Новости за 30.08.2017

Trump pitches tax reform to 'bring back Main Street'
CNN
(CNN) President Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered his opening pitch on tax reform, framing the effort in populist terms saying Republican plans to overhaul the tax code would be a boon for lower- and middle-class Americans. But Trump offered only ...
Trump has a corporate tax plan. Economists have some questions.Washington Post
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Officers find van with family of 6 drowned in Harvey floodwaters
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Update Aug. 30: Authorities have found a white van containing the bodies of six family members after their vehicle was caught in floodwaters. We are sad to report we have found a van inundated by Greens Bayou flooding while purportedly carrying 6 ...

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Harvey crashes into Texas and Louisiana, bringing new waves of punishing rain
Washington Post
HOUSTON — The devastating storm once known as Hurricane Harvey, already the biggest rainstorm in the history of the continental United States, made landfall again Wednesday morning, delivering another punishing wave of rain to Texas and Louisiana.
Harvey Live Updates: Storm Barrels Into Texas and Louisiana After Second LandfallNew York Times
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US Successfully Shoots down Medium-Range Test Missile near Hawaii
Voice of America
The U.S. Navy successfully shot down a medium-range ballistic missile off the coast of Hawaii as part of a test of defense systems Wednesday, following the most recent North Korea ballistic missile test, officials said. A navy statement said sailors ...

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Dollar recovers, world stocks gain as North Korea missile fears recede
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar came off a 2-1/2 year low and world stocks rose on Wednesday after the United States' measured response to North Korea's missile test soothed jittery investors who turned their focus to positive economic data. European ...
China must 'pressure' North Korea over weapons tests - MayBBC News
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Harvey again makes landfall, this time as a tropical storm, near Cameron, La.
Washington Post
HOUSTON — Harvey made landfall for a second time on Wednesday, as the biggest rainstorm in the history of the continental United States finally began to move away from Houston and arrived just west of Cameron, La., instead. Now a tropical storm, ...
Trump wins praise in Texas, but keeps empathy at bayCNN
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller subpoenas Paul Manafort's spokesman
Fox News
FILE: Paul Manafort of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's staff listens during a round table discussion on security at Trump Tower in the Manhattan. (Reuters). Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the spokesman for former Trump ...
Robert Mueller's team subpoenas Paul Manafort's former lawyer, spokesmanWashington Examiner
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Trump blocks Obama rule on collecting info on pay by race, gender
The Hill
The White House will shut down an Obama-era rule that would have required businesses to track how much they pay workers of varying genders, races and ethnicities according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Trump officials ...
Ivanka Backs Trump Administration's Plan to Scrap Obama Rules Preventing Pay DiscriminationNewsweek
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North Korea's latest launch suggests it rejects both US threats and offers to talk
Washington Post
North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan was unprecedented, but President Trump's response Tuesday was not — a renewal of his warning that “all options are on the table.” His tough talk may only serve to remind that the possibility of ...
Trump's tough talk does little to deter North KoreaPolitico
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Trump's ability to govern tested by Harvey at home and North Korea abroad
Washington Post
President Trump — whose tenure has been marked by his White House's own internal drama and chaos — is now grappling with a pair of external threats in the form of Hurricane Harvey and North Korea, domestic and international risks that pose a major ...
Curfew imposed in Houston as deluge from Tropical Storm Harvey continues, breaking rainfall recordLos Angeles Times
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'We were never closed': Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch disputes claims that it shut its doors
Washington Post
HOUSTON — Joel Osteen, Houston's celebrity televangelist, pushed back against accusations that he closed off his 606,000-square-foot megachurch amid a flooding crisis that has displaced thousands of residents. He tweeted Tuesday that he and his wife ...
After Pressure Mounts, Joel Osteen Says His Houston Megachurch Is Open To EvacueesNPR
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