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| Donald Trump, FARC, Ryder Cup: Your Monday Briefing | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Personal lives of the nominees. | • Personal lives of the nominees. |
| Donald J. Trump’s campaign faces new pressure after portions of the candidate’s 1995 tax records show that he declared a $916 million loss, which could have allowed him to legally avoid paying federal income taxes for nearly two decades. The documents, obtained by The Times, do not reveal how much Mr. Trump currently earns. | |
| Mr. Trump said he may bring up Bill Clinton’s marital infidelities in the final weeks of the race in an effort to turn female voters away from Hillary Clinton. We look at how Mrs. Clinton has handled previous attacks on her marriage. | Mr. Trump said he may bring up Bill Clinton’s marital infidelities in the final weeks of the race in an effort to turn female voters away from Hillary Clinton. We look at how Mrs. Clinton has handled previous attacks on her marriage. |
| • On the campaign trail. | • On the campaign trail. |
| Mrs. Clinton is scheduled to hold a rally today in Ohio, a battleground state for the presidential election that Democrats appear to be pulling back from contesting. Mr. Trump is scheduled to hold an event in Colorado. | Mrs. Clinton is scheduled to hold a rally today in Ohio, a battleground state for the presidential election that Democrats appear to be pulling back from contesting. Mr. Trump is scheduled to hold an event in Colorado. |
| The vice-presidential nominees, Senator Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence, will hold their sole debate on Tuesday in Virginia. Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump next debate on Sunday. | The vice-presidential nominees, Senator Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence, will hold their sole debate on Tuesday in Virginia. Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump next debate on Sunday. |
| • Colombia rejects peace accord. | • Colombia rejects peace accord. |
| The nation is in shock after just over 50 percent of voters rejected a peace deal, years in the making, between the government and the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC. | The nation is in shock after just over 50 percent of voters rejected a peace deal, years in the making, between the government and the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC. |
| An agreement to allow the rebels to rejoin the country as civilians may now be in jeopardy, though both sides vowed not to resume their decades-long war. | An agreement to allow the rebels to rejoin the country as civilians may now be in jeopardy, though both sides vowed not to resume their decades-long war. |
| • Timetable for Britain’s exit. | • Timetable for Britain’s exit. |
| Negotiations to leave the European Union will begin by the end of March, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday. The decision suggests that Britain could break from the bloc by the spring of 2019. | Negotiations to leave the European Union will begin by the end of March, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday. The decision suggests that Britain could break from the bloc by the spring of 2019. |
| In her speech, Mrs. May put immigration reform at the center of her withdrawal strategy. | In her speech, Mrs. May put immigration reform at the center of her withdrawal strategy. |
| • Next steps for the Affordable Care Act. | • Next steps for the Affordable Care Act. |
| President Obama’s signature domestic legislation was intended to end more than 70 years of political fighting over health care insurance. It hasn’t, despite its successes, and the law is now ailing. | President Obama’s signature domestic legislation was intended to end more than 70 years of political fighting over health care insurance. It hasn’t, despite its successes, and the law is now ailing. |
| Democrats are endorsing a new government-sponsored plan, while Republicans are calling for less federal regulation. We look at how the law will need to change to survive | Democrats are endorsing a new government-sponsored plan, while Republicans are calling for less federal regulation. We look at how the law will need to change to survive |
| • Nobel Prize. | • Nobel Prize. |
| The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded this morning to the Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi for his work on how cells recycle their content. | The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded this morning to the Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi for his work on how cells recycle their content. |
| • Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, have long shared a common bond as eco-friendly Pacific Northwest metropolises. The cities now want to be the bookends of a new tech corridor. | • Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, have long shared a common bond as eco-friendly Pacific Northwest metropolises. The cities now want to be the bookends of a new tech corridor. |
| • A timber company and a California mountain town are fighting over the use of a spring. A contract signed this year directs the city to look for other sources of water. | • A timber company and a California mountain town are fighting over the use of a spring. A contract signed this year directs the city to look for other sources of water. |
| • Amazon has been testing delivery by drones this summer. We visited the top secret site — which isn’t actually much of a secret — on a farm north of London. | • Amazon has been testing delivery by drones this summer. We visited the top secret site — which isn’t actually much of a secret — on a farm north of London. |
| • U.S. stocks finished on a high note Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks finished on a high note Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Jeroen Oerlemans, a Dutch photojournalist, was shot and killed by an Islamic State sniper in Libya. He had previously been taken hostage in Syria. | • Jeroen Oerlemans, a Dutch photojournalist, was shot and killed by an Islamic State sniper in Libya. He had previously been taken hostage in Syria. |
| • The engineer of the commuter train that crashed in Hoboken, N.J., killing one person and injuring more than 100 last week, told investigators that he could not recall what happened. | • The engineer of the commuter train that crashed in Hoboken, N.J., killing one person and injuring more than 100 last week, told investigators that he could not recall what happened. |
| • The Philadelphia Orchestra’s musicians have ended their strike. They walked out on Friday, canceling their opening night performance. | • The Philadelphia Orchestra’s musicians have ended their strike. They walked out on Friday, canceling their opening night performance. |
| • Vin Scully signed off for the last time as the Dodgers’ play-by-play announcer, a role he held for 67 baseball seasons. “I have said enough for a lifetime,” he said. | • Vin Scully signed off for the last time as the Dodgers’ play-by-play announcer, a role he held for 67 baseball seasons. “I have said enough for a lifetime,” he said. |
| • “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” was the winner at the North American box office. | • “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” was the winner at the North American box office. |
| • U.S. halts Europe’s Ryder Cup streak. | • U.S. halts Europe’s Ryder Cup streak. |
| The Americans defeated their European rivals for the first time since 2008 at the biennial tournament. Tiger Woods was there, not as a competitor, but as a mentor to younger members of the U.S. squad. | The Americans defeated their European rivals for the first time since 2008 at the biennial tournament. Tiger Woods was there, not as a competitor, but as a mentor to younger members of the U.S. squad. |
| • Sex education for the digital age. | • Sex education for the digital age. |
| Today’s popular commentators on sex and relationships have made their lack of academic credentials an asset. “It is personal, energetic, unfiltered and not entirely fact-checked,” our culture critics writes. | Today’s popular commentators on sex and relationships have made their lack of academic credentials an asset. “It is personal, energetic, unfiltered and not entirely fact-checked,” our culture critics writes. |
| • A little help to start the week. | • A little help to start the week. |
| We collected advice on saving money on car rentals. One tip: Avoid renting at the airport. | We collected advice on saving money on car rentals. One tip: Avoid renting at the airport. |
| • Recipe of the day. | • Recipe of the day. |
| It’s Monday. Go easy on yourself with this one-pot spaghetti with cherry tomatoes and kale. | It’s Monday. Go easy on yourself with this one-pot spaghetti with cherry tomatoes and kale. |
| In the moments before O. J. Simpson was cleared of murder charges in the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend 21 years ago today, life in the U.S. ground to a halt. | In the moments before O. J. Simpson was cleared of murder charges in the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend 21 years ago today, life in the U.S. ground to a halt. |
| More than 100 million people were riveted to televisions when the not guilty verdict was announced in a Los Angeles County courtroom. The criminal trial had absorbed the nation and inflamed racial tensions for months. | More than 100 million people were riveted to televisions when the not guilty verdict was announced in a Los Angeles County courtroom. The criminal trial had absorbed the nation and inflamed racial tensions for months. |
| President Bill Clinton was among those who watched. He had been briefed earlier on the security measures put in place should there be an outbreak of violence. | President Bill Clinton was among those who watched. He had been briefed earlier on the security measures put in place should there be an outbreak of violence. |
| That detail is among several cited in a book by Alan Dershowitz, one of Mr. Simpson’s defense lawyers. He also noted that electricity usage rose as people turned on their TVs and that “trading volume plummeted 41 percent on the New York Stock Exchange.” | That detail is among several cited in a book by Alan Dershowitz, one of Mr. Simpson’s defense lawyers. He also noted that electricity usage rose as people turned on their TVs and that “trading volume plummeted 41 percent on the New York Stock Exchange.” |
| One stat from the trial may top them all: The jury spent more than 260 days sequestered in a hotel. On their last night, the jurors celebrated with an “extremely private champagne blowout,” The Los Angeles Times reported. | One stat from the trial may top them all: The jury spent more than 260 days sequestered in a hotel. On their last night, the jurors celebrated with an “extremely private champagne blowout,” The Los Angeles Times reported. |
| Mr. Simpson went free the next day, but it didn’t last. Now 69, he has been in prison since his 2008 conviction in Nevada for kidnapping and robbery. He’ll be eligible for parole next year. | Mr. Simpson went free the next day, but it didn’t last. Now 69, he has been in prison since his 2008 conviction in Nevada for kidnapping and robbery. He’ll be eligible for parole next year. |
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