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| Nice, Donald Trump, ‘Ghostbusters’: Your Friday Briefing | Nice, Donald Trump, ‘Ghostbusters’: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • More than 80 dead in Nice. | • More than 80 dead in Nice. |
| France’s president, François Hollande, is holding emergency security meetings today before heading to Nice, where at least 84 people were killed when a truck was driven into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day late Thursday. Mr. Hollande called it a terrorist attack. | France’s president, François Hollande, is holding emergency security meetings today before heading to Nice, where at least 84 people were killed when a truck was driven into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day late Thursday. Mr. Hollande called it a terrorist attack. |
| The police shot and killed the driver, identified as a 31-year-old man who was born in Tunisia and lived in the Nice area. He left a tableau of death and dying extending for a mile. Here’s what we know about the attack, an interactive map and timeline, and our live coverage. | |
| • Trump announcement postponed. | • Trump announcement postponed. |
| Donald J. Trump said he would delay announcing his running mate because of the attack, but he appears to have settled on Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence. A Republican Party panel blocked a move to let delegates bound to Mr. Trump vote for someone else at the convention next week. | Donald J. Trump said he would delay announcing his running mate because of the attack, but he appears to have settled on Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence. A Republican Party panel blocked a move to let delegates bound to Mr. Trump vote for someone else at the convention next week. |
| Our new poll finds that voters in both parties are unhappy with their candidates. Another survey has Hillary Clinton leading in Colorado, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida, four swing states. | |
| • Race relations in the U.S. | • Race relations in the U.S. |
| President Obama defended the Black Lives Matter movement during a town-hall-style meeting, and Senator Tim Scott, a black Republican from South Carolina, spoke out about his run-ins with the police. | President Obama defended the Black Lives Matter movement during a town-hall-style meeting, and Senator Tim Scott, a black Republican from South Carolina, spoke out about his run-ins with the police. |
| Black and white worshipers joined hands in prayer at the funeral of Philando Castile, who was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Minnesota last week. Some have also pointed out that killings of Latinos by the police do not generate the same level of attention. | Black and white worshipers joined hands in prayer at the funeral of Philando Castile, who was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Minnesota last week. Some have also pointed out that killings of Latinos by the police do not generate the same level of attention. |
| • Congress heads home. | • Congress heads home. |
| Lawmakers left behind a failed bill to help fight the Zika virus and a stalemate on gun safety as they began a seven-week recess. | Lawmakers left behind a failed bill to help fight the Zika virus and a stalemate on gun safety as they began a seven-week recess. |
| One bill headed to President Obama’s desk is a measure requiring the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients. He’s expected to sign it. | One bill headed to President Obama’s desk is a measure requiring the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients. He’s expected to sign it. |
| • Cooperation on Syria? | • Cooperation on Syria? |
| Secretary of State John Kerry has met with President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow to discuss a military cooperation agreement that would coordinate air attacks on the Islamic State and the Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. | Secretary of State John Kerry has met with President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow to discuss a military cooperation agreement that would coordinate air attacks on the Islamic State and the Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. |
| Syria’s leader, Bashar al-Assad, tells NBC News that the U.S. is “not serious” about defeating ISIS. | Syria’s leader, Bashar al-Assad, tells NBC News that the U.S. is “not serious” about defeating ISIS. |
| • Private equity firms are using sophisticated political maneuvering with state and local entities to smooth their path to growth and revenue. | • Private equity firms are using sophisticated political maneuvering with state and local entities to smooth their path to growth and revenue. |
| • China reported today that its economic growth continued to slow in the most recent quarter, but its numbers are notoriously questionable. | • China reported today that its economic growth continued to slow in the most recent quarter, but its numbers are notoriously questionable. |
| • Interest rates are ultralow across the globe (thank you, British voters and global central banks). Those rates are telling us about the economic future and might get you to think about refinancing your mortgage. | • Interest rates are ultralow across the globe (thank you, British voters and global central banks). Those rates are telling us about the economic future and might get you to think about refinancing your mortgage. |
| • U.S. stocks rose on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks rose on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • At the movies. | • At the movies. |
| The remake of “Ghostbusters,” starring four funny women, is the “rarest of big-studio offerings — a movie that is a lot of enjoyable, disposable fun,” our reviewer writes. | The remake of “Ghostbusters,” starring four funny women, is the “rarest of big-studio offerings — a movie that is a lot of enjoyable, disposable fun,” our reviewer writes. |
| Woody Allen’s comic romance “Café Society” follows the journey of one man in the 1930s from the Bronx to Hollywood and back to New York, where he’s swept up in high society nightclub life. | Woody Allen’s comic romance “Café Society” follows the journey of one man in the 1930s from the Bronx to Hollywood and back to New York, where he’s swept up in high society nightclub life. |
| In “The Infiltrator,” Bryan Cranston stars as a federal agent who poses as a money launderer to combat Pablo Escobar’s cocaine cartel. | In “The Infiltrator,” Bryan Cranston stars as a federal agent who poses as a money launderer to combat Pablo Escobar’s cocaine cartel. |
| • How some like to unwind. | • How some like to unwind. |
| Demand is mounting for massages and relaxation treatments in London, as its residents deal with post-Brexit-vote stress. | Demand is mounting for massages and relaxation treatments in London, as its residents deal with post-Brexit-vote stress. |
| In New York, a nursing home is offering a happy hour, a senior prom and a dating service for its residents. | In New York, a nursing home is offering a happy hour, a senior prom and a dating service for its residents. |
| • Never seen before. | • Never seen before. |
| Researchers built the first microscope that can provide a detailed view of coral polyps in their natural state, on the seafloor. | Researchers built the first microscope that can provide a detailed view of coral polyps in their natural state, on the seafloor. |
| And we have an artist’s rendering of Gualicho shinyae, a newly discovered dinosaur from Argentina whose arms were as small as a little child’s. | And we have an artist’s rendering of Gualicho shinyae, a newly discovered dinosaur from Argentina whose arms were as small as a little child’s. |
| • What in the world? | • What in the world? |
| Have a look at some linguistic curiosities in Malta, where about a third of the words are derived from Arabic, and Kenya, where understated humor comes through in Swahili and English euphemisms. | Have a look at some linguistic curiosities in Malta, where about a third of the words are derived from Arabic, and Kenya, where understated humor comes through in Swahili and English euphemisms. |
| In other dispatches from around the globe, Labrador retrievers’ gluttony may be due to a faulty gene that regulates appetite, and a Chinese town finds that monkeys can mean chaos. | In other dispatches from around the globe, Labrador retrievers’ gluttony may be due to a faulty gene that regulates appetite, and a Chinese town finds that monkeys can mean chaos. |
| • Weekend recipes. | • Weekend recipes. |
| This simple stew of fresh summer squash is delicious. And if you’d like to add shellfish, go right ahead. | This simple stew of fresh summer squash is delicious. And if you’d like to add shellfish, go right ahead. |
| It’s summer, and you want some chicken parm. Grill it. | It’s summer, and you want some chicken parm. Grill it. |
| The HBO crime drama “The Night Of” premiered this week and is earning rave reviews. In short, a Pakistani-American college student borrows his father’s New York City taxi and has the worst night of his life. | The HBO crime drama “The Night Of” premiered this week and is earning rave reviews. In short, a Pakistani-American college student borrows his father’s New York City taxi and has the worst night of his life. |
| The limited series is based on the BBC’s “Criminal Justice” (2008). That was set in London, where prospective cabdrivers face a battery of tests like no other. | The limited series is based on the BBC’s “Criminal Justice” (2008). That was set in London, where prospective cabdrivers face a battery of tests like no other. |
| The “Knowledge of London” exam is often called one of the most difficult in the world, and preparation takes years to complete. | The “Knowledge of London” exam is often called one of the most difficult in the world, and preparation takes years to complete. |
| If you want to drive one of the city’s black cabs, you must memorize not just 25,000 streets, but the businesses or landmarks on them — like a flower stand or a laundromat. | If you want to drive one of the city’s black cabs, you must memorize not just 25,000 streets, but the businesses or landmarks on them — like a flower stand or a laundromat. |
| Adding to the difficulty are curvy and squiggly streets, one-way roads, dead ends and traffic circles. But knowing all that isn’t enough. Drivers need to know the most efficient routes, too. | Adding to the difficulty are curvy and squiggly streets, one-way roads, dead ends and traffic circles. But knowing all that isn’t enough. Drivers need to know the most efficient routes, too. |
| And then there’s the River Thames, which meanders so much that sometimes the shortest route can take a driver across it twice. Addresses can also be confusing, even if you’ve made it to the right street. | And then there’s the River Thames, which meanders so much that sometimes the shortest route can take a driver across it twice. Addresses can also be confusing, even if you’ve made it to the right street. |
| Applicants must take a written test, and a series of oral exams that are progressively harder. | Applicants must take a written test, and a series of oral exams that are progressively harder. |
| Half or more of aspiring drivers drop out. But those who pass seem to end up with bigger brains. | Half or more of aspiring drivers drop out. But those who pass seem to end up with bigger brains. |
| Scientists have found that the posterior hippocampus, an area of the brain important for memory, is larger in London taxi drivers. | Scientists have found that the posterior hippocampus, an area of the brain important for memory, is larger in London taxi drivers. |
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