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  USA TODAY   Costco drops trucking company accused of labor violations
Costco, one of the world's largest retailers, has dropped a major port trucking company in the wake of a USA TODAY investigation into labor abuses
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  First lady Melania Trump's high heels as she boarded Air Force One on Aug. 29, 2017 en route to Texas to view the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.   Melania Trump swaps stilettos for sneakers, FLOTUS cap in flooded south Texas
The first lady also wore a FLOTUS cap to tour areas harmed by Hurricane Harvey.
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  Rescue boats fill a flooded street from Tropical Storm Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston.   The nation's largest oil refinery shuts down as Hurricane Harvey floods Texas
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  This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on Aug. 29, 2017 and released on Aug. 30, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watching the launch of an intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 a   Missile Defense Agency: U.S. warship successfully shoots down missile in test off Hawaii
It marked the second time an SM-6 missile has successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile in a test.
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  More than 150 conservative Christian leaders from across the USA signed a statement, released Aug. 29, 2017, that affirms traditional marriage and considers homosexuality sinful.   More than 150 evangelical religious leaders sign 'Christian manifesto' on human sexuality
The beliefs cover a range of topics from prohibition of sex outside of marriage to the connection between biological sex and gender identity.
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  Aug 28, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; General view of flood waters from Hurricane Harvey. Mandatory Credit: Henrietta Wildsmith/The Shreveport Times via USA TODAY NETWORK (Via OlyDrop)   Florida professor fired after suggesting Harvey was 'karma' for Texas
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  Highways around downtown Houston are empty as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey overflow from the bayous around the city on Aug. 29, 2017.   Harvey to be costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, with an estimated cost of $160 billion
The projected $160 billion cost is equal to the combined cost of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.
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  Widespread flooding because of Hurricane Harvey has forced several sporting events to change venues.   Texas mom dies saving her infant daughter during Hurricane Harvey flooding
The 41-year-old mother "absolutely saved the child's life," Officer Carol Riley, a spokeswoman for the Beaumont Police Department, told People.
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In this photo provided by Beulah Johnson, evacuees sit in the bleachers at the Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, Texas on Aug. 30, 2017, after floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated the facility overnight. Authorities said it's not c

 
 
In this photo provided by Beulah Johnson, evacuees sit in the bleachers at the Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, Texas on Aug. 30, 2017, after floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated the facility overnight. Authorities said it's not c
  
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