Today's Headlines: Powerful Earthquake Strikes Mexico, Killing Over 200

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[With Combative Style and Epithets, Trump Takes America First to the U.N.]( By PETER BAKER and RICK GLADSTONE In a bellicose speech before world leaders, President Trump framed differences with North Korea, Iran and Venezuela as a battle of good versus evil. [Empty businesses along Avenida Munoz Rivera in San Juan, P.R., as residents prepared on Tuesday for a direct hit from Hurricane Maria.]( [Puerto Rico Braces for 'Potentially Catastrophic' Hit by Hurricane Maria]( By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ and FRANCES ROBLES A glancing hit by Hurricane Irma left 70 percent of households without power and 34 percent without water. Now Hurricane Maria is on a path to hit the vulnerable island directly. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get California Today in Your Inbox]( The news and stories that matter to Californians (and anyone else interested in the state). Delivered Monday through Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Alberta Jones, Louisville's first black prosecutor and a little-known civil rights figure, in a photograph provided by her sister, Flora Shanklin.]( U.S. [A 'Quest for Justice' for a Murdered Civil Rights Pioneer, 52 Years Later]( By TRIP GABRIEL Who killed Alberta Jones, Louisville's first black prosecutor, in 1965? Prodded by a professor, the police are trying again to find out. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Undercover With the Alt-Right]( By JESSE SINGAL A Swedish graduate student infiltrated far right groups in the United States and Europe. This is what he saw. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea." [PRESIDENT TRUMP]( in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: Strong Earthquake Strikes Near Mexico City]( A deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck close to Mexico City. It comes less than two weeks after the most powerful earthquake in Mexico in a century. [[Video] Video: 116 Cameras]( What if your most important experiences could live on after you die? [] World [Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, arriving to deliver a speech in Naypyidaw on Tuesday addressing the plight of the country's Rohingya ethnic minority.]( [Aung San Suu Kyi, a Much-Changed Icon, Evades Rohingya Accusations]( By RICHARD C. PADDOCK and HANNAH BEECH In her first speech since the crisis started, the de facto leader of Myanmar defended the security forces despite accusations of ethnic cleansing. [Yehya Sinwar, left, Gaza's new prime minister, with Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political director, at the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday.]( [Hamas Offer Reflects Pressure From Egypt and Fatah]( By DAVID M. HALBFINGER The militant group that controls Gaza agreed to Palestinian Authority demands, but said nothing about disarming. In the past, hopes for unity have been dashed. [Allan Tipene and his wife, Desiree Tipene, with their children and others in Auckland, New Zealand. Ms. Tipene called ]( Auckland Journal [In New Zealand, a Translated 'Moana' Bolsters an Indigenous Language]( By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM Screenings of Disney's "Moana" in te reo Māori, the language of the indigenous Maori, sold out quickly, bolstering efforts to keep the tongue relevant. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Chemical Industry Ally Faces Critics in Bid for Top E.P.A. Post]( By SHEILA KAPLAN and ERIC LIPTON Michael L. Dourson, who has long run a premier firm for the chemical industry, is set for a confirmation hearing before a Senate panel. [John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. International visitors to the United States declined by close to 700,000 in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the previous year.]( [International Tourism to the U.S. Declined in Early 2017]( By ELAINE GLUSAC The figures, released by the U.S. Department of Commerce, included a 10.1 percent drop in European travelers compared to the same period last year. [Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.]( [Navy Leaders Pledge to Solve Problems Stretching Limits of Sailors]( By HELENE COOPER Navy officials cited extended deployments and 100-hour workweeks as among factors plaguing sailors as senators demanded answers for deadly accidents this year. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [From left, Senators Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn, Bill Cassidy and Mitch McConnell during a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday.]( [Republican Leaders Defy Bipartisan Opposition to Health Law Repeal]( By ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLAN Senator Lamar Alexander gave up on his effort to shore up health care markets as his fellow Republicans pressured lawmakers to back the latest Affordable Care Act repeal. [Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, who considers himself a strict deficit hawk, said, ]( [Senate Republicans Embrace Plan for $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT and THOMAS KAPLAN Senate Republicans, abandoning a key fiscal doctrine, agreed to move ahead on a budget that would add to the federal deficit in order to pave the way for a $1.5 trillion tax cut. [Attorney General Maura Healey of Massachusetts in January. She is one of only five state attorneys general who are Democratic women.]( [Democrats Mount Effort to Recruit Women as State Attorneys General]( By JONATHAN MARTIN Few Democratic state officeholders are women, a shortfall the party is seeking to fix. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Janet L. Yellen, chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, ends a four-year term in early February. President Trump has not announced whether he will nominate her for a second term.]( [As Economy Grows, Fed Set to Shrink Bond Holdings]( By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM The Federal Reserve is expected to announce on Wednesday it will begin to reduce its bond holdings, signaling confidence in the economy's health. [Martin Dole, the controller for Gateway Motors, a car dealership in White River Junction, Vt. While health insurance premiums have been relatively stable for larger employers in recent years, many small businesses like Gateway still struggle with big rises in costs.]( [While Premiums Soar Under Obamacare, Costs of Employer-Based Plans Are Stable]( By REED ABELSON A new survey of employers shows moderate price hikes in health benefits in spite of turmoil in the individual insurance market. [The European Central Bank plans to phase out the 500-euro note in an effort to curb money laundering and financing of terrorist acts.]( [In Geneva, 'Dirty Money' of Another Kind - Flushed Down the Toilet]( By AMIE TSANG and PALKO KARASZ Prosecutors in the Swiss city are investigating the disposal of about $120,000 in high-denomination bank notes. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [A Foxconn-owned building in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2012. The company's plans to build one of the world's biggest manufacturing hubs in Brazil have stalled.]( [Before Wisconsin, Foxconn Vowed Big Spending in Brazil. Few Jobs Have Come.]( By DAVID BARBOZA The Taiwanese company's manufacturing model has not translated easily to other countries, where it faces different social, political and labor conditions. [The iPhone 8, left, and the 8 Plus both have processors that are significantly faster than the iPhone 7's.]( State of the Art [The iPhone 8: A Worthy Refinement Before the Next Generation]( By FARHAD MANJOO Apple's new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have a ring of familiarity. But the phones may feel like a solid upgrade from older models because of their new processor. [Google and other search engines index Twitter's site, so posts from public Twitter accounts turn up in search results.]( Tech Tip [Why Deleted Tweets Still Linger Online]( By J. D. BIERSDORFER Even if you kill a Twitter post from your timeline, a search engine may give it a second life until it updates its index files. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Athletes who began playing tackle football before the age of 12 had more behavioral and cognitive problems later in life than those who started playing after they turned 12.]( [Playing Football Before 12 Is Tied to Brain Problems Later]( By KEN BELSON The Boston University study links cognitive and behavioral problems later in life - among all players, not just in the N.F.L. - to playing tackle at a young age. [The 2017 season has been a continuous display of power, with balls clearing fences, sluggers rounding bases and celebrations breaking out everywhere.]( On Baseball [With Home Run No. 5,694, Baseball Sets a Record With Time to Spare]( By TYLER KEPNER Major league hitters have continued a power surge that began several years ago, and one that does not have a clear explanation. [Princess Haya bint al-Hussein of Jordan alongside her brother, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, at the FIFA Congress in Zurich in February 2016. Princess Haya managed her brother's two campaigns for the FIFA presidency.]( [The Princess, the Private Investigator and Another Inquiry for FIFA]( By TARIQ PANJA The Jordanian princess, whose brother twice lost bids for the FIFA presidency, has been discretely working with British investigators for more than a year to collect evidence of soccer corruption. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Lena Waithe made history at the Emmy Awards.]( [Lena Waithe Made History, and She Gave an Emmys Speech for Right Now]( By REGGIE UGWU The "Master of None" writer and actress wants to put more culturally diverse perspectives onscreen. And she credits Halle Berry for inspiring her. [Linda May with her dog, Coco.]( Books of The Times [On the Road With the Casualties of the Great Recession]( By PARUL SEHGAL To write "Nomadland," Jessica Bruder spent three years traveling and working alongside grandparents and others living in school buses and vans seeking seasonal work. [Piet Mondrian and Nelly van Moorsel in 1923, the year in which Mondrian painted an untitled work that was displayed in the Nazis' ]( [It Might Have Been a Masterpiece, but Now It's a Cautionary Tale]( By NINA SIEGAL A copy of a Mondrian passed unchecked around some important art institutions as though it were the real thing. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Mayor Bill de Blasio and Joseph J. Lhota, chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, at the scene of the fatal bus crash in Flushing, Queens, on Monday.]( [Officials Fault Charter Bus Industry After Fatal Queens Crash]( By PATRICK McGEEHAN Calls for regulation followed the deaths of three people in a crash that occurred when a bus, driven by a man previously fired for drunken driving, hurtled through an intersection in Flushing. [Tioga Downs, near Binghamton, N.Y., has not met revenue expectations since it became a full-fledged casino in December. The facility, here in 2015, had been a so-called racino, offering only video lottery terminals.]( [New York's Bet on New Casinos Has Yet to Hit Jackpot]( By JESSE McKINLEY This year was expected to be big for the state's growing gambling industry. But revenues have been weaker than expected. [Disciplinary proceedings began on Tuesday against the police officer charged with using excessive force in tackling the former tennis star James Blake outside a Manhattan hotel.]( [Officer Who Tackled James Blake Was Told He Might Be Armed]( By ASHLEY SOUTHALL Officer James Frascatore, at his disciplinary trial, said the former athlete resembled a picture of a suspect that a supervisor warned might be armed. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Food [Hunger and Desire, Stripped of Window Dressing, at Prune]( By PETE WELLS The chef Gabrielle Hamilton's thoughts on what makes a satisfying dinner are extremely clear. [After a day spent hauling flood-soaked belongings from their home in the Nottingham Forest of Houston, Linda and Jon Fabian sit on their lawn with a few glasses of wine.]( [Harvey and Irma Wiped Out Our Kitchens. Still, We Cook.]( By KIM SEVERSON America has never lost so many stoves and pantries at once, but home cooks are intent on finding a way - any way - to make meals. [The world's best chocolate cake? Maybe so.]( [Yotam Ottolenghi on Creating Recipes and His Cookbook 'Sweet']( By YOTAM OTTOLENGHI For the British chef, author and self-described baking nerd, there is no limit to the number of times you can make a cake in order to get it right. For more dining news and recipes, go to [NYTimes.com/Dining »]( []Obituaries [Charles Owens poses with one of his long putters on a golf course in Tampa, Fla., in 2012.]( [Charles Owens, Golfer, Dies at 85; Novel Putter Brought Late Success]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Owens overcame segregation, severe injuries and, with a long putter, the "yips" to win on the Senior PGA Tour. [On a visit to Washington in 1975, Allan J. MacEachen, left, attended a performance at the National Theater with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger.]( [Allan J. MacEachen, a Force in Bringing Public Health Care to Canada, Dies at 96]( By IAN AUSTEN "Canadians are living in a country that Allan J. built, and they like it," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. [Joyce Matz spoke out against a proposed skyscraper on Madison Avenue at a Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing in 2006.]( [Joyce Matz, Fervid Voice for Historic Preservation, Dies at 92]( By SAM ROBERTS St. Bartholomew's Church, Lever House and the Town Hall were among the sites she helped protect against developers, including Donald J. Trump. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Warmongers and Peacemakers at the U.N.]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD President Trump, unlike Barack Obama, brought lots of fury to the General Assembly and hardly a hint of compromise or interest in negotiating. Editorial [Even College Doesn't Bridge the Racial Income Gap]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD College is supposedly the great leveler. But race still affects average pay for graduates, indicating that discrimination is a major cause. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [9 Back-to-School Tips for Parents and Students]( By TARIRO MZEZEWA Between the social-media-fueled pressure, college admissions madness and bullying culture, schools today can be a minefield. We collected some education-themed Op-Eds to help guide families as they settle into the new year. Disability [The 'Madman' Is Back in the Building]( By ZACK MCDERMOTT I returned to work after my psychotic break, but my bipolar disorder did, too. [Police officers in riot gear watching demonstrators in St. Louis.]( Op-Ed Contributor [When Will Black Lives Matter in St. Louis?]( By NICOLE D. NELSON Military tanks, tear gas and rubber bullets won't bridge the gap between the police and the black community anytime soon. [Rob Zink, an officer with the St. Paul Police Department in Minnesota, talking with a 12-year-old boy who has autism.]( Op-Ed Contributor [The Police Need to Understand Autism]( By STEVE SILBERMAN A 14-year-old Arizona boy's terrifying experience underscores that officers should be trained on how to recognize people on the spectrum. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On Sept. 20, 1973, Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a $100,000 winner-take-all tennis match. [See this Front Page]( | [Buy this Front Page]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook]( | [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( | [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( | [Instagram] [Instagram]( [NYT]( Access The New York Times from anywhere with our suite of apps: [iPhone®]( | [iPad®]( | [Android]( | [All]( [.] Save 15% at [The NYTimes Store »]( [.] Have questions? [Help Section »]( [.] Visit our mobile website at [m.nyt.com »]( About This Email This is an automated email. 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