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| Mars, Pakistan, Facebook: Your Thursday Briefing | Mars, Pakistan, Facebook: Your Thursday Briefing |
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| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • President Trump welcomed “a new phase in the relationship between the United States and the European Union” on Wednesday, after reaching an agreement to hold off on imposing further tariffs and to work toward dropping existing ones on steel and aluminum. | • President Trump welcomed “a new phase in the relationship between the United States and the European Union” on Wednesday, after reaching an agreement to hold off on imposing further tariffs and to work toward dropping existing ones on steel and aluminum. |
| Mr. Trump made the announcement in the Rose Garden with the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. (Not in attendance: A CNN reporter who was barred for what the White House deemed “inappropriate” questions.) | Mr. Trump made the announcement in the Rose Garden with the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. (Not in attendance: A CNN reporter who was barred for what the White House deemed “inappropriate” questions.) |
| The U.S. has already imposed billions of dollars in tariffs on European products for what the Trump administration has labeled unfair trade practices, raising costs for American companies and consumers. | The U.S. has already imposed billions of dollars in tariffs on European products for what the Trump administration has labeled unfair trade practices, raising costs for American companies and consumers. |
| • Separately, the federal budget deficit is growing much faster than economists had predicted, in part because the amount of corporate taxes collected by the federal government has fallen after the tax overhaul. | • Separately, the federal budget deficit is growing much faster than economists had predicted, in part because the amount of corporate taxes collected by the federal government has fallen after the tax overhaul. |
| • In an occasionally testy appearance in the Senate on Wednesday, the secretary of state offered a long list of actions the Trump administration has taken against Moscow. | • In an occasionally testy appearance in the Senate on Wednesday, the secretary of state offered a long list of actions the Trump administration has taken against Moscow. |
| He dismissed questions about how those policies squared with President Trump’s warm comments about President Vladimir Putin of Russia and refused to discuss the two leaders’ meeting in Finland last week. “Presidents are entitled to have private meetings,” he said. | He dismissed questions about how those policies squared with President Trump’s warm comments about President Vladimir Putin of Russia and refused to discuss the two leaders’ meeting in Finland last week. “Presidents are entitled to have private meetings,” he said. |
| He also acknowledged that North Korea was continuing to produce nuclear fuel for its weapons program, even as the administration claims progress toward the goal of denuclearization. | He also acknowledged that North Korea was continuing to produce nuclear fuel for its weapons program, even as the administration claims progress toward the goal of denuclearization. |
| The hearing came the same day the White House announced that a planned follow-up meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin would be pushed to next year, when it said the special counsel investigation would be over. | The hearing came the same day the White House announced that a planned follow-up meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin would be pushed to next year, when it said the special counsel investigation would be over. |
| • The official overseeing the Russia inquiry, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, was targeted by House Republicans on Wednesday, who began a long-shot effort to impeach him. | • The official overseeing the Russia inquiry, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, was targeted by House Republicans on Wednesday, who began a long-shot effort to impeach him. |
| • For the first time in a large clinical trial, a drug was able both to reduce plaques in the brains of patients and to slow the progression of dementia. | • For the first time in a large clinical trial, a drug was able both to reduce plaques in the brains of patients and to slow the progression of dementia. |
| If the results presented on Wednesday are borne out by other trials, the drug, known as BAN2401, may be the first to successfully attack both the brain changes and the symptoms of the disease. | If the results presented on Wednesday are borne out by other trials, the drug, known as BAN2401, may be the first to successfully attack both the brain changes and the symptoms of the disease. |
| • Aside from a couple of medications that can slow memory decline for a few months, there’s no effective treatment for Alzheimer’s, which affects about 44 million people worldwide, including 5.5 million Americans. Those numbers are expected to triple by 2050. | • Aside from a couple of medications that can slow memory decline for a few months, there’s no effective treatment for Alzheimer’s, which affects about 44 million people worldwide, including 5.5 million Americans. Those numbers are expected to triple by 2050. |
| • On Mars, that is. | • On Mars, that is. |
| For the first time, scientists have found a large lake beneath one of the planet’s ice caps, offering an exciting new place to search for life beyond Earth. | For the first time, scientists have found a large lake beneath one of the planet’s ice caps, offering an exciting new place to search for life beyond Earth. |
| • Mars is currently the closest it has been to us in 15 years, about 35.8 million miles away. The planet will be at its brightest starting Friday. Here’s how to watch. | • Mars is currently the closest it has been to us in 15 years, about 35.8 million miles away. The planet will be at its brightest starting Friday. Here’s how to watch. |
| • The charismatic cricketer Imran Khan, a fierce critic of U.S. policy in the region, appears to be close to becoming Pakistan’s next prime minister. | |
| His party pulled firmly ahead in the vote count after Wednesday’s elections, but the results are being disputed by dozens of candidates who lodged complaints of vote rigging. | |
| • A series of scandals is catching up to Facebook. Its stock plunged more than 18 percent in early trading today, erasing over $110 billion from the social media giant’s market value in minutes. | |
| • For years, Silicon Valley has had a near-absolutist understanding of free speech. But that’s changing, our tech columnist writes. | • For years, Silicon Valley has had a near-absolutist understanding of free speech. But that’s changing, our tech columnist writes. |
| • A lawsuit accusing President Trump of improperly benefiting from his company’s Washington hotel cleared a major hurdle on Wednesday. | • A lawsuit accusing President Trump of improperly benefiting from his company’s Washington hotel cleared a major hurdle on Wednesday. |
| • China is getting richer, but the online bazaar Pinduoduo has found that plenty of people still love a bargain, even if what they’re buying isn’t top of the line. | • China is getting richer, but the online bazaar Pinduoduo has found that plenty of people still love a bargain, even if what they’re buying isn’t top of the line. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Wednesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. | • U.S. stocks were up on Wednesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. |
| Tips for a more fulfilling life. | Tips for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Summer hair inspiration for men. | • Summer hair inspiration for men. |
| • An aspirin a day may help your heart. But it depends on your weight. | • An aspirin a day may help your heart. But it depends on your weight. |
| • Recipe of the day: Delivery can be tempting, but this pan-roasted salmon takes about 15 minutes. | • Recipe of the day: Delivery can be tempting, but this pan-roasted salmon takes about 15 minutes. |
| • You probably live in a political bubble | • You probably live in a political bubble |
| We’ve published an extremely detailed map of the results of the 2016 presidential election, broken down by voting precinct. Here are some of the highlights. | We’ve published an extremely detailed map of the results of the 2016 presidential election, broken down by voting precinct. Here are some of the highlights. |
| The map shows that more than one in five voters lived in a precinct where 80 percent of the two-party vote went either to Donald Trump or to Hillary Clinton. But the map also reveals surprising diversity. Explore it in depth here. | The map shows that more than one in five voters lived in a precinct where 80 percent of the two-party vote went either to Donald Trump or to Hillary Clinton. But the map also reveals surprising diversity. Explore it in depth here. |
| • The big business of being Gwyneth Paltrow | • The big business of being Gwyneth Paltrow |
| The actress started Goop, an email newsletter of recommendations, in 2008. It has since become a $250 million company and one of the most contentious brands in the wellness industry. Read our profile in The Times Magazine. | The actress started Goop, an email newsletter of recommendations, in 2008. It has since become a $250 million company and one of the most contentious brands in the wellness industry. Read our profile in The Times Magazine. |
| • Russian fever | • Russian fever |
| The country is in the headlines and on our best-seller lists. Daniel Silva’s “The Other Woman” tells the story of an art restorer and assassin who takes on the Russians. The book is No. 1 on our hardcover fiction and combined print and e-book fiction lists. You can find all of our best-seller lists here. | The country is in the headlines and on our best-seller lists. Daniel Silva’s “The Other Woman” tells the story of an art restorer and assassin who takes on the Russians. The book is No. 1 on our hardcover fiction and combined print and e-book fiction lists. You can find all of our best-seller lists here. |
| • The state of reproduction | • The state of reproduction |
| A study suggests that sperm counts have been dropping for decades. Is this how the big dystopia begins? Silicon Valley is ready to help men get their mojo back. | A study suggests that sperm counts have been dropping for decades. Is this how the big dystopia begins? Silicon Valley is ready to help men get their mojo back. |
| Here’s more from this week’s Style section. | Here’s more from this week’s Style section. |
| • Best of late-night TV | • Best of late-night TV |
| Jimmy Kimmel discussed the newly released tape of a conversation between President Trump and Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer: “For any other president, a tape like this — on which we hear his voice, his married voice, suggesting that his lawyer pay a Playboy bunny $150,000 in cash to keep her quiet — for any other president, there would be an address to the nation tonight.” | Jimmy Kimmel discussed the newly released tape of a conversation between President Trump and Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer: “For any other president, a tape like this — on which we hear his voice, his married voice, suggesting that his lawyer pay a Playboy bunny $150,000 in cash to keep her quiet — for any other president, there would be an address to the nation tonight.” |
| • Quotation of the day | • Quotation of the day |
| “It is liquid, and it’s salty, and it’s in contact with rocks. There are all the ingredients for thinking that life can be there, or can be maintained there if life once existed on Mars.” | “It is liquid, and it’s salty, and it’s in contact with rocks. There are all the ingredients for thinking that life can be there, or can be maintained there if life once existed on Mars.” |
| — Enrico Flamini, who oversaw the research that detected a lake beneath an ice cap on Mars. | — Enrico Flamini, who oversaw the research that detected a lake beneath an ice cap on Mars. |
| • The Times, in other words | • The Times, in other words |
| Here’s an image of today’s front page, and links to our Opinion content and crossword puzzles. | Here’s an image of today’s front page, and links to our Opinion content and crossword puzzles. |
| • What we’re reading | • What we’re reading |
| Rod Nordland, an international correspondent, recommends this piece from Prospect magazine: “This readable profile looks at the U.N. human rights chief, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, a Jordanian prince who surprised everyone by becoming an articulate and outspoken advocate. He has called out ‘a parade of “xenophobes, populists and racists”: Wilders, Farage, Orban, Le Pen, Trump and — in the same breath — Islamic State.’ ” | Rod Nordland, an international correspondent, recommends this piece from Prospect magazine: “This readable profile looks at the U.N. human rights chief, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, a Jordanian prince who surprised everyone by becoming an articulate and outspoken advocate. He has called out ‘a parade of “xenophobes, populists and racists”: Wilders, Farage, Orban, Le Pen, Trump and — in the same breath — Islamic State.’ ” |
| The man who has been verified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest celebrated his 113th birthday on Wednesday. | The man who has been verified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest celebrated his 113th birthday on Wednesday. |
| Masazo Nonaka was born on the Japanese island of Hokkaido in 1905, the same year Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity and the Wright brothers conducted some of their early powered flights. | Masazo Nonaka was born on the Japanese island of Hokkaido in 1905, the same year Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity and the Wright brothers conducted some of their early powered flights. |
| The problem faced by most supercentenarians — people who are more than 110 years old — is that their ages can’t be validated unless they have birth records and multiple documents from throughout their lives. | The problem faced by most supercentenarians — people who are more than 110 years old — is that their ages can’t be validated unless they have birth records and multiple documents from throughout their lives. |
| So while gerontologists say the number of documented supercentenarians is around 150, the unverified total may be closer to 1,000. | So while gerontologists say the number of documented supercentenarians is around 150, the unverified total may be closer to 1,000. |
| A man who died this year in Chile had claimed to be 121, and a man who died in Indonesia last year said he was 146. But neither man’s age was independently verified. | A man who died this year in Chile had claimed to be 121, and a man who died in Indonesia last year said he was 146. But neither man’s age was independently verified. |
| Although Mr. Nonaka is the oldest living man whose age has been validated, he’s only the 17th-oldest person, according to the Gerontology Research Group, whose list shows that most supercentenarians are women. | Although Mr. Nonaka is the oldest living man whose age has been validated, he’s only the 17th-oldest person, according to the Gerontology Research Group, whose list shows that most supercentenarians are women. |
| The world’s oldest person ever authenticated was Jeanne Louise Calment of France, who lived to 122. | The world’s oldest person ever authenticated was Jeanne Louise Calment of France, who lived to 122. |
| Anna Schaverien wrote today’s Back Story. | Anna Schaverien wrote today’s Back Story. |
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