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One person is dead after a train carrying GOP lawmakers collided with a garbage truck in Virginia; Cape Town is dramatically rationing its water amid a severe drought.    Tonight's Sentences is written by Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe. TOP NEWS A deadly Amtrak crash Rachael Bade/Twitter An Amtrak train carrying members of the House and Senate to an annual GOP retreat accidentally hit a garbage truck on Wednesday afternoon, causing at least one fatality and other injuries. [ Vox / Tara Golshan ] The story is still developing, but the White House issued a statement confirming that one person in the truck died and at least one other person driving in it was seriously injured. There were minor injuries among the lawmakers on th...

Trump, Brenda Fitzgerald, Virginia | View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 NYTimes.com » Your Wednesday Evening Briefing By KAREN ZRAICK AND DAVID SCULL Good evening. Here's the latest. Zach Gibson for The New York Times 1. The F.B.I. expressed "grave concerns" about the accuracy of a Republican memo accusing the bureau of mishandling the Russia inquiry. The bureau's statement thrust the F.B.I. director, Christopher Wray, above, into the deepening clash with President Trump and other Republicans over whether it should be released. Our Washington correspondent's analysis: Mr. Trump's...