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Clinton, Trump, Cubs: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing Clinton, Trump, Cubs: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
(about 7 hours later)
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Good evening. Here’s the latest.Good evening. Here’s the latest.
1. Both candidates campaigned in Florida, where Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton over rising premiums under the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a Obamacare.1. Both candidates campaigned in Florida, where Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton over rising premiums under the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a Obamacare.
Rates for midlevel plans will jump an average of 25 percent next year. But most Americans who signed up for Obamacare get income-based subsidies to help pay for it.Rates for midlevel plans will jump an average of 25 percent next year. But most Americans who signed up for Obamacare get income-based subsidies to help pay for it.
Here’s what you need to know about the increases.Here’s what you need to know about the increases.
Colin Powell said he would vote for Mrs. Clinton, and the latest hacked emails released by WikiLeaks highlight how the White House and her campaign scrambled when news broke about her private server.Colin Powell said he would vote for Mrs. Clinton, and the latest hacked emails released by WikiLeaks highlight how the White House and her campaign scrambled when news broke about her private server.
“We need to clean this up,” a campaign aide wrote.“We need to clean this up,” a campaign aide wrote.
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2. What is driving Donald Trump?2. What is driving Donald Trump?
We got access to tapes of the last extensive biographical interviews he granted before running for president.We got access to tapes of the last extensive biographical interviews he granted before running for president.
The recordings — more than five hours of them — reveal a man who is fixated on his own celebrity and anxious about losing his status.The recordings — more than five hours of them — reveal a man who is fixated on his own celebrity and anxious about losing his status.
“No, I don’t want to think about it,” he said when asked to contemplate the meaning of his life. “I don’t like to analyze myself because I might not like what I see.”“No, I don’t want to think about it,” he said when asked to contemplate the meaning of his life. “I don’t like to analyze myself because I might not like what I see.”
Above, Mr. Trump with employees at his golf resort in Miami.Above, Mr. Trump with employees at his golf resort in Miami.
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3. The Pentagon is spending billions of dollars to build the kind of weapons seen in Hollywood movies and science fiction.3. The Pentagon is spending billions of dollars to build the kind of weapons seen in Hollywood movies and science fiction.
A Times special report looks at the marriage of arms and artificial intelligence, and the alarm rising among scientists and activists about a robot arms race.A Times special report looks at the marriage of arms and artificial intelligence, and the alarm rising among scientists and activists about a robot arms race.
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4. California lawmakers are calling on the National Guard to stop clawing back money from troops it overpaid during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.4. California lawmakers are calling on the National Guard to stop clawing back money from troops it overpaid during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Guard discovered in a 2011 audit that it had overpaid 10,000 troops with re-enlistment bonuses and other incentives, and started reclaiming funds.The Guard discovered in a 2011 audit that it had overpaid 10,000 troops with re-enlistment bonuses and other incentives, and started reclaiming funds.
“They wrecked my reputation, garnished my wages, and I’ve been unable to do anything about it,” said a former intelligence specialist struggling to repay $20,500.“They wrecked my reputation, garnished my wages, and I’ve been unable to do anything about it,” said a former intelligence specialist struggling to repay $20,500.
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5. Paul Beatty, second from left, became the first American author to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize, awarded in London.5. Paul Beatty, second from left, became the first American author to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize, awarded in London.
The judges, who voted unanimously, praised his satirical approach to race and injustice in his novel “The Sellout.”The judges, who voted unanimously, praised his satirical approach to race and injustice in his novel “The Sellout.”
“The truth is rarely pretty, and this is a book that nails the reader to the cross with cheerful abandon,” one of the judges said.“The truth is rarely pretty, and this is a book that nails the reader to the cross with cheerful abandon,” one of the judges said.
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6. “The baseball gods are really happy right now.”6. “The baseball gods are really happy right now.”
The Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians, the two teams with the longest title droughts in baseball, meet tonight in Game 1 of the World Series. The Cleveland Indians handily defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-0, in Game 1 of the World Series. The two teams have the longest title droughts in baseball.
The Cubs are the favorites because they won 103 games in the regular season — nine more than the Indians — and have looked more imposing lately. (8 p.m. Eastern, Fox)
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7. The N.B.A. season also starts tonight, and our crystal ball predicts the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will face each other for a third straight time in the finals.7. The N.B.A. season also starts tonight, and our crystal ball predicts the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will face each other for a third straight time in the finals.
The Warriors, above, are “basketball impressionists following a darker age of rugged realists,” playing a game in which style is the substance. In other words, it’s basketball as art.The Warriors, above, are “basketball impressionists following a darker age of rugged realists,” playing a game in which style is the substance. In other words, it’s basketball as art.
They play the San Antonio Spurs tonight. (10:30 p.m. Eastern, TNT, SportsNet)They play the San Antonio Spurs tonight. (10:30 p.m. Eastern, TNT, SportsNet)
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8. The entertainment options in North Korea have expanded under Kim Jong-un — for a tiny elite.8. The entertainment options in North Korea have expanded under Kim Jong-un — for a tiny elite.
We take a tour of downtown Pyongyang, full of new bars, sports facilities and even a water park.We take a tour of downtown Pyongyang, full of new bars, sports facilities and even a water park.
The hot spots include a trendy hamburger joint near the Tower of Immortality, built to commemorate Kim Il-sung, and a riding club with horses sent as gifts by Vladimir Putin.The hot spots include a trendy hamburger joint near the Tower of Immortality, built to commemorate Kim Il-sung, and a riding club with horses sent as gifts by Vladimir Putin.
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9. President Obama’s next job could be in Silicon Valley.9. President Obama’s next job could be in Silicon Valley.
He is, after all, a self-described “nerd” who has maintained a close relationship with the tech sector during his time in the White House.He is, after all, a self-described “nerd” who has maintained a close relationship with the tech sector during his time in the White House.
“We’d happily hire him and give him a chance,” one executive joked.“We’d happily hire him and give him a chance,” one executive joked.
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10. Finally, how do you dust a Picasso?10. Finally, how do you dust a Picasso?
An artist is tackling this question — which has a couple of surprising answers, including that spit is one good tool — in a new audio guide to the Museum of Modern Art.An artist is tackling this question — which has a couple of surprising answers, including that spit is one good tool — in a new audio guide to the Museum of Modern Art.
Nina Katchadourian interviewed staff members to create a dust-focused tour, available through April 21, that our critic likens to a scavenger hunt.Nina Katchadourian interviewed staff members to create a dust-focused tour, available through April 21, that our critic likens to a scavenger hunt.
“I like coming at the big things by what’s immediate and observable to me,” Ms. Katchadourian said.“I like coming at the big things by what’s immediate and observable to me,” Ms. Katchadourian said.
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