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A smokestack rises in the background over the East Houston community of Manchester, Texas, where the air was heavy with what smelled like gasoline after Hurricane Harvey in late August. The neighborhood is ringed by industrial sites.

Air Pollution From Industry Plagues Houston In Harvey's Wake

Flooding in Houston and utility outages led to belches of fumes from refineries and other industrial sites. Residents of a region already struggling with air pollution wonder: Is it safe to breathe?

Job candidates take a tour of the Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J., during a job fair in this undated photo.

Census Bureau: Median Incomes Rose And Poverty Levels Fell In 2016

The number of people covered by health insurance also ticked up. The bureau says the income growth is driven by more people finding jobs rather than increases in salaries.

Lorena Enebral Perez (left), who was shot and killed on Monday, had worked as a physiotherapist for the Red Cross since May 2016.

Red Cross Worker Slain In Afghanistan: 'All She Wanted To Do Was Help'

Lorena Perez was a physiotherapist. On Monday, a patient in a wheelchair shot and killed her. The motive is not yet known.

Hotel guests walk through dark hallways after the electricity was cut at a hotel on Saturday in Fort Myers, Fla.

Power Out For More Than 60 Percent Of Florida Homes And Businesses

More than 6 million of the state's electricity customers were experiencing power outages as of Monday.

Famage in Orient Bay on the French Carribean island of Saint-Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma.

As Irma Approaches Florida, Stay Ahead Of Hurricane Scams

GoFundMe campaigns and robocalls have already started. Fight instances of fraud by staying informed and carefully researching reputable charities.

The heavy rains and wind of hurricane Irma cross through the northeastern part of the island in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.

Irma Looms As The Mythical 'Big One' Florida Has Long Feared

They call it the Big One — a mythic, massive hurricane that would obliterate the densely populated southeast coast. And it has long been the stuff of Florida's nightmares.

A view of flooding on the west side of Houston on Sept. 1.

Scores Of Roads Closed. 50,000+ Displaced. Houston Still Has A Long Way To Go

Money for Hurricane Harvey recovery may be on the fast track, but that doesn't mean the rebuilding of Houston and other areas hammered by the storm will go quickly or smoothly.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and President Trump embrace in the Oval Office after a meeting at which Trump agreed with Democrats, casting aside Republicans.

Republicans Worry Trump Is Falling Into The Arms Of 'Chuck And Nancy'

A congressional deal in which President Trump sided with Democrats has his party concerned about what it means in the near and long term.

Durga has just earned her undergraduate degree. Because of her accomplishment, the groom and his family have said they no longer consider her a good match. "They are scared of an educated bride," says Durga's father, Lumbaram.

Whatever Happened To ... The Father Who Wants To Undo The Child Marriage He Set Up?

He forced his 15-year-old daughter to marry a man in his 40s with little education and a reputation for drinking — and knew it was a mistake.

Retail food prices have just been through the longest period of deflation in about 60 years.

Grocery Prices Have Been Falling. Did You Notice?

For 19 months in a row, food prices in America's supermarkets fell compared to a year earlier. This is good news for shoppers but has weighed on the grocery industry and the people who grow our food.

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