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Subscribe to TIME magazine WHAT TO KNOW NOW Why Trump Signed the $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill Despite His Shutdown Threat President Donald Trump held a news conference Friday where he announced he had signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill — just hours after he said he would veto it. But he openly expressed his disapproval 3 Hostages Dead, Suspect Killed by Police: The Latest on the Hostage Situation in France A suspect has been killed after hostages were taken in a supermarket in a small town in the south of France Friday afternoon. The incident, which officials are treating as a terror attack, left at least three people dead Why John Bolton Couldn't Get Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations 'John was always a strong friend of his own opinion,' a former State Department lawyer told TIME while the Senate debated whether to confirm Bolton to the U.N. role in 2005 Plastic Waste in the Pacific Ocean Is Growing 'Exponentially' Researchers say around 1.8 trillion bits of plastic waste are clogging the Pacific Ocean. The buildup could be as much 16 times higher than previously reported Former NATO Commander: H.R. McMaster Worked for Me. His Retirement Reveals a Lot About President Trump Here's When Toys 'R' Us Liquidation Sales Will Officially Begin Elon Musk Just Deleted His SpaceX and Tesla Facebook Accounts Sliced Ketchup Is Here to Keep All Your Sandwiches Mess-Free and It's Already Polarizing To Unsubscribe You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. Update Email Click here to update your email address. Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/policy.html TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. For questions about your print or digital magazine subscription, please contact: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408 subsvcs@time.customersvc.com For feedback about this newsletter: Please contact thebrief@time.com Connect with TIME