Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Tuesday's Headlines: Clinton jabs put Trump on defense

Trump starts out subdued, then his cool quickly melts; Clinton goes after Trump's weakness: His famously thin skin; Fact-checking the candidates; Winners and losers from the first debate; Lester Holt takes a largely passive role as moderator; The debate transcript, annotated;
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
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Clinton jabs put Trump on defense
Donald Trump aggressively blamed the nation's chronic problems on Hillary Clinton yet found himself mostly on the defensive in their first debate as she accused him of racist behavior, hiding potential conflicts of interest and "stiffing" those who helped build his business empire.
Trump starts out subdued, then his cool quickly melts
Many wondered which version of the unpredictable GOP candidate would show up at the debate. The answer is, two versions did.
 
Clinton goes after Trump's weakness: His famously thin skin
The Democratic nominee began with a dig at the very core of Donald Trump's identity as a self-made success story, then kept up the jabs and the footwork.
 
Fact-checking the candidates
Trump repeatedly relied on troublesome and false facts that have been debunked throughout the campaign. Clinton stretched the truth on occasion, but her misstatements paled in comparison to his.
 
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Winners and losers from the first debate
Hillary Clinton wasn't perfect, but she was, unsurprisingly, very well prepared. Lester Holt and Merriam-Webster also had a good night. It wasn't so great for Donald Trump — or his website.
 
Lester Holt takes a largely passive role as moderator
The NBC News anchor often stayed in the background — sometimes to the debate's detriment.
 
The debate transcript, annotated
The complete transcript of the debate, along with context, analysis and other thoughts.
 
Opinions
 
What worked for Trump in the primaries failed him against Clinton
 
Clinton shifts the election in her direction
 
What does it mean that Donald Trump lost the debate?
 
Last night’s debate, or the mansplaining Olympics
 
This debate, Trump needed to appear ready to be president. He didn't.
 
Donald Trump bombs on the ultimate reality TV show
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Police shot and killed Nathan DeSai, 46, Monday after he opened fire on commuters in Houston. A search of the scene and his apartment turned up an assortment of weaponry and military memorabilia.
U.S. charges four people and a firm — all based in China — with aiding North Korea’s nuclear program
The unsealing of criminal charges and the imposition of new sanctions are aimed at shutting down a major Chinese node supporting North Korea's weapons proliferation, officials said.
Tom Vilsack's lonely fight for a 'forgotten' rural America
The agriculture secretary must confront not only the rural drug crisis but also the frustrations and feelings of economic hopelessness that have taken root and allowed the epidemic to flourish.
Charlotte officer did not activate body camera until after Keith Scott had been shot
Failure to start the camera before interacting with civilians is a violation of the department's policy, and, in this case, resulted in footage of the fatal police shooting not having audio evidence.
China prepares for Dalai Lama's death by appointing its own Tibetan cleric
While he's being pushed forward as an alternative, the Communist loyalist isn't recognized by many Tibetans and his status as Tibetan Buddhism's second-most-important living religious figure is the subject of bitter controversy.
Trump directed millions owed to him to his charity
The charitable foundation has received approximately $2.3 million from companies that owed money to Donald Trump or one of his businesses but were instructed to pay the foundation instead, according to people familiar with the transactions.
What they said, what they meant
Sign up to have The Fix's Aaron Blake text you the highlights of each debate as it unfolds.
Mylan's EpiPen profits are 60 percent higher than what it told Congress
The company calculated its profits after factoring in a tax rate that is more than five times the overall tax rate it actually paid last year.
New home for Tokyo’s famous fish market flounders amid soil pollution reports
The move to a swanky $6 billion glass-and-steel market has been put on ice due to reports about cyanide and arsenic being found in the soil. But the site was already controversial.
 
     
 
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