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(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. We are in the hottest period in the history of civilization, leading to record-breaking weather events and temperature extremes. That’s according to an exhaustive scientific report unveiled by 13 federal agencies that says humans are the dominant cause of global warming.

MILWAUKEE — Michael Redd averaged 26.7 points per game at the height of his Milwaukee Bucks career. Redd earned a $91 million contract as a Buck, won an Olympic gold medal while a member of the Bucks and stood as the Bucks’ lone N.B.A.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his Army base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held captive by the Taliban for five years, received no prison time for desertion or endangering troops, but was ordered by a military judge on Friday to be dishonorably discharged from the Army. The sentencing took only minutes in a case where prosecutors had sought 14 years in a military prison. The military judge, Col. Jeffery R.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his Army base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held captive by the Taliban for five years, received no prison time for desertion or endangering troops, but was ordered by a military judge on Friday to be dishonorably discharged from the Army. The sentencing took only minutes in a case where prosecutors had sought 14 years in a military prison. The military judge, Col. Jeffery R.

SAN FRANCISCO — Social media has overflowed with sexual misconduct allegations during the last few weeks. The 450-word post that Melanie Kohler put on Facebook probably had the shortest life — a few hours. It may also have been the first to get its author sued. As the torrent of accusations continues, it is unlikely to be the last. “The lid is off,” said Mark G. Clark, a Michigan lawyer specializing in online defamation cases. “Power to the people. Anyone can have their grievance heard.

The studio behind the hit television series “House of Cards” has suspended Kevin Spacey while it investigates what it called “serious allegations” concerning the actor’s behavior on set. The announcement by the studio, Media Rights Capital, came late Friday night and did not detail the nature of the allegations. It came shortly after Netflix said in a separate statement that it would not be involved with any further production of “House of Cards” if the show included its star, Mr. Spacey. In its statement, Media Rights Capital said Mr.

The police in New York on Friday said that they were developing a strong criminal case against the producer Harvey Weinstein after an actress’s claim that he raped her seven years ago. Speaking at a news conference at Police Headquarters in Lower Manhattan, officials in the Police Department said they were gathering evidence with an eye toward preparing a warrant to arrest Mr.

WASHINGTON — An industry familiar to President Trump appears to have emerged from the Republican tax rewrite relatively unscathed: commercial real estate. For months, commercial real estate developers had been concerned that the tax plan in the works would make it more difficult or expensive for them to take out huge bank loans or would damage demand in the property market. But if the plan unveiled this week by House Repu

WASHINGTON — Even some House Republicans are railing against the proposed changes to deductions for state and local taxes that are part of the new House tax bill that was released this week. The proposal to change the state and local tax deduction, commonly known as SALT, has also ignited a backlash from Democrats and state governments. Conservatives call the deduction a boon for high-tax liberal-leaning states at the expense of low-tax conservative-leaning states, while Democrats said its elimination will hurt middle-class families.

WASHINGTON — Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump presidential campaign, met Russian government officials during a July 2016 trip he took to Moscow, according to testimony he gave on Thursday to the House Intelligence Committee. Shortly after the trip, Mr. Page sent an email to at least one Trump campaign aide describing insights he had after conversations with government officials, legislators and business executives during his time in Moscow, according to one person familiar with the contents of the message.