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| Jeff Sessions, Mosul, Snapchat: Your Thursday Briefing | Jeff Sessions, Mosul, Snapchat: Your Thursday Briefing |
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| • Obama aides left trail of evidence on Russia. | • Obama aides left trail of evidence on Russia. |
| In the Obama administration’s last days, officials raced to preserve intelligence about Russian efforts to interfere in the American presidential election — and about possible contacts between associates of Donald J. Trump and Russians — fearing that it could be covered up or destroyed after power changed hands. | In the Obama administration’s last days, officials raced to preserve intelligence about Russian efforts to interfere in the American presidential election — and about possible contacts between associates of Donald J. Trump and Russians — fearing that it could be covered up or destroyed after power changed hands. |
| And new questions are being raised about Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is said to have met with the Russian ambassador twice in the past year. That would appear to contradict testimony he gave to Congress during his confirmation hearings. | And new questions are being raised about Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is said to have met with the Russian ambassador twice in the past year. That would appear to contradict testimony he gave to Congress during his confirmation hearings. |
| Democrats demanded late Wednesday that the attorney general recuse himself from an inquiry into contacts between the Trump team and Russia. Mr. Sessions denied having met with “any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign.” | Democrats demanded late Wednesday that the attorney general recuse himself from an inquiry into contacts between the Trump team and Russia. Mr. Sessions denied having met with “any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign.” |
| • G.O.P. unity on health care is elusive. | • G.O.P. unity on health care is elusive. |
| Republican lawmakers remain divided over plans to replace the Affordable Care Act, including how the federal government would help people buy health insurance. | Republican lawmakers remain divided over plans to replace the Affordable Care Act, including how the federal government would help people buy health insurance. |
| House Republican leaders are proposing a tax credit that, for some low-income households, could exceed the amount they owe in federal income taxes. But some of the most conservative members of the party say that would amount to a new entitlement program. | House Republican leaders are proposing a tax credit that, for some low-income households, could exceed the amount they owe in federal income taxes. But some of the most conservative members of the party say that would amount to a new entitlement program. |
| Senate and House members said, however, that they were cheered by President Trump’s optimistic message on Tuesday. Two people briefed on how the speech was crafted said its lack of policy detail was intentional. | Senate and House members said, however, that they were cheered by President Trump’s optimistic message on Tuesday. Two people briefed on how the speech was crafted said its lack of policy detail was intentional. |
| • Some states aim to toughen protest laws. | • Some states aim to toughen protest laws. |
| Republican lawmakers in at least 16 states have filed bills intended to make protests more orderly or to toughen penalties against ones that go awry. | Republican lawmakers in at least 16 states have filed bills intended to make protests more orderly or to toughen penalties against ones that go awry. |
| • A dispatch from Iraq. | • A dispatch from Iraq. |
| Our reporter is on the ground in Mosul, where Iraqi soldiers encountered a family fleeing Islamic State militants. The small group, which included a pregnant woman, was waving a white flag. | Our reporter is on the ground in Mosul, where Iraqi soldiers encountered a family fleeing Islamic State militants. The small group, which included a pregnant woman, was waving a white flag. |
| • A long tradition of hiding in embassies. | • A long tradition of hiding in embassies. |
| Two men sought in the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korea’s leader, have taken refuge in the country’s mission in Malaysia, adding a hurdle for the authorities trying to crack the case. | Two men sought in the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korea’s leader, have taken refuge in the country’s mission in Malaysia, adding a hurdle for the authorities trying to crack the case. |
| But the men are hardly the first to seek asylum in sovereign spaces. | But the men are hardly the first to seek asylum in sovereign spaces. |
| • The Daily, your audio news report. | • The Daily, your audio news report. |
| Today’s episode discusses North Korea’s deliberately crazy strategies, and the Trump administration’s immigration plan. | Today’s episode discusses North Korea’s deliberately crazy strategies, and the Trump administration’s immigration plan. |
| 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. |
| • U.S. stocks reached another high on Wednesday, with much of the optimism driven by expectations of corporate tax cuts and deregulation under Mr. Trump. | • U.S. stocks reached another high on Wednesday, with much of the optimism driven by expectations of corporate tax cuts and deregulation under Mr. Trump. |
| But there is also real improvement in the economic data, reflecting forces that have been underway for years. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | But there is also real improvement in the economic data, reflecting forces that have been underway for years. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, made its market debut on Wednesday with a valuation of nearly $24 billion. The question is whether it will become mighty like Facebook or embattled like Twitter. | • Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, made its market debut on Wednesday with a valuation of nearly $24 billion. The question is whether it will become mighty like Facebook or embattled like Twitter. |
| • Uber’s reputation is in tatters after accusations of rampant sexism. But if it can fix its work culture, it could be a watershed for women in tech, our columnist writes. | • Uber’s reputation is in tatters after accusations of rampant sexism. But if it can fix its work culture, it could be a watershed for women in tech, our columnist writes. |
| • If you feel your productivity flagging at work today, put on some music. | • If you feel your productivity flagging at work today, put on some music. |
| • Recipe of the day: For a different take on dinner, try roasted fish with sweet peppers. | • Recipe of the day: For a different take on dinner, try roasted fish with sweet peppers. |
| • Preserving the birthplace of a soul legend. | • Preserving the birthplace of a soul legend. |
| Four African-American artists came together to save the house where the singer and civil rights icon Nina Simone was born. | Four African-American artists came together to save the house where the singer and civil rights icon Nina Simone was born. |
| Here’s a 360 video of the three-room house in Tryon, N.C. | Here’s a 360 video of the three-room house in Tryon, N.C. |
| • The oldest fossils ever discovered? Well, maybe. | • The oldest fossils ever discovered? Well, maybe. |
| Strange tiny squiggles found in ancient rocks could be 4.2 billion years old, researchers announced on Wednesday. But many experts in the field are notconvinced. | Strange tiny squiggles found in ancient rocks could be 4.2 billion years old, researchers announced on Wednesday. But many experts in the field are notconvinced. |
| • Mardi Gras, Alabama-style. | • Mardi Gras, Alabama-style. |
| New Orleans may be known for Mardi Gras, but Mobile, Ala., dates its Carnival celebration to 1703, a decade and a half before the Louisiana city was founded. | New Orleans may be known for Mardi Gras, but Mobile, Ala., dates its Carnival celebration to 1703, a decade and a half before the Louisiana city was founded. |
| We show you how Mobile celebrates. | We show you how Mobile celebrates. |
| • Why not call on urban cowboys? | • Why not call on urban cowboys? |
| A bull ran loose through the streets of Jamaica, Queens, last week. Police officers tried to subdue the animal with tranquilizer darts, but they really could have used an experienced cowboy with a lasso. | A bull ran loose through the streets of Jamaica, Queens, last week. Police officers tried to subdue the animal with tranquilizer darts, but they really could have used an experienced cowboy with a lasso. |
| “I would have caught that bull,” the president of the Black Cowboys Association of Brooklyn said. | “I would have caught that bull,” the president of the Black Cowboys Association of Brooklyn said. |
| • Best of late-night TV. | • Best of late-night TV. |
| Alec Baldwin explained on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” how he got into character to play President Trump, and Conan O’Brien crossed the border into Mexico. | Alec Baldwin explained on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” how he got into character to play President Trump, and Conan O’Brien crossed the border into Mexico. |
| When the movie “King Kong” was first screened, 84 years ago today in New York City, it was widely anticipated for its technological feats and a challenging narrative that had a “monstrous ape 50 feet tall” climbing the still-new Empire State Building. | When the movie “King Kong” was first screened, 84 years ago today in New York City, it was widely anticipated for its technological feats and a challenging narrative that had a “monstrous ape 50 feet tall” climbing the still-new Empire State Building. |
| “The film will show prehistoric monsters fighting one another and making weird sounds,” The Times reported before the release, calling it a “fantastic film.” | “The film will show prehistoric monsters fighting one another and making weird sounds,” The Times reported before the release, calling it a “fantastic film.” |
| The movie also helped define the career of Bruce Cabot, who played Jack Driscoll, the hero who rescues Fay Wray from the giant ape. | The movie also helped define the career of Bruce Cabot, who played Jack Driscoll, the hero who rescues Fay Wray from the giant ape. |
| Mr. Cabot’s career didn’t start in acting school. At 14, he scavenged cattle remains on the prairies of New Mexico for bone meal. Work in construction “gave him a democratic outlook on life,” The Times wrote in 1933. As a ship deckhand, he worked his way to Europe and meandered through post-World War I France and Spain. | Mr. Cabot’s career didn’t start in acting school. At 14, he scavenged cattle remains on the prairies of New Mexico for bone meal. Work in construction “gave him a democratic outlook on life,” The Times wrote in 1933. As a ship deckhand, he worked his way to Europe and meandered through post-World War I France and Spain. |
| After “King Kong,” he had a series of supporting roles, often alongside John Wayne. World War II military service took him back to Europe, where he worked in intelligence. | After “King Kong,” he had a series of supporting roles, often alongside John Wayne. World War II military service took him back to Europe, where he worked in intelligence. |
| That may have prepared him for one of his last roles: fighting a fictitious spy named James Bond in “Diamonds Are Forever.” | That may have prepared him for one of his last roles: fighting a fictitious spy named James Bond in “Diamonds Are Forever.” |
| Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. | Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. |
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