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HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday challenged Congress to raise the government’s debt limit in order to free up relief spending for Hurricane Harvey, a disaster that the governor of Texas said could require up to $180 billion. Harvey,... by admin | Sep 4, 2017 | peopleNews
(Reuters) - Walter Becker, co-founder of the influential jazz-rock band Steely Dan, died on Sunday at age 67, according to his website, which did not disclose the cause of death. Becker, who played lead guitar, formed Steely Dan with Donald Fagen, its keyboardist and... by admin | Sep 3, 2017 | peopleNews
Reuters Staff 3 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea’s “words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter in his first reaction after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and most powerful... by admin | Sep 3, 2017 | peopleNews
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday said damage from Hurricane Harvey would exceed that of epic hurricanes Katrina or Sandy, likely reaching $150 billion to $180 billion. Harvey, which came ashore on Aug. 25 as the most powerful hurricane to hit... by admin | Sep 3, 2017 | peopleNews
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump took up the mantle of “comforter-in-chief” in a visit to storm-wracked Houston as he played with children and served up food to evacuees from Hurricane Harvey, the first major natural disaster of his eight months in... by admin | Sep 3, 2017 | peopleNews
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump tried on the role of “comforter-in-chief” on Saturday, playing with children in an evacuation center and passing out food and supplies to those in need after Hurricane Harvey’s assault on Houston. Trump, dealing with the... 