At least six people were killed after Hurricane Beryl slammed Texas. Beryl has now weakened as remnants of the storm continue to affect the country. NBC News' Angie Lassman continues to track the storm and reports on the latest flood alerts.
A draft Republican policy platform softens the party’s position on abortion and same-sex marriage. Millions of Texans wake up without power after Hurricane Beryl hits. And a prolific sperm donor lambasts a new Netflix documentary series about him. Here’s what to know today.
CenterPoint Energy, Houston’s primary electricity provider, said it hopes to restore power to nearly 1 million customers by tomorrow. Prolific sperm donor slams Netflix docuseries Jonathan Meijer, a prolific sperm donor who is the subject of Netflix’s new docuseries “The Man With 1000 Kids,” lambasted the show’s portrayal of him as a “serial donor.” Within days of the docuseries’ premiere last week, Meijer posted videos on YouTube addressing the claims made in the show.
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