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| Trump, Kellyanne Conway, Samsung: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing | Trump, Kellyanne Conway, Samsung: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing |
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| (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) | (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) |
| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. In his first address to Congress, President Trump called for help in rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure and military. | 1. In his first address to Congress, President Trump called for help in rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure and military. |
| Mr. Trump said he was eager to reach across partisan lines and put aside “trivial fights” in the interest of helping Americans, but he was short on details. | |
| He signaled a new openness to granting legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants who have not committed serious crimes. Here is a video and transcript, analysis and our fact-check. | |
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| 2. An online debate erupted over a photo of Kellyanne Conway kneeling on a couch in the Oval Office as Mr. Trump met with leaders of historically black colleges and universities. | 2. An online debate erupted over a photo of Kellyanne Conway kneeling on a couch in the Oval Office as Mr. Trump met with leaders of historically black colleges and universities. |
| Some called it a lack of decorum, while others pointed to photos of Mr. Obama with his feet on his desk. | Some called it a lack of decorum, while others pointed to photos of Mr. Obama with his feet on his desk. |
| Also getting a lot of attention: The Obamas signed a book deal with Penguin Random House. The terms were not disclosed, but industry experts said it probably stretched well into eight figures. | |
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| 3. Jeff Sessions, making his first official speech as U.S. attorney general, promised a get-tough approach to drug trafficking and illegal immigration. | 3. Jeff Sessions, making his first official speech as U.S. attorney general, promised a get-tough approach to drug trafficking and illegal immigration. |
| Mr. Trump is expected to emphasize the same theme, which forms the backbone of a vision of remaking America shared by Mr. Sessions and Stephen Bannon, the chief White House strategist. | Mr. Trump is expected to emphasize the same theme, which forms the backbone of a vision of remaking America shared by Mr. Sessions and Stephen Bannon, the chief White House strategist. |
| Today’s episode of The Daily podcast explores the roles those men played in shaping Mr. Trump’s immigration policy, and also continues the story of a young Afghan refugee who made a dash for the U.S. Listen from a computer, on an iOS device or on an Android device. | Today’s episode of The Daily podcast explores the roles those men played in shaping Mr. Trump’s immigration policy, and also continues the story of a young Afghan refugee who made a dash for the U.S. Listen from a computer, on an iOS device or on an Android device. |
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| 4. Before his speech, Mr. Trump signed an executive order aimed at rolling back one of Mr. Obama’s major environmental regulations to protect American waterways. | 4. Before his speech, Mr. Trump signed an executive order aimed at rolling back one of Mr. Obama’s major environmental regulations to protect American waterways. |
| In the coming week, Mr. Trump is also expected to sign a similar order instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to begin the process of withdrawing and revising Mr. Obama’s signature 2015 climate-change regulation. | In the coming week, Mr. Trump is also expected to sign a similar order instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to begin the process of withdrawing and revising Mr. Obama’s signature 2015 climate-change regulation. |
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| 5. Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria for dropping chlorine-filled barrel bombs on opposition-held areas. | 5. Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria for dropping chlorine-filled barrel bombs on opposition-held areas. |
| The veto sparked a rare public clash with the Trump administration. | The veto sparked a rare public clash with the Trump administration. |
| “It’s a sad day for the Security Council when members make excuses for other member states killing their own people,” said Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. | “It’s a sad day for the Security Council when members make excuses for other member states killing their own people,” said Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. |
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| 6. The leader of Samsung was indicted in the corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president, setting the stage for a trial that will test the traditional impunity of the family-owned conglomerates that dominate the economy. | 6. The leader of Samsung was indicted in the corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president, setting the stage for a trial that will test the traditional impunity of the family-owned conglomerates that dominate the economy. |
| Lee Jae-yong, one of the most prominent tycoons ever to face trial in the country, is accused of promising $38 million in bribes to a confidante of the president in return for political favors. | Lee Jae-yong, one of the most prominent tycoons ever to face trial in the country, is accused of promising $38 million in bribes to a confidante of the president in return for political favors. |
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| 7. Colorectal cancers, considered a disease of the aging, are on the rise in adults in their 20s and 30s. | 7. Colorectal cancers, considered a disease of the aging, are on the rise in adults in their 20s and 30s. |
| The spike, at a time when rates of the disease are on the wane in older people, is both baffling and worrisome, scientists say. | The spike, at a time when rates of the disease are on the wane in older people, is both baffling and worrisome, scientists say. |
| Diagnosis is sometimes delayed as the disease advances, because doctors simply don’t suspect that a young patient with digestive complaints like diarrhea or constipation, cramping and abdominal pain, or bloody stool could have cancer. | Diagnosis is sometimes delayed as the disease advances, because doctors simply don’t suspect that a young patient with digestive complaints like diarrhea or constipation, cramping and abdominal pain, or bloody stool could have cancer. |
| Tara Anderson, above, was 38 when she was told she had colon cancer. | Tara Anderson, above, was 38 when she was told she had colon cancer. |
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| 8. France is infamous for its perennial obsession with Frenchness — and now with the fear of its demise. | 8. France is infamous for its perennial obsession with Frenchness — and now with the fear of its demise. |
| In many towns, shoppers have been flocking to newly built shopping center, leaving the historic city centers decaying and pocked with commercial vacancies — much as U.S. main streets were hollowed out decades ago. | In many towns, shoppers have been flocking to newly built shopping center, leaving the historic city centers decaying and pocked with commercial vacancies — much as U.S. main streets were hollowed out decades ago. |
| “We’ve lost that conviviality that was our signature,” a city councilman in southern France said. “Before, each little neighborhood had its own center, with its own cafe. All that has disappeared.” | “We’ve lost that conviviality that was our signature,” a city councilman in southern France said. “Before, each little neighborhood had its own center, with its own cafe. All that has disappeared.” |
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| 9. New York City expects the number of foreign visitors to decrease in 2017, the first such forecast in seven years. | 9. New York City expects the number of foreign visitors to decrease in 2017, the first such forecast in seven years. |
| Officials attribute the drop to White House policies and pronouncements that alter perceptions about U.S. hospitality. | Officials attribute the drop to White House policies and pronouncements that alter perceptions about U.S. hospitality. |
| A firm that forecasts international travel foresees an even larger decline in foreign tourism for the country. | A firm that forecasts international travel foresees an even larger decline in foreign tourism for the country. |
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| 10. Did you hear about the selfie-taking museum visitor who tripped over an exhibit and broke an $800,000 sculpture? | 10. Did you hear about the selfie-taking museum visitor who tripped over an exhibit and broke an $800,000 sculpture? |
| Happily, the reality appears to be less dramatic. The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington confirmed that a visitor to “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors,” one of most popular in the museum’s history, accidentally damaged a glowing pumpkin. | Happily, the reality appears to be less dramatic. The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington confirmed that a visitor to “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors,” one of most popular in the museum’s history, accidentally damaged a glowing pumpkin. |
| But a replacement is on the way, and there was no confirmation of what the visitor was doing. “It was very much an accident,” a museum spokeswoman said. | But a replacement is on the way, and there was no confirmation of what the visitor was doing. “It was very much an accident,” a museum spokeswoman said. |
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| 11. Finally, SpaceX, the rocket company led by Elon Musk, plans to send two tourists around the moon next year. | 11. Finally, SpaceX, the rocket company led by Elon Musk, plans to send two tourists around the moon next year. |
| The passengers could be the first humans in more than 40 years to venture that far into space. | The passengers could be the first humans in more than 40 years to venture that far into space. |
| No price was mentioned, nor whether Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon” would be on the soundtrack. | No price was mentioned, nor whether Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon” would be on the soundtrack. |
| Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. | Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. |
| Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. | Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
| And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. | And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. |
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