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| Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Solar Impulse: Your Tuesday Briefing | Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Solar Impulse: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Democrats struggle to unify. | • Democrats struggle to unify. |
| Fractures in the party were exposed on Monday as supporters of Bernie Sanders booed when he urged them to vote for Hillary Clinton. They also booed Debbie Wasserman Schultz at a meeting of the delegation of her home-state, Florida, and even the pastor who delivered the convention’s invocation. | Fractures in the party were exposed on Monday as supporters of Bernie Sanders booed when he urged them to vote for Hillary Clinton. They also booed Debbie Wasserman Schultz at a meeting of the delegation of her home-state, Florida, and even the pastor who delivered the convention’s invocation. |
| Outside the arena, protests took place. But the jeers turned into cheers when Elizabeth Warren and Michelle Obama delivered their addresses. | Outside the arena, protests took place. But the jeers turned into cheers when Elizabeth Warren and Michelle Obama delivered their addresses. |
| Here are our takeaways from the night, and what to expect on Day 2. | Here are our takeaways from the night, and what to expect on Day 2. |
| • Inside the D.N.C. emails. | • Inside the D.N.C. emails. |
| Democratic National Committee emails released by WikiLeaks show how donors are coaxed and flattered, and give a glimpse of party power brokers and their sometimes contentious relationship with the news media. | Democratic National Committee emails released by WikiLeaks show how donors are coaxed and flattered, and give a glimpse of party power brokers and their sometimes contentious relationship with the news media. |
| Russian intelligence agencies are suspected in the hacking, and metadata from the released emails suggests that the documents passed through Russian computers. That is raising questions about whether the Kremlin is supporting Donald Trump. | Russian intelligence agencies are suspected in the hacking, and metadata from the released emails suggests that the documents passed through Russian computers. That is raising questions about whether the Kremlin is supporting Donald Trump. |
| • Church in France is attacked. | • Church in France is attacked. |
| A priest in his 80s was killed today in France after attackers stormed a church. President François Hollande blamed Islamic State militants. In the past two weeks in Europe, three attackers have professed loyalty to the Islamic State, but none appeared to have been directed by the group. | |
| Separately, one of the first major challenges for the next American president could be a return to guerrilla warfare in Iraq, where ISIS fighters who lost battles in Falluja and Ramadi have blended back into the populations there. | Separately, one of the first major challenges for the next American president could be a return to guerrilla warfare in Iraq, where ISIS fighters who lost battles in Falluja and Ramadi have blended back into the populations there. |
| • Massacre in Japan. | • Massacre in Japan. |
| A former worker broke into a home for the disabled outside Tokyo this morning and stabbed 19 people to death, the worst mass killing in decades in Japan, which has one of the world’s lowest crime rates. | A former worker broke into a home for the disabled outside Tokyo this morning and stabbed 19 people to death, the worst mass killing in decades in Japan, which has one of the world’s lowest crime rates. |
| The suspect turned himself in at a police station, telling officials that “all the handicapped should disappear.” | The suspect turned himself in at a police station, telling officials that “all the handicapped should disappear.” |
| • Manhunt in Florida shooting. | • Manhunt in Florida shooting. |
| The police have “three persons of interest” in custody and are searching for others who may have been involved in a nightclub attack in Fort Myers, Fla., early Monday that left two teenagers dead and at least 18 others wounded. They said the shooting wasn’t related to terrorism. | The police have “three persons of interest” in custody and are searching for others who may have been involved in a nightclub attack in Fort Myers, Fla., early Monday that left two teenagers dead and at least 18 others wounded. They said the shooting wasn’t related to terrorism. |
| • Focus on the environment. | • Focus on the environment. |
| President Obama’s plan to limit carbon emissions from airplanes is pitting environmentalists against the airline industry. | President Obama’s plan to limit carbon emissions from airplanes is pitting environmentalists against the airline industry. |
| The U.S. military’s use of a firefighting foam, which contains hazardous chemicals, may have contaminated water supplies near many bases. And wildfires are sweeping through nearly 50,000 acres in Southern California. | The U.S. military’s use of a firefighting foam, which contains hazardous chemicals, may have contaminated water supplies near many bases. And wildfires are sweeping through nearly 50,000 acres in Southern California. |
| • The Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise its benchmark interest rate when its policy-making committee meets today and Wednesday. | • The Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise its benchmark interest rate when its policy-making committee meets today and Wednesday. |
| The Fed is said to be preparing to take new action against Goldman Sachs over a case in 2014 of the leaking of confidential government information. | The Fed is said to be preparing to take new action against Goldman Sachs over a case in 2014 of the leaking of confidential government information. |
| • Breaking up big banks is a plank included in both the Democratic and the Republican platforms. We look back at a law that former President Bill Clinton signed in 1999 that freed banks to form “financial supermarkets.” | • Breaking up big banks is a plank included in both the Democratic and the Republican platforms. We look back at a law that former President Bill Clinton signed in 1999 that freed banks to form “financial supermarkets.” |
| • Yahoo’s chief executive, Marissa Mayer, says she plans to stay, but her future role at the company is unclear after Verizon’s $4.8 billion purchase closes next year. | • Yahoo’s chief executive, Marissa Mayer, says she plans to stay, but her future role at the company is unclear after Verizon’s $4.8 billion purchase closes next year. |
| • New releases. | • New releases. |
| “The Games,” released today, is a survey of the modern Olympics that recalls unflattering aspects long before doping and gender testing. | “The Games,” released today, is a survey of the modern Olympics that recalls unflattering aspects long before doping and gender testing. |
| In fiction, Megan Abbott’s “You Will Know Me,” centers on a family’s all-consuming push to make their teenage daughter an Olympic gymnast and an unexpected death that threatens their goal. | In fiction, Megan Abbott’s “You Will Know Me,” centers on a family’s all-consuming push to make their teenage daughter an Olympic gymnast and an unexpected death that threatens their goal. |
| And “Heroes of the Frontier,” by Dave Eggers, follows a family into the Alaskan wild. | And “Heroes of the Frontier,” by Dave Eggers, follows a family into the Alaskan wild. |
| • The “last universal common ancestor.” | • The “last universal common ancestor.” |
| A single-cell, bacterium-like organism clinging to volcanic sea vents may have been the forebear of every animal, plant and microbe on Earth. Meet Luca. | A single-cell, bacterium-like organism clinging to volcanic sea vents may have been the forebear of every animal, plant and microbe on Earth. Meet Luca. |
| • Circumnavigating the globe. | • Circumnavigating the globe. |
| The Solar Impulse 2 landed today in the United Arab Emirates, completing the first round-the-world flight powered only by the sun’s energy. | The Solar Impulse 2 landed today in the United Arab Emirates, completing the first round-the-world flight powered only by the sun’s energy. |
| • Sports roundup. | • Sports roundup. |
| The New York Yankees traded their All-Star closer, Aroldis Chapman, to the Chicago Cubs for a four-player package that included a top prospect, the 19-year-old shortstop Gleyber Torres. | The New York Yankees traded their All-Star closer, Aroldis Chapman, to the Chicago Cubs for a four-player package that included a top prospect, the 19-year-old shortstop Gleyber Torres. |
| Michael Jordan, who rarely speaks about social issues, says he’s “deeply troubled” by the violence and racial tensions across the country. A current N.B.A. star, Carmelo Anthony, held a forum with young people and the police to address recent killings committed by and against officers. | Michael Jordan, who rarely speaks about social issues, says he’s “deeply troubled” by the violence and racial tensions across the country. A current N.B.A. star, Carmelo Anthony, held a forum with young people and the police to address recent killings committed by and against officers. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| Try clam fritters, or barbecue some chicken. | Try clam fritters, or barbecue some chicken. |
| While the name of the current postmaster general may not be on the tip of your tongue, the very first one is a monumental figure in American history. | While the name of the current postmaster general may not be on the tip of your tongue, the very first one is a monumental figure in American history. |
| The Second Continental Congress on this day in 1775 created the postal system and unanimously elected Benjamin Franklin to be its chief. | The Second Continental Congress on this day in 1775 created the postal system and unanimously elected Benjamin Franklin to be its chief. |
| It was just three months after the battles of Lexington and Concord opened the war for independence from Britain. The new system was created to send correspondence between Congress and Revolutionary Army regiments, circumventing the crown’s postal service. | It was just three months after the battles of Lexington and Concord opened the war for independence from Britain. The new system was created to send correspondence between Congress and Revolutionary Army regiments, circumventing the crown’s postal service. |
| Colonists had devised secret ways of distributing anti-British newspapers and pamphlets in the decade since the introduction of the Stamp Act, which required that special seals be bought from British agents and placed on legal and commercial documents. (“No taxation without representation!” became the American colonies’ battle cry.) | Colonists had devised secret ways of distributing anti-British newspapers and pamphlets in the decade since the introduction of the Stamp Act, which required that special seals be bought from British agents and placed on legal and commercial documents. (“No taxation without representation!” became the American colonies’ battle cry.) |
| Franklin had served as postmaster general under the British, but he was fired for being sympathetic to the revolutionary cause. He had mail carriers ride on horseback in shifts and continue through the night, by lantern light, cutting the transit time in half. | Franklin had served as postmaster general under the British, but he was fired for being sympathetic to the revolutionary cause. He had mail carriers ride on horseback in shifts and continue through the night, by lantern light, cutting the transit time in half. |
| By 1789, one year after the Constitution had empowered Congress “to establish post offices and post roads,” there were 75 post offices and 2,400 miles of postal roads. The routes, and the mail they carried, stitched the new nation together. | By 1789, one year after the Constitution had empowered Congress “to establish post offices and post roads,” there were 75 post offices and 2,400 miles of postal roads. The routes, and the mail they carried, stitched the new nation together. |
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