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Houston bouncing back

Saturday marks a significant return to (some) normalcy for the city walloped by Hurricane Harvey. President Trump will visit Houston for the first time since the storm (earlier this week he visited Corpus Christi and Austin), the Houston Astros will play a doubleheader at home and flood waters should be gone from most of Houston and Harris County. Houston's airports are expected to return to full service this weekend, although that does not mean the airlines will be back to their full schedules. Carnival and Royal Caribbean also expect to resume cruises out of Galveston this weekend. On Sunday, Trump has declared a day of prayer for Harvey victims.

Hourly employees fight for higher minimum wage

Midwest hospital workers will join fast-food workers in nationwide protests on Monday as they demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour and the right to join a union. The Labor Day protests will launch a year-long drive to prod voters, particularly in Midwest battleground states, to support the mostly Democratic candidates who support the cause. Protesting on Labor Day cuts right to the root of the holiday, which was observed after violent strikes and protests over dismal working conditions in the 1800s.

College football's first full weekend

College football is back! NCAA football action is in full swing and the matchups only get better. Most notably: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 3 Florida State. Plus, there’s No. 9 Michigan vs. No. 16 Florida, No. 20 West Virginia vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech and several other impactful bouts. Our NCAA staff has you covered with picks for all the Top 25 matchups, bold predictions for what to expect this weekend and even projections for every bowl game.

Labor Day deals abound

The end of summer can bring savings if you know what to buy and what to skip. Experts say to look for deep discounts on summer items, such as outdoor furniture and grills; big-ticket items, like mattresses; bigger-ticket items, such as washers, dryers and fridges; and biggest ticket items: cars, minivans, SUVs and trucks. With Ford, Toyota, Nissan and others offering cash-back deals, this weekend could be a "feeding frenzy" at auto dealerships, so if you need a car, go prepared and be ready to wait, experts say.

How do you say, 'you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here' in Russian?

Saturday marks the deadline the U.S. State Department gave for Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco, its consular annex in New York and its chancery annex in Washington, D.C. The move followed Russian President Vladimir Putin's order in July that 755 U.S. diplomatic personnel leave Russia, which had followed the U.S. Congress passing stronger sanctions on Moscow. Russia's diplomats don't have to leave the U.S. this weekend, though, they can just be reassigned to other consular posts. On Friday afternoon, smoke was seen billowing from the Russian consulate in San Francisco, which embassy officials say came from a fireplace, during a historic heatwave for the city.