Flash floods punish Texas border towns, Gulf coast area
(Reuters) – Heavy downpours lashed Texas’ Gulf Coast and unleashed flash floods on Wednesday, submerging vehicles, swamping homes and forcing numerous water rescues in towns still recovering from last year’s Hurricane Harvey.
U.S. airlines ask government not to put separated migrant children on flights
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four major U.S. airlines have asked the federal government not to use their flights to transport migrant children who have been separated from their parents as part of the Trump administration’s policy on illegal immigration.
Trump backs down, orders end to family separations at U.S. border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump backed down and abandoned on Wednesday his policy of separating immigrant children from their families on the U.S.-Mexico border, after images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage at home and abroad.
Speeding to auction record? 1962 Ferrari could fetch $45 million
(Reuters) – A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO road racing car is expected to fetch more than $45 million at auction in August, making it the most valuable car ever to be offered for public sale.
New York sues 3M, five others over toxic chemical contamination
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state sued 3M Co and five other companies to recover the cost of cleaning up environmental contamination caused by toxic chemicals in firefighting foam that they manufactured.
EPA to propose reallocating waived biofuels volumes to other refiners: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose reallocating biofuel blending obligations waived under its small refinery exemption program to other refiners, in an announcement that could come as early as Friday, according t…
New York sues 3M, five others for cleanup costs of toxic chemicals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state sued 3M Co and five other companies to recover the cost of cleaning up environmental contamination caused by toxic chemicals in firefighting foam that they manufactured.
Canada PM pressured to suspend U.S. refugee agreement in face of ‘unacceptable’ policy
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday the U.S. practice of separating immigrant children from their parents on its southern border was “unacceptable”, even as he resisted pressure to suspend a bilateral agr…
Trump backs down, signs order to end family separations at U.S. border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump backed down on Wednesday on an immigration policy that sparked outrage at home and abroad, signing an executive order to end the separation of children from their parents when immigrant families are ca…
Tent city for migrant children puts Texas border town in limelight
TORNILLO, Texas (Reuters) – A small Texas farming community near El Paso with no traffic lights, a cotton gin and two dollar stores has found itself playing the uncomfortable host to a U.S. government tent city for children suspected of illegal border …
