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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

By remy tumin and elizabeth pierson

Good evening. Here's the latest.

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1. The police shot a protester in Hong Kong, resulting in a split-screen contrast with the pageantry of China's National Day.

As Beijing celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party's rule with a military parade and fireworks, protesters in districts across Hong Kong engaged in some of the most violent and sustained clashes yet in their monthslong movement against Beijing's tightening grip. The point-blank police shooting of the protester marks a turning point in the demonstrations. Our video analyzes how it happened.

The contrast almost certainly infuriated President Xi Jinping, who wanted to use the highly choreographed celebrations to portray the strength of the country.

It's been 115 days since the protest began. Here's how the movement evolved.

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2. The Trump administration is pushing back against the House's growing impeachment inquiry on multiple fronts.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, above, threw up the first potential roadblock when he told lawmakers (from Italy, where he is visiting) that a demand for American diplomats to sit for depositions this week amounted to "an act of intimidation," but stopped short of refusing their testimony outright.

Meanwhile, President Trump suggested that Representative Adam Schiff, who is running the impeachment investigation, should be arrested. He also said he wanted to "interview" the whistle-blower at the center of the controversy. Policies have been devised to prevent that.

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3. The World Trade Organization cut its forecasts for this year sharply, citing the U.S.-China trade war and a weakening global economy as contributors to a slowdown of global trade.

World trade in merchandise is now expected to expand by only 1.2 percent during 2019 in what would be the weakest year since 2009, down from the 2.6 percent growth anticipated in April. Above, a port in Shanghai.

In something a little different, we looked at the evolution of the hard hat. Designed 100 years ago as protective gear for miners and other laborers, it's become a symbol of status and masculinity.

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4. Harvard does not discriminate against Asian-American applicants in its use of affirmative action, a federal judge ruled, upholding a system of race-conscious admissions used by colleges across the country to create a diverse student body.

The closely watched decision is almost certain to be appealed and could end up in the Supreme Court.

The plaintiffs, a group of Asian-American students rejected by Harvard, accused the college of violating federal civil rights law by holding Asian-Americans, who as a group get better test scores and grades than other races, to a higher standard.

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5. The fight against white supremacy violence has a new ally: the Department of Homeland Security.

The department has now identified the issue as a primary security threat, breaking with a decade of flagging attention and standing in stark contrast to President Trump, who has repeatedly dismissed white supremacy as an insignificant fringe movement. Above, white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017.

The department's new strategy was published in a little-noticed document last month to guide law enforcement on emerging threats, and trickled down through recent speaking engagements by Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary of homeland security.

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6. An appeals court largely upheld the U.S. government's repeal of net neutrality rules — with some caveats.

The mixed ruling allowed the government's dismantling of strict regulations for companies that connect consumers to the internet, but also said that the Federal Communications Commission had overstepped by broadly blocking state and local governments from writing their own rules. Above, protesters in 2017.

Separately, Mark Zuckerberg said he would sue over Elizabeth Warren's plan to break up Facebook, a leaked audio recording revealed. She responded in kind.

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7. Guilty of murder.

Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer, was convicted in the death of her neighbor, Botham Shem Jean, 26.

In a racially tinged case, she maintained that she had accidentally gone to the wrong floor of her apartment complex last year, entered the unit directly above hers and, taking Mr. Jean, who is black, for an intruder, fatally shot him.

The jury rejected that argument and returned a rare murder conviction against a police officer. She now faces up to 99 years in prison.

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8. The track world is distancing itself from Alberto Salazar after the sport's governing body barred the famed American coach for four years over doping violations.

Mr. Salazar, above in 2015, immediately became persona non grata at the world track and field championships taking place in Doha, Qatar. One of his athletes, the American Donavan Brazier, won gold in the 800 meters today.

Also in Doha: Dalilah Muhammad, who in July broke a world record in the 400-meter hurdles that had stood for 16 years, would like to do it again.

And in this week's Debatable feature from Opinion: Should student athletes be allowed to make money?

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9. Jessye Norman was a diva, in the best possible way.

The great soprano, who died on Monday at 74, had a regal, even haughty presence, our classical music critic writes, but also vocal charisma to spare. A multiple Grammy Award winner, Ms. Norman, pictured above at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in 1989, was a towering figure on operatic, concert and recital stages.

Turn the volume up for these: Here are 10 of her greatest performances.

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10. And finally, new month, new books.

From Ronan Farrow's highly anticipated book about power and predators to Zadie Smith's debut short story collection, October is a big month for books. We rounded up the 18 new titles to look out for, including a contemporary riff on "Frankenstein," Olive Kitteridge's return and a new biography of Thomas Edison.

The 10th month is also earning a new name in many regions across the U.S.: hot-ober. Record-breaking heat is searing much of the country, even forcing some schools to close. Cooler temperatures are expected to return this weekend.

Have a temperate night.

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