New York Times

More than a million people are being urged to evacuate the shores of North and South Carolina, as #HurricaneFlorence gains muscle over the Atlantic Ocean and barrels toward the coast. As of this morning, the center of the storm was roughly halfway between Bermuda and Puerto Rico. The authorities warned that #Florence, now of Category 4 strength and with winds of 140 miles per hour, could make landfall Thursday night and pummel the area with life-threatening storm surges and flooding. The focus now is on limiting the loss of life. @nc_governor Roy Cooper has requested a federal state of emergency, and Governor Henry McMaster of #SouthCarolina said that 2 highways would be made one-way to help people leave. “We do not want to risk one South Carolina life in this hurricane,” he said. The photographer @ericthayer captured this scene early this morning in Nags Head, #NorthCarolina. A sign outside a restaurant there read: “Make plans. Be safe. Check on your neighbor.” Visit the link in our profile for updates on the hurricane’s progress.

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@jeenahmoon took these photos this morning at the National @911memorial before a ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the #September11 terrorist attacks. The family members and loved ones of victims gathered under misty skies to honor and remember the legacies of those lost by reading their names aloud in a somber ritual repeated each year on this day in NYC. “It kept getting worse,” our reporter N.R. Kleinfeld wrote of the attacks in 2001. “The horror arrived in episodic bursts of chilling disbelief, signified first by trembling floors, sharp eruptions, cracked windows. There was the actual unfathomable realization of a gaping, flaming hole in first one of the tall towers, and then the same thing all over again in its twin.” Swipe left to see more from this morning’s ceremony, and visit the link in our profile to read more. # #Sept11 #911

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When Lillian Taracena, of Guatemala, was picked up by the Border Patrol in June, her children were taken away for nearly 2 months. The siblings, José and Mayda, started classes last week in Talent, a small town in Oregon. An estimated 3,000 families were swept up at the border in May and June in an immigration enforcement campaign that jailed parents and warehoused their children miles away. After an international outcry, @realdonaldtrump issued an order to end family separations. Since then, all but about 400 have been reunited with their relatives. “We came here very suddenly because I feared for my life and that of my children,” Lillian said. “My hope is that we can stay.” Federal law requires that all children on American soil receive a free public education, regardless of their immigration status. On the first day of school, José and Mayda were apart from their mother for the first time since they’d been reunited. But by the end of the day, they said they liked their school. “It was the best day of my life, Mommy,” Mayda said. “And I want a lunchbox!” @kaylareefer took this photo of José and Mayda. Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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If you tuned into the @missamerica pageant over the weekend, you may have noticed a few changes. It was a “competition,” not a “pageant.” The participants were “candidates” — interviewing for the job — and not “contestants.” And, of course, in the wake of #MeToo, there were no swimsuits. @nytgender’s editor @jessicabennett was there to see the debut of the newer, woker #MissAmerica — or “Miss America 2.0,” as it’s been rebranded by its new chair, @therealgretchencarlson. This year’s candidates included a neuroscience graduate from @harvard and a software developer for @microsoft. Candidates spoke about surviving cancer, growing up with incarcerated parents and campus sexual assault. And Miss Michigan introduced herself by declaring: “From the state with 84% of the U.S. fresh water but none for its residents to drink, I am Miss Michigan.” But what may not have been visible to those watching were the growing pains of Miss America 2.0. It’s “kind of a civil war,” said Kirsten Haglund, the 2008 winner. @jessierocks took this photo; follow her to see a lot more from the competition, and visit the link in our profile to read more.

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With a single scholarly article, this 29-year-old has reframed decades of monopoly law. In early 2017, as an unknown law student, Lina Khan published “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” in the Yale Law Journal. Her argument went against a consensus in antitrust circles that dates back to the 1970s — the moment when regulation was redefined to focus on consumer welfare, or price. Since @amazon is renowned for its cut-rate deals, it would seem safe from federal intervention. But the issue Lina’s article really brought to the fore is this: Do we trust #Amazon, or any large company, to create our future? Amazon overwhelmingly dominates online commerce, employs more than half a million people and powers much of the internet itself. If competitors tremble at its ambitions, consumers are mostly delighted by its speedy delivery and low prices. “As consumers, as users, we love these tech companies,” said Lina, who was photographed here by @lexey. “But as citizens, as workers, and as entrepreneurs, we recognize that their power is troubling. We need a new framework, a new vocabulary for how to assess and address their dominance.” Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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