| Residents of US Virgin Islands dig out and help each other after hurricane Irma Posted: 08 Sep 2017 02:08 PM PDT ![Residents of US Virgin Islands dig out and help each other after hurricane Irma]( "Residents of US Virgin Islands dig out and help each other after hurricane Irma") There was only one staticky satellite line available to residents of St. John attempting to reach family and friends on the US mainland Friday morning. On Wednesday, the US Virgin islands were hit by hurricane Irma, whipping through the area as a Category 5 storm with wind speeds up to 185 miles per hour for more than 24 hours. "I've had to sit through a Taliban gunfight, and this was scarier," Laura Strickling told The Associated Press. Ms. Strickling moved to St. Thomas with her husband three years ago.
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| With aid deal, Trump creates his own roadmap for handling gridlock Posted: 08 Sep 2017 02:03 PM PDT ![With aid deal, Trump creates his own roadmap for handling gridlock]( "With aid deal, Trump creates his own roadmap for handling gridlock") Returning to Washington after the August recess, Sen. Tim Kaine sensed that change was in the air. The embarrassing failure of Republican lawmakers to repeal and replace Obamacare – one of the GOP's top priorities – along with the sharp criticism many members had aimed at President Trump after the violence in Charlottesville, Va., would make for a "dramatically different" dynamic in the nation's capital, the Virginia Democrat told reporters. This week, Mr. Trump abruptly decided to give bipartisanship a try.
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| Venezuela: Do US sanctions seek regime change? Maybe not in the short term Posted: 08 Sep 2017 11:58 AM PDT ![Venezuela: Do US sanctions seek regime change? Maybe not in the short term]( "Venezuela: Do US sanctions seek regime change? Maybe not in the short term") The Trump administration slapped tough sanctions on Venezuela last month that for the first time aimed to restrict the teetering southern neighbor's access to international financial lifelines. For some – including embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro – any doubts as to the answer were erased by President Trump himself. Recommended: Think you know Latin America?
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| Amid Harvey recovery, small businesses roll up sleeves and get back to work Posted: 08 Sep 2017 10:48 AM PDT ![Amid Harvey recovery, small businesses roll up sleeves and get back to work]( "Amid Harvey recovery, small businesses roll up sleeves and get back to work") Sweat dripping from under his red, white, and blue cowboy hat, Guy Mouelet is standing in his farm at the corner of Fondren Road and Willowbend Boulevard here, taking a break between giant hacks with his shovel at the tangled green weeds that have overrun his eggplant bed. Recommended: How much do you know about Texas? As the nation gears up for another major storm bearing down on Florida – and continues to assess the damage from Harvey, which Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) estimated at $150 billion to $180 billion – small businesses are helping lead the city's recovery.
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