Today's Headlines: As the Winds Come, Towns in Hurricane Florence’s Path Fear the Floods

As a New Hurricane Roars In, Trump Quarrels Over the Last One View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [Most Popular]( | [Video]( | Subscribe: [Digital /]( [Home Delivery]( [My Account]( [The New York Times]( Friday, September 14, 2018 IN THIS EMAIL: [Top News](#0) | [Editors' Picks](#2) | [Today’s Videos](#4) | [World](#5) | [U.S.](#6) | [Politics](#7) | [Business](#8) | [Technology](#9) | [Sports](#10) | [Arts](#11) | [Movies](#12) | [New York](#13) | [Media & Advertising](#14) | [Obituaries](#15) | [Editorial](#16) | [Op-Ed](#17) | [CUSTOMIZE »]( [] Top News [As the Winds Come, Towns in Hurricane Florence’s Path Fear the Floods]( [As the Winds Come, Towns in Hurricane Florence’s Path Fear the Floods]( By RICHARD FAUSSET, CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and DAVID ZUCCHINO The storm surge in the Carolinas could be deadly. But for inland towns, it’s the water that will fall afterward that could really bring disaster. [As a New Hurricane Roars In, Trump Quarrels Over the Last One]( [As a New Hurricane Roars In, Trump Quarrels Over the Last One]( By PETER BAKER The president dismissed the official death toll of 3,000 from Hurricane Maria, citing far lower numbers, and falsely accused Democrats of inflating the number. [Brothels, Gambling and an Ex-Detective Mastermind: Officials Detail N.Y. Police Scandal]( [Brothels, Gambling and an Ex-Detective Mastermind: Officials Detail N.Y. Police Scandal]( By MICHAEL WILSON, NATE SCHWEBER and ASHLEY SOUTHALL A retired detective and seven officers are accused of overseeing a criminal enterprise in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [‘It Was a Symbol of Lost New York’: Readers Remember Their Favorite New York City Spots]( New York [‘It Was a Symbol of Lost New York’: Readers Remember Their Favorite New York City Spots]( By MEGHAN LOUTTIT A selection of readers' favorite diners, bookstores and other places that are, or were, regarded as quintessential New York. [This Map Shows How the Carolinas Became More Vulnerable to Hurricanes]( Opinion [This Map Shows How the Carolinas Became More Vulnerable to Hurricanes]( By STEPHEN M. STRADER The southeast coast is no stranger to devastating storms, but that hasn’t slowed people from moving there. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I thought about what it would be like to be an Aboriginal person in that situation and I guess that helped me. They might feel left out. They might feel upset. Sad." [HARPER NIELSEN]( 9, explaining that she refuses to stand for the Australian anthem because she feels its lyrics deliberately exclude indigenous Australians. [] Today’s Videos [Hurricane Florence Takes Aim at the Southeast]( [[Video]Video: Hurricane Florence Takes Aim at the Southeast]( By SARAH STEIN KERR and AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER Rain and flooding started Thursday morning in some parts of North and South Carolina. The storm is expected to make landfall early Friday. [Residents Prepare for Hurricane Florence]( [[Video]Video: Residents Prepare for Hurricane Florence]( By SARAH STEIN KERR and DAVID BOTTI The storm is expected to make landfall in the Carolinas by Friday. Millions of residents could lose power. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [U.S. Attack on Hague Court Is Seen as Bolstering World’s Despots]( [U.S. Attack on Hague Court Is Seen as Bolstering World’s Despots]( By MATT APUZZO and MARLISE SIMONS John R. Bolton’s critique of the International Criminal Court echoes criticisms from dictators and threatens the future of the court, the U.N.’s war-crimes prosecution mechanism. [Loss of Indigenous Works in Brazil Museum Fire Felt ‘Like a New Genocide’]( [Loss of Indigenous Works in Brazil Museum Fire Felt ‘Like a New Genocide’]( By MANUELA ANDREONI and ERNESTO LONDOÑO The destruction of indigenous artifacts and documents was a personal blow for the descendants of Brazil’s oldest inhabitants, who had long fought to preserve their heritage. [Leaders of Sistine Chapel Choir Face Vatican Fraud Investigation]( [Leaders of Sistine Chapel Choir Face Vatican Fraud Investigation]( By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO Prosecutors are investigating whether the top officials of the world’s oldest active choir mishandled some of the choir’s funds. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Fall of a West Virginia Bishop Widens the Catholic Crisis Over Sex Abuse]( [Fall of a West Virginia Bishop Widens the Catholic Crisis Over Sex Abuse]( By LAURIE GOODSTEIN The abrupt departure is the latest scandal to rock the hierarchy, as the pope orders an investigation and meets with American church leaders. [Rethinking What Gifted Education Means, and Whom It Should Serve]( [Rethinking What Gifted Education Means, and Whom It Should Serve]( By DANA GOLDSTEIN Montgomery County, Md., made sweeping changes to diversify its gifted programs. It’s succeeding, but not without creating some anxiety and controversy. [Hurricane Florence and the Displacement of African-Americans Along the Carolina Coast]( [Hurricane Florence and the Displacement of African-Americans Along the Carolina Coast]( By ADEEL HASSAN Some of the wealthiest towns in the hurricane’s path were once home to African-Americans who lived in isolation from the Jim Crow South. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [Under Fire, Robert Mueller Has a Novel P.R. Strategy: Silence]( [Under Fire, Robert Mueller Has a Novel P.R. Strategy: Silence]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Attacked by Fox News pundits, Rudolph Giuliani and a presidential Twitter account, the special counsel sticks to a stoic approach. [Dianne Feinstein Refers a Kavanaugh Matter to Federal Investigators]( [Dianne Feinstein Refers a Kavanaugh Matter to Federal Investigators]( By NICHOLAS FANDOS and CATIE EDMONDSON Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced she has referred a matter involving Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to federal investigators. [U.S. Spies Rush to Protect Defectors After Skripal Poisoning]( [U.S. Spies Rush to Protect Defectors After Skripal Poisoning]( By ADAM GOLDMAN, JULIAN E. BARNES, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MATT APUZZO When a Russian intelligence officer believed to be a hit man entered the United States, he tracked down a fellow Russian who had worked as a C.I.A. informant. F.B.I. agents grew alarmed. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Defying Erdogan, Turkey’s Central Bank Raises Interest Rates]( [Defying Erdogan, Turkey’s Central Bank Raises Interest Rates]( By LIZ ALDERMAN and PRASHANT S. RAO The bank’s move, to ramp up the benchmark rate by 6.25 percentage points, had long been resisted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [Goldman’s Incoming C.E.O. Names Two Former Bankers as Top Deputies]( [Goldman’s Incoming C.E.O. Names Two Former Bankers as Top Deputies]( By KATE KELLY David M. Solomon named two former investment bankers to senior roles, signaling that division’s future dominance inside Goldman. [Labor Board Moves Anew to Limit Employers’ Workplace Liability]( [Labor Board Moves Anew to Limit Employers’ Workplace Liability]( By NOAM SCHEIBER Foiled in reversing a regulatory move made in the Obama era, the agency will try again to limit companies’ responsibility for franchisees and contractors. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Stealing From a Cashierless Store (Without You, or the Cameras, Knowing It)]( [Stealing From a Cashierless Store (Without You, or the Cameras, Knowing It)]( By NELLIE BOWLES A start-up uses visual tracking and behavioral data to operate a new San Francisco market, which lets shoppers walk out unimpeded. And sometimes mischarged. [Facebook ‘Better Prepared’ to Fight Election Interference, Mark Zuckerberg Says]( [Facebook ‘Better Prepared’ to Fight Election Interference, Mark Zuckerberg Says]( By SHEERA FRENKEL and MIKE ISAAC The chief executive published a roughly 3,300-word post cataloging the steps the social network has taken to prevent manipulation. [Paying Is Voluntary at This Selfie-Friendly Store]( [Paying Is Voluntary at This Selfie-Friendly Store]( By ERIN GRIFFITH Drug Store, a new health-drink outlet in New York, is betting that customers will pay by text message after grabbing a bottle. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Mets’ David Wright to Return, and Then Retire]( [Mets’ David Wright to Return, and Then Retire]( By JAMES WAGNER The team’s captain and longest-tenured player has been hobbled by injuries for more than two years and will play a last game at home on Sept. 29. [Two Quarterbacks? Alabama, Georgia and Clemson Share a Conundrum but Don’t See a Problem]( [Two Quarterbacks? Alabama, Georgia and Clemson Share a Conundrum but Don’t See a Problem]( By MARC TRACY A stellar freshman class and trends that funnel top recruits to the same programs have created some impressive job-sharing situations. [FIFA Report Details Plan to Remake Soccer’s Transfer Market]( [FIFA Report Details Plan to Remake Soccer’s Transfer Market]( By TARIQ PANJA Limits on transfers fees, agents’ commissions and player loans are among the proposals in a report created at the request of FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [At the Met Museum, the Grand Enigmas of Delacroix]( Art Review [At the Met Museum, the Grand Enigmas of Delacroix]( By ROBERTA SMITH A glorious retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces a precocious prophet of the modern age. [Radiant and Radical: 20 Years of Defining the Soul of Black Art]( Art Review [Radiant and Radical: 20 Years of Defining the Soul of Black Art]( By HOLLAND COTTER “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power” at the Brooklyn Museum shows how black artists were galvanized during a time of social and political unrest. [‘Little Women’ Marches On: Fans Celebrate the Novel’s 150th Anniversary]( Reconsiderations [‘Little Women’ Marches On: Fans Celebrate the Novel’s 150th Anniversary]( By SARAH LYALL Alcott’s book was that unusual thing, a classic that is also an instant hit. It was also revolutionary then — and even now. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] Movies [Review: In ‘The Land of Steady Habits,’ Suburban Malaise, With a Twist]( [Review: In ‘The Land of Steady Habits,’ Suburban Malaise, With a Twist]( By A.O. SCOTT In Nicole Holofcener’s movie, Ben Mendelsohn plays a sad Connecticut dad who blows up his life in the pursuit of something he can’t quite name. [Review: Drugs, Guns and Poses in ‘White Boy Rick’]( [Review: Drugs, Guns and Poses in ‘White Boy Rick’]( By MANOHLA DARGIS Squint and you see the complex stories that attracted the filmmakers to the life of Richard Wershe Jr., a Detroit dealer arrested at 17 in 1987. [Review: In ‘Museo,’ Two Slackers Pull Off a Daring Heist]( [Review: In ‘Museo,’ Two Slackers Pull Off a Daring Heist]( By A.O. SCOTT Alonso Ruizpalacios’s new film reconstructs a notorious Mexican art theft, with Gael García Bernal as its disaffected mastermind. [Review: ‘Where Hands Touch,’ Set in Nazi Germany, Is a Disturbing Misfire]( [Review: ‘Where Hands Touch,’ Set in Nazi Germany, Is a Disturbing Misfire]( By GLENN KENNY Amma Asante’s film tells the story of a young German woman of color who falls in love with an ardent member of Hitler Youth. [Review: In ‘Bel Canto,’ Music Is the Food of Love and Rebellion]( [Review: In ‘Bel Canto,’ Music Is the Food of Love and Rebellion]( By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS Julianne Moore plays an opera singer trapped in a South American mansion in this disappointingly passionless film. [Review: Smother Mother Meets Femme Fatale in ‘A Simple Favor’]( [Review: Smother Mother Meets Femme Fatale in ‘A Simple Favor’]( By MANOHLA DARGIS In his latest, Paul Feig directs Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in a light-and-dark comedy about two mothers, murderous secrets and complicating lies. For more movies news, go to [NYTimes.com/Movies »]( [] New York [Gov. Andrew Cuomo Easily Defeats Cynthia Nixon in New York Primary]( [Gov. Andrew Cuomo Easily Defeats Cynthia Nixon in New York Primary]( By SHANE GOLDMACHER Mr. Cuomo overcame an insurgent challenge from Ms. Nixon to claim the Democratic nomination. [Letitia James Wins Attorney General Primary, Defeating 3 Rivals]( [Letitia James Wins Attorney General Primary, Defeating 3 Rivals]( By JEFFERY C. MAYS Ms. James, the New York City public advocate, is the first black woman to win a major statewide party nomination, and is favored to win in November. [Remember the Bees That Swarmed Times Square? We Tried to Find Out Where They Came From]( [Remember the Bees That Swarmed Times Square? We Tried to Find Out Where They Came From]( By KWAME OPAM Where the 20,000 insects ended up is known, thanks to Twitter, but where they originated from before invading a hot dog cart in Manhattan remains a mystery, and a blame game. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Media & Advertising [At a Divided Network, What Now for CBS News and ‘60 Minutes’?]( [At a Divided Network, What Now for CBS News and ‘60 Minutes’?]( By JOHN KOBLIN and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM In its half-century on the air, “60 Minutes” has operated independently of the CBS News organization. Many at the show worry what will happen if the network takes more control. [Endeavor, Always Looking to Grow, Starts Podcast Division]( [Endeavor, Always Looking to Grow, Starts Podcast Division]( By BROOKS BARNES The entertainment and sports conglomerate will partner with creative talents like Dick Wolf to develop, finance, produce, distribute and market podcasts. [Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos Pledge $2 Billion for Homeless and Preschoolers]( [Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos Pledge $2 Billion for Homeless and Preschoolers]( By KAREN WEISE The money, put into a project he called the Day 1 Fund, is by far the largest donation by Mr. Bezos, the world’s richest person. For more media & advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »]( [] Obituaries [Marin Mazzie, Broadway Musical Star, Is Dead at 57]( [Marin Mazzie, Broadway Musical Star, Is Dead at 57]( By NEIL GENZLINGER In a long career cut short by cancer, she earned three Tony nominations in just six years, for performances in “Passion,” “Ragtime” and “Kiss Me, Kate.” [John Wilcock, Pioneer of the Underground Press, Dies at 91]( [John Wilcock, Pioneer of the Underground Press, Dies at 91]( By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Mr. Wilcock led two lives: as a prolific travel writer and a provocateur at The Village Voice, The East Village Other and the Underground Press Syndicate. [Andre Blay, Who Put Movies on Videotape, Is Dead at 81]( [Andre Blay, Who Put Movies on Videotape, Is Dead at 81]( By SAM ROBERTS Overcoming the studios’ initial reluctance, Mr. Blay in effect redefined the term “home movie” with a product that made him a multimillionaire. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Trump Honors Only One Victim in Puerto Rico: Himself]( [Trump Honors Only One Victim in Puerto Rico: Himself]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The president sees the accepted death toll of nearly 3,000 as evidence of a political conspiracy against him. [The Catholic Church’s Unholy Stain]( [The Catholic Church’s Unholy Stain]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD It’s long past time for penitence and promises on clerical pedophilia. Pope Francis must act. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Michael Avenatti: The Case for Indicting the President]( [Michael Avenatti: The Case for Indicting the President]( By MICHAEL AVENATTI Justice Department lawyers have said a sitting president cannot be indicted. It’s time to test that proposition by bringing an indictment that can be reviewed by the Supreme Court. [What Trump Doesn’t Get About Disasters]( [What Trump Doesn’t Get About Disasters]( By SCOTT GABRIEL KNOWLES How we define a calamity determines how we plan for and respond to them. Or not. [The Real Google Censorship Scandal ]( Kara Swisher [The Real Google Censorship Scandal]( By KARA SWISHER It’s not about right-wing Americans. It’s about China. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( Follow NYTimes [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( [Instagram] [Instagram]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email from NYTimes.com. You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Today's Headlines newsletter. 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