Clinton, Trump, European Union: Your Thursday Evening Briefing



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Good evening. Here’s the latest.

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1. Michelle Obama hit the campaign trail alongside Hillary Clinton for the first time, using her appeal as the nation’s first black first lady to try to elect its first female president.

But Mrs. Clinton’s campaign is heavily shadowed by the past. New emails released by WikiLeaks show how her advisers and family members feuded over the Clinton Foundation.

Years ago, aides were deeply concerned about how foreign donations to the foundation — and Bill Clinton’s own moneymaking ventures — could affect her political future.

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2. As Mrs. Clinton’s lead widens in polls, some Donald Trump supporters are warning of a revolutions if the election goes her way.

Interviews over the past week showed deep frustration and anxiety. “People are going to march on the capitols,” a supporter at one of his campaign events said. “They’re going to do whatever needs to be done to get her out of office.”

But increasing numbers of Republican women are turning against the party’s leaders, angry that they defended Mr. Trump against accusations of sexual misconduct.

The latest flash point was the blistering exchange between Newt Gingrich and Megyn Kelly of Fox News.

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3. A University of Wisconsin student was arrested this month on charges that he sexually assaulted a female student — and then dozens more women came forward about encounters with him, the police said.

Alec Cook, above, pleaded not guilty in a court appearance.

At least six women say he sexually assaulted them. Prosecutors described a serial predator who targeted fellow students.

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4. A cautionary note for car buyers on a budget: There is no federal law requiring used car dealers to fix — or even disclose — problems related to safety recalls.

And many more people buy used cars than new ones. A California woman was killed by a recalled Takata airbag last month, when her used Honda collided with another vehicle.

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5. Two Yazidi women who were among the thousands kidnapped and brutalized by the Islamic State received the European Union’s top human rights award.

They are Nadia Murad, above, and Lamiya Aji Bashar, who was severely wounded by a land mine during her escape.

Both now live in Germany and are outspoken advocates for other Yazidi survivors.

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6. You’re probably used to seeing targeted ads online.

If the $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger goes through, you could see them on TV, too.

“Television, instead of the boob tube, is going to be ‘I know you’ tube,” said a consumer advocate.

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7. As the Obama administration winds down, we take you on a tour of the inner sanctums of power in Washington.

Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, and Valerie Jarrett, above, a senior White House adviser, talk about their seats of power — and what they’ll miss most.

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8. The season premiere of the zombie apocalypse drama “Walking Dead” was a smash hit, beating even “Sunday Night Football” with an estimated 17 million viewers.

But the episode was so gory — even by the show’s standards — that some fans have vowed to stop watching.

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9. It’s time to book your holiday travel tickets. Here are some tips to make it more bearable.

The highlights: Check your flight status, sign up for TSA PreCheck and beware the short layover.

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10. Finally, the emoji has been recognized as high art.

The Museum of Modern Art acquired the original set of 176 emoji for its permanent collection.

They were designed for pagers by a Japanese company and released in 1999, but one curator sees a longer timeline.

“The emoji themselves are ideographs, one of the most ancient ways to communicate,” she said. “I love how the centuries are connected in that way.”

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