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Tales From the Impending L-Train Apocalypse

By Aude White @charlottemayhem Based on interviews by Rachel Bashein and Emma Whitford

Illustration: Aude White

*This article appears in the November 12, 2018, issue of New York Magazine. Subscribe Now!

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Tales From the Impending L-Train Apocalypse

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THE FEED

5 mins ago

games

Sports Now Feel Meaningless — and More Valuable Than Ever

By Will Leitch

With the narrative stakes gone, each game is a pure, self-contained piece of entertainment.

24 mins ago

extreme weather

Isaias Wreaks Havoc on Northeast, Causing Widespread Damage, Power Outages

By Chas Danner

Nearly 3 million have lost power, tornadoes have been reported in at least five states, and at least one New Yorker has been killed.

3:41 p.m.

vision 2020

Trump Says Voting by Mail is Evil — Except in Florida

By Ed Kilgore

Trump executes a selective reversal by suggesting that voting by mail in Florida — but not in other states — is just fine.

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3:24 p.m.

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Voters Are Turning Against Trump in Places Hit Hard by COVID-19

By Eric Levitz

A new study confirms the president is paying a political price for presiding over mass death.

3:05 p.m.

He always knows just what to say

Trump, this morning, introducing his Secretary of the Interior: “He loves the Interior.”

—@anniekarni

3:01 p.m.

explosions

Massive Explosion Rocks Beirut

By Adam K. Raymond

Videos show a giant blast followed by a shockwave that caused untold damage and injured hundreds.

1:32 p.m.

Things are getting intense in NYC

Winds are howling in the NYC area as #Isaias sweeps through. Some airport gusts just before 1 PM EDT:
–52 mph at Newark
–53 mph at JFK
–60 mph at LaGuardia

—@bhensonweather

1:13 p.m.

coronavirus stimulus

Trump Mulls End-Running Congress to Get His Payroll Tax Cut

By Ed Kilgore

Trump’s advisers are threatening that he could take matters into his own hands if Congress can reach a stimulus agreement. He may prefer it that way.

12:30 p.m.

intelligencer chats

Should Susan Rice’s Benghazi Past Matter to Biden?

By Intelligencer Staff

The former national security adviser comes with a prepackaged faux scandal, but it may not resonate outside the Fox bubble.

11:49 a.m.

A huge explosion has rocked Beirut, with the cause unclear

*Lebanon’s Capital Hit By Massive Explosion
*Explosion At Beirut Port - Social Media
*Beirut Explosion Causes Widespread Damage in Nearby Neighbourhoods
*Not Immediately Clear What Caused The Explosion
*Lebanese Government Officials Couldn’t Be Immediately Reached

—@summer_said

10:58 a.m.

the national interest

The 9 Wildest Answers in Trump’s Interview With Jonathan Swan, Ranked

By Jonathan Chait

The 1964 Civil Rights Act hasn’t worked out?

10:55 a.m.

2020 census

Census Bureau to End Counting Efforts a Month Early

By Adam K. Raymond

Advocates say the Trump administration is attempting to leave out people in marginalized groups.

10:23 a.m.

Get ready, New York

Storm Isaias has slightly shifted West, that means between noon and 5pm the city will experience high winds. There is also a tornado watch and we are likely to see tornado warnings in NYC, @nycemergencymgt

—@NY1

9:00 a.m.

education

Parents Are Flocking to Virtual Charters and Homeschooling. That’s Bad News.

By Sarah Jones

Poorly regulated education alternatives could set kids back.

8:56 a.m.

Me Me Me

From @axios: When asked if he found [John] Lewis’ life impressive, Trump responded: “He didn’t come to my inauguration. He didn’t come to my State of the Union speeches. And that’s OK. That’s his right. And, again, nobody has done more for Black Americans than I have.”
🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

—@DanielBShapiro

8:00 a.m.

feature

Two Lawyers, a Summer of Unrest, and a Molotov Cocktail

By Lisa Miller

What would make a young professional with everything to lose throw a gasoline-filled Bud Light bottle at a cop car?

7:38 a.m.

Tropical Storm Isaias made landfall in North Carolina last night, and it’s set to tear through the East Coast today

Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain over Virginia and Maryland early Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.

The hurricane’s eye crossed over the coast just after 11 p.m. on Monday with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (136 km/h), and its top winds dropped to 70 miles per hour (117 km/h) by early Tuesday.

Forecasters had warned tornadoes were possible, and two were later confirmed, near Kilmarnock, Virginia, and Vienna, Maryland. Heavy rains were predicted, with falling trees causing power outages as Isaias moves north along the mid-Atlantic and New England coastline.

“We don’t think there is going to be a whole lot of weakening, we still think there’s going to be very strong and gusty winds that will affect much of the mid-atlantic and the Northeast over the next day or two,” Robbie Berg, a hurricane specialist with the National Hurricane Center, told The Associated Press.

Isaias, again a tropical storm, spawns wild inland weather

—AP

12:51 a.m.

george floyd

Body Cam Footage of George Floyd’s Arrest Has Been Released

By Matt Stieb

Leaked video from the body cams of two former officers show police immediately pulling a gun on Floyd, who pleads not to be shot.

8/3/2020

vision 2020

Trump Says He Has the ‘Right’ to Block Any State Expansion of Mail-in Voting

By Matt Stieb

Trump says he is considering an executive order to stop states from scaling up mail-in ballots, which he falsely claims promote voter fraud.

8/3/2020

vision 2020

Two People Linked to Kanye West’s Campaign Have Ties to GOP

By Ben Jacobs

A 2020 RNC Trump delegate from Vermont and a longtime Republican operative have both been connected to the rapper’s presidential bid.

8/3/2020

coronavirus

How Major League Baseball Is Handling Its COVID-19 Outbreak

By Matt Stieb

Baseball is tightening up its social-distancing requirements after two team outbreaks in just two weeks.

8/3/2020

Some glimmers of decent news here

US daily numbers via @COVID19Tracking:

Newly reported deaths
Today: 519
Yesterday: 515
One week ago (7/27): 428*

Newly reported cases
T: 50K
Y: 49K
7/27: 55K

Newly reported tests
T: 732K
Y: 726K
7/27: 761K

Positive test rate
T: 6.8%
Y: 6.7%
7/27: 7.2%

—@NateSilver538

8/3/2020

politics