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| Trump Taxes, Midterms, Earthquake: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing | |
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| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. President Trump has long marketed himself as a self-made billionaire. A yearlong Times investigation found otherwise. | 1. President Trump has long marketed himself as a self-made billionaire. A yearlong Times investigation found otherwise. |
| A team of our top investigative reporters pored through a vast trove of confidential tax returns and financial records, and discovered Mr. Trump had received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire. | A team of our top investigative reporters pored through a vast trove of confidential tax returns and financial records, and discovered Mr. Trump had received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire. |
| Much of this money came to Mr. Trump through dubious tax schemes he participated in during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud. Above, Mr. Trump in 1999. | Much of this money came to Mr. Trump through dubious tax schemes he participated in during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud. Above, Mr. Trump in 1999. |
| A lawyer for Mr. Trump called the findings “100 percent false, and highly defamatory.” Read his full statement. | A lawyer for Mr. Trump called the findings “100 percent false, and highly defamatory.” Read his full statement. |
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| 2. The Pentagon received several packages suspected of containing ricin, officials said. The substance can be lethal and has no known antidote. | |
| The packages — addressed to the defense secretary, Jim Mattis, and the chief of naval operations, Adm. John Richardson — were found during screening on Monday and turned over to the F.B.I. on Tuesday, officials said. | The packages — addressed to the defense secretary, Jim Mattis, and the chief of naval operations, Adm. John Richardson — were found during screening on Monday and turned over to the F.B.I. on Tuesday, officials said. |
| At the Pentagon, above, workers are now quarantining the mail. | At the Pentagon, above, workers are now quarantining the mail. |
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| 3. Help and heavy equipment were on the way to try to rescue those still trapped in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake and devastating tsunami that rocked part of Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi last Friday. But a spokesman for the country’s disaster management agency said time was running out to find anyone alive. | 3. Help and heavy equipment were on the way to try to rescue those still trapped in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake and devastating tsunami that rocked part of Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi last Friday. But a spokesman for the country’s disaster management agency said time was running out to find anyone alive. |
| Officials increased the death toll to at least 1,234. Many others, still uncounted, were caught in the rubble of ruined buildings or swept away by the tsunami. | Officials increased the death toll to at least 1,234. Many others, still uncounted, were caught in the rubble of ruined buildings or swept away by the tsunami. |
| “I’m broken,” a woman cried as she buried her teenage son, who had been struck by falling debris near his school. | “I’m broken,” a woman cried as she buried her teenage son, who had been struck by falling debris near his school. |
| We’ve gathered a dozen suggestions for making effective donations to the rescue effort. | We’ve gathered a dozen suggestions for making effective donations to the rescue effort. |
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| 4. The F.B.I.’s investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh is expected to end as early as Wednesday, and Republican leaders said that they expect to vote on the nomination sometime this week. | 4. The F.B.I.’s investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh is expected to end as early as Wednesday, and Republican leaders said that they expect to vote on the nomination sometime this week. |
| In the hot seat: five moderate, and as yet undecided, senators who will either send Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court or derail his nomination. | In the hot seat: five moderate, and as yet undecided, senators who will either send Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court or derail his nomination. |
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| 5. Midterm elections update: Jason Kander, above, a war veteran who became a rising star in the Democratic Party, abruptly dropped out of the Kansas City mayoral race. In a strikingly candid Facebook post, he said he needed to focus on healing from post-traumatic stress disorder. | 5. Midterm elections update: Jason Kander, above, a war veteran who became a rising star in the Democratic Party, abruptly dropped out of the Kansas City mayoral race. In a strikingly candid Facebook post, he said he needed to focus on healing from post-traumatic stress disorder. |
| Also of note: Campaigning Democrats and Republicans seem loath to mention climate change. Political scientists say that’s a reflection of its perpetual low ranking among voters’ priorities. | Also of note: Campaigning Democrats and Republicans seem loath to mention climate change. Political scientists say that’s a reflection of its perpetual low ranking among voters’ priorities. |
| Feeling overwhelmed by the midterms? We’ve got you covered, with a guide to everything you need to know. | Feeling overwhelmed by the midterms? We’ve got you covered, with a guide to everything you need to know. |
| And we launched a new newsletter, Abroad in America, dedicated to helping international readers decipher what’s going on in the U.S. | And we launched a new newsletter, Abroad in America, dedicated to helping international readers decipher what’s going on in the U.S. |
| The writer, Sarah Lyall, was herself an expat for many years. So far, she’s gotten “what I can only describe as huge existential howls of pain from afar, along the lines of ‘What the (insert extreme word of choice) is going on over there?’” | The writer, Sarah Lyall, was herself an expat for many years. So far, she’s gotten “what I can only describe as huge existential howls of pain from afar, along the lines of ‘What the (insert extreme word of choice) is going on over there?’” |
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| 6. Amazon will raise the minimum wage to $15 for all its U.S. workers, effective Nov. 1. | 6. Amazon will raise the minimum wage to $15 for all its U.S. workers, effective Nov. 1. |
| The move will affect more than 250,000 workers, including part-time and holiday hires, as well as employees of Whole Foods. | The move will affect more than 250,000 workers, including part-time and holiday hires, as well as employees of Whole Foods. |
| Amazon said it would also push for a higher federal minimum wage, now $7.25. | Amazon said it would also push for a higher federal minimum wage, now $7.25. |
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| 7. The Nobel Prize in Physics went to three scientists for their work on laser technology. They are Arthur Ashkin of the U.S., Gérard Mourou of France and the third woman to ever win the prize, Dr. Donna Strickland of Canada, a self-described “laser jock.” | 7. The Nobel Prize in Physics went to three scientists for their work on laser technology. They are Arthur Ashkin of the U.S., Gérard Mourou of France and the third woman to ever win the prize, Dr. Donna Strickland of Canada, a self-described “laser jock.” |
| Our physics expert writes that the three found ways to turn “one of the most ineffable aspects of nature, pure light, into a mighty microscopic force.” | Our physics expert writes that the three found ways to turn “one of the most ineffable aspects of nature, pure light, into a mighty microscopic force.” |
| One invented “optical tweezers,” which use the pressure from a highly focused laser beam to manipulate microscopic objects. Two created the technology that allowed for Lasik eye surgery. | One invented “optical tweezers,” which use the pressure from a highly focused laser beam to manipulate microscopic objects. Two created the technology that allowed for Lasik eye surgery. |
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| 8. Support for Pope Francis has declined sharply among Catholics in the United States, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. | 8. Support for Pope Francis has declined sharply among Catholics in the United States, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. |
| Just three out of 10 American Catholics say the pope has done an “excellent” or “good” job handling the church’s sex abuse crisis. | Just three out of 10 American Catholics say the pope has done an “excellent” or “good” job handling the church’s sex abuse crisis. |
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| 9. David Hockney, the British artist perhaps best known for his pictures of swimming pools and bright landscapes, once passed up an opportunity to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. | 9. David Hockney, the British artist perhaps best known for his pictures of swimming pools and bright landscapes, once passed up an opportunity to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| But his latest creation is a stained-glass window for Westminster Abbey to commemorate the 65th anniversary of her reign. A rendering is visible over his shoulder, above: a thorny floral shrub in a lively profusion of reds, blues, greens and yellows. | But his latest creation is a stained-glass window for Westminster Abbey to commemorate the 65th anniversary of her reign. A rendering is visible over his shoulder, above: a thorny floral shrub in a lively profusion of reds, blues, greens and yellows. |
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| 10. It’s a game from ancient India that you’ve probably never heard of. | 10. It’s a game from ancient India that you’ve probably never heard of. |
| Kabaddi demands speed, strength, timing, skill at playing angles and all kinds of fancy footwork. The main objective is to score points by raiding your opponent’s side of the court and touching as many opponents as possible without getting caught — without taking a breath. | Kabaddi demands speed, strength, timing, skill at playing angles and all kinds of fancy footwork. The main objective is to score points by raiding your opponent’s side of the court and touching as many opponents as possible without getting caught — without taking a breath. |
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