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| Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Iraq Inquiry: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing | Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Iraq Inquiry: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing |
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| (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) | (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) |
| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. Congressional Republicans, infuriated by the F.B.I.’s decision not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton, summoned the bureau’s director, James Comey, to hearings on Thursday. | 1. Congressional Republicans, infuriated by the F.B.I.’s decision not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton, summoned the bureau’s director, James Comey, to hearings on Thursday. |
| Attorney General Loretta Lynch said she accepted the bureau’s recommendation, ending the investigation into Mrs. Clinton’s email. | |
| The House speaker, Paul Ryan, said Mrs. Clinton’s use of private email servers as secretary of state showed that she could not be trusted with classified material. | The House speaker, Paul Ryan, said Mrs. Clinton’s use of private email servers as secretary of state showed that she could not be trusted with classified material. |
| But some Republicans fretted that Donald Trump and his small campaign organization were not capitalizing on Mr. Comey’s harsh criticism of Mrs. Clinton. | But some Republicans fretted that Donald Trump and his small campaign organization were not capitalizing on Mr. Comey’s harsh criticism of Mrs. Clinton. |
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| 2. Mrs. Clinton tried to redirect attention, disparaging Mr. Trump’s business practices at a stop in Atlantic City. | 2. Mrs. Clinton tried to redirect attention, disparaging Mr. Trump’s business practices at a stop in Atlantic City. |
| “He always rigged it so he got paid no matter how his companies performed,” she said in front of one of his failed casinos. | “He always rigged it so he got paid no matter how his companies performed,” she said in front of one of his failed casinos. |
| At a separate event in North Carolina, she responded to the leftward pressure exerted by Bernie Sanders’s campaign, announcing plans to eliminate college tuition at in-state public colleges and universities for families with annual incomes under $125,000. | |
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| 3. “Donald Trump is not anti-Semitic and he’s not a racist.” | 3. “Donald Trump is not anti-Semitic and he’s not a racist.” |
| That’s Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and the publisher of The Observer, declaring that Mr. Trump should not be held responsible for the views of fringe followers who barrage some Jewish reporters with anti-Semitic comments. | That’s Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and the publisher of The Observer, declaring that Mr. Trump should not be held responsible for the views of fringe followers who barrage some Jewish reporters with anti-Semitic comments. |
| In a lengthy op-ed, Mr. Kushner disclosed how his family members suffered and died in the Holocaust. He said terms like “anti-Semite” were “being thrown around with a carelessness that risks rendering these words meaningless.” | In a lengthy op-ed, Mr. Kushner disclosed how his family members suffered and died in the Holocaust. He said terms like “anti-Semite” were “being thrown around with a carelessness that risks rendering these words meaningless.” |
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| 4. Gretchen Carlson, the longtime Fox News anchor, stunned the TV industry with a lawsuit accusing the network’s chairman, Roger Ailes, of firing her after she refused his sexual advances. | 4. Gretchen Carlson, the longtime Fox News anchor, stunned the TV industry with a lawsuit accusing the network’s chairman, Roger Ailes, of firing her after she refused his sexual advances. |
| The suit says Mr. Ailes propositioned Ms. Carlson in response to her complaints of rife sexual harassment in the workplace. It says he responded to her rejection by cutting her salary and airtime, and then declining to renew her contract. | The suit says Mr. Ailes propositioned Ms. Carlson in response to her complaints of rife sexual harassment in the workplace. It says he responded to her rejection by cutting her salary and airtime, and then declining to renew her contract. |
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| 5. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into a fatal police shooting in Baton Rouge, La. | 5. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into a fatal police shooting in Baton Rouge, La. |
| A video of the episode shows that two officers had a black man, Alton Sterling, 37, pinned to the ground before opening fire. | A video of the episode shows that two officers had a black man, Alton Sterling, 37, pinned to the ground before opening fire. |
| Louisiana’s governor, John Bel Edwards, pleaded with protesters to remain peaceful, acknowledging, “The video is disturbing, to say the least.” | Louisiana’s governor, John Bel Edwards, pleaded with protesters to remain peaceful, acknowledging, “The video is disturbing, to say the least.” |
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| 6. Hoverboards don’t hover, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission says they do combust. | 6. Hoverboards don’t hover, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission says they do combust. |
| The agency recalled more than a half-million of the battery-powered skateboard-like scooters, saying they had caused at least 60 fires and were responsible for at least $2 million in property damage. | The agency recalled more than a half-million of the battery-powered skateboard-like scooters, saying they had caused at least 60 fires and were responsible for at least $2 million in property damage. |
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| 7. At war with clutter? Reinforcements are near. | 7. At war with clutter? Reinforcements are near. |
| Marie Kondo, the Japanese organizer whose lodestar is joy, has an army of proselytizers in training to bring her “Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” to a wider audience. | Marie Kondo, the Japanese organizer whose lodestar is joy, has an army of proselytizers in training to bring her “Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” to a wider audience. |
| One acolyte is taking her system a step further: raising the bar to letting stuff in the house in the first place. | One acolyte is taking her system a step further: raising the bar to letting stuff in the house in the first place. |
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| 8. Oscar Pistorius was resentenced for fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, this time drawing six years in prison. | 8. Oscar Pistorius was resentenced for fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, this time drawing six years in prison. |
| A higher court had sent back his initial five-year sentence for manslaughter, saying the disabled South African runner should be sentenced for murder. | A higher court had sent back his initial five-year sentence for manslaughter, saying the disabled South African runner should be sentenced for murder. |
| The judge explained her rejection of prosecutors’ request for at least 15 years: “He’s a fallen hero who has lost his career and is ruined financially. | The judge explained her rejection of prosecutors’ request for at least 15 years: “He’s a fallen hero who has lost his career and is ruined financially. |
| “The worst is that having taken the life of a fellow human being in the manner that he did, he cannot be at peace.” | |
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| 9. Britain got its moment of reckoning for the Iraq war. | 9. Britain got its moment of reckoning for the Iraq war. |
| An independent panel’s findings excoriated former Prime Minister Tony Blair for blindly accepting flawed U.S. intelligence and promising George W. Bush loyalty. | An independent panel’s findings excoriated former Prime Minister Tony Blair for blindly accepting flawed U.S. intelligence and promising George W. Bush loyalty. |
| Mr. Blair responded with a nearly two-hour news conference in which he acknowledged profound mistakes but pleaded for understanding. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., he said, “We were in a new world.” | Mr. Blair responded with a nearly two-hour news conference in which he acknowledged profound mistakes but pleaded for understanding. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., he said, “We were in a new world.” |
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| 10. The other war the U.S. entered after the 9/11 attacks grinds on. | 10. The other war the U.S. entered after the 9/11 attacks grinds on. |
| President Obama slowed his already delayed drawdown of troops from Afghanistan, saying, “The security situation remains precarious.” | President Obama slowed his already delayed drawdown of troops from Afghanistan, saying, “The security situation remains precarious.” |
| He plans to leave 8,400 troops there, handing his successor a military commitment he had intended to end before he left office. | He plans to leave 8,400 troops there, handing his successor a military commitment he had intended to end before he left office. |
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| 11. Finally, two French entrepreneurs are trying to change the way Parisians view immigrants. | 11. Finally, two French entrepreneurs are trying to change the way Parisians view immigrants. |
| They recruited chefs from Syria, Chechnya, Iran, India, Sri Lanka and, above left, Ethiopia, and have catered 20 events since February, including lunches, dinners and buffets. | They recruited chefs from Syria, Chechnya, Iran, India, Sri Lanka and, above left, Ethiopia, and have catered 20 events since February, including lunches, dinners and buffets. |
| “The cuisine of a place gives pleasure,” said one of the businessmen. “This is part of immigration, too.” | “The cuisine of a place gives pleasure,” said one of the businessmen. “This is part of immigration, too.” |
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| Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. | Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
| And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. | And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. |
| Want to look back? Here’s last night’s briefing. | Want to look back? Here’s last night’s briefing. |
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