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| James Comey, Iran, Scooter Gennett: Your Wednesday Briefing | James Comey, Iran, Scooter Gennett: 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: |
| • Attacks strike the heart of Iran. | |
| At least 12 people were killed and 39 others wounded today in attacks on two of the country’s most potent symbols: the national Parliament and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. | |
| The Islamic State immediately claimed responsibility for the assaults, possibly the terrorist group’s firsts major ones in Iran. Suspicions in Tehran were also directed at Iran’s nemesis in the region, Saudi Arabia, which was emboldened by a visit from President Trump last month. | |
| This is a developing story; check back for updates. | |
| • Distrust in Washington. | • Distrust in Washington. |
| Fearing for the F.B.I.’s independence, James Comey, then the agency’s director, told Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he didn’t want to be left alone with President Trump, officials told us. The president had asked Mr. Comey to end an investigation of the former national security adviser. | Fearing for the F.B.I.’s independence, James Comey, then the agency’s director, told Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he didn’t want to be left alone with President Trump, officials told us. The president had asked Mr. Comey to end an investigation of the former national security adviser. |
| In a video, one of our reporters in Washington discusses the revelation, and what to expect on Thursday, when Mr. Comey is to testify in Congress about his interactions with the president. Looking to catch up before the testimony? Here’s our guide. | In a video, one of our reporters in Washington discusses the revelation, and what to expect on Thursday, when Mr. Comey is to testify in Congress about his interactions with the president. Looking to catch up before the testimony? Here’s our guide. |
| Separately, our reporters learned that Mr. Sessions offered to resign in recent weeks, telling the president he needed freedom to do his job. Mr. Trump declined the offer. | Separately, our reporters learned that Mr. Sessions offered to resign in recent weeks, telling the president he needed freedom to do his job. Mr. Trump declined the offer. |
| • Entering a Mideast feud. | • Entering a Mideast feud. |
| President Trump took credit on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia’s move to isolate its neighbor Qatar, rattling his national security staff by upending a crucial strategic relationship. | President Trump took credit on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia’s move to isolate its neighbor Qatar, rattling his national security staff by upending a crucial strategic relationship. |
| Qatar has long been accused of funneling money to radical groups in Arab nations, but it is also home to two major American command posts. | Qatar has long been accused of funneling money to radical groups in Arab nations, but it is also home to two major American command posts. |
| • London assailants slipped by. | • London assailants slipped by. |
| There were multiple warnings before the deadly terrorist assault in Britain last weekend, compounding pressure on the police and on Prime Minister Theresa May to address security failings days before national elections. | There were multiple warnings before the deadly terrorist assault in Britain last weekend, compounding pressure on the police and on Prime Minister Theresa May to address security failings days before national elections. |
| We explain in a video what is known about the investigation — including the three attackers’ backgrounds — and discuss the simple tools that terrorists use to wreak havoc. | We explain in a video what is known about the investigation — including the three attackers’ backgrounds — and discuss the simple tools that terrorists use to wreak havoc. |
| • Cosby accuser testifies. | • Cosby accuser testifies. |
| On the second day of Bill Cosby’s criminal trial, Andrea Constand discussed the night in 2004 when she says the entertainer drugged and sexually assaulted her. Here’s what to expect today. | On the second day of Bill Cosby’s criminal trial, Andrea Constand discussed the night in 2004 when she says the entertainer drugged and sexually assaulted her. Here’s what to expect today. |
| • New Jersey race shapes up. | • New Jersey race shapes up. |
| Philip Murphy, a Democrat, will face Kim Guadagno, the state’s Republican lieutenant governor, in the November battle to replace Gov. Chris Christie, the deeply unpopular incumbent. | Philip Murphy, a Democrat, will face Kim Guadagno, the state’s Republican lieutenant governor, in the November battle to replace Gov. Chris Christie, the deeply unpopular incumbent. |
| • “The Daily,” your audio news report. | • “The Daily,” your audio news report. |
| In today’s show, we bring you the view from the streets of Kabul — a week after a bombing killed over 150 people in Afghanistan’s capital — and from the Pentagon. | In today’s show, we bring you the view from the streets of Kabul — a week after a bombing killed over 150 people in Afghanistan’s capital — and from the Pentagon. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • Uber has fired 20 employees over harassment, discrimination and inappropriate behavior. | • Uber has fired 20 employees over harassment, discrimination and inappropriate behavior. |
| • The billionaires leading American technology giants have begun remaking U.S. education on a vast scale, using some of the techniques that made their companies linchpins of the economy. | • The billionaires leading American technology giants have begun remaking U.S. education on a vast scale, using some of the techniques that made their companies linchpins of the economy. |
| • Experts question the long-term benefits of the Trump administration’s plans for public-private infrastructure projects. | • Experts question the long-term benefits of the Trump administration’s plans for public-private infrastructure projects. |
| • 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. |
| • Don’t wait around for a strike of inspiration. Take the artist Chuck Close’s advice: “Show up and get to work.” | • Don’t wait around for a strike of inspiration. Take the artist Chuck Close’s advice: “Show up and get to work.” |
| • Running can be socially contagious. | • Running can be socially contagious. |
| • Recipe of the day: Grill apricots to toss into an arugula salad. | • Recipe of the day: Grill apricots to toss into an arugula salad. |
| • Step inside a midcentury masterpiece. | • Step inside a midcentury masterpiece. |
| In today’s 360 video, Trina Turk, a designer of clothing and home goods, gives us a tour of her recently renovated home in Los Angeles. | In today’s 360 video, Trina Turk, a designer of clothing and home goods, gives us a tour of her recently renovated home in Los Angeles. |
| • Partisan writing you shouldn’t miss. | • Partisan writing you shouldn’t miss. |
| Read about how the other side thinks: Writers on the right and left react to President Trump’s remarks after the London attack, and discuss the proposed privatization of U.S. air traffic control. | Read about how the other side thinks: Writers on the right and left react to President Trump’s remarks after the London attack, and discuss the proposed privatization of U.S. air traffic control. |
| • What truckers want you to know. | • What truckers want you to know. |
| Relax and be safe, for starters. After a recent Times article about the plight of America’s long-haul truckers, we asked them what advice they’d give to other drivers. | Relax and be safe, for starters. After a recent Times article about the plight of America’s long-haul truckers, we asked them what advice they’d give to other drivers. |
| • An exclusive baseball club. | • An exclusive baseball club. |
| On Tuesday night, Scooter Gennett of the Cincinnati Reds became only the 17th major league player to hit four home runs in one game. | On Tuesday night, Scooter Gennett of the Cincinnati Reds became only the 17th major league player to hit four home runs in one game. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Adnan Khashoggi, a Saudi arms trader, rose to spectacular wealth in the 1970s and 1980s while treating the world to displays of decadence. He was 81. | Adnan Khashoggi, a Saudi arms trader, rose to spectacular wealth in the 1970s and 1980s while treating the world to displays of decadence. He was 81. |
| Peter Sallis, a British actor, brought genial eccentricity to the voice of the cheese-loving Wallace in the “Wallace & Gromit” stop-motion animated films. He was 96. | Peter Sallis, a British actor, brought genial eccentricity to the voice of the cheese-loving Wallace in the “Wallace & Gromit” stop-motion animated films. He was 96. |
| • Best of late-night TV. | • Best of late-night TV. |
| What’s in a name? When it’s Reality Winner, the federal contractor charged with leaking government secrets, a lot — at least for comedians. | What’s in a name? When it’s Reality Winner, the federal contractor charged with leaking government secrets, a lot — at least for comedians. |
| • Quotation of the day. | • Quotation of the day. |
| “It’s a way to meet people. You might even meet the love of your life in a taxi, you never know.” | “It’s a way to meet people. You might even meet the love of your life in a taxi, you never know.” |
| — Raul Perez, an engineer who expressed interest in a cab-sharing service for New York City’s yellow taxis. | — Raul Perez, an engineer who expressed interest in a cab-sharing service for New York City’s yellow taxis. |
| The French Open is in full swing — and virtually every story about the tournament includes the name of a man who had little to do with tennis. | The French Open is in full swing — and virtually every story about the tournament includes the name of a man who had little to do with tennis. |
| That’s Roland Garros, the French war hero after whom the tournament’s main stadium in Paris is named. | That’s Roland Garros, the French war hero after whom the tournament’s main stadium in Paris is named. |
| In 1913, he became the first person to fly nonstop across the Mediterranean. During World War I, he was a pioneer of air warfare, shooting down four enemy planes with a forward-firing machine gun he invented, timed to shoot between the propeller blades. | In 1913, he became the first person to fly nonstop across the Mediterranean. During World War I, he was a pioneer of air warfare, shooting down four enemy planes with a forward-firing machine gun he invented, timed to shoot between the propeller blades. |
| Garros was captured in 1915 and spent three years as a prisoner, escaping after arranging for a map of Germany to be delivered in the hollow handle of a tennis racket. According to Michaël Guittard, a historian and curator at the French Tennis Federation, the escape “was nothing short of an adventure movie.” | Garros was captured in 1915 and spent three years as a prisoner, escaping after arranging for a map of Germany to be delivered in the hollow handle of a tennis racket. According to Michaël Guittard, a historian and curator at the French Tennis Federation, the escape “was nothing short of an adventure movie.” |
| Back in France in 1918, Garros said in an interview with The Times, “Of course I am going back to the front.” | Back in France in 1918, Garros said in an interview with The Times, “Of course I am going back to the front.” |
| He died when his plane was shot down a few months later, a day before his 30th birthday. | He died when his plane was shot down a few months later, a day before his 30th birthday. |
| A decade later, a tennis stadium was constructed in Paris by Émile Lesieur, who insisted it be named after Garros, his wartime friend. | A decade later, a tennis stadium was constructed in Paris by Émile Lesieur, who insisted it be named after Garros, his wartime friend. |
| Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. | Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. |
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