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Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   The TED talks empire has been grappling with sexual harassment At least five people, including a past main-stage speaker, told TED officials that they were harassed or groped during the organization's flagship conference in Vancouver in April, according to interviews and email correspondence seen by The Post. By Elizabeth Dwoskin and Danielle Paquette  •  Read more » PowerPost • Analysis GOP tax plan, already facing a Senate battle, also isn't popular with many voters While House Republicans have approved their proposal to overhaul the U.S. tax code, internal conflicts in the Senate makes passage of that chamber's plan less assured. Meanwhile, the party's argument that tax reforms will benefit the middle class is on a collision course with nonpartisan analyses and voters' perceptions of the proposals. By Tory Newmyer  •   Read more »   They fled North Korea for a better life. Here are their stories of struggle under Kim Jong Un. In six months of interviews in South Korea and Thailand, The Washington Post talked with more than 25 North Koreans from different walks of life who escaped the brutal regime of the "Great Successor." By Anna Fifield  •   Read more »   Former Franken female staffers speak out: 'He treated us with the utmost respect' The statement defending the Democratic senator came on the same day that the radio news anchor who accused him of kissing and groping her said that she had heard directly from him and is willing to meet with him to discuss the allegations. By Ed O'Keefe  •   Read more »   Analysis: How Trump reacted to assault allegations against Al Franken, Roy Moore — and himself The president has been quick to call accusers of his political opponents truth-tellers. But he's called his own accusers liars. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Law clerk by day, ghost hunter by night, now Trump's judiciary nominee Few in memory have been nominated with credentials quite like those of Brett Joseph Talley, 36, an Alabama native, a political speechwriter, an author of horror books and a fledgling lawyer who has never tried a case. By Robert O'Harrow Jr.  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Head of Puerto Rico's electric utility resigns amid questions about slow repairs in hurricane's wake PREPA head Ricardo Ramos Rodríguez had come under close questioning about a $300 million contract the utility signed with the tiny Whitefish Energy firm in Montana. By Steven Mufson and Arelis R. Hernández  •   Read more »   Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson says he has Parkinson's disease The 76-year-old said that he and his family began to notice changes about three years ago. He said he will dedicate himself to physical therapy. By Mark Berman  •   Read more »   The curious journey of Carter Page, the former Trump adviser who can't stay out of the spotlight The onetime Trump campaign adviser who went to Moscow has the classic Washington résumé, and it seems to have landed him a classic Washington booby prize: a featured role in a marquee scandal. By Dan Zak  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Former top Justice official went to bat for Cardinal Health, distributor of opioid painkillers Power lawyer Jamie Gorelick pressed the department when the DEA targeted the distributor. By Lenny Bernstein and Scott Higham  •   Read more »   Man accidentally shoots himself and his wife at a church — shortly after a talk on gun safety Confusion ensued when the weapon fired because some parishioners didn't realize the 81-year-old husband was showing his firearm to someone who had missed the discussion. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   Jeffrey Tambor is accused of sexual harassment by his 'Transparent' co-star The allegations by Trace Lysette are the second claims being made against the actor this month. Amazon said it would investigate the accusations. By Bethonie Butler  •   Read more »   The Switch • Analysis These robots don't want your job. They want your love. Think of Jibo and Kuri — which blink or beep — as the great-grandparents of R2-D2 from "Star Wars." For all their first-gen disappointments, the robots managed to melt hearts like a Shih Tzu puppy. By Geoffrey A. Fowler  •   Read more »   My ex-husband was a serial cheater. Am I crazy to date a man who cheated on his wife? Carolyn Hax takes your questions about the strange train we call life. By Carolyn Hax  •   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 Evening Edition or because it is included in your subscription. 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071