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Some houses affected by Hurricane Maria remained covered in tarps or missing roofs as recently as June in San Juan, Puerto Rico's El Gandul neighborhood.

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FEMA Begins Scaling Back Financial Assistance In Puerto Rico

2:55pm August 17, 2018

by Adrian Florido

Declaring the island's emergency over, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun scaling back its financial assistance. Puerto Rico's government is not happy about that.

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A member of the Myanmar security forces stands guard near a military transport helicopter in Rakhine state last September, about a month into the bloody crackdown on the country's Rohingya Muslim population.

'There Must Be Justice': U.S. Sanctions Myanmar Soldiers For Rohingya Killings

2:49pm August 17, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The sanctions target four mid-level commanders and two units — but they failed to satisfy senators and activists alike, who say the U.S. has a ways to go to hold Myanmar accountable for its crimes.

In the movie Crazy Rich Asians, Princess Intan (Kris Aquino, left) and economist Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) meet at a wedding in Singapore and have a little tete-a-tete about, of all things, microloans.

About That Microloan Mention In 'Crazy Rich Asians' ...

2:40pm August 17, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

In one scene, Rachel Chu, the fictional lead character in the rom-com, chats with a princess about how small loans are helping women. But do they really?

Teachers can fill up to five of these tote bags per visit to the Swap.

Teachers Turning To Free Supply Shops To Outfit Their Classrooms

12:24pm August 17, 2018

by Adelina Lancianese

Teachers say supply swaps are making a real dent in the amount of money they pay every year out of pocket for classroom supplies.

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Omarosa Manigault Newman, who appeared on NBC on Monday, released excerpts of a tape on Thursday that she said involved an offer of a Trump campaign job in return for her silence.

Omarosa Manigault Newman Releases Tape Of Trump Campaign Offer To 'Buy My Silence'

11:37am August 17, 2018

by James Doubek

The recording is of a conversation between the former administration staffer, who is promoting a tell-all book about her time in White House, and President Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump.

Chipotle To Retrain Employees After Latest Outbreak Of Food Poisoning

10:22am August 17, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The announcement comes after health officials said an outbreak last month that sickened nearly 650 customers in Ohio was caused by a type of bacteria that thrives in food kept warm for long periods.

King Bass sits and watches the Holy Fire burn from on top of his parents' car as his sister, Princess, rests her head on his shoulder last week in Lake Elsinore, Calif. More than a thousand firefighters battled to keep a raging Southern California forest

Politics Of Wildfires: Biggest Battle Is In California's Capital

8:20am August 17, 2018

by Marisa Lagos

Politics have always been part and parcel of fighting wildfires. With wildfires setting records across the West, political will is growing to change the way we manage forests and fight fires.

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Connecticut Health Officials Respond To Synthetic Marijuana Overdoses

7:48am August 17, 2018

Noel King talks to Michael Baumann of the National Institute of Drug Abuse about the dozens of people who overdosed this week on synthetic cannabinoids in Connecticut.

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Trump's Military Parade Is Likely Postponed Until 2019

7:13am August 17, 2018

by Tom Bowman

The Pentagon, in a brief statement Thursday night, said it was postponing until 2019 a military parade in the nation's capital. It had been planned for Veterans Day weekend this year.

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Incoming CEO of United States Olympic Committee Sarah Hirshland (3rd L) listens during a Senate hearing in July. The hearing was to focus on changes made by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Gymnastics (USAG), and Michigan State University (

Calls For Widespread Change Challenge Incoming Head Of U.S. Olympic Committee

7:01am August 17, 2018

by Alexandra Starr

The incoming CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee faces more challenges than just sexual abuse scandals. Elite athletes are calling for a complete overhaul of the USOC financial model.

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