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| Hillary Clinton, African National Congress, Las Vegas: Your Wednesday Briefing | Hillary Clinton, African National Congress, Las Vegas: Your Wednesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Clinton’s gains. | • Clinton’s gains. |
| A top Republican fund-raiser and Hewlett Packard Enterprise executive, Meg Whitman, is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, saying that Donald J. Trump is “a dishonest demagogue.” Ms. Whitman’s backing came after President Obama called Mr. Trump “unfit” to succeed him. It has been more than 60 years since the last time a sitting president was as openly critical of the other party’s candidate. | |
| Mrs. Clinton raised $63 million in July, her best month of fund-raising so far, and seven national polls show growing support for her campaign. We look at why Mrs. Clinton’s post-convention advantage is likelier to stick than most. | Mrs. Clinton raised $63 million in July, her best month of fund-raising so far, and seven national polls show growing support for her campaign. We look at why Mrs. Clinton’s post-convention advantage is likelier to stick than most. |
| • Trump forges ahead. | • Trump forges ahead. |
| Mr. Trump says that he has no regrets about his clash with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of a Muslim captain killed in Iraq. He has declined to endorse Republicans who had criticized him over the matter, including the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, and Senator John McCain, who both face primaries this month. (A Tea Party congressman from Kansas lost in his primary on Tuesday.) | Mr. Trump says that he has no regrets about his clash with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of a Muslim captain killed in Iraq. He has declined to endorse Republicans who had criticized him over the matter, including the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, and Senator John McCain, who both face primaries this month. (A Tea Party congressman from Kansas lost in his primary on Tuesday.) |
| The Republican nominee also appears to be questioning the truthfulness of sexual harassment accusations against Roger Ailes, the former chief executive of Fox News. | The Republican nominee also appears to be questioning the truthfulness of sexual harassment accusations against Roger Ailes, the former chief executive of Fox News. |
| • Turkey’s turmoil. | • Turkey’s turmoil. |
| Amid President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s vast purge in the public sector, the deeply divided nation seems to have come together in the belief that the U.S. was involved in the failed coup. | Amid President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s vast purge in the public sector, the deeply divided nation seems to have come together in the belief that the U.S. was involved in the failed coup. |
| The reverberations from the coup attempt were felt directly at an air base that is home to hundreds of Americans. | The reverberations from the coup attempt were felt directly at an air base that is home to hundreds of Americans. |
| • Africa in focus. | • Africa in focus. |
| South Africans are voting today in municipal elections, possibly the most fiercely contested ones since the end of apartheid in 1994. The main opposition party is ahead in the polls in three major cities. Victories could threaten the long dominance of the African National Congress, once the party of Nelson Mandela. | South Africans are voting today in municipal elections, possibly the most fiercely contested ones since the end of apartheid in 1994. The main opposition party is ahead in the polls in three major cities. Victories could threaten the long dominance of the African National Congress, once the party of Nelson Mandela. |
| President Obama participates this afternoon in a Young African Leaders Initiative town hall. The program offers support for their work to spur growth and strengthen the democratic process. | President Obama participates this afternoon in a Young African Leaders Initiative town hall. The program offers support for their work to spur growth and strengthen the democratic process. |
| • North Korea’s missile launch. | • North Korea’s missile launch. |
| The country fired a ballistic missile into the waters off Japan today. It was one of the longest flights yet for its tests, and the closest a North Korean missile has come to Japan since 1998. | The country fired a ballistic missile into the waters off Japan today. It was one of the longest flights yet for its tests, and the closest a North Korean missile has come to Japan since 1998. |
| South Korea and the U.S. announced plans last month to deploy an advanced missile defense system that would defend the South and American troops there. | South Korea and the U.S. announced plans last month to deploy an advanced missile defense system that would defend the South and American troops there. |
| • New state laws. | • New state laws. |
| Massachusetts has become the first state to prohibit employers from asking about applicants’ salaries before offering them a job, in an effort to close the wage gap between men and women. Here’s our advice on talking about salary in an interview. | Massachusetts has become the first state to prohibit employers from asking about applicants’ salaries before offering them a job, in an effort to close the wage gap between men and women. Here’s our advice on talking about salary in an interview. |
| A court decision in Delaware could mean an effective end to the death penalty in that state. Separately, lawyers for Dylann Roof, the white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a church in Charleston, S.C., in 2015 are arguing that the death penalty is unconstitutional. | A court decision in Delaware could mean an effective end to the death penalty in that state. Separately, lawyers for Dylann Roof, the white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a church in Charleston, S.C., in 2015 are arguing that the death penalty is unconstitutional. |
| • The private equity industry has become hugely influential since the financial crisis. Here’s how it plays out in your daily life. | • The private equity industry has become hugely influential since the financial crisis. Here’s how it plays out in your daily life. |
| • Thousands of people have yet to recover more than eight years after rotten loans and plunging home values made Las Vegas the center of the housing crisis. | • Thousands of people have yet to recover more than eight years after rotten loans and plunging home values made Las Vegas the center of the housing crisis. |
| • Americans are feeling richer and spending more money, but weak productivity growth looms as a grave threat. | • Americans are feeling richer and spending more money, but weak productivity growth looms as a grave threat. |
| • U.S. stocks took their biggest loss in almost a month. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks took their biggest loss in almost a month. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • New nonfiction. | • New nonfiction. |
| Jeffrey Toobin’s “American Heiress,” released this week, looks at the 1974 abduction of Patty Hearst in San Francisco by the Symbionese Liberation Army, and the longer-term consequences. | Jeffrey Toobin’s “American Heiress,” released this week, looks at the 1974 abduction of Patty Hearst in San Francisco by the Symbionese Liberation Army, and the longer-term consequences. |
| “The Problem With Me” is an essay collection from Han Han, a prominent millennial blogger and cultural critic in China. Andrew Scott Cooper follows the rise and fall of Iran’s Pahlavi dynasty in “The Fall of Heaven.” | “The Problem With Me” is an essay collection from Han Han, a prominent millennial blogger and cultural critic in China. Andrew Scott Cooper follows the rise and fall of Iran’s Pahlavi dynasty in “The Fall of Heaven.” |
| • Health roundup. | • Health roundup. |
| A microbiologist turned food entrepreneur says natto, a fermented soybean paste popular in Japan, is a potent source of healthful bacteria. | A microbiologist turned food entrepreneur says natto, a fermented soybean paste popular in Japan, is a potent source of healthful bacteria. |
| Exercising after studying may be good for your memory; the benefits of flossing your teeth are being doubted; and scientists have offered a new way of thinking about the female orgasm. | Exercising after studying may be good for your memory; the benefits of flossing your teeth are being doubted; and scientists have offered a new way of thinking about the female orgasm. |
| • The hunt for Olympic gold. | • The hunt for Olympic gold. |
| The U.S. women’s basketball team has won five straight gold medals. Its coach, Geno Auriemma, says this year’s edition may be the best yet. | The U.S. women’s basketball team has won five straight gold medals. Its coach, Geno Auriemma, says this year’s edition may be the best yet. |
| The U.S. women’s soccer team is seeking its fourth straight gold. | The U.S. women’s soccer team is seeking its fourth straight gold. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| If you’re tired of the store-bought varieties, try this seeded pecan granola. If you’re craving an Italian classic, here’s one made for summer. | If you’re tired of the store-bought varieties, try this seeded pecan granola. If you’re craving an Italian classic, here’s one made for summer. |
| It’s the birthday of the man who elevated humanity, and we mean that literally. | It’s the birthday of the man who elevated humanity, and we mean that literally. |
| Elisha Graves Otis, born 205 years ago in Halifax, Vt., found his inspiration while working in a Yonkers, N.Y., factory that needed to move heavy equipment to its upper floor. | Elisha Graves Otis, born 205 years ago in Halifax, Vt., found his inspiration while working in a Yonkers, N.Y., factory that needed to move heavy equipment to its upper floor. |
| Using a hoist came with the risk of equipment crashing to the ground if the cable broke, so Otis designed the first automatic safety device, which amounted to brakes locking the platform to prevent it from plummeting. | Using a hoist came with the risk of equipment crashing to the ground if the cable broke, so Otis designed the first automatic safety device, which amounted to brakes locking the platform to prevent it from plummeting. |
| His big break came during the World’s Fair in New York in 1854. He stood on an elevated platform and ordered the rope holding it in place to be cut with an ax. It dropped a few inches, then stopped. “All safe, gentlemen,” he announced to the ecstatic crowd. He patented his invention, and you’ll find his name today on many escalators and elevators. | His big break came during the World’s Fair in New York in 1854. He stood on an elevated platform and ordered the rope holding it in place to be cut with an ax. It dropped a few inches, then stopped. “All safe, gentlemen,” he announced to the ecstatic crowd. He patented his invention, and you’ll find his name today on many escalators and elevators. |
| Later versions incorporated soothing sounds to lift your spirits and mask the noise of grinding gears, as being pulled up and down in a small box caused anxiety to some riders. | Later versions incorporated soothing sounds to lift your spirits and mask the noise of grinding gears, as being pulled up and down in a small box caused anxiety to some riders. |
| These musical recordings, better known as Muzak, were added to Otis Company elevators in the late 1930s. | These musical recordings, better known as Muzak, were added to Otis Company elevators in the late 1930s. |
| Elevators today usually don’t make startling noises, and many have small TV screens to entertain riders, whose thoughts no longer seem to dwell so much on safety. | Elevators today usually don’t make startling noises, and many have small TV screens to entertain riders, whose thoughts no longer seem to dwell so much on safety. |
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