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Article snippet: (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. The White House approved its release even though the findings contradict much of the administration’s stance on the issue. The U.N. convenes its annual climate change conference next week in Germany, and the American delegation is expected to face harsh criticism over the decision to walk away from the Paris climate accord. Above, smoke from a wildfire in Oregon in August. _____ 2. President Trump began what’s scheduled to be the longest tour of Asia by an American president since George Bush in 1991. Before Mr. Trump left, he again blasted the Justice Department for not investigating Democrats. And he was briefly silenced: A rogue contractor at Twitter shut down @realDonaldTrump for 11 minutes. Mr. Trump is slated to visit Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. A spokesman for the Kremlin said that officials were discussing a meeting between Mr. Trump and Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of an economic meeting in Vietnam. _____ 3. The Republican tax bill could include a repeal of the Affordable Care Act rule that requires most people to have health insurance. The leading tax writer in t... Link to the full article to read more