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| Texas, Arpaio, Mayweather: Your Weekend Briefing | Texas, Arpaio, Mayweather: Your Weekend Briefing |
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| Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. | Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. |
| 1. Hurricane Harvey softened to a tropical storm but is still sending as much as three feet of rain over the next five to six days across a vast area of Texas from Corpus Christi to Houston. “Catastrophic flooding” is likely, the National Hurricane Center said. | 1. Hurricane Harvey softened to a tropical storm but is still sending as much as three feet of rain over the next five to six days across a vast area of Texas from Corpus Christi to Houston. “Catastrophic flooding” is likely, the National Hurricane Center said. |
| Harvey made landfall along a stretch of the Gulf Coast late Friday, with home-ripping winds and epic rains. Its toll is still emerging, but at least five deaths appear to be related to the storm and hundreds of thousands of people lost power. The Coast Guard rescued at least 32 people from boats in Texas waters. | |
| The storm is the first major natural disaster for the White House and the new FEMA director, Brock Long. Above, the rescue of a resident in Rockport, Tex. | The storm is the first major natural disaster for the White House and the new FEMA director, Brock Long. Above, the rescue of a resident in Rockport, Tex. |
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| 2. President Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who built a national reputation for his harsh campaign against undocumented immigrants, came without normal deliberation and was announced as the hurricane was bearing down. Among the many critics of the decision: House Speaker Paul Ryan. | 2. President Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who built a national reputation for his harsh campaign against undocumented immigrants, came without normal deliberation and was announced as the hurricane was bearing down. Among the many critics of the decision: House Speaker Paul Ryan. |
| At a campaign-style rally in Arizona, Mr. Trump threatened to shut down the government if Congress did not approve funding for his long-promised border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. He again took aim at the media, putting many journalists on edge. | At a campaign-style rally in Arizona, Mr. Trump threatened to shut down the government if Congress did not approve funding for his long-promised border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. He again took aim at the media, putting many journalists on edge. |
| The president also signed a long-awaited order barring transgender people from joining the military, but he gave Defense Secretary Jim Mattis discretion over whether those already serving could remain. | The president also signed a long-awaited order barring transgender people from joining the military, but he gave Defense Secretary Jim Mattis discretion over whether those already serving could remain. |
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| 3. On Capitol Hill, Democrats are wasting no time assigning President Trump and G.O.P. leaders the blame for any economic upheaval that may arise from a government shutdown. | 3. On Capitol Hill, Democrats are wasting no time assigning President Trump and G.O.P. leaders the blame for any economic upheaval that may arise from a government shutdown. |
| At the same time, congressional Republicans are solidly in Mr. Trump’s cross hairs — particularly Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee and the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, who has privately questioned if Mr. Trump can last a full term. | At the same time, congressional Republicans are solidly in Mr. Trump’s cross hairs — particularly Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee and the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, who has privately questioned if Mr. Trump can last a full term. |
| Janet Yellen, above, the Federal Reserve chairwoman whom Mr. Trump may replace when her term ends in February, delivered a broad rebuttal to Republican criticism that financial regulation is impeding economic growth. “These reforms have made the system safer,” she said. | Janet Yellen, above, the Federal Reserve chairwoman whom Mr. Trump may replace when her term ends in February, delivered a broad rebuttal to Republican criticism that financial regulation is impeding economic growth. “These reforms have made the system safer,” she said. |
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| 4. Sebastian Gorka, an adviser to President Trump with hard-line views on Islam and immigration, has been forced out of the White House in the latest exit since John Kelly took over as chief of staff. | 4. Sebastian Gorka, an adviser to President Trump with hard-line views on Islam and immigration, has been forced out of the White House in the latest exit since John Kelly took over as chief of staff. |
| And we found out that a chief economic adviser to the president, Gary Cohn, above, considered stepping down over the president’s response to the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va. Mr. Cohn, who is Jewish, said in an interview with The Financial Times that the administration “must do better” in condemning hate groups. | And we found out that a chief economic adviser to the president, Gary Cohn, above, considered stepping down over the president’s response to the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va. Mr. Cohn, who is Jewish, said in an interview with The Financial Times that the administration “must do better” in condemning hate groups. |
| And our reporter spent some time at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, finding a different but revealing side of the administration. | And our reporter spent some time at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, finding a different but revealing side of the administration. |
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| 5. International challenges proliferated. | 5. International challenges proliferated. |
| Just days after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised Pyongyang for showing restraint, North Korea launched several short-range missiles off its coast. | Just days after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised Pyongyang for showing restraint, North Korea launched several short-range missiles off its coast. |
| On Afghanistan, President Trump — reversing his stance — embraced deeper involvement in a nearly 16-year war. Here’s what victory could look like under the Trump plan. | On Afghanistan, President Trump — reversing his stance — embraced deeper involvement in a nearly 16-year war. Here’s what victory could look like under the Trump plan. |
| And details have emerged about the 10 sailors lost after the destroyer John S. McCain and an oil tanker collided off the coast of Singapore, the second collision of a Navy destroyer in two months. Above, a sailor’s remains. | And details have emerged about the 10 sailors lost after the destroyer John S. McCain and an oil tanker collided off the coast of Singapore, the second collision of a Navy destroyer in two months. Above, a sailor’s remains. |
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| 6. In the south of France, a wine war is pitting independent wine producers against imports from other E.U. countries, like Spain, and the businesses that deal in them. | 6. In the south of France, a wine war is pitting independent wine producers against imports from other E.U. countries, like Spain, and the businesses that deal in them. |
| Vigilante vignerons have raided the offices of two big wine distributors and dumped red wine into the streets, and a group of wine growers threw firebombs at one of France’s largest wine brokerages. | Vigilante vignerons have raided the offices of two big wine distributors and dumped red wine into the streets, and a group of wine growers threw firebombs at one of France’s largest wine brokerages. |
| “I was stupefied,” said one wine broker. “Everything was destroyed.” | “I was stupefied,” said one wine broker. “Everything was destroyed.” |
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| 7. In the Arctic, the melting of long-frozen ground is a striking result of climate change. By 2050, much of Alaska’s permafrost could be gone. | 7. In the Arctic, the melting of long-frozen ground is a striking result of climate change. By 2050, much of Alaska’s permafrost could be gone. |
| The Russian-owned tanker above, built to traverse the frozen waters of the Arctic without the aid of specialized ice-breaking vessels, completed the famed Northwest Passage in record time. | The Russian-owned tanker above, built to traverse the frozen waters of the Arctic without the aid of specialized ice-breaking vessels, completed the famed Northwest Passage in record time. |
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| 8. A disease that for nearly two decades was considered all but extinguished is making a comeback: syphilis. The deadly sexually transmitted infection is another consequence of the heroin and methamphetamine epidemics, as users trade sex for drugs. Above, Erinn Williams, an investigator in Oklahoma City. | 8. A disease that for nearly two decades was considered all but extinguished is making a comeback: syphilis. The deadly sexually transmitted infection is another consequence of the heroin and methamphetamine epidemics, as users trade sex for drugs. Above, Erinn Williams, an investigator in Oklahoma City. |
| And in South America, a virus that causes symptoms similar to dengue appears to be slowly moving out of the Amazon jungle and closer to cities. | And in South America, a virus that causes symptoms similar to dengue appears to be slowly moving out of the Amazon jungle and closer to cities. |
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| 9. A Times analysis shows that despite decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago. | 9. A Times analysis shows that despite decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago. |
| And two large coding boot camp schools are shutting down, a sign that years of heady growth led to a glut. | And two large coding boot camp schools are shutting down, a sign that years of heady growth led to a glut. |
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| 10. In a boxing fight widely seen as a mismatch, Floyd Mayweather Jr., above left, came out of retirement to defeat Conor McGregor with a technical knockout in the 10th round. | 10. In a boxing fight widely seen as a mismatch, Floyd Mayweather Jr., above left, came out of retirement to defeat Conor McGregor with a technical knockout in the 10th round. |
| McGregor, 29, an Irish mixed martial arts star who was boxing professionally for the first time, was the aggressor in early rounds, but Mayweather later took control. | McGregor, 29, an Irish mixed martial arts star who was boxing professionally for the first time, was the aggressor in early rounds, but Mayweather later took control. |
| The victory left Mayweather, 40, with a 50-0 record as a boxer and a paycheck expected to exceed $200 million (McGregor could make more than $100 million). | The victory left Mayweather, 40, with a 50-0 record as a boxer and a paycheck expected to exceed $200 million (McGregor could make more than $100 million). |
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| 11. If you’re watching the U.S. Open, you may be wondering: When did tennis players get so tall? It’s true. There’s been an evolutionary lurch in the sport. Above, Kei Nishikori, foreground, and Andy Murray in the French Open in June. | 11. If you’re watching the U.S. Open, you may be wondering: When did tennis players get so tall? It’s true. There’s been an evolutionary lurch in the sport. Above, Kei Nishikori, foreground, and Andy Murray in the French Open in June. |
| Here are the players to watch in the U.S. Open (Murray has withdrawn because of a lingering hip injury). | Here are the players to watch in the U.S. Open (Murray has withdrawn because of a lingering hip injury). |
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| 12. Finally, Season 7 of “Game of Thrones” is nearly over. The season was packed with movement and plot development, but there’s still plenty to be resolved. Here are seven questions to keep in mind going into tonight’s finale. | 12. Finally, Season 7 of “Game of Thrones” is nearly over. The season was packed with movement and plot development, but there’s still plenty to be resolved. Here are seven questions to keep in mind going into tonight’s finale. |
| Have a great week. | Have a great week. |
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