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| Donald Trump, Mosul, China: Your Morning Briefing | Donald Trump, Mosul, China: Your Morning Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • President Trump demanded that Congress investigate whether former President Barack Obama abused his power after accusing him of ordering a wiretap of phones at Trump Tower before the election. | |
| Mr. Trump has offered no evidence to support the charge, and the F.B.I. director, James Comey, asked the Justice Department to publicly reject Mr. Trump’s assertion. | |
| The growing list of contacts between Russian officials and Trump associates is drawing intense scrutiny. | |
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| • More than 90 federal regulations — affecting everything from Wall Street to gun shops — have been delayed or suspended in Mr. Trump’s first six weeks in office. | • More than 90 federal regulations — affecting everything from Wall Street to gun shops — have been delayed or suspended in Mr. Trump’s first six weeks in office. |
| More than 25 additional rules could be erased in coming weeks. | |
| In many cases, records show, the changes came after lobbying by corporations and trade groups that see an opportunity to drive up profits. | In many cases, records show, the changes came after lobbying by corporations and trade groups that see an opportunity to drive up profits. |
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| • North Korea remains a worry for the U.S., which does not have the ability to effectively counter its nuclear and missile programs. | • North Korea remains a worry for the U.S., which does not have the ability to effectively counter its nuclear and missile programs. |
| A Times investigation found that Mr. Trump has inherited a covert cyberwar against the North’s nuclear launch systems, which he must decide whether to continue. | |
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| • The U.S. is increasing its military presence in northern Syria, amid a combustible mix of forces that includes Turkish-backed Syrian militias, Syrian government forces and U.S.-trained Kurdish and Arab fighters. | • The U.S. is increasing its military presence in northern Syria, amid a combustible mix of forces that includes Turkish-backed Syrian militias, Syrian government forces and U.S.-trained Kurdish and Arab fighters. |
| Separately, Syrian government forces recaptured Palmyra last week. Islamic State fighters vandalized the Unesco World Heritage Site’s treasures and used its famed Roman amphitheater for public executions. | |
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| • South Sudan, not yet six years independent, has been engulfed by conflict for four. | • South Sudan, not yet six years independent, has been engulfed by conflict for four. |
| The tribal warfare threatens nearly every pillar the young nation was relying on: oil production, agriculture, education and most especially unity. | The tribal warfare threatens nearly every pillar the young nation was relying on: oil production, agriculture, education and most especially unity. |
| “Why is it that we had to fight all these years and end up here?” one official said. | “Why is it that we had to fight all these years and end up here?” one official said. |
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| • China’s premier, Li Keqiang, addressed pollution, debt and foreign policy at the opening of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. | |
| Mr. Li gave a slightly more modest target for economic growth this year of 6.5 percent, which many economists argue is still too ambitious. | Mr. Li gave a slightly more modest target for economic growth this year of 6.5 percent, which many economists argue is still too ambitious. |
| And some question whether President Xi Jinping was ever really serious about economic reforms, or merely paying lip service to change to justify his grip on power. | And some question whether President Xi Jinping was ever really serious about economic reforms, or merely paying lip service to change to justify his grip on power. |
| • Scandals involving companies like Samsung threaten South Korea’s postwar economic order. | |
| • Jim Rogers, a 74-year-old American businessman, doles out advice to China’s rising investor class. Part of his message involves a generally unloved market: North Korea. | • Jim Rogers, a 74-year-old American businessman, doles out advice to China’s rising investor class. Part of his message involves a generally unloved market: North Korea. |
| • An IBM-Walmart partnership is testing real-world uses for the arcane technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but challenges remain. | • An IBM-Walmart partnership is testing real-world uses for the arcane technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but challenges remain. |
| • A unit of Bitcoin became more valuable than an ounce of gold for the first time last week, a surge attributed to demand in China. | • A unit of Bitcoin became more valuable than an ounce of gold for the first time last week, a surge attributed to demand in China. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Iraqi forces are advancing toward the government complex in Mosul, the next target in the campaign to drive out the Islamic State. [Reuters] | • Iraqi forces are advancing toward the government complex in Mosul, the next target in the campaign to drive out the Islamic State. [Reuters] |
| • South Korea will quadruple the cash reward it pays North Korean defectors arriving with sensitive information to $860,000, up from $217,000. [The New York Times] | • South Korea will quadruple the cash reward it pays North Korean defectors arriving with sensitive information to $860,000, up from $217,000. [The New York Times] |
| • Japan’s governing party approved a rule change that will allow Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become the country’s longest-serving leader since World War II. [The Asahi Shimbun] | • Japan’s governing party approved a rule change that will allow Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become the country’s longest-serving leader since World War II. [The Asahi Shimbun] |
| • Indian and U.S. officials condemned the shooting of a Sikh man in Seattle, which occurred less than two weeks after a similar episode in Kansas. [The New York Times] | |
| • More than 1,000 child care workers in Australia plan to walk off the job on Wednesday, International Women’s Day, to protest low pay. [The Sydney Morning Herald] | • More than 1,000 child care workers in Australia plan to walk off the job on Wednesday, International Women’s Day, to protest low pay. [The Sydney Morning Herald] |
| • Hundreds of Malaysians held a candlelight vigil for a pastor, Raymond Koh, who was abducted last month. [Malay Mail] | • Hundreds of Malaysians held a candlelight vigil for a pastor, Raymond Koh, who was abducted last month. [Malay Mail] |
| • In Zimbabwe, rapid deindustrialization and the loss of formal wage-paying jobs have forced millions to scramble for a living in a parallel economy. [The New York Times] | • In Zimbabwe, rapid deindustrialization and the loss of formal wage-paying jobs have forced millions to scramble for a living in a parallel economy. [The New York Times] |
| • The Pawnee Nation, a Native American tribe, is suing oil companies in Oklahoma over damage from a 5.8-magnitude quake likely caused by fracking. [The New York Times] | • The Pawnee Nation, a Native American tribe, is suing oil companies in Oklahoma over damage from a 5.8-magnitude quake likely caused by fracking. [The New York Times] |
| • If you make it a point to start your day with us at the Morning Briefing, we imagine you’re already aware of the power of following a morning routine. It cuts down on decision fatigue and can help you be more productive through the day. | • If you make it a point to start your day with us at the Morning Briefing, we imagine you’re already aware of the power of following a morning routine. It cuts down on decision fatigue and can help you be more productive through the day. |
| • In 1997, The Times looked at the early-rising rituals of successful figures. We found they wake very early, exercise and consume a lot of news. | |
| • This month, we’ll be discussing what practices work best. Join the conversation by emailing us with a few sentences about your own routine. On Thursday, we’ll publish some of the best tips. | |
| • Recipe of the day: Try a low-stress pasta dinner with butter, sage and Parmesan. | • Recipe of the day: Try a low-stress pasta dinner with butter, sage and Parmesan. |
| • Clues from the tooth of a woolly mammoth helped researchers determine the most likely reason for the demise of one of the last surviving groups, on an island north of Siberia: genomic meltdown. | |
| • The fourth World Baseball Classic begins today in Seoul. Japan won in 2006 and 2009, and the Dominican Republic won in 2013. | • The fourth World Baseball Classic begins today in Seoul. Japan won in 2006 and 2009, and the Dominican Republic won in 2013. |
| • Finally, check out a supernova that refuses to be ignored. New images from the Hubble Space Telescope show the SN1987A, a supernova first detected in 1987. | |
| On Feb. 22, The Washington Post added a new slogan beneath its nameplate — “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” | On Feb. 22, The Washington Post added a new slogan beneath its nameplate — “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” |
| The motto was not, The Post said, a response to President Trump’s attacks on the news media, which he has called “the enemy of the people.” | The motto was not, The Post said, a response to President Trump’s attacks on the news media, which he has called “the enemy of the people.” |
| Executives at The Post had planned on a slogan long before Mr. Trump even became the Republican presidential nominee. Their criteria was a phrase that “must be memorable and may be slightly uncomfortable for us at first.” | Executives at The Post had planned on a slogan long before Mr. Trump even became the Republican presidential nominee. Their criteria was a phrase that “must be memorable and may be slightly uncomfortable for us at first.” |
| The newspaper acknowledged that the motto was “dramatic,” and had become fodder for comics (Slate made a list of “15 Metal Albums Whose Titles Are Less Dark Than The Washington Post’s New Motto”). | The newspaper acknowledged that the motto was “dramatic,” and had become fodder for comics (Slate made a list of “15 Metal Albums Whose Titles Are Less Dark Than The Washington Post’s New Motto”). |
| The Columbia Journalism Review pointed out that slogans have been a tradition in American newspapers since the 16th century. | The Columbia Journalism Review pointed out that slogans have been a tradition in American newspapers since the 16th century. |
| Consider such classics as “Daily Diary of the American Dream” (The Wall Street Journal), or “If You Don’t Want It Printed, Don’t Let It Happen” (The Aspen Daily News in Colorado). | Consider such classics as “Daily Diary of the American Dream” (The Wall Street Journal), or “If You Don’t Want It Printed, Don’t Let It Happen” (The Aspen Daily News in Colorado). |
| The New York Times has used “All the News That’s Fit to Print” since 1897, but that wasn’t its first motto. When Adolph Ochs bought the paper he held a contest for the new slogan. The winning entry was “It Will Not Soil the Breakfast Cloth.” | The New York Times has used “All the News That’s Fit to Print” since 1897, but that wasn’t its first motto. When Adolph Ochs bought the paper he held a contest for the new slogan. The winning entry was “It Will Not Soil the Breakfast Cloth.” |
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