MORNING BULLETIN: Hurricane Harvey death toll rises to 39; Manhunt launched for men who broke into a pensioner's home

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MORNING BULLETIN: Hurricane Harvey death toll rises to 39; Manhunt launched for men who broke into a pensioner's home

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IRELAND: A manhunt has been launched for two men who broke into a pensioner's home in Co Louth after claiming to be gardaí.

IRELAND: Children leaving state care at the age of 18 are now entitled to an after-care plan as they enter adulthood.

IRELAND: More than 12,000 farmers in Cork want the proposed Mackinnon boundary extension report scrapped and have called for the formation of a single local authority to run the city and county.

WORLD: Rescuers have begun a block-by-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes looking for anyone - alive or dead - who might have been left behind in Harvey's floodwaters.

BUSINESS: Boots sent a legal letter to the UK pregnancy charity which launched a campaign calling on the chain to cut the price of the morning-after pill, the charity has said.

SPORT: Stephen Rochford says he hopes Mayo don’t lose out on the “big calls”against Dublin, as he claims they did in last year’s All-Ireland final replay.

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SHOWBIZ: Toni Basil is suing South Park, Disney and a host of others, accusing them of using her hit single Mickey without permission.

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