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| South China Sea, Dallas Police, Bernie Sanders: Your Tuesday Briefing | South China Sea, Dallas Police, Bernie Sanders: 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: |
| • Consoler in chief. | • Consoler in chief. |
| President Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush, will speak at today’s interfaith memorial service in Dallas for five police officers killed last week. Mr. Obama met with police representatives at the White House on Monday, after some police unions criticized him for not being sufficiently supportive. | President Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush, will speak at today’s interfaith memorial service in Dallas for five police officers killed last week. Mr. Obama met with police representatives at the White House on Monday, after some police unions criticized him for not being sufficiently supportive. |
| Dallas’s police chief, David O. Brown, has a national reputation as a reformer focused on defusing tensions between the police and minorities. His experience is also very personal: His son shot and killed a police officer and another man before being killed in a confrontation with the police. | Dallas’s police chief, David O. Brown, has a national reputation as a reformer focused on defusing tensions between the police and minorities. His experience is also very personal: His son shot and killed a police officer and another man before being killed in a confrontation with the police. |
| • On Capitol Hill. | • On Capitol Hill. |
| Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch faces questions today from a House committee over her meeting with Bill Clinton just before the F.B.I.’s inquiry of Hillary Clinton ended. | Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch faces questions today from a House committee over her meeting with Bill Clinton just before the F.B.I.’s inquiry of Hillary Clinton ended. |
| Republicans have asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into whether Mrs. Clinton lied about her use of a private email server as secretary of state. | Republicans have asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into whether Mrs. Clinton lied about her use of a private email server as secretary of state. |
| • Along the campaign trail. | • Along the campaign trail. |
| Bernie Sanders is expected to endorse Mrs. Clinton in Portsmouth, N.H., today. | Bernie Sanders is expected to endorse Mrs. Clinton in Portsmouth, N.H., today. |
| Security is being enhanced for the Republican National Convention that begins in Cleveland on Monday, and the party is negotiating a convention platform. Same-sex marriage and transgender rights are among the points of contention between social conservatives and moderates in the party, but Donald J. Trump is keeping his distance from the fight. | Security is being enhanced for the Republican National Convention that begins in Cleveland on Monday, and the party is negotiating a convention platform. Same-sex marriage and transgender rights are among the points of contention between social conservatives and moderates in the party, but Donald J. Trump is keeping his distance from the fight. |
| • Quick ascent in Britain. | • Quick ascent in Britain. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron will hold his last cabinet meeting today. Theresa May, the home secretary, is set to become the country’s leader on Wednesday. | Prime Minister David Cameron will hold his last cabinet meeting today. Theresa May, the home secretary, is set to become the country’s leader on Wednesday. |
| She’ll be the second woman to hold that job, after Margaret Thatcher, who governed from 1979 to 1990. | She’ll be the second woman to hold that job, after Margaret Thatcher, who governed from 1979 to 1990. |
| • A challenge to China’s power. | • A challenge to China’s power. |
| An international court rejected China’s claim to about 90 percent of the South China Sea today, in a case brought by the Philippines. | An international court rejected China’s claim to about 90 percent of the South China Sea today, in a case brought by the Philippines. |
| The court also rebuked China for building artificial islands and interfering with fishing in the region. Experts in international law said that negotiations could be the most positive outcome of the case, but Beijing has so far refused talks. | The court also rebuked China for building artificial islands and interfering with fishing in the region. Experts in international law said that negotiations could be the most positive outcome of the case, but Beijing has so far refused talks. |
| • Budget rules are on the agenda today as European Union finance ministers meet. Spain and Portugal face fines for repeatedly failing to rein in their deficits. | • Budget rules are on the agenda today as European Union finance ministers meet. Spain and Portugal face fines for repeatedly failing to rein in their deficits. |
| • Line, a messaging app maker, has this year’s biggest technology I.P.O. At an initial price of $32.84 a share and an offering size of $1.15 billion, the Japanese company is valued at almost $7 billion. | • Line, a messaging app maker, has this year’s biggest technology I.P.O. At an initial price of $32.84 a share and an offering size of $1.15 billion, the Japanese company is valued at almost $7 billion. |
| • Pokémon Go, the free smartphone game that has soared to the top of the download charts, is making augmented reality, which fuses digital technology with the physical world, an obsession for many. | • Pokémon Go, the free smartphone game that has soared to the top of the download charts, is making augmented reality, which fuses digital technology with the physical world, an obsession for many. |
| • The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed at a record high on Monday, and the Dow Jones industrial average neared its own record high. | |
| • New releases. | • New releases. |
| “Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon,” out today, is a fresh look at the former attorney general and senator. Here’s an excerpt. | “Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon,” out today, is a fresh look at the former attorney general and senator. Here’s an excerpt. |
| In “To the Secretary,” a former U.S. diplomat plumbed the State Department cables revealed by WikiLeaks to show a disconnect between Washington policy makers and those who work in U.S. embassies. | In “To the Secretary,” a former U.S. diplomat plumbed the State Department cables revealed by WikiLeaks to show a disconnect between Washington policy makers and those who work in U.S. embassies. |
| In fiction, Bill Broun’s “Night of the Animals” imagines a future in which the European Union has broken down. (It was written before the so-called Brexit vote.) | In fiction, Bill Broun’s “Night of the Animals” imagines a future in which the European Union has broken down. (It was written before the so-called Brexit vote.) |
| • Health tips. | • Health tips. |
| The House is expected to vote soon on a bill that would require most foods containing genetically engineered ingredients to be identified that way. Here are popular misconceptions about what is and isn’t genetically modified. | The House is expected to vote soon on a bill that would require most foods containing genetically engineered ingredients to be identified that way. Here are popular misconceptions about what is and isn’t genetically modified. |
| That clarity may be helpful, but most online health advice is not, research says. | That clarity may be helpful, but most online health advice is not, research says. |
| • Airline math means less for frequent fliers. | • Airline math means less for frequent fliers. |
| As airlines offer deals to entice passengers to move to first class, frequent fliers often either do without or pay for a perk they used to get free. | As airlines offer deals to entice passengers to move to first class, frequent fliers often either do without or pay for a perk they used to get free. |
| But we’ve got six tips for getting cheap or free upgrades. | But we’ve got six tips for getting cheap or free upgrades. |
| • Farewell, Tim Duncan. | • Farewell, Tim Duncan. |
| The San Antonio Spurs superstar is leaving the basketball court after 19 seasons and five N.B.A. titles. We have an appreciation. | The San Antonio Spurs superstar is leaving the basketball court after 19 seasons and five N.B.A. titles. We have an appreciation. |
| • What’s new to watch. | • What’s new to watch. |
| A documentary takes you inside the White House (8 p.m. Eastern, PBS but check local listings). | A documentary takes you inside the White House (8 p.m. Eastern, PBS but check local listings). |
| “Difficult People” returns for a second season on Hulu, with its two griping stars — Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner — and guest appearances by Tina Fey and Nathan Lane. | “Difficult People” returns for a second season on Hulu, with its two griping stars — Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner — and guest appearances by Tina Fey and Nathan Lane. |
| • Recipe of the day. | • Recipe of the day. |
| Fans of “deviled” foods will love these steps for chicken thighs. | Fans of “deviled” foods will love these steps for chicken thighs. |
| The 87th Major League Baseball All-Star Game is today in San Diego (7:30 p.m., Eastern, Fox). It’s a fine summer tradition, but here’s one that goes back even further: Eating Cracker Jack at the ballpark. | The 87th Major League Baseball All-Star Game is today in San Diego (7:30 p.m., Eastern, Fox). It’s a fine summer tradition, but here’s one that goes back even further: Eating Cracker Jack at the ballpark. |
| The gooey treat’s origins go back to 1872, when F. W. Rueckheim, a German immigrant, began selling candy and popcorn in Chicago. | The gooey treat’s origins go back to 1872, when F. W. Rueckheim, a German immigrant, began selling candy and popcorn in Chicago. |
| By the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, Rueckheim and his brother, Louis, created a confection of molasses, peanuts and popcorn that millions of fairgoers gobbled up. | By the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, Rueckheim and his brother, Louis, created a confection of molasses, peanuts and popcorn that millions of fairgoers gobbled up. |
| They perfected their recipe by 1896 when — legend has it — a salesman tasted a sample and shouted, “That’s crackerjack!” Translation: fantastic. | They perfected their recipe by 1896 when — legend has it — a salesman tasted a sample and shouted, “That’s crackerjack!” Translation: fantastic. |
| A name and a brand (it’s singular, not plural) were born, and the brothers began packaging and advertising the concoction. | A name and a brand (it’s singular, not plural) were born, and the brothers began packaging and advertising the concoction. |
| The company first issued coupons in the boxes that could be redeemed for household items at a store in Chicago. It switched to “A Prize in Every Box” in 1912. The prizes went digital this spring, after billions of trinkets were distributed. | The company first issued coupons in the boxes that could be redeemed for household items at a store in Chicago. It switched to “A Prize in Every Box” in 1912. The prizes went digital this spring, after billions of trinkets were distributed. |
| But Cracker Jack’s timelessness is wrapped up in one of the best-known songs in history: | But Cracker Jack’s timelessness is wrapped up in one of the best-known songs in history: |
| Take me out to the ballgame, | Take me out to the ballgame, |
| Take me out with the crowd. | Take me out with the crowd. |
| Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, | Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, |
| I don’t care if I never get back, | I don’t care if I never get back, |
| Let me root, root, root for the home team, | Let me root, root, root for the home team, |
| If they don’t win it’s a shame. | If they don’t win it’s a shame. |
| For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out, | For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out, |
| At the old ballgame. | At the old ballgame. |
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