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| Solar Eclipse, Spain, ‘Game of Thrones’: Your Monday Briefing | Solar Eclipse, Spain, ‘Game of Thrones’: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • “A path forward” for Afghanistan. | • “A path forward” for Afghanistan. |
| President Trump is scheduled to outline a new strategy for the 16-year conflict at 9 p.m. Eastern that is likely to open the door to the deployment of several thousand troops. | President Trump is scheduled to outline a new strategy for the 16-year conflict at 9 p.m. Eastern that is likely to open the door to the deployment of several thousand troops. |
| U.S. military officials say that Afghan security forces are nowhere close to being able to defend their country alone. | U.S. military officials say that Afghan security forces are nowhere close to being able to defend their country alone. |
| • Where to see the eclipse, when. | • Where to see the eclipse, when. |
| A total solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the U.S. today for the first time in nearly a century. | A total solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the U.S. today for the first time in nearly a century. |
| Here’s how to watch, and a playlist to listen to. Send us your photos, and don’t forget those glasses! | Here’s how to watch, and a playlist to listen to. Send us your photos, and don’t forget those glasses! |
| • Inside Bannon’s last days. | |
| Our White House correspondents spoke to a dozen Trump aides and friends of Stephen Bannon about the departure of the chief White House strategist. Here’s a quick guide to his rise and fall. | Our White House correspondents spoke to a dozen Trump aides and friends of Stephen Bannon about the departure of the chief White House strategist. Here’s a quick guide to his rise and fall. |
| He’s now back at Breitbart News, and says he’s ready to “crush the opposition.” (His list of targets is long, our media columnist writes.) | He’s now back at Breitbart News, and says he’s ready to “crush the opposition.” (His list of targets is long, our media columnist writes.) |
| • After Charlottesville. | • After Charlottesville. |
| Officials are bracing for a furious reception to President Trump’s rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, after he faulted “both sides” for violence in Charlottesville, Va. | Officials are bracing for a furious reception to President Trump’s rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, after he faulted “both sides” for violence in Charlottesville, Va. |
| “When you find yourself at a crime scene, you don’t destroy evidence,” our art critic writes, arguing that Confederate monuments should be moved, not destroyed. | “When you find yourself at a crime scene, you don’t destroy evidence,” our art critic writes, arguing that Confederate monuments should be moved, not destroyed. |
| • U.S. and South Korea begin drills. | • U.S. and South Korea begin drills. |
| North Korea warned that joint military exercises by its adversaries would deepen tensions on the Korean Peninsula by “throwing fuel onto fire.” | North Korea warned that joint military exercises by its adversaries would deepen tensions on the Korean Peninsula by “throwing fuel onto fire.” |
| The drills — which the U.S. and South Korea say are defensive — come as the Trump administration is discussing “preventive war” as a last resort. Our national security correspondent explains. | The drills — which the U.S. and South Korea say are defensive — come as the Trump administration is discussing “preventive war” as a last resort. Our national security correspondent explains. |
| • Suspects in Spain had ties to extremist. | • Suspects in Spain had ties to extremist. |
| Few of the young men involved in last week’s terrorist attacks attended mosques regularly, but they appear to have been influenced by an imam linked to the Islamic State. | Few of the young men involved in last week’s terrorist attacks attended mosques regularly, but they appear to have been influenced by an imam linked to the Islamic State. |
| The authorities are still searching for one suspect, possibly the driver of the van that mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona. A total of 14 people were killed and nearly 100 were injured. We profiled some of them. | The authorities are still searching for one suspect, possibly the driver of the van that mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona. A total of 14 people were killed and nearly 100 were injured. We profiled some of them. |
| • “The Daily,” your audio news report. | • “The Daily,” your audio news report. |
| In today’s show, we discuss what to expect from Stephen Bannon’s return to Breitbart News. | In today’s show, we discuss what to expect from Stephen Bannon’s return to Breitbart News. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • Amazon, Facebook and Google have plans for the hypercompetitive world of scripted TV. | • Amazon, Facebook and Google have plans for the hypercompetitive world of scripted TV. |
| • Among the headlines to watch this week: Whole Foods shareholders are expected to approve a takeover by Amazon. | • Among the headlines to watch this week: Whole Foods shareholders are expected to approve a takeover by Amazon. |
| • U.S. stocks were down on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were down on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Don’t clean that dirty sponge. | • Don’t clean that dirty sponge. |
| • Recipe of the day: Poundcake with whipped cream and fresh fruit should be a priority this week. | • Recipe of the day: Poundcake with whipped cream and fresh fruit should be a priority this week. |
| • A knife attack in Finland that killed two people and wounded eight others is being investigated as an act of terrorism, apparently aimed at women. | • A knife attack in Finland that killed two people and wounded eight others is being investigated as an act of terrorism, apparently aimed at women. |
| Separately, seven people were injured in a knife attack in Surgut, Russia. | Separately, seven people were injured in a knife attack in Surgut, Russia. |
| • “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (about a hit man … and his bodyguard) earned $21.6 million and the top spot at the North American box office. | • “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (about a hit man … and his bodyguard) earned $21.6 million and the top spot at the North American box office. |
| • Here’s our recap of Sunday’s “Game of Thrones.” (“Twin Peaks,” too.) | • Here’s our recap of Sunday’s “Game of Thrones.” (“Twin Peaks,” too.) |
| • Farming in transition. | • Farming in transition. |
| In today’s 360 video, a rice farmer in Vietnam discusses how climate change affects the harvest. | In today’s 360 video, a rice farmer in Vietnam discusses how climate change affects the harvest. |
| • Navy ship collides with cargo vessel. | • Navy ship collides with cargo vessel. |
| Ten sailors are missing and five were injured today after the U.S. destroyer John S. McCain hit an oil tanker near Singapore. | Ten sailors are missing and five were injured today after the U.S. destroyer John S. McCain hit an oil tanker near Singapore. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Jerry Lewis, a comedian and filmmaker, was a defining figure of American entertainment in the 20th century who raised large sums for charity. He was 91. | Jerry Lewis, a comedian and filmmaker, was a defining figure of American entertainment in the 20th century who raised large sums for charity. He was 91. |
| Mr. Lewis won few honors, but his success can be measured by his influence, one of our TV critics writes. Here are 10 of his movies to stream. | Mr. Lewis won few honors, but his success can be measured by his influence, one of our TV critics writes. Here are 10 of his movies to stream. |
| Dick Gregory, a pioneering black satirist, transformed humor into a barbed force for civil rights in the 1960s. He devoted his later life to protest and fasting. He was 84. | Dick Gregory, a pioneering black satirist, transformed humor into a barbed force for civil rights in the 1960s. He devoted his later life to protest and fasting. He was 84. |
| • Quiz time! | • Quiz time! |
| Did you keep up with last week’s news from around the world? Test yourself. | Did you keep up with last week’s news from around the world? Test yourself. |
| • Quotation of the day. | • Quotation of the day. |
| “The Negro has a callus growing on his soul, and it’s getting harder and harder to hurt him there.” | “The Negro has a callus growing on his soul, and it’s getting harder and harder to hurt him there.” |
| — Dick Gregory, the comedian and civil rights activist who died on Saturday, writing about being beaten in an Alabama jail in 1963. | — Dick Gregory, the comedian and civil rights activist who died on Saturday, writing about being beaten in an Alabama jail in 1963. |
| After striking noon today, Big Ben in London fell silent for up to four years, part of a $37 million maintenance program. | After striking noon today, Big Ben in London fell silent for up to four years, part of a $37 million maintenance program. |
| In fact, the main bell that tolls every hour doesn’t need fixing. But the clock tower it’s in — called the Elizabeth Tower and commonly referred to as Big Ben — is showing signs of aging, like much of the Palace of Westminster, the seat of Parliament. | In fact, the main bell that tolls every hour doesn’t need fixing. But the clock tower it’s in — called the Elizabeth Tower and commonly referred to as Big Ben — is showing signs of aging, like much of the Palace of Westminster, the seat of Parliament. |
| Since its completion in 1859, Big Ben has had only one major breakdown, in 1976. It was also silenced during the world wars — although it rang throughout the Blitz, Germany’s aerial bombing of British cities in 1940-41 — and for occasional maintenance. | Since its completion in 1859, Big Ben has had only one major breakdown, in 1976. It was also silenced during the world wars — although it rang throughout the Blitz, Germany’s aerial bombing of British cities in 1940-41 — and for occasional maintenance. |
| The BBC, which has regularly broadcast the bell’s toll since 1924, still begins two radio broadcasts a day — at 6 p.m. and midnight — with the ringing. | The BBC, which has regularly broadcast the bell’s toll since 1924, still begins two radio broadcasts a day — at 6 p.m. and midnight — with the ringing. |
| In an interview last week, a BBC official said the search for a replacement bong had led back to the original. | In an interview last week, a BBC official said the search for a replacement bong had led back to the original. |
| “We decided in the end that the only substitute for the most majestic, most evocative bell in the world is Big Ben,” Denis Nowlan said. So the BBC will use an earlier recording rather than a live broadcast. | “We decided in the end that the only substitute for the most majestic, most evocative bell in the world is Big Ben,” Denis Nowlan said. So the BBC will use an earlier recording rather than a live broadcast. |
| Palko Karasz contributed reporting. | Palko Karasz contributed reporting. |
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