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| Steve Scalise, London, Flint: Your Thursday Briefing | Steve Scalise, London, Flint: Your Thursday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Congressman in critical condition. | • Congressman in critical condition. |
| Representative Steve Scalise, the majority whip in the House, was among four people shot on Wednesday by a lone gunman at a congressional Republican baseball practice in suburban Washington. An aide, a lobbyist and a Capitol Police officer were also shot. | Representative Steve Scalise, the majority whip in the House, was among four people shot on Wednesday by a lone gunman at a congressional Republican baseball practice in suburban Washington. An aide, a lobbyist and a Capitol Police officer were also shot. |
| The suspect, identified by the authorities as James Hodgkinson, died after a shootout with the police. He was said to be distraught over President Trump’s election and had previously volunteered for Senator Bernie Sanders. | The suspect, identified by the authorities as James Hodgkinson, died after a shootout with the police. He was said to be distraught over President Trump’s election and had previously volunteered for Senator Bernie Sanders. |
| We have video from the scene in Alexandria, Va., and a map showing what happened. | We have video from the scene in Alexandria, Va., and a map showing what happened. |
| President Trump called for unity after the shooting, the latest example in a grim trend. Shaken lawmakers softened their partisan tone, and some pressed to loosen restrictions on gun access. | President Trump called for unity after the shooting, the latest example in a grim trend. Shaken lawmakers softened their partisan tone, and some pressed to loosen restrictions on gun access. |
| • Moves point to Trump inquiry. | • Moves point to Trump inquiry. |
| Robert Mueller, the special counsel examining Russian meddling in the 2016 election, has requested interviews with three high-ranking current or former intelligence officials, according to a person briefed on the investigation. | Robert Mueller, the special counsel examining Russian meddling in the 2016 election, has requested interviews with three high-ranking current or former intelligence officials, according to a person briefed on the investigation. |
| It’s an indication that he will look into whether President Trump obstructed justice. | It’s an indication that he will look into whether President Trump obstructed justice. |
| Separately, the Senate voted nearly unanimously to let Congress strip the president of the power to unilaterally lift existing sanctions against Russia. | Separately, the Senate voted nearly unanimously to let Congress strip the president of the power to unilaterally lift existing sanctions against Russia. |
| • Questions follow London blaze. | • Questions follow London blaze. |
| Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain is facing questions about whether a fire that destroyed a 24-story apartment tower could have been prevented. The death toll rose to 17 today, and many residents were still unaccounted for. | |
| Experts were asking whether materials added to the building’s exterior might have helped the flames spread. Here’s what we know. | Experts were asking whether materials added to the building’s exterior might have helped the flames spread. Here’s what we know. |
| • Charges in Flint water case. | • Charges in Flint water case. |
| Five officials in Michigan, including the head of the state’s health department, were charged on Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter. | Five officials in Michigan, including the head of the state’s health department, were charged on Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter. |
| It’s the closest investigators have come to directly blaming officials for deaths and illnesses after a water contamination crisis in the city of Flint. | It’s the closest investigators have come to directly blaming officials for deaths and illnesses after a water contamination crisis in the city of Flint. |
| • Also in the news. | • Also in the news. |
| • A gunman killed three co-workers and then himself at a UPS facility in San Francisco on Wednesday. | • A gunman killed three co-workers and then himself at a UPS facility in San Francisco on Wednesday. |
| • The jury is still considering its verdict in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial. | • The jury is still considering its verdict in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial. |
| • U.S.-led airstrikes have killed hundreds of civilians in the Islamic State’s stronghold in Syria, a U.N. panel said. | |
| • Charges are expected today against a dozen members of the Turkish president’s security detail after an attack on protesters in Washington last month. | • Charges are expected today against a dozen members of the Turkish president’s security detail after an attack on protesters in Washington last month. |
| • Harvard’s first female president, Drew Gilpin Faust, is stepping down next year. | • Harvard’s first female president, Drew Gilpin Faust, is stepping down next year. |
| • “The Daily,” your audio news report. | • “The Daily,” your audio news report. |
| In today’s show, we discuss Wednesday’s shooting at a baseball practice in suburban Washington and hear from lawmakers who were on the field. | |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate and described plans to start reducing its portfolio of more than $4 trillion in bonds later this year. | • The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate and described plans to start reducing its portfolio of more than $4 trillion in bonds later this year. |
| The central bank undershot its target for inflation yet again, a move that our senior economics correspondent suggests could define the tenure of its chief, Janet Yellen. | The central bank undershot its target for inflation yet again, a move that our senior economics correspondent suggests could define the tenure of its chief, Janet Yellen. |
| • Wells Fargo made unauthorized changes to the home loans of customers in bankruptcy, a new class action and other lawsuits contend. | • Wells Fargo made unauthorized changes to the home loans of customers in bankruptcy, a new class action and other lawsuits contend. |
| • “Fair and Balanced” no more. Fox News has replaced its longtime motto with “Most Watched, Most Trusted.” | • “Fair and Balanced” no more. Fox News has replaced its longtime motto with “Most Watched, Most Trusted.” |
| • U.S. stocks were mixed on Wednesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were mixed on Wednesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • To prevent math anxiety, start talking to children early on about numbers in everyday life. | • To prevent math anxiety, start talking to children early on about numbers in everyday life. |
| • Our food editor’s discovery of pork gyros in Melbourne caused a stir in Australia. Here’s his recipe. | • Our food editor’s discovery of pork gyros in Melbourne caused a stir in Australia. Here’s his recipe. |
| • Want more Smarter Living? There’s a weekly newsletter. | • Want more Smarter Living? There’s a weekly newsletter. |
| • For sale: a $7 million Wild West town. | • For sale: a $7 million Wild West town. |
| In today’s 360 video, step inside Donley’s Wild West Town in Union, Ill., a family-owned amusement park whose owners of 43 years are pondering its future. | In today’s 360 video, step inside Donley’s Wild West Town in Union, Ill., a family-owned amusement park whose owners of 43 years are pondering its future. |
| • Climate change as opportunity. | • Climate change as opportunity. |
| The Dutch know all about being waterlogged, and they have advice (for a reasonable fee) for those coping with rising seas around the world. | The Dutch know all about being waterlogged, and they have advice (for a reasonable fee) for those coping with rising seas around the world. |
| How much do you know about potential solutions to global warming? Take our quiz. | How much do you know about potential solutions to global warming? Take our quiz. |
| • Women, interrupted. | • Women, interrupted. |
| An Uber board member’s claim that female directors talk too much and the cutting short of a congresswoman at a Senate hearing illustrate an experience that academic studies confirm. | An Uber board member’s claim that female directors talk too much and the cutting short of a congresswoman at a Senate hearing illustrate an experience that academic studies confirm. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| A. R. Gurney, a playwright, focused on the privileged in works like “The Cocktail Hour.” He was 86. | A. R. Gurney, a playwright, focused on the privileged in works like “The Cocktail Hour.” He was 86. |
| • Best of late-night TV. | • Best of late-night TV. |
| President Trump turned 71 on Wednesday, and the comedy hosts joined in the birthday fun. | President Trump turned 71 on Wednesday, and the comedy hosts joined in the birthday fun. |
| • Quotation of the day. | • Quotation of the day. |
| “He was hunting us at that point.” | “He was hunting us at that point.” |
| — Mike Bishop, a congressman from Michigan, who was standing at home plate during Wednesday’s shooting at a baseball practice for Republican lawmakers. | — Mike Bishop, a congressman from Michigan, who was standing at home plate during Wednesday’s shooting at a baseball practice for Republican lawmakers. |
| The 117th U.S. Open begins today — but golf, of course, has been around much longer. | The 117th U.S. Open begins today — but golf, of course, has been around much longer. |
| Scotland is often credited with inventing the game. The earliest known reference to golf is a 1457 Scottish parliamentary resolution banning it as a distraction from archery practice. | Scotland is often credited with inventing the game. The earliest known reference to golf is a 1457 Scottish parliamentary resolution banning it as a distraction from archery practice. |
| But a German historian, Heiner Gillmeister, an author of the Encyclopaedia Britannica entry for golf, has argued that a version was first played in Continental Europe. | But a German historian, Heiner Gillmeister, an author of the Encyclopaedia Britannica entry for golf, has argued that a version was first played in Continental Europe. |
| That game was most likely coif, a hockeylike Dutch pastime that some scholars say influenced golf and was even played in the U.S. It’s depicted in a Hendrick Avercamp painting from around 1626, “Winter Games on the Frozen River IJssel.” | |
| The Chinese also claim golf, via chuiwan — literally, “hit ball” — a game that one museum exhibition has asserted was played by emperors as early as the 12th century. | |
| Whatever golf’s origins, editors of The Nation argued in 1894 that “the disappointments of the game are conducive to bad language.” | Whatever golf’s origins, editors of The Nation argued in 1894 that “the disappointments of the game are conducive to bad language.” |
| “A Scotsman, who was once singing its praises, admitted that it led to much profanity, and that he, being in the ministry, had had to give it up,” the editors wrote. | “A Scotsman, who was once singing its praises, admitted that it led to much profanity, and that he, being in the ministry, had had to give it up,” the editors wrote. |
| “ ‘What!’ said his friend, ‘give up golf!’ ‘No,’ said he, ‘the ministry.’ ” | “ ‘What!’ said his friend, ‘give up golf!’ ‘No,’ said he, ‘the ministry.’ ” |
| Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. | Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. |
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