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| Sally Yates, Supreme Court, Boy Scouts: Your Tuesday Briefing | Sally Yates, Supreme Court, Boy Scouts: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Trump fires acting attorney general. | • Trump fires acting attorney general. |
| President Trump removed Sally Q. Yates, the nation’s top law enforcement officer, from her post Monday night, saying she had betrayed him by refusing to defend his executive order closing borders to citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. | President Trump removed Sally Q. Yates, the nation’s top law enforcement officer, from her post Monday night, saying she had betrayed him by refusing to defend his executive order closing borders to citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. |
| Her replacement, Dana J. Boente, immediately rescinded Ms. Yates’s directive to Justice Department lawyers not to defend Mr. Trump’s move. The firing raises pressure on senators to confirm, or block, Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general. | Her replacement, Dana J. Boente, immediately rescinded Ms. Yates’s directive to Justice Department lawyers not to defend Mr. Trump’s move. The firing raises pressure on senators to confirm, or block, Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general. |
| Also on Monday, Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, warned State Department officials who disagreed with Mr. Trump’s agenda, saying they “should either get with the program or they can go.” Career officers have circulated a memo stating that the recent immigration order would not make the nation safer. | Also on Monday, Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, warned State Department officials who disagreed with Mr. Trump’s agenda, saying they “should either get with the program or they can go.” Career officers have circulated a memo stating that the recent immigration order would not make the nation safer. |
| • Support for Mr. Trump on immigration. | • Support for Mr. Trump on immigration. |
| A large portion of the electorate may be behind the president. A poll conducted before he took office found that 48 percent of voters supported “suspending immigration from ‘terror prone’ regions;” 42 percent were against. | |
| Former President Barack Obama isn’t among them. In a statement, he sided with protesters outraged by the crackdown. | Former President Barack Obama isn’t among them. In a statement, he sided with protesters outraged by the crackdown. |
| • Supreme Court pick to be announced today. | • Supreme Court pick to be announced today. |
| Mr. Trump is set to reveal his choice to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat at 8 p.m. Eastern in a televised event from the White House. | Mr. Trump is set to reveal his choice to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat at 8 p.m. Eastern in a televised event from the White House. |
| The leading candidates are three federal appeals court judges: Neil M. Gorsuch, Thomas M. Hardiman and William H. Pryor Jr. | The leading candidates are three federal appeals court judges: Neil M. Gorsuch, Thomas M. Hardiman and William H. Pryor Jr. |
| • Israeli hard-liners want to “go big.” | • Israeli hard-liners want to “go big.” |
| Right-wing politicians hope to annex Ma’ale Adumim, a city of 41,000 near Jerusalem. And the Israeli Parliament appears poised to approve a law that would ultimately legalize settlement homes that were built illegally on private Palestinian land. | Right-wing politicians hope to annex Ma’ale Adumim, a city of 41,000 near Jerusalem. And the Israeli Parliament appears poised to approve a law that would ultimately legalize settlement homes that were built illegally on private Palestinian land. |
| The issue has become a flash point in the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. | The issue has become a flash point in the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. |
| • Boy Scouts reverse stance on membership. | • Boy Scouts reverse stance on membership. |
| The group said on Monday that it would begin accepting members based on the gender listed on their application, a move that paves the way for transgender boys to join. | The group said on Monday that it would begin accepting members based on the gender listed on their application, a move that paves the way for transgender boys to join. |
| In 2013, the Boy Scouts of America ended its ban on openly gay youths. | In 2013, the Boy Scouts of America ended its ban on openly gay youths. |
| • In anticipation of possible energy shortages, California has teamed with Tesla on a project that uses the electric carmaker’s batteries to power homes. | • In anticipation of possible energy shortages, California has teamed with Tesla on a project that uses the electric carmaker’s batteries to power homes. |
| • Deutsche Bank agreed to pay a $425 million fine to New York State to settle charges that it helped Russian investors launder as much as $10 billion. | • Deutsche Bank agreed to pay a $425 million fine to New York State to settle charges that it helped Russian investors launder as much as $10 billion. |
| • An arcade legend remembered: Masaya Nakamura, the Japanese entrepreneur whose company created Pac-Man, died at 91. | • An arcade legend remembered: Masaya Nakamura, the Japanese entrepreneur whose company created Pac-Man, died at 91. |
| • U.S. stocks were down on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were down on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The backbone of China’s e-commerce industry. | • The backbone of China’s e-commerce industry. |
| Our latest 360 video comes from the streets of Beijing, one of the world’s largest markets for package delivery, where couriers play a crucial role. | Our latest 360 video comes from the streets of Beijing, one of the world’s largest markets for package delivery, where couriers play a crucial role. |
| • Australia reviews grisly killings. | • Australia reviews grisly killings. |
| The police have opened inquests into the deaths of 88 men between 1976 and 2000 to determine if they should be classified as anti-gay hate crimes. | The police have opened inquests into the deaths of 88 men between 1976 and 2000 to determine if they should be classified as anti-gay hate crimes. |
| The authorities now say gangs of teenagers hunted gay men for sport, sometimes forcing their victims off the cliffs that line Sydney Harbor. | The authorities now say gangs of teenagers hunted gay men for sport, sometimes forcing their victims off the cliffs that line Sydney Harbor. |
| • Literary thank yous. | • Literary thank yous. |
| Throughout the 20th century, refugees who have come to the U.S. have made significant contributions to the nation’s canon. | Throughout the 20th century, refugees who have come to the U.S. have made significant contributions to the nation’s canon. |
| Here are 25 notable books by authors who fled political persecution. | Here are 25 notable books by authors who fled political persecution. |
| • Rethinking cannibalism. | • Rethinking cannibalism. |
| Until recently, most scientists thought the practice was an aberrant behavior resulting in part from a lack of food. | Until recently, most scientists thought the practice was an aberrant behavior resulting in part from a lack of food. |
| But it turns out that cannibalism occurs in hundreds of species and serves a variety of functions. | But it turns out that cannibalism occurs in hundreds of species and serves a variety of functions. |
| • If you’ve never tried yoga, let this be the week you do: Here’s a Times guide to get you started. | • If you’ve never tried yoga, let this be the week you do: Here’s a Times guide to get you started. |
| • We found a really cheap way to be happier: Get up and move around. | • We found a really cheap way to be happier: Get up and move around. |
| • Recipe of the day: Try this spinach salad with pancetta and fried eggs. | • Recipe of the day: Try this spinach salad with pancetta and fried eggs. |
| Shortly before his death, Gustave Eiffel famously predicted that his Eiffel Tower in Paris would stand for a thousand years. Nearly a century later, the city wants to almost double what it spends on maintaining the tower, to give it a major face-lift. | Shortly before his death, Gustave Eiffel famously predicted that his Eiffel Tower in Paris would stand for a thousand years. Nearly a century later, the city wants to almost double what it spends on maintaining the tower, to give it a major face-lift. |
| The French capital is eager to host the Olympic Games in 2024 and the World Expo in 2025. If Paris wins either bid, it would need to accommodate more than the roughly six million tourists who visit the landmark each year. | The French capital is eager to host the Olympic Games in 2024 and the World Expo in 2025. If Paris wins either bid, it would need to accommodate more than the roughly six million tourists who visit the landmark each year. |
| But this concern might not have happened at all had opponents of the tower had their way. There were many, and some might have worked at The Times. | But this concern might not have happened at all had opponents of the tower had their way. There were many, and some might have worked at The Times. |
| In 1887, when construction started, critics called the monument “the grotesque and mercantile imagination of a machine maker,” according to a Times report. When the tower was inaugurated at a world exhibition in 1889, The Times wrote, “Oh! who will deliver us from the Eiffel Tower!” | In 1887, when construction started, critics called the monument “the grotesque and mercantile imagination of a machine maker,” according to a Times report. When the tower was inaugurated at a world exhibition in 1889, The Times wrote, “Oh! who will deliver us from the Eiffel Tower!” |
| And in 1937, The Times described the tower as “an esthetic misfit” that would soon be razed. “It is felt that the Eiffel Tower is out of date and out of perspective. So it is doomed.” | And in 1937, The Times described the tower as “an esthetic misfit” that would soon be razed. “It is felt that the Eiffel Tower is out of date and out of perspective. So it is doomed.” |
| We were, of course, wrong. | We were, of course, wrong. |
| Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. | Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. |
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