Evening Edition: Epic Middle East heat wave could be global warming’s hellish curtain-raiser

Even under oath, Trump struggled with the truth; Is split-ticket voting making a comeback? With Trump on the ballot, some Republicans hope so.; Qatar wanted an Olympics team. So it recruited one from 17 other countries.; An Ethiopian Olympic swimmer is being body shamed; The Games are tough for all athletes. For N. Koreans, they're worse.; Seas aren't just rising, scientists say — it’s worse than that. They're speeding up.; Scientists: Species face bigger threats than climate change; Some of the big winners under Trump's tax plan could be his companies; Confidante's letters offer intimate look at Clinton's private struggles; U.S. complains after Philippines president uses homophobic slur to describe envoy; Florida woman, 73, is fatally shot by officer during class at citizen police academy ; ‘A terribly devastating event': Black man killed by SWAT team was innocent, officials say;   The day's most important stories   Ali Abdul Hassan / AP Epic Middle East heat wave could be global warming's hellish curtain-raiser Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come. By Hugh Naylor  •  Read more » Even under oath, Trump struggled with the truth The mogul, in a 2007 deposition, had to face up to a series of falsehoods and exaggerations. And he did. Sort of. By David A. Fahrenthold and Robert O'Harrow Jr.  •  Read more »   Is split-ticket voting making a comeback? With Trump on the ballot, some Republicans hope so. GOP candidates in tight races struggle to untether their fates from the presidential nominee. By Karen Tumulty and Mary Jordan  •  Read more »   Qatar wanted an Olympics team. So it recruited one from 17 other countries. Qatar's bountiful oil-based economy has allowed the Arab nation to recruit an Olympic team, mostly beyond its borders. By Rick Maese  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   An Ethiopian Olympic swimmer is being body shamed Ethiopia's Robel Kiros Habte finished last among his group of qualifiers, but he's having fun in Rio. By Cindy Boren  •  Read more »   The Games are tough for all athletes. For N. Koreans, they're worse. "I am not a hero in North Korea because I didn't win the gold." By Adam Taylor  •  Read more »   Seas aren't just rising, scientists say — it’s worse than that. They're speeding up. The cooling effect of 1991's Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption made it appear that the rate of sea level rise was slowing, scientists said. But once they corrected their data for that, they found it has accelerated in the past 15 years. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Scientists: Species face bigger threats than climate change A new commentary published in the journal Nature argues that because practices such as fishing and farming present the biggest threats to biodiversity, efforts to address them should not be overshadowed by concern over the climate.   By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Some of the big winners under Trump's tax plan could be his companies He wants to dramatically cut taxes on what are known as "pass-through" entities, which are a cornerstone of the Trump Organization.  By Jim Tankersley  •  Read more »   Confidante's letters offer intimate look at Clinton's private struggles Through 30 years of friendship, Diane Blair knew more than perhaps anyone about Hillary Clinton and her efforts to juggle family responsibilities with high-level political battles. By Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more »   U.S. complains after Philippines president uses homophobic slur to describe envoy The comments came as the two countries have moved to deepen their long-standing military alliance in the face of China pressing its claims to wide swaths of the South China Sea. By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more »   Florida woman, 73, is fatally shot by officer during class at citizen police academy The woman was participating in a role-play scenario when she was shot and killed by an officer, who fired at her several times, according to a witness. By Katie Mettler and Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   ‘A terribly devastating event': Black man killed by SWAT team was innocent, officials say Donnell Thompson, 27, was gentle and kind with the mind of a 16-year-old, his family said. He was killed July 28 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in an apparent case of mistaken identity. By Michael E. Miller  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071