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Subject: NYT Now: Your Thursday Evening Briefing
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Your nightly rundown of the day's top stories delivered straight to your inbox. View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Thursday, September 10, 2015 Thursday, September 10, 2015 NYTimes.com/NYTNow » Enjoy this newsletter? The NYT Now app for iPhone is now completely free. It's the fastest way to catch up with the news throughout the day. Download now. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press Your Thursday Evening Briefing By ANDREA KANNAPELL AND SANDRA STEVENSON Good evening. Here's the start of tonight's briefing. Go to the full briefing.  1. Senate Democrats handed President Obama a major victory, blocking a Republican vote against the Iran nuclear deal and ensuring that there would be no veto showdown between Congress and the White House. As with the health care law, the president prevailed without managing to persuade any Republicans to join him. 2. It's not every day that the human family tree adds a branch. Scientists announced the discovery of Homo naledi, a new species dating back 2.5 million years or more. A large cache of bones found in a South African cave suggests that the group ritually protected its dead, a behavior previously thought limited to modern humans. 3. President Obama opened America's doors to 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, a move of political significance despite the modest number. Many times that number of migrants streamed through Europe, meeting rain, more misery and mixed welcomes. Read the full briefing » ADVERTISEMENT <nil> FACEBOOK @NYTNOW Get more NYTimes.com newsletters »  | Sign Up for the Morning Briefing newsletter » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's The NYT Now Evening Briefing newsletter. As a member of the TRUSTe privacy program, we are committed to protecting your privacy. (..) | Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2015 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018