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| Michael Flynn, ‘Brexit,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’: Your Friday Briefing | Michael Flynn, ‘Brexit,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’: 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: |
| • Trump aides gave reports to head of House inquiry. | • Trump aides gave reports to head of House inquiry. |
| Two White House officials helped provide the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee with the reports that showed that President Trump and his associates were incidentally swept up in surveillance by American spy agencies. | Two White House officials helped provide the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee with the reports that showed that President Trump and his associates were incidentally swept up in surveillance by American spy agencies. |
| The chairman, Representative Devin Nunes of California, has been criticized as being too close to the administration to effectively conduct an independent investigation of Russia’s meddling in the presidential election. | |
| • Michael Flynn seeks immunity to testify on Russia. | • Michael Flynn seeks immunity to testify on Russia. |
| Mr. Flynn, the former national security adviser, said he was willing to be interviewed as part of a congressional examination of the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia in exchange for immunity from prosecution, his lawyer said. | Mr. Flynn, the former national security adviser, said he was willing to be interviewed as part of a congressional examination of the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia in exchange for immunity from prosecution, his lawyer said. |
| But investigators are unwilling to broker a deal until they are further along in their inquiry, an official said. | But investigators are unwilling to broker a deal until they are further along in their inquiry, an official said. |
| • E.U. tells Britain: First we divorce, then we talk. | • E.U. tells Britain: First we divorce, then we talk. |
| Britain must agree to pay its bills and to protect millions of Europeans living in the country before reaching a new trading relationship with the European Union, the president of the European Council said today. | Britain must agree to pay its bills and to protect millions of Europeans living in the country before reaching a new trading relationship with the European Union, the president of the European Council said today. |
| The president, Donald Tusk, warned that the negotiations could be “confrontational.” | The president, Donald Tusk, warned that the negotiations could be “confrontational.” |
| • Venezuela moves closer to one-man rule. | • Venezuela moves closer to one-man rule. |
| The country’s Supreme Court, controlled by the leftist President Nicolás Maduro, issued a ruling that effectively dissolves the elected legislature and allows the court to write laws itself. | The country’s Supreme Court, controlled by the leftist President Nicolás Maduro, issued a ruling that effectively dissolves the elected legislature and allows the court to write laws itself. |
| • Success for a reused rocket. | • Success for a reused rocket. |
| SpaceX launched a satellite with the boost of a partly used rocket, a critical advance toward cheaper space travel. | |
| • South Korea’s ousted leader is jailed. | • South Korea’s ousted leader is jailed. |
| Park Geun-hye, the recently impeached president, was arrested today, becoming the first leader since the nation’s transition to democracy to be sent to jail. | Park Geun-hye, the recently impeached president, was arrested today, becoming the first leader since the nation’s transition to democracy to be sent to jail. |
| • The Daily, your audio news report. | • The Daily, your audio news report. |
| In today’s show, we talk about the Washington drama with Mr. Nunes at the center, and how technology interrupts culture in India. | In today’s show, we talk about the Washington drama with Mr. Nunes at the center, and how technology interrupts culture in India. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • Mr. Trump has called the North American Free Trade Agreement “the worst trade deal” ever signed by the U.S., but appears to have backed off his threat to abandon it. | |
| He is expected to sign two executive orders today that will lay the groundwork for new policies and stricter enforcement of trade laws. | He is expected to sign two executive orders today that will lay the groundwork for new policies and stricter enforcement of trade laws. |
| • More than 550,000 people signed up for a federal program that promised to repay their remaining student loans after they worked 10 years in a public service job. | • More than 550,000 people signed up for a federal program that promised to repay their remaining student loans after they worked 10 years in a public service job. |
| But the government might not hold up its end of the bargain. | But the government might not hold up its end of the bargain. |
| • Volkswagen took another step to move past its emissions-cheating scandal by agreeing to pay $157 million to settle environmental lawsuits in 10 states. | • Volkswagen took another step to move past its emissions-cheating scandal by agreeing to pay $157 million to settle environmental lawsuits in 10 states. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • This month we’ve been talking about morning routines. For our final installment, we asked Adam Bryant to share what he’s learned from interviewing more than 500 top executives for the Corner Office. Adam writes: | • This month we’ve been talking about morning routines. For our final installment, we asked Adam Bryant to share what he’s learned from interviewing more than 500 top executives for the Corner Office. Adam writes: |
| There’s no checklist to guarantee that anybody will become a C.E.O., but it certainly helps to have a lot of stamina, and not need much sleep so you can get a jump on the day. It’s been a consistent theme. Examples that stand out are Robert Iger of Disney and Wendy Kopp of Teach for America and their (very early) morning routines. Pro tip: Make sure you start with a plan for the day, so you’re not just being reactive to the inevitable flood of emails. | There’s no checklist to guarantee that anybody will become a C.E.O., but it certainly helps to have a lot of stamina, and not need much sleep so you can get a jump on the day. It’s been a consistent theme. Examples that stand out are Robert Iger of Disney and Wendy Kopp of Teach for America and their (very early) morning routines. Pro tip: Make sure you start with a plan for the day, so you’re not just being reactive to the inevitable flood of emails. |
| And it’s not just the routine itself but how you think about the morning. C.E.O.s like to ask the following interview questions: “Are you a morning person?” and, “Tell me what really makes you passionate. Why do you get up every morning?” | And it’s not just the routine itself but how you think about the morning. C.E.O.s like to ask the following interview questions: “Are you a morning person?” and, “Tell me what really makes you passionate. Why do you get up every morning?” |
| • Recipe of the day: Jook, a delightfully creamy, savory Chinese rice porridge, is as forgiving as it is variable. | • Recipe of the day: Jook, a delightfully creamy, savory Chinese rice porridge, is as forgiving as it is variable. |
| • Who bent the trees? | • Who bent the trees? |
| Today’s 360 video takes a trip down a dirt road in Poland to a patch of pine trees with unusually crooked trunks. | Today’s 360 video takes a trip down a dirt road in Poland to a patch of pine trees with unusually crooked trunks. |
| • Partisan writing you shouldn’t miss. | • Partisan writing you shouldn’t miss. |
| We’re trying something new: Collecting political writing from the right and left that you might not have seen. | We’re trying something new: Collecting political writing from the right and left that you might not have seen. |
| • Finding the suburban sweet spot. | • Finding the suburban sweet spot. |
| For better or worse, city-dwelling families that reach a certain size often make the leap to the suburbs for more space and better schools. | For better or worse, city-dwelling families that reach a certain size often make the leap to the suburbs for more space and better schools. |
| We’ve created a set of charts for several U.S. metropolitan areas that look at school quality, home price and commute. There are deals to be had. | We’ve created a set of charts for several U.S. metropolitan areas that look at school quality, home price and commute. There are deals to be had. |
| • The weekend is here. | • The weekend is here. |
| At the movies, our critics review “Ghost in the Shell,” in which Scarlett Johansson plays a cyborg with a soul, and “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” the true story of a couple who sheltered Jews during the Holocaust. | At the movies, our critics review “Ghost in the Shell,” in which Scarlett Johansson plays a cyborg with a soul, and “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” the true story of a couple who sheltered Jews during the Holocaust. |
| We also review Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why,” about a teen’s suicide; praise “S-Town,” the follow-up podcast to “Serial”; and examine a new crop of dystopian novels. | We also review Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why,” about a teen’s suicide; praise “S-Town,” the follow-up podcast to “Serial”; and examine a new crop of dystopian novels. |
| In sports, we visit the composer of the CBS theme song that college basketball fans know by heart, and preview the major league baseball season. | In sports, we visit the composer of the CBS theme song that college basketball fans know by heart, and preview the major league baseball season. |
| • Best of late-night TV. | • Best of late-night TV. |
| A report that federal workers were barred from using the term “climate change” inspired James Corden, host of “The Late Late Show,” to think of rosier alternatives — like “endless summer.” | A report that federal workers were barred from using the term “climate change” inspired James Corden, host of “The Late Late Show,” to think of rosier alternatives — like “endless summer.” |
| Join the club. Celebrate World Backup Day today. | Join the club. Celebrate World Backup Day today. |
| The event was started in 2011 by companies selling data backup products or services, set the day before April Fools’ Day. The motto, “Don’t Be an April Fool,” may be working. | The event was started in 2011 by companies selling data backup products or services, set the day before April Fools’ Day. The motto, “Don’t Be an April Fool,” may be working. |
| One company, Backblaze, says its annual surveys show that the number of computer users who never back up their data has been shrinking, dropping to just 25 percent by 2015. | |
| Still, data loss miseries abound. The animation studio Pixar suffered when 90 percent of “Toy Story 2” was accidentally deleted before its release in the U.S. in 1999. | Still, data loss miseries abound. The animation studio Pixar suffered when 90 percent of “Toy Story 2” was accidentally deleted before its release in the U.S. in 1999. |
| “We saw Hamm, Potato Head and Rex,” said Oren Jacob, the company’s former chief technical officer. Then “just Hamm and then nothing.” | “We saw Hamm, Potato Head and Rex,” said Oren Jacob, the company’s former chief technical officer. Then “just Hamm and then nothing.” |
| Though Pixar was able to recover its files through painstaking work, not all data losses end happily. | Though Pixar was able to recover its files through painstaking work, not all data losses end happily. |
| The creators of a children’s show called “Zodiac Island” sued their internet service provider and one of its former employees after he “went on a data-wiping rampage” in 2009. | The creators of a children’s show called “Zodiac Island” sued their internet service provider and one of its former employees after he “went on a data-wiping rampage” in 2009. |
| Perhaps because World Backup Day had not yet been instituted, the files had not been backed up. | Perhaps because World Backup Day had not yet been instituted, the files had not been backed up. |
| (If you’re feeling inspired, The Wirecutter, a product reviews website owned by The Times, has some tips for backing up your computer.) | (If you’re feeling inspired, The Wirecutter, a product reviews website owned by The Times, has some tips for backing up your computer.) |
| Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. | Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. |
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