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A memorial at Place de la République in Paris. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris today.

A memorial at Place de la République in Paris. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris today. Kenzo Tribouillard/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images

Your Tuesday Briefing
By ADEEL HASSAN
Good morning.
Here's what you need to know:
• Solidarity.
Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris today for talks with President François Hollande.
Mr. Hollande says France needs to change its Constitution and has called for quick action on legislation that would give the government more flexibility to conduct police raids without a warrant and place people under house arrest.
At the same time, there have been few calls in France for solidarity with Muslims.
• The manhunt.
Seven of the attackers died in the assault, but the authorities are looking for an eighth suspect as well as for the person believed to have planned it.
In the heavily immigrant Brussels district of Molenbeek, there were missed chances to stop some of them. That's now raising questions about the Belgian intelligence services and their French counterparts.
• Reaction in the U.S.
Twenty-five Republican governors have pledged to block the entry of Syrian refugees into their states, saying that the safety of Americans is at stake.
The three Democratic presidential candidates continue to support resettlement. One Republican — Jeb Bush — also does, but he prefers Christian refugees. Donald J. Trump thinks Syrian refugees are a "Trojan horse."
Congress is back in session, and the attacks will affect policy debate.
• The militants' advances.
As the tentacles of the Islamic States grow in the West, a special report on "Frontline" charts its growth eastward, in Afghanistan (10 p.m. Eastern, PBS, but check local listings).
• Egypt plane was bombed, Russia confirms.
Russia said today that a bomb brought down a jet over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt more than two weeks ago, killing all 224 people on board.
It was the first statement from Russia that the plane was brought down by a terrorist act. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
• President Obama overseas.
The U.S. leader arrived today in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to reinforce trade and security ties at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, beginning on Wednesday.
Mr. Obama remains steadfast in his refusal to use ground troops to fight Islamic State militants in their strongholds in Syria and Iraq.
• Review faults Baltimore police.
An independent report found that the police were unprepared and untrained for the April riots after the death of Freddie Gray, an unarmed 25-year-old black man who suffered a spinal cord injury in police custody.
The number of homicides in the city this year has surpassed 300 for the first time since 1999. The rise began after the unrest.
BUSINESS
• We'll get an early sign today of how the economy performed last month when the Consumer Price Index, the most common gauge of inflation, is released this morning.
• Credit card technology is at the center of a feud between retailers and banks over what merchants pay for the processing of credit and debit transactions.
• Wall Street stock futures are trending positive. European markets are sharply higher, and Asian indexes closed mixed.
NOTEWORTHY
• New reads.
"Suspicious Minds," released today, delves into why conspiracy theories appeal. In "The Rift," a correspondent reports about the emergence of sub-Saharan Africa and tells us what we get wrong about the region.
And the Irish writer Kevin Barry's novel "Beatlebone" imagines John Lennon visiting a small island off the west coast of Ireland in 1978.
• It's a Windy City trilogy.
"Chicago Med," a relentlessly paced emergency-room drama debuting today, is joining "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago P.D." as the third Dick Wolf-produced series making its home in the city (9 p.m. Eastern, NBC).
Among its stars are S. Epatha Merkerson, a mainstay of Mr. Wolf's "Law & Order" and Oliver Platt. More crossover appearances from all three shows' characters are expected.
• The game goes on.
The French national soccer team plays an exhibition game against England in London today.
• And then there were two...
The Houston Texans' 10-6 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football leaves the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers as the only undefeated N.F.L. teams.
• TV star's travails.
Charlie Sheen will appear on NBC's "Today" show (7 a.m. Eastern) today after reports that he is H.I.V. positive. NBC says Mr. Sheen will make "a revealing personal announcement."
• 117 days of life.
A mother writes about the anguish she felt when her infant died in day care, and of her campaign to create a national parental leave system that works.
• But how do you use it in Scrabble?
Oxford Dictionaries announced Monday that the "face with tears of joy" emoji was its word of the year. Hmmm.
BACK STORY
Walmart, Walgreens, Kmart — they all sound slightly related.
They're not, except that they are derived from their founders' names.
Walmart is expected to retain its title today as the world's biggest retailer by sales.
In 1950, a 32-year-old retailer from Oklahoma named Sam Walton opened Walton's 5&10 in Bentonville, Ark.
Why there? One reason is that it was near the borders of four states, and Mr. Walton wanted to take advantage of the different hunting seasons.
He opened the first Walmart in 1962 in Rogers, Ark.
Well before Walmart was another Wal — Charles R. Walgreen. In 1901, as a 24-year-old pharmacist in Chicago, he bought the pharmacy where he worked.
By 1919, there were 20 Walgreen stores. The company expanded nationally in the 1920s.
Even earlier, Sebastian Spering Kresge, a 30-year-old former salesman from Pennsylvania, bought two five-and-dime stores, in Detroit and Memphis, in 1899.
The S. S. Kresge chain expanded to 85 stores by 1912. The first Kmart opened in 1962 in suburban Detroit.
Although a foundation he started gave away millions, Mr. Kresge was known as thrifty and stingy.
A speech he gave at Harvard consisted of six words: "I never made a dime — talking."
Victoria Shannon contributed reporting.
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