1. A Year After Harvey, Communities Are Still Rebuilding
Hurricane Harvey made landfall this week last year, when it slammed into Texas’s Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm. Harvey killed 66 people and caused 125 billion dollars in damage, making it the second-costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
2. The Holocaust Deniers and White Supremacists on the Ballot this Fall
3. A White Shark Nursery in the Waters Off New York City May Provide Clues to Oceanic Health
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