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Senate Passes $15B Disaster Aid Measure, Debt Limit Increase

Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas, center, with other members of the Texas delegation, speaks about the emergency funding bill for Harvey relief efforts, during a news
conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly backed a $15.3 billion aid package for victims of Harvey, nearly doubling President
Donald Trump’s emergency request, and adding a deal between Trump and Democrats to increase America’s borrowing authority and fund the government into
December.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Nations Rush to Help Islands Devastated by Hurricane Irma

By EZEQUIEL ABIU schools and roads, laying waste to emy DeHart, a U.S. Air Force Re- Irma sideswiped the island, but
DANICA COTO some of the world’s most beautiful serve weather officer who flew there were no immediate reports
Associated Press and exclusive tourist destinations. through the eye of Irma at 10,000 of large-scale casualties.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Re- Hundreds of miles to the west, feet. But the first islands hit by the storm
public (AP) — French, British and Florida braced for the onslaught, “Because this is the real deal.” were scenes of terrible destruc-
Dutch rescuers rushed aid to a with forecasters warning Irma By Thursday afternoon, the hur- tion.
heavily damaged string of Carib- could slam headlong into the Mi- ricane was north of the Domini- French Prime Minister Edouard
bean islands Thursday after Hurri- ami metropolitan area of 6 million can Republic, where authorities Philippe said four people were
cane Irma left at least seven peo- people, punish the entire length reported some flooding and the confirmed dead and about 50 in-
ple dead and thousands homeless of the state’s Atlantic coast and evacuation of several thousand jured on the French side of St. Mar-
as it spun toward Florida for what move into Georgia and South locals and tourists but no serious tin, an island split between Dutch
could be a catastrophic blow this Carolina. damage or casualties. and French control. The toll could
weekend. More than a half-million people Skies over the Haitian capital, Port- rise because rescue teams had
Warships and military planes were in Miami-Dade County were or- au-Prince, were still clear just after yet to get a complete look at the
dispatched with food, water and dered to leave as Irma closed in noon local time. damage.
troops after the fearsome Cat- with winds of 175 mph (281 kph). About a million people were with-
egory 5 storm smashed homes, “Take it seriously,” said Maj. Jer- out power in Puerto Rico after Continued on Page 2