Monday's Headlines: Collapse of Afghanistan peace talks shines spotlight on divisions within administration

With Trump tightening border, asylum applicants seek refuge in Mexico, elsewhere ; Pollen 'nerds': U.S. government enlists scientists to track drug loads, crack cold cases; Why Brazilian farmers are burning the rainforest — and why it's difficult to stop them; Trump can't erase a decade of clean air progress with a Sharpie; A Russian passport. A Russian murder?; Ted Cruz and others should stop using Chicago as a punching bag; Political pressures rolled back globalization before. It can happen again.; Like it or not, Thursday's debate is about electability; Playing the 'long game' with China; Typhoon pounds Tokyo, leaving nearly one million people without power; Days before iPhone event, Apple accused of worker violations in Chinese factories by labor rights group; Rafael Nadal triumphs at U.S. Open, claims his 19th Grand Slam title; The Brady Bunch kids come home for HGTV's sentimentally extreme makeover; She and her twin were inseparable. Then a gunman tore the 15-year-olds apart.

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       (AP) Collapse of Afghanistan peace talks shines spotlight on divisions within administration It is unclear whether planned troop withdrawals, in keeping with President Trump's pledge to end the war, will proceed with the Taliban vowing that the end of the peace process will lead to more American deaths. By Karen DeYoung ● Read more » With Trump tightening border, asylum applicants seek refuge in Mexico, elsewhere  As the number of migrants seeking refuge throughout the Americas soars, the United States remains the world's top recipient of asylum petitions. But countries such as Mexico, with much smaller asylum systems, are seeing far greater increases. By Mary Beth Sheridan ● Read more » Pollen 'nerds': U.S. government enlists scientists to track drug loads, crack cold cases Pollen grains can help the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reconstruct the "travel history" of an item. The lab's work is of growing interest at a time when record quantities of hard narcotics are flooding into the United States, often with little indication of their source or smuggling routes. By Nick Miroff ● Read more » Why Brazilian farmers are burning the rainforest — and why it's difficult to stop them Farmers have long used fire to cut through jungle too dense for machines. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is up against laws and some of his own rhetoric as he tries to limit the practice. By Marina Lopes ● Read more » Opinions ADVERTISEMENT Trump can't erase a decade of clean air progress with a Sharpie By Arnold Schwarzenegger ● Read more » A Russian passport. A Russian murder? By Editorial Board ● Read more » Ted Cruz and others should stop using Chicago as a punching bag By Lori Lightfoot ● Read more » Political pressures rolled back globalization before. It can happen again. By Robert Samuelson ● Read more » Like it or not, Thursday's debate is about electability By E.J. Dionne ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Playing the 'long game' with China By Hugh Hewitt ● Read more » More News Typhoon pounds Tokyo, leaving nearly one million people without power Typhoon Faxai was the strongest storm to hit the Japan's capital in years, snarling traffic forcing schools to close. By Simon Denyer ● Read more »   Days before iPhone event, Apple accused of worker violations in Chinese factories by labor rights group Apple denied most of the allegations, but acknowledged that it exceeded the number of contract workers allowed by Chinese law. By Reed Albergotti ● Read more » Rafael Nadal triumphs at U.S. Open, claims his 19th Grand Slam title Nadal, 33, defeated Daniil Medvedev in five sets, leaving him one shy of Roger Federer's record 20 major titles. Medvedev, a 23-year-old Russian, had emerged as this summer's hard-court star and was seeking to disrupt the Big Three's reign in men's tennis. By Chuck Culpepper and Samantha Pell ● Read more » The Brady Bunch kids come home for HGTV's sentimentally extreme makeover "A Very Brady Renovation" works as a curious form of closure, which is slightly more interesting than its more obvious acts of groovy restoration. TV Review ●  By Hank Stuever ● Read more » She and her twin were inseparable. Then a gunman tore the 15-year-olds apart. A summer of deadly gun violence in Washington started when Missy Scott's brother, Maurice, walked to a corner store on a Sunday morning. By Jessica Contrera ● Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Carolyn Hax for Post columnist Carolyn Hax's latest advice column every day. Sign up »

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