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HOUSTON (AP) — The recent flooding in the Houston area will cost at least $45 million, according to preliminary damage estimates. Harris County emergency management officials say as of yesterday, there was more than $25 million in damage to public utilities and infrastructure. The cost to remove storm debris is estimated at $15 million. There's another $4.5 million in damage to buildings and equipment. About 1,500 homes in the county have some level of flood damage.
SEATTLE (AP) — Farmers, growers and wildlife managers in Washington state are preparing for the worst drought in a decade. Record low mountain snowpack means there's not much to replenish streams and rivers when migrating fish and farmers will need it most this summer. Some irrigators are deciding to forgo watering crops or pastures for all or part of the season. Others are seeking permission to tap emergency wells. And an irrigation district serving nearly 2,000 users in the Yakima area has turned off the water for several weeks to save it for later.
GENEVA (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is cutting short his trip to Europe after breaking his leg in a bicycle accident near Geneva. The State Department says Kerry will return to the United States later today aboard a plane with special medical equipment to keep him "comfortable and stable" during the flight. Reporters and State Department staff will fly back on the secretary of state's regular plane.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say material being lifted by a crane at an office building in Manhattan has fallen about 28 stories to the sidewalk below. About five people have been injured, but police say the injuries are minor. Streets have been closed in the surrounding area as emergency responders work at the scene.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Schieffer won't see you next Sunday when "Face the Nation" airs with a new lineup of politicians and pundits. He ended his 24-year run as moderator of the CBS news show today, interviewing CIA Director John Brennan and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Schieffer's retirement ends a journalism career that started at age 20 at a radio station in Fort Worth, Texas. The 78-year-old says he's going "to miss being in the middle of things."
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