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| Republican Party, WikiLeaks, International Women’s Day: Your Wednesday Briefing | Republican Party, WikiLeaks, International Women’s Day: Your Wednesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Rift over health care proposal. | • Rift over health care proposal. |
| Republicans who are hoping for a full House vote next week on the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act are facing resistance from conservative members of their party and skepticism from moderates. | Republicans who are hoping for a full House vote next week on the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act are facing resistance from conservative members of their party and skepticism from moderates. |
| Some critics of the bill, which maintains many of the act’s mandates and basic benefits, called it “Obamacare lite.” | Some critics of the bill, which maintains many of the act’s mandates and basic benefits, called it “Obamacare lite.” |
| Analysts say that millions of people would be at risk of losing their health coverage under the new legislation, especially those in their 50s and 60s. We also look at how the Republican plan could affect Medicaid. | Analysts say that millions of people would be at risk of losing their health coverage under the new legislation, especially those in their 50s and 60s. We also look at how the Republican plan could affect Medicaid. |
| • WikiLeaks divulges cyberweaponry. | • WikiLeaks divulges cyberweaponry. |
| The latest trove, labeled Vault 7, appears to show a catalog of C.I.A. tools to break into smartphones, computers and internet-connected TVs, although there has been no public confirmation of the documents’ authenticity. | |
| The episode has again raised tensions between spy agencies and technology companies. Here’s how vulnerable your devices might be. | The episode has again raised tensions between spy agencies and technology companies. Here’s how vulnerable your devices might be. |
| • “That’s above my pay grade.” | • “That’s above my pay grade.” |
| Those were the words of the White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, when asked if he had seen evidence to back up President Trump’s claim that phones at Trump Tower were tapped during the campaign. | Those were the words of the White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, when asked if he had seen evidence to back up President Trump’s claim that phones at Trump Tower were tapped during the campaign. |
| Other administration officials have been similarly evasive. | Other administration officials have been similarly evasive. |
| • China tries to ease North Korea tensions. | • China tries to ease North Korea tensions. |
| Seeking to pave the way for talks, Beijing is proposing that North Korea suspend its nuclear and missile programs in exchange for a halt to major military exercises between U.S. and South Korean forces. | Seeking to pave the way for talks, Beijing is proposing that North Korea suspend its nuclear and missile programs in exchange for a halt to major military exercises between U.S. and South Korean forces. |
| Pyongyang’s recent missile launches pose a test for Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, who is scheduled to travel to Asia next week. | Pyongyang’s recent missile launches pose a test for Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, who is scheduled to travel to Asia next week. |
| • Attack in Afghanistan. | • Attack in Afghanistan. |
| Gunmen remain inside the main military hospital of Kabul today, after a suicide bombing at one of its gates, Afghan officials said. The number of casualties is unclear. | Gunmen remain inside the main military hospital of Kabul today, after a suicide bombing at one of its gates, Afghan officials said. The number of casualties is unclear. |
| • Fear of U.S. and Russian influence in election. | • Fear of U.S. and Russian influence in election. |
| Dutch lawmakers, already concerned about possible meddling by Moscow, are increasingly worried about the influence of American donations to Geert Wilders and his far-right Party for Freedom. | Dutch lawmakers, already concerned about possible meddling by Moscow, are increasingly worried about the influence of American donations to Geert Wilders and his far-right Party for Freedom. |
| • The Daily, your audio news report. | • The Daily, your audio news report. |
| Today’s episode looks at the forces behind some Republicans’ opposition to the health care bill. | Today’s episode looks at the forces behind some Republicans’ opposition to the health care bill. |
| 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. |
| • China is pushing ahead with a $300 billion plan to become self-sufficient by 2025 in industries as varied as planes, computer chips and electric cars. | • China is pushing ahead with a $300 billion plan to become self-sufficient by 2025 in industries as varied as planes, computer chips and electric cars. |
| Western companies are worried the effort will give China an unfair competitive advantage. | Western companies are worried the effort will give China an unfair competitive advantage. |
| • A Syrian refugee whose selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was used in fake reports about terrorism lost a case against Facebook. | |
| It was viewed as an important indicator of how the country’s privacy laws will be applied to social media companies. | It was viewed as an important indicator of how the country’s privacy laws will be applied to social media companies. |
| • The chief executive of Uber, Travis Kalanick, is seeking a chief operating officer to lend him support after recent focus on the company’s culture and tactics. | • The chief executive of Uber, Travis Kalanick, is seeking a chief operating officer to lend him support after recent focus on the company’s culture and tactics. |
| He’s looking for “a peer who can partner with me to write the next chapter in our journey.” | He’s looking for “a peer who can partner with me to write the next chapter in our journey.” |
| • U.S. stocks were down on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were down on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Do you eat before you exercise in the morning? It might be worth reversing that order. | • Do you eat before you exercise in the morning? It might be worth reversing that order. |
| • Readers responded to a touching essay by a writer who, after learning she will soon die, composed a dating profile for her husband. | • Readers responded to a touching essay by a writer who, after learning she will soon die, composed a dating profile for her husband. |
| • Recipe of the day: Will your St. Patrick’s Day be far from a New York-style deli? Making corned beef takes just a little planning. | • Recipe of the day: Will your St. Patrick’s Day be far from a New York-style deli? Making corned beef takes just a little planning. |
| • Taking fine dining to a new level. | • Taking fine dining to a new level. |
| Visit an underwater restaurant in the Maldives in our latest 360 video. | Visit an underwater restaurant in the Maldives in our latest 360 video. |
| • A star gives back. | • A star gives back. |
| Chance the Rapper has donated $1 million to Chicago’s public school system, which is facing a funding crisis. | Chance the Rapper has donated $1 million to Chicago’s public school system, which is facing a funding crisis. |
| He described the gift as a “call to action.” | He described the gift as a “call to action.” |
| • Connecting the dots. | • Connecting the dots. |
| Our early modern ancestors made pointillist creations, using rocks as their canvas, to depict their surroundings. | Our early modern ancestors made pointillist creations, using rocks as their canvas, to depict their surroundings. |
| Scientists found the works in a cave in France and believe they’re 38,000 years old. | Scientists found the works in a cave in France and believe they’re 38,000 years old. |
| • An artist’s farewell. | • An artist’s farewell. |
| We recently interviewed Bob Mankoff, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker who is stepping down after 20 years, and asked him to discuss some of his favorite pieces. | We recently interviewed Bob Mankoff, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker who is stepping down after 20 years, and asked him to discuss some of his favorite pieces. |
| “One of the things you have to recognize about humor is that at its heart it’s stupid, and we should enjoy that stupidity,” he said. | “One of the things you have to recognize about humor is that at its heart it’s stupid, and we should enjoy that stupidity,” he said. |
| • Best of late-night TV. | • Best of late-night TV. |
| On “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert asked the former C.I.A. director Michael Hayden about the recent WikiLeaks revelations. But the host didn’t seem to totally believe the answers. | On “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert asked the former C.I.A. director Michael Hayden about the recent WikiLeaks revelations. But the host didn’t seem to totally believe the answers. |
| Today, for International Women’s Day, let’s see which country tops the list of female representation in Parliament. | Today, for International Women’s Day, let’s see which country tops the list of female representation in Parliament. |
| Rwanda. Of 80 seats in the lower house, 49 are held by women (61 percent), as are 10 of the 26 in the upper house (38 percent), according to an international organization of parliaments. Since 2003, the country has required that at least 30 percent of representatives be female. | Rwanda. Of 80 seats in the lower house, 49 are held by women (61 percent), as are 10 of the 26 in the upper house (38 percent), according to an international organization of parliaments. Since 2003, the country has required that at least 30 percent of representatives be female. |
| Next is Bolivia, where a 2009 measure requires women to occupy at least 50 percent of elected positions. Women now hold 69 of the 130 seats in the lower house (53 percent) and 17 of 36 in the upper house (47 percent). | Next is Bolivia, where a 2009 measure requires women to occupy at least 50 percent of elected positions. Women now hold 69 of the 130 seats in the lower house (53 percent) and 17 of 36 in the upper house (47 percent). |
| Cuba, which is third, uses “positive discrimination,” putting women in almost half the seats in the National Assembly. | Cuba, which is third, uses “positive discrimination,” putting women in almost half the seats in the National Assembly. |
| Iceland, Nicaragua, Sweden, Senegal, Mexico, Finland and South Africa fill out the top 10. The U.S. is No. 104, with 83 women out of 435 representatives, and 21 of 100 senators. | Iceland, Nicaragua, Sweden, Senegal, Mexico, Finland and South Africa fill out the top 10. The U.S. is No. 104, with 83 women out of 435 representatives, and 21 of 100 senators. |
| “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them,” the Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, told a Harvard graduating class in 2011. “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” | “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them,” the Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, told a Harvard graduating class in 2011. “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” |
| Caryn A. Wilson contributed reporting. | Caryn A. Wilson contributed reporting. |
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