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| Netanyahu, Stormy Daniels, N.B.A.: Your Monday Evening Briefing | Netanyahu, Stormy Daniels, N.B.A.: Your Monday Evening Briefing |
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| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, above, revealed a huge archive of stolen Iranian nuclear plans that dated back more than a decade, and accused Iran of lying about its nuclear aspirations. | 1. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, above, revealed a huge archive of stolen Iranian nuclear plans that dated back more than a decade, and accused Iran of lying about its nuclear aspirations. |
| The move strengthened President Trump’s case for pulling out of the 2015 nuclear deal. | The move strengthened President Trump’s case for pulling out of the 2015 nuclear deal. |
| And suspicion fell on Israel for strikes on Sunday on two military bases in Syria used by Iran and its proxy militias. | And suspicion fell on Israel for strikes on Sunday on two military bases in Syria used by Iran and its proxy militias. |
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| 2. A Trump Nobel? | 2. A Trump Nobel? |
| President Trump received an endorsement from President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, a country that just a few months ago was worried that Mr. Trump was pushing toward war. | President Trump received an endorsement from President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, a country that just a few months ago was worried that Mr. Trump was pushing toward war. |
| Mr. Trump said he’d prefer to meet Kim Jong-un, the North Korean ruler, in the Demilitarized Zone — between the North and South — but White House officials have been discussing sites as far-flung as Singapore and Mongolia. | Mr. Trump said he’d prefer to meet Kim Jong-un, the North Korean ruler, in the Demilitarized Zone — between the North and South — but White House officials have been discussing sites as far-flung as Singapore and Mongolia. |
| Separately, lawyers for the pornographic actress Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Trump based on statements he made on Twitter two weeks ago that questioned her credibility. | Separately, lawyers for the pornographic actress Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Trump based on statements he made on Twitter two weeks ago that questioned her credibility. |
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| 3. The Trump administration delayed a decision about whether to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico for another 30 days. | |
| And China says it will refuse to discuss President Trump’s two toughest trade demands when U.S. officials arrive in Beijing this week. | |
| Those are a mandatory cut in America’s trade deficit and curbs on Beijing’s plan to bankroll the country’s move into advanced technologies. Above, shipping containers in Shanghai. | Those are a mandatory cut in America’s trade deficit and curbs on Beijing’s plan to bankroll the country’s move into advanced technologies. Above, shipping containers in Shanghai. |
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| 4. Twin bombings in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 25 people, including nine journalists. | 4. Twin bombings in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 25 people, including nine journalists. |
| The attack was one of the most lethal assaults on journalists ever worldwide, a watchdog group said. A 10th journalist was shot and killed in a separate attack. | The attack was one of the most lethal assaults on journalists ever worldwide, a watchdog group said. A 10th journalist was shot and killed in a separate attack. |
| One of the journalists, Shah Marai, was well known to our reporting team. He went from driver to Agence France-Presse’s chief photographer in Kabul, and supported three blind brothers and two blind children. Above, Mr. Marai’s coffin was carried in his village. | One of the journalists, Shah Marai, was well known to our reporting team. He went from driver to Agence France-Presse’s chief photographer in Kabul, and supported three blind brothers and two blind children. Above, Mr. Marai’s coffin was carried in his village. |
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| 5. A man who lived through the Las Vegas shooting told us about an increasingly common part of the aftermath of such attacks: intense pressure to sign contracts for legal representation. | 5. A man who lived through the Las Vegas shooting told us about an increasingly common part of the aftermath of such attacks: intense pressure to sign contracts for legal representation. |
| “We’ve all gotten a thousand phone calls from lawyers,” the man said. | “We’ve all gotten a thousand phone calls from lawyers,” the man said. |
| “They were relentless,” said a woman who was at the scene in Las Vegas. Above, Orlando Torres, a survivor of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida. | “They were relentless,” said a woman who was at the scene in Las Vegas. Above, Orlando Torres, a survivor of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida. |
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| 6. If the T-Mobile and Sprint merger passes regulatory scrutiny, the nation will have only three major cellphone carriers. | 6. If the T-Mobile and Sprint merger passes regulatory scrutiny, the nation will have only three major cellphone carriers. |
| One big question: How would the loss of competition affect consumers’ phone bills? | One big question: How would the loss of competition affect consumers’ phone bills? |
| As a former antitrust official at the Justice Department noted, “These two companies are each other’s biggest competitors for serving middle-income, budget-constrained wireless customers.” Above, John Legere, left, the chief executive of T-Mobile, and Marcelo Claure, his counterpart at Sprint. | As a former antitrust official at the Justice Department noted, “These two companies are each other’s biggest competitors for serving middle-income, budget-constrained wireless customers.” Above, John Legere, left, the chief executive of T-Mobile, and Marcelo Claure, his counterpart at Sprint. |
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| 7. “Good things happen in the light, and bad things happen in the dark.” | 7. “Good things happen in the light, and bad things happen in the dark.” |
| That was a housing lawyer on limited liability companies, which can shield the identities of even relatively small-scale landlords. | That was a housing lawyer on limited liability companies, which can shield the identities of even relatively small-scale landlords. |
| Owning real estate in L.L.C.s, as The Guardian reported that the Fox News host Sean Hannity does, is legal and increasingly popular. But the secrecy has also helped enable behavior like laundering money or being a bad landlord. Above, downtown Memphis. | Owning real estate in L.L.C.s, as The Guardian reported that the Fox News host Sean Hannity does, is legal and increasingly popular. But the secrecy has also helped enable behavior like laundering money or being a bad landlord. Above, downtown Memphis. |
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| 8. A Cosby juror has spoken. | 8. A Cosby juror has spoken. |
| The most damning evidence in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial was not the victim’s testimony or other women’s statements that he had attacked them, the juror, Harrison Snyder, told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” It was Mr. Cosby’s remarks in a 2005 deposition that he had given sedatives to women he wanted to have sex with. | The most damning evidence in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial was not the victim’s testimony or other women’s statements that he had attacked them, the juror, Harrison Snyder, told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” It was Mr. Cosby’s remarks in a 2005 deposition that he had given sedatives to women he wanted to have sex with. |
| Mr. Cosby’s conviction last week on three counts of aggravated indecent assault was widely seen as a key moment in the #MeToo movement. But Mr. Snyder said it wasn’t a factor during deliberations — he didn’t know about the movement until after the trial. | Mr. Cosby’s conviction last week on three counts of aggravated indecent assault was widely seen as a key moment in the #MeToo movement. But Mr. Snyder said it wasn’t a factor during deliberations — he didn’t know about the movement until after the trial. |
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| 9. Was Michelle Wolf’s scathing comedy routine at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner vicious? “Absolutely,” our TV critic writes. | 9. Was Michelle Wolf’s scathing comedy routine at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner vicious? “Absolutely,” our TV critic writes. |
| “But was it gratuitous? Not at all,” he continues. “It drove mercilessly toward its themes: that this administration lies; that its female members are covering for a sexist president; and that journalists have enabled it all with breathless coverage.” | “But was it gratuitous? Not at all,” he continues. “It drove mercilessly toward its themes: that this administration lies; that its female members are covering for a sexist president; and that journalists have enabled it all with breathless coverage.” |
| Ms. Wolf’s set drew criticism from the Trump administration, journalists and even the president of the correspondents’ association. An Op-Ed piece offered an “official response from America’s comics: If you don’t want comedy, don’t hire us.” | Ms. Wolf’s set drew criticism from the Trump administration, journalists and even the president of the correspondents’ association. An Op-Ed piece offered an “official response from America’s comics: If you don’t want comedy, don’t hire us.” |
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| 10. Finally, N.B.A. referees are used to getting sworn at. | 10. Finally, N.B.A. referees are used to getting sworn at. |
| But in an increasingly international league, where Spanish, Serbian, Portuguese and other languages abound, they have the difficult job of deciphering exactly what players are saying and whether they are cursing. Above, Jusuf Nurkic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a center for the Portland Trail Blazers. | But in an increasingly international league, where Spanish, Serbian, Portuguese and other languages abound, they have the difficult job of deciphering exactly what players are saying and whether they are cursing. Above, Jusuf Nurkic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a center for the Portland Trail Blazers. |
| A former ref said that he tried to distinguish between pejorative adjectives (generally permitted) and nouns (not so much). And he wanted the players to understand him despite his own thick accent. | A former ref said that he tried to distinguish between pejorative adjectives (generally permitted) and nouns (not so much). And he wanted the players to understand him despite his own thick accent. |
| “I’m from New Jersey,” he said. | “I’m from New Jersey,” he said. |
| Have a great night. | Have a great night. |
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