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| U.S. Presidential Race, Chicago Cubs, Yemen: Your Weekend Briefing | U.S. Presidential Race, Chicago Cubs, Yemen: Your Weekend Briefing |
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| Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. | Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. |
| 1. The last presidential debate of what has become a particularly bitter election season will be Wednesday (9 p.m. Eastern). | 1. The last presidential debate of what has become a particularly bitter election season will be Wednesday (9 p.m. Eastern). |
| Donald J. Trump heads into it painting himself as the victim of a vast conspiracy, dismissing a growing number of women who have accused him of unwanted sexual advances as liars who aren’t attractive enough to have drawn his interest. | Donald J. Trump heads into it painting himself as the victim of a vast conspiracy, dismissing a growing number of women who have accused him of unwanted sexual advances as liars who aren’t attractive enough to have drawn his interest. |
| Hillary Clinton, whose lead in the race has surged, has been taking a step back from the campaign trail, partly to keep the focus on Mr. Trump’s troubles and partly because her husband’s past infidelities leave her open to counterattacks. | Hillary Clinton, whose lead in the race has surged, has been taking a step back from the campaign trail, partly to keep the focus on Mr. Trump’s troubles and partly because her husband’s past infidelities leave her open to counterattacks. |
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| 2. The conflict in Yemen intensified as the U.S. launched missiles at rebel facilities, above, in retaliation for attacks on an American warship, the first time it has actively participated militarily in the civil war. | 2. The conflict in Yemen intensified as the U.S. launched missiles at rebel facilities, above, in retaliation for attacks on an American warship, the first time it has actively participated militarily in the civil war. |
| The strikes came less than a week after the Saudi-led bombing campaign hit a funeral in Sana, Yemen’s capital, killing more than 100 people in what could be a watershed moment for the war. | The strikes came less than a week after the Saudi-led bombing campaign hit a funeral in Sana, Yemen’s capital, killing more than 100 people in what could be a watershed moment for the war. |
| A former journalist living in Sana asked his children to write about their world. “We sleep afraid, we wake up afraid and leave our homes afraid,” one of them wrote. | A former journalist living in Sana asked his children to write about their world. “We sleep afraid, we wake up afraid and leave our homes afraid,” one of them wrote. |
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| 3. In Somalia, the Obama administration has been quietly escalating its campaign against Al Shabab, a militant group that has proclaimed allegiance to Al Qaeda. | 3. In Somalia, the Obama administration has been quietly escalating its campaign against Al Shabab, a militant group that has proclaimed allegiance to Al Qaeda. |
| The U.S. has expanded its use of special operations troops, airstrikes and private contractors as the group has become bolder in its attacks. Above, the aftermath of a recent suicide car bombing. | The U.S. has expanded its use of special operations troops, airstrikes and private contractors as the group has become bolder in its attacks. Above, the aftermath of a recent suicide car bombing. |
| The operation is follows a so-called light footprint model of warfare that President Obama has deployed across the Middle East and North Africa. | The operation is follows a so-called light footprint model of warfare that President Obama has deployed across the Middle East and North Africa. |
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| 4. The trial in the defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over its 2014 article “A Rape on Campus” is scheduled to start Monday. | 4. The trial in the defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over its 2014 article “A Rape on Campus” is scheduled to start Monday. |
| The article, which described a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia, above, was retracted after being discredited last year. Nicole Eramo, an associate dean at the university is seeking nearly $8 million in damages, saying the article portrayed her as the “chief villain.” | The article, which described a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia, above, was retracted after being discredited last year. Nicole Eramo, an associate dean at the university is seeking nearly $8 million in damages, saying the article portrayed her as the “chief villain.” |
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| 5. The U.S. has been so successful protecting wild horses in the West that it’s becoming a problem. Ever-growing herds are overgrazing public lands, creating the need to reduce their numbers, currently about 46,000. But public opinion prevents the horses from being killed. | |
| So they are put on ranches at a cost of $49 million a year, leaving no room in the budget for fertility control drugs. “We’re in a real pickle,” said the head of the horse program. | So they are put on ranches at a cost of $49 million a year, leaving no room in the budget for fertility control drugs. “We’re in a real pickle,” said the head of the horse program. |
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| 6. All of the Nobel Prizes for 2016 have been doled out, and they ended on a radical note: the selection of Bob Dylan for the literature prize. The decision pleased some people as much as it irked others, and the recognition of the musician and songwriter dramatically redefined the boundaries of literature. | 6. All of the Nobel Prizes for 2016 have been doled out, and they ended on a radical note: the selection of Bob Dylan for the literature prize. The decision pleased some people as much as it irked others, and the recognition of the musician and songwriter dramatically redefined the boundaries of literature. |
| The Nobel Peace Prize went to President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia for pursuing a deal to end his country’s 52-year civil war. Prizes in physiology or medicine, physics, chemistry and economics were also awarded. | The Nobel Peace Prize went to President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia for pursuing a deal to end his country’s 52-year civil war. Prizes in physiology or medicine, physics, chemistry and economics were also awarded. |
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| 7. In baseball, the World Series is near. The Chicago Cubs lead the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 for the National League title. They play again tonight (8 p.m. Eastern, FS1). And Cleveland Indians are up 2-0 over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League. | 7. In baseball, the World Series is near. The Chicago Cubs lead the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 for the National League title. They play again tonight (8 p.m. Eastern, FS1). And Cleveland Indians are up 2-0 over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League. |
| In the N.F.L., Week 6 features a game with a political overlay. Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback now known for national anthem protests, starts for the San Francisco 49ers for the first time this season. Their opponents: the Buffalo Bills and Rex Ryan, who has ties to Donald J. Trump (1 p.m., Fox). (Here are our picks for the full Sunday roster.) | In the N.F.L., Week 6 features a game with a political overlay. Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback now known for national anthem protests, starts for the San Francisco 49ers for the first time this season. Their opponents: the Buffalo Bills and Rex Ryan, who has ties to Donald J. Trump (1 p.m., Fox). (Here are our picks for the full Sunday roster.) |
| We also look at the groundbreaking techniques the University of Houston’s football coach is using: kissing and hugging. | We also look at the groundbreaking techniques the University of Houston’s football coach is using: kissing and hugging. |
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| 8. The options for ditching a traditional cable package keep growing, so we teamed up with a product recommendations website to compile a definitive guide to cord-cutting. | 8. The options for ditching a traditional cable package keep growing, so we teamed up with a product recommendations website to compile a definitive guide to cord-cutting. |
| What’s best for the movie buff isn’t the same as for the sports addict, but the Roku Streaming Stick gets a shout-out in most categories. | What’s best for the movie buff isn’t the same as for the sports addict, but the Roku Streaming Stick gets a shout-out in most categories. |
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| 9. Circling the globe used to be a feat that required a lot of money and came with the prospect of dying along the way. | 9. Circling the globe used to be a feat that required a lot of money and came with the prospect of dying along the way. |
| Now, it’s easy enough that one of our reporters did it by accident when he tacked a family gathering in Germany onto a vacation in Japan. | Now, it’s easy enough that one of our reporters did it by accident when he tacked a family gathering in Germany onto a vacation in Japan. |
| The journey awakened a spirit of exploration that he wasn’t expecting. “In a sense there are two kinds of trips: leaving home and coming home,” he writes. “Circumnavigation is the only voyage that is both at the same time.” | The journey awakened a spirit of exploration that he wasn’t expecting. “In a sense there are two kinds of trips: leaving home and coming home,” he writes. “Circumnavigation is the only voyage that is both at the same time.” |
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| 10. Finally, the story of an everyday hero. | 10. Finally, the story of an everyday hero. |
| Jessamine Irwin, above, was nodding off one afternoon on the New York City subway when she heard a loud slam and saw, in the space between the cars, someone shaking a person over the tracks as the train raced on. | Jessamine Irwin, above, was nodding off one afternoon on the New York City subway when she heard a loud slam and saw, in the space between the cars, someone shaking a person over the tracks as the train raced on. |
| She flung open the doors and saw that the victim was a young boy. She pulled him inside and got him safely to a police station. | She flung open the doors and saw that the victim was a young boy. She pulled him inside and got him safely to a police station. |
| Have a safe week. | Have a safe week. |
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| Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern. | Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern. |
| And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern. | And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
| Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. | Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. |
| What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at briefing@nytimes.com. | What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at briefing@nytimes.com. |