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| Shimon Peres, Hoboken, Google: Your Friday Briefing | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • On the campaign trail. | • On the campaign trail. |
| With the presidential race heading into its last full month, Hillary Clinton will be in Florida today and Donald J. Trump will appear in Michigan. Here’s where the contest stands, according to the polls. | With the presidential race heading into its last full month, Hillary Clinton will be in Florida today and Donald J. Trump will appear in Michigan. Here’s where the contest stands, according to the polls. |
| Mrs. Clinton and her party are using a 2014 Supreme Court decision that Democrats once derided to extend their fund-raising advantage over Republicans. And we examine a federal backlog in applications for citizenship that will probably keep thousands of immigrants from voting in November. | Mrs. Clinton and her party are using a 2014 Supreme Court decision that Democrats once derided to extend their fund-raising advantage over Republicans. And we examine a federal backlog in applications for citizenship that will probably keep thousands of immigrants from voting in November. |
| • Honoring Shimon Peres. | • Honoring Shimon Peres. |
| President Obama was among the world leaders, past and present, in Israel today for the funeral of Mr. Peres, who helped shape his nation and was an advocate for peace. “The last of the founding generation is now gone,” Mr. Obama said. | President Obama was among the world leaders, past and present, in Israel today for the funeral of Mr. Peres, who helped shape his nation and was an advocate for peace. “The last of the founding generation is now gone,” Mr. Obama said. |
| Former President Bill Clinton also attended. His presence alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu serves as a reminder of the decades of political meddling the U.S. and Israel have done in each other’s elections. | Former President Bill Clinton also attended. His presence alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu serves as a reminder of the decades of political meddling the U.S. and Israel have done in each other’s elections. |
| • Action in Congress. | • Action in Congress. |
| Families of Sept. 11 victims are now able to pursue legal claims against Saudi Arabia. The lawsuits, which could last for years, will most likely shift to a courtroom not far from where the World Trade Center once stood. | Families of Sept. 11 victims are now able to pursue legal claims against Saudi Arabia. The lawsuits, which could last for years, will most likely shift to a courtroom not far from where the World Trade Center once stood. |
| Congress averted a government shutdown just two days before the lights were set to go out. By recent standards, that’s progress. | Congress averted a government shutdown just two days before the lights were set to go out. By recent standards, that’s progress. |
| • Race and policing. | • Race and policing. |
| A police-involved shooting in Louisiana last year is finding new attention after a court released video this week of officers fatally shooting a 6-year-old boy. He was riding with his father, who was fleeing the police. | A police-involved shooting in Louisiana last year is finding new attention after a court released video this week of officers fatally shooting a 6-year-old boy. He was riding with his father, who was fleeing the police. |
| Separately, Baltimore’s state’s attorney was unsuccessful in her gamble that prosecuting six police officers for the death of Freddie Gray would help heal her city. She lost much more than the case. | Separately, Baltimore’s state’s attorney was unsuccessful in her gamble that prosecuting six police officers for the death of Freddie Gray would help heal her city. She lost much more than the case. |
| • No answers in Hoboken crash. | • No answers in Hoboken crash. |
| Officials have not yet determined why a commuter train crashed into a New Jersey station on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 100. “I remember thinking, Why aren’t we stopping?” said a passenger. | Officials have not yet determined why a commuter train crashed into a New Jersey station on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 100. “I remember thinking, Why aren’t we stopping?” said a passenger. |
| • Belly flop in space. | • Belly flop in space. |
| Rosetta, the first spacecraft to orbit a comet, will try to land on it this morning. It will end its mission after collecting one last batch of images. | Rosetta, the first spacecraft to orbit a comet, will try to land on it this morning. It will end its mission after collecting one last batch of images. |
| • Google becoming irrelevant may sound unlikely now, but it could happen if web search becomes outmoded, our tech columnist writes. New technology that echoes the computer from “Star Trek” could be a key to the company’s future success. | • Google becoming irrelevant may sound unlikely now, but it could happen if web search becomes outmoded, our tech columnist writes. New technology that echoes the computer from “Star Trek” could be a key to the company’s future success. |
| • Critics of Donald J. Trump’s run for president have called it divisive. His campaign has certainly caused rifts in the right-wing news media. | • Critics of Donald J. Trump’s run for president have called it divisive. His campaign has certainly caused rifts in the right-wing news media. |
| And we look at the career of Gabriel Sherman, a journalist best known for his persistent coverage of Fox News. | And we look at the career of Gabriel Sherman, a journalist best known for his persistent coverage of Fox News. |
| • A workaholic who had a stroke at 26 explains how he reset his priorities. “I learned the value of a calendar and how to avoid overcommitment,” he writes. | • A workaholic who had a stroke at 26 explains how he reset his priorities. “I learned the value of a calendar and how to avoid overcommitment,” he writes. |
| • U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • At the movies and on TV. | • At the movies and on TV. |
| An adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Girl on the Train” is scheduled to be in theaters next week. We look at how the book was fast-tracked to the big screen. | An adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Girl on the Train” is scheduled to be in theaters next week. We look at how the book was fast-tracked to the big screen. |
| On Sunday, HBO will debut its latest drama, “Westworld.” Our writer says it depicts “a dark Disneyland where the wealthy can wallow in incredibly lifelike Old West fantasy.” | On Sunday, HBO will debut its latest drama, “Westworld.” Our writer says it depicts “a dark Disneyland where the wealthy can wallow in incredibly lifelike Old West fantasy.” |
| • Musical identities. | • Musical identities. |
| Beyoncé’s digital life offers lessons on what to share, our culture critic writes. The star has the “rice cake of celebrity social-media feeds: low in caloric content but mystifyingly satisfying,” she says. | Beyoncé’s digital life offers lessons on what to share, our culture critic writes. The star has the “rice cake of celebrity social-media feeds: low in caloric content but mystifyingly satisfying,” she says. |
| Elvis Costello was born in Britain but has a bond with New York City. One of his biggest fans, The Times’s Metro editor, asked him about the connection. | Elvis Costello was born in Britain but has a bond with New York City. One of his biggest fans, The Times’s Metro editor, asked him about the connection. |
| • Get away and give back. | • Get away and give back. |
| A seven-night cruise to the Caribbean for $250 might sound too good to be true, but the price is meant to attract travelers interested in “voluntourism.” | A seven-night cruise to the Caribbean for $250 might sound too good to be true, but the price is meant to attract travelers interested in “voluntourism.” |
| The cruise’s organizers encourage passengers to take part in activities like teaching English or repairing homes. | The cruise’s organizers encourage passengers to take part in activities like teaching English or repairing homes. |
| • Learn from the bees. | • Learn from the bees. |
| A new study looks at how the insects achieve a state of positivity. | A new study looks at how the insects achieve a state of positivity. |
| • Recipe of the day. | • Recipe of the day. |
| Try this versatile fig tart with caramelized onions that can be dinner or a savory dessert. | Try this versatile fig tart with caramelized onions that can be dinner or a savory dessert. |
| More people than usual may be skipping their bacon and eggs for breakfast on Saturday. | More people than usual may be skipping their bacon and eggs for breakfast on Saturday. |
| It’s World Vegetarian Day. | It’s World Vegetarian Day. |
| The idea of encouraging carnivores to try a plant-based diet for a day emerged in the 1970s, when nutritional science, environmentalism and post-hippie counterculturalism offered rationales to skip animal protein. | The idea of encouraging carnivores to try a plant-based diet for a day emerged in the 1970s, when nutritional science, environmentalism and post-hippie counterculturalism offered rationales to skip animal protein. |
| Proponents now also focus on the fight against global warming. | Proponents now also focus on the fight against global warming. |
| Producing livestock causes almost 20 percent of all human-related greenhouse gas emissions, the London-based Vegetarian Society says. Clear-cutting for grazing or growing feed also shrinks gas-absorbing forests. | Producing livestock causes almost 20 percent of all human-related greenhouse gas emissions, the London-based Vegetarian Society says. Clear-cutting for grazing or growing feed also shrinks gas-absorbing forests. |
| One survey suggests that there are about eight million vegetarians in the U.S., or about 3 percent of adults. Canada has about 4 percent, China 4 percent to 5 percent, and Brazil 7.6 percent. Most European countries have from 3 percent to 10 percent. | One survey suggests that there are about eight million vegetarians in the U.S., or about 3 percent of adults. Canada has about 4 percent, China 4 percent to 5 percent, and Brazil 7.6 percent. Most European countries have from 3 percent to 10 percent. |
| Largely because of religious prohibitions against killing animals, India has by far the most vegetarians: roughly 360 million people, or about 29 percent of the population. | Largely because of religious prohibitions against killing animals, India has by far the most vegetarians: roughly 360 million people, or about 29 percent of the population. |
| Vegetarians say the switch is easy. “Many meat eaters may be surprised by the amount of vegetarian food they already eat in an average week,” said John Soonaye, a Vegetarian Society spokesman. | Vegetarians say the switch is easy. “Many meat eaters may be surprised by the amount of vegetarian food they already eat in an average week,” said John Soonaye, a Vegetarian Society spokesman. |
| If you’re thinking of going green for the day, The Times’s Cooking section has pastas, soups and other great meal ideas. | If you’re thinking of going green for the day, The Times’s Cooking section has pastas, soups and other great meal ideas. |
| Mark A. Walsh contributed reporting. | Mark A. Walsh contributed reporting. |
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