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Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Aleppo: Your Tuesday Briefing | Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Aleppo: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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Good morning. | Good morning. |
Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
• An antagonistic first debate. | • An antagonistic first debate. |
Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump repeatedly clashed as they promoted two very different visions of the country Monday night. Mr. Trump delivered a pointed attack on Mrs. Clinton over her support for free trade agreements, while she pressed him on issues of gender and race, including his years of questioning whether President Obama was born in the U.S. | Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump repeatedly clashed as they promoted two very different visions of the country Monday night. Mr. Trump delivered a pointed attack on Mrs. Clinton over her support for free trade agreements, while she pressed him on issues of gender and race, including his years of questioning whether President Obama was born in the U.S. |
Immigration and health care were barely mentioned. | Immigration and health care were barely mentioned. |
• Takeaways and analysis. | • Takeaways and analysis. |
The showdown amplified Mr. Trump’s role as a political outsider and reinforced Mrs. Clinton’s edge on questions about presidential temperament. Our review looks at how the Democratic candidate’s attacks gained strength over the course of the debate. | The showdown amplified Mr. Trump’s role as a political outsider and reinforced Mrs. Clinton’s edge on questions about presidential temperament. Our review looks at how the Democratic candidate’s attacks gained strength over the course of the debate. |
The candidates accused each other of being untruthful; our fact check shows that Mr. Trump stretched the truth more often. The next debate between the two nominees will be Oct. 9, in a town-hall-style format in St. Louis. | The candidates accused each other of being untruthful; our fact check shows that Mr. Trump stretched the truth more often. The next debate between the two nominees will be Oct. 9, in a town-hall-style format in St. Louis. |
• Crisis in Aleppo grows more dire. | • Crisis in Aleppo grows more dire. |
An aerial assault on the Syrian city’s rebel-held areas by government forces and their ally, Russia, is one of the worst in the five-year civil war, residents and rescue workers say. | An aerial assault on the Syrian city’s rebel-held areas by government forces and their ally, Russia, is one of the worst in the five-year civil war, residents and rescue workers say. |
The use of bunker-busting bombs in recent days has made the situation more desperate, according to an aid group. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has accused Russia of “barbarism” for its role in the bombings. | The use of bunker-busting bombs in recent days has made the situation more desperate, according to an aid group. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has accused Russia of “barbarism” for its role in the bombings. |
• Crime and policing. | • Crime and policing. |
The Charlotte, N.C., Police Department’s handling of an officer’s fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott has made the city’s black police chief a target of protesters. Throughout his career, Chief Kerr Putney has spoken openly about having a lifelong distrust of the police. | The Charlotte, N.C., Police Department’s handling of an officer’s fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott has made the city’s black police chief a target of protesters. Throughout his career, Chief Kerr Putney has spoken openly about having a lifelong distrust of the police. |
New statistics released by the F.B.I. show that the murder rate across the U.S. rose 10.8 percent in 2015. “It’s too early to call this an end to the crime drop, but we are facing a one-year rise in murders that is quite substantial,” a criminologist said. | New statistics released by the F.B.I. show that the murder rate across the U.S. rose 10.8 percent in 2015. “It’s too early to call this an end to the crime drop, but we are facing a one-year rise in murders that is quite substantial,” a criminologist said. |
• Ill-prepared health care system. | • Ill-prepared health care system. |
One in three Americans is obese, but the quality of treatment for overweight patients is lagging. Part of the problem is a reluctance to look past an obese person’s weight, patients and doctors say. | One in three Americans is obese, but the quality of treatment for overweight patients is lagging. Part of the problem is a reluctance to look past an obese person’s weight, patients and doctors say. |
“Our patients say: ‘Nobody has ever treated me like I have a serious problem. They blow it off and tell me to go to Weight Watchers,’ ” one doctor said. | “Our patients say: ‘Nobody has ever treated me like I have a serious problem. They blow it off and tell me to go to Weight Watchers,’ ” one doctor said. |
• Several nations, including the U.S. and China, support a deal that would cap greenhouse gas emissions for international flights, a potential major step toward reducing the environmental impact of air travel. | • Several nations, including the U.S. and China, support a deal that would cap greenhouse gas emissions for international flights, a potential major step toward reducing the environmental impact of air travel. |
• The Labor Department is suing Palantir Technologies, a prominent data analytics start-up, claiming it discriminated against Asian job applicants. The move again raises questions about diversity in Silicon Valley. | • The Labor Department is suing Palantir Technologies, a prominent data analytics start-up, claiming it discriminated against Asian job applicants. The move again raises questions about diversity in Silicon Valley. |
• As wealth becomes more concentrated in the U.S., the gap between the national 1 percent and the local 1 percent is growing. In other words, the wealthiest people in your area may not be as rich as you think. | • As wealth becomes more concentrated in the U.S., the gap between the national 1 percent and the local 1 percent is growing. In other words, the wealthiest people in your area may not be as rich as you think. |
• U.S. stocks finished down on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks finished down on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
• New nonfiction reads. | • New nonfiction reads. |
If you’re curious about the quest to find extraterrestrial intelligent life, here are four new books that look at that search, and at some of the scientists behind it. | If you’re curious about the quest to find extraterrestrial intelligent life, here are four new books that look at that search, and at some of the scientists behind it. |
We also review a pair of offerings that look at why we like to curse. | We also review a pair of offerings that look at why we like to curse. |
• Jewish life in China. | • Jewish life in China. |
A few hundred residents in Kaifeng have staged a lively, sometimes contentious rebirth of the city’s Jewish heritage in recent decades, with classes, services and proposals to rebuild a lost synagogue as a museum. But the authorities are cracking down on the revival. | A few hundred residents in Kaifeng have staged a lively, sometimes contentious rebirth of the city’s Jewish heritage in recent decades, with classes, services and proposals to rebuild a lost synagogue as a museum. But the authorities are cracking down on the revival. |
• Recipe of the day. | • Recipe of the day. |
Try this pasta dish with fresh tomato sauce and ricotta cheese. And in honor of Arnold Palmer, here’s a brief history of the drink he made famous. | Try this pasta dish with fresh tomato sauce and ricotta cheese. And in honor of Arnold Palmer, here’s a brief history of the drink he made famous. |
Way before there were hashtag campaigns, televised debates and 24-hour coverage of the presidential race, there was Thomas Nast. | Way before there were hashtag campaigns, televised debates and 24-hour coverage of the presidential race, there was Thomas Nast. |
Nast, who was born this week in 1840, is widely considered the father of American political cartooning. As a regular contributor to Harper’s Weekly, he wielded enormous influence, skewering corrupt officials and politicians he opposed. | Nast, who was born this week in 1840, is widely considered the father of American political cartooning. As a regular contributor to Harper’s Weekly, he wielded enormous influence, skewering corrupt officials and politicians he opposed. |
He introduced the Republican elephant in 1874, popularized the donkey as a symbol for Democrats, and was the first to depict Uncle Sam as we know him today, with a beard, top hat and pinstripe suit. | He introduced the Republican elephant in 1874, popularized the donkey as a symbol for Democrats, and was the first to depict Uncle Sam as we know him today, with a beard, top hat and pinstripe suit. |
“He was a tremendous force in American politics for more than two decades,” The Times wrote in 1940, for the centennial of Nast’s birth. “He helped to win a war and to elect three presidents of the United States” — Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant (twice) and Rutherford B. Hayes, whom he later abandoned. | “He was a tremendous force in American politics for more than two decades,” The Times wrote in 1940, for the centennial of Nast’s birth. “He helped to win a war and to elect three presidents of the United States” — Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant (twice) and Rutherford B. Hayes, whom he later abandoned. |
Nast also helped bring down the New York politician William M. Tweed, the boss of the rapacious Democratic machine Tammany Hall. | Nast also helped bring down the New York politician William M. Tweed, the boss of the rapacious Democratic machine Tammany Hall. |
His tactics might seem familiar. “He did it by heaping contempt and ridicule upon the opposing forces and the rival candidates,” The Times said. | His tactics might seem familiar. “He did it by heaping contempt and ridicule upon the opposing forces and the rival candidates,” The Times said. |
Nast, who was born in Germany, was a defender of many immigrants and of black Americans, and he was a confirmed foe of the Ku Klux Klan. | Nast, who was born in Germany, was a defender of many immigrants and of black Americans, and he was a confirmed foe of the Ku Klux Klan. |
The Times article notes that “our ruthless pursuer of evildoers was as kindly as he was explosive. …” | The Times article notes that “our ruthless pursuer of evildoers was as kindly as he was explosive. …” |
After all, Nast also gave America its vision of Santa Claus. | After all, Nast also gave America its vision of Santa Claus. |
Charles McDermid contributed reporting. | Charles McDermid contributed reporting. |
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