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• On a major expressway in the north of the island, drivers chase after elusive cell service. Some have managed to make calls to the mainland — though not always to relatives elsewhere on the island.
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• Before the hurricane wreaked “cataclysmic destruction,” the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami hosted decades of quinceañeras and weddings. Now, hundreds of volunteers are helping clean up.
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• Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday it’s “difficult to envision” voting for the latest GOP bill, as Sen. Ted Cruz spoke up to say he might oppose it. Any single senator’s opposition would sink the bill.
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• WASHINGTON (AP) — Memo to Republican senators: Many of the states President Donald Trump won last year would lose significant federal financing under the last-ditch Republican health care bill headed for a possible showdown in the Senate this week.
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• Although the government temporarily waived penalties for certain late enrollees to Medicare, the deal ends Sept. 30, which may not be enough time for many to comply.
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• Social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter played a larger role than anyone first knew in Russia’s influence campaign against the 2016 U.S. presidential race — and Congress wants answers.
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• Among the many surprises in the latest push to repeal Obamacare is the key role being played by the former Republican presidential candidate from Pennsylvania — who left the Senate a decade ago.
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• Thirty-two years after a deadly earthquake, a magnitude 7.1 temblor rattled Mexico City and surrounding areas. Residents had marked the anniversary of the 1985 quake earlier in the day with drills.
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• “I can make jokes,” Laura Welliver says, “because I’ve already had my good, long cry.”
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• The dollar is down nearly 10 percent since the beginning of the year. That’s bad news if you’re a tourist traveling to Europe but great news if your U.S. company sells goods overseas.
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