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| Donald Trump, ISIS, Zika Virus: Your Thursday Briefing | Donald Trump, ISIS, Zika Virus: Your Thursday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Trump fills coffers. | • Trump fills coffers. |
| Lifted by a flood of small donations on a scale rarely seen in national politics, Donald J. Trump has all but pulled even with Hillary Clinton in financial resources with less than 100 days until Election Day, according to figures released by his campaign on Wednesday. | Lifted by a flood of small donations on a scale rarely seen in national politics, Donald J. Trump has all but pulled even with Hillary Clinton in financial resources with less than 100 days until Election Day, according to figures released by his campaign on Wednesday. |
| We’ve captured some of his passionate support in an uncensored short video of his rallies, where crude language and epithets are common. But Republican leaders remain divided, as exemplified by a split at the top of the ticket: Mike Pence has broken with Mr. Trump by endorsing Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s re-election bid. | We’ve captured some of his passionate support in an uncensored short video of his rallies, where crude language and epithets are common. But Republican leaders remain divided, as exemplified by a split at the top of the ticket: Mike Pence has broken with Mr. Trump by endorsing Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s re-election bid. |
| • On the campaign trail. | • On the campaign trail. |
| Mrs. Clinton will discuss her jobs plan in Las Vegas today, while Mr. Trump will hold a town-hall-style meeting in Portland, Me. | Mrs. Clinton will discuss her jobs plan in Las Vegas today, while Mr. Trump will hold a town-hall-style meeting in Portland, Me. |
| Our forecasting model gives Florida a 17 percent chance of being the state that puts the winning candidate over the Electoral College threshold. We’re also keeping an eye on the president’s approval rating, which tends to be predictive in elections. | Our forecasting model gives Florida a 17 percent chance of being the state that puts the winning candidate over the Electoral College threshold. We’re also keeping an eye on the president’s approval rating, which tends to be predictive in elections. |
| • Cash to Iran under scrutiny. | • Cash to Iran under scrutiny. |
| The White House denies paying ransom for the American detainees released by Tehran in January. A $400 million cash payment to Iran on the same day they were freed was a settlement of a longstanding financial dispute, it says. | The White House denies paying ransom for the American detainees released by Tehran in January. A $400 million cash payment to Iran on the same day they were freed was a settlement of a longstanding financial dispute, it says. |
| The administration says the dispute involved money Iran sent to the U.S. in 1979 for military equipment that was never delivered, after the Islamic Revolution overthrew the shah. Opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran have seized on the payment. | The administration says the dispute involved money Iran sent to the U.S. in 1979 for military equipment that was never delivered, after the Islamic Revolution overthrew the shah. Opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran have seized on the payment. |
| • A global network of killers. | • A global network of killers. |
| An intelligence unit of the Islamic State extremist group has become a combination of an internal police force and an external operations branch, our investigation shows. | An intelligence unit of the Islamic State extremist group has become a combination of an internal police force and an external operations branch, our investigation shows. |
| It’s dedicated to exporting terrorism, according to thousands of pages of European intelligence and interrogation documents. | It’s dedicated to exporting terrorism, according to thousands of pages of European intelligence and interrogation documents. |
| • The president’s day. | • The president’s day. |
| President Obama, who turns 55 today, will lead a meeting of his National Security Council on efforts to defeat ISIS. He will give a news conference before traveling to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., for a family vacation. | President Obama, who turns 55 today, will lead a meeting of his National Security Council on efforts to defeat ISIS. He will give a news conference before traveling to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., for a family vacation. |
| On Wednesday, Mr. Obama shortened the prison terms of 214 convicts, the largest number of commutations a U.S. leader has granted in a single day since at least 1900, the White House said. Of those, 67 convicts had been serving life sentences. His 562 commutations are more than the past nine presidents combined. | On Wednesday, Mr. Obama shortened the prison terms of 214 convicts, the largest number of commutations a U.S. leader has granted in a single day since at least 1900, the White House said. Of those, 67 convicts had been serving life sentences. His 562 commutations are more than the past nine presidents combined. |
| • Zika’s spread. | • Zika’s spread. |
| More than 30 active-duty American service members abroad, including a pregnant woman, are infected with the Zika virus, Pentagon officials say. | More than 30 active-duty American service members abroad, including a pregnant woman, are infected with the Zika virus, Pentagon officials say. |
| With the first Zika travel advisory in the U.S., issued for a neighborhood in Miami, those who are part of Florida’s $82 billion tourism industry are worried about bookings. | With the first Zika travel advisory in the U.S., issued for a neighborhood in Miami, those who are part of Florida’s $82 billion tourism industry are worried about bookings. |
| • Investigators looking into sexual harassment accusations against the former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes are also examining whether other executives knew of any improper behavior and failed to act on it. | |
| • Citigroup, which was rescued by U.S. taxpayers during the financial crisis, is using its role as a sponsor of the Olympics to make the case for big banks. | • Citigroup, which was rescued by U.S. taxpayers during the financial crisis, is using its role as a sponsor of the Olympics to make the case for big banks. |
| • U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday. The best-performing investments in the global economy last week were Turkish stocks and bonds. | • U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday. The best-performing investments in the global economy last week were Turkish stocks and bonds. |
| • New fiction. | • New fiction. |
| “The Chosen Ones,” released in the U.S. this week, goes inside a Vienna clinic that’s home to victims of Nazi eugenics and euthanasia programs. “Harmony” follows a family that has a child with autism from the perspective of her younger sibling and mother. | “The Chosen Ones,” released in the U.S. this week, goes inside a Vienna clinic that’s home to victims of Nazi eugenics and euthanasia programs. “Harmony” follows a family that has a child with autism from the perspective of her younger sibling and mother. |
| “The Senility of Vladimir P” imagines the final days of the Russian president’s life, as he develops dementia. In “Still Here,” Russian immigrants try to adjust to life in the U.S. | “The Senility of Vladimir P” imagines the final days of the Russian president’s life, as he develops dementia. In “Still Here,” Russian immigrants try to adjust to life in the U.S. |
| • Health update. | • Health update. |
| Each year, about 400,000 middle-aged and older Americans have surgery of the meniscus, which acts as a shock absorber in the knee. One problem: Like some other surgeries, there’s no evidence it’s worth it. | Each year, about 400,000 middle-aged and older Americans have surgery of the meniscus, which acts as a shock absorber in the knee. One problem: Like some other surgeries, there’s no evidence it’s worth it. |
| Microbes from farm animals, carried into the home, could be a clue to stopping asthma in children, scientists have found. | Microbes from farm animals, carried into the home, could be a clue to stopping asthma in children, scientists have found. |
| • Olympic torch arrives in Rio. | • Olympic torch arrives in Rio. |
| Protests welcomed the torch on Wednesday, ahead of Friday night’s opening ceremony. Michael Phelps will lead the U.S. team into Maracanã Stadium and carry the flag. | Protests welcomed the torch on Wednesday, ahead of Friday night’s opening ceremony. Michael Phelps will lead the U.S. team into Maracanã Stadium and carry the flag. |
| We offer a playlist of the essentials of Brazilian music for Olympic listening. You can get daily updates during the Games by signing up here. | We offer a playlist of the essentials of Brazilian music for Olympic listening. You can get daily updates during the Games by signing up here. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| This simple salmon will be ready in about 20 minutes. For a classic side dish, go with French green beans and shallots. | This simple salmon will be ready in about 20 minutes. For a classic side dish, go with French green beans and shallots. |
| When looking for a cold beverage on a hot day, it’s hard to miss the bright colors of Fanta, the fruit-flavored soft drink. | When looking for a cold beverage on a hot day, it’s hard to miss the bright colors of Fanta, the fruit-flavored soft drink. |
| So it might surprise you to learn that the beverage, the second-oldest brand of the Coca-Cola Company and its second most popular outside the U.S., was born out of the darkness of World War II. | So it might surprise you to learn that the beverage, the second-oldest brand of the Coca-Cola Company and its second most popular outside the U.S., was born out of the darkness of World War II. |
| Trade embargoes placed on Nazi Germany made it impossible for the company’s operation there to make Coca-Cola, and the U.S. entry into the war made it difficult to for the German franchise to keep in touch with headquarters in Atlanta. | Trade embargoes placed on Nazi Germany made it impossible for the company’s operation there to make Coca-Cola, and the U.S. entry into the war made it difficult to for the German franchise to keep in touch with headquarters in Atlanta. |
| To keep the bottler running while it was cut off, its German chief needed a replacement, using whatever ingredients he could find. | To keep the bottler running while it was cut off, its German chief needed a replacement, using whatever ingredients he could find. |
| The result was Fanta, made in its early days with whey (left over from cheese production), apple fiber (left over from cider presses), surplus fruits and a sugar substitute. The drink’s name is said to come from the German word for imagination (Fantasie), which was needed to create it. | The result was Fanta, made in its early days with whey (left over from cheese production), apple fiber (left over from cider presses), surplus fruits and a sugar substitute. The drink’s name is said to come from the German word for imagination (Fantasie), which was needed to create it. |
| The concoction sold well and got the company’s plants through wartime, but Coca-Cola later discontinued it. It returned in 1955 to compete with new flavors from Pepsi. | The concoction sold well and got the company’s plants through wartime, but Coca-Cola later discontinued it. It returned in 1955 to compete with new flavors from Pepsi. |
| The orange soft drink grew in popularity worldwide, new varieties were added and it is now available in nearly every country. | The orange soft drink grew in popularity worldwide, new varieties were added and it is now available in nearly every country. |
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