Most social stories from August 28

August 28 August 28     NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   NEWS   news   Burning Man airport emerges in Nevada desert     Volunteers in a matter of days have built what will become one of Nevada's busiest airports -- in the middle of an ancient dry lakebed.     Read Story     news           Trump expected to lift ban on military gear to local police forces Ban on some military surplus ordered following police response to 2014 rioting in Ferguson, Mo.     news           Harvey threatens to make natural disaster history Experts say it's still too early to say if Harvey will be as destructive a storm as Katrina or Sandy, but it's already bad enough.     news           Nursing home residents rescued from Harvey floodwaters after photo goes viral A dramatic image of residents trapped in waist-deep water in a Texas nursing home amid catastrophic flooding resulted in those patients being rescued.   Advertisement   life           'Game of Thrones' dropped a major development for Jon Snow in the most disturbing way The season 7 finale included a big development about Jon's history, in an inopportune way.     life           Recap: 'Game of Thrones' is frustratingly predictable in Season 7 finale 'Game of Thrones' won an audience by never playing it safe. Its Season 7 finale did exactly that, over and over again.     sports           Conor McGregor has auditors 'like (expletive) sharks' for Floyd Mayweather fight purse Conor McGregor is expected to collect about $100 million for his fight against Floyd Mayweather, but he didn't seem to know exactly how he'd spend it.     life           Wait, what? 'Despacito' loses song of summer at MTV VMAs Beliebers aren't happy about the major upset.     life           VMAs: 6 things you missed at Sunday's award show Catch the 'Game of Thrones' finale and miss the Video Music Awards? We're here to help.     The Day In Pictures Gallery     Flood victims arrive at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: reed791.worldnews@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108