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One Family’s Overwhelming Start to Rebuilding
- Our reporter spent two days with a family as it tried to put its life back together after the flooding from Harvey left them homeless.
- There are forms to fill out, a house to repair and a car to rent. Now if someone would just answer the phone.
Trump, in Texas, Says Relief Efforts ‘Well-Received’
“There’s a lot of love,” the president said on his second trip to the region this week. “As tough as it’s been, it’s been a wonderful thing to watch.”
Town After Town Under Water in the 100 Miles From Houston to Beaumont
Floods had devastated towns all along our route.
A Week Later, Texans Are Exhausted and Still Stranded
As Houston residents tackled the long process of repair, others near Beaumont were still underwater or without tap water.
Human Toll Rises
as Waters Recede
Among the dead were volunteers, people who went out to check on relatives, and some who lived alone and died solitary deaths.
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North Korea Has Tested a 6th Nuclear Device, South Says
The test came just days after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and raised the stakes against President Trump, who has warned he would unleash “fire and fury” against the North.
U.S. Mulls Exit From Trade Agreement With South Korea
Mr. Trump’s advisers are deeply divided over the idea, as negotiators from both countries struggle to rewrite the five-year-old deal.
Top Democrats Have 2020, and Money, on Their Minds
Well before most of them will announce they are running, prospective Democratic candidates for president are taking steps to lay the financial foundation for a campaign.
Chief of Staff Grates on Trump, and the Feeling Is Mutual
Even as John Kelly has brought order to the West Wing, President Trump has bristled at being handled. But the president needs Mr. Kelly more than Mr. Kelly needs him.
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‘It Is All Gone’: Desperate Muslims Flee Myanmar
Tens of thousands escaped into Bangladesh, where they told Times journalists accounts of massacres by security forces. Hunger and hardship await them across the border.
Fentanyl Deaths in 2016 Were Up 540% in Three Years
The first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths in 2016 shows overdose deaths growing even faster than previously thought.
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Education Disrupted
Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues
As teachers launch personal brands and cast themselves as influencers, start-ups and tech giants alike are racing to cultivate them to spread their wares.
Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?
Children can fall into a much deeper level of sedation than intended and if they aren’t rescued quickly, they may stop breathing or even die.
Recipes for Your Labor Day Cookout
What are you going to cook for summer’s last hurrah? We have so many delicious ideas right here.
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Bike-Sharing and Bad Manners Have China Asking Why
The popularity of shared-use bikes has brought a wave of misbehavior, raising questions about social decay and the decline of decorum.
A Crude Rant Gets a Player Booted From the Open
It may take a while for officials to decide the long-term fate of Fabio Fognini. Based on his past behavior, though, it should be a no-brainer, our columnist writes.
A Controversial Restoration That Wipes Away the Past
The restoration of Chartres Cathedral in France asks questions about how we preserve the past — and which past we preserve.
Nomadic Herders’ Vanishing Way of Life
A community in the Himalayan valleys of Sikkim is abandoning the mountains, and with it an incredibly harsh life. Documenting their world captures it before it disappears.
$4 Billion Bridge Faces Test Over Holiday Weekend
The first span of the new Tappan Zee is getting rave reviews from drivers, but its first real test is still underway: Labor Day weekend.
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What North Korea’s Missile Tests Look Like to a South Korean Reporter
A conversation with Choe Sang-Hun, the New York Times’s Seoul correspondent, about where the standoff might be headed.
Discussing North Korea
This week’s Australia newsletter features a conversation with our correspondent in Seoul, South Korea.
After ‘Brexit,’ Can Western Australia Really Be Thinking of Seceding?
A faction of the state’s Liberals is considering a motion to investigate breaking away from the country. A far-fetched idea, maybe, but not a new one.
Celine Dion Loves You. And You. And You.
After a hiatus and her husband’s death, the Canadian singer has gone from icon to legend. She’s given her fans everything else, so now she’s giving them a handbag.
In Indonesia, Fighting to Play Heavy Metal
Voice of Baceprot, a rising metal band made up of three teenage girls, is challenging entrenched stereotypes about gender and religious norms in the country.
Living Out Loud (and Quietly)
Billy Eichner and Robin Lord Taylor, who go way back as college roommates, recall VHS tapes and the glory days of gay night life.
Op-Ed | David L. Kirp
Don’t Suspend Students. Empathize.
Harsh discipline can be a lose-lose proposition.
Stephen Miller Is the Enemy of My Dreams
Sometimes what you’re looking for has been there all along, shouting over women on cable shows.
Instagram Your Leftovers: History Depends on It
A food historian says everyday, forgettable meals are where the real stories are.
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