Your Tuesday Briefing

Turkey, Voting, World Series View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Tuesday, October 23, 2018 [NYTimes.com »]( [Your Tuesday Briefing]( By CHRIS STANFORD [President Trump campaigned in Houston on Monday with Senator Ted Cruz, his rival for the 2016 presidential nomination.]( President Trump campaigned in Houston on Monday with Senator Ted Cruz, his rival for the 2016 presidential nomination. Doug Mills/The New York Times Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: Breaking: Turkey’s leader discusses Saudi case President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, having promised to reveal the “full nakedness” of a Saudi plot to kill the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said today that a team including generals had flown to Istanbul to carry out the mission. Mr. Erdogan’s address came after more than two weeks of leaks by Turkey that implicated the Saudi Arabian government in the death of Mr. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident and columnist for The Washington Post. • Mixed signals: The White House [sent the director of the C.I.A. to help the Turkish]( into the killing. At the same time, the Treasury secretary met on Monday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. • Ripple effect: Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Prince Mohammed’s other friends in the Middle East are worried that damage to him [could upend their own priorities](. “The Daily”: Why Trump can’t abandon Mohammed bin Salman The U.S. helped bring the Saudi crown prince to power, and it left few alternatives. Listen on [a computer]( an [iOS device]( or an [Android device](. A dark warning from Trump on migrants President Trump is intensifying Republican efforts to frame the midterm elections as [a fight over immigration and race]( claiming that “unknown Middle Easterners” are part of a caravan that is moving toward the U.S. “That is an assault on our country, and in that caravan you have some very bad people,” the president said at a rally Monday night. • Fact check: [We assessed Mr. Trump’s claims]( about the group of migrants, almost all of which were inaccurate or misleading. • Border plans: The administration [is considering an]( of]( to deter Central Americans from traveling north, including a new version of the widely criticized practice of family separation. Holding back a blue wave While midterm elections usually result in losses for a president’s party in the House of Representatives, many of the 70 most competitive races are now exceptionally close. A strong economy could help Republicans retain their majority or at least reduce their losses. [Our reporters interviewed dozens of voters]( in neighborhoods with close House races and where life is pretty good. • The Tip Sheet: In [today’s edition of our]( of the midterm elections]( a new poll offers an encouraging sign for Republicans. • Race for the Senate: The fight over the new Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh, appears to have increased enthusiasm among Republican voters. [Here’s where things stand](. • Election protection: The U.S. is [targeting individual Russian operatives]( to try to deter them from spreading disinformation. Taking stock of the #MeToo effect A year after a Times report helped bring down the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, our analysis found that [at least 200 prominent men have]( their jobs]( after allegations of sexual misconduct. Nearly half were succeeded by women. • Comebacks: Several of the men who lost their jobs received huge payouts, attracted investors or quietly found new employment. [Read more in our Gender Letter newsletter](. • Opinion: The Times recently asked men to share stories of bad behavior toward women. Here are [their accounts of intimidation, coercion and complicity](. A purple pest in Northern California Climate change has contributed to [an explosion in the number of purple urchins]( that have devoured underwater forests of kelp, which absorb carbon emissions and provide a habitat and food for a wide range of species. “It would be like one of those beautiful deciduous forests turned into a desert,” one professor of marine ecology said, “but in the matter of five years.” [Purple urchins have mowed down Northern California’s kelp forests.]Purple urchins have mowed down Northern California’s kelp forests. Gabriella Angotti-Jones/The New York Times • Young people sue: Opening arguments begin on Monday in a lawsuit against the Trump administration in which 21 plaintiffs, ages 11 to 22, are demanding that the government fight climate change. [WeÂ]( their lawyer](. Business • The labor market looks much as it did in the heyday of 2000 and 2001, but there’s one big exception: [wage growth](. • Paul Volcker, the Federal Reserve chairman who tamed the U.S. economy in the 1980s, sees big money as a new threat to democracy, [o]( columnist](. • In China, pet owners who don’t trust local food suppliers rely on American imports. The deepening trade war will mean [fewer and more expensive choices](. • The iPhone XR, at $750, is just as powerful and nearly as capable as its $1,000 counterparts, [our reviewer found](. • U.S. stocks [were mixed]( on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of [global markets]( today. Smarter Living Tips for a more fulfilling life. • Which foods cause obesity? [Not sugar (at least, not]( mice)](. • Let’s talk about [crying at work](. • Recipe of the day: Make [sheet-pan chicken]( after a quick, easy marinade. [Chicken thighs roasted alongside wedges of shallots and sweet grapes.]Chicken thighs roasted alongside wedges of shallots and sweet grapes. Con Poulos for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Noteworthy • Explosive device is found at home of George Soros [A bomb squad detonated the device]( which was discovered in a mailbox at the Westchester County home of the billionaire philanthropist. Mr. Soros, a favorite target of right-wing groups, wasn’t home at the time. • Space stations of the future The Trump administration wants to shift human spaceflight away from government-run agencies, and into a capitalist enterprise. [It’s unclear how that would work](. [Here’s more from this week’s Science section](. • In memoriam [Joachim Ronneberg]( led a team of Norwegian saboteurs in one of the most celebrated commando raids of World War II, blowing up a factory central to Nazi Germany’s plans for an atomic bomb. He was 99. • From one “Marnie” to another Tippi Hedren, the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1964 film “Marnie,” [appeared at the opening of the Metropolitan Opera’s version](. She almost stole the show. [Tippi Hedren, 88, appeared on stage with Isabel Leonard, who plays Marnie in the opera.]Tippi Hedren, 88, appeared on stage with Isabel Leonard, who plays Marnie in the opera. Vincent Tullo for The New York Times • A World Series cheat sheet Your Morning Briefing writer is a baseball fan. If you’re not, catch up with [our guide to the matchup]( between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Game 1 starts tonight at 8:09 Eastern. • Best of late-night TV Senator Ted Cruz of Texas campaigned on Monday with President Trump, who called Mr. Cruz “Lyin’ Ted” during the 2016 campaign and disparaged his wife, Heidi. [Jimmy Kimmel noted]( “I mean, imagine if your neighbor insulted your wife’s face, and then you had to ask him to loan you a weed whacker. That’s Ted Cruz’s life right now.” • Quotation of the day “This is a reflection of what happens when you undermine orderly access to asylum.” — [Michelle Brané]( a director at the Women’s Refugee Commission, on the challenges posed by a caravan of migrants heading through Mexico toward the U.S. • The Times, in other words Here’s an image of [today’s front page]( and links to our [Opinion content]( and [crossword puzzles](. • What we’re reading Albert Sun, an assistant editor, recommends [this]( The Atlantic’s archives]( “Google’s recent rollout of a ‘smart compose’ feature for Gmail (it autocompletes what it figures you might want to type) led me to revisit this 2016 article, about how typing technology evolved for Chinese, and how English is just catching up.” Back Story The Russian Soyuz spacecraft has [outlasted all others](. Designed at the height of the space race, it now [symbolizes cooperation]( transporting astronauts from around the world to the International Space Station. Recently, [it made an emergency landing]( with Russian and American astronauts aboard. The spacecraft’s first successful crewed mission, [Soyuz 3]( blasted off 50 years ago this week. The pilot, [Georgi Beregovoi, a Soviet Air Force officer]( would also play an important role in international space cooperation. [Georgi Beregovoi, right, welcomed Frank Borman to Moscow in 1969.]Georgi Beregovoi, right, and Frank Borman, an American astronaut, in Moscow in 1969. Associated Press Shortly before Apollo 11’s moon landing in 1969, he hosted the [first tour by an American astronaut]( of Moscow’s training center, then went on [a]( tour of the U.S.]( He attended parties, ate barbecue and met President Richard Nixon. [Eugene Cernan]( an American astronaut, tried to explain an American football game to him. In Hollywood, stars turned out for a bash. General Beregovoi warmly greeted Frank Sinatra in the receiving line, then turned and asked, “Who is he?” He got a taste of the American space program at NASA’s [Apollo simulator]( and [rode]( to the Moon” at Disneyland](. “Friendship,” [General Beregovoi]( at the end of his trip, “is a force which will help the world to conquer space.” Albert Sun wrote today’s Back Story. _____ Your Morning Briefing is published weekdays and [updated all morning](. Browse [past briefings here](. [Sign up here]( to get it by email in the Australian, Asian, European or American morning. To receive an Evening Briefing on U.S. weeknights, [sign up here](. Check out our full range of free newsletters [here](. What would you like to see here? Contact us at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing@nytimes.com?subject=Morning%20Briefing%20Feedback). LIKE THIS EMAIL? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up [here](. 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