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1. Top Stories Chemicals ignite at flooded plant in Texas as Harvey’s devastation lingers 2. News Near You This 10-Year-Old Found Shelter In Austin. Now She's Helping Other Evacuees 3. World U.S. WAR WITH NORTH KOREA COULD BE DEADLIEST CONFLICT IN HISTORY, GERMANY WARNS 4. U.S. Harvey Live Updates: Blasts at Plant in Crosby, Texas, Underscore Worries About Storm Damage 5. Business Wells Fargo uncovers more fake accounts in drawn-out scandal 6. Technology How Apple Plans to Change the Way You Use the Next iPhone 7. Entertainment Firefighter opens up about attempts to save Princess Diana's life 20 years after the crash that killed her 8. Sports Kyrie Irving thanks Cavs fans after trade to Celtics becomes official 9. Science Trump to end DACA: report 10. Health US clears breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemia ...

Short Response Questions There are 5,000 refugees staying in the George R. Brown Convention Center. Two water park features I'd find would be a rope swing and a floating "UFO" inflatable. The new owners of Whole Foods are Amazon.  Two apps I could download are Brevity and WritePad. I have only been to Waterloo Records. Long Response Questions I do not have any family that has been affected by the hurricane's storms. If I knew there was a major storm about to impact my home I would make sure to stock up on plenty of food and water, get together my most important belongings, make sure to have a first-aid kit handy, and find an area of my home far from windows that would serve as a safe place throughout the storm.  The state and federal government should be responsible for fixing any damage done to hospitals, restaurants, stores, and business buildings. They should also assist in the clean up and rebuilding of people's homes.  I think the state should be...

"The Media's Foul Ball" In 2003, the Chicago Cubs were minutes away from advancing to the World Series for the first time in fifty-eight years. However, when a young fan reached out to catch a foul ball, he stopped the cubs outfielder named Moises Alou from catching it, costing them the game. As the fan was escorted by security guards out of Wrigley Field, other furious fans threw debris at him, threatening him the whole way out. After extensive research, Chicago-Sun Times was able to identify Steve Bartman as the young man who had interfered in the Cubs game. The name, suburb where he lived, and workplace of Steve Bartman was released shortly after. I do not think the media's actions were acceptable in the situation. By releasing Steve Bartman's name, he could now be identified as the man who ruined the Cub's chances at winning the World Series. As an obvious fan of the team, I have no doubt he was very  ashamed of what he had done, making the publication ...

Short Response Questions Neva Gonzalez Ramos USS John S. McCain Carbon monoxide poisening  50 million in US, millions more worldwide Bean to Bar: Make Your Own Chocolate is the event I'd like to attend because it sounds fun and would be a cool experience to learn how to make your own chocolate from scratch.  Long Response Questions: " Charlottesville covers statues of Lee, Jackson for mourning" After recent fatal attacks and rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia, authorities began covering up statues of Confederate war heroes with black tarps. While many people believe doing this is benefitting the society and correctly mourning the deaths of their fellow citizens, others think it is unacceptable and not honoring the US's history. I think it's good the statues were shrouded because it symbolizes that we shouldn't let the same things that have happened in America's history happen again. It shows the awful behavior and events that occurred during ...

Timeliness I believe this article is driven by timeliness because it is about a hurricane heading towards the Texas coast that we recently discovered. The article is about an event that is expected to occur in a day or two. "Hurricane Harvey roars towards Texas coast" https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/08/24/harvey-tropical-storm/596527001/ Proximity This article is driven by its proximity because it is revolving around an event taking pace in Arlington, Texas. "New baseball stadium for Texas Rangers to have fimiliar name" https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/08/24/new-baseball-stadium-for-texas-rangers-to-have-familiar-name/104917094/ Prominence  This story is driven by prominence because it is about the impressive actions of a young boy, which were shocking enough to be considered newsworthy. "Six-year-old saves drowning babies with CPR" https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/humankind/2017/08/24/six-year-old-saves-drowning-...