For the Record

‘What the hell do you have to lose?’

Donald Trump, trying to court black voters–among whom he’s polling at less than 1% in many states–by claiming that things could not get any worse than they are right now

BORDER PATROL

1,500

The number of rafters and boaters in the St. Clair River who were blown from Michigan into Canada by high winds on Aug. 21; Canadian police brought them back to the U.S. by bus

22

The number of months NASA had lost contact with the STEREO-B spacecraft, which is studying the sun; contact was restored on Aug. 21

‘Maybe we’ll just … decide to separate from the United Nations.’

Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine President, after the U.N. criticized his antidrug campaign as a human-rights violation; since Duterte took office on June 30, there have been more than 650 police killings and thousands of unexplained arrests

‘All of us are holding our breath and crossing our fingers.’

Cindy Lerner, mayor of Pinecrest, Fla., speaking of concerns that Zika may spread from two other locations in Miami-Dade County, where officials have identified transmission of the virus

‘I overexaggerated that story.’

Ryan Lochte, U.S. Olympic swimmer, admitting he lied about getting robbed at gunpoint in Rio; shortly after, he lost endorsement deals with Speedo and Ralph Lauren

Researchers confirmed that a Bosnian pine in Greece is the oldest European tree ever found, at 1,075 years of age. Here’s how that compares with the record holders for other continents:

North America

5,062

South America

3,622

Asia

2,217

Europe

1,075

years

‘Thank you all. Especially those of you who never let me forget I had to finish. Which is basically every one of y’all.’

Frank Ocean, musician, writing to fans after releasing his second album, Blonde, on Aug. 20, ending more than four years of anticipation

SOURCES: BBC; NBC NEWS; NEW YORK TIMES; ROCKY MOUNTAIN TREE-RING RESEARCH