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| North Korea, France, Ivanka Trump: Your Morning Briefing | North Korea, France, Ivanka Trump: 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: |
| • North Korea’s decision to hold only artillery drills for national celebrations, not a nuclear test, did not end fears of a military confrontation. | • North Korea’s decision to hold only artillery drills for national celebrations, not a nuclear test, did not end fears of a military confrontation. |
| The U.S. added a submarine armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles to exercises in the region. And in North Korea, three detained U.S. citizens have become unwilling pawns in this complex geopolitical game. | |
| The full U.S. Senate is being briefed today at the White House and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to lead a special meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday. A visit by the Czech president to the U.S. later this month has been postponed over the crisis. | The full U.S. Senate is being briefed today at the White House and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to lead a special meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday. A visit by the Czech president to the U.S. later this month has been postponed over the crisis. |
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| • “We pledge — never again. We must never shrink away about telling the truth about evil in our time.” | • “We pledge — never again. We must never shrink away about telling the truth about evil in our time.” |
| President Trump made a forceful speech at the annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Washington, apparently seeking to end to criticism that he has played down the suffering of Jews. | President Trump made a forceful speech at the annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Washington, apparently seeking to end to criticism that he has played down the suffering of Jews. |
| Earlier, Mr. Trump backed off his demand for immediate funds to build a wall along the Mexican border, easing the path of a spending bill to keep the government running past Friday. | Earlier, Mr. Trump backed off his demand for immediate funds to build a wall along the Mexican border, easing the path of a spending bill to keep the government running past Friday. |
| Meanwhile, his call for a sharp cut to business taxes sent U.S. stocks soaring. The Nasdaq rose above 6,000 for the first time. | Meanwhile, his call for a sharp cut to business taxes sent U.S. stocks soaring. The Nasdaq rose above 6,000 for the first time. |
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| • China’s embrace of live streaming has transformed entertainment, dating and dining. But now thousands of schools across the country are installing webcams in classrooms, with streams open to shaming comments from the public. | • China’s embrace of live streaming has transformed entertainment, dating and dining. But now thousands of schools across the country are installing webcams in classrooms, with streams open to shaming comments from the public. |
| “I hate it,” a high school senior said. “I feel like we are zoo animals.” | “I hate it,” a high school senior said. “I feel like we are zoo animals.” |
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| • Repel them? Shoot them? Catch and kill? | • Repel them? Shoot them? Catch and kill? |
| A shark attack that killed a 17-year-old surfer last week inflamed Australia’s debate over what, if anything, should be done to make offshore adventuring safer. | A shark attack that killed a 17-year-old surfer last week inflamed Australia’s debate over what, if anything, should be done to make offshore adventuring safer. |
| Culling could damage populations of endangered shark species, and some say open water is simply inherently risky. | Culling could damage populations of endangered shark species, and some say open water is simply inherently risky. |
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| • In Indonesia, a palm oil company responsible for rain-forest destruction helped purchase part of an island in Borneo for an orangutan sanctuary. | • In Indonesia, a palm oil company responsible for rain-forest destruction helped purchase part of an island in Borneo for an orangutan sanctuary. |
| That enabled at least 200 animals — all refugees of development — to be freed. But it also left environmentalists queasy about providing a cloak of respectability to a company that destroys orangutan habitats. | That enabled at least 200 animals — all refugees of development — to be freed. But it also left environmentalists queasy about providing a cloak of respectability to a company that destroys orangutan habitats. |
| • Facebook is contending with some of the unintended consequences of hyperconnectivity — fake news, misinformation, echo chambers. Our technology reporter met with Mark Zuckerberg to find out if the most powerful tool for connection in human history is capable of adapting to the world it created. | • Facebook is contending with some of the unintended consequences of hyperconnectivity — fake news, misinformation, echo chambers. Our technology reporter met with Mark Zuckerberg to find out if the most powerful tool for connection in human history is capable of adapting to the world it created. |
| • India’s bar owners are finding creative ways to skirt a new law that bans the sale of alcohol within 500 meters of state and national highways — like building indoor mazes. | • India’s bar owners are finding creative ways to skirt a new law that bans the sale of alcohol within 500 meters of state and national highways — like building indoor mazes. |
| • Nearly half of the largest U.S. corporations have set their own emissions reduction targets, even as the Trump administration retreats from environmental priorities. The laggards, a study finds, are energy companies. | • Nearly half of the largest U.S. corporations have set their own emissions reduction targets, even as the Trump administration retreats from environmental priorities. The laggards, a study finds, are energy companies. |
| • U.S. stocks were strong. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were strong. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Phan Phan-Gillis, an American businesswoman, was sentenced in Beijing to three and a half years in prison on spying charges her husband has adamantly refuted, but she may be expelled from China before having to serve her sentence. [The New York Times] | • Phan Phan-Gillis, an American businesswoman, was sentenced in Beijing to three and a half years in prison on spying charges her husband has adamantly refuted, but she may be expelled from China before having to serve her sentence. [The New York Times] |
| • Ivanka Trump drew groans and hisses from an audience in Germany for defending her father’s treatment of women and calling him a “tremendous champion of supporting families.” [The New York Times] | • Ivanka Trump drew groans and hisses from an audience in Germany for defending her father’s treatment of women and calling him a “tremendous champion of supporting families.” [The New York Times] |
| • A television host in Australia courted controversy for a Twitter post on Anzac Day that suggested attention be paid not only to World War I dead, but to the suffering the country has inflicted on refugees. [The Sydney Morning Herald] | • A television host in Australia courted controversy for a Twitter post on Anzac Day that suggested attention be paid not only to World War I dead, but to the suffering the country has inflicted on refugees. [The Sydney Morning Herald] |
| • The Chinese government, seeking to “curb religious fervor” in western China, has prohibited parents from choosing names like “Muhammad,” “Arafat” and “Jihad” for their children. [The New York Times] | • The Chinese government, seeking to “curb religious fervor” in western China, has prohibited parents from choosing names like “Muhammad,” “Arafat” and “Jihad” for their children. [The New York Times] |
| • China’s second aircraft carrier, the first one built domestically, slipped out to sea for the first time today, state media said. [Xinhua] | |
| • Japan’s reconstruction minister plans to resign after a gaffe involving inappropriate remarks about the country’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami. [Bloomberg] | • Japan’s reconstruction minister plans to resign after a gaffe involving inappropriate remarks about the country’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami. [Bloomberg] |
| • An 11-month-old girl was murdered in Thailand by her father, who broadcast the crime live on Facebook before killing himself. [The New York Times] | • An 11-month-old girl was murdered in Thailand by her father, who broadcast the crime live on Facebook before killing himself. [The New York Times] |
| • The hackers who targeted Democratic campaign officials ahead of last year’s U.S. presidential election appear to be targeting Emmanuel Macron, the leading French presidential candidate. [The New York Times] | • The hackers who targeted Democratic campaign officials ahead of last year’s U.S. presidential election appear to be targeting Emmanuel Macron, the leading French presidential candidate. [The New York Times] |
| • Jakarta’s outgoing governor, known as Ahok, ended his defense on blasphemy charges with a reference to a children’s movie, saying: “I am just a little fish named Nemo trying to save a school of fish named Jakarta.” [The Australian] | • Jakarta’s outgoing governor, known as Ahok, ended his defense on blasphemy charges with a reference to a children’s movie, saying: “I am just a little fish named Nemo trying to save a school of fish named Jakarta.” [The Australian] |
| • One of the most crucial keys to being successful at work: taking time off. | • One of the most crucial keys to being successful at work: taking time off. |
| • Recipe of the day: Eggs, chorizo and asparagus would do well at any time of day. | • Recipe of the day: Eggs, chorizo and asparagus would do well at any time of day. |
| • In Rwanda, “reconciliation villages” place homes for victims of the 1994 genocide alongside those convicted of carrying out the violence. But it can be difficult to gauge their success. | • In Rwanda, “reconciliation villages” place homes for victims of the 1994 genocide alongside those convicted of carrying out the violence. But it can be difficult to gauge their success. |
| • “Robbery of the century”? Dozens of heavily armed assailants in Paraguay made off with an estimated $40 million from the vault of an armored car company. | • “Robbery of the century”? Dozens of heavily armed assailants in Paraguay made off with an estimated $40 million from the vault of an armored car company. |
| • A new online project recreates the sights and sounds of New York City from 400 years ago, long before the chorus of croaking frogs was replaced with the grumble of cars and trucks. | • A new online project recreates the sights and sounds of New York City from 400 years ago, long before the chorus of croaking frogs was replaced with the grumble of cars and trucks. |
| Last weekend, protesters in the U.S. marched in defense of scientific inquiry, spurred by a president who casts doubt on climate change. | Last weekend, protesters in the U.S. marched in defense of scientific inquiry, spurred by a president who casts doubt on climate change. |
| There was a time, however, when a government would call on a citizen-scientist to find answers. | There was a time, however, when a government would call on a citizen-scientist to find answers. |
| On this day in 1803, a shower of 2,000 to 3,000 meteorites fell upon L’Aigle, France. The French Academy of Sciences sent Jean-Baptiste Biot, a physicist, to assess the origin of the debris. | On this day in 1803, a shower of 2,000 to 3,000 meteorites fell upon L’Aigle, France. The French Academy of Sciences sent Jean-Baptiste Biot, a physicist, to assess the origin of the debris. |
| Biot found that the meteorites did not resemble anything on Earth and, considering accounts of “a rain of stones thrown by the meteor,” confirmed they must be from outer space. | Biot found that the meteorites did not resemble anything on Earth and, considering accounts of “a rain of stones thrown by the meteor,” confirmed they must be from outer space. |
| He thus established the field of study called meteoritics. (Meteorology, the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, was already claimed.) | He thus established the field of study called meteoritics. (Meteorology, the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, was already claimed.) |
| Biot’s findings didn’t convince everyone, however. Four years later, a meteor and its debris were seen in Connecticut. | Biot’s findings didn’t convince everyone, however. Four years later, a meteor and its debris were seen in Connecticut. |
| Two scientists from Yale concluded that they came from outer space. | Two scientists from Yale concluded that they came from outer space. |
| However, the American president at the time, Thomas Jefferson, greeted the news with caution. (Although a quote that has been widely attributed to him is likely apocryphal: It’s “easier to believe that two Yankee professors could lie than to admit that stones could fall from heaven.”) | However, the American president at the time, Thomas Jefferson, greeted the news with caution. (Although a quote that has been widely attributed to him is likely apocryphal: It’s “easier to believe that two Yankee professors could lie than to admit that stones could fall from heaven.”) |
| It wasn’t until later in the 19th century that meteorites’ extraterrestrial origins became widely accepted as scientific fact. | It wasn’t until later in the 19th century that meteorites’ extraterrestrial origins became widely accepted as scientific fact. |
| Thomas Lotito contributed reporting. | Thomas Lotito contributed reporting. |
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| This briefing was prepared for the Australian morning. We also have briefings timed for the Asian, European and American mornings. You can sign up for these and other Times newsletters here. | This briefing was prepared for the Australian morning. We also have briefings timed for the Asian, European and American mornings. You can sign up for these and other Times newsletters here. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. |
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