Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Turkey, Midterms, Migrant Caravans | 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 Evening Briefing]( By JEAN RUTTER AND HIROKO MASUIKE Good evening. Here’s the latest. Kayhan Ozer/Turkish President Office, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 1. The president of Turkey raised the stakes in the crisis with Saudi Arabia, [calling the death of Jamal Khashoggi]( a “premeditated murder” and asking the Saudi government to hand over suspects in the case. In a speech to members of his party in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, above, confirmed many brutal details of the killing, but also showed deference to the Saudi king. On the same day, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — who is suspected of playing a role in the killing — [got a standing ovation]( when he appeared unannounced at an investor conference in Riyadh. Many Western executives and government officials stayed away. Saudi Arabia’s [regional allies]( including Israel and the United Arab Emirates, are starting to worry that the crisis could hinder their own agendas. _____ Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times 2. Democratic voters rooting for a blue wave in the midterms are [facing some sobering reality checks](. Turnout among Democrats could set records this Election Day, but the impact would be blunted if it’s concentrated in predictable strongholds rather than swing districts. Above, a billboard in Virginia, Minn. And Republicans have been energized by the health of the economy, Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation fight and, most recently, President Trump’s ominous warnings about a migrant caravan. One vote to watch: Colorado has an [anti-fracking measure]( on the ballot opposed by nearly every powerful person in the state. But industry executives are watching with concern — and there’s a chance it could pass. We’re keeping track of the biggest issues and the most-watched races in [The Tip Sheet](. _____ Luis Antonio Rojas for The New York Times 3. President Trump insists that Mexico must halt a caravan of thousands of Central American migrants before they reach the U.S. border. But that puts [Mexico in quite a spot](. Should the country detain thousands of people, creating a humanitarian crisis? Or simply accompany the caravan to ensure an orderly passage? Above, migrants rest in Mexico. We told you yesterday that Mr. Trump’s claims about criminals and Middle Easterners in the caravan were unsubstantiated. It turns out they also [threw his own government for a loop](. In the last midterms, similar assertions helped Republicans gain control of the Senate and strengthen their hold on the House. [Our TV critic went back to look at the tape.]( _____ Richard Drew/Associated Press 4. U.S. stocks had a rough day, [but mostly recovered](. Two industrial giants — Caterpillar and 3M — sent the S. & P. 500 plunging more than 2 percent early in the day with earnings reports highlighting challenges from the U.S. trade war. Markets in China, Japan and Germany, all heavily exposed to a slowdown in global trade, had dropped earlier. Above, the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. There’s also the possibility of a new debt-based political crisis in Europe, this one focused on Italy. [The E.U. rejected the country’s 2019 budget]( a first for the union, setting up a game of chicken with its populist government. And sinking confidence in Rome’s solvency [could set off financial chain reactions]( difficult for governments and central banks to control. _____ Erin Schaff for The New York Times 5. Defense officials have a message for Russian operatives trying to interfere in the U.S. midterms: We know who you are, and we’re watching. The U.S. Cyber Command, formed in 2009 to defend military networks, [has launched its first known operation to defend elections](. Above, Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, command director. The messages to individual Russians — and the unstated threat of sanctions — is seen as a low-key way to change behavior without escalating tensions and risking reprisals. _____ Amanda Lucier for The New York Times 6. Twenty-one young people are demanding that the Trump administration fight climate change in a landmark federal lawsuit that could go to trial on Monday. The plaintiffs, who range in age from 11 to 22, argue that if the government does nothing, today’s children will be dealing with disaster within their lifetimes. The case, in Federal District Court in Eugene, Ore., could test whether the courts have a major role to play in dealing with global warming, and whether there is a [constitutional right to a stable and safe climate](. Our climate reporter took a hike with Julia Olson, their lawyer, above, to talk about the case. _____ Bob Krasner 7. “Finishing things up.” It was among the final texts from a man who took his life in Manhattan after getting one last bit of bad news. Fearing for his safety, his family quickly reported him missing. But his body — in his car, on a busy street in the East Village, above — went unnoticed for a week. [This is his story.]( _____ Bettmann Archive, via Getty Images 8. Game 1 of the World Series was set to start, rain permitting, at 8:09 Eastern as the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. We’re following the game [inning by inning](. It’s the second Series matchup for these two franchises. In the first, in 1916, the Dodgers were known as the Robins or the Superbas, and the Red Sox opted to play at a stadium larger than Fenway. The Times, in an unsigned article, waxed a bit more poetic than is usual for sports prose: “The withered stalk of the baseball season burst with a crash into radiant bloom at Braves Field today. The Superbas, pride of Brooklyn and of the National League, and the carmine-hosed Boston warriors scrambled for the petals of the first blossom.” [Read on](. _____ Lars Leetaru 9. You might be an introverted traveler if crowded bazaars and busy tourist traps aren’t your thing, or if you’d rather lounge on a beach with a book than hit the hottest club in town. If that sounds familiar, then [we have some tips]( to make any vacation a success — even when you’re traveling with an extrovert. The first rule: Don’t be afraid to go it alone. _____ Jake Michaels for The New York Times 10. Finally, what pool charges more than $1,000 for a dip? The Neptune Pool, designed for the publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst and frequented by the stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Barbara Littrell, a retired elementary school office manager, was one of the guests at [a remarkable fund-raiser]( to benefit its home, Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Calif. Using money saved from quitting smoking 21 years ago to pay her fare, she jumped in with a feather boa and a prayer: “Spanx, don’t fail me now!” Have a refreshing evening. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing. [Sign up here]( to get it by email in the Australian, Asian, European or American morning. Want to catch up on past briefings? [You can browse them here](. What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing@nytimes.com?subject=Evening%20Briefing%20Feedback). LIKE THIS EMAIL? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up [here](. ADVERTISEMENT Sponsor a Subscription Inspire the future generation of readers by contributing to The Times’s [sponsor-a-subscription program](. 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