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HOUSTON (AP) — Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of $2.5 billion in bonds to fund flood-control projects that might mitigate the damage caused by future storms. With nearly all precincts reporting Saturday night, about 85 percent of voters approved the referendum. The bonds will fund projects that may include buyouts of homes in flood-prone areas, the expansion of local bayous and the construction of additional stormwater detention basins. Читать дальше...

Rowdy Roddy replied to Nitram's discussion 'Terepo play the ball'

All living U.S. presidents issued statements honoring GOP Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) after the announcement of his death Saturday afternoon.McCain, 81, died on Saturday after battling an aggressive form of brain canc...

PRINCE Philip is thought to have snapped when asked at a dinner party if he had watched The Crown, the hit Netflix TV series about the Royal Family.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Houston area election for issuance of flood-control bonds (all times local): 10:40 p.m. Houston-area voters have marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of $2.5 billion in bonds that will fund critical flood-control projects. With nearly all precincts reporting late Saturday, about 85 percent of voters approved the referendum. The measure will fund projects that may include buyouts of homes in flood-prone areas, the expansion... Читать дальше...

The total death count from the rain havoc between August 8 and August 26 is 302, while there are 4,62,456 people in 1435 camps, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said after a review meeting on relief efforts.

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Former Syrian rebels agreed to serve with regime forces, but some locals have protested in Daraa amid renewed raids on former rebel areas.

The Minnesota Twins played the Oakland Athletics on Saturday at Target Field. Oakland won 6-2.

"Our cows have been living off hay cut in June, there isn't any grass," says Jean-Guillaume Hannequin, a farmer in eastern France, who like his counterparts across much of northern Europe is wondering...

When an organization that is normally on the opposite side from you, joins you in a huge fight against a devout enemy, you know the gun-hating, gun-banning, bullying, anti-Second Amendment, enemies of Freedom are way out of control.  Marion Hammer, former President NRA New York State Can’t Be Allowed to Stifle the NRA’s Political Speech …

A welterweight matchup between former champ Robbie Lawler and Stephen Thompson is in the works for the UFC’s first event on ESPN.

Image: https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/304x166/755e01e8_47d7_4e41_9cc3_f6db08ca2fa1_6c32adc5cb685645bec5cef054084e5b7c5c49dc.jpeg I found this diagram on ergo bar and lever set up. Anyone else do this on their bike?

Indians trying to avoid sweep by last-place Royals

White Sox No. 12 prospect Steele Walker recorded career highs with three hits and five RBIs on Saturday as Class A Kannapolis topped the Augusta, 10-8, in 10 innings.

GAME ON : St George Illawarra Dragons v Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs - 07:10:00

GENERAL CHAT ABOUT THE GAME, BUILD UP, THE ACTION AS IT HAPPENS AND AFTERMATH BELOW.

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GAME ON : Cronulla Sutherland Sharks v Newcastle Knights - 05:00:00

GENERAL CHAT ABOUT THE GAME, BUILD UP, THE ACTION AS IT HAPPENS AND AFTERMATH BELOW.

Statistics: Posted by Marvin — Sun Aug 26, 2018 3:40 am

The Firebirds are unbeaten after two games this year and sent a message to the competition with a massive win on the weekend.

In the 2018 season opener, the Brenau soccer team scored two second half goals to tie Bob Jones University 2-2 on Saturday in Greenville, SC.

Italy's government had refused to allow the migrants off a rescue ship in Sicily for almost a week.

How would the chick of a very rare species of the region, the Mottled wood owl, rescued from the Chandigarh Golf Club by international golfer, Sujjan Singh, recently lead us to the heart of these connections?

Supreme Court lawyer and Swaraj Abhiyan president Prashant Bhushan on Saturday said he was undecided on approaching the Supreme Court on the Rafale fighter deal, alleging there was corruption in the apex court as well.

One of John McCain's final wishes, as he struggled against a devastating brain cancer, could not have been more clear: He made it known that he did not want Donald Trump to attend his funeral.