Your Presidential Daily Brief: Harvey Slams Into Texas | Trump Pardons Latino-Targeting Arpaio

[The Presidential Daily Brief](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a1137e99/eba34721127d5d63937b5f26281902ca//) [The Presidential Daily Brief](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a1137e99/eba34721127d5d63937b5f26281902ca//) [States of the Nation](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/45a356ea/b9084ef6f2222031e2eef47cf4b80065//) 59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/566c40c3/dec2eb4c0b841ecaee8326812ac3a955// 59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/566c40c3/dec2eb4c0b841ecaee8326812ac3a955//  IMPORTANT August 26, 2017  59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/091d820a/d0881b053656afa18aa20a850cc02650// [A satellite image shows Hurricane Harvey bearing down on the Texas coast Friday evening. Source: Getty](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/32a4530b/94356beb76b786eb33171a664d7488a7//) [Hurricane Harvey Smashes Into Texas, Weakens](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/8e5511fe/ebe748f49303da6fcb642fb29c5a05bb//) It was worse than expected. Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday near Corpus Christi as a devastating category 4 storm, with 130 mph winds — the strongest since Hurricane Charley hit Florida in 2004. It reportedly blew roofs from houses while knocking down trees and utility poles, but by daybreak, with sustained 90 mph winds, it was downgraded to a category 1 [storm](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ce56ea56/266b54e0504d1693041577c2b2792990//). Injury reports are beginning to filter in, and the National Weather Service predicts that strong winds and massive flooding will leave some areas uninhabitable for weeks or months. Sources: [CNN](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/782b43b4/d032463e9cc90e9ea74e5e19062082ee//),[CBS](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5707513c/c86ba0c97af7d11722f1f5cf08f61073//),[ABC](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/078916a7/aa62afc80317fa311bc5f0111b1f4d9e//) Share: [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ae990758/5f285a37cf34a9b729bda0bd9b545c05//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5dec012b/4301199cbd9076a4d8c4db17a3d8c2e3//) [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/36ebeebf/017dc16003da4bff2e0bb7a6ca8ac149//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/da7e8a60/b6885e09f778a9ba4c4f529ef58847e1//) [Trump Pardons Latino-Targeting Sheriff](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/6bc6f670/2fc0bd3893edf10d387d9de1a58c02f2//) Some are more equal than others. As a hurricane distracted Americans’ attention, President Donald Trump issued a pardon for former Phoenix-area Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The 85-year-old lawman is a lightning rod for America’s [immigration](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/93f7cba1/b3cbc484d6af74a4ee42dd91a7fc7528//) debate, having been convicted last month for violating a court order to cease having deputies stop Latinos without probable cause — a tactic to round up illegal immigrants.  Phoenix’s mayor called it a “slap in the face” to those whose civil rights were violated, and some experts said the precedent could void courts’ ability to curb abuses of authority. Sources: [Washington Post](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/830b04d5/ae0bb95cbd889c734dc5cfb170b71dcb//),[NYT](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/270737eb/bc91d2b2041d6cbd88238f81f9529a94//),[Forbes](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/af484a00/8560c8e31821e40abcda80ac478f910f//),[Arizona Republic](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/8b7ab132/0530ee3d38c41cd5e75928afefec6e15//) Share: [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/58a6bf57/b54fbad2c5a029a4235610a4faa5209a//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/172b3176/324d8496851c21ff94af4265c83c66b8//) [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9a8b9c15/34ac5581b5a5f2b52561dd019e4b20a9//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/dc156fa5/a6022213d10abb3f5fc3e21f38bb7fc3//) [Women Go Into U.S. Open Without a Clear Favorite](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/cf6aef03/d9da101631101353149996bfc14f038b//) It’s as open as it gets. With superstar Serena Williams on a maternity break, there have been just as many winners as majors. That’s raising the possibility that a fourth could emerge after America’s premier [tennis](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4a2b3932/83661334bbcdfd302afe05b0cd8474e7//) tournament begins Monday. Spanish-Venezuelan Wimbledon champ Garbiñe Muguruza is the oddsmakers’ favorite, but not by much. On the men’s side, Switzerland’s Roger Federer has the edge, but he’ll have to get past familiar foe Rafael Nadal, along with struggling world No. 1 Andy Murray, who’s winning hearts and minds on both sides with his feminist leanings. Sources: [The Telegraph](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/da17fb87/7dd309c999ed3872e24e0af165bf856c//),[Elle](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/48cb0516/bcbe3f1740dd3dc5ad069011c2e4fb0a//),[Bleacher Report](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/da69ceb8/f79848a823f19782567ef9670eeb4df3//) Share: [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/727859c0/c9c7edf872cec72ccc48011526c3793e//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/54aeb035/56635147fce5f510345e1da543c9c666//) [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/145d33a2/05a08939c3c33829ff3053845cbeca46//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/d1ad47a7/2924063d2c1a1f7eb86c08cc3a4939bf//) [The President Goes to War](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4f7ee8d8/d0d8fbceff71e66984c6fa3ca98eebf5//) But who’s the enemy? They’ve been legion, including the usual [media](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/0a682045/4087c3dc920229729cb2ab33c20adf5b//) targets, which President Donald Trump rhetorically lynched at his Tuesday rally in Phoenix. A day earlier, he told the nation he was reluctantly continuing its longest war, in Afghanistan, where he can also list the Taliban and ISIS as antagonists. But that exposed another foe: ousted chief adviser Steve Bannon, who’s back at Breitbart, which blasted the new war footing. And all week, Trump’s been excoriating fellow Republicans for their disloyalty, while new divisions in his administration continue to emerge. Sources: [Washington Post](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/89cbf200/e7c70651a12eb0b27ccdfadeabf9e7da//),[The Hill](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/84ba1750/2398da822117928950bf7920be1663d0//),[Politico](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/87d7cb7e/c7cdfebd304c3e790025a25221bb01f7//),[CNN](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/847263d8/faebfa43d783817701a24eb0f8d3edb4//) Share: [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/fad48656/f847b4d7db1c977c32bfaa51a0d29c42//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/c2c3364d/eca70ec6b8745b53ca7200eccf8f0a64//) [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/c2ea1492/87ba12c3f294e539db8e25e80b0e107f//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7da11347/ccdc1f2ed20e3ddad6b17ce5f5ebfa00//) Briefly The Week Ahead: On Sunday, MTV will present its annual [Video Music Awards](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a522904b/5db922c3939d7f749e6c41ef9e43f40d//), hosted by Katy Perry. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Monday will visit the capital of Kazakhstan to attend the [“Future of Energy”](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/81e084d6/023cf419003875fed57f2c0dd2dcef12//) exposition, where he might face questions about contradictions in his department’s recent [energy efficiency](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/76d1db61/e340902018951fee515ebcce568490b2//) report. And on Wednesday, President Trump plans to visit Missouri to launch his [tax reform](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5ff7f28e/320c320acf9db8cf54a55728b1f0d765//) proposals. Knpw This: Controversial nationalist White House adviser [Sebastian Gorka](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/939c6091/2710c69c4b6fd439ed5f1a2a0b272565//) has resigned, but administration sources indicate he was forced out. [North Korea](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/91f7b1fa/f5c7ae987113c2a26f0e1575564ea0e3//) has tested three short-range missiles as U.S. and South Korean forces conduct military drills. And soldiers in Brussels fatally shot a Belgian of Somali origin after he [attacked](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7ef7d287/6d547fb1fa3b7d852bb884f42fe095f9//) them with a knife while shouting “God is great” in Arabic. Join us LIVE: OZY and WGBH are bringing you a terrific new TV show, Third Rail With OZY — premiering Friday, Sept. 8 at 8:30 p.m. on PBS — and we want YOU to be part of our live studio audience! [Sign up here](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/93ae771f/318ec182b906355b9c142e453cff2f70//) to attend a taping of this hot new primetime show. You won’t want to miss it. 59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/28170a14/9106125f83088cb472754b8f35b505f9// 59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a65c1399/93e1df5c88f2fa6bf82dc70537203068//  INTRIGUING  [How YouTube Empowered Alt-Right Extremists](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/b7b6548c/cc037aa5a02653be23dc2eecf2e9258a//) Their torches lit the screen. The online communications revolution promised to enlighten mankind, but its effects have spread darkness with brutal efficiency. Terrorists, white supremacists and their white [nationalist](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/cadbf6fe/04cd189095aded172238234980ed4bf2//) kin found social media algorithms — especially those on YouTube — ideal for spreading hate, incubating echo chambers of bigots whose extremism generated revenue. This year, major advertisers threatened to withhold some $750 million in a boycott, spurring the platform to block some content while funding tolerance initiatives. But critics call these half-measures, saying that if the site wants absolution, it’ll need to be more discriminating. Sources: [New Republic](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7a59fd14/2661229bc5ff893334fd2fcb8c8be56c//) Share: [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/01422791/563271f3a2cb5a4c0eaaf238f3aab0db//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/c92bc62d/d83214d8340243e9294344a85cb65b47//) [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/3372781c/d8932b5e1ad70d411320935c02261e05//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e6f23abd/8e8a756c425e9be133d2d03568cd3139//) [Is the Smartphone Generation Beyond Salvation?](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/3d821e48/b524d355602faeca6b806bbc4e380cd7//) At least they’re having less sex. Today’s [teenagers](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/240253ef/6c666a63ac2708402a5e4785ad098757//) gaze into electronic devices enough to damage their mental health. So writes psychology professor Jean Twenge in her new book, iGen, which describes a young cohort getting into less trouble outside, but whose screen addiction puts them at increased risk of depression. Those spending three hours a day online — just above average — are 35 percent more likely to contemplate suicide, while teen homicide rates have been dropping. Luckily, Twenge writes, the solution is intuitive, if not easy: Get the kids out, and off their phones. Sources: [The Atlantic](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/1de9ccf9/328acb91e4a603ce78f1806bb89c54e2//) Share: [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/172ef397/690c95471c67dcdc1e4faaab048892e5//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5c758e62/be7285fddc29875dae5d5a9447a4ba18//) [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/c1b0334c/59588dbd2d2b946971296b8c314bd89a//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/6cef8242/b88f27eda54958c21403a28cc4c1b4c2//) [The Company That 'Invented' Marijuana](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/6e88a42a/4009f37de6b2de8b58e59ce7a3683a83//) They were aiming high. While federal [legalization](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/43c5ce48/e1861bcbe2a29cd573a2316879930ef3//) of cannabis remains out of reach, it’s become a $40 billion industry, competing with corn to become America’s top crop. Enter BioTech Institute LLC, which is registering patents for the cannabis plant, possibly forcing even backyard growers to pay to license their recreational reefer. Big companies are already delving into the biz, but BioTech is poised to become Mary Jane’s Monsanto. With a legal fight heating up, some in the industry worry that artisanal cultivation and development may already be lost in the intellectual property haze. Sources: [GQ](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/80b83484/530650c91f99a834ed85377738ac66ca//) Share: [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/00dff99d/070e46c0cb1e957894cdd15519f61cb9//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/c372a840/19402f2d2bf2628eb3fa57b277c1ec1d//) [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/bdd858a0/782b71a5eee2cfdc5e8b1e17664584cd//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/19877874/04dd13eace20ac41c96b5e4b74113169//) [South Africa's Forgotten Grape Is Back](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/c49a9a0a/f2c8896ef15dc6b965fe0347fa41dc95//) It’s lightning in a bottle. South Africa’s cinsault, a wine made from red grapes, fell out of fashion during the second half of the 20th century, and by 2009, production of the varietal had plummeted by two-thirds. But in recent years, it’s made a spectacular comeback: Dozens of wines and blends including it are now being bottled, after wineries discovered that the plants thrive in inhospitable soil and resist heat in a way that could mitigate climate change’s vinicultural ravages. While many still consider cinsault fit only to round out blends, pinot’s looking in its rearview mirror. Sources: [OZY](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/12fca1e9/609b7698f216470471b3160c988b155d//) Share: [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/534fcbff/34f384547eeb430ace2da15413cc95ff//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/807e33cb/c00416b8241cb43b7e8a454b7c32d2a2//) [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/cf94fe9a/7d39695701311dd469eda3f355bcfc8c//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/fbd0adb4/bedf8deb01437a2ee5a18744e5274964//) [The Champ Doesn't Just Hit Men](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/12a1a9ff/955ecde44d6eb632027eb5627a66293e//) He’s thrown all kinds of punches. Easily today’s most celebrated boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr., who’s defending his title tonight against MMA star Conor McGregor, has enjoyed massive success despite multiple and well-known convictions for domestic abuse. That’s partly because boxing lacks a central governing body, and as Mayweather frequently points out, there’s no videos or photos, like those that have resulted in [NFL players](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/50209a3e/6a5f827f0a34cc0bc9ba85a9ae8a99f9//) getting sanctioned. And there’s an expectation that boxers are rage-fueled and violent — with predominantly Black victims — which places judgment of Mayweather’s abuse into a disturbing racial context. Sources: [The Undefeated](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7cac1c51/184435802478b509f2235aa85c44a526//) Share: [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/1ae5bfd2/09ee405a47b4a2b4904314180897d06a//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/2a6f078e/1d3d360ae7b5f967473ab53e7c1659c5//) [Facebook](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ec65f0d3/1db189425378ba86786614d07500c6de//) [Twitter](59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e72c3f99/308aa222ffe5462e65baa7c2b07b37e0//) 59a145ebd1ab4e917f2c3585:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/690e9d8f/e86b0d2e2f1375383ffea9a1d06073f5// 25M people love reading OZY every month. Be part of the revolution. 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