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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. HARVEY STILL POSING THREAT TO TWO-STATE BORDER

Major dangers for the U.S. Gulf Coast area loom with the threat of major flooding further east near the Texas-Louisiana line and a potential explosion at a chemical plant northeast of Houston.

2. HARVEY STRAINING TWO TEXAS LEADERS

The hurricane’s devastation is testing Houston Democratic Mayor Sylvester Turner and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, whose personal styles are as divergent as their politics.