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Hurricane Harvey is already making its presence known across a large portion of Texas. Harvey is forecast to make landfall as a category 3 storm along the Lone Star State's Gulf Coast. And experts are warning residents to expect lots of flooding and power outages.

At least 20 people are dead after militants stormed a packed Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during Friday prayers. The attack lasted hours, leaving another 50 seriously wounded. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announces new restrictions on access to American capital markets by Venezuela in an effort to stop the Maduro government from draining the Venezuelan Treasury. Mnuchin said the sanctions were crafted to strike a balance between cutting Maduro's ability to raise new money while also allowing some exceptions to ensure ordinary Venezuelans are not afflicted.

And a Bengal tiger cub is now a new addition to a zoo in San Diego, a result of a teen trying to sneak it into the US from Mexico. The teen, who now faces smuggling charges, says he bought the 5- or 6-week-old cub on the streets of Tijuana.

Suzanne Yee Gaffney, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.