NATO, France, Banksy: Your Wednesday Briefing

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The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the travel ban, President Trump warns Harley-Davidson and another Spanish art restoration is botched. Here’s the latest:

• The travel ban stands.

In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s ban on visitors from several predominantly Muslim nations.

The decision, a major statement on presidential power, ends a long-running dispute over Mr. Trump’s authority to make good on campaign promises regarding immigration. Above, protesters at the court after the ruling was announced.

With the same 5-to-4 split, the court blocked a California law that required religiously oriented “crisis pregnancy centers” to provide information about abortion.

And important primaries and runoff elections took place in seven states, including New York and Utah, where Mitt Romney won the Republican Senate nomination. Check our election calendar and results.

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• “Which Trump will show up?”

NATO countries fear that a summit meeting next month, set to focus on containing a new Russian threat, will be damaged by divisive behavior from President Trump before his potential meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. (Here’s a humorous take on their relationship.)

America’s European allies are worried that they will confront the Trump who criticized them at the disastrous recent Group of 7 meeting, where he fixated on what he considers unfair trade arrangements and European countries’ insufficient military spending.

Meanwhile, Mr. Trump lashed out at Harley-Davidson, criticizing its plans to move some of its motorcycle production abroad and threatening steep punitive taxes. In a series of tweets, the president accused the company of surrendering in his trade war with Europe.

And Russia was at the center of a debate in The Hague, above, over whether to identify the countries behind chemical weapons attacks: a change that would clearly be aimed at Russia and Syria. (The vote will be held today.)

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• France’s butchers: Defend us from vegans.

In a turn of events that perhaps could only happen in gastronomically obsessed France, butchers say militants have broken windows, thrown fake blood and sprayed graffiti at their shops.

Many butchers were already worried about media coverage of the “vegan way of life.” Now they’re demanding police protection. (Not surprisingly, their cry for help has struck a chord with many French who dislike being told what they should eat.)

“The enemies of a meat-based diet want to consign humanity to grains,” a columnist wrote. Above, a butcher in Paris unloading a side of beef.

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• Artistic revelations (and embarrassment) in Europe.

In Spain, yet another botched makeover of church artwork has horrified the local authorities, scandalized restorers and set social media ablaze. This time, a 16th-century wooden figure of St. George, above, ended up looking like a children’s toy.

A trail of immigration-themed graffiti has been quietly spreading across Paris. Banksy’s publicist confirmed that the murals were his. Now, the race is on to protect — or deface — his work.

And a 40-foot Keith Haring mural was uncovered in Amsterdam after almost three decades, following a campaign by a Dutch graffiti artist.

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• Uber won an appeal to regain its taxi license in London, a victory for Dara Khosrowshahi, its chief executive, who has been trying to reboot the company’s culture. The decision could serve as a guide for other cities trying to force concessions from Uber. Above, a billboard opposing the company in London.

• The U.S. vowed to impose sanctions on all countries that buy Iranian oil after Nov. 4, a tough position that roiled oil markets and is likely to alienate allies and adversaries.

• More robots or more training? Facing a labor squeeze, factory owners are making choices today that could benefit companies and workers even if the economy cools.

• Eight top tech companies, expecting a repeat of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign, met with U.S. intelligence officials last month to discuss preparations for this year’s midterm elections.

• Is your laptop filthy? Here’s how to clean it the right way.

• Here’s a snapshot of global markets.

• Malta said it would accept a rescue ship carrying more than 200 African migrants, above, but only if other European countries share the responsibility of taking them in. [The New York Times]

• Reality Winner, the first person prosecuted by the Trump administration on charges of leaking classified information, pleaded guilty to sharing a report about Russian interference in the 2016 election with the news media. [The New York Times]

• Over 500 killed. Fifty villages destroyed. Tens of thousands displaced. This is not a war zone; it’s farm country in Nigeria, where deadly attacks have taken on ethnic overtones. [The New York Times]

• “Who is this stupid God?” President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has long been at odds with the politically powerful Roman Catholic Church, but his latest epithet has led to the sharpest clash yet. [The New York Times]

• A British jury convicted a man of plotting a terrorist attack on members of Parliament and of making bombs for the Taliban. [BBC]

• India is the most dangerous country in the world for women because of the risk of sexual violence and slave labor, a new report says. [CNN]

Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.

• Five tips for enjoying a tween- and teen-friendly vacation.

• Here’s some L.G.B.T. travel advice.

• Recipe of the day: Beat the heat with cold rice noodles and spicy pork.

• You can’t hurt Lindsay Lohan now: We caught up with the troubled former child star in Mykonos, Greece, where she revealed that she’s in a better place. (It’s called Lohan Beach House.)

• There’s a lot of trash in the ocean these days. What item do you think is found most often? Take our quiz.

• San Francisco restaurants are putting diners to work. The city’s rising housing costs have driven away many restaurant workers. Diners can still eat like gourmands, but they may have to fetch their own water, utensils and stemware.

The John Newbery Medal was awarded for the first time on this day in 1922.

Named after the 18th-century British publisher and “father of children’s literature,” the award recognizes the most distinguished American children’s book published the previous year.

Newbery demonstrated that children’s literature could be profitable, but he also used his books to market other business ventures. In “The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes,” a character dies because “Dr. James’s Powder was not to be had.” Fortunately for the concerned reader, Dr. James’s Fever Powder was widely available at the time; fortunately for Newbery, he inherited the patent.

Newbery believed that children learned best through play. Accordingly, his books were designed to instruct even as they amused. For an additional two pence, his first children’s book, “A Little Pretty Pocket-Book,” above, was sold with a black-and-red ball or pincushion. Children could stick a pin into the red side to mark good behavior or the black side to mark when they were bad.

The first Newbery Medal was awarded to “The Story of Mankind,” a history of the world for children by Hendrik Willem van Loon.

This year’s winner was “Hello, Universe,” a novel by Erin Entrada Kelly about diversity and friendship.

Emma McAleavy wrote today’s Back Story.

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