Clinton gains 1st intelligence briefing

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Hillary Clinton on Saturday received her first national intelligence briefing since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, during a session that an aide said lasted about two hours at an FBI field office not far from her home in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Republican nominee Donald Trump received a similar classified briefing on foreign affairs and homeland security about a week and a half ago at an FBI field office in Manhattan. The briefings have become a tradition for majorparty candidates following their official nominations, with the aim of providing a smoother transition to the Oval Office for whichever candidate prevails.

Ms. Clinton, the former secretary of state, arrived at the FBI field office in White Plains, N.Y., at 9 a.m. and met, unaccompanied by aides, with several officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, according to a Clinton aide.

Immigrant entrepreneurs

The Obama administration on Friday proposed immigration rules that would allow foreign-born entrepreneurs to remain in the United States for up to five years if they own a significant stake in a start-up company with the potential for “rapid business growth and job creation.”

Immigrant entrepreneurs who hold an ownership interest of at least 15 percent and have an “active and central role” in the company’s operations are eligible to apply for parole, or temporary permission to remain in the United States, for up to two years. If granted, they can apply to extend the parole for an additional three years.

But not every engineer with a novel idea will make the cut. To qualify, the start-up must have raised at least $345,000 from qualified U.S. investors or received $100,000 in grants from select government agencies. Other “reliable and compelling evidence” of the venture’s ability to grow and add jobs may also meet the criteria.

Wade’s cousin murdered

CHICAGO — NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin was an innocent bystander, police said, pushing her baby in a stroller near a Chicago school where she intended to register her children when she was fatally shot Friday.

Nykea Aldridge’s famous relative, who grew up in Chicago’s south suburbs, tweeted to his nearly 6 million followers about her death, saying Friday it was an “act of senseless gun violence” and posting Saturday morning that Chicago needs “more help& more hands on deck.” Mr. Wade ended both days of tweets with the hashtag “EnoughIsEnough.”

The 32-year-old mother of four recently relocated to an area on the city’s South Side, her family said. She was near the school, which is about a mile and a half southwest of the University of Chicago, when two males walked up and fired shots at a third man but hit Ms. Aldridge in the head and arm.

She wasn’t the intended target, police said.

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