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Scan today's top headlines from the Statesman Having trouble viewing this email? [View it here.]( Friday, August 25, 2017 [Afternoon Updates]( [statesman.com »]( [Austin American-Statesman]( Friday, August 25, 2017 Friday's Top Story [FORECAST: High winds, rain likely in Austin when Hurricane Harvey lands in Texas late Friday ]( [FORECAST: High winds, rain likely in Austin when Hurricane Harvey lands in Texas late Friday]( Friday forecast for Austin: Thunderstorms and high winds are possible in Central Texas late Friday a... [Read More »]( Local News [Greg Kelley blasts his lawyer from 2014 trial as she defends her work ]( [Greg Kelley blasts his lawyer from 2014 trial as she defends her work]( Greg Kelley took to Facebook on Thursday to blame his trial attorney for failing to represent him we... [Read More »]( [Whole Foods sale to Amazon becomes official on Monday, prices to be lowered ]( [Whole Foods sale to Amazon becomes official on Monday, prices to be lowered]( Amazon.com's $13.7 billion acquisition of Austin-based Whole Foods Market will officially close on M... [Read More »]( [UT president sued for removing Confederate statues ]( [UT president sued for removing Confederate statues]( A relative of Maj. George Washington Littlefield is suing University of Texas President Gregory L. F... [Read More »]( [UT System exploring development of bid to run Los Alamos lab ]( [UT System exploring development of bid to run Los Alamos lab]( The University of Texas System might try, for the third time, to get into the nuclear weapons busine... [Read More »]( [Austin chamber endorses $1.1B school bond as opposition PAC emerges ]( [Austin chamber endorses $1.1B school bond as opposition PAC emerges]( The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce on Thursday endorsed the Austin school district's $1.1 billio... [Read More »]( Business [As Apple continues its booming growth in Austin, CEO Tim Cook pays a visit ]( [As Apple continues its booming growth in Austin, CEO Tim Cook pays a visit]( As Apple Inc. continues its booming expansion in Austin, CEO Tim Cook is paying a visit on Friday to... [Read More »]( [Oil companies, retailers brace for Harvey's Texas impact]( Energy companies evacuated workers from offshore gulf drilling platforms, grocery stores boosted inv... [Read More »]( [Bumble's new Austin headquarters is designed with women in mind ]( [Bumble's new Austin headquarters is designed with women in mind]( One thing's for sure: Bumble is one tech tech startup that will have no problems recruiting women.... [Read More »]( [On Texas Standard, talking about great apps for college students ]( [On Texas Standard, talking about great apps for college students]( This week on the "Texas Standard" radio program, we followed up on a recent 512tech story from Lilly... [Read More »]( [Plans for revamped San Marcos shopping center include 233 apartments ]( [Plans for revamped San Marcos shopping center include 233 apartments]( An Austin developer has changed course on plans to revamp a San Marcos shopping center.... [Read More »]( Sports [Our fantasy tight end rankings: Whose are best? ]( [Our fantasy tight end rankings: Whose are best?]( There are just two weekends left before the NFL starts the regular season. Thousands of fantasy foot... [Read More »]( [Longhorns TV schedule: Aug. 25-31 ]( [Longhorns TV schedule: Aug. 25-31]( Here's the Longhorns TV and radio schedule heading into the weekend. It's a look at current and form... [Read More »]( [Barreto, Carter and Munoz lead Nashville in win over Express]( Franklin Barreto, Chris Carter and Yairo Munoz each had three hits, as the Nashville Sounds beat the... [Read More »]( [Emilee Hoffman in 16th at World University Games ]( [Emilee Hoffman in 16th at World University Games]( Emilee Hoffman, representing Team USA, began competition in the women's golf event at the World Univ... [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: Robert Lee. Cesar Chavez. UT art compromise keeps it weird ]( [Commentary: Robert Lee. Cesar Chavez. UT art compromise keeps it weird]( When I arrived in 2008 as a faculty member at the University of Texas, I was surprised to find so ma... [Read More »]( [Commentary: Why your neighborhood grocery store is changing ]( [Commentary: Why your neighborhood grocery store is changing]( Clearly, grocery stores play an important role in our daily lives, but grocers are facing unseen out... [Read More »]( [Herman: When it comes to bathrooms, I take my wife's opinion ]( [Herman: When it comes to bathrooms, I take my wife's opinion]( A reader asked me to ask someone something. So I did.... [Read More »]( [Viewpoints: Relocating Confederate statues to UT museum was right move ]( [Viewpoints: Relocating Confederate statues to UT museum was right move]( The University of Texas' reputation for being among the finest universities in the world is born at ... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Aug. 25, 2017]( Re: Aug. 18 commentary, "Herman: The silence of the senior senator." ... [Read More »]( Nation [The Latest: Trump says John Kelly doing 'fantastic job' ]( [The Latest: Trump says John Kelly doing 'fantastic job']( The Latest on President Donald Trump, Republican Party (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Florida uses new drug to execute man convicted of 2 murders ]( [Florida uses new drug to execute man convicted of 2 murders]( Florida has put a man to death with an anesthetic never used before in a U.S. lethal injection, carr... [Read More »]( [Egypt: Trump calls el-Sissi to stress ties despite aid cut]( The Egyptian president's office says President Donald Trump called President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi t... [Read More »]( [Sect leader: Commune safe, child sexual abuse claims 'fake' ]( [Sect leader: Commune safe, child sexual abuse claims 'fake']( The leader of a New Mexico paramilitary religious sect rocked by child sexual abuse allegations says... [Read More »]( [GOP discord might not bode well for raising debt ceiling ]( [GOP discord might not bode well for raising debt ceiling]( Fanning the flames of GOP discord, President Donald Trump is accusing Republican congressional leade... [Read More »]( World [French President Macron's makeup costs prompt criticism ]( [French President Macron's makeup costs prompt criticism]( President Emmanuel Macron's office has confirmed a report that the French leader spent 26,000 euros ... [Read More »]( [Swiss police allow some villagers to go home after mudslide ]( [Swiss police allow some villagers to go home after mudslide]( Police in eastern Switzerland say some residents of a village pummeled by a rocky mudslide have been... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Guru's supporters turn against journalists ]( [The Latest: Guru's supporters turn against journalists]( The Latest on the rape trial of an Indian sect leader (all times local):... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Gunmen kill cleric in Kabul Shiite mosque attack]( The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Q&A: Samsung chief is jailed. Here's what you need to know. ]( [Q&A: Samsung chief is jailed. Here's what you need to know.]( Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea's most successful business group, was ... [Read More »]( Austin360 [How do you talk to your kids about Trump after Charlottesville? ]( [How do you talk to your kids about Trump after Charlottesville?]( What should I say to my kids about Trump?... [Read More »]( [What are you doing in September with your family? Check our calendar ]( [What are you doing in September with your family? Check our calendar]( Events ... [Read More »]( [14 Austin bars with board games, arcade games and table games ]( [14 Austin bars with board games, arcade games and table games]( Sometimes all you need for a night out with friends is a pint of beer or snifter of whiskey - but ha... [Read More »]( [Shop the ultimate recycling project at Habitat for Humanity's ReStore ]( [Shop the ultimate recycling project at Habitat for Humanity's ReStore]( "When you walk in our door, we want you to go, 'Wow, this is a restore?'" says William Stockton, Aus... [Read More »]( [Saturday events include the Quesoff, A Giant Dog show and more ]( [Saturday events include the Quesoff, A Giant Dog show and more]( Art ... [Read More »]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook]( [Twitter] [@Statesman]( [Instagram] [Instagram]( [Instagram] [Tumblr]( We have an app for whatever you want — news, weather, entertainment and more. | Statesman Live: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Statesman Weather: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Austin360: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email. You received this message because you signed up to receive Morning Headlines on [statesman.com](. 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