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| Tony Awards, Pittsburgh Penguins, Uber: Your Monday Briefing | Tony Awards, Pittsburgh Penguins, Uber: 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: |
| • Sessions says he’ll testify. | • Sessions says he’ll testify. |
| Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he would appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to discuss Russian interference in the 2016 election. It was unclear whether the hearing would be public. | Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he would appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to discuss Russian interference in the 2016 election. It was unclear whether the hearing would be public. |
| “They will be back.” Last week, James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, testified that Russia would again try to influence U.S. elections, a warning that our correspondents worry might be lost in his political feud with President Trump. | “They will be back.” Last week, James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, testified that Russia would again try to influence U.S. elections, a warning that our correspondents worry might be lost in his political feud with President Trump. |
| And our media columnist notes that, unlike the Watergate scandal, the Trump-Russia investigation is unfolding in an era of dueling narratives. What does that mean for journalism, and for the country? | And our media columnist notes that, unlike the Watergate scandal, the Trump-Russia investigation is unfolding in an era of dueling narratives. What does that mean for journalism, and for the country? |
| • The threat from ISIS. | • The threat from ISIS. |
| Recent attacks in Britain and Iran reflect the Islamic State’s efforts to hit targets once thought unassailable. | Recent attacks in Britain and Iran reflect the Islamic State’s efforts to hit targets once thought unassailable. |
| And cyberweapons that the U.S. used successfully against Iran and North Korea have been less effective against the militant group. | And cyberweapons that the U.S. used successfully against Iran and North Korea have been less effective against the militant group. |
| • Democrats divided. | • Democrats divided. |
| The party faces a widening breach, as liberal activists dream of transforming health care and impeaching President Trump, while candidates in hard-fought elections ask wary voters merely for a chance to govern. | The party faces a widening breach, as liberal activists dream of transforming health care and impeaching President Trump, while candidates in hard-fought elections ask wary voters merely for a chance to govern. |
| • Britain sheds predictability. | • Britain sheds predictability. |
| Once considered one of the world’s most politically stable countries, Britain is increasingly confusing and unpredictable, to both its allies and itself, our London bureau chief writes. | Once considered one of the world’s most politically stable countries, Britain is increasingly confusing and unpredictable, to both its allies and itself, our London bureau chief writes. |
| And a year after the “Brexit” vote, our European economics correspondent examines the slowing British economy. | And a year after the “Brexit” vote, our European economics correspondent examines the slowing British economy. |
| • Tops at the Tonys. | • Tops at the Tonys. |
| “Dear Evan Hansen” won six Tony Awards, including best new musical, and “Oslo” was named best new play. We have video highlights from Sunday night. | “Dear Evan Hansen” won six Tony Awards, including best new musical, and “Oslo” was named best new play. We have video highlights from Sunday night. |
| Our theater critics offered live commentary on the awards show (which included an uneven performance by Kevin Spacey). | Our theater critics offered live commentary on the awards show (which included an uneven performance by Kevin Spacey). |
| We also have a full list of winners, some victory speeches and photos from the red carpet. | We also have a full list of winners, some victory speeches and photos from the red carpet. |
| • Penguins repeat as N.H.L. champions. | • Penguins repeat as N.H.L. champions. |
| The Pittsburgh Penguins won a second consecutive Stanley Cup — and their fifth since 1991 — beating the Nashville Predators, 2-0. | The Pittsburgh Penguins won a second consecutive Stanley Cup — and their fifth since 1991 — beating the Nashville Predators, 2-0. |
| • “The Daily,” your audio news report. | • “The Daily,” your audio news report. |
| In today’s show, we discuss the one word on which an obstruction of justice case could turn. | In today’s show, we discuss the one word on which an obstruction of justice case could turn. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • General Electric said today that its chairman and chief executive, Jeffrey Immelt, would retire and be replaced by the top executive in its health care business. | |
| • As the opioid crisis in the U.S. worsens, the authorities are confronting an unruly player in illicit trade: the internet. | • As the opioid crisis in the U.S. worsens, the authorities are confronting an unruly player in illicit trade: the internet. |
| • Uber’s directors weighed a three-month leave of absence for Travis Kalanick, the chief executive, amid accusations of corporate misbehavior. | • Uber’s directors weighed a three-month leave of absence for Travis Kalanick, the chief executive, amid accusations of corporate misbehavior. |
| • Among the headlines to watch this week: Microsoft unveiled a new Xbox at E3, the video game industry’s annual convention. | • Among the headlines to watch this week: Microsoft unveiled a new Xbox at E3, the video game industry’s annual convention. |
| • U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Start that next big thing, even if it’s terrifying. | • Start that next big thing, even if it’s terrifying. |
| • Recipe of the day: Sustain yourself — and the family — with broccoli rabe lasagna. | • Recipe of the day: Sustain yourself — and the family — with broccoli rabe lasagna. |
| • French voters embraced the party of their new president, Emmanuel Macron, in parliamentary voting. | • French voters embraced the party of their new president, Emmanuel Macron, in parliamentary voting. |
| • Rafael Nadal beat Stan Wawrinka at the French Open, becoming the first tennis player to win 10 Grand Slam singles titles at the same tournament in the modern era. | |
| And Jelena Ostapenko was the first unseeded woman since 1933 to win the title at Roland Garros. | |
| • New York’s Public Theater lost support from two corporate donors over its production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” which depicts the assassination of a Trump-like ruler. | • New York’s Public Theater lost support from two corporate donors over its production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” which depicts the assassination of a Trump-like ruler. |
| • “Wonder Woman” remained No. 1 at the North American box office, as “The Mummy” flopped. | • “Wonder Woman” remained No. 1 at the North American box office, as “The Mummy” flopped. |
| • Before the cloud, a cavern. | • Before the cloud, a cavern. |
| In today’s 360 video, tour a former mine in Pennsylvania converted to protect vital records — primarily the federal government’s — during the Cold War. | In today’s 360 video, tour a former mine in Pennsylvania converted to protect vital records — primarily the federal government’s — during the Cold War. |
| • The long, lonely road of Chelsea Manning. | • The long, lonely road of Chelsea Manning. |
| Her disclosure of classified documents in 2010 ushered in the age of leaks. | Her disclosure of classified documents in 2010 ushered in the age of leaks. |
| Now, freed from prison, she talks to The Times Magazine about why she did it — and the isolation that followed. | Now, freed from prison, she talks to The Times Magazine about why she did it — and the isolation that followed. |
| • Eight days in the middle seat. | • Eight days in the middle seat. |
| Air travel, once glamorous, has become an endurance exercise for many passengers. | Air travel, once glamorous, has become an endurance exercise for many passengers. |
| To understand flying in America today, one of our reporters spent eight days crisscrossing the country in economy class. Make sure your seatbelts are fastened. | To understand flying in America today, one of our reporters spent eight days crisscrossing the country in economy class. Make sure your seatbelts are fastened. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Adam West turned a comic-book superhero into live-action Pop Art in the 1960s television series “Batman.” He was 88. | Adam West turned a comic-book superhero into live-action Pop Art in the 1960s television series “Batman.” He was 88. |
| • Quotation of the day. | • Quotation of the day. |
| “You may be the first president in history to go down because you can’t stop inappropriately talking about an investigation that, if you just were quiet, would clear you.” | “You may be the first president in history to go down because you can’t stop inappropriately talking about an investigation that, if you just were quiet, would clear you.” |
| — Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, on “Face the Nation,” criticizing President Trump for tweeting about the Russia investigation. | — Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, on “Face the Nation,” criticizing President Trump for tweeting about the Russia investigation. |
| The staging was powerful: A U.S. president stood behind panels of bulletproof glass near the Berlin Wall at the height of the Cold War. | The staging was powerful: A U.S. president stood behind panels of bulletproof glass near the Berlin Wall at the height of the Cold War. |
| On this day 30 years ago, President Ronald Reagan issued a challenge to the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” | On this day 30 years ago, President Ronald Reagan issued a challenge to the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” |
| The wall — which had divided the German capital since 1961 — was a symbol of the ideological and economic split between East and West. | The wall — which had divided the German capital since 1961 — was a symbol of the ideological and economic split between East and West. |
| The Times called Reagan’s address an effort to undercut Europe’s growing approval of Gorbachev, who had instituted a liberalizing policy called glasnost, or openness. (The Soviet news agency Tass called the speech “openly provocative” and “warmongering.”) | The Times called Reagan’s address an effort to undercut Europe’s growing approval of Gorbachev, who had instituted a liberalizing policy called glasnost, or openness. (The Soviet news agency Tass called the speech “openly provocative” and “warmongering.”) |
| The effects of Reagan’s speech have been debated. Political commentators and historians noted that it received relatively little news coverage at the time. Initial drafts met resistance in the White House, and the call to tear down the wall only appeared in later versions. | The effects of Reagan’s speech have been debated. Political commentators and historians noted that it received relatively little news coverage at the time. Initial drafts met resistance in the White House, and the call to tear down the wall only appeared in later versions. |
| But this much is certain: A little more than two years later, on Nov. 9, 1989, East and West Germans began dismantling the wall. | But this much is certain: A little more than two years later, on Nov. 9, 1989, East and West Germans began dismantling the wall. |
| Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. | Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. |
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