tropical storm harvey
Aug. 29, 2017
Catastrophic Flooding in Houston As Harvey Stalls Over Texas With days of additional rain forecast for the region, the disaster is likely to get worse.
Trump Reportedly Signs Order Banning Transgender People From Joining Military Trump follows through on his tweets, but leaves the status of openly transgender active service members up to Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
Harvey Upgraded to Category 4 Storm With ‘Catastrophic’ Rainfall Up to 40 Inches The storm could hit Texas with winds of 125 miles per hour and cause potentially “devastating floods.”
North Korea Reportedly Launches ‘Short-Range’ Missiles Kim Jong-un appears to have fired off three projectiles, one of which blew up in the air, in his latest provocation.
President Trump Signed Order to Ban Transgender People From Joining Military Trump follows through on his tweets, but leaves the status of openly transgender active service members up to Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
Florida Executes Murderer With Drug Never Before Used in Lethal Injections Convicted killer Mark James Asay lost his last appeal, and was executed on Thursday night.
Latest Subway Disaster Courtesy of Improperly Secured Trash An operator failed to secure a refuse train, “causing garbage to fall on the tracks and impact following southbound service,” the MTA said.
U.S. Sanctions Chinese and Russian Individuals and Firms With North Korea Ties A total of 16 companies and people have been targeted in the U.S.’s latest move to squeeze Pyongyang.
Divers Discover Remains of Missing U.S. Sailors As Navy Orders Safety Check All ships will have a one-day “operational pause” this week after the U.S.S. John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker.
A Recap of the Great American Solar Eclipse Instagram is inundated, and even Donald Trump dons a pair of special glasses.
A Procrastinator’s Guide to Catching the Solar Eclipse Last-minute tips for the astronomical event of the century.
tips for surviving nuclear war
Aug. 11, 2017
Guam Warns Not to Look at ‘Flash or Fireball’ During Nuclear Attack The territory’s Department of Homeland Security is prepping citizens in case North Korea strikes, as Trump refuses to back down on his own threats.
U.S. Investment Banker Denies He Shoved London Woman in Front of Bus The private-equity partner was arrested for the shocking crime captured on security video.
Trump Thanks Putin for Expelling Diplomats From Russia “I want to thank him because we’re trying to cut down our payroll.”
oh no not again
Aug. 10, 2017
Donald Trump Says Nuke Threat to North Korea ‘Maybe Wasn’t Tough Enough’ The president finds a way to undo all the clean-up the White House just did on his “fire and fury” comments.
scary things
Aug. 10, 2017
U.S. Slaps Venezuela With More Sanctions As Maduro Escalates Power Grab Allies of the Venezuelan president are swiftly cracking down on the opposition.
Now You Can Stay at Donald Trump’s Childhood Home The home, which was recently bought at auction, is now listed on Airbnb with amenities such as “a giant cut out of Donald in the Living Room.”
Has Trump Decided Who’s Going to Take Preet Bharara’s Old Job? A report suggests the White House wants to tap Rudy Giuliani’s colleague at a white-shoe firm.
bill de blasio’s new york
Aug. 7, 2017
Mayor Wants to Raise Taxes on Those Making Over $500K to Pay for Subway Repairs He announced a boost on high-end income-tax rates to fund public-transit fixes and reduced-fare MetroCards.
Former Knick Charles Oakley Gets a One-Year Madison Square Garden Ban He agreed to the terms as part of a plea deal after he was arrested in February at a Knicks home game.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Says He’s Cracking Down on Leakers, Bigly More resources to sniff out the culprits, and a review of the subpoena policy.
talking about the weather
Aug. 3, 2017
Extreme Heat Wave Is Cooking the Pacific Northwest Canadian wildfires are also causing extreme haze in the region.
it’s looking grimm
Aug. 3, 2017
Report: Michael Grimm Wants to Run for Congress Again Sources are saying the Staten Island politician may be looking to 2018 for a comeback.
It Looks Like H.R. McMaster Is Cleaning House at the NSC A few high-profile firings of Flynn and Bannon allies including one who wrote a bizarre memo warning against “globalists” — are out in recent weeks.
Sorry New York, Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Is Getting Your Information Despite Governor Cuomo’s assurances that wouldn’t happen, the Board of Elections complied — though it won’t turn over Social Security numbers.
Senate Republicans Have a Plan to Lower Legal Immigration Two senators, alongside Trump, will propose halving the rate over the next ten years.
Christopher Wray Is Confirmed As New FBI Director The Senate overwhelmingly approved his appointment, 92 to 5.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Scoffs at ‘Emperor’ Trump’s Sanctions The leader is defiant over his controversial vote as two opposition leaders are reportedly arrested.
U.S. Sanctions Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro After Controversial Vote The U.S. has frozen the leader’s assets, but stopped short of undertaking broader economic sanctions.
One Way the MTA Could Speed Up Subway Repairs MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said Sunday that the transit agency will shut down more lines overnight.
What the Hell Is Happening in Venezuela? The socialist nation is in free fall. The Times’ Andes bureau chief clues us in on what’s going on and what might come next.
bill de blasio’s new york
July 27, 2017
Mayor de Blasio Reportedly Responsible for One Subway Delay This Week The R train may have been held in the station after a press conference.
Here’s the MTA’s Plan to Fix the Subways MTA chairman Joe Lhota presented some near-term steps including signal overhauls and getting rid of vague announcements.
Senate Judiciary Committee to Drop Subpoena of Paul Manafort The former Trump campaign chair will no longer face a public hearing on Wednesday.
Report: Donald Trump Is Visiting Long Island This Week Long Island congressman Peter King says he is coming to discuss MS-13.
The New York City Subway Just Had Its Second Derailment in a Month A car on a southbound Q train jumped the rails near Brighton Beach in Brooklyn.
the sports section
July 21, 2017
Meet the Future Voice of the Brooklyn Nets. Maybe. He (and it was mostly guys) could have been among the 175 hopefuls that showed up for open auditions at the Barclays Center on Tuesday.
Governor Cuomo Decides He Actually Doesn’t Run the MTA And MTA chair Joe Lhota appears to be toeing the boss’s (untrue) line.
summer of hell
July 19, 2017
Eighth Person at Trump Jr. Russia Meeting Named Ike Kaveladze is an American businessman who represents the Russian real-estate development company associated with the Agalarov family.
commutes from hell
July 17, 2017
Track Fire Is the Latest Subway Disaster Happy Monday, riders on the A, B, C, and D lines!
big beautiful walls
July 13, 2017
President Trump Wants ‘See-through’ Border Wall He’s also not kidding about those solar panels.
Trump Defends Don Jr. and Says ‘We’ll See’ on Paris Accords at Macron Presser At a press conference in Paris, he couldn’t escape the big controversy here at home.
Senate Judiciary Committee Wants to Talk to Don Jr. It’s asking Donald Trump Jr. to testify about his meeting with the Kremlin-connected lawyer, possibly as early as next week.
Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver An appeals court used a recent Supreme Court precedent to say the jury had been given incorrect instructions in the case.
Is ISIS’s Elusive Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Dead? A respected human-rights group says he’s been killed. But ISIS calls it “fake news.” Who’s right?
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