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| North Korea, Japan, Kuala Lumpur: Your Friday Briefing | North Korea, Japan, Kuala Lumpur: 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: |
| • North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the east, its 15th launch this year, in defiance of new U.N. sanctions prompted by the country’s most powerful nuclear test to date. | |
| In Japan, alerts were issued on television and via cellphones, warning people to take shelter indoors or underground. | In Japan, alerts were issued on television and via cellphones, warning people to take shelter indoors or underground. |
| Check back for updates on this developing story. Above, a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo. | Check back for updates on this developing story. Above, a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo. |
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| • President Trump said that he supported legislation that would protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, confirming an agreement first announced by Democratic leaders. | • President Trump said that he supported legislation that would protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, confirming an agreement first announced by Democratic leaders. |
| Condemnation erupted from members of his party in Congress, his most steadfast boosters on talk radio and the grass roots. “At this point, who doesn’t want Trump impeached?” tweeted the conservative writer Ann Coulter. | Condemnation erupted from members of his party in Congress, his most steadfast boosters on talk radio and the grass roots. “At this point, who doesn’t want Trump impeached?” tweeted the conservative writer Ann Coulter. |
| And new details emerged about how Mr. Trump humiliated Attorney General Jeff Sessions in May, after learning that a special counsel would investigate links between his campaign and Russia. | And new details emerged about how Mr. Trump humiliated Attorney General Jeff Sessions in May, after learning that a special counsel would investigate links between his campaign and Russia. |
| Above, Mr. Trump visited hurricane-ravaged Florida. He is scheduled to speak to Jewish leaders today, ahead of the High Holy Days, despite frictions with many American Jews. | Above, Mr. Trump visited hurricane-ravaged Florida. He is scheduled to speak to Jewish leaders today, ahead of the High Holy Days, despite frictions with many American Jews. |
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| • Since 2015, as many as 211 fires have been recorded in Malaysia at private Quran schools, which are not subject to routine government inspection. | • Since 2015, as many as 211 fires have been recorded in Malaysia at private Quran schools, which are not subject to routine government inspection. |
| The latest took a grievous toll. Investigators said barred windows may have prevented escape as flames tore through one such school in Kuala Lumpur, killing 22 teenage boys and two teachers. | The latest took a grievous toll. Investigators said barred windows may have prevented escape as flames tore through one such school in Kuala Lumpur, killing 22 teenage boys and two teachers. |
| “I heard their screams and cries but I could not do anything,” a neighbor said. “The fire was too strong.” Above, the parents of a victim. | “I heard their screams and cries but I could not do anything,” a neighbor said. “The fire was too strong.” Above, the parents of a victim. |
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| • In a far-reaching crackdown, Saudi Arabia detained at least 16 people over the past week, including clerics, a poet, a journalist and even a prince. | • In a far-reaching crackdown, Saudi Arabia detained at least 16 people over the past week, including clerics, a poet, a journalist and even a prince. |
| The kingdom is centralizing power under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 32, above, who pushed his way to the top of the line of succession this year and has urged sweeping changes to reduce dependence on oil. | The kingdom is centralizing power under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 32, above, who pushed his way to the top of the line of succession this year and has urged sweeping changes to reduce dependence on oil. |
| Some see the possibility that the arrests are meant to smooth a transition should King Salman abdicate. | Some see the possibility that the arrests are meant to smooth a transition should King Salman abdicate. |
| _____ | _____ |
| • Ai Miyazato, the former No. 1 women’s golfer, is teeing up in France for a foreshortened final tournament. The Evian Championship lost a day to bad weather. | • Ai Miyazato, the former No. 1 women’s golfer, is teeing up in France for a foreshortened final tournament. The Evian Championship lost a day to bad weather. |
| The widely beloved Miyazato, 32, has been called “the most likable person out here.” | The widely beloved Miyazato, 32, has been called “the most likable person out here.” |
| The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko paid tribute to her powerful impact on golf, “not only in Japan, but in the women’s game, too.” | The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko paid tribute to her powerful impact on golf, “not only in Japan, but in the women’s game, too.” |
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| • A major Bitcoin exchange in China will shut down at the end of the month as the government moves to curb digital currencies. | • A major Bitcoin exchange in China will shut down at the end of the month as the government moves to curb digital currencies. |
| • A largely empty $209 million airport in Sri Lanka stands as a symbol of China’s debt-fueled global influence. | • A largely empty $209 million airport in Sri Lanka stands as a symbol of China’s debt-fueled global influence. |
| • Volkswagen’s problems with Takata airbags prompted a recall of almost 5 million vehicles in China. | • Volkswagen’s problems with Takata airbags prompted a recall of almost 5 million vehicles in China. |
| • A U.S. judge revoked Martin Shkreli’s bail, sending the former pharmaceutical executive to jail after he offered $5,000 to anyone who could “grab a hair” from Hillary Clinton. | • A U.S. judge revoked Martin Shkreli’s bail, sending the former pharmaceutical executive to jail after he offered $5,000 to anyone who could “grab a hair” from Hillary Clinton. |
| • We spoke with a U.S. trader who’s betting millions that stock markets will crash. | • We spoke with a U.S. trader who’s betting millions that stock markets will crash. |
| • U.S. stocks were mixed. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were mixed. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Two people died and three were missing after a tanker and a dredger collided in the Singapore Strait. [Channel News Asia] | • Two people died and three were missing after a tanker and a dredger collided in the Singapore Strait. [Channel News Asia] |
| • Typhoon Doksuri is bearing down on Vietnam, prompting orders for as many as 100,000 people to evacuate. [Weather Underground] | • Typhoon Doksuri is bearing down on Vietnam, prompting orders for as many as 100,000 people to evacuate. [Weather Underground] |
| • Good news: Snow leopards were upgraded from endangered status. They’re now “vulnerable.” [The Associated Press] | • Good news: Snow leopards were upgraded from endangered status. They’re now “vulnerable.” [The Associated Press] |
| • Chinese navigational satellites set for launch this month may beat GPS with millimeter precision. [South China Morning Post] | • Chinese navigational satellites set for launch this month may beat GPS with millimeter precision. [South China Morning Post] |
| • An Islamic State convoy stuck in the Syrian desert was said to have crossed into ISIS territory despite a vow by the American-led coalition to trap it. [The New York Times] | • An Islamic State convoy stuck in the Syrian desert was said to have crossed into ISIS territory despite a vow by the American-led coalition to trap it. [The New York Times] |
| • Money-laundering concerns have spread from the Commonwealth Bank to all of Australia’s major banks, and some mid-size ones as well. [Sydney Morning Herald] | • Money-laundering concerns have spread from the Commonwealth Bank to all of Australia’s major banks, and some mid-size ones as well. [Sydney Morning Herald] |
| • Pakistan ordered the aid organization Doctors Without Borders to leave impoverished tribal areas that border Afghanistan. [The New York Times] | • Pakistan ordered the aid organization Doctors Without Borders to leave impoverished tribal areas that border Afghanistan. [The New York Times] |
| • Coulrophobia — fear of clowns — swept Australia after a Facebook post called for nighttime gatherings of clowns in the streets. [The New York Times] | • Coulrophobia — fear of clowns — swept Australia after a Facebook post called for nighttime gatherings of clowns in the streets. [The New York Times] |
| • Basi, the oldest panda in captivity, died in China at age 37. [The Standard] | • Basi, the oldest panda in captivity, died in China at age 37. [The Standard] |
| • “Who steals a house?” A “tiny home” prototype was towed more than 900 miles across Australia before it was recovered. [The New York Times] | • “Who steals a house?” A “tiny home” prototype was towed more than 900 miles across Australia before it was recovered. [The New York Times] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Here are five cheap(ish) essentials for your bathroom. | • Here are five cheap(ish) essentials for your bathroom. |
| • Not a kale fan? A warm salad with coconut and tomato might convince you otherwise. | • Not a kale fan? A warm salad with coconut and tomato might convince you otherwise. |
| • NASA’s Cassini space probe is expected to vaporize as it dips toward Saturn today, moving so fast that just a few molecules from the atmosphere will be enough to rip it apart. We’ve compiled 100 of the best images it sent back during its 20-year mission. Above, Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Test your Cassini knowledge with our quiz. | • NASA’s Cassini space probe is expected to vaporize as it dips toward Saturn today, moving so fast that just a few molecules from the atmosphere will be enough to rip it apart. We’ve compiled 100 of the best images it sent back during its 20-year mission. Above, Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Test your Cassini knowledge with our quiz. |
| • “The Vietnam War”: A 10-episode series by the U.S. documentary team Ken Burns and Lynn Novick will be streamable starting on Sunday in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Our reviewer says its powerful first-person narratives drive home the waste of a war undertaken out of Cold War miscalculations and American overconfidence. | • “The Vietnam War”: A 10-episode series by the U.S. documentary team Ken Burns and Lynn Novick will be streamable starting on Sunday in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Our reviewer says its powerful first-person narratives drive home the waste of a war undertaken out of Cold War miscalculations and American overconfidence. |
| • One of our most-read articles today is a breathtaking story of redemption: a woman who became a historian while serving more than 20 years for the murder of her 4-year-old son. It’s also a story of rejection. Harvard canceled her admission over concerns that she’d underplayed her crime. | • One of our most-read articles today is a breathtaking story of redemption: a woman who became a historian while serving more than 20 years for the murder of her 4-year-old son. It’s also a story of rejection. Harvard canceled her admission over concerns that she’d underplayed her crime. |
| It’s one of the most famous movie images of all time: Marilyn Monroe standing astride a subway vent and laughing as her white dress billows above her waist. | It’s one of the most famous movie images of all time: Marilyn Monroe standing astride a subway vent and laughing as her white dress billows above her waist. |
| That scene, from “The Seven Year Itch,” was shot on this day in 1954 at around 1 a.m. on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Billy Wilder, the director, had invited the media to drum up buzz for the film. The famous breeze came from a fan placed under the subway grate. | That scene, from “The Seven Year Itch,” was shot on this day in 1954 at around 1 a.m. on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Billy Wilder, the director, had invited the media to drum up buzz for the film. The famous breeze came from a fan placed under the subway grate. |
| Off camera, that night was hardly comedy. Hundreds of gawkers, mostly men, showed up on the set and heckled Ms. Monroe. Her husband, Joe DiMaggio, also showed up and was infuriated. She filed for divorce weeks later. | Off camera, that night was hardly comedy. Hundreds of gawkers, mostly men, showed up on the set and heckled Ms. Monroe. Her husband, Joe DiMaggio, also showed up and was infuriated. She filed for divorce weeks later. |
| Photographs from that night appeared everywhere, but the film footage was never used. Mr. Wilder reshot the scene on a Hollywood lot. (The Times found other footage of that night in New York, and wrote about it in January.) | Photographs from that night appeared everywhere, but the film footage was never used. Mr. Wilder reshot the scene on a Hollywood lot. (The Times found other footage of that night in New York, and wrote about it in January.) |
| Ms. Monroe died eight years later after an overdose of sleeping pills. Mr. DiMaggio sent fresh flowers to her grave twice a week for the rest of his life. | Ms. Monroe died eight years later after an overdose of sleeping pills. Mr. DiMaggio sent fresh flowers to her grave twice a week for the rest of his life. |
| Charles McDermid contributed reporting. | Charles McDermid contributed reporting. |
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