Hurricane Harvey Continues Path Through Texas Plus 4 More Stories

Top stories for Saturday, August 26, 2017 [NPR]( [View this email in your browser]( [NPR News]( The Two-Way [Hurricane Harvey Continues Path Through Texas]( The storm made landfall as a Category 4 storm late Friday, becoming the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in a dozen years. More than 200,000 people were without power early Saturday. [Read this story]( U.S. [President Trump Pardons Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio]( Arpaio ignited national controversy over his detention of undocumented immigrants. He was convicted in July of criminal contempt for defying a judge's order to have his deputies stop such detentions. [Read this story]( Politics [Counterterrorism Adviser Gorka Out Of White House Job]( Sebastian Gorka was a close ally of ousted Trump strategist Steve Bannon's and was a source of controversy over potential ties to anti-Semitic extremists. [Read this story]( Parallels [France's Gender Equality Minister Wants On-The-Spot Fines For Sexual Harassers]( Marlene Schiappa, France's equality minister, is a 34-year-old ex-blogger who hopes to change ingrained attitudes. Her work is cut out for her — but "she is young and she is out loud," a fan says. [Read this story]( Parallels ['I Will Lose My Identity': Cambodian Villagers Face Displacement By Mekong Dam]( Thousands are being displaced by new dam construction. "I cannot leave my ancestors here," says a woman whose village will be submerged by the dam. "If I abandon them, I won't know who I am." [Read this story]( NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. [NPR](