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| Mosul, AT&T and U.S. Presidential Election: Your Monday Briefing | Mosul, AT&T and U.S. Presidential Election: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re trying something new for our readers in Asia and Australia: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. | We’re trying something new for our readers in Asia and Australia: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. |
| What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. | What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • The Telecom giant AT&T’s proposed $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, the home of CNN and HBO, is likely to spur more consolidation among global media companies. | • The Telecom giant AT&T’s proposed $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, the home of CNN and HBO, is likely to spur more consolidation among global media companies. |
| The huge merger plan, one of a surprising number of megadeals in what would normally be a tumultuous business environment, faces sharp scrutiny by regulators in the United States. | |
| Entertainment conglomerates in Asia, like the Dalian Wanda Group, will be watching what may be the birth of their greatest rival. | Entertainment conglomerates in Asia, like the Dalian Wanda Group, will be watching what may be the birth of their greatest rival. |
| • China’s powerful anticorruption agency is expected to gain new powers to enforce party loyalty from the Community Party’s Central Committee, which begins four days of meetings today. | • China’s powerful anticorruption agency is expected to gain new powers to enforce party loyalty from the Community Party’s Central Committee, which begins four days of meetings today. |
| The agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, has been moving beyond its role as an investigator, operating as a political enforcer for President Xi Jinping. | The agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, has been moving beyond its role as an investigator, operating as a political enforcer for President Xi Jinping. |
| • In the United States’ presidential race, Hillary Clinton continued to widen her lead in national polls, while Donald J. Trump received his first endorsement from a major newspaper. | • In the United States’ presidential race, Hillary Clinton continued to widen her lead in national polls, while Donald J. Trump received his first endorsement from a major newspaper. |
| The newspaper, The Las Vegas Review-Journal, is owned by the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a Trump supporter and longtime Republican benefactor. | The newspaper, The Las Vegas Review-Journal, is owned by the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a Trump supporter and longtime Republican benefactor. |
| With just over two weeks to go until Election Day, President Obama is stepping in to assist more than 150 candidates for state office. | With just over two weeks to go until Election Day, President Obama is stepping in to assist more than 150 candidates for state office. |
| • Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by American-led airstrikes advanced to within six miles of the city of Mosul. | • Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by American-led airstrikes advanced to within six miles of the city of Mosul. |
| The Pentagon is sending teams of analysts to examine the trove of intelligence they expect to discover when Islamic State fighters are ousted. | The Pentagon is sending teams of analysts to examine the trove of intelligence they expect to discover when Islamic State fighters are ousted. |
| • The recall and demise of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 is taking a toll on South Korean national pride, not to mention its economy. The company accounts for 20 percent of the country’s $527 billion in exports. | • The recall and demise of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 is taking a toll on South Korean national pride, not to mention its economy. The company accounts for 20 percent of the country’s $527 billion in exports. |
| • Troubles for the Nintendo Switch, the all-in-one gaming device coming to stores in March. Nintendo’s share price fell 7 percent after it was unveiled last week. | • Troubles for the Nintendo Switch, the all-in-one gaming device coming to stores in March. Nintendo’s share price fell 7 percent after it was unveiled last week. |
| • The European Union gave Belgium 24 hours to overcome opposition from the country’s French-speaking region of Wallonia to a trade deal with Canada. | • The European Union gave Belgium 24 hours to overcome opposition from the country’s French-speaking region of Wallonia to a trade deal with Canada. |
| • Oil prices rose in premarket trading. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Oil prices rose in premarket trading. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is expected meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a visit to Japan this week. Mr. Abe may try to slow or reverse Mr. Duterte’s turn from the United States to China. (Japan Times) | |
| • The police in Japan are investigating a series of explosions in Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo. A suicide note was reported to have been found on the body of a 72-year-old man at the scene. (The New York Times) | • The police in Japan are investigating a series of explosions in Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo. A suicide note was reported to have been found on the body of a 72-year-old man at the scene. (The New York Times) |
| • The furor over two new legislators barred from taking their oaths of office has set off another round of debate on Hong Kong’s Basic Law. (South China Morning Post) | • The furor over two new legislators barred from taking their oaths of office has set off another round of debate on Hong Kong’s Basic Law. (South China Morning Post) |
| • The fossilized bones of a titanosaur found in Australia may provide insight into why these massive animals moved out of what is now South America. (The New York Times) | • The fossilized bones of a titanosaur found in Australia may provide insight into why these massive animals moved out of what is now South America. (The New York Times) |
| • Refugees in northern New York State are driving up the cost of social services, but embracing them is seen as an investment in the city’s future. (The Buffalo News) | • Refugees in northern New York State are driving up the cost of social services, but embracing them is seen as an investment in the city’s future. (The Buffalo News) |
| • The world may be increasingly globalized, but local customs still prevail when saying hello. (The New York Times) | • The world may be increasingly globalized, but local customs still prevail when saying hello. (The New York Times) |
| • The first woman to climb Mount Everest, Junko Tabei, died of cancer at age 77. She was also the first woman to climb the tallest mountain on each continent. | • The first woman to climb Mount Everest, Junko Tabei, died of cancer at age 77. She was also the first woman to climb the tallest mountain on each continent. |
| • The embrace of Canadian families has catapulted some Syrian refugees into lives of relative comfort and plenty. But the Syrians and their hosts are facing a new kind of difficulty: volleys of desperate messages from those left behind. | |
| • Social media in China erupted after a video emerged of a woman who was beaten in an elevator after asking a male passenger not to smoke inside. | • Social media in China erupted after a video emerged of a woman who was beaten in an elevator after asking a male passenger not to smoke inside. |
| • A member of the Swedish academy that awards the Nobel Prizes called Bob Dylan “impolite and arrogant.” The musician has so far made no public comment about winning this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. | • A member of the Swedish academy that awards the Nobel Prizes called Bob Dylan “impolite and arrogant.” The musician has so far made no public comment about winning this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. |
| Let’s begin the week talking about endings. | Let’s begin the week talking about endings. |
| “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish” is a well-worn sports cliché that’s timely right now for baseball fans. Today is the eve of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians. | “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish” is a well-worn sports cliché that’s timely right now for baseball fans. Today is the eve of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians. |
| Both teams rely heavily on their closers, the pitchers who enter in a game’s final inning. For the Cubs, it’s Aroldis Chapman. Cody Allen is used to lock down games for the Indians. | Both teams rely heavily on their closers, the pitchers who enter in a game’s final inning. For the Cubs, it’s Aroldis Chapman. Cody Allen is used to lock down games for the Indians. |
| Their specialty: protecting their team’s leads by shutting down opposing batters with high-velocity throws. Chapman, who is Cuban, frequently reaches 100 miles per hour. | Their specialty: protecting their team’s leads by shutting down opposing batters with high-velocity throws. Chapman, who is Cuban, frequently reaches 100 miles per hour. |
| In Spanish, he might be called “el cerrador.” A South Korean reliever in the major leagues was known as “The Final Boss” while playing in Asia. | In Spanish, he might be called “el cerrador.” A South Korean reliever in the major leagues was known as “The Final Boss” while playing in Asia. |
| Michelle Obama has been called “The Closer,” too, for her powerful speeches during the final weeks of presidential campaigns. And Alec Baldwin riffed on the word in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” commanding a group of salesmen to “always be closing” in a profane tirade. | Michelle Obama has been called “The Closer,” too, for her powerful speeches during the final weeks of presidential campaigns. And Alec Baldwin riffed on the word in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” commanding a group of salesmen to “always be closing” in a profane tirade. |
| The Indians know what happens to those who can’t. | The Indians know what happens to those who can’t. |
| They were three outs from winning the 1997 World Series, but their closer blew a 2-1 lead to the Florida Marlins in the deciding game. Cleveland lost in extra innings. | They were three outs from winning the 1997 World Series, but their closer blew a 2-1 lead to the Florida Marlins in the deciding game. Cleveland lost in extra innings. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. |
| What would you like to see here? Contact us at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. | What would you like to see here? Contact us at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. |