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| U.S. Congress, El Cajon, Hillary Clinton: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing | U.S. Congress, El Cajon, Hillary Clinton: 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. Congress overrode a veto by President Obama for the first time, allowing families of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for any role in the plot. | 1. Congress overrode a veto by President Obama for the first time, allowing families of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for any role in the plot. |
| The vote was a rare bipartisan rebuke for Mr. Obama, who had argued that other nations could enact similar laws, subjecting the U.S. to a flood of lawsuits. | The vote was a rare bipartisan rebuke for Mr. Obama, who had argued that other nations could enact similar laws, subjecting the U.S. to a flood of lawsuits. |
| Lawmakers made a breakthrough on funding the government, with a deal to aid Flint, Mich., that appeased Democrats. A stopgap measure averting a government shutdown passed both houses. | Lawmakers made a breakthrough on funding the government, with a deal to aid Flint, Mich., that appeased Democrats. A stopgap measure averting a government shutdown passed both houses. |
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| 2. It was a busy day for the president. | 2. It was a busy day for the president. |
| On a morning radio show, he criticized Donald Trump as unqualified for the Oval Office, and in the afternoon, he held a military town-hall-style meeting in Virginia. | |
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| 3. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump focused their campaigns on swing states. | 3. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump focused their campaigns on swing states. |
| Mrs. Clinton, emboldened after her widely praised debate performance, appeared with Bernie Sanders at the University of New Hampshire to address college tuition costs, her latest move to court the millennials who supported Mr. Sanders. | Mrs. Clinton, emboldened after her widely praised debate performance, appeared with Bernie Sanders at the University of New Hampshire to address college tuition costs, her latest move to court the millennials who supported Mr. Sanders. |
| Mr. Trump, who has been claiming victory in Monday night’s debate by citing unreliable online polls, had appearances in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. | Mr. Trump, who has been claiming victory in Monday night’s debate by citing unreliable online polls, had appearances in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. |
| His aides, apparently less convinced that he triumphed, are planning to prepare him more rigorously for their next face-off, on Oct. 9. | His aides, apparently less convinced that he triumphed, are planning to prepare him more rigorously for their next face-off, on Oct. 9. |
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| 4. The presidential candidates have clashed repeatedly over free trade, with Mr. Trump in particular rejecting many international pacts. | 4. The presidential candidates have clashed repeatedly over free trade, with Mr. Trump in particular rejecting many international pacts. |
| In fact, global trade is under attack across much of the industrialized world, in large measure because the benefits accrue to a few in upper income brackets, while the working classes face joblessness. | In fact, global trade is under attack across much of the industrialized world, in large measure because the benefits accrue to a few in upper income brackets, while the working classes face joblessness. |
| “More global trade is a good thing if we get a piece of the cake,” a Dutch longshoreman said. “But that’s the problem. We’re not getting our piece of the cake.” | “More global trade is a good thing if we get a piece of the cake,” a Dutch longshoreman said. “But that’s the problem. We’re not getting our piece of the cake.” |
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| 5. This may sound crazy, but the popular ’90s prime-time soap opera “Melrose Place” was a subversive platform for artworks addressing topics like reproductive rights, American foreign policy, alcoholism and sexual politics. | 5. This may sound crazy, but the popular ’90s prime-time soap opera “Melrose Place” was a subversive platform for artworks addressing topics like reproductive rights, American foreign policy, alcoholism and sexual politics. |
| A team of 100 artists led by the conceptual artist Mel Chin got permission from producers to fill the show’s sets with coded artworks, including the one above. Some of the artworks are the subject of a gallery show opening this week in Manhattan. | A team of 100 artists led by the conceptual artist Mel Chin got permission from producers to fill the show’s sets with coded artworks, including the one above. Some of the artworks are the subject of a gallery show opening this week in Manhattan. |
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| 6. President Obama, Bill Clinton and leaders from around the world are making plans to head to Israel for the funeral on Friday of Shimon Peres, who died on Tuesday at the age of 93. | 6. President Obama, Bill Clinton and leaders from around the world are making plans to head to Israel for the funeral on Friday of Shimon Peres, who died on Tuesday at the age of 93. |
| His Nobel Peace Prize-winning efforts to create a two-state solution have been largely abandoned, and many supporters mourned the loss of a founding pillar of Israel and a force for peace. | His Nobel Peace Prize-winning efforts to create a two-state solution have been largely abandoned, and many supporters mourned the loss of a founding pillar of Israel and a force for peace. |
| “How sad that a natural heir to his path, his willpower, his determination and his statesmanship has not been born,” one man wrote on Facebook. | “How sad that a natural heir to his path, his willpower, his determination and his statesmanship has not been born,” one man wrote on Facebook. |
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| 7. The U.S. threatened to end talks with Russia on the war in Syria if Syrian and allied Russian forces continued to bomb Aleppo, where about 100,000 of 250,000 trapped civilians are children. | 7. The U.S. threatened to end talks with Russia on the war in Syria if Syrian and allied Russian forces continued to bomb Aleppo, where about 100,000 of 250,000 trapped civilians are children. |
| Some analysts say the extreme brutality of the bombing campaign is meant to push rebels into the arms of extremists, eroding the rebels’ legitimacy, and sap any remaining popular will to resist the government. | Some analysts say the extreme brutality of the bombing campaign is meant to push rebels into the arms of extremists, eroding the rebels’ legitimacy, and sap any remaining popular will to resist the government. |
| Here’s an on-the-ground look at an airstrike, with the minute-by-minute reaction of rescuers. | Here’s an on-the-ground look at an airstrike, with the minute-by-minute reaction of rescuers. |
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| 8. A team of international prosecutors said the missile system used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine two years ago was trucked in from Russia. All 298 people aboard died. Above, wreckage from the flight. | 8. A team of international prosecutors said the missile system used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine two years ago was trucked in from Russia. All 298 people aboard died. Above, wreckage from the flight. |
| The Dutch-led team said it would name specific suspects in preparation for criminal indictments, heralding a long diplomatic and legal struggle. | The Dutch-led team said it would name specific suspects in preparation for criminal indictments, heralding a long diplomatic and legal struggle. |
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| 9. Protesters gathered outside the Police Department in El Cajon, Calif., demanding a federal investigation into the latest fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. | 9. Protesters gathered outside the Police Department in El Cajon, Calif., demanding a federal investigation into the latest fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. |
| The police said Alfred Olango was walking in traffic and acting “erratically,” and was shot when he pulled an object from his pocket. | The police said Alfred Olango was walking in traffic and acting “erratically,” and was shot when he pulled an object from his pocket. |
| And, in South Carolina, a teenage suspect was in custody after two students and a teacher were shot at an elementary school. | And, in South Carolina, a teenage suspect was in custody after two students and a teacher were shot at an elementary school. |
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| 10. In business news, California’s treasurer suspended many of the state’s ties to Wells Fargo for at least a year, citing the bank’s “venal abuse of its customers” in a scandal over unauthorized bank and credit card accounts. | 10. In business news, California’s treasurer suspended many of the state’s ties to Wells Fargo for at least a year, citing the bank’s “venal abuse of its customers” in a scandal over unauthorized bank and credit card accounts. |
| The move comes a day after Wells Fargo said it would claw back $41 million from the bank’s chairman and chief executive, John Stumpf, pictured above speaking before Congress last week. | The move comes a day after Wells Fargo said it would claw back $41 million from the bank’s chairman and chief executive, John Stumpf, pictured above speaking before Congress last week. |
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| 11. Finally, this new map is a first: the largest and most accurate 3-D map of our galaxy. Created by the European Space Agency, it reveals the position and brightness of more than 1.1 billion stars. | 11. Finally, this new map is a first: the largest and most accurate 3-D map of our galaxy. Created by the European Space Agency, it reveals the position and brightness of more than 1.1 billion stars. |
| Most are in the bright strip known as the Galactic Plane. Despite its modest appearance here, the plane is actually about 100,000 light-years across and about 1,000 light-years deep. | Most are in the bright strip known as the Galactic Plane. Despite its modest appearance here, the plane is actually about 100,000 light-years across and about 1,000 light-years deep. |
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| Andrea Kannapell contributed reporting. | Andrea Kannapell contributed reporting. |
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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. |
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