Five Die as Historic Rainfall Swamps Houston Region
A historic rainfall drenched eastern and southern Texas over Sunday and Monday, flooding Houston and triggering hundreds of water rescues. Five people died in floodwaters including a truck driver near a freeway underpass, a contractor near Houston airport, and a teacher in Waller County. City and county officials reported record rain totals, power outages, and widespread closures while emergency shelters opened.
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Houston
Texas
Harris County
Ed Emmett
Herbert Martinez
Houston Intercontinental
Waller County
Royal Independent School District
Charles Odum
National Weather Service
AccuWeather
Sylvester Turner
Turner
Weather Service
Austin
North
Central
South Texas
Brazil impeachment moves to Senate amid turmoil before Rio Games
Brazil faces a Senate vote to proceed with Dilma Rousseff's impeachment after the lower chamber passed the measure 367 to 137. If trial begins, she would be suspended and Vice President Michel Temer would lead briefly. Critics call the process a farce as Brazil battles political crisis ahead of the Olympic host year.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Dilma Rousseff
Senate
Rio de Janeiro
Congress
Rousseff
Michel Temer
Nemedia
Associated Press
Bryan McCann
Georgetown University
Exploding bus attack wounds 21 in Jerusalem
Police say a bus exploded in a southern Jerusalem industrial zone on Monday, wounding 21. An explosive device caused the blast, with two seriously hurt on the bus and damage to a nearby bus and car. Authorities call it a terror attack.
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Jerusalem
Israel Police
Micky Rosenfeld
Yoram Halevy
Supreme Court Splits Over Obama Immigrant Protections
The Supreme Court divides on the presidents Deferred Action program for over 4 million undocumented immigrants. Justices debate Texas standing and executive authority while liberal members press that DAPA merely shields qualifying individuals from deportation. Arguments center on lawful presence and potential costs to states.
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Washington
Obama
Supreme Court
John Roberts
Anthony Kennedy
Texas
Congress
Kennedy
Donald Verrilli
Elena Kagan
House of Representatives
Antonin Scalia
Verrilli
Roberts
Samuel Alito
United States
Alito
USA
Quo
Alex Wong
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Omar Martinez
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