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| Clinton, Trump, Mosul: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing | Clinton, Trump, Mosul: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing |
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| (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) | (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) |
| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. Hillary Clinton shifted her focus from the F.B.I.’s investigation into her email back to attacking Donald Trump. She made an appearance in Florida with Alicia Machado, the former Miss Universe whom he called “Miss Piggy” after she gained weight. | 1. Hillary Clinton shifted her focus from the F.B.I.’s investigation into her email back to attacking Donald Trump. She made an appearance in Florida with Alicia Machado, the former Miss Universe whom he called “Miss Piggy” after she gained weight. |
| Mr. Trump was in Pennsylvania, where he vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. A New York Times investigation found he stretched tax laws “beyond recognition” in the 1990s in his efforts not to pay any. | Mr. Trump was in Pennsylvania, where he vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. A New York Times investigation found he stretched tax laws “beyond recognition” in the 1990s in his efforts not to pay any. |
| The F.B.I. said its investigations have found no evidence of direct links between Mr. Trump and the Russian government. And some are comparing its director, James Comey, with J. Edgar Hoover. | The F.B.I. said its investigations have found no evidence of direct links between Mr. Trump and the Russian government. And some are comparing its director, James Comey, with J. Edgar Hoover. |
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| 2. Grandmothers are at the front lines of the Democratic Party’s effort to get Hispanic voters to the polls in Arizona, Nevada and Colorado. | 2. Grandmothers are at the front lines of the Democratic Party’s effort to get Hispanic voters to the polls in Arizona, Nevada and Colorado. |
| Voter participation among Hispanics lags behind population growth. Democrats are trying to increase those numbers by leveraging the influence and respect that older women command. | Voter participation among Hispanics lags behind population growth. Democrats are trying to increase those numbers by leveraging the influence and respect that older women command. |
| “You don’t question what Grandmother has to say,” a campaign official said. | “You don’t question what Grandmother has to say,” a campaign official said. |
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| 3. Native American activists say a recent mass arrest won’t stop them from protesting an oil pipeline in North Dakota that they say threatens water supplies and sacred land. | 3. Native American activists say a recent mass arrest won’t stop them from protesting an oil pipeline in North Dakota that they say threatens water supplies and sacred land. |
| One of the activists and a local sheriff’s deputy, who have lived the demonstrations for months, told us how they see it. | One of the activists and a local sheriff’s deputy, who have lived the demonstrations for months, told us how they see it. |
| “Don’t you drink water too?” the activist asked. | “Don’t you drink water too?” the activist asked. |
| “Folks are terrified,” the deputy said. | “Folks are terrified,” the deputy said. |
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| 4. The World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians has attracted the most viewers for the Series since 2004, when the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first title in 86 years. | 4. The World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians has attracted the most viewers for the Series since 2004, when the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first title in 86 years. |
| The Indians, ahead by 3-2, could clinch in Game 6 tonight. (8 p.m. Eastern, Fox) | The Indians, ahead by 3-2, could clinch in Game 6 tonight. (8 p.m. Eastern, Fox) |
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| 5. Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, invited a handful of foreign journalists for a rare visit to his Damascus palace. | 5. Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, invited a handful of foreign journalists for a rare visit to his Damascus palace. |
| Our correspondent was there as Mr. Assad declared that his government was entering a new era of openness and then placed the blame on the United States and Islamist militants for the war ravaging his country. | Our correspondent was there as Mr. Assad declared that his government was entering a new era of openness and then placed the blame on the United States and Islamist militants for the war ravaging his country. |
| “I’m just a headline,” he said in a critique of his image abroad, “the bad president, the bad guy, who is killing the good guys.” | “I’m just a headline,” he said in a critique of his image abroad, “the bad president, the bad guy, who is killing the good guys.” |
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| 6. Next door in Iraq, elite government forces battled through Islamic State artillery, snipers and suicide attacks, entering the city of Mosul for the first time in more than two years. | 6. Next door in Iraq, elite government forces battled through Islamic State artillery, snipers and suicide attacks, entering the city of Mosul for the first time in more than two years. |
| As the fighting moves toward more densely populated areas, it presents a grave danger to the many civilians inside the city. Aid officials say that number could be as high as a million. | As the fighting moves toward more densely populated areas, it presents a grave danger to the many civilians inside the city. Aid officials say that number could be as high as a million. |
| Above, displaced people south of Mosul. | Above, displaced people south of Mosul. |
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| 7. Saudi airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken a terrible toll on civilians. | |
| Our immersive video takes you inside the scene of one of the most devastating cases — a mistakenly targeted reception hall packed with people for a funeral on Oct. 8. More than 100 people were killed. Move your cursor or thumb around the screen to look up, down and around. | |
| The video inaugurates our Daily 360, videos that shrink barriers and bring you a new kind of journalism. | |
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| 8. The wife of the Orlando, Fla., nightclub gunman, Omar Mateen, has broken her silence. | |
| Noor Salman denied any prior knowledge of the June attack on a gay club, which left 49 dead. | Noor Salman denied any prior knowledge of the June attack on a gay club, which left 49 dead. |
| “I was unaware of everything,” she said. “I am very sorry for what has happened.” | “I was unaware of everything,” she said. “I am very sorry for what has happened.” |
| She said Mr. Mateen, with whom she had a son, abused her regularly. | She said Mr. Mateen, with whom she had a son, abused her regularly. |
| Prosecutors are still weighing charges against her that could include lying to investigators. | Prosecutors are still weighing charges against her that could include lying to investigators. |
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| 9. An Oregon man who was adopted from South Korea at age 3 is being deported. | |
| Adam Crapser’s adoptive parents never filed citizenship paperwork for him. | Adam Crapser’s adoptive parents never filed citizenship paperwork for him. |
| His case got lots of media attention in the U.S. and South Korea, which led his birth mother to come forward. He plans to reunite with her, though he’ll need a translator. | His case got lots of media attention in the U.S. and South Korea, which led his birth mother to come forward. He plans to reunite with her, though he’ll need a translator. |
| “There’s been some good things that came out of all this, surprisingly,” he said. | “There’s been some good things that came out of all this, surprisingly,” he said. |
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| 10. Finally, consider the donkey. | |
| Donkeys are considered low-level creatures, often abused, or slaughtered for gelatin or meat. | Donkeys are considered low-level creatures, often abused, or slaughtered for gelatin or meat. |
| But their defenders say they are great guards, cautious (not stubborn, that’s a misunderstanding) and even lovable. | But their defenders say they are great guards, cautious (not stubborn, that’s a misunderstanding) and even lovable. |
| “It’s a dog you can ride,” a farmer said at a recent Donkey Welfare Symposium in New York State. | “It’s a dog you can ride,” a farmer said at a recent Donkey Welfare Symposium in New York State. |
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| And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. | And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. |
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