Extra, Extra

Melissa: “We’re witnessing satellite history.” That’s not what anyone in Jamaica wants to hear about the incoming Hurricane Melissa. WaPo: Monster hurricane to hit Jamaica. And here’s the latest from The Guardian: Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as communities in Jamaica warned of ‘potentially unimaginable impact.’

+ You Can Check Out Anytime You Like, But You Can Never Louvre: “Two suspects with a history of jewel thefts had been tracked for days after their DNA was recovered from the museum and were arrested shortly before one of them was set to board a flight out of the country.” Hunt on for remaining Louvre thieves after first arrests made.

+ Roach Clip: “The 2008 financial crisis occurred in part because banks and other financial institutions were offering too many mortgages to borrowers who couldn’t plausibly repay them. When enough bad loans began caving in at the same time, they sucked big banks and the rest of the economy into the sinkhole along with them. Banks today are subject to stricter regulations, which have largely functioned as intended, keeping banks from making as many risky loans. Filling the void has been private credit.” NYT (Gift Article): How Bad Is Finance’s Cockroach Problem? We Are About to Find Out.

+ Source-ry: Wired: Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda. (Consider the source material.)

+ Pet Peeve: “It is out there — the concept of ‘pawtism.'” Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too. (My beagles choose to do their own research.)

+ His Constitution is Strong. America’s? Not So Much: Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He’d ‘Love’ a Third Term.

+ Spinning Off: “Sheridan is one of the industry’s biggest talents, creating the Yellowstone franchise (along with its multitude of spinoffs like 1923 and 1883), the Sylvester Stallone-led franchise Tulsa King and other programming for Paramount, like Special Ops: Lioness and Mayor of Kingstown.” Taylor Sheridan to Leave Paramount for NBCUniversal. (He seems to write all of their hits, so this is a pretty big deal.)