Hurricane Harvey

Houston to open more shelters

Harvey sets rainfall records as deluge, rescue efforts continue
Residents wade through floodwaters as they evacuate their homes near the Addicks Reservoir as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 29: People take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center after flood waters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the city on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The evacuation center which is overcapacity has already received more than 9,000 evacuees with more arriving. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Residents evacuate their homes near the Addicks Reservoir as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Robert Salgado, center, sleep with relatives Jesse Alexander Leija, right, and Leliana Salgado on the floor at the George R. Brown Convention Center that has been set up as a shelter for evacuees escaping the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 29: People take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center after flood waters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the city on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The evacuation center which is overcapacity has already received more than 9,000 evacuees with more arriving. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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SLIDER - US President holds the state flag of Texas outside of the Annaville Fire House after attending a briefing on Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 29, 2017. President Donald Trump flew into storm-ravaged Texas Tuesday in a show of solidarity and leadership in the face of the deadly devastation wrought by Harvey -- as the battered US Gulf Coast braces for even more torrential rain. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

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An extended family registers with relief volunteers as they make their way into the George R. Brown Convention Center after evacuation from the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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President Donald Trump, flanked by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and first lady Melania Trump listens during a briefing on Harvey relief efforts, Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Firehouse 5 in Corpus Christi, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Conception Casa, center, and his friend Jose Martinez, right, check on Rhonda Worthington after her car became stuck in rising floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. The two men were evacuating their home that had become flooded when they encountered Worthington's car floating off the road. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Water from Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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People rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center that has been set up as a shelter for evacuees escaping the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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epa06170261 A handout photo made available by the Texas Military Department shows soldiers with the Texas Army National Guard make their way through an area affected by Hurricane Harvey, Monday, August 28, 2017. The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/STAFF SGT. TIM PUITT /TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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A Coast Guard rescue team evacuates people from a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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epaselect epa06169553 Sam Speights pauses to pet a kitten as he removes some possessions from his home in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas, USA, 28 August 2017. Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the south coast of Texas as a major hurricane category 4, and was the worst storm to hit the city of Rockport in 47 years. The last time a major hurricane of this size to hit the United States was in 2005. EPA/DARREN ABATE

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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.

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The ?Help for Houston? drive at Boston City Hall continues through Thursday. Officials are asking for diapers, baby formula, nonperishable food, toiletries, clothing, shoes, and other items.

Donations for Harvey victims are filling Boston City Hall

People from all over arrived at Boston City Hall to donate goods. The collection runs through Thursday.

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The link between climate change and Harvey?s intensity is impossible to ignore.

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In the age of Trump, when Democratic passions burn hot, there?s little turnover among those in higher office.

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Word is the former first family is looking to buy and may be looking at a parcel owned by Caroline Kennedy.

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A photograph posted on a Facebook event page shows Spicer sitting in the front row, taking photos of the pope with his phone.

A father and son looked for important papers and heirlooms inside their house after it was flooded by heavy rains from Hurricane Harvey.

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Will Harvey have an impact on New England insurance premiums?

Harvey is prompting chatter in local insurance circles, but some brokers say they don?t expect another major increase in premiums in New England.

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A study found that the amount of weight a mother gains during early pregnancy may affect the birth weight of the child.

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Wheelock College, BU are discussing a merger

Financially struggling Wheelock College is in discussions about a merger with Boston University, Wheelock?s president informed his school on Tuesday.

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Police responding to a domestic incident shut down a block of Kilmarnock Street in the Fenway neighborhood for about three hours Tuesday afternoon.

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Before Mr. Iandiorio became a corporate attorney, his life took him to disparate parts of the world.

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SJC sets rules for police searches of suspicious people in schools

The issue of safety inside schools split the Supreme Judicial Court.

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Some call it junk food, these chefs call it inspiration

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You can see the seal population in Chatham from space
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Boston mayoral candidate Tito Jackson in his living room.

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Kansas City Chiefs running back Charcandrick West (35) runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals outside linebacker Marquis Flowers (53) in the second half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Cincinnati. The Chiefs won 30-12. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)

Patriots trade for linebacker Marquis Flowers

The Patriots sent a seventh-round draft pick to the Bengals for the fourth-year player.

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Cape Cod Coast Guard personnel help out in 24 Houston-area rescues

Two helicopters, an aircraft, and 18 crewmembers from the First Coast Guard District on Cape Cod are participating in rescue efforts.

Real Estate

Obamas looking to buy a place on Martha?s Vineyard

Chicago will always be President Obama?s hometown ? that?s where the Obama Presidential Center is being built ? but it looks like he may be spending a lot more time on Martha?s Vineyard in the future.

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President Donald Trump pauses during a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

What?s Trump?s think tank? Try internet message boards

Understanding the ecosystem of pro-Trump media is critical to any understanding of the Trump presidency itself.

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Domino's and Ford are testing self-driving pizza delivery cars

The companies are teaming up to test how consumers react if a driverless car delivers their pizzas.

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Yawkey Way at Fenway Park.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on July 26, 2017 shows protesters gathering in front of the White House in Washington, DC. Five transgender women in the US military are suing President Donald Trump and the Pentagon over Trump's recent announcement he would reinstate a ban on transgender people serving in uniform. In a lawsuit filed in federal court August 9, 2017, the five plaintiffs from the Air Force, Coast Guard and the Army said they faced uncertainty about their futures, including whether they would be fired or lose post-military and retirement benefits. In a series of three tweets last month, Trump upended an Obama-era policy of more than a year that allowed transgender troops to serve openly. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL J. RICHARDSPAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

Michael A. Cohen

Trump?s transgender ban is based on hate

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In this photo taken Aug. 28, 2017, President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Confronting Harvey's fury, President Donald Trump is making an all-out push to show the federal government?s responsiveness to the massive storm that has lashed the Texas coast and caused catastrophic flooding. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

?All options are on the table? after North Korea missile test, Trump says

?Threatening and destabilizing actions only increase the North Korean regime?s isolation in the region and among all nations of the world,? Trump said.

Business

Holly Batchelder, 29, a health agency PR employee, showed her chick peas and apples ? items that she found had been discounted at Whole Foods on Cambridge Street.

On Day One of Amazon ownership, Whole Foods pitches lower prices

Apples, avocados, and Amazon?s Echo were on sale side-by-side Monday at Whole Foods on Cambridge Street in Boston.

Arts

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Green Day?s Billy Joe Armstrong performed at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield.

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Green Day favors fun over fury in Mansfield

Monday?s show at the Xfinity Center was filled with loose moments ? sing-alongs, clap-alongs, and audience members being pulled onstage.

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Hurricane Harvey devastates southeast Texas

As the storm lingers in the region, rainfall has caused major flooding in the Houston area and south Texas, leading to thousands of people needing rescue and evacuation.

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