I’d rather Hurricane Gustav was NOT the focus of the news this week. I’d not have watched the RNC, but it would be better than a potentially devastating Hurricane. Along that line: Stuart Shepard of Focus on the Family encouraged people to pray for “rain of biblical proportions” to ruin Sen. Obama’s speech. It goes to show you: You should be careful what you wish for.
Gothamist Feed
- MTA adding trains for oyster eaters and leaf lovers over the weekend
- Extra Extra: Backflip's back
- Retiring Park Slope Food Co-op cofounder ponders a life in produce
- New York City's peak leaf peeping season is nearly here
- Drought and wildfires threaten NY and NJ amid a historic dearth of rainfall
- Early Addition: Donald Trump's apparently unproductive Bronx barbershop visit
- 'They went after you’: Trump sympathizes with Mayor Adams’ indictment at Al Smith dinner
NY Times Feed
- Man Arrested in Japan After Attack on Governing Party Headquarters
- Sinwar’s Final Moments: On the Run, Hurt, Alone, but Still Defiant
- North Carolina Officials Report Record Turnout for First Day of Early Voting
- Trump Tries to Rewrite History of Jan. 6 in Campaign’s Final Stretch
- How Moldova’s Most Popular T.V. Host Torched Her Career With a Startling Life Choice
- Cuba Suffers Blackout After Power Plant Failure Near Havana
- Prosecutors Urge Judge Not to Dismiss Bribery Charge Against Eric Adams