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In this Dec. 8, 2016 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Peggy Whitson floats through a tangle of cables inside the Columbus module aboard the International Space Station. Whitson was operating the Fluids System Servicer to refill coolant loops in multiple modules on the U.S. segment of the station. (NASA via AP)

Space superwoman returning to Earth with records galore

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

Tyler Perry to donate $250K to Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Mike Cossey, of Bureau Veritas, uses an air monitor to check the quality of air at a police roadblock marking the 1.5-mile perimeter of the evacuation area around the Arkema Inc. chemical plant Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Crosby, Texas. The Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey engulfed the area in extensive floods was rocked by multiple explosions early Thursday, the plant's operator said. The Arkema Inc. plant had been left without refrigeration for chemicals that become volatile as the temperature rises. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Latest: Arkema says 2 trailers of compounds caught fire

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In this July 20, 2016, file photo, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner holds a news conference to announce the release of all available video of the police shooting of Alva Braziel at City Hall, in Houston. Harvey's devastation is testing two Texas leaders whose personal styles are as divergent as their politics. Houston Democratic Mayor Turner is a former state lawmaker who made a career of impassioned defenses of usually doomed liberal legislation. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott sets his conservative state's agenda using a lawyerly demeanor. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Sylvester Turner, Houston mayor: City turning its focus to recovery as rescues drop

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

This still image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 rescuing 14 people and four dogs, at Pine Forrest Elementary School, in Vidor, Texas on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. The shelter that required evacuation after flood waters from Hurricane Harvey reached its grounds. (U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Confirmed Harvey-related death toll now 42

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In this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, photo, Ayman Kabire, a volunteer at Champions Mosque with the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, talks to evacuees at a mosque that was being used as a shelter. Houston's Muslim community, an estimated 200,000 people, has opened many of its community centers and sent hundreds of volunteers to serve food and deliver donations. Some have rescued neighbors from high water. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

On Muslim holiday, Houston’s mosques open to Harvey evacuees

By Nomaan Merchant and Jeff Karoub - Associated Press

People launch boats from an overpass into floodwaters in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey in Kountze, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Houston tries to safeguard some areas by flooding others

By JEFF AMY and JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wears a University of Houston cap to show support for those affected by Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, as he speaks to the media following an NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Patriots coach dons Houston hat, ‘shout out’ to flooded city

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Houston Astros on-deck batter Carlos Beltran (15) greets Jose Altuve after his solo home run off Texas Rangers starter Nick Martinez, right, during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

Baseball Capsules

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FILE - In this Saturday, July 29, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay gives instructions during NFL football training camp in Irvine. McVay is one of five first-time NFL head coaches who were hired for the six openings this past offseason. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

49ers’ Kyle Shanahan leads group of 5 1st-time NFL coaches

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

Alain Cisneros, a community organizer for the Immigrant Families and Students in the Struggle, an advocacy group known by its Spanish acronym FIEL, speaks with Adabella Fonseca, a Mexican woman whose parents brought her to the U.S. illegally when she was a year old, with her 10-month-old daughter, as he counsels Harvey evacuees who are in the country illegally at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. (AP Photo by Elliot Spagat)

Immigrants battle deportation fears in Harvey’s aftermath

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt signs autographs for fans holding sings referencing Hurricane Harvey before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

J.J. Watt leads a platoon of sports stars pitching in

By Thom Loverro

People launch boats from an overpass into floodwaters in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey in Kountze, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Impact of Houston’s economy is felt well beyond its area

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

The Arkema Inc. chemical plant is flooded from Tropical Storm Harvey, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Crosby, Texas. The plant, about 25 miles (40.23 kilometers) northeast of Houston, lost power and its backup generators amid Harvey’s dayslong deluge, leaving it without refrigeration for chemicals that become volatile as the temperature rises. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)

The Latest: Official: Chemical plant fire out, more possible

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CORRECTS CREDIT - Danny Hannon carries his dry boots in his backpack as he goes to check his home in the aftermath of Harvey, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 in Houston. Harvey's floodwaters started dropping across much of the Houston area, but many thousands of homes in and around the nation's fourth-largest city were still swamped and could stay that way for days or longer. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

The Latest: Officials raise Harvey-related death toll to 39

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Michael, center, and Laura Gill dispose of soaked carpet after their home flooded during Tropical Storm Harvey, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Baytown, Texas. ( Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)

WHAT’S HAPPENING: Harvey moves on; chemical plant on fire

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FILE - In this June 26, 2017, file photo, Lydia Balderas, left, and Merced Leyua, right, join others as they protest against a new sanctuary cities bill outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio. A federal judge late Wednesday, Aug. 30, temporarily blocked most of Texas’ tough new “sanctuary cities” law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they’re in the U.S. legally and threatened sheriffs will jail time for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The law, known as Senate Bill 4, had been cheered by President Donald Trump’s administration and was set to take effect Friday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas ban on ‘sanctuary cities’ temporarily blocked by judge

By PAUL J. WEBER and WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

New Mexico extends payment deadline for Houston oil firms

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press briefing Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at the State of Texas Emergency Command Center at Department of Public Safety headquarters in Austin, Texas as he updates the public about how the Texas government plans to help the people who are affected by the Tropical Storm Harvey. A weaker Harvey replicated its devastating roll Wednesday, returning to shore with a deluge of rain that inundated homes and highways and left police and government officials struggling to pluck people from the water.(Ricardo B. Brazziell /Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Harvey tests political opposites in Texas’ Abbott, Turner

By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

Family members react as a van is pulled out of the Greens Bayou with the bodies of six family members on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston. The van was carried into the bayou during Tropical Storm Harvey as the water went over the bridge. ( Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Harvey death toll surpasses 30; more fatalities expected

By TAMARA LUSH and JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press