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Aug. 23, 2017
Your Evening Briefing
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
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Your Thursday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
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the 45th President
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
Trump Threatens Shutdown if Border Wall Isn’t Funded
President Trump threatened to shut down the government if Congress did not fund a wall on the southern border.
“The American people voted for immigration control,” he said at a rally in Phoenix. “We’re going to get that wall.”
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Unbridled and Defensive, Trump Takes Aim at Press
Mr. Trump defended his stance on racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Va., and accused the “dishonest media” of distorting his words.
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Mr. Trump’s angry condemnation of the media has put journalists on edge.
Trump-McConnell Feud Is So Bad They Are Not Speaking
The relationship between President Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell is disintegrating, and Mr. McConnell has privately expressed uncertainty that Mr. Trump will be able to salvage his administration.
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Adria Malcolm for The New York Times
Spanish Thrives in the U.S. Despite an English-Only Drive
Authorities in parts of the United States have repeatedly argued for curbing the spread of Spanish.
But thanks to migration, adaptation, pop culture and commerce, the language endures.
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How many Americans would pass an immigration test endorsed by Mr. Trump?
Samuel Aranda for The New York Times
Imam Who Forged Barcelona Cell Long Evaded Scrutiny
Abdelbaki Essati, believed to be the recruiter behind the attacks in Spain, had deep links with Islamic extremists.
His associations with jihadists reached back more than a decade, but he managed to evade the scrutiny of authorities and the suspicion of many in northern Catalonia.
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‘It’s a Slow Death’: The World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
Two and a half years of war and a crippling cholera outbreak have brought Yemen to the brink of collapse.
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On Martha’s Vineyard, a Haven for Black Families for a Century
At least five generations of African-Americans have spent summers here. What makes it so special? A personal account.
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Op-Ed Contributor
What Does America Stand For? We Asked Teenagers
This is how our country looks today to a few of the young people who will help to shape its future.
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Op-Ed Contributor
I Won’t Make Jesus Bow Down to Xi Jinping
I was taught to love my neighbor as myself. That’s why I became a democracy activist — and why I will be barred from becoming a pastor.
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Lindy West
The Right Way to Brag on Instagram
Tips for the spouses of cabinet secretaries or anyone else who needs them.
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Roger Cohen
Trump’s Afghan Illusions
The new Afghan strategy is a mess because it has no diplomatic component.
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Dave Munch / Carroll County Times, via Associated Press
The
Back-to-School
Tech You Need (and Don’t Need)
Heavy, bulging backpacks are a thing of the past — or can be with some smart tech purchases.
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Sam Hodgson for The New York Times
As Workouts Intensify, a Harmful Side Effect Grows More Common
Newbies to spin classes can land in the emergency room, as doctors say they are seeing more of the rare but dangerous rhabdomyolysis.
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EDITORS’ PICKS
John Taggart for The New York Times
Tom Colicchio Changes His Restaurant’s Racially Tinged Name
The chef is renaming Fowler & Wells, after learning about the name’s connection with the debunked theories of phrenology.
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John Taggart for The New York Times
When the Delayed Passenger Is a Potbellied Pig
The Ark at JFK, an animal center at Kennedy International Airport, makes dogs, cats, horses and other creatures in transit feel at home.
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Eddie Hausner / The New York Times
A Racist World, Described by Those Who Knew It
Rereading Maya Angelou, Richard Wright and other mid-20th-century writers is to see anew that Appomattox was as much a beginning as an end.
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Your Daily Mini Crossword
Solve a bite-size crossword in just a few minutes.
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Introducing Word Maze
Find your way through this maze of letters by connecting related words
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war in afghanistan
16 Years of War, in Pictures
New York Times photographers, who shadowed the soldiers of the United States and its allies, chronicled the arc of a war that has vexed three presidencies.
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How much of the country is under Taliban control?
For help in America’s longest war, Mr. Trump is tilting toward India.
Alaska’s Permafrost Is Thawing
The loss of frozen ground in Arctic regions is a striking result of climate change. And it is also a cause of more warming to come.
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THE DAILY 360
John Schade for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.
When Alaska’s Permafrost Isn’t Permanent
Scientists in Alaska are drilling into the permafrost in an attempt to determine how much greenhouse gas could be released if rising temperatures cause the permafrost to thaw.
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John G Mabanglo / European Pressphoto Agency
Still Without a Team, Kaepernick Looms Over N.F.L.
Many analysts believe teams are refusing to sign Colin Kaepernick because of politics, even as protests inspired by him spread beyond the N.F.L.
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Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
Samsung Heir’s Bribery Defense: He’s Naïve
Jay Y. Lee, heir to the Samsung empire, faces a verdict in a bribery trial that has riveted South Korea and put a focus on his management style.
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Video of the Day
Steven Haddock/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
How Deep Sea Creatures Emit Their Own Light
The depths of the ocean are a lot brighter than you might think. New research shows that nearly three quarters of deep sea creatures emit light using bioluminescence.
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The deep is alive with light.
Kristofer Cheng for The New York Times
As the Hashtag Celebrates Its 10th Birthday, Are We #Blessed?
The symbol once known as “pound” has helped organize ideas on social media — and irritated quite a few people along the way.
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The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari
At one of Africa’s most progressive safari destinations, all-female guides are a success with guests from around the world.
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Todd Heisler / The New York Times
Struggling Schools Improve on Test Scores, but Not All Are Safe
Schools in the city’s Renewal program improved more on state standardized tests in reading and math than the rest of the city’s schools.
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