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| Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Oscar Pistorius: Your Wednesday Briefing | Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Oscar Pistorius: Your Wednesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Rough day, missed chances. | • Rough day, missed chances. |
| Repercussions from the F.B.I.’s decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton over her email server, and from Donald J. Trump’s praise for Saddam Hussein, are likely to dominate the presidential campaign today. | Repercussions from the F.B.I.’s decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton over her email server, and from Donald J. Trump’s praise for Saddam Hussein, are likely to dominate the presidential campaign today. |
| While declining to support an indictment, the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, harshly criticized Mrs. Clinton’s handling of classified information on a private server as secretary of state, reviving questions about her judgment. Here’s what we know about the matter and the 30,000 emails Mrs. Clinton released. | While declining to support an indictment, the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, harshly criticized Mrs. Clinton’s handling of classified information on a private server as secretary of state, reviving questions about her judgment. Here’s what we know about the matter and the 30,000 emails Mrs. Clinton released. |
| Some Republican strategists say Mr. Trump failed to capitalize on the F.B.I. chief’s tough words for his rival. He’ll be in Ohio today, a battleground state where his campaign is struggling, while Mrs. Clinton will be in New Jersey. | Some Republican strategists say Mr. Trump failed to capitalize on the F.B.I. chief’s tough words for his rival. He’ll be in Ohio today, a battleground state where his campaign is struggling, while Mrs. Clinton will be in New Jersey. |
| • No stranger to drama. | • No stranger to drama. |
| Those close to the F.B.I. director say that Mr. Comey does not shy away from highly politicized issues, noting clashes with the Obama and George W. Bush administrations. | Those close to the F.B.I. director say that Mr. Comey does not shy away from highly politicized issues, noting clashes with the Obama and George W. Bush administrations. |
| His rebuke of Mrs. Clinton as “extremely careless” offers some insight into how Washington maintains its secrets. Read his full remarks here. | His rebuke of Mrs. Clinton as “extremely careless” offers some insight into how Washington maintains its secrets. Read his full remarks here. |
| • A 2.6-million-word inquiry. | |
| A long-awaited report in Britain has offered a blistering critique of former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s involvement in the Iraq war. | |
| It concluded that the British government had underestimated the difficulties and consequences of the war, and that Mr. Blair had overestimated his influence over President George W. Bush. | |
| • An unruly House. | • An unruly House. |
| Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House majority leader, is suggesting that Democrats should be punished for their sit-in over gun control two weeks ago. Congress is expected this week to debate gun legislation and a bill to combat the opioid addiction epidemic. | Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House majority leader, is suggesting that Democrats should be punished for their sit-in over gun control two weeks ago. Congress is expected this week to debate gun legislation and a bill to combat the opioid addiction epidemic. |
| A former powerful lobbyist convicted of corruption warns that the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of a bribery conviction shows the justices to be naïve about how Capitol Hill works. | A former powerful lobbyist convicted of corruption warns that the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of a bribery conviction shows the justices to be naïve about how Capitol Hill works. |
| • “No one cares about us.” | • “No one cares about us.” |
| Muslims across the world are asking why the West’s outpouring of support for victims of terrorism has not extended to Middle Eastern and other Muslim countries attacked by the Islamic State. | Muslims across the world are asking why the West’s outpouring of support for victims of terrorism has not extended to Middle Eastern and other Muslim countries attacked by the Islamic State. |
| “The global mood increasingly feels like one of atavism, of retreat into narrower identities of nation, politics or sect,” our reporter observes. | “The global mood increasingly feels like one of atavism, of retreat into narrower identities of nation, politics or sect,” our reporter observes. |
| • Race to lead Britain. | • Race to lead Britain. |
| Conservative Party lawmakers are beginning the process of choosing candidates to replace Prime Minister David Cameron. Amid the political fallout from the decision to exit the European Union, Theresa May has emerged as the front-runner. | Conservative Party lawmakers are beginning the process of choosing candidates to replace Prime Minister David Cameron. Amid the political fallout from the decision to exit the European Union, Theresa May has emerged as the front-runner. |
| We visited Wigan, England, a bastion of working-class, pro-Labour Party residents who overwhelmingly voted to leave. | We visited Wigan, England, a bastion of working-class, pro-Labour Party residents who overwhelmingly voted to leave. |
| • Prison for Pistorius. | • Prison for Pistorius. |
| A South African judge sentenced the Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius to six years in prison, less than the 15-year minimum requested by prosecutors for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013. | A South African judge sentenced the Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius to six years in prison, less than the 15-year minimum requested by prosecutors for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013. |
| The judge said Mr. Pistorius had shown genuine remorse in his repeated, unsuccessful efforts to apologize in person to Ms. Steenkamp’s parents. | The judge said Mr. Pistorius had shown genuine remorse in his repeated, unsuccessful efforts to apologize in person to Ms. Steenkamp’s parents. |
| • Police shootings in the South. | • Police shootings in the South. |
| Residents protested in Baton Rouge, La., after a black man was fatally shot by the police early Tuesday. A graphic video of the episode is circulating on social media. | Residents protested in Baton Rouge, La., after a black man was fatally shot by the police early Tuesday. A graphic video of the episode is circulating on social media. |
| And a deadly shooting of a black man by the police in Tupelo, Miss., viewed as a relative haven of progressive racial attitudes in the region, is dividing the city. | And a deadly shooting of a black man by the police in Tupelo, Miss., viewed as a relative haven of progressive racial attitudes in the region, is dividing the city. |
| • Thrill of the hunt. | • Thrill of the hunt. |
| An art dealer in New Mexico says he has buried a chest filled with treasure worth around $2 million. On a website, he occasionally reveals clues for the hundreds of adventurers seeking the loot. Our reporter briefly joined the search. | An art dealer in New Mexico says he has buried a chest filled with treasure worth around $2 million. On a website, he occasionally reveals clues for the hundreds of adventurers seeking the loot. Our reporter briefly joined the search. |
| • A messaging app similar to Snapchat that’s gaining popularity in Asia underscores how success for American app makers at home does not automatically translate into growth overseas. | • A messaging app similar to Snapchat that’s gaining popularity in Asia underscores how success for American app makers at home does not automatically translate into growth overseas. |
| • Blackberry is discontinuing the last phone to offer the traditional version of the struggling company’s iconic physical keyboard. | • Blackberry is discontinuing the last phone to offer the traditional version of the struggling company’s iconic physical keyboard. |
| • The rules for success in business used to be: Know your job and solve problems yourself. Today, corporate leaders seek employees who ask questions. Our contributor explains why. | • The rules for success in business used to be: Know your job and solve problems yourself. Today, corporate leaders seek employees who ask questions. Our contributor explains why. |
| • “Chaos Monkeys,” written by a former Facebook executive, leads our columnist’s summer reading list of business books. | • “Chaos Monkeys,” written by a former Facebook executive, leads our columnist’s summer reading list of business books. |
| • U.S. stocks finished down on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks finished down on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Stellar siblings. | • Stellar siblings. |
| Serena and Venus Williams both advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals, setting up the possibility that the sisters could face each other for the title. | Serena and Venus Williams both advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals, setting up the possibility that the sisters could face each other for the title. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Abner J. Mikva, an influential federal judge and politician from Chicago, was also a mentor to President Obama and Justice Elena Kagan. He was 90. | Abner J. Mikva, an influential federal judge and politician from Chicago, was also a mentor to President Obama and Justice Elena Kagan. He was 90. |
| Noel Neill was an actress best known for her role as Lois Lane in the “Superman” movies and for TV shows in the 1940s and 1950s. She was 95. | Noel Neill was an actress best known for her role as Lois Lane in the “Superman” movies and for TV shows in the 1940s and 1950s. She was 95. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| Celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, with this Indonesian-inspired feast. And beat the heat with our gazpacho. | Celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, with this Indonesian-inspired feast. And beat the heat with our gazpacho. |
| Political divisions are all over the news this year — not just between the two major U.S. parties, but within them. But that’s nothing new for America. One such schism helped give rise to the Republican Party itself, which held its first convention on this date in 1854. | Political divisions are all over the news this year — not just between the two major U.S. parties, but within them. But that’s nothing new for America. One such schism helped give rise to the Republican Party itself, which held its first convention on this date in 1854. |
| That era’s biggest division was over slavery. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 had set a boundary for legal slavery in the western territories, but the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 essentially repealed it. The act proposed letting white men in the newly created Kansas and Nebraska territories vote on whether to allow slavery or not. | That era’s biggest division was over slavery. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 had set a boundary for legal slavery in the western territories, but the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 essentially repealed it. The act proposed letting white men in the newly created Kansas and Nebraska territories vote on whether to allow slavery or not. |
| Members of several groups, including northern Democrats, the Free Soil Party and the Whigs, unified against the change. | Members of several groups, including northern Democrats, the Free Soil Party and the Whigs, unified against the change. |
| The groups sought to form a new political party. After the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed that spring, they met in Jackson, Mich., where a convention had been called for July 6 to protest the spread of slavery. In a nod to Thomas Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party, the coalition formally chose to organize under the name “Republican.” | The groups sought to form a new political party. After the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed that spring, they met in Jackson, Mich., where a convention had been called for July 6 to protest the spread of slavery. In a nod to Thomas Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party, the coalition formally chose to organize under the name “Republican.” |
| Today’s Grand Old Party traces its roots to that convention. And in 12 days, the party will grapple with a contemporary challenge to its own unity: Donald J. Trump as presidential nominee. | Today’s Grand Old Party traces its roots to that convention. And in 12 days, the party will grapple with a contemporary challenge to its own unity: Donald J. Trump as presidential nominee. |
| Adam Fusfeld contributed reporting. | Adam Fusfeld contributed reporting. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern and updated on the web all morning. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern and updated on the web all morning. |
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