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| Vice-Presidential Debate, Haiti, M.L.B. Playoffs: 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: |
| • Focus turns to vice-presidential nominees. | • Focus turns to vice-presidential nominees. |
| Senator Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence will square off tonight in the first and only vice-presidential debate. It begins at 9 p.m. Eastern and will be moderated by Elaine Quijano of CBS News. | Senator Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence will square off tonight in the first and only vice-presidential debate. It begins at 9 p.m. Eastern and will be moderated by Elaine Quijano of CBS News. |
| The two candidates represent very different tickets, but they share a deep religious faith that has shaped their politics. Take our quiz to see how much you know about Mr. Kaine and Mr. Pence, and here are some of the best moments from past vice-presidential duels. | The two candidates represent very different tickets, but they share a deep religious faith that has shaped their politics. Take our quiz to see how much you know about Mr. Kaine and Mr. Pence, and here are some of the best moments from past vice-presidential duels. |
| • Donald J. Trump’s business record. | • Donald J. Trump’s business record. |
| The Republican nominee’s business decisions during the 1980s brought his corporate empire to the brink of collapse, a review of public records shows. The documents also reveal how Mr. Trump leaned on his family’s fortune to help lift him out of debt. | The Republican nominee’s business decisions during the 1980s brought his corporate empire to the brink of collapse, a review of public records shows. The documents also reveal how Mr. Trump leaned on his family’s fortune to help lift him out of debt. |
| We look more closely at the rule that might have allowed him to legally avoid federal income taxes for 18 years after he declared $916 million in losses in 1995. The rule, enacted nearly 100 years ago, was intended to help businesses get through tough times. | |
| • On the campaign trail. | • On the campaign trail. |
| Mr. Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Arizona today, while Hillary Clinton will be in Pennsylvania. | Mr. Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Arizona today, while Hillary Clinton will be in Pennsylvania. |
| Senator Kelly Ayotte, a freshman Republican in a tight re-election race, drew criticism after referring to Mr. Trump as a role model. She later said she “misspoke.” | Senator Kelly Ayotte, a freshman Republican in a tight re-election race, drew criticism after referring to Mr. Trump as a role model. She later said she “misspoke.” |
| • Hurricane heads toward Haiti. | • Hurricane heads toward Haiti. |
| The nation is bracing for a Category 4 storm this morning that could present a deadly challenge for the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. | The nation is bracing for a Category 4 storm this morning that could present a deadly challenge for the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. |
| • Demise of two diplomatic deals. | • Demise of two diplomatic deals. |
| The U.S. and Russia are no longer negotiating ways to reduce violence in Syria, a sign of the further deterioration of relations between the two superpowers. | The U.S. and Russia are no longer negotiating ways to reduce violence in Syria, a sign of the further deterioration of relations between the two superpowers. |
| And Colombia’s leaders are searching for answers after voters rejected a peace deal with rebels to help end a 52-year war. “The agreement had always been a tug of war between peace and justice, and in the end, the demand for justice won,” our reporter observed. | And Colombia’s leaders are searching for answers after voters rejected a peace deal with rebels to help end a 52-year war. “The agreement had always been a tug of war between peace and justice, and in the end, the demand for justice won,” our reporter observed. |
| • Nobel in Physics. | |
| The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists from U.S. universities — David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz — for their work using topology to understand strange shapes of matter. | |
| • BuzzFeed’s political team is going to be a bit short-handed in the final weeks of the presidential race. Four of its members joined CNN this week. | • BuzzFeed’s political team is going to be a bit short-handed in the final weeks of the presidential race. Four of its members joined CNN this week. |
| • One of Uber’s newest competitors, Juno, is trying to loosen the ride-hailing giant’s grip on the industry by offering its drivers restricted stock every quarter, a rare move in the sharing economy. | • One of Uber’s newest competitors, Juno, is trying to loosen the ride-hailing giant’s grip on the industry by offering its drivers restricted stock every quarter, a rare move in the sharing economy. |
| • Many mothers-to-be are shunning the muumuu in favor of more form-fitting maternity wear. Traditional retailers are struggling to adapt to the change in tastes. | • Many mothers-to-be are shunning the muumuu in favor of more form-fitting maternity wear. Traditional retailers are struggling to adapt to the change in tastes. |
| • U.S. stocks were down on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were down on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Inside the literary world. | • Inside the literary world. |
| Who is Elena Ferrante? An Italian journalist says he has uncovered the best-selling author’s identity, but the mystery isn’t necessarily one the novelist’s fans want solved. “I understand that a good chunk of readers might be upset,” the reporter told The Times. | Who is Elena Ferrante? An Italian journalist says he has uncovered the best-selling author’s identity, but the mystery isn’t necessarily one the novelist’s fans want solved. “I understand that a good chunk of readers might be upset,” the reporter told The Times. |
| Some of literature’s most prestigious awards will be announced in the coming weeks. Here’s a look at the buzz around who might win the Nobel Prize in Literature next week, and the finalists for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Awards. | |
| • Baseball’s postseason begins. | • Baseball’s postseason begins. |
| The Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles tonight (8 p.m. Eastern, TBS) in the American League wild card game. If the Orioles win and continue their season, it could bring national attention to a unique feature of some of their home games: the playing of “This Land Is Your Land” during the seventh-inning stretch. | The Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles tonight (8 p.m. Eastern, TBS) in the American League wild card game. If the Orioles win and continue their season, it could bring national attention to a unique feature of some of their home games: the playing of “This Land Is Your Land” during the seventh-inning stretch. |
| Considered an anthem of the left, the song “is a subtle, yet intentional, message from the Orioles’ management” about sports and patriotism, our reporter writes. | Considered an anthem of the left, the song “is a subtle, yet intentional, message from the Orioles’ management” about sports and patriotism, our reporter writes. |
| • Kim Kardashian West robbery investigation. | • Kim Kardashian West robbery investigation. |
| The reality TV celebrity was tied up and gagged by thieves who stole nearly $9 million worth of jewelry from her at an apartment in Paris, law enforcement officials said. | The reality TV celebrity was tied up and gagged by thieves who stole nearly $9 million worth of jewelry from her at an apartment in Paris, law enforcement officials said. |
| Crucial details about the crime are still unknown, but the episode has brought renewed scrutiny of safety in France, where tourism has plummeted since a series of terrorist attacks last year. | Crucial details about the crime are still unknown, but the episode has brought renewed scrutiny of safety in France, where tourism has plummeted since a series of terrorist attacks last year. |
| • Recipe of the day. | • Recipe of the day. |
| Parsley is an herb often taken for granted. Use it in a sauce to liven up a broiled salmon fillet. | Parsley is an herb often taken for granted. Use it in a sauce to liven up a broiled salmon fillet. |
| On Oct. 4, 1970, the rock ’n’ roll manager John Byrne Cooke walked into a Hollywood hotel apartment and found Janis Joplin on the floor. | On Oct. 4, 1970, the rock ’n’ roll manager John Byrne Cooke walked into a Hollywood hotel apartment and found Janis Joplin on the floor. |
| She had died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. | She had died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. |
| Three years earlier and 300 miles up the coast, at the Monterey Pop Festival, Ms. Joplin became a star when she sang the blues to a mature crowd that she’d found intimidating, compared with her usual audience of “teeny-boppers.” | |
| “When they stood up and started dancing, it was like everybody in the world could dig us,” she said. “It was really a thrilling thing.” | “When they stood up and started dancing, it was like everybody in the world could dig us,” she said. “It was really a thrilling thing.” |
| Ms. Joplin was known as a rebel. A headline in her college newspaper shouted, “She Dares to Be Different!” Despite that image, she craved approval from teenagers and adults alike — even her parents. | Ms. Joplin was known as a rebel. A headline in her college newspaper shouted, “She Dares to Be Different!” Despite that image, she craved approval from teenagers and adults alike — even her parents. |
| “She got a kick out of playing the bad girl, but she wasn’t a bad girl,” said a friend from her childhood in Port Arthur, Tex. | “She got a kick out of playing the bad girl, but she wasn’t a bad girl,” said a friend from her childhood in Port Arthur, Tex. |
| Many explanations have been offered for Ms. Joplin’s self-destruction. Mr. Cooke said that she felt like a failure as a solo artist. | Many explanations have been offered for Ms. Joplin’s self-destruction. Mr. Cooke said that she felt like a failure as a solo artist. |
| Her vulnerability, though, is captured in a remark she made herself. | Her vulnerability, though, is captured in a remark she made herself. |
| “Onstage, I make love to 25,000 different people,” she once said. “Then I go home alone.” | “Onstage, I make love to 25,000 different people,” she once said. “Then I go home alone.” |
| Jonah Engel Bromwich contributed reporting. | Jonah Engel Bromwich contributed reporting. |
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