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BREAKING: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 65, has announced his resignation due to health concerns. His struggle with ulcerative colitis, which he has had since a teenager, has grown more intense in recent months and hindered his ability to govern as effectively as he desires. Read more here.

Hurricane Laura made landfall in Texas and Louisiana on Wednesday night, bringing record winds and widespread flooding (video). The strongest storm to hit Louisiana in a century, Laura hit the coast at a category 4 storm. However, it lost power fairly quickly as it traveled mainland. At least six people have died thus far. President Trump, who will head to the area this weekend, said, “We got a bit lucky. It was very big and very powerful but it passed quickly.”

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