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Clinton, Warren, Cubs: Your Monday Evening Briefing Clinton, Warren, Cubs: Your Monday Evening Briefing
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Good evening. Here’s the latest.Good evening. Here’s the latest.
1. The hard-fought presidential race is not the only big issue Americans will decide on Election Day. California and four other states are voting on whether to allow recreational marijuana use.1. The hard-fought presidential race is not the only big issue Americans will decide on Election Day. California and four other states are voting on whether to allow recreational marijuana use.
“If we’re successful, it’s the beginning of the end of the war on marijuana,” said an influential proponent: California’s lieutenant governor.“If we’re successful, it’s the beginning of the end of the war on marijuana,” said an influential proponent: California’s lieutenant governor.
Hillary Clinton is campaigning with Senator Elizabeth Warren, above, and Donald J. Trump is in Ohio and other battleground states this week.Hillary Clinton is campaigning with Senator Elizabeth Warren, above, and Donald J. Trump is in Ohio and other battleground states this week.
We’ve compiled a list of the 281 people, places and things Mr. Trump has insulted on Twitter since announcing his candidacy.We’ve compiled a list of the 281 people, places and things Mr. Trump has insulted on Twitter since announcing his candidacy.
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2. The Justice Department will send election observers to polling places in four states on Election Day, a significant drop from 2012.2. The Justice Department will send election observers to polling places in four states on Election Day, a significant drop from 2012.
The pullback worries civil rights advocates who are fearful of intimidation of minority voters at polling places. Above, early voting in North Carolina.The pullback worries civil rights advocates who are fearful of intimidation of minority voters at polling places. Above, early voting in North Carolina.
Officials say their hands are tied by a 2013 Supreme Court decision that gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.Officials say their hands are tied by a 2013 Supreme Court decision that gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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3. France started to demolish the migrant camp in Calais known as “The Jungle,” in an operation that could last a week.3. France started to demolish the migrant camp in Calais known as “The Jungle,” in an operation that could last a week.
Thousands of the camp’s residents will be relocated to shelters across the country in the coming days.Thousands of the camp’s residents will be relocated to shelters across the country in the coming days.
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4. AT&T’s chief executive and his Time Warner counterpart defended their proposed merger in a call with analysts.4. AT&T’s chief executive and his Time Warner counterpart defended their proposed merger in a call with analysts.
The big question was whether it makes sense for a cable and wireless provider to spend $85 billion to acquire the home of HBO, CNN and Warner Bros.The big question was whether it makes sense for a cable and wireless provider to spend $85 billion to acquire the home of HBO, CNN and Warner Bros.
A form of the word “innovate” was used 32 times in the 60-minute call, often regarding strategies for advertising and content on mobile devices.A form of the word “innovate” was used 32 times in the 60-minute call, often regarding strategies for advertising and content on mobile devices.
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5. Militants stormed a police training college near Quetta, Pakistan, trapping at least 250 cadets and staff members.5. Militants stormed a police training college near Quetta, Pakistan, trapping at least 250 cadets and staff members.
Heavy gunfire was reported as army commandos moved into the facility and began to clear rooms.Heavy gunfire was reported as army commandos moved into the facility and began to clear rooms.
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6. In memoriam. Tom Hayden, above, one of the most visible radical figures of the 1960s civil rights and antiwar movements, died on Sunday. He was 76. 6. A shake-up could jump-start the stalled investigation into the death of Eric Garner.
Mr. Garner died on a Staten Island street corner in 2014 after a police officer, who was not indicted, subdued him with a chokehold. His last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry.
The Justice Department has replaced its team investigating the case, which could put the government back on track to seek criminal charges.
Above, his mother, Gwen Carr, held a photo of him.
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7. In memoriam. Tom Hayden, above, one of the most visible radical figures of the 1960s civil rights and antiwar movements, died on Sunday. He was 76.
A founder of Students for a Democratic Society who was once married to Jane Fonda, he became an author and California state legislator.A founder of Students for a Democratic Society who was once married to Jane Fonda, he became an author and California state legislator.
And Gordon Hamilton, a prominent scientist who studied glaciers and their impact on sea levels in a warming climate, died on Saturday in Antarctica when his snowmobile plunged into one of the crevasses he was studying. He was 50.And Gordon Hamilton, a prominent scientist who studied glaciers and their impact on sea levels in a warming climate, died on Saturday in Antarctica when his snowmobile plunged into one of the crevasses he was studying. He was 50.
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7. Climate change is turning more of China’s land into desert. 8. Climate change is turning more of China’s land into desert.
The government has relocated about 30,000 “ecological migrants” because of desertification caused by drought, climate change and overgrazing.The government has relocated about 30,000 “ecological migrants” because of desertification caused by drought, climate change and overgrazing.
Many are families who have made a living for generations by herding animals.Many are families who have made a living for generations by herding animals.
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8. A common virus is a bigger threat to infants than Zika, but most doctors don’t tell women about it. 9. A common virus is a bigger threat to infants than Zika, but most doctors don’t tell women about it.
The cytomegalovirus, or CMV, can cause hearing and vision loss, microcephaly and intellectual deficits in fetuses. Simple measures like hand-washing can protect pregnant women and their fetuses, but many doctors do not want to add to parental anxieties.The cytomegalovirus, or CMV, can cause hearing and vision loss, microcephaly and intellectual deficits in fetuses. Simple measures like hand-washing can protect pregnant women and their fetuses, but many doctors do not want to add to parental anxieties.
New evidence that infected newborns may benefit from antiviral drugs has reinvigorated a debate about educating mothers and screening infants.New evidence that infected newborns may benefit from antiviral drugs has reinvigorated a debate about educating mothers and screening infants.
Three-year-old Evelyn Steadman, above, was born with CMV and has microcephaly and deafness.Three-year-old Evelyn Steadman, above, was born with CMV and has microcephaly and deafness.
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9. The N.B.A. season kicks off on Tuesday, and we’re highlighting the best games to watch. The short form: the Golden State Warriors, above. 10. The N.B.A. season kicks off on Tuesday, and we’re highlighting the best games to watch. The short form: the Golden State Warriors, above.
In the N.F.L., the Houston Texans meet the Broncos tonight in Denver. (8:30 p.m. Eastern, ESPN)In the N.F.L., the Houston Texans meet the Broncos tonight in Denver. (8:30 p.m. Eastern, ESPN)
And for baseball fans, two trophy-starved teams — the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians — are filled with hope on the eve of the World Series.And for baseball fans, two trophy-starved teams — the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians — are filled with hope on the eve of the World Series.
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10. Finally, if fall weather is inspiring you to curl up indoors with a book, here are six new thrillers. 11. Finally, if fall weather is inspiring you to curl up indoors with a book, here are six new thrillers.
Our picks include Lee Child’s latest Jack Reacher novel, “Night School,” and Francesca Kay’s “The Long Room,” about a British spy in London in 1981.Our picks include Lee Child’s latest Jack Reacher novel, “Night School,” and Francesca Kay’s “The Long Room,” about a British spy in London in 1981.
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