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| Mike Pence, Turkey, Prince Harry: Your Morning Briefing | Mike Pence, Turkey, Prince Harry: Your Morning Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Vice President Mike Pence, above at the North Korean border, gave the North a stern warning about American resolve but opened a diplomatic door. | • Vice President Mike Pence, above at the North Korean border, gave the North a stern warning about American resolve but opened a diplomatic door. |
| Before leaving Seoul for trade talks in Japan, he said Washington was seeking security “through peaceable means, through negotiations.” Still, the standoff invites miscalculation, our analysts say. | Before leaving Seoul for trade talks in Japan, he said Washington was seeking security “through peaceable means, through negotiations.” Still, the standoff invites miscalculation, our analysts say. |
| Our “Daily” podcast examines the two ways the U.S. is dealing with North Korea’s nuclear threat: sabotage and diplomacy. | Our “Daily” podcast examines the two ways the U.S. is dealing with North Korea’s nuclear threat: sabotage and diplomacy. |
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| • South Korea is bracing for its biggest criminal trial in decades. The ousted president, Park Geun-hye, faces 10 years to life in prison after being indicted on corruption charges. | • South Korea is bracing for its biggest criminal trial in decades. The ousted president, Park Geun-hye, faces 10 years to life in prison after being indicted on corruption charges. |
| The sprawling scandal has now engulfed not only Samsung, but the retail conglomerate Lotte and the semiconductor firm SK. | The sprawling scandal has now engulfed not only Samsung, but the retail conglomerate Lotte and the semiconductor firm SK. |
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| • “He’s not a dictator. He’s a democrat.” | • “He’s not a dictator. He’s a democrat.” |
| That’s a description of Turkey’s authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, by one of the slim majority of voters who approved a new political system that bestows sweeping powers on his office from 2019. | That’s a description of Turkey’s authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, by one of the slim majority of voters who approved a new political system that bestows sweeping powers on his office from 2019. |
| Mr. Erdogan hailed the vote as a much-needed step in restoring stability, but critics, like the protesters above, fear he will use the victory as a mandate for even greater repression. | Mr. Erdogan hailed the vote as a much-needed step in restoring stability, but critics, like the protesters above, fear he will use the victory as a mandate for even greater repression. |
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| • Indonesia’s political pluralism faces a stern test from hard-line Islamic sentiment in Jakarta’s tense governor’s race. | • Indonesia’s political pluralism faces a stern test from hard-line Islamic sentiment in Jakarta’s tense governor’s race. |
| Recent polls see a dead heat in Wednesday’s runoff between the incumbent Christian governor known as Ahok, above left, against Anies Baswedan, far right, a former minister. | Recent polls see a dead heat in Wednesday’s runoff between the incumbent Christian governor known as Ahok, above left, against Anies Baswedan, far right, a former minister. |
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| • Facebook, the world’s largest social network, is facing a backlash after a video of a man being fatally shot was viewed thousands of times before it was removed. | • Facebook, the world’s largest social network, is facing a backlash after a video of a man being fatally shot was viewed thousands of times before it was removed. |
| The suspected killer, above, posted the video and is still at large. The episode took place in Ohio, but it highlights Facebook’s quandary over what kind of role it plays in policing content on its global platform. | The suspected killer, above, posted the video and is still at large. The episode took place in Ohio, but it highlights Facebook’s quandary over what kind of role it plays in policing content on its global platform. |
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| • Climate change rerouted a river in a geological instant. | • Climate change rerouted a river in a geological instant. |
| Melting water from one of Canada’s largest glaciers used to flow north, to the Bering Sea. Last spring, it reversed course, in a case of what scientists call “river piracy.” | Melting water from one of Canada’s largest glaciers used to flow north, to the Bering Sea. Last spring, it reversed course, in a case of what scientists call “river piracy.” |
| • The 12,000-member Writers Guild of America begins voting to authorize a strike, which could bring Hollywood to a standstill on May 1. | • The 12,000-member Writers Guild of America begins voting to authorize a strike, which could bring Hollywood to a standstill on May 1. |
| • Taizo Son, the younger brother of SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, became the latest billionaire to move to Singapore. | • Taizo Son, the younger brother of SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, became the latest billionaire to move to Singapore. |
| • The International Monetary Fund releases its World Economic Outlook, and China issues its monthly house price index. | • The International Monetary Fund releases its World Economic Outlook, and China issues its monthly house price index. |
| • U.S. stocks were up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • In Sri Lanka, the death toll in the collapse of a garbage dump reached 28 and was expected to increase as rescuers dug for a fourth day through debris. [The New York Times] | • In Sri Lanka, the death toll in the collapse of a garbage dump reached 28 and was expected to increase as rescuers dug for a fourth day through debris. [The New York Times] |
| • Abu Sayyaf, the Philippine militant group, beheaded a local fisherman hours after a deadly gunfight with government forces on the popular tourist island of Bohol. [The New York Times] | • Abu Sayyaf, the Philippine militant group, beheaded a local fisherman hours after a deadly gunfight with government forces on the popular tourist island of Bohol. [The New York Times] |
| • China’s anti-graft agency said that Li Shiqiao, one of its 100 most wanted suspects who had been on the run since 2009, had been “persuaded to return” from Canada and surrender. [Reuters] | • China’s anti-graft agency said that Li Shiqiao, one of its 100 most wanted suspects who had been on the run since 2009, had been “persuaded to return” from Canada and surrender. [Reuters] |
| • The home of Prince, the American pop star, was strewn with narcotic painkillers for which he did not have prescriptions, according to new documents in the investigation into his death last year. [The New York Times] | |
| • Hong Kong is calling for extra caution on the city’s trails after five hiking-related deaths this year. [South China Morning Post] | • Hong Kong is calling for extra caution on the city’s trails after five hiking-related deaths this year. [South China Morning Post] |
| • The police in India’s northern Jammu and Kashmir state told telecom companies to shut down mobile broadband services in the restive Kashmir Valley to block the circulation of inciting videos, like one showing a man tied to the front of an army jeep. [Kashmir Observer] | • The police in India’s northern Jammu and Kashmir state told telecom companies to shut down mobile broadband services in the restive Kashmir Valley to block the circulation of inciting videos, like one showing a man tied to the front of an army jeep. [Kashmir Observer] |
| • An invasion of the red claw crayfish, Australia’s freshwater lobster, in several Malaysian rivers is devastating the livelihoods of local shrimp fishermen. [New Straits Times] | • An invasion of the red claw crayfish, Australia’s freshwater lobster, in several Malaysian rivers is devastating the livelihoods of local shrimp fishermen. [New Straits Times] |
| • Prince Harry said he suffered for years after the death of his mother, Princess Diana, until he finally got help about three years ago, at the urging of his older brother, Prince William. [The New York Times] | • Prince Harry said he suffered for years after the death of his mother, Princess Diana, until he finally got help about three years ago, at the urging of his older brother, Prince William. [The New York Times] |
| • The case for exercising: If the effects of exercise could be put in a pill and prescribed, it would be rightly hailed as an almost miraculous cure. | • The case for exercising: If the effects of exercise could be put in a pill and prescribed, it would be rightly hailed as an almost miraculous cure. |
| • Confused about quinoa and nutrition? You’re not alone. | • Confused about quinoa and nutrition? You’re not alone. |
| • Recipe of the day: If you can make a ragú, you can make this chicken curry. | • Recipe of the day: If you can make a ragú, you can make this chicken curry. |
| • “Math is beautiful on a purely abstract level, quite apart from its ability to explain the world.” So argues an Op-Ed writer, citing neuroscience studies that show that elegant equations activate the same part of the brain that music and art do. | • “Math is beautiful on a purely abstract level, quite apart from its ability to explain the world.” So argues an Op-Ed writer, citing neuroscience studies that show that elegant equations activate the same part of the brain that music and art do. |
| • A Y.M.C.A. in Paris claims the oldest basketball court in the world, continuously functional since the building opened in 1893. But it is in no shape for regular basketball games. | • A Y.M.C.A. in Paris claims the oldest basketball court in the world, continuously functional since the building opened in 1893. But it is in no shape for regular basketball games. |
| • And Banksy, the elusive British artist, opened a hotel in Bethlehem. Some see it as creative activism, others see “oppression tourism.” | • And Banksy, the elusive British artist, opened a hotel in Bethlehem. Some see it as creative activism, others see “oppression tourism.” |
| When the U.S. sent a team of warships to the Korean Peninsula, we wondered about the namesake of the aircraft carrier leading the group — the Carl Vinson — and the broader question of how Navy ships are named. | When the U.S. sent a team of warships to the Korean Peninsula, we wondered about the namesake of the aircraft carrier leading the group — the Carl Vinson — and the broader question of how Navy ships are named. |
| Carl Vinson was a long-serving Georgia congressman whose zeal for military expansion led him to be called the “Father of the Two-Ocean Navy.” Launched in 1980, the carrier was one of the first major Navy ships named after a living person since the 1800s. | Carl Vinson was a long-serving Georgia congressman whose zeal for military expansion led him to be called the “Father of the Two-Ocean Navy.” Launched in 1980, the carrier was one of the first major Navy ships named after a living person since the 1800s. |
| In 1862, Congress specified that ships, depending on their class, should be named after the states, rivers, or “principal cities and towns.” But naval expansion soon exhausted geographical names. | In 1862, Congress specified that ships, depending on their class, should be named after the states, rivers, or “principal cities and towns.” But naval expansion soon exhausted geographical names. |
| There have been controversies over some namings. The Clinton administration took heat for naming a destroyer after a British citizen, Winston Churchill, and traditionalists objected to plans to name a ship after Harvey Milk, the slain gay rights activist. Mr. Vinson himself was a staunch segregationist. | There have been controversies over some namings. The Clinton administration took heat for naming a destroyer after a British citizen, Winston Churchill, and traditionalists objected to plans to name a ship after Harvey Milk, the slain gay rights activist. Mr. Vinson himself was a staunch segregationist. |
| And sometimes the name just doesn’t fit. Cesar Chavez, the civil rights activist, had a cargo ship posthumously named after him. A proponent of nonviolence, he once said his time in the Navy was “the two worst years of my life.” | And sometimes the name just doesn’t fit. Cesar Chavez, the civil rights activist, had a cargo ship posthumously named after him. A proponent of nonviolence, he once said his time in the Navy was “the two worst years of my life.” |
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