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| Mosul, Philippines, U.S. Presidential Election: Your Thursday Briefing | Mosul, Philippines, U.S. Presidential Election: Your Thursday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re trying something new for our readers in Asia and Australia: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. | We’re trying something new for our readers in Asia and Australia: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. |
| What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. | What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • The final U.S. presidential debate is supposed to cover immigration, the Supreme Court and foreign policy. But it is likely to focus on how Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton handle allegations of sexual assault. | • The final U.S. presidential debate is supposed to cover immigration, the Supreme Court and foreign policy. But it is likely to focus on how Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton handle allegations of sexual assault. |
| After a wave of accusations against Mr. Trump, a new account involving Bill Clinton surfaced. A right-wing website published a video interview with a TV reporter who says he assaulted her in 1980. | After a wave of accusations against Mr. Trump, a new account involving Bill Clinton surfaced. A right-wing website published a video interview with a TV reporter who says he assaulted her in 1980. |
| We are streaming the debate live and providing real-time fact-checking and analysis on nytimes.com. | |
| • Police in the Czech Republic identified a man arrested in Prague two weeks ago as “a Russian citizen suspected of hacking attacks on targets in the United States.” | • Police in the Czech Republic identified a man arrested in Prague two weeks ago as “a Russian citizen suspected of hacking attacks on targets in the United States.” |
| The arrest, made in collaboration with the F.B.I., came two days before American intelligence officials accused the Russian government of stealing and disclosing emails from the Democratic National Committee. | The arrest, made in collaboration with the F.B.I., came two days before American intelligence officials accused the Russian government of stealing and disclosing emails from the Democratic National Committee. |
| Russia is seeking the man’s release, but a Czech court is considering extraditing him to the United States. | Russia is seeking the man’s release, but a Czech court is considering extraditing him to the United States. |
| • Typhoon Haima slammed into the Philippines, raising fears of a large-scale disaster. Evacuations were ordered, and some sea travel and fishing was banned. | • Typhoon Haima slammed into the Philippines, raising fears of a large-scale disaster. Evacuations were ordered, and some sea travel and fishing was banned. |
| The country was already shaken by violence in the capital. Dozens of protesters were injured on Wednesday when the police rammed a van repeatedly into a crowd demonstrating against the United States. | The country was already shaken by violence in the capital. Dozens of protesters were injured on Wednesday when the police rammed a van repeatedly into a crowd demonstrating against the United States. |
| This graphic video shows the vehicle smashing into and running over civilians. | This graphic video shows the vehicle smashing into and running over civilians. |
| • The United States and South Korea agreed to increase efforts to counter security threats from North Korea. | • The United States and South Korea agreed to increase efforts to counter security threats from North Korea. |
| After a meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Washington, they announced the creation of strategy group to draw on “the full breadth of national power – including diplomacy, information, military coordination, and economic elements.” | After a meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Washington, they announced the creation of strategy group to draw on “the full breadth of national power – including diplomacy, information, military coordination, and economic elements.” |
| • In Myanmar, humanitarian work has ceased in the north of Rakhine State after attacks that have left dozens dead. | • In Myanmar, humanitarian work has ceased in the north of Rakhine State after attacks that have left dozens dead. |
| • Thousands of Iraqis have fled Mosul as military forces seek to reclaim the city from the Islamic State. | • Thousands of Iraqis have fled Mosul as military forces seek to reclaim the city from the Islamic State. |
| After the group’s fighters were ousted from other Iraqi cities, officials found widespread destruction, looted homes and hidden bombs. | After the group’s fighters were ousted from other Iraqi cities, officials found widespread destruction, looted homes and hidden bombs. |
| • Cheers and fist pumps erupted at mission control in Germany after a spacecraft, the ExoMars 2016, entered Mars’s orbit. But scientists have lost contact with a separate landing craft sent to the surface. | • Cheers and fist pumps erupted at mission control in Germany after a spacecraft, the ExoMars 2016, entered Mars’s orbit. But scientists have lost contact with a separate landing craft sent to the surface. |
| Closer to the sun, a Japanese probe has been sending back data on Venus that is helping scientists decipher its strange rotational properties — including a direction opposite almost every other body in the solar system. | Closer to the sun, a Japanese probe has been sending back data on Venus that is helping scientists decipher its strange rotational properties — including a direction opposite almost every other body in the solar system. |
| • The head of the retail giant Lotte, one of South Korea’s largest family-controlled conglomerates, was indicted on tax evasion, embezzlement and other criminal charges. | • The head of the retail giant Lotte, one of South Korea’s largest family-controlled conglomerates, was indicted on tax evasion, embezzlement and other criminal charges. |
| • Google’s Pixel, the search giant’s first smartphone, arrives in stores just as Samsung, the king of similar Android phones, is suffering the humiliating demise of its Galaxy Note 7. Here’s our review of the Pixel. | • Google’s Pixel, the search giant’s first smartphone, arrives in stores just as Samsung, the king of similar Android phones, is suffering the humiliating demise of its Galaxy Note 7. Here’s our review of the Pixel. |
| • Popular resistance to genetically modified foods in China has fed criticism of a state-run company’s efforts to buy the Swiss agricultural company Syngenta. The $43 billion deal would be China’s largest foreign purchase ever. | • Popular resistance to genetically modified foods in China has fed criticism of a state-run company’s efforts to buy the Swiss agricultural company Syngenta. The $43 billion deal would be China’s largest foreign purchase ever. |
| • Most U.S. stocks were higher and oil was up overnight. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Most U.S. stocks were higher and oil was up overnight. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • MIT Technology Review: “Mark Zuckerberg’s Long March to China.” Facebook is closing in on the mainland, despite governmental controls on social media. | • MIT Technology Review: “Mark Zuckerberg’s Long March to China.” Facebook is closing in on the mainland, despite governmental controls on social media. |
| • BBC: “Indonesia Castration Law ‘Will Wipe Out Paedophilia.’ ” President Joko Widodo says mandating drugs that dull the sex drive will wipe out sex crimes. | • BBC: “Indonesia Castration Law ‘Will Wipe Out Paedophilia.’ ” President Joko Widodo says mandating drugs that dull the sex drive will wipe out sex crimes. |
| • Sixth Tone: “Corrupt Chinese Officials Profiled, Pilloried on New TV Show.” The debut of a reality show co-produced by the government’s discipline watchdog. | • Sixth Tone: “Corrupt Chinese Officials Profiled, Pilloried on New TV Show.” The debut of a reality show co-produced by the government’s discipline watchdog. |
| • Tempers flared in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council as dozens of pro-Beijing lawmakers staged a walkout to block three new representatives who favor more autonomy from assuming office. | • Tempers flared in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council as dozens of pro-Beijing lawmakers staged a walkout to block three new representatives who favor more autonomy from assuming office. |
| A High Court hearing set for Nov. 3 will consider a judicial review that could unseat two of the lawmakers. | A High Court hearing set for Nov. 3 will consider a judicial review that could unseat two of the lawmakers. |
| • The Times named Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, 36, deputy publisher. He is now in position to succeed his father as publisher and chairman of The New York Times Company as the fifth generation of his family to serve as publisher since 1896. | • The Times named Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, 36, deputy publisher. He is now in position to succeed his father as publisher and chairman of The New York Times Company as the fifth generation of his family to serve as publisher since 1896. |
| • Pakistan banned Indian television and radio shows, a tit-for-tat blow that comes after Indian rejections of Pakistani actors and films. Relations between the bitter rivals have worsened after an attack last month on an Indian Army base that India blames on Pakistan. | • Pakistan banned Indian television and radio shows, a tit-for-tat blow that comes after Indian rejections of Pakistani actors and films. Relations between the bitter rivals have worsened after an attack last month on an Indian Army base that India blames on Pakistan. |
| • The American pretzel franchise Auntie Anne’s is renaming its Pretzel Dog at 45 outlets in Malaysia, after the government objected to the reference to an animal it considers unclean. | • The American pretzel franchise Auntie Anne’s is renaming its Pretzel Dog at 45 outlets in Malaysia, after the government objected to the reference to an animal it considers unclean. |
| • A town in Siberia, passed over by the oil boom in Moscow, is betting its future on another form of fossil fuel: human prehistory, linked to discoveries of ancient bones in the area. | • A town in Siberia, passed over by the oil boom in Moscow, is betting its future on another form of fossil fuel: human prehistory, linked to discoveries of ancient bones in the area. |
| The tumultuous American presidential race and its combative debates have helped drive ratings for the country’s major cable news channels to new highs. But when election season ends, their splashy wall-to-wall political coverage probably will as well. | The tumultuous American presidential race and its combative debates have helped drive ratings for the country’s major cable news channels to new highs. But when election season ends, their splashy wall-to-wall political coverage probably will as well. |
| Not so for the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network. | Not so for the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network. |
| C-Span, sometimes called the “boring channel,” is a no-frills window into the work done by Congress. The idea for an unfiltered, commercial-free broadcast of events on Capitol Hill came from Brian Lamb, a reporter who viewed the concept as a public service. | C-Span, sometimes called the “boring channel,” is a no-frills window into the work done by Congress. The idea for an unfiltered, commercial-free broadcast of events on Capitol Hill came from Brian Lamb, a reporter who viewed the concept as a public service. |
| It debuted in 1979 — a year before CNN — first by televising the House’s floor debates. A first-term representative named Al Gore spoke first. “Television will change this institution,” he said. | It debuted in 1979 — a year before CNN — first by televising the House’s floor debates. A first-term representative named Al Gore spoke first. “Television will change this institution,” he said. |
| Indeed it did. | Indeed it did. |
| “Most Americans then saw of Congress only what was reported on the nightly news and in newspapers,” The Times wrote in 2012. | “Most Americans then saw of Congress only what was reported on the nightly news and in newspapers,” The Times wrote in 2012. |
| And the lawmakers themselves now routinely follow proceedings on TV, leaving the House and Senate chambers virtually empty. | And the lawmakers themselves now routinely follow proceedings on TV, leaving the House and Senate chambers virtually empty. |
| C-Span’s programming includes lectures on books and history, and the confrontational weekly prime minister’s questions in the British House of Commons. | C-Span’s programming includes lectures on books and history, and the confrontational weekly prime minister’s questions in the British House of Commons. |
| “The person that absorbs what we do, walks away saying, ‘I know just a lot more than I ever thought I would about human nature,’ ” said Mr. Lamb, the C-Span originator. | “The person that absorbs what we do, walks away saying, ‘I know just a lot more than I ever thought I would about human nature,’ ” said Mr. Lamb, the C-Span originator. |
| Sean Alfano contributed reporting. | Sean Alfano contributed reporting. |
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