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Donald Trump, Milo Yiannopoulos, Standing Rock: Your Wednesday Briefing Donald Trump, Milo Yiannopoulos, Standing Rock: Your Wednesday Briefing
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• New rules allow for more deportations.• New rules allow for more deportations.
A fuller picture of President Trump’s immigration plan is emerging after documents released on Tuesday showed a more aggressive approach to enforcing immigration laws.A fuller picture of President Trump’s immigration plan is emerging after documents released on Tuesday showed a more aggressive approach to enforcing immigration laws.
The policies will make it easier and quicker to deport those in the country illegally, even if they haven’t committed serious crimes.The policies will make it easier and quicker to deport those in the country illegally, even if they haven’t committed serious crimes.
Major elements of the plan are in keeping with Mr. Trump’s promise to crack down on unauthorized immigration. But deportation is still a drawn-out process.Major elements of the plan are in keeping with Mr. Trump’s promise to crack down on unauthorized immigration. But deportation is still a drawn-out process.
• Bound by Iraq, and guiding security.• Bound by Iraq, and guiding security.
The appointment of H. R. McMaster as Mr. Trump’s national security adviser, joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, creates a team of generals who all served in Iraq.The appointment of H. R. McMaster as Mr. Trump’s national security adviser, joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, creates a team of generals who all served in Iraq.
“They’ll bring a very sober, realistic, practical experience base to the discussions in the Situation Room, because they’ve lived it,” said a retired three-star Army general who worked with Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.“They’ll bring a very sober, realistic, practical experience base to the discussions in the Situation Room, because they’ve lived it,” said a retired three-star Army general who worked with Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
• Fury greets some Republicans at town halls.• Fury greets some Republicans at town halls.
Lawmakers returning to districts that voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Trump are facing sharp questions and sometimes hostile audiences at town hall-style meetings during the congressional recess.Lawmakers returning to districts that voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Trump are facing sharp questions and sometimes hostile audiences at town hall-style meetings during the congressional recess.
Some accused the crowds of being paid to attend, and Mr. Trump said on Twitter that they had been “planned out by liberal activists.”Some accused the crowds of being paid to attend, and Mr. Trump said on Twitter that they had been “planned out by liberal activists.”
Our latest 360 video takes you inside some of the meetings from around the country.Our latest 360 video takes you inside some of the meetings from around the country.
• Clashes in Sweden after Trump critique.• Clashes in Sweden after Trump critique.
Residents of a Stockholm suburb predominantly inhabited by immigrants clashed with police officers after a man was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs.Residents of a Stockholm suburb predominantly inhabited by immigrants clashed with police officers after a man was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs.
The episode drew attention to Mr. Trump’s vague but pointed recent criticism of the country’s migration policies.The episode drew attention to Mr. Trump’s vague but pointed recent criticism of the country’s migration policies.
• Gaza is rebuilding, but it’s still fearful.• Gaza is rebuilding, but it’s still fearful.
After so many years of isolation, residents of Gaza find themselves ever distanced from Palestinians in the West Bank, their future clouded by doubts that they could ever unite and work toward a lasting peace.After so many years of isolation, residents of Gaza find themselves ever distanced from Palestinians in the West Bank, their future clouded by doubts that they could ever unite and work toward a lasting peace.
• North Dakota pipeline deadline looms.• North Dakota pipeline deadline looms.
Protesters are expecting a standoff with law enforcement officers today over orders to evacuate a camp near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline.Protesters are expecting a standoff with law enforcement officers today over orders to evacuate a camp near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline.
• The Daily, your audio news report.• The Daily, your audio news report.
Today’s episode focuses on how the Trump administration’s new plan for undocumented immigrants may be enforced.Today’s episode focuses on how the Trump administration’s new plan for undocumented immigrants may be enforced.
Listen from a computer, on an iOS device or on an Android device.Listen from a computer, on an iOS device or on an Android device.
• The Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos resigned on Tuesday after his remarks about pedophilia drew condemnation.• The Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos resigned on Tuesday after his remarks about pedophilia drew condemnation.
Bill Maher suggested that Mr. Yiannopoulos’s appearance on his talk show led to his downfall.Bill Maher suggested that Mr. Yiannopoulos’s appearance on his talk show led to his downfall.
• Oil and gas companies in Texas are rebounding, but the industry’s embrace of technology has resulted in fewer field workers and more engineers.• Oil and gas companies in Texas are rebounding, but the industry’s embrace of technology has resulted in fewer field workers and more engineers.
• Movie moguls may soon face more competition for real estate.• Movie moguls may soon face more competition for real estate.
Next month’s initial public offering for Snap, which owns Snapchat, could bring a new wave of millionaires and billionaires to Los Angeles.Next month’s initial public offering for Snap, which owns Snapchat, could bring a new wave of millionaires and billionaires to Los Angeles.
• U.S. stocks were up on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.• U.S. stocks were up on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.
• Is your morning granola wholesome? The public and nutritionists seem to disagree.• Is your morning granola wholesome? The public and nutritionists seem to disagree.
• Meet Sweet Marie, the most colorful figure in Brooklyn’s food riots of 1917.• Meet Sweet Marie, the most colorful figure in Brooklyn’s food riots of 1917.
• Recipe of the day: Meyer lemons take sautéed chicken to a new level.• Recipe of the day: Meyer lemons take sautéed chicken to a new level.
• Cannabis cures.• Cannabis cures.
From retirement communities to nursing homes, older Americans are increasingly turning to marijuana for pain relief, embracing it as an alternative to powerful drugs like morphine.From retirement communities to nursing homes, older Americans are increasingly turning to marijuana for pain relief, embracing it as an alternative to powerful drugs like morphine.
And some mothers told us why they chose to use marijuana during their pregnancies. “If we had to choose between Zofran and weed, we’d definitely choose weed,” one said, referring to a drug prescribed for nausea.And some mothers told us why they chose to use marijuana during their pregnancies. “If we had to choose between Zofran and weed, we’d definitely choose weed,” one said, referring to a drug prescribed for nausea.
• Mysteries surrounding artists.• Mysteries surrounding artists.
The phrase “routine surgery” has often been used to describe the cause of Andy Warhol’s death 30 years ago. But a medical historian is challenging that narrative, saying that the artist was in poor health when his gallbladder was removed.The phrase “routine surgery” has often been used to describe the cause of Andy Warhol’s death 30 years ago. But a medical historian is challenging that narrative, saying that the artist was in poor health when his gallbladder was removed.
And our writer asks if Damien Hirst — the art world’s darling of the ’90s, with his $12 million shark in a tank — will awe critics with his first new show in years.And our writer asks if Damien Hirst — the art world’s darling of the ’90s, with his $12 million shark in a tank — will awe critics with his first new show in years.
• Meat and potato pie costs soccer player his job.• Meat and potato pie costs soccer player his job.
Wayne Shaw, who is 46, 6-foot-2 and weighs around 320 pounds, was more of a coach for Sutton United than its backup goalkeeper.Wayne Shaw, who is 46, 6-foot-2 and weighs around 320 pounds, was more of a coach for Sutton United than its backup goalkeeper.
A bookmaker placed odds that Shaw would eat a pie during a match on Monday. He did, and was forced to resign after admitting that he knew friends had bet on him.A bookmaker placed odds that Shaw would eat a pie during a match on Monday. He did, and was forced to resign after admitting that he knew friends had bet on him.
• Best of late-night TV.• Best of late-night TV.
Joe Scarborough went on “The Late Show” to break down Mr. Trump’s first month in office. The host of “Morning Joe” also showed off his guitar skills.Joe Scarborough went on “The Late Show” to break down Mr. Trump’s first month in office. The host of “Morning Joe” also showed off his guitar skills.
When the sun rose over Abu Simbel in Egypt this morning, rays of light reached a temple’s dark inner sanctum and shone on statues of gods and of Pharaoh Ramses II, who commissioned the temple’s construction.When the sun rose over Abu Simbel in Egypt this morning, rays of light reached a temple’s dark inner sanctum and shone on statues of gods and of Pharaoh Ramses II, who commissioned the temple’s construction.
That phenomenon, which must have struck the pharaoh’s subjects with awe, occurs only twice each year. According to legend, the temple was designed that way to honor the days of the ancient ruler’s coronation and his birthday with sunlight.That phenomenon, which must have struck the pharaoh’s subjects with awe, occurs only twice each year. According to legend, the temple was designed that way to honor the days of the ancient ruler’s coronation and his birthday with sunlight.
But if the legend is true, then the light has been arriving a day late for several decades.But if the legend is true, then the light has been arriving a day late for several decades.
In the 1960s, the 3,200-year-old temple was moved inland to save it from rising water levels caused by the Aswan Dam.In the 1960s, the 3,200-year-old temple was moved inland to save it from rising water levels caused by the Aswan Dam.
More than a thousand blocks of stone were meticulously cut and transported to its current location. “We didn’t lose a single baboon,” an engineer working on the project told The Times then. He was referring to the scores of carved baboons at the temple’s entrance, which are shown barking at the rising sun.More than a thousand blocks of stone were meticulously cut and transported to its current location. “We didn’t lose a single baboon,” an engineer working on the project told The Times then. He was referring to the scores of carved baboons at the temple’s entrance, which are shown barking at the rising sun.
The move pushed back, by a day, the arrival of sunlight to the inner sanctum. It now happens on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22.The move pushed back, by a day, the arrival of sunlight to the inner sanctum. It now happens on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22.
The mummy of Ramses II has also narrowly avoided obliteration in recent decades. In 1974, it was flown to Paris, where scientists attempted to slow its deterioration. Egypt issued the mummy a passport on that occasion, listing its profession as: “King (deceased).”The mummy of Ramses II has also narrowly avoided obliteration in recent decades. In 1974, it was flown to Paris, where scientists attempted to slow its deterioration. Egypt issued the mummy a passport on that occasion, listing its profession as: “King (deceased).”
Patrick Boehler contributed reporting.Patrick Boehler contributed reporting.
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