadly force in Texas to prevent a person from vandalizing a statue.
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An Anheuser-Busch brewery in Georgia is shipping canned drinking water to the American Red Cross to help Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana.

The St. Louis-based beer giant says a truckload of water from its Cartersville, Georgia, brewery arrived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Monday. More truckloads are scheduled to arrive in Arlington, Texas. More than 155,000 cans of water are being sent in total.

Anheuser-Busch says it periodically stops beer production at times throughout the year in order to can drinking water at the Georgia facility so it can be ready to go in times of need. The company says it has provided more than 76 million cans of drinking water for disaster relief since 1988.

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The coalition believes the attackers are part of the Turkish-backed opposition forces, a loose grouping of Arab and Turkmen fighters that have helped the Turkish military clear ISIS from the Turkish-Syria border area.

Many of these Turkey-supported forces originated as part of the opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and they have also clashed with the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in a struggle for influence in the region.

While Turkey has in the past backed these fighters with tanks, airstrikes and special forces, the coalition official made it clear that Turkish soldiers were not involved in the recent attacks on US personnel.

But the official added that the coalition had delivered a demarche, or diplomatic protest, to Ankara following the attack on US forces by Turkey's allies.

The incident occurred around the same time US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis visited Turkey to meet with his Turkish counterpart and the country's President Recep Erdogan. There was no mention of any conversations about the incident in the official readout of the meeting provided by the Pentagon.

The recent clash comes weeks after attacks against US troops in the area were first reported and confirmed by coalition spokesman Col. Ryan Dillon. Following those attacks, Dillon said US and coalition troops "reserve the right to defend ourselves."

US forces have been in northern Syria for months where they are performing a de facto "peacekeeping" role in an effort to prevent clashes between various armed groups in the region. While Pentagon spokesman US Navy Capt. Jeff Davis declined to call the troops "peacekeepers" upon their initial deployment in March, he referred to them as "a visible reminder for anybody looking to start a fight."

Dillon said at the time that the attacking forces were most likely aware that they were firing on US troops.

"These patrols are overt. Our forces are clearly marked and we have been operating in that area for some time," Dillon said, adding, "It should not be news to anyone that we are doing this, operating in that particular area."

US troops have been performing "overt patrols" in the area since March, often flying the American flag from armored vehicles, in a bid to deter forces in the region from attacking one another and undermining the fight against ISIS.

The US trains and advises the Manbij Military Council, a group of local Arab fighters that is allied to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. But Turkey and its local Syrian allies are strongly opposed to both US-backed groups which they see as linked to Kurdish separatists in Turkey.

"We take appropriate measures to try and minimize the risk of those events happening. But they do happen, and of course, all coalition forces have the inherent right of self-defense at their disposal, should they feel the need," the Deputy Commander of the counter ISIS coalition, UK Army Maj. Gen. Rupert Jones, told reporters at the Pentagon last week.

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First on CNN: US troops exchange fire with Turkish-backed rebels in Syria

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US troops in northern Syria came under direct attack last week by Turkish-backed rebels, a military official with the coalition fighting ISIS told CNN Tuesday. The official said that while US troops returned fire there were no casualties on either side.

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Hurricane Harvey makes an appearance, and will take years to repair all the damage done by it. When it hit it was a category 4. 50 more inches of rain is headed that way, and the mayor is still unsure whether to tell people to leave or not.

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two year old died because a window rolled up and cut his air ways