Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

China, 'Roseanne', Immigration | View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Tuesday, May 29, 2018 [NYTimes.com »]( [Your Tuesday Evening Briefing]( By KAREN ZRAICK AND DAVID SCULL Good evening. Here’s the latest. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters 1. The tough talk on trade with China has resumed in Washington. The Trump administration said it would proceed with a [series of punitive trade-related measures on China]( next month, increasing pressure on Beijing as negotiations continue. The news comes a little more than a week after the Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, above, [said that the trade war with China was “on hold.”]( The plan is to levy 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports, and officials said a list of products affected would be released by June 15. ____ Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images 2. ABC canceled “Roseanne” hours after its star and co-creator, [Roseanne Barr, above, posted a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett]( who was a top adviser to President Obama. The show had just finished a smash-hit comeback season, and gotten the green light for a second one. But network executives had been worried about [Ms. Barr’s Twitter feed]( which was full of conspiracy theories and hateful speech. On Tuesday, Ms. Barr wrote of Ms. Jarrett, who is African-American: “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” The network’s entertainment president called the statement “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.” ____ Amy Stroth for The New York Times 3. Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri [announced that he will resign]( bowing to months of pressure as he faced a felony charge, a scandal tied to an extramarital relationship and the threat of impeachment. A newcomer to politics and former member of the Navy SEALs, the Republican was widely believed to have aspirations for higher office, perhaps even the presidency. He remains under indictment in St. Louis on a charge of tampering with computer data, and could face up to four years in prison if convicted. ____ John Moore/Getty Images 4. Did the U.S. government separate 1,500 immigrant children from their parents and then lose track of them? There has been a lot of misinformation, fueled by social media and [President Trump’s false claim that Democrats were responsible for a “horrible law”]( separating the children at the border. Above, asylum seekers from Central America near McAllen, Tex. [Here are the facts]( about what happened, and what the administration’s policies are. ____ Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters 5. Starbucks closed 8,000 stores across the U.S. on Tuesday [for companywide anti-bias training](. Above, a store in Manhattan. The training is part of its effort to improve its corporate image after the arrests of two African-American men in a Starbucks in Philadelphia last month prompted accusations of racial bias. Starbucks teamed up with the Perception Institute, an anti-bias research and advisory group, to create the program, which will focus on how employees can better assess their own assumptions and biases. ____ Max Whittaker for The New York Times 6. The California primary is on June 5, and it’s one of the most anticipated voting days in the run-up to the 2018 midterm elections. We visited [the state’s 22nd Congressional District]( a rural area that went overwhelmingly for President Trump in 2016. (Above, citrus trees covered by netting there.) The seat is held by Representative Devin Nunes, a close ally of the president’s. While he has become a lightning rod for the left, which accuses him of using his position to run interference for the president on the Russia investigation, Mr. Nunes is also considered a very safe bet to win the seat again. Here are [the top 10 races to watch](. ____ Ivor Prickett for The New York Times 7. Less than a year after Iraqi security forces and their allies recaptured Mosul from the Islamic State, [the city is coming back to life.]( New businesses are open and people stay out late into the evening for the first time in years. Our photographer went out to a banquet hall, an amusement park, even a bar, and found a deep sense of relief among residents. “Everything has changed and now everything is as if nothing happened at all,” said one former soldier. ____ Michelle Gustafson for The New York Times 8. “I was a little kid, and he was God.” For decades, Jimmy A. Williams was [a prized equestrian coach at the Flintridge Riding Club]( in Southern California. He died in 1993. But it’s only now that allegations of sexual abuse against him have become public. Above, Anne Kursinski, one of the country’s most decorated show jumpers, who says she was abused for years. We talked to former students and others, and learned that he groped and kissed young girls publicly and with impunity. But few knew the extent of the abuse. ____ Wiqan Ang for The New York Times 9. Thousands of tons of recyclables left on the curb by well-meaning Americans have gone into landfills in recent months. That’s because [China has stopped accepting most “foreign garbage” and tightened restrictions]( about what recyclables it will import for processing. That means no “contaminated” shipments, containing materials that aren’t recyclable, like greasy pizza boxes or used coffee cups. People in the industry call that “aspirational recycling.” Here’s how to avoid [the most common recycling mistakes](. ____ Elise Amendola/Associated Press 10. The Golden State Warriors will battle the Cleveland Cavaliers for the N.B.A. championship for the fourth straight year. [Our sports columnist writes]( that the Warriors “went through the regular season looking like a famous orchestra that paid too little attention to its score sheets.” Meanwhile, the Cavaliers are the “most improbable of N.B.A. championship contenders,” save for the presence of the great LeBron James, above. Game 1 is at 9 p.m. on Thursday, and you can watch it on ABC. ____ John Minchillo/Associated Press 11. Finally, if you’re in New York City — or look at the social media accounts of people who are — [get ready to marvel at Manhattanhenge](. For two days every spring and summer, the sunset lines up with Manhattan’s street grid, creating a gorgeous celestial spectacle. For a brief moment, the sun’s golden rays illuminate the city’s buildings and traffic with a breathtaking glow. Some people call it “the Instagram holiday,” and it takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, at about 8:10 p.m. (Your next chance is July 12 and 13.) Have a great night. ____ 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). ADVERTISEMENT Sponsor a Subscription Inspire a future generation of readers by contributing to The New York Times [sponsor-a-subscription program](. For every subscription granted through contributions to this program, The Times will provide a digital subscription to one additional student. 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