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| James Comey, Emmanuel Macron, French Open: Your Morning Briefing | James Comey, Emmanuel Macron, French Open: 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: |
| • China has built hundreds of dazzling bridges in recent years, and now boasts the world’s highest bridge, the longest bridge, the highest rail trestle and a host of other superlatives. | • China has built hundreds of dazzling bridges in recent years, and now boasts the world’s highest bridge, the longest bridge, the highest rail trestle and a host of other superlatives. |
| Chinese officials celebrate them as proof that they can roll out infrastructure bigger and better than any other country. | Chinese officials celebrate them as proof that they can roll out infrastructure bigger and better than any other country. |
| But critics say the projects, which are often fueled by government loans, big construction companies and officials who profit from them, are piling up debt and breeding corruption. | But critics say the projects, which are often fueled by government loans, big construction companies and officials who profit from them, are piling up debt and breeding corruption. |
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| • Twelve-inch ceramic knives and fake suicide bomb vests, above, were among the weapons used by three men who unleashed a terrorist attack on London Bridge on June 3, according to new images released by the British police. | |
| The weapons were meant to inspire “maximum fear,” the police said. Gas bombs and blow torches were also found in the rented van the men used to mow down people on the bridge. | The weapons were meant to inspire “maximum fear,” the police said. Gas bombs and blow torches were also found in the rented van the men used to mow down people on the bridge. |
| A review of court records and statements by officials suggests that the Islamic State has been focused for years on attacking Britain and Iran. | A review of court records and statements by officials suggests that the Islamic State has been focused for years on attacking Britain and Iran. |
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| • The Philippine government is trying to oust the final groups of fighters who associate themselves with the Islamic State from the southern city of Marawi. | • The Philippine government is trying to oust the final groups of fighters who associate themselves with the Islamic State from the southern city of Marawi. |
| The fighters sought to seize the territory for a caliphate, and the bloody weekslong battle has left the city devastated. | The fighters sought to seize the territory for a caliphate, and the bloody weekslong battle has left the city devastated. |
| Our correspondent looks at whether President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal antidrug campaign left him unprepared for the militant threat. | Our correspondent looks at whether President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal antidrug campaign left him unprepared for the militant threat. |
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| • President Trump took his harshest shot yet against James Comey, his former F.B.I. director, calling him “cowardly” and accusing him of leaking sensitive information, in an early morning Twitter blast. | • President Trump took his harshest shot yet against James Comey, his former F.B.I. director, calling him “cowardly” and accusing him of leaking sensitive information, in an early morning Twitter blast. |
| The U.S. attorney general, Jeff Sessions, told Congress that he would testify on Tuesday about issues related to Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. | The U.S. attorney general, Jeff Sessions, told Congress that he would testify on Tuesday about issues related to Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. |
| Immigration experts, meanwhile, say the Trump administration has done little to respond to legal challenges to the White House’s initial and revised travel bans — and there have been few changes to the vetting of people trying to get into the United States. | Immigration experts, meanwhile, say the Trump administration has done little to respond to legal challenges to the White House’s initial and revised travel bans — and there have been few changes to the vetting of people trying to get into the United States. |
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| • In France, the party of President Emmanuel Macron appears to be cruising to victory in the first round of voting for representatives to the powerful lower house of the French Parliament. | • In France, the party of President Emmanuel Macron appears to be cruising to victory in the first round of voting for representatives to the powerful lower house of the French Parliament. |
| Mr. Macron needs an outright majority in the 577-seat National Assembly to have a clear path to enact his sweeping reform platform. His party fielded a large number of “citizen-candidates” who have never held political office, and could remake the legislature. | Mr. Macron needs an outright majority in the 577-seat National Assembly to have a clear path to enact his sweeping reform platform. His party fielded a large number of “citizen-candidates” who have never held political office, and could remake the legislature. |
| “It’s a change of generation,” one French voter said, “a kick in the anthill.” | |
| • At a Chinese-owned glass company in Ohio, a culture clash is playing out on the factory floor, with workers questioning the management’s commitment to American supervision and American norms. | • At a Chinese-owned glass company in Ohio, a culture clash is playing out on the factory floor, with workers questioning the management’s commitment to American supervision and American norms. |
| • Uber’s board of directors met to discuss a leave of absence for Travis Kalanick, the company’s chief executive, according to several sources. | • Uber’s board of directors met to discuss a leave of absence for Travis Kalanick, the company’s chief executive, according to several sources. |
| • An unidentified bidder offered nearly $2.7 million to have lunch with Warren E. Buffett, the billionaire investor, as part of an annual benefit auction. | • An unidentified bidder offered nearly $2.7 million to have lunch with Warren E. Buffett, the billionaire investor, as part of an annual benefit auction. |
| • Yancoal, a state-owned Chinese company, gained regulatory approval for its $2.45 billion purchase of Coal & Allied Industries Ltd, Rio Tinto’s Australian unit. | • Yancoal, a state-owned Chinese company, gained regulatory approval for its $2.45 billion purchase of Coal & Allied Industries Ltd, Rio Tinto’s Australian unit. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • All six of the U.S. soldiers who have died in combat in Afghanistan were fighting the Islamic State. Five of the six may have been killed by their own side, according to American and Afghan officials. [The New York Times] | • All six of the U.S. soldiers who have died in combat in Afghanistan were fighting the Islamic State. Five of the six may have been killed by their own side, according to American and Afghan officials. [The New York Times] |
| • A China Eastern passenger jet en route to Shanghai made an emergency landing when crew members spotted a huge hole in the casing of its left engine shortly after leaving Sydney. [South China Morning Post] | • A China Eastern passenger jet en route to Shanghai made an emergency landing when crew members spotted a huge hole in the casing of its left engine shortly after leaving Sydney. [South China Morning Post] |
| • A son of Libya’s former dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi was released on Friday by the militia that had held him captive since the Arab Spring uprising of 2011, which ended his family’s rule. [The New York Times] | • A son of Libya’s former dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi was released on Friday by the militia that had held him captive since the Arab Spring uprising of 2011, which ended his family’s rule. [The New York Times] |
| • A Texas sheriff said two toddlers died after being left in a car overnight and into a hot morning. He called it “the most horrific case of child endangerment that I have seen.” [The New York Times] | • A Texas sheriff said two toddlers died after being left in a car overnight and into a hot morning. He called it “the most horrific case of child endangerment that I have seen.” [The New York Times] |
| • Yekwon Sunwoo, 28, became the first South Korean pianist to win the prestigious Van Cliburn competition, besting more than two dozen rivals. [The New York Times] | • Yekwon Sunwoo, 28, became the first South Korean pianist to win the prestigious Van Cliburn competition, besting more than two dozen rivals. [The New York Times] |
| • Eighteen Vietnamese asylum seekers, including 12 children, who were turned back by Australia have received refugee status in Indonesia. [Sydney Morning Herald] | • Eighteen Vietnamese asylum seekers, including 12 children, who were turned back by Australia have received refugee status in Indonesia. [Sydney Morning Herald] |
| • Rafael Nadal won a record 10th French Open title, dominating Stan Wawrinka. [The New York Times] | • Rafael Nadal won a record 10th French Open title, dominating Stan Wawrinka. [The New York Times] |
| • Start that next big thing, even if it terrifies you. | • Start that next big thing, even if it terrifies you. |
| • Getting more sleep has become a status symbol. | • Getting more sleep has become a status symbol. |
| • Recipe of the day: Sustain yourself — and the family — for the week with a sheet of broccoli rabe lasagna. | • Recipe of the day: Sustain yourself — and the family — for the week with a sheet of broccoli rabe lasagna. |
| • Outside Bangkok, Buddhist monks seek alms by boat each morning, exchanging blessings for offerings. Join them in this daily 360 video as they collect meals and return to their monastery. | • Outside Bangkok, Buddhist monks seek alms by boat each morning, exchanging blessings for offerings. Join them in this daily 360 video as they collect meals and return to their monastery. |
| • Our film critics picked the 25 best movies of the 21st century. Near the top of their “classics of the future” are “Spirited Away,” directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and Jia Zhangke’s “A Touch of Sin.” | • Our film critics picked the 25 best movies of the 21st century. Near the top of their “classics of the future” are “Spirited Away,” directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and Jia Zhangke’s “A Touch of Sin.” |
| • Finally, air travel once seemed glamorous. What happened? Our reporter spent eight days crisscrossing the U.S. Read her account of grumpiness, fatigue, skipped lunches, boarding nightmares and runaway luggage. | • Finally, air travel once seemed glamorous. What happened? Our reporter spent eight days crisscrossing the U.S. Read her account of grumpiness, fatigue, skipped lunches, boarding nightmares and runaway luggage. |
| The staging was powerful: A U.S. president stood behind panels of bulletproof glass near the Berlin Wall at the height of the Cold War. | The staging was powerful: A U.S. president stood behind panels of bulletproof glass near the Berlin Wall at the height of the Cold War. |
| On this day 30 years ago, President Ronald Reagan issued a challenge to the Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev. “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” | On this day 30 years ago, President Ronald Reagan issued a challenge to the Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev. “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” |
| The wall — which had divided the German capital since 1961 — was a physical and metaphorical symbol of the ideological and economic differences that separated East and West. | The wall — which had divided the German capital since 1961 — was a physical and metaphorical symbol of the ideological and economic differences that separated East and West. |
| Reagan’s speech asked for more than Gorbachev would stretch to. The Times called it an effort to undercut Europe’s growing approval of the Russian, who had instituted a liberalizing policy called Glasnost, or openness. (The Soviet news agency Tass called the speech “openly provocative” and “warmongering.”) | Reagan’s speech asked for more than Gorbachev would stretch to. The Times called it an effort to undercut Europe’s growing approval of the Russian, who had instituted a liberalizing policy called Glasnost, or openness. (The Soviet news agency Tass called the speech “openly provocative” and “warmongering.”) |
| The effects of Reagan’s speech have since been debated. Political commentators and historians noted that it received relatively little news media coverage at the time. Initial drafts met resistance within the White House, and the call to tear down the wall did not appear until later versions. | The effects of Reagan’s speech have since been debated. Political commentators and historians noted that it received relatively little news media coverage at the time. Initial drafts met resistance within the White House, and the call to tear down the wall did not appear until later versions. |
| But this much is certain: A little more than two years later, on Nov. 9, 1989, East and West Germans began dismantling the wall. | But this much is certain: A little more than two years later, on Nov. 9, 1989, East and West Germans began dismantling the wall. |
| Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. | Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. |
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| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. |
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