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Hurricane Harvey is projected to hit the Texas coast on Friday night.
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is projected to hit the Texas coast on Friday night. Texas Governor Greg Abbott that the storm “could easily lead to billions of dollars of property damage and almost certainly loss of life.” The Republican National Committee condemning white supremacists in light of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month. In an interview with the, Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, said the administration “can and must. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen put in place after the 2008 financial crisis, maintaining that they are necessary in keeping the financial system safe.

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