In Retaliation, U.S. Orders Russia to Close Consulate in San Francisco by MARK LANDLER

The order to close a consulate and diplomatic annexes in New York and Washington was expected since Russia told the United States to cut its embassy staff in Moscow.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2emTiSa

The Photos the U.S. and Saudi Arabia Don’t Want You to See by NICHOLAS KRISTOF

We’re complicit in the war crimes committed in Yemen by the Saudi-led military coalition.. via NYT Opinion http://nyti.ms/2emQXHf

Thousands Cried for Help as Houston Flooded by GREGOR AISCH, SARAH ALMUKHTAR, JEREMY ASHKENAS, MATTHEW BLOCH, AUDREY CARLSEN, JOSE A. DELREAL, FORD FESSENDEN, K.K. REBECCA

Read the words of people who requested rescue online.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2wVBgBV

Football Among the Old Believers, in Alaska by JERÉ LONGMAN and MATTHEW KRUCHAK

By JERÉ LONGMAN and MATTHEW KRUCHAK

Keeping a high school football team together is tough, between a Russian Orthodox sect leery of the outside world and the chores of life in an isolated village.

Published: August 30, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Thousands Cried for Help as Houston Flooded by GREGOR AISCH, SARAH ALMUKHTAR, JEREMY ASHKENAS, MATTHEW BLOCH, AUDREY CARLSEN, JOSE A. DELREAL, FORD FESSENDEN, K.K. REBECCA

Read the words of people who requested rescue online.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2wVBgBV

Thousands Cried for Help as Houston Flooded by GREGOR AISCH, SARAH ALMUKHTAR, JEREMY ASHKENAS, MATTHEW BLOCH, AUDREY CARLSEN, JOSE A. DELREAL, FORD FESSENDEN, K.K. REBECCA

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U.S. Open Live Results: No. 1 Karolina Pliskova Struggles by MALIKA ANDREWS and DANIEL GENDLER

By MALIKA ANDREWS and DANIEL GENDLER

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are among those playing second-round matches on Thursday at the United States Open.

Published: August 30, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Fire Ants Are Yet Another Hazard in Houston’s Flooded Streets by CHRISTINE HAUSER

The ants spring into survival mode in floods, oozing a sticky secretion that helps them cling together, forming mats or log-shaped rafts that float through the waters.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2wlcZ6P

Clinging to Her Drowning ‘Mama,’ a Little Girl Survives the Raging Flood by SIMON ROMERO and JULIE BOSMAN

With the death toll of Hurricane Harvey climbing to 38, those who survived the storm are just now learning the names of those who did not.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2vMfJqj

Rollie Massimino, 82, Dies; Rode Dark Horse Villanova to Basketball Glory by HARVEY ARATON

By HARVEY ARATON

For a coach who won more than 800 games, none was sweeter than the 1985 N.C.A.A. final against Georgetown.

Published: August 29, 2017 at 08:00PM

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