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An Obamacare win: No 'bare counties' for health insurance next year

By Casey Ross, STAT

An insurer has stepped up to sell individual health insurance policies to the last county in the U.S. without Obamacare coverage in 2018.

Trump's low approval ratings set an unwanted record

By Emily Swanson, Associated Press

Plunging into undesirably uncharted territory, Trump is setting records with his dismally low approval ratings, including the lowest mark ever for a president in his first year.

Hurricane Harvey kills five, brings widespread flooding

By Michael D. Regan

At least five people have died following Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall in Texas late Friday and brought a deluge of rain, power outages and flooding to the state.

Mayweather will beat McGregor, neuroscience predicts

By Merim Bilalic, The Conversation

Scientific evidence from the neuroscience of expertise warns against betting on an MMA fighter – even one as skilled as McGregor – upsetting a boxer in a boxing match.

National security aide Sebastian Gorka leaves the White House

By Associated Press

Gorka's departure comes a week after the exit of chief strategist Steve Bannon from the White House.

Why America is wrestling with Confederate monuments

By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson

How should Americans remember the past and confront the deep wounds of slavery? The events of recent weeks have intensified a national conversation about Confederate monuments, with calls to remove them from public spaces. William Brangham talks to Peniel Joseph…

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Texas prepares for 'life-threatening' Hurricane Harvey

By PBS News Hour

Hurricane Harvey is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Texas, with sustained winds of 120 miles an hour and the potential to intensify. The storm could prove the most powerful the U.S. has seen in more than a decade.

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Trump administration pushes back against Chicago lawsuit over sanctuary city policy

By Associated Press

The new filing responds to Chicago's motion for a preliminary injunction that would halt the safety-grants policy at least until the civil case plays out.

WATCH LIVE: Hurricane Harvey batters Texas

By Dan Cooney, Courtney Norris

In its 5 p.m. EDT update, the National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Harvey was less than 100 miles from Corpus Christi with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour, adding that the middle and upper Texas coast could see…