Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Friday. |
- A worrying shift in consumer habits
- The search for victims in Maui
- Plus, the remarkable story behind "Gran Turismo"
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 | Discount retailers performed well last quarter.Amir Hamja/The New York Times |
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U.S. consumers show new signs of stress |
Financial reports this week from retailers including Macy's, Kohl's, Foot Locker and Nordstrom suggest that consumers are no longer buying with abandon. Executives also flagged rising credit card delinquencies and higher rates of retail theft as ominous signs that consumers could be strapped for cash. |
 | Lahaina, Hawaii was a community of 13,000 and once the capital of the Hawaiian kingdom.Max Whittaker for The New York Times |
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Hundreds are still missing in the Maui fires |
Search-and-rescue teams are still combing through rubble in the coastal town of Lahaina, looking for human remains. The blazes killed at least 115 people, and authorities have been bracing the public for the likelihood that the number will rise substantially, though the total may not be confirmed for months. |
A vast majority of the publicly identified victims of the fires were older than 60. But yesterday, Maui officials identified the first child known to have been killed by the fires: Tony Takafua, who was 7 years old. |
 | A makeshift memorial for the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in St. Petersburg, Russia.Olga Maltseva/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
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The Kremlin denied involvement in Prigozhin's death |
A spokesman dismissed any government involvement in the presumed death of the mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, saying suggestions by Western officials that the Kremlin was behind a fatal plane crash were "an absolute lie." |
U.S. and Western officials see Prigozhin's apparent death as a projection of Putin's power. Prigozhin was once a brutally effective ally for the Kremlin, building an internet "troll farm" that helped Russia interfere in the 2016 American presidential election and a private paramilitary force that fought on Russia's behalf in Ukraine and Africa. |
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 | Jann Mardenborough, right, began driving professionally after learning on the video game Gran Turismo.Nismo |
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The remarkable story behind 'Gran Turismo' |
Jann Mardenborough has lived the kind of life that many kids dream about: After spending much of his childhood playing countless hours of the racing video game Gran Turismo, he used those skills to become a professional. He eventually earned a podium finish at Le Mans, the famous endurance race in France. |
His improbable story has now made it to the big screen. "Gran Turismo," a film directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Archie Madekwe as Mardenborough, opened in theaters today. Read our review. |
 | "My curiosity is great," Jair Candor said. "But the respect for their rights is greater."Victor Moriyama for The New York Times |
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Tracking Amazon tribes from the shadows |
For years, logging companies in the Brazilian Amazon claimed that isolated Indigenous groups were a myth — but then came Jair Candor. His stealthily captured videos have shown families trekking through the forest, nude and with children on their backs. |
Candor is one of the country's most accomplished tracers of isolated tribes, seeking out evidence of people who were not seen or contacted for generations. His goal is to prove to the government that they exist, so their land can be protected. |
Over the last 35 years, Candor has led hundreds of expeditions, repeatedly catching malaria and surviving two attempts on his life. In total, he has discovered evidence of four tiny civilizations, each with its own language, culture and stories. They include Brazil's smallest known tribe, the Piripkura, which has only three remaining survivors. |
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 | Sal McCloskey reading "One Morning in Maine" to a young audience last month.Gin Majka for The New York Times |
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Revisiting 'Blueberries for Sal' |
One morning in Maine this summer, 225 people — young and old, bald and pigtailed — crowded into a library. The star of the occasion: Sarah McCloskey, the real-life inspiration for the beloved children's book "Blueberries for Sal," written by her father, Robert. |
McCloskey, now 78, has aged a bit since she was depicted in the 1948 story. But when she began to read, it was as if an adult version of Matilda, Pippi or Eloise had just strolled into the room. The children crept closer until they were practically sitting on her shoes. |
Have a childlike weekend. |
Thanks for reading. I'll be back on Monday. — Matthew |
 | Writer: Matthew Cullen Editorial Director: Adam Pasick Editors: Carole Landry, Whet Moser, Justin Porter, Jonathan Wolfe Photo Editor: Brent Lewis |
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