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| Las Vegas, Puerto Rico, Tom Petty: Your Tuesday Briefing | Las Vegas, Puerto Rico, Tom Petty: 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: |
| • Seeking a motive in the Vegas massacre. | • Seeking a motive in the Vegas massacre. |
| Stephen Paddock, who the police say unleashed one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history before killing himself, led an unconventional life. A high-stakes gambler whose last known full-time employment was 30 years ago, Mr. Paddock, 64, lived in a retirement community in Mesquite, Nev. Here’s what else we know about him. | Stephen Paddock, who the police say unleashed one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history before killing himself, led an unconventional life. A high-stakes gambler whose last known full-time employment was 30 years ago, Mr. Paddock, 64, lived in a retirement community in Mesquite, Nev. Here’s what else we know about him. |
| Our full story about Sunday’s attack in Las Vegas, which left at least 59 people dead and more than 520 injured, is here. | Our full story about Sunday’s attack in Las Vegas, which left at least 59 people dead and more than 520 injured, is here. |
| Twenty-three firearms were found in Mr. Paddock’s suite on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Two of our reporters who are former Marines explain why it was a particularly effective vantage point to inflict carnage on the more than 20,000 people attending an outdoor concert below. | Twenty-three firearms were found in Mr. Paddock’s suite on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Two of our reporters who are former Marines explain why it was a particularly effective vantage point to inflict carnage on the more than 20,000 people attending an outdoor concert below. |
| Here are the latest updates and maps and photographs of the area where the attack occurred. | Here are the latest updates and maps and photographs of the area where the attack occurred. |
| • Mourning lives “gone too fast.” | • Mourning lives “gone too fast.” |
| When they heard the sound of gunshots, Sonny Melton grabbed his wife and began to run. | When they heard the sound of gunshots, Sonny Melton grabbed his wife and began to run. |
| She made it. He did not. | She made it. He did not. |
| We’re collecting details about the lives of Mr. Melton and the other victims of Sunday’s attack. | We’re collecting details about the lives of Mr. Melton and the other victims of Sunday’s attack. |
| Country music artists — some of whom performed during the weekend concert — expressed their sympathies, and President Trump urged Americans to seek “unity and peace.” Read a transcript of his address to the nation on Monday. | Country music artists — some of whom performed during the weekend concert — expressed their sympathies, and President Trump urged Americans to seek “unity and peace.” Read a transcript of his address to the nation on Monday. |
| • Fellowship amid disaster. | • Fellowship amid disaster. |
| President Trump is to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday, but today he will tour hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. | President Trump is to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday, but today he will tour hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. |
| Tales abound of Puerto Ricans cleaning up and sharing electricity, medicine and food, but some wonder how much stress the island can take. | Tales abound of Puerto Ricans cleaning up and sharing electricity, medicine and food, but some wonder how much stress the island can take. |
| • 15 Cuban diplomats expelled. | |
| U.S. tensions with Cuba have been rising for months over a worrisome series of illnesses affecting American diplomats and their spouses in Havana. Experts blame some sort of attack, perhaps by a sonic device, toxin or virus. | |
| The Trump administration has now retaliated with an order for the Cuban diplomats to leave within seven days. | |
| • Putting industry first. | • Putting industry first. |
| Since taking office in February, Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has met almost daily with officials from the major economic sectors that he regulates. He has had almost no meetings with environmental groups or with consumer or public health advocates. | Since taking office in February, Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has met almost daily with officials from the major economic sectors that he regulates. He has had almost no meetings with environmental groups or with consumer or public health advocates. |
| That’s according to a 320-page accounting of his daily schedule that was obtained by The Times. Read it here. | That’s according to a 320-page accounting of his daily schedule that was obtained by The Times. Read it here. |
| In a statement, the agency said, “As E.P.A. has been the poster child for regulatory overreach, the agency is now meeting with those ignored by the Obama administration.” | In a statement, the agency said, “As E.P.A. has been the poster child for regulatory overreach, the agency is now meeting with those ignored by the Obama administration.” |
| • Calls for talks in Spain. | • Calls for talks in Spain. |
| Marred by violence, the Catalan independence referendum has put the E.U. in an awkward position. The bloc defends democratic rights but is wary of encouraging separatist forces. | Marred by violence, the Catalan independence referendum has put the E.U. in an awkward position. The bloc defends democratic rights but is wary of encouraging separatist forces. |
| • Black hole research is awarded Nobel. | • Black hole research is awarded Nobel. |
| Rainer Weiss, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, of the California Institute of Technology, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics today for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves. | Rainer Weiss, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, of the California Institute of Technology, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics today for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves. |
| The waves were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago but had never been detected before. | The waves were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago but had never been detected before. |
| • “The Daily,” your audio news report. | • “The Daily,” your audio news report. |
| In today’s show, we discuss the tragedies in Las Vegas and Puerto Rico. | In today’s show, we discuss the tragedies in Las Vegas and Puerto Rico. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • General Motors and Ford announced plans for an expanded slate of electric vehicles. | • General Motors and Ford announced plans for an expanded slate of electric vehicles. |
| • London’s decision not to renew Uber’s license raised questions about race and immigration. | • London’s decision not to renew Uber’s license raised questions about race and immigration. |
| • Equifax said its data breach had affected millions more than initially estimated. | • Equifax said its data breach had affected millions more than initially estimated. |
| • Russia-linked ads on Facebook, used to influence the 2016 presidential election, posed as supporters of gun rights and gay rights, and even as dog lovers. | • Russia-linked ads on Facebook, used to influence the 2016 presidential election, posed as supporters of gun rights and gay rights, and even as dog lovers. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Great skin requires daily habits. Here’s advice on building a routine. | • Great skin requires daily habits. Here’s advice on building a routine. |
| • Keep your heart healthy with these seven tips. | • Keep your heart healthy with these seven tips. |
| • Recipe of the day: Make a classic deli breakfast sandwich. | • Recipe of the day: Make a classic deli breakfast sandwich. |
| • Growing up in jail. | • Growing up in jail. |
| In today’s 360 video, visit a nursery in Lima, Peru, where children play and learn in a prison where their mothers are inmates. | In today’s 360 video, visit a nursery in Lima, Peru, where children play and learn in a prison where their mothers are inmates. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Tom Petty melded California rock with a Southern heritage. He was 66. | Tom Petty melded California rock with a Southern heritage. He was 66. |
| He had a remarkable streak of hits — including “American Girl” and “Free Fallin’” — with his band, the Heartbreakers, and on his own. Listen to 14 of them here. | He had a remarkable streak of hits — including “American Girl” and “Free Fallin’” — with his band, the Heartbreakers, and on his own. Listen to 14 of them here. |
| • Best of late-night TV. | • Best of late-night TV. |
| Most of the hosts addressed the mass shooting in Las Vegas and the role of guns in American society. | Most of the hosts addressed the mass shooting in Las Vegas and the role of guns in American society. |
| “There are a lot of things we can do about it. But we don’t, which is interesting,” Jimmy Kimmel said. | “There are a lot of things we can do about it. But we don’t, which is interesting,” Jimmy Kimmel said. |
| • Quotation of the day. | • Quotation of the day. |
| “He was looking down and seeing what was going on and said, ‘Just get out of there — he’s not in the venue, he’s here.’ ” | “He was looking down and seeing what was going on and said, ‘Just get out of there — he’s not in the venue, he’s here.’ ” |
| — Cindy McAfee, who attended Sunday’s concert in Las Vegas. During the shooting, she called her husband, who had stayed behind in their hotel room. He was on the same floor at the Mandalay Bay as the gunman. | — Cindy McAfee, who attended Sunday’s concert in Las Vegas. During the shooting, she called her husband, who had stayed behind in their hotel room. He was on the same floor at the Mandalay Bay as the gunman. |
| Work began last week on prototypes of President Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, but no matter how big or beautiful it might eventually be, a barrier in Australia would still be longer. | Work began last week on prototypes of President Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, but no matter how big or beautiful it might eventually be, a barrier in Australia would still be longer. |
| The Dingo Fence stretches about 3,500 miles, from eastern Queensland to the South Australia coastline. (By comparison, the U.S.-Mexico border is less than 2,000 miles.) | The Dingo Fence stretches about 3,500 miles, from eastern Queensland to the South Australia coastline. (By comparison, the U.S.-Mexico border is less than 2,000 miles.) |
| Unlike some of Australia’s more gaudy “biggest things in the world” (see: the pineapple; the prawn), the fence serves a purpose: to protect livestock from dingoes, the wild dogs that roam the continent. | Unlike some of Australia’s more gaudy “biggest things in the world” (see: the pineapple; the prawn), the fence serves a purpose: to protect livestock from dingoes, the wild dogs that roam the continent. |
| The fence stands about six feet tall, but it’s easier to forgive its shortcomings when you realize that it was completed in 1885. Aside from the odd hole, the fence, made mostly of mesh, has served its purpose: Sheep and cattle are notably safer. | The fence stands about six feet tall, but it’s easier to forgive its shortcomings when you realize that it was completed in 1885. Aside from the odd hole, the fence, made mostly of mesh, has served its purpose: Sheep and cattle are notably safer. |
| As you’d expect, a structure so large requires substantial (and expensive) upkeep. Maintenance and patrol workers are employed across the three states that it crosses. | As you’d expect, a structure so large requires substantial (and expensive) upkeep. Maintenance and patrol workers are employed across the three states that it crosses. |
| The farmers pay for it, of course. | The farmers pay for it, of course. |
| Adam Baidawi contributed reporting. | Adam Baidawi contributed reporting. |
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