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| Donald Trump, North Korea, South Sudan: Your Monday Briefing | Donald Trump, North Korea, South Sudan: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Trump calls for wiretapping inquiry. | |
| President Trump has demanded that Congress investigate whether former President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of phones at Trump Tower before the election. | President Trump has demanded that Congress investigate whether former President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of phones at Trump Tower before the election. |
| The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, asked the Justice Department to publicly reject Mr. Trump’s assertion, senior American officials said. | The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, asked the Justice Department to publicly reject Mr. Trump’s assertion, senior American officials said. |
| Here’s where the accusations originated. We also answered some of the questions they raise. | Here’s where the accusations originated. We also answered some of the questions they raise. |
| • Revised travel ban to be announced. | • Revised travel ban to be announced. |
| Mr. Trump is expected to issue a new executive order on immigration today. | Mr. Trump is expected to issue a new executive order on immigration today. |
| The new version, reworked to try to withstand legal scrutiny, would exclude Iraq but retain temporary travel restrictions on six other predominantly Muslim countries and on all refugees. | The new version, reworked to try to withstand legal scrutiny, would exclude Iraq but retain temporary travel restrictions on six other predominantly Muslim countries and on all refugees. |
| • A flurry of deregulation. | • A flurry of deregulation. |
| Federal agencies and Congress have suspended or reversed more than 90 rules in the past month and a half, giving more freedoms to bankers, gun sellers, polluters and others. | Federal agencies and Congress have suspended or reversed more than 90 rules in the past month and a half, giving more freedoms to bankers, gun sellers, polluters and others. |
| Automakers could be the next to benefit, as they near a victory to roll back fuel standards. | Automakers could be the next to benefit, as they near a victory to roll back fuel standards. |
| • Growing tensions on Korean Peninsula. | |
| North Korea launched several ballistic missiles from its long-range rocket site on Monday morning, the South Korean military said. | North Korea launched several ballistic missiles from its long-range rocket site on Monday morning, the South Korean military said. |
| A Times investigation found that Mr. Trump inherited a covert cyberwar against the North’s nuclear launch systems, which he must decide whether to continue. | A Times investigation found that Mr. Trump inherited a covert cyberwar against the North’s nuclear launch systems, which he must decide whether to continue. |
| • Anti-Semitic acts stoke concern in Israel. | |
| Israelis are used to hearing about nationalism in Europe that has fed anti-Semitism. But many have looked to America as a refuge from bigotry, not another front for it. | Israelis are used to hearing about nationalism in Europe that has fed anti-Semitism. But many have looked to America as a refuge from bigotry, not another front for it. |
| • The Daily, your audio news report. | • The Daily, your audio news report. |
| In today’s episode, two stories about the transition of power in the White House. | In today’s episode, two stories about the transition of power in the White House. |
| 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 are up 5 percent since Mr. Trump took office, but some hedge fund managers are bracing for a sell-off. | • U.S. stocks are up 5 percent since Mr. Trump took office, but some hedge fund managers are bracing for a sell-off. |
| Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Time Inc.’s revenue has fallen every year since 2011, and investors have punished its stock since the company was spun off from Time Warner nearly three years ago. Potential buyers are lining up. | • Time Inc.’s revenue has fallen every year since 2011, and investors have punished its stock since the company was spun off from Time Warner nearly three years ago. Potential buyers are lining up. |
| • Scandals involving companies like Samsung are threatening South Korea’s postwar economic order. | • Scandals involving companies like Samsung are threatening South Korea’s postwar economic order. |
| • If you start your day with our Morning Briefing, you may already be aware of the power of a morning routine. It reduces decision fatigue and can help you be more productive through the day. | • If you start your day with our Morning Briefing, you may already be aware of the power of a morning routine. It reduces decision fatigue and can help you be more productive through the day. |
| • The Times looked at the rituals of some successful figures in 1997. We found they wake very early, exercise and consume a lot of news. | • The Times looked at the rituals of some successful figures in 1997. 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 a few sentences about your routine. On Thursday, we’ll publish some of the best tips. | • This month, we’ll be discussing what practices work best. Join the conversation by emailing us a few sentences about your 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. |
| • South Sudan’s war, which has left tens of thousands dead, is spreading to previously peaceful areas. The country appears to be cracking apart. | • South Sudan’s war, which has left tens of thousands dead, is spreading to previously peaceful areas. The country appears to be cracking apart. |
| • There could be health benefits to delaying retirement, recent U.S. studies suggest, particularly among those who find work fulfilling, such as teachers and some office workers. | • There could be health benefits to delaying retirement, recent U.S. studies suggest, particularly among those who find work fulfilling, such as teachers and some office workers. |
| • “Logan,” an R-rated “X-Men” spinoff, was No. 1 at the North American box office. | • “Logan,” an R-rated “X-Men” spinoff, was No. 1 at the North American box office. |
| • You may want to marry my husband. | • You may want to marry my husband. |
| After learning she didn’t have long to live, a woman composed a dating profile for the man she will leave behind. “He is an easy man to fall in love with,” she writes in a Modern Love column. “I did it in one day.” | After learning she didn’t have long to live, a woman composed a dating profile for the man she will leave behind. “He is an easy man to fall in love with,” she writes in a Modern Love column. “I did it in one day.” |
| • An Art Deco masterpiece. | • An Art Deco masterpiece. |
| The tower of One Wall Street is among New York’s overlooked jewels. We take a look at the restoration of the landmark building’s lobby and enjoy the views from the roof in today’s 360 video. | The tower of One Wall Street is among New York’s overlooked jewels. We take a look at the restoration of the landmark building’s lobby and enjoy the views from the roof in today’s 360 video. |
| • Confronting a shameful past. | • Confronting a shameful past. |
| Harvard hosted a conference examining the long-neglected topic of connections between universities and slavery. | Harvard hosted a conference examining the long-neglected topic of connections between universities and slavery. |
| “Only by coming to terms with history,” Harvard’s president said, “can we free ourselves to create a more just world.” | “Only by coming to terms with history,” Harvard’s president said, “can we free ourselves to create a more just world.” |
| • Will the Yankees let their hair down? | • Will the Yankees let their hair down? |
| The lush locks of Clint Frazier, a top outfield prospect, pose a question for a team that has a strict grooming code: Is there room for a man bun in the Bronx? | The lush locks of Clint Frazier, a top outfield prospect, pose a question for a team that has a strict grooming code: Is there room for a man bun in the Bronx? |
| “I think people are making my hair bigger than my game,” he said. “I’m here to play baseball.” | “I think people are making my hair bigger than my game,” he said. “I’m here to play baseball.” |
| • Africa’s first female president. | |
| Helene Cooper, a Times reporter who grew up in Liberia, tells the story of how women there upended centuries of male rule in 2005. | |
| 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 became the Republican presidential nominee. They sought 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 became the Republican presidential nominee. They sought 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 for centuries. | The Columbia Journalism Review pointed out that slogans have been a tradition in American newspapers for centuries. |
| 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.” |
| Charles McDermid contributed reporting. | Charles McDermid contributed reporting. |
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