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| Las Vegas, Catalonia, Islamic State: Your Tuesday Briefing | Las Vegas, Catalonia, Islamic State: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • At first, it sounded like fireworks. This video shows the panic as it became clear that thousands of people at a country music festival in Las Vegas were under attack. | • At first, it sounded like fireworks. This video shows the panic as it became clear that thousands of people at a country music festival in Las Vegas were under attack. |
| Here’s our detailed account of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, with at least 59 killed and more than 520 injured. We gathered the stories of some of the victims. | Here’s our detailed account of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, with at least 59 killed and more than 520 injured. We gathered the stories of some of the victims. |
| The police identified the gunman as Stephen Paddock, 64, and said that he had had at least 20 rifles in his hotel room — including AR-15 assault rifles — and that the attack ended when he killed himself. There’s so far no clue about his motive. | The police identified the gunman as Stephen Paddock, 64, and said that he had had at least 20 rifles in his hotel room — including AR-15 assault rifles — and that the attack ended when he killed himself. There’s so far no clue about his motive. |
| This map shows how the attack unfolded. Find live updates here and a fact-check of misinformation. President Trump said he would visit Las Vegas on Wednesday, after a visit to Puerto Rico today. | This map shows how the attack unfolded. Find live updates here and a fact-check of misinformation. President Trump said he would visit Las Vegas on Wednesday, after a visit to Puerto Rico today. |
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| • Catalan separatists now face the daunting task of turning a contested vote on independence from Spain into reality. | • Catalan separatists now face the daunting task of turning a contested vote on independence from Spain into reality. |
| Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan leader, said he would submit the result for approval to the regional Parliament, but the timing remains unclear. A general strike is planned for today. A leader of Ciudadanos, a party that opposes secession, called for new regional elections. | Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan leader, said he would submit the result for approval to the regional Parliament, but the timing remains unclear. A general strike is planned for today. A leader of Ciudadanos, a party that opposes secession, called for new regional elections. |
| Our diplomatic correspondent gathered reactions from across the European Union: bloc officials and member countries fear encouraging separatists, sowing even more economic uncertainty. | Our diplomatic correspondent gathered reactions from across the European Union: bloc officials and member countries fear encouraging separatists, sowing even more economic uncertainty. |
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| • Aleksei Navalny, Russia’s leading opposition leader, was sentenced to jail for the third time this year, this time for 20 days, over his anticorruption campaign and presidential aspirations. He will miss a protest in St. Petersburg on Mr. Putin’s 65th birthday on Saturday. | • Aleksei Navalny, Russia’s leading opposition leader, was sentenced to jail for the third time this year, this time for 20 days, over his anticorruption campaign and presidential aspirations. He will miss a protest in St. Petersburg on Mr. Putin’s 65th birthday on Saturday. |
| Our correspondent went to Sevastopol, the Crimean port city where the euphoria over Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 has turned to discontent. Residents say the new Kremlin-appointed officials are as corrupt as their Ukrainian predecessors. | Our correspondent went to Sevastopol, the Crimean port city where the euphoria over Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 has turned to discontent. Residents say the new Kremlin-appointed officials are as corrupt as their Ukrainian predecessors. |
| The Russians who posed as Americans on Facebook last year to influence the U.S. presidential election tried on quite an array of disguises — even one focused on cute puppies. Meanwhile in Moscow, the Kremlin is glorifying the spycraft of another era with a flurry to tributes to Kim Philby, a British spy who defected in 1963. | The Russians who posed as Americans on Facebook last year to influence the U.S. presidential election tried on quite an array of disguises — even one focused on cute puppies. Meanwhile in Moscow, the Kremlin is glorifying the spycraft of another era with a flurry to tributes to Kim Philby, a British spy who defected in 1963. |
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| • Uber’s C.E.O. is in London today, seeking to renew the car-hailing service’s license. | • Uber’s C.E.O. is in London today, seeking to renew the car-hailing service’s license. |
| Much of the debate over Uber in London reflects wider racial divisions in Britain’s working class. “Would they have banned Uber if its drivers had been white and English?” asked an Uber driver who arrived in London from Afghanistan nine years ago. | |
| Here’s what readers had to say. “If there was an ethical alternative to Uber at the same competitive pricing, I would go with that option,” one student said. | Here’s what readers had to say. “If there was an ethical alternative to Uber at the same competitive pricing, I would go with that option,” one student said. |
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| • Our correspondent went to Accra, Ghana, to see how KFC, the American restaurant chain, is expanding in the booming coastal African country. She found that a sharp increase in obesity has accompanied an embrace of fast food. | • Our correspondent went to Accra, Ghana, to see how KFC, the American restaurant chain, is expanding in the booming coastal African country. She found that a sharp increase in obesity has accompanied an embrace of fast food. |
| Experts say that Ghana, like other developing countries, is ill prepared to address a looming health crisis. | Experts say that Ghana, like other developing countries, is ill prepared to address a looming health crisis. |
| • General Motors and Ford announced their plans to make inroads in the all-electric vehicle market. Above, the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV. | • General Motors and Ford announced their plans to make inroads in the all-electric vehicle market. Above, the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV. |
| • Monarch Airlines’ abrupt collapse forced British regulators to coordinate “the biggest ever peacetime repatriation” of stranded travelers. | • Monarch Airlines’ abrupt collapse forced British regulators to coordinate “the biggest ever peacetime repatriation” of stranded travelers. |
| • A new class in Instagram photography at America’s premier cooking school is another sign that social media skills have become as essential to a chef’s success as knife skills. | • A new class in Instagram photography at America’s premier cooking school is another sign that social media skills have become as essential to a chef’s success as knife skills. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Thousands of cheering Gazans welcomed the Palestinian Authority’s prime minister, who intends to take over governance of the territory from Hamas. But major decisions on how that transfer might unfold have yet to be made. [The New York Times] | • Thousands of cheering Gazans welcomed the Palestinian Authority’s prime minister, who intends to take over governance of the territory from Hamas. But major decisions on how that transfer might unfold have yet to be made. [The New York Times] |
| • In Puerto Rico, the social fabric has held despite much chaos and deprivation, and crime has not spiked. [The New York Times] | • In Puerto Rico, the social fabric has held despite much chaos and deprivation, and crime has not spiked. [The New York Times] |
| • A German woman who followed her husband to Syria to join the Islamic State discusses her fate now as a prisoner in Iraq. [Der Spiegel] | • A German woman who followed her husband to Syria to join the Islamic State discusses her fate now as a prisoner in Iraq. [Der Spiegel] |
| • The man who fatally stabbed two women in Marseille, France, on Sunday had been detained two days earlier on suspicion of shoplifting and released on Saturday. Lawmakers will vote on a new counterterrorism bill today. [The New York Times] | • The man who fatally stabbed two women in Marseille, France, on Sunday had been detained two days earlier on suspicion of shoplifting and released on Saturday. Lawmakers will vote on a new counterterrorism bill today. [The New York Times] |
| • Two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, by smearing a nerve agent on his face pleaded not guilty to murder at their trial in Malaysia. [The New York Times] | • Two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, by smearing a nerve agent on his face pleaded not guilty to murder at their trial in Malaysia. [The New York Times] |
| • Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary, fell back in line with Prime Minister Theresa May at the Conservative Party conference after challenging her Brexit strategy. [Bloomberg] | • Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary, fell back in line with Prime Minister Theresa May at the Conservative Party conference after challenging her Brexit strategy. [Bloomberg] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Great skin is not simply a matter of DNA, it’s about daily habits. Here’s advice on building a routine. | • Great skin is not simply a matter of DNA, it’s about daily habits. Here’s advice on building a routine. |
| • Keep your heart healthy with these 7 tips. | • Keep your heart healthy with these 7 tips. |
| • Recipe of the day: Create a delicious homemade version of the classic deli breakfast sandwich. | • Recipe of the day: Create a delicious homemade version of the classic deli breakfast sandwich. |
| • “Blade Runner 2049” is reaching cinemas across Europe this week. We asked Denis Villeneuve, the director, to narrate a scene. Our critic called the movie a “carefully engineered narrative puzzle.” | • “Blade Runner 2049” is reaching cinemas across Europe this week. We asked Denis Villeneuve, the director, to narrate a scene. Our critic called the movie a “carefully engineered narrative puzzle.” |
| • We met some designers who are turning “Ikea hacking” — the do-it-yourself repurposing of Ikea products — into Ikea bling. | • We met some designers who are turning “Ikea hacking” — the do-it-yourself repurposing of Ikea products — into Ikea bling. |
| • In memoriam: Tom Petty, whose songs were staples of FM rock radio for decades, has died at 66. | |
| • A photographer captured the sartorial ambitions of Muscovites to stand out through bold colors. “Russian culture is beauty and tragedy all wrapped into one,” she said. | • A photographer captured the sartorial ambitions of Muscovites to stand out through bold colors. “Russian culture is beauty and tragedy all wrapped into one,” she said. |
| • The Louvre has withdrawn a large installation by a Dutch art and design collective for being sexually explicit. | • The Louvre has withdrawn a large installation by a Dutch art and design collective for being sexually explicit. |
| • Three U.S. scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries about the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms. The Nobel for Physics will be announced today. | • Three U.S. scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries about the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms. The Nobel for Physics will be announced today. |
| Work began last week on prototypes of President Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, but no matter how big or beautiful it might eventually be, a barrier in Australia would still edge it out. | Work began last week on prototypes of President Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, but no matter how big or beautiful it might eventually be, a barrier in Australia would still edge it out. |
| The Dingo Fence stretches for about 3,500 miles, from eastern Queensland to the South Australia coastline. (By comparison, the U.S.-Mexico border is only about 2,000 miles.) | The Dingo Fence stretches for about 3,500 miles, from eastern Queensland to the South Australia coastline. (By comparison, the U.S.-Mexico border is only about 2,000 miles.) |
| Unlike some of Australia’s more gaudy “biggest things in the world” (see: the pineapple; the prawn), the fence serves a purpose: to protect livestock from dingoes, the wild dogs that roam the continent. | Unlike some of Australia’s more gaudy “biggest things in the world” (see: the pineapple; the prawn), the fence serves a purpose: to protect livestock from dingoes, the wild dogs that roam the continent. |
| The fence stands only about six feet tall, but it’s easier to forgive its shortcomings when you realize that it was completed back in 1885. Aside from the odd hole, the fence, made mostly of mesh, has served its purpose: Sheep and cattle are notably safer. | The fence stands only about six feet tall, but it’s easier to forgive its shortcomings when you realize that it was completed back in 1885. Aside from the odd hole, the fence, made mostly of mesh, has served its purpose: Sheep and cattle are notably safer. |
| As you’d expect, a structure so large requires substantial (and expensive) upkeep. Maintenance and patrol workers are staffed across the three states that it crosses. | As you’d expect, a structure so large requires substantial (and expensive) upkeep. Maintenance and patrol workers are staffed across the three states that it crosses. |
| And who pays for it? The farmers, of course. | And who pays for it? The farmers, of course. |
| Adam Baidawi contributed reporting. | Adam Baidawi contributed reporting. |
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