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Saturday, August 26, 2017
IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World](#worldNews) | [U.S.](#nationalNews) | [Politics](#politicsNews) | [Business](#businessNews) | [Technology](#technologyNews) | [Sports](#sportsNews) | [Arts](#artsNews) | [N.Y./Region](#nyregionNews) | [Travel](#dailyFeatureNews) | [Today's Video](#videoNews) | [Obituaries](#obituaries) | [Editorials](#editorialsNews) | [Op-Ed](#opinionNews) | [On This Day](#onthisdayNews) | [CUSTOMIZE »](
Top News
[Hurricane Harvey Makes Landfall Near Corpus Christi, Tex.](
By MANNY FERNANDEZ and ALAN BLINDER
The now-Category 3 storm was expected to unleash astonishing amounts of rain, as much as three feet, and bring punishing winds of more than 130 miles per hour.
[Joe Arpaio served for 24 years as sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., building a national reputation for harsh conditions in his county jail, and for his campaign against undocumented immigrants.]( [Trump Pardons Joe Arpaio, Who Became Face of Crackdown on Illegal Immigration](
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MAGGIE HABERMAN
Mr. Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who built a national reputation for his efforts to hunt and detain undocumented immigrants, had been convicted of criminal contempt.
[South Korean and American troops took part in a joint training exercise on Thursday in Pohang, South Korea.]( [North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles From Its East Coast](
By CHOE SANG-HUN
At a time of escalating tensions with the United States, North Korea fired several short-range missiles about 155 miles into the sea.
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Editors' Picks
[White supremacists clashed with counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12.](
U.S.
[As White Nationalist in Charlottesville Fired, Police 'Never Moved'](
By FRANCES ROBLES
Pleas for help and a safety plan were ignored at a rally that turned deadly on Aug. 12, participants said. Both sides feel betrayed by law enforcement.
[Sheriff Joe Arpaio endorsed Donald Trump at a rally in Marshalltown, Iowa, in 2016.](
OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor
[A Pardon for Arpaio Would Put Trump in Uncharted Territory](
By MARTIN H. REDISH
If the president can immunize government agents who violate constitutional rights, there will be no limit on his power.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Just because Philadelphia wasn't a part of the Confederacy doesn't mean we get a pass."
[HELEN GYM]( a Philadelphia councilwoman, on why she supports the removal of a monument to Mayor Frank Rizzo, loathed by some African-Americans for his harsh tactics toward the blacks.
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Today's Videos
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[Harold Prince at the opening of Prince of Broadway. Photo by Jean Yves Chainon / New York Times.]( [[Video] Video: Harold Prince, the Prince of Broadway](
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World
[Lee Jae-yong, the heir to the Samsung business empire, leaving court in Seoul, the capital, on Friday. He was sentenced to five years in prison.]( [Samsung Verdict Sends a Tough New Message to South Korea Inc.](
By CHOE SANG-HUN, JEYUP S. KWAAK and PAUL MOZUR
A court's conviction of Lee Jae-yong, heir to the Samsung fortune, suggests the country will no longer trade political impunity for economic growth.
[Legal recreational marijuana in Montevideo, Uruguay.]( [Pot Was Flying Off the Shelves in Uruguay. Then U.S. Banks Weighed In.](
By ERNESTO LONDOÃO
Uruguay is the first country in the world to fully legalize recreational marijuana. But its new market may be imperiled by United States laws like the Patriot Act.
[Supporters of Thailand's former prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, outside the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Friday. She remains popular among the rural poor three years after she was forced from office.]( [Former Thai Leader Yingluck Said to Have Fled Country After Failing to Appear for Verdict](
By RICHARD C. PADDOCK and RYN JIRENUWAT
Yingluck Shinawatra was a no-show in court and may have fled the country. Her prosecution reflects a deep political divide in Thailand.
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U.S.
[Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has six months to develop a plan to implement President Trump's directive on transgender individuals in the military.]( [Trump Gives Mattis Wide Discretion Over Transgender Ban](
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and EMILY COCHRANE
A White House official would not discuss the possibility that the defense secretary could decline to remove transgender individuals.
[Brock Long, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been well received by emergency managers around the country, who say he is battle-tested.]( [Trump Administration Prepares for Hurricane Harvey](
By NICHOLAS FANDOS
Hurricane Harvey, which could be the administration's first major natural disaster, made landfall in Texas. FEMA says it is ready with personnel and supplies.
[The statue of the late Mayor Frank Rizzo outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia. A city councilwoman has called for the monument's removal.]( [Far From Dixie, Outcry Grows Over a Wider Array of Monuments](
By TRIP GABRIEL
Christopher Columbus, a Philadelphia mayor, even a state song are targets of activists who some Democrats say can be used to caricature the left.
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Politics
[Sebastian Gorka was forced out of his role as a White House adviser, according to two administration officials.]( [Sebastian Gorka Is Forced Out as White House Adviser, Officials Say](
By MAGGIE HABERMAN and MATT STEVENS
Mr. Gorka was a staunch defender of President Trump and a lightning rod for controversy. A conservative website reported that he had resigned.
[Gary Cohn, Trump's Adviser, Said to Have Drafted Resignation Letter After Charlottesville](
By KATE KELLY and MAGGIE HABERMAN
The president's chief economic adviser was anguished over Mr. Trump's comments about violence in Charlottesville, but ultimately decided to remain in his job.
[The entrance to the Trump International Hotel in Washington. The hotel has cemented its status as a gathering spot for prominent conservatives.]( [Trump Hotel at Night: Lobbyists, Cabinet Members, $60 Steaks](
By KATIE ROGERS
In the first summer of the Trump administration, the Trump International Hotel has cemented its status as a place for supporters to curry favor with people in power.
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Business
[Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, testified last month before a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington.]( [Yellen Warns Against Erasing Regulations Made After Financial Crisis](
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, said Friday that stronger financial regulations have benefited the economy and should be preserved.
[French winemakers watching wine flowing from Spanish tankers in April 2016 near the French-Spanish border. The winemakers, claiming that cheap wine from Spain and Italy represents unfair competition, stopped the Spanish trucks and emptied them.]( [Wine War in Southern France Has Streets Running Red](
By LIZ ALDERMAN
Winemakers in the region say their livelihoods are threatened by unfair competition under European trade rules. Now they're in revolt.
Your Money Adviser
[Will Uncle Sam Pay Your Bills? Don't Fall for It](
By ANN CARRNS
Several Federal Reserve Banks have issued warnings about a scam that promotes "secret" government bank accounts that consumers can tap to pay their bills.
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Technology
[The evolution of direct sales is reflected in the online promotion of products like One Two Lash, left, and Lash Boost.]( [In Social Media Era, Selfies Are the New Tupperware Party](
By SAPNA MAHESHWARI
The success of Rodan & Fields, maker of Lash Boost, shows that people can be persuaded to buy all kinds of products based on friends' testimonials.
[Britain Joins List of Countries Testing Autonomous Trucks](
By THOMAS FURSE
The trial is one of several around the world examining "platooning" technology, where small convoys of trucks move in concert, aiming to cut emissions and congestion.
[DreamHost has been ordered to turn over information from a website that hosted plans for anti-Trump protests on Inauguration Day.]( [DreamHost Ordered to Release Some Trump Protest Website Data to U.S.](
By TIFFANY HSU
A judge ordered the web hosting company to hand over fewer records than first requested in a government case against Inauguration Day protesters.
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Sports
[Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Conor McGregor during a news conference on Wednesday in Las Vegas.]( [Mayweather Sees a Racial Double Standard in Megafight vs. McGregor](
By JOHN ELIGON
Racial themes have long been exploited in boxing to promote fights, and that has continued with the spectacle surrounding Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s fight against Conor McGregor.
[Kris Bryant of the Cubs will wear custom-designed cleats honoring a charity, Wings for Life, this weekend. Baseball has relaxed its uniform rules for three days, and players have rushed to express themselves.]( [Baseball Loosens Rules and Opens Door to a Vibrant Weekend](
By JAMES WAGNER
Players will wear nicknames on their backs, but a relaxing of uniform guidelines means the real expressions will come in colorful bats, cleats and gloves.
[Charley Hoffman said goodbye to his daughters, Katelyn, 4, and Claire, 6, on Thursday before heading off to play in the Northern Trust golf tournament.]( [Mixing Fatherhood With the PGA Tour: They'll Always Have Hartford](
By KAREN CROUSE
Charley Hoffman says having his wife and two daughters with him enriches life on the road and eases the stress of competition.
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Arts
[Taylor Swift's new song, ]( [Taylor Swift Goes to a Darker Place: Discuss](
By JOE COSCARELLI, JON PARELES, JON CARAMANICA, WESLEY MORRIS and CARYN GANZ
Her new single, "Look What You Made Me Do," is defined by her hardening view of others. The song sets a mood for her sixth album, due in November.
[Maya Angelou in 1972, three years after the publication of ](
The Long View
[A Racist World, Described by Those Who Knew It](
By JON MEACHAM
Rereading Maya Angelou, Richard Wright and other mid-20th-century writers is to see anew that Appomattox was as much a beginning as an end.
[Kit Harington in the Season 7 finale of ]( ['Game of Thrones': 7 Questions for the Season 7 Finale](
By JEREMY EGNER
"Game of Thrones" included an enormous amount of movement and plot development inside those ravens this season, and there are plenty of things to resolve.
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New York
[Jenny Frenkel, a student at SUNY's Fashion Institute of Technology, learned that past breaks in her education disqualified her from receiving an Excelsior Scholarship. ]( [75,000 Apply for State College Scholarships, but Many Won't Qualify](
By DAVID W. CHEN
Low grade-point averages and breaks in schooling are challenging requirements, especially for lower-income students - and they often need help the most.
[Open-road, cashless collection systems have eliminated toll booths at many of New York City's bridges and tunnels, including the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.]( [Open-Road Tolls Could Pave the Way for Manhattan Congestion Pricing](
By MARC SANTORA
For the first time, cashless collection technology is being used in New York City. If it shows to be effective, it could swing the debate on congestion pricing.
[Spectrum workers walked the picket line outside company offices Thursday on East 23rd Street in Manhattan.]( [Spectrum Workers' Strike Approaches 5-Month Mark](
By LUIS FERRÃ-SADURNÃ
More than 1,700 employees in New York and New Jersey stopped work in the spring when the company, which offers cable, internet and phone services, proposed eliminating workers' pension plan.
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[]Obituaries
[Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus, right, greeting President Jimmy Carter at the White House in 1980. Between them was Mr. Carter's chief of staff, Jack Watson.]( [Cecil D. Andrus, 85, Carter's Preservationist Interior Secretary, Dies](
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
With Mr. Andrus leading the way, the Carter administration set aside more than 100 million acres in Alaska for federal protection.
[Colin Meads, center, in a match against France in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1968. He was a remorseless force of nature on the field.]( [Colin Meads, Revered New Zealand Rugby Star, Dies at 81](
By HUW RICHARDS
For many New Zealanders, Meads epitomized his nation's rugged image of itself. As he put it, "Heads down, bottoms up and drive, drive for 80 minutes."
[Dr. Marshall Klaus, left, with his colleague Dr. John Kennell at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in an undated photograph.]( [Dr. Marshall H. Klaus, Maternity-Ward Reformer, Dies at 90](
By SAM ROBERTS
Dr. Klaus's research led many hospitals to allow closer contact between parents and babies immediately after birth.
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Editorial
Editorial
[Cash Bail's Lonely Defender](
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The industry that profits from jailing the poor fights for its business, at the expense of justice.
[Mayor Bill de Blasio and mayoral candidate Sal Albanese participate in the first debate for the Democratic mayoral primary race in New York on Wednesday.](
Editorial
[Why the Race for Mayor Looks So Sad](
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Setting a fund-raising minimum for candidates to join the debates limits the voices in an already shrunken race.
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Op-Ed
Op-Ed Columnist
[Grandfather and the Bounty Hunters](
By GAIL COLLINS
There's a little bail reform bill, but Dog's wife doesn't like it and the senator she calls "sort of anti-American" does.
Op-Ed Columnist
[Tips for Aspiring Op-Ed Writers](
By BRET STEPHENS
Have a point, and please get to it.
Op-Ed Contributor
[A Whisper in an Age of Shouting](
By ARIELLA ROSEN
My favorite American monument is a bench named for a forgotten New York hero.
[Conor McGregor trains during a workout for the media earlier this month in Las Vegas.](
Sporting
[The Honor of Boxing Is at Stake](
By GORDON MARINO
If Conor McGregor manages to hold his own with Floyd Mayweather Jr., it will bruise an already bruised sport.
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ON THIS DAY
On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect.
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