Evening Edition: Sessions says leak probes have tripled since end of Obama administration

National security adviser's task: Reconcile Trump's competing impulses on Afghanistan; Martin Shkreli is found guilty of three securities fraud charges; Stephen Bannon once guided a global firm that made millions helping gamers cheat; Donald Trump's map of America; Murder conviction in Blackwater case thrown out; other sentences overturned; The job market just recovered from the recession. Men and white people haven’t.; An alert airline passenger exposed a suspected child sex predator after noticing his text messages; A woman's dying wish was a milkshake. A restaurant 3 states away made sure she got it.; Trump would break with tradition if he hosts leaders attending U.N. meeting at his N.J. golf club; A bourbon heiress says she was fired from the family business because she’s a lesbian; 'It's extremely creepy': Surveillance footage appears to show man's neighbor in attic;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Sessions says leak probes have tripled since end of Obama administration The attorney general offered the first public confirmation of the breadth of the Justice Department's efforts to crack down on unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information. He also said the department is reviewing policy on issuing subpoenas to reporters: "This culture of leaking must stop." By Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more » National security adviser's task: Reconcile Trump's competing impulses on Afghanistan H.R. McMaster tries to fashion a new strategy as the president wonders why the U.S. is still stuck there after more than 16 years of war. By Greg Jaffe and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Martin Shkreli is found guilty of three securities fraud charges He faces up to 20 years in prison, but legal experts say he is likely to get much less. Prosecutors argued that Shkreli lied to investors in two hedge funds and the pharmaceutical company Retrophin, all of which he founded. The conviction is an important victory for federal prosecutors, who have struggled to convict high-profile Wall Street figures. By Renae Merle  •  Read more »   Stephen Bannon once guided a global firm that made millions helping gamers cheat IGE used low-wage Chinese workers to amass virtual goods, then sold those goods to wealthier gamers for real cash. Company employees posed as random U.S. residents and took other steps to shield their role in these transactions, according to interviews and internal company documents. By Shawn Boburg and Emily Rauhala  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Fix Donald Trump's map of America To the president, some places are where "true American patriots" live. Other spots get less favorable descriptions. Explore how Trump views these United States. By Amber Phillips | Illustration by Shelly Tan  •  Read more »   Murder conviction in Blackwater case thrown out; other sentences overturned A U.S. appeals court threw out the first-degree murder conviction of a former security guard sentenced to life in prison in the killings of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007. The court also ordered resentencings for three others convicted in the case. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis The job market just recovered from the recession. Men and white people haven’t. The U.S. job market hit a big milestone in July, but some groups of workers have yet to feel the full benefits. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   An alert airline passenger exposed a suspected child sex predator after noticing his text messages A preschool teacher flying from Seattle to San Jose saw something on the cellphone screen of a fellow traveler that set off alarms. By Kyle Swenson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A woman's dying wish was a milkshake. A restaurant 3 states away made sure she got it. "Yes. We will figure out a way to do this," the owner of Tommy's Restaurant in Cleveland told a friend of Emily Pomeranz, who was suffering from pancreatic cancer. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   Trump would break with tradition if he hosts leaders attending U.N. meeting at his N.J. golf club U.S. presidents usually attend the U.N. General Assembly for about two days, while the secretary of state stays for a week or more. Both typically hold meetings with foreign dignitaries at hotels or the U.N. headquarters. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   A bourbon heiress says she was fired from the family business because she’s a lesbian Hollis Bulleit has accused her famous family of homophobia. The brand's owner, beverage giant Diageo, denies her allegations. By Maura Judkis and Fritz Hahn  •  Read more »   'It's extremely creepy': Surveillance footage appears to show man's neighbor in attic A Pittsburgh homeowner installed a security camera after he heard noises coming from the ceiling above his bedroom, according to a police report. He and his neighbor share an adjoining wall. By Thomas Johnson  •  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. 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