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The 9 at 9 Catch up with the news as you start your weekend.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.

1. #GULF OF MEXICO: Hurricane Harvey slammed into the US coast last night, hitting Texas with 215 km/h winds.

2. #ORKAMBI:  Documents released under Freedom of Information have revealed the tense negotiations that saw the HSE providing Orkambi to cystic fibrosis patients.

3. #JOE ARPAIO: US President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to a controversial Arizona sheriff who was convicted of racial profiling.

4. #PUBLIC SERVICES CARD: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has defended the requirement to have the controversial data card to get a drivers licence.

5. #MONOFIN: Irish Water Safety has warned about the potential dangers of a using a mermaid tail while swimming as the new craze spreads.

6. #REMISSION: A man jailed for a car crash which killed eight people has asked the High Court to release him from prison.

7. #FREETOWN: The death toll from this months mudslide and flooding in Sierra Leone’s capital city is approaching 500.

8. #MISSILE TESTS: North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles, the US military says. (BBC)

9. #SUPERFIGHT: Irish fans were in full voice as Conor McGregor weighed-in in Las Vegas ahead of his boxing clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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