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| Donald Trump, Robert Mueller, ‘The Dark Tower’: Your Friday Briefing | Donald Trump, Robert Mueller, ‘The Dark Tower’: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • A general makes his mark. | • A general makes his mark. |
| John Kelly is finishing his first week as chief of staff at the White House, which he once described as one of the most dysfunctional places he’d ever seen. | John Kelly is finishing his first week as chief of staff at the White House, which he once described as one of the most dysfunctional places he’d ever seen. |
| Among the retired Marine’s most immediate challenges is reining in warring factions in the West Wing, and he’s bringing military discipline to the job. “President Trump likes generals,” one of our White House correspondents explains in a video. | Among the retired Marine’s most immediate challenges is reining in warring factions in the West Wing, and he’s bringing military discipline to the job. “President Trump likes generals,” one of our White House correspondents explains in a video. |
| “The question is, does it last?” a former defense secretary said. | “The question is, does it last?” a former defense secretary said. |
| • Plowing ahead at Justice and beyond. | • Plowing ahead at Justice and beyond. |
| Even as it has been criticized by President Trump, the Justice Department has been working hard to carry out the president’s agenda. Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to announce several investigations into leaks. | Even as it has been criticized by President Trump, the Justice Department has been working hard to carry out the president’s agenda. Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to announce several investigations into leaks. |
| “Sessions as attorney general has been everything conservatives could have dreamed of and liberals could have feared,” the dean of Berkeley’s law school said. | “Sessions as attorney general has been everything conservatives could have dreamed of and liberals could have feared,” the dean of Berkeley’s law school said. |
| Separately, Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russia’s attempts to disrupt the election, has issued subpoenas from a Washington-based grand jury, lawyers in the case say. | Separately, Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russia’s attempts to disrupt the election, has issued subpoenas from a Washington-based grand jury, lawyers in the case say. |
| • An epidemic behind bars. | • An epidemic behind bars. |
| Of the 5,100 jails and prisons in the U.S., fewer than 30 offer opioid users the most proven method of recovery: administering methadone or buprenorphine. | Of the 5,100 jails and prisons in the U.S., fewer than 30 offer opioid users the most proven method of recovery: administering methadone or buprenorphine. |
| For more than a year, The Times and the PBS series “Frontline” followed 10 newly released prisoners in Connecticut as they tried to start over. | For more than a year, The Times and the PBS series “Frontline” followed 10 newly released prisoners in Connecticut as they tried to start over. |
| • Mexico’s deadliest town. | • Mexico’s deadliest town. |
| Tecomán, a quiet farming community in the coastal state of Colima, used to be where Mexicans went to escape drug violence. Now, our correspondent has found, it’s an emblem of the country’s soaring murder rate. | Tecomán, a quiet farming community in the coastal state of Colima, used to be where Mexicans went to escape drug violence. Now, our correspondent has found, it’s an emblem of the country’s soaring murder rate. |
| • 15-month sentence in suicide case. | • 15-month sentence in suicide case. |
| A Massachusetts woman received a far lighter sentence than prosecutors had sought for encouraging a friend, through text messages and phone calls, to kill himself. | A Massachusetts woman received a far lighter sentence than prosecutors had sought for encouraging a friend, through text messages and phone calls, to kill himself. |
| • “The Daily,” your audio news report. | • “The Daily,” your audio news report. |
| In today’s show, we discuss the man behind an affirmative action case at Harvard. | In today’s show, we discuss the man behind an affirmative action case at Harvard. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • Do fewer immigrants mean more jobs for Americans? The Trump administration says yes. Economists say no. | • Do fewer immigrants mean more jobs for Americans? The Trump administration says yes. Economists say no. |
| The Labor Department will release employment figures for July at 8:30 a.m. Eastern today. Here’s what to expect. | The Labor Department will release employment figures for July at 8:30 a.m. Eastern today. Here’s what to expect. |
| • Toyota said today that it was buying a 5 percent stake in Mazda, its fellow Japanese automaker. The companies also announced they would build an assembly plant in the U.S. that would employ about 4,000 workers. | |
| • The chief executive of Avon is the third prominent female boss to step down since June, making 2017 anything but the breakout year for women it was expected to be. | • The chief executive of Avon is the third prominent female boss to step down since June, making 2017 anything but the breakout year for women it was expected to be. |
| • A security researcher who became an internet hero after he helped stop a cyberattack this year has been arrested in connection with a separate attack. | • A security researcher who became an internet hero after he helped stop a cyberattack this year has been arrested in connection with a separate attack. |
| • U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Save on your trip to a theme park. | • Save on your trip to a theme park. |
| • Tips for avoiding mosquitoes — and what to do if one bites you. | • Tips for avoiding mosquitoes — and what to do if one bites you. |
| • Recipe of the day: Layering is the key to nacho perfection. | • Recipe of the day: Layering is the key to nacho perfection. |
| • Jump in! | • Jump in! |
| In today’s 360 video, watch as the Double Dutch Summer Classic returns to Lincoln Center after more than 30 years. | In today’s 360 video, watch as the Double Dutch Summer Classic returns to Lincoln Center after more than 30 years. |
| • Is it too hot to work outside? | • Is it too hot to work outside? |
| People laboring outdoors in the southern U.S. face the personal consequences of a worsening environment. | People laboring outdoors in the southern U.S. face the personal consequences of a worsening environment. |
| “For too long, a lot of the climate change and global warming arguments have been looking at melting ice and polar bears, and not at the human suffering side of it,” one professor said. | “For too long, a lot of the climate change and global warming arguments have been looking at melting ice and polar bears, and not at the human suffering side of it,” one professor said. |
| • Ready for the weekend. | • Ready for the weekend. |
| At the movies, we review “The Dark Tower,” based on novels by Stephen King, and help you choose between seeing “Dunkirk” in Imax and 70 millimeter. | At the movies, we review “The Dark Tower,” based on novels by Stephen King, and help you choose between seeing “Dunkirk” in Imax and 70 millimeter. |
| On TV, here are the best shows and movies streaming this month, and the 11 shows we’ll be watching. | On TV, here are the best shows and movies streaming this month, and the 11 shows we’ll be watching. |
| Our Book Review writers recommend 11 new titles and talk to the librarian of Congress about her reading habits. | Our Book Review writers recommend 11 new titles and talk to the librarian of Congress about her reading habits. |
| Finally, tourists are expected to return to parts of the Outer Banks of North Carolina today after a weeklong power outage. And we looked at favored international destinations of travelers from each state. | Finally, tourists are expected to return to parts of the Outer Banks of North Carolina today after a weeklong power outage. And we looked at favored international destinations of travelers from each state. |
| • Best of late-night TV. | • Best of late-night TV. |
| After the Statue of Liberty made headlines this week, Stephen Colbert waxed poetic as Lady Liberty. | After the Statue of Liberty made headlines this week, Stephen Colbert waxed poetic as Lady Liberty. |
| • Quotation of the day. | • Quotation of the day. |
| “He has said he loves his wife, but has difficulties with the queen as an institution.” | “He has said he loves his wife, but has difficulties with the queen as an institution.” |
| — Stephanie Surrugue, a biographer of Prince Henrik of Denmark. Henrik, the prince consort, no longer wishes to be buried next to his wife of 50 years, Queen Margrethe II, because he was never made king or king consort. | — Stephanie Surrugue, a biographer of Prince Henrik of Denmark. Henrik, the prince consort, no longer wishes to be buried next to his wife of 50 years, Queen Margrethe II, because he was never made king or king consort. |
| “Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!” | “Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!” |
| That’s a quote ascribed to Pierre Pérignon, a Benedictine monk, on tasting sparkling wine on this day in 1693. Legend has it that he used a cork to seal in the fizz, but the veracity of the quote — like the idea that he invented Champagne — has long been refuted by historians. | That’s a quote ascribed to Pierre Pérignon, a Benedictine monk, on tasting sparkling wine on this day in 1693. Legend has it that he used a cork to seal in the fizz, but the veracity of the quote — like the idea that he invented Champagne — has long been refuted by historians. |
| The evolution of some wine — from still to effervescent — in the Champagne region of France was more an innovation of happenstance. Bottles exploded at random, earning the name “le vin du diable,” or the devil’s wine. Fizzy wine wasn’t desirable, and removing the fizz was a problem. | The evolution of some wine — from still to effervescent — in the Champagne region of France was more an innovation of happenstance. Bottles exploded at random, earning the name “le vin du diable,” or the devil’s wine. Fizzy wine wasn’t desirable, and removing the fizz was a problem. |
| The first documented mention of sparkling wine (in the Limoux region) is from 1531. A paper in 1662 described winemakers adding sugar to give their product sparkle — making it “different from any other drink in the world,” as Hans Koningsberger wrote in The Times in 1958. | The first documented mention of sparkling wine (in the Limoux region) is from 1531. A paper in 1662 described winemakers adding sugar to give their product sparkle — making it “different from any other drink in the world,” as Hans Koningsberger wrote in The Times in 1958. |
| Dom Pérignon did, however, develop the techniques that led to the development of today’s Champagne. Call it fizz, bubbles or sparkles, we can thank the monk and his legacy for the “wine of happiness.” | Dom Pérignon did, however, develop the techniques that led to the development of today’s Champagne. Call it fizz, bubbles or sparkles, we can thank the monk and his legacy for the “wine of happiness.” |
| Danielle Belopotosky contributed reporting. | Danielle Belopotosky contributed reporting. |
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