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| North Korea, ‘Dreamers,’ Rohingya: Your Tuesday Briefing | North Korea, ‘Dreamers,’ Rohingya: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| As for this morning, here’s what you need to know: | As for this morning, here’s what you need to know: |
| • Last chance for diplomacy? | • Last chance for diplomacy? |
| Warning that Pyongyang is “begging for war,” the U.S. is pressing China and other members of the U.N. Security Council to cut off oil and other fuels to North Korea, an effort to resolve the nuclear standoff without military action. | Warning that Pyongyang is “begging for war,” the U.S. is pressing China and other members of the U.N. Security Council to cut off oil and other fuels to North Korea, an effort to resolve the nuclear standoff without military action. |
| The call on Monday came a day after North Korea’s most powerful nuclear test yet, and amid signs that Pyongyang is preparing another missile launch. | The call on Monday came a day after North Korea’s most powerful nuclear test yet, and amid signs that Pyongyang is preparing another missile launch. |
| The growing threat has strained a seven-decade alliance between the U.S. and South Korea, and added enormous pressure on President Xi Jinping of China. | The growing threat has strained a seven-decade alliance between the U.S. and South Korea, and added enormous pressure on President Xi Jinping of China. |
| It would be difficult for Washington to stop all commerce with countries that trade with the North, but there are options. | It would be difficult for Washington to stop all commerce with countries that trade with the North, but there are options. |
| • Stormy times. | • Stormy times. |
| The devastation from Harvey has prompted huge demands for federal aid, a need that collides with Texas Republicans’ mistrust of Washington. | The devastation from Harvey has prompted huge demands for federal aid, a need that collides with Texas Republicans’ mistrust of Washington. |
| As Houston starts to recover, one of our photographers traveled 21 miles along a highway, capturing the city’s resilience. | As Houston starts to recover, one of our photographers traveled 21 miles along a highway, capturing the city’s resilience. |
| Separately, Florida is bracing for Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm barreling toward the Caribbean. | |
| • Deal-making challenges ahead. | • Deal-making challenges ahead. |
| As Congress returns today after the August recess, lawmakers will face an unusually heavy workload, including overhauling the tax code and financing a border wall. | As Congress returns today after the August recess, lawmakers will face an unusually heavy workload, including overhauling the tax code and financing a border wall. |
| President Trump faces weeks of hard negotiations, our chief White House correspondent writes. | President Trump faces weeks of hard negotiations, our chief White House correspondent writes. |
| The president is also considering delaying a decision on the future of about 800,000 “Dreamers” covered by an Obama-era program that allows undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as minors to stay. | The president is also considering delaying a decision on the future of about 800,000 “Dreamers” covered by an Obama-era program that allows undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as minors to stay. |
| • “An endless stream.” | • “An endless stream.” |
| Desperate Rohingya in Myanmar are fleeing to Bangladesh, where they told our reporters about massacres, hunger and hardship. | Desperate Rohingya in Myanmar are fleeing to Bangladesh, where they told our reporters about massacres, hunger and hardship. |
| The military offensive that prompted the exodus has drawn suggestions that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s de facto leader, should have her Nobel Peace Prize revoked. | The military offensive that prompted the exodus has drawn suggestions that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s de facto leader, should have her Nobel Peace Prize revoked. |
| At least 123,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar, the U.N. says. | At least 123,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar, the U.N. says. |
| • Clash of the tennis titans. | • Clash of the tennis titans. |
| In the U.S. Open, four American women made the quarterfinals. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are on course for a first clash at the tournament. | In the U.S. Open, four American women made the quarterfinals. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are on course for a first clash at the tournament. |
| • “The Daily,” your audio news report. | • “The Daily,” your audio news report. |
| On today’s show, we discuss one family’s return home a week after Harvey. | On today’s show, we discuss one family’s return home a week after Harvey. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • The Daily News, the nearly 100-year-old New York tabloid, has been sold to Tronc. | • The Daily News, the nearly 100-year-old New York tabloid, has been sold to Tronc. |
| • Silicon Valley is courting teachers who have built up personal brands, but the push has raised ethical issues. | • Silicon Valley is courting teachers who have built up personal brands, but the push has raised ethical issues. |
| • Comparing how janitors’ jobs have changed over a generation offers a window on rising inequality. | • Comparing how janitors’ jobs have changed over a generation offers a window on rising inequality. |
| • U.S. markets were closed for Labor Day. Here’s a snapshot of global indexes. | • U.S. markets were closed for Labor Day. Here’s a snapshot of global indexes. |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Some ideas for saving money, in our latest Smarter Living newsletter. | • Some ideas for saving money, in our latest Smarter Living newsletter. |
| • Pushing yourself during exercise sometimes affects appetite. | • Pushing yourself during exercise sometimes affects appetite. |
| • Can’t decide between mashed potatoes and potato salad? Melissa Clark’s recipe might help. | • Can’t decide between mashed potatoes and potato salad? Melissa Clark’s recipe might help. |
| • U.S. military officials in Iraq say the fight against the Islamic State is not waning, even as the militants’ territory has shrunk. | • U.S. military officials in Iraq say the fight against the Islamic State is not waning, even as the militants’ territory has shrunk. |
| • With Venezuela’s economic collapse, soaring prices and empty shelves are forcing people into a desperate resourcefulness. | • With Venezuela’s economic collapse, soaring prices and empty shelves are forcing people into a desperate resourcefulness. |
| • New Zealand’s election had been predictable. Then “Jacindamania” hit. | • New Zealand’s election had been predictable. Then “Jacindamania” hit. |
| • Feeling the beat. | • Feeling the beat. |
| In today’s 360 video, explore a panorama of steel drums preparing for the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn. | In today’s 360 video, explore a panorama of steel drums preparing for the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn. |
| • A Brexit blow for the landed gentry. | • A Brexit blow for the landed gentry. |
| Some of Britain’s wealthiest landowners, including Queen Elizabeth II, could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies when the country leaves the European Union. | Some of Britain’s wealthiest landowners, including Queen Elizabeth II, could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies when the country leaves the European Union. |
| • All hail the space pioneers. | • All hail the space pioneers. |
| Forty years ago, the Voyager probes began their mission of discovery. We have a video to commemorate their launch. | Forty years ago, the Voyager probes began their mission of discovery. We have a video to commemorate their launch. |
| • A “monster-revealing mirror.” | • A “monster-revealing mirror.” |
| Why is bike sharing bringing out bad manners in China? | Why is bike sharing bringing out bad manners in China? |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| John Ashbery, the first poet to win the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, died at 90. | John Ashbery, the first poet to win the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, died at 90. |
| Walter Becker, co-founder of Steely Dan, who helped create hits like “Do It Again” and “Peg,” died at 67. | Walter Becker, co-founder of Steely Dan, who helped create hits like “Do It Again” and “Peg,” died at 67. |
| • Best of late-night TV. | • Best of late-night TV. |
| Most of the comedy hosts were off for Labor Day. Our roundup will resume tomorrow. | Most of the comedy hosts were off for Labor Day. Our roundup will resume tomorrow. |
| • Quotation of the day. | • Quotation of the day. |
| “We have kicked the can down the road long enough. There is no more road left.” | “We have kicked the can down the road long enough. There is no more road left.” |
| Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, on the North Korean nuclear crisis. | Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, on the North Korean nuclear crisis. |
| On this day in 1960, Senegal — one of more than a dozen of France’s African colonies to gain independence that year — elected its first president. | On this day in 1960, Senegal — one of more than a dozen of France’s African colonies to gain independence that year — elected its first president. |
| Senegal didn’t choose a military strongman, or a populist. It chose a poet, Léopold Sédar Senghor. | Senegal didn’t choose a military strongman, or a populist. It chose a poet, Léopold Sédar Senghor. |
| He had already put his stamp on the nascent republic. He wrote its anthem and, according to “talk around town” cited in our dispatch from Dakar, the capital, much of its Constitution. | He had already put his stamp on the nascent republic. He wrote its anthem and, according to “talk around town” cited in our dispatch from Dakar, the capital, much of its Constitution. |
| Mr. Senghor was in many ways exceptional. A soldier for France in World War II, he survived two years of Nazi captivity. He was a Roman Catholic who led a largely Muslim nation, and a French-educated scholar of distinction with powerful support from a largely illiterate rural population. | Mr. Senghor was in many ways exceptional. A soldier for France in World War II, he survived two years of Nazi captivity. He was a Roman Catholic who led a largely Muslim nation, and a French-educated scholar of distinction with powerful support from a largely illiterate rural population. |
| When he died at 95 in 2001, our obituary included an excerpt from one of his best-known poems, “To New York,” that faults the city for materialism (“Hard cash buys artificial hearts”). | When he died at 95 in 2001, our obituary included an excerpt from one of his best-known poems, “To New York,” that faults the city for materialism (“Hard cash buys artificial hearts”). |
| Another passage, which was not cited, revels in the vitality of a singular neighborhood. | Another passage, which was not cited, revels in the vitality of a singular neighborhood. |
| “I saw Harlem teeming with sounds and ritual colors / And outrageous smells / At teatime in the home of the drugstore-deliveryman” | “I saw Harlem teeming with sounds and ritual colors / And outrageous smells / At teatime in the home of the drugstore-deliveryman” |
| “Life immemorial in the streets, / All the amphibious elements shining like suns.” | “Life immemorial in the streets, / All the amphibious elements shining like suns.” |
| Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. | Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. |
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