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| Donald Trump, Aleppo, FARC: Your Monday Evening Briefing | Donald Trump, Aleppo, FARC: Your Monday Evening Briefing |
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| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. The presidential race gained new intensity as both candidates faced increased scrutiny. For Hillary Clinton, it’s about her embrace of a strategy of counterattack on women who said during Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign that they’d had sexual encounters with him. | 1. The presidential race gained new intensity as both candidates faced increased scrutiny. For Hillary Clinton, it’s about her embrace of a strategy of counterattack on women who said during Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign that they’d had sexual encounters with him. |
| And for Donald Trump, tax documents from 1995 show that he declared a loss so big that it might have allowed him to avoid paying taxes for the next 18 years. (Our reporter found the documents in her mailbox.) Separately, his foundation has also been ordered to stop soliciting donations in New York because it is not registered to do so. | And for Donald Trump, tax documents from 1995 show that he declared a loss so big that it might have allowed him to avoid paying taxes for the next 18 years. (Our reporter found the documents in her mailbox.) Separately, his foundation has also been ordered to stop soliciting donations in New York because it is not registered to do so. |
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| 2. The vice-presidential candidates will be tasked with defending their running mates during Tuesday’s debate, which will be their lone one-on-one face-off this election. | 2. The vice-presidential candidates will be tasked with defending their running mates during Tuesday’s debate, which will be their lone one-on-one face-off this election. |
| Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia has already faced some tough questions about Mrs. Clinton, but he hasn’t been forced to play cleanup the way that Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana has for Mr. Trump. | Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia has already faced some tough questions about Mrs. Clinton, but he hasn’t been forced to play cleanup the way that Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana has for Mr. Trump. |
| But it may just come to down to this: “Don’t screw up — that’s the goal of a V.P. debate,” a Republican communications specialist said. | But it may just come to down to this: “Don’t screw up — that’s the goal of a V.P. debate,” a Republican communications specialist said. |
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| 3. The United States formally suspended its talks with Russia about the war in Syria. | 3. The United States formally suspended its talks with Russia about the war in Syria. |
| Secretary of State John Kerry threatened to do so last week as Russia and Syria carried out a brutal bombing campaign in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, where 275,000 civilians — including about 100,000 children — are trapped. | Secretary of State John Kerry threatened to do so last week as Russia and Syria carried out a brutal bombing campaign in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, where 275,000 civilians — including about 100,000 children — are trapped. |
| Plans for jointly targeting jihadists have also been shelved. | Plans for jointly targeting jihadists have also been shelved. |
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| 4. President Obama’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act, will almost certainly have to change to survive — even Mr. Obama has acknowledged that more work is needed. | 4. President Obama’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act, will almost certainly have to change to survive — even Mr. Obama has acknowledged that more work is needed. |
| But how it will change is dependent on the election. Both parties agree that for too many people, insurance plans are too expensive and inaccessible. Mrs. Clinton wants to increase government involvement in an effort to change that; Mr. Trump would seek to decrease it. | But how it will change is dependent on the election. Both parties agree that for too many people, insurance plans are too expensive and inaccessible. Mrs. Clinton wants to increase government involvement in an effort to change that; Mr. Trump would seek to decrease it. |
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| 5. A surprise defeat of a referendum on a peace deal left Colombia in shock, but both the government and the rebel group it warred against for decades vowed they would not go back to fighting. | 5. A surprise defeat of a referendum on a peace deal left Colombia in shock, but both the government and the rebel group it warred against for decades vowed they would not go back to fighting. |
| Many Colombians felt that the deal was too lenient on the rebels, known as the FARC. “There’s no justice in this accord,” said one voter. | Many Colombians felt that the deal was too lenient on the rebels, known as the FARC. “There’s no justice in this accord,” said one voter. |
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| 6. The first Nobel Prize of the year was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi, above, a Japanese cell biologist. He won the physiology or medicine prize for deciphering how cells recycle their content, a critical process that led to a new field and inspired hundreds of researchers around the world. | 6. The first Nobel Prize of the year was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi, above, a Japanese cell biologist. He won the physiology or medicine prize for deciphering how cells recycle their content, a critical process that led to a new field and inspired hundreds of researchers around the world. |
| Five more Nobel Prizes will be awarded this week and next. We talked to eight previous winners about how they received the good news: Many were asleep, thanks to a time difference. One relayed that his mother said to his wife, “That’s very nice, but don’t let it go to his head.” | Five more Nobel Prizes will be awarded this week and next. We talked to eight previous winners about how they received the good news: Many were asleep, thanks to a time difference. One relayed that his mother said to his wife, “That’s very nice, but don’t let it go to his head.” |
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| 7. In the Caribbean, people are bracing for Hurricane Matthew, above, to bring flash floods, mudslides and winds up to 140 miles per hour. The Category 4 hurricane is expected to hit Haiti by Monday night and then continue north, threatening other Caribbean nations and potentially the U.S., too. | 7. In the Caribbean, people are bracing for Hurricane Matthew, above, to bring flash floods, mudslides and winds up to 140 miles per hour. The Category 4 hurricane is expected to hit Haiti by Monday night and then continue north, threatening other Caribbean nations and potentially the U.S., too. |
| And Hurricane Sandy caused enormous damage when it slammed the East Coast in 2012, but one lasting impact may be positive. The storm surge opened a passage between the ocean and Great South Bay, on New York’s Fire Island, bringing in new life. | And Hurricane Sandy caused enormous damage when it slammed the East Coast in 2012, but one lasting impact may be positive. The storm surge opened a passage between the ocean and Great South Bay, on New York’s Fire Island, bringing in new life. |
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| 8. Major League Baseball is taking the night off. The regular season wrapped up on Sunday, playoff matchups are set and the postseason will kick off Tuesday. | 8. Major League Baseball is taking the night off. The regular season wrapped up on Sunday, playoff matchups are set and the postseason will kick off Tuesday. |
| The Toronto Blue Jays will host the Baltimore Orioles in the A.L. wild-card game on Tuesday. The Orioles lost the A.L. Championship Series in 2014. The Blue Jays lost it last year. | |
| And on Wednesday, the Mets will host the National League wild-card game against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field. | |
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| 9. Bad news for kids (and parents): There’s no nasal spray version of the flu vaccine this year. Get ready for the needle. | 9. Bad news for kids (and parents): There’s no nasal spray version of the flu vaccine this year. Get ready for the needle. |
| Federal officials pulled the spray vaccine (the brand name is FluMist) because it has been less effective in the past couple of flu seasons. | Federal officials pulled the spray vaccine (the brand name is FluMist) because it has been less effective in the past couple of flu seasons. |
| Experts say that distracting children remains “the most proven technique” for making shots easier. Distraction remains your briefing writer’s vaccine technique, too. | Experts say that distracting children remains “the most proven technique” for making shots easier. Distraction remains your briefing writer’s vaccine technique, too. |
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| 10. Our media columnist, Jim Rutenberg, has been accused on Twitter of soiling his pants out of fear of a Trump presidency and been harassed for being dumb, and a Jew, among other things. But still, he writes, “I don’t know what it’s like to be really savaged by Twitter.” | 10. Our media columnist, Jim Rutenberg, has been accused on Twitter of soiling his pants out of fear of a Trump presidency and been harassed for being dumb, and a Jew, among other things. But still, he writes, “I don’t know what it’s like to be really savaged by Twitter.” |
| His latest column asks whether the hate speech frequently encountered on the social network could be driving users away and suggests that all players could benefit from a robust discussion on standards and the public interest. | His latest column asks whether the hate speech frequently encountered on the social network could be driving users away and suggests that all players could benefit from a robust discussion on standards and the public interest. |
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| 11. “In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.” | 11. “In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.” |
| In one of our most popular stories today, the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shared general life advice and talked about the challenges facing women in the workplace. | In one of our most popular stories today, the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shared general life advice and talked about the challenges facing women in the workplace. |
| One great nugget: She said that advice on marriage, given to her by her mother-in-law on her wedding day, had helped in her career as well. | One great nugget: She said that advice on marriage, given to her by her mother-in-law on her wedding day, had helped in her career as well. |
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| Want to look back? Here’s the weekend briefing. | Want to look back? Here’s the weekend briefing. |
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