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More than 160 people still missing days after deadly Texas floods

By Agence France-Presse More than 160 people remain unaccounted for after devastating floods in Texas, the state governor said in a statement on Tuesday, July 8, marking a dramatic increase in the...

Texas flood toll passes 100 as more bodies recovered

By Agence France-Presse The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, July 7, as rescuers continued their grim search for people swept away by torrents...

Desperate search for missing girls as nearly 80 dead in Texas floods

By Agence France-Presse On Sunday, July 6, rescuers in Texas raced against time to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash floods that killed at least 78 people,...

AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm hands

By Agence France-Presse Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused with artificial intelligence carefully combs a cotton field in California, plucking out weeds. As farms...

Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50

By Agence France-Presse On Saturday, July 5, rescuers searched for 27 girls that were missing from a riverside summer camp in Texas after torrential rains caused devastating floods that killed 50 people...

Bombers and a ‘beautiful bill’: Trump celebrates U.S. Independence Day

By Agence France-Presse United States’ President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law Friday, capping a grandiose White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by. "America is...

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