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| Texas, Uber, ‘Game of Thrones’: Your Monday Briefing | Texas, Uber, ‘Game of Thrones’: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Treacherous flooding in Houston. | • Treacherous flooding in Houston. |
| Texas is likely to require a multibillion-dollar rebuilding effort after an enormous stretch of the state — including Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city — was swamped by the remnants of Hurricane Harvey. | Texas is likely to require a multibillion-dollar rebuilding effort after an enormous stretch of the state — including Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city — was swamped by the remnants of Hurricane Harvey. |
| At least five people were killed, Houston’s renowned health care infrastructure was battered, and a key part of the U.S. oil and gas industry was disrupted. | At least five people were killed, Houston’s renowned health care infrastructure was battered, and a key part of the U.S. oil and gas industry was disrupted. |
| Floodwaters aren’t expected to peak until Wednesday or Thursday, and the federal government expected about 30,000 people would need to stay in shelters. We spoke to scientists about why the hurricane was so destructive. | |
| It was a harrowing weekend of rescues across Houston. We have video comparing parts of the city before and after the flooding. | It was a harrowing weekend of rescues across Houston. We have video comparing parts of the city before and after the flooding. |
| The Times is providing free digital access to our coverage of the storm. Check here for the latest. | The Times is providing free digital access to our coverage of the storm. Check here for the latest. |
| • Harvey’s aftermath. | • Harvey’s aftermath. |
| One of our reporters visited Rockport, Tex., near where the hurricane made landfall. And another wrote a first-person account from his flooded home in a Houston suburb: “All of our lives are going to be different for a while. Probably a long while.” | One of our reporters visited Rockport, Tex., near where the hurricane made landfall. And another wrote a first-person account from his flooded home in a Houston suburb: “All of our lives are going to be different for a while. Probably a long while.” |
| President Trump plans to travel to Texas on Tuesday. | President Trump plans to travel to Texas on Tuesday. |
| • Gaps that spell disaster at sea. | • Gaps that spell disaster at sea. |
| A schedule for sailors that would be illegal for bus drivers is just one of the problems that contribute to accidents, more than a dozen current and former Navy officers told us. | A schedule for sailors that would be illegal for bus drivers is just one of the problems that contribute to accidents, more than a dozen current and former Navy officers told us. |
| “What seems impossible — that two ships could hit in the middle of the ocean — becomes very real,” one said. | “What seems impossible — that two ships could hit in the middle of the ocean — becomes very real,” one said. |
| The Navy announced today that the remains of all 10 sailors who died in a collision a week ago had been recovered. | The Navy announced today that the remains of all 10 sailors who died in a collision a week ago had been recovered. |
| • The rising power of Hezbollah. | • The rising power of Hezbollah. |
| The “Party of God” began in the 1980s as a Lebanese militant group fighting Israel with the backing of Iran. | The “Party of God” began in the 1980s as a Lebanese militant group fighting Israel with the backing of Iran. |
| But as the Middle East has changed, so has the group, now a crucial instrument in Tehran’s drive for regional supremacy. | But as the Middle East has changed, so has the group, now a crucial instrument in Tehran’s drive for regional supremacy. |
| • “The Daily,” your audio news report. | • “The Daily,” your audio news report. |
| In today’s show, we discuss Joe Arpaio, the controversial former sheriff from Arizona who was pardoned by President Trump. | In today’s show, we discuss Joe Arpaio, the controversial former sheriff from Arizona who was pardoned by President Trump. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • Uber has selected Dara Khosrowshahi of Expedia as its chief executive, two people with knowledge of the decision said. | • Uber has selected Dara Khosrowshahi of Expedia as its chief executive, two people with knowledge of the decision said. |
| • Despite anxiety over insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act, many providers have sharply cut their losses. Some are starting to prosper. | • Despite anxiety over insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act, many providers have sharply cut their losses. Some are starting to prosper. |
| • The Labor Department’s monthly jobs report on Friday is among the headlines to watch this week. | • The Labor Department’s monthly jobs report on Friday is among the headlines to watch this week. |
| • U.S. stocks were mixed last Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were mixed last Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Learn to run with a jogging stroller. | • Learn to run with a jogging stroller. |
| • What your out-of-office message really says, the art of unplugging, and more, in our latest Smarter Living newsletter. | • What your out-of-office message really says, the art of unplugging, and more, in our latest Smarter Living newsletter. |
| • Recipe of the day: Make roast chicken Jacques Pépin’s way. | • Recipe of the day: Make roast chicken Jacques Pépin’s way. |
| • Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declined to say if President Trump’s remarks about violence in Charlottesville, Va., represented “American values.” | • Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declined to say if President Trump’s remarks about violence in Charlottesville, Va., represented “American values.” |
| “The president speaks for himself,” Mr. Tillerson said. | “The president speaks for himself,” Mr. Tillerson said. |
| • A former prime minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra, is believed to have gone into exile rather than face a prison sentence. | • A former prime minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra, is believed to have gone into exile rather than face a prison sentence. |
| • The wildly hyped boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor was about one thing, our columnist writes: money. | • The wildly hyped boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor was about one thing, our columnist writes: money. |
| • The top 12 films at the North American box office earned $49.6 million, the lowest total since 2001. “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” was again No. 1. | • The top 12 films at the North American box office earned $49.6 million, the lowest total since 2001. “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” was again No. 1. |
| • Here’s our recap of Sunday’s season finale of “Game of Thrones.” (We watched “Twin Peaks,” too.) | • Here’s our recap of Sunday’s season finale of “Game of Thrones.” (We watched “Twin Peaks,” too.) |
| • Hurricane damage in Texas. | • Hurricane damage in Texas. |
| In today’s 360 video, visit the remains of Rockport. | In today’s 360 video, visit the remains of Rockport. |
| • How Roger Federer upgraded his game. | • How Roger Federer upgraded his game. |
| At 36, he might be playing the best tennis of his life, and he is favored to win the U.S. Open, which begins today. | At 36, he might be playing the best tennis of his life, and he is favored to win the U.S. Open, which begins today. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Tobe Hooper directed “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” a low-budget 1974 horror movie that became a cult hit. He was 74. | Tobe Hooper directed “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” a low-budget 1974 horror movie that became a cult hit. He was 74. |
| • Quiz time! | • Quiz time! |
| Did you keep up with last week’s news? Test yourself. | Did you keep up with last week’s news? Test yourself. |
| • Quotation of the day. | • Quotation of the day. |
| “I’ve been in that house since I was 3 years old. I’ve been through Celia, Beulah, Carla, all the storms around here. Hey, I got a neighborhood to take care of.” | “I’ve been in that house since I was 3 years old. I’ve been through Celia, Beulah, Carla, all the storms around here. Hey, I got a neighborhood to take care of.” |
| — Jeff Thornton Jr., a 67-year-old resident of Rockport, Tex., known as the mayor of his street. | — Jeff Thornton Jr., a 67-year-old resident of Rockport, Tex., known as the mayor of his street. |
| With plenty of jerk chicken, Red Stripe beer and steel drums, the Notting Hill Carnival in London wraps up its celebration of Caribbean culture today. | With plenty of jerk chicken, Red Stripe beer and steel drums, the Notting Hill Carnival in London wraps up its celebration of Caribbean culture today. |
| The event — the second-largest street festival after Carnival in Rio de Janeiro — attracts up to two million people every year. | The event — the second-largest street festival after Carnival in Rio de Janeiro — attracts up to two million people every year. |
| After World War II, job vacancies in Britain led to mass migration from its colonies in the West Indies. Many new arrivals settled in the West London neighborhood of Notting Hill, where rising tensions led to race riots. | After World War II, job vacancies in Britain led to mass migration from its colonies in the West Indies. Many new arrivals settled in the West London neighborhood of Notting Hill, where rising tensions led to race riots. |
| To promote unity, an indoor Caribbean carnival was held in 1959, and it later morphed into the open-air event of today. | To promote unity, an indoor Caribbean carnival was held in 1959, and it later morphed into the open-air event of today. |
| Violence has been a perennial concern; in the late 1970s, The Times reported that the authorities were considering banning the event. This year, the carnival began with a ceremony for the victims of this summer’s deadly fire at Grenfell Tower, which is nearby. | Violence has been a perennial concern; in the late 1970s, The Times reported that the authorities were considering banning the event. This year, the carnival began with a ceremony for the victims of this summer’s deadly fire at Grenfell Tower, which is nearby. |
| But the carnival “is the difference between sanity and insanity in a society that is full of problems,” one participant told The Times in 1989. “People here need a good bout of jollification.” | But the carnival “is the difference between sanity and insanity in a society that is full of problems,” one participant told The Times in 1989. “People here need a good bout of jollification.” |
| Thomas Furse contributed reporting. | Thomas Furse contributed reporting. |
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