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| Kirkuk, Jeff Sessions, Somalia: Your Monday Briefing | Kirkuk, Jeff Sessions, Somalia: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| While much attention is on Pyongyang’s progress in developing nuclear weapons, North Korea has quietly deployed more than 6,000 hackers to finance the country’s operations. | While much attention is on Pyongyang’s progress in developing nuclear weapons, North Korea has quietly deployed more than 6,000 hackers to finance the country’s operations. |
| Our reporters took a detailed look at the cyberprogram, which has faced almost no punishment from the West. | Our reporters took a detailed look at the cyberprogram, which has faced almost no punishment from the West. |
| Estimating that cyberheists may bring the North as much as $1 billion a year — or a third of the value of the nation’s exports — a former British intelligence official summed up the threat: | Estimating that cyberheists may bring the North as much as $1 billion a year — or a third of the value of the nation’s exports — a former British intelligence official summed up the threat: |
| “Because they are such a mix of the weird and absurd and medieval and highly sophisticated, people didn’t take it seriously. How can such an isolated, backward country have this capability? Well, how can such an isolated backward country have this nuclear ability?” | “Because they are such a mix of the weird and absurd and medieval and highly sophisticated, people didn’t take it seriously. How can such an isolated, backward country have this capability? Well, how can such an isolated backward country have this nuclear ability?” |
| Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American who walked off his base in Afghanistan, setting off a military manhunt and political furor, pleaded guilty today to desertion and misbehavior. | |
| Sergeant Bergdahl, 31, was held captive by the Taliban for five years before the Obama administration traded him in 2014 for five Taliban detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. | |
| The negotiations for his release became an issue in the presidential campaign. As a candidate, Donald Trump repeatedly called the sergeant a “traitor” and called for him to be executed. | |
| Iraqi forces said today that they had reached the outskirts of the northern city of Kirkuk, seizing oil fields and other sites from Kurdish forces that had held the territory since 2014. The operation follows an independence vote last month by the autonomous region. | Iraqi forces said today that they had reached the outskirts of the northern city of Kirkuk, seizing oil fields and other sites from Kurdish forces that had held the territory since 2014. The operation follows an independence vote last month by the autonomous region. |
| As part of the coalition battling Islamic State militants, both the Iraqi Army and Kurdish forces have been trained and equipped by the U.S., which is trying to keep the tensions from boiling over into war. | As part of the coalition battling Islamic State militants, both the Iraqi Army and Kurdish forces have been trained and equipped by the U.S., which is trying to keep the tensions from boiling over into war. |
| Astronomers have now seen and heard a pair of dead stars collide, giving the first glimpse of what they call a “cosmic forge,” where the world’s jewels were minted billions of years ago. | |
| Such collisions are thought to have profoundly influenced the chemistry of the universe, creating many of the heavier elements in the universe, including almost all of the precious metals like gold, silver, platinum and uranium. | |
| The Justice Department has dispatched a hate crimes lawyer to Iowa to help prosecute a man charged with murdering a transgender teenager last year, a move that officials said was initiated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. | The Justice Department has dispatched a hate crimes lawyer to Iowa to help prosecute a man charged with murdering a transgender teenager last year, a move that officials said was initiated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. |
| Matt Apuzzo, one of our reporters in Washington, notes: “Mr. Sessions, a staunch conservative, is sending a signal that he has made a priority of fighting violence against transgender people individually, even as he has rolled back legal protections for them collectively.” | Matt Apuzzo, one of our reporters in Washington, notes: “Mr. Sessions, a staunch conservative, is sending a signal that he has made a priority of fighting violence against transgender people individually, even as he has rolled back legal protections for them collectively.” |
| Facing a deadline today to state his region’s intentions in a separatist conflict with Spain, the Catalan leader declined to clarify whether it had declared independence. | Facing a deadline today to state his region’s intentions in a separatist conflict with Spain, the Catalan leader declined to clarify whether it had declared independence. |
| Instead, the leader, Carles Puigdemont, suggested that resolution was possible with the help of international mediators. | Instead, the leader, Carles Puigdemont, suggested that resolution was possible with the help of international mediators. |
| Raphael Minder, our correspondent in Spain, explains: “Hard-line secessionists want an abrupt and unilateral rupture with the central government in Madrid, while conservative and more moderate separatists have become increasingly worried about the consequences of such a move.” | Raphael Minder, our correspondent in Spain, explains: “Hard-line secessionists want an abrupt and unilateral rupture with the central government in Madrid, while conservative and more moderate separatists have become increasingly worried about the consequences of such a move.” |
| Here’s more about the dispute. | Here’s more about the dispute. |
| A U.S. negotiator of the Iran nuclear deal talks about how it was reached and what it feels like to watch threats to undo it. | A U.S. negotiator of the Iran nuclear deal talks about how it was reached and what it feels like to watch threats to undo it. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • Twitter, Facebook and Google thrive by mining the private information of billions of users. | • Twitter, Facebook and Google thrive by mining the private information of billions of users. |
| They are less open about themselves, our media columnist, Jim Rutenberg, writes. | They are less open about themselves, our media columnist, Jim Rutenberg, writes. |
| • Millennials wanted. As businesses chase market trends, young workers are being asked to mentor corporate executives. | • Millennials wanted. As businesses chase market trends, young workers are being asked to mentor corporate executives. |
| • President Trump’s meeting with the Greek prime minister on Tuesday is one of the headlines to watch this week. | • President Trump’s meeting with the Greek prime minister on Tuesday is one of the headlines to watch this week. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up 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. |
| • Here are five tips to help you figure out what to do with your life. | • Here are five tips to help you figure out what to do with your life. |
| • Get moving. Your brain will thank you. | • Get moving. Your brain will thank you. |
| • Recipe of the day: Honor meatless Mondays with a spicy peanut stew. | • Recipe of the day: Honor meatless Mondays with a spicy peanut stew. |
| • More than 270 people were killed in a double truck bombing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Suspicion fell on the Shabab militant group. | • More than 270 people were killed in a double truck bombing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Suspicion fell on the Shabab militant group. |
| • Woody Allen warned against “a witch hunt” after the wave of allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein. Following criticism, Mr. Allen later called the Hollywood producer “a sad, sick man.” | • Woody Allen warned against “a witch hunt” after the wave of allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein. Following criticism, Mr. Allen later called the Hollywood producer “a sad, sick man.” |
| Women are posting messages on social media to show how commonplace sexual assault and harassment are, using the hashtag #MeToo. | Women are posting messages on social media to show how commonplace sexual assault and harassment are, using the hashtag #MeToo. |
| • Austria’s conservative People’s Party claimed an electoral victory after a campaign focused on limiting immigration and strengthening the social welfare system. | • Austria’s conservative People’s Party claimed an electoral victory after a campaign focused on limiting immigration and strengthening the social welfare system. |
| • The Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is likely to miss the rest of the season with a broken collar bone. Here’s what else happened in the N.F.L. | • The Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is likely to miss the rest of the season with a broken collar bone. Here’s what else happened in the N.F.L. |
| • “Happy Death Day” continued a horror boom at the box office, earning $26.5 million and the top spot in North America. | • “Happy Death Day” continued a horror boom at the box office, earning $26.5 million and the top spot in North America. |
| • The meaning of home. | • The meaning of home. |
| In today’s 360 video, visit an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that explores the concept of home through the works of Latino artists. | In today’s 360 video, visit an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that explores the concept of home through the works of Latino artists. |
| • Work freed her. Then it moved to Mexico. | • Work freed her. Then it moved to Mexico. |
| Shannon Mulcahy took pride in her job at a steel factory in Indianapolis, where the bearings she and her colleagues made were top-notch. | Shannon Mulcahy took pride in her job at a steel factory in Indianapolis, where the bearings she and her colleagues made were top-notch. |
| In the end, it didn’t matter. | In the end, it didn’t matter. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Richard Wilbur wrote meticulous, urbane poems that earned him two Pulitzer Prizes and the title of U.S. poet laureate. He was 96. | Richard Wilbur wrote meticulous, urbane poems that earned him two Pulitzer Prizes and the title of U.S. poet laureate. He was 96. |
| • Quotation of the day. | • Quotation of the day. |
| “I just smiled when I saw this because it was like the Mad Hatter’s tea party — it was my fantasy come to life.” | “I just smiled when I saw this because it was like the Mad Hatter’s tea party — it was my fantasy come to life.” |
| — Kelia Remsen, who attends a weekly pop-up tea party in New York City. | — Kelia Remsen, who attends a weekly pop-up tea party in New York City. |
| This month, the Trump administration expanded health insurance exemptions for employers, allowing them to deny women coverage for contraception. | This month, the Trump administration expanded health insurance exemptions for employers, allowing them to deny women coverage for contraception. |
| Margaret Sanger, who opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. on this day in 1916, might have had something to say about that. | Margaret Sanger, who opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. on this day in 1916, might have had something to say about that. |
| Sanger’s work was driven largely by her experience as a maternity nurse. Abortion was illegal at the time, and she frequently saw young women die after attempting abortions themselves. | Sanger’s work was driven largely by her experience as a maternity nurse. Abortion was illegal at the time, and she frequently saw young women die after attempting abortions themselves. |
| In 1914, Sanger fled to Europe to avoid a potential 45-year prison term for distributing information on birth control. The charges were later dropped. | In 1914, Sanger fled to Europe to avoid a potential 45-year prison term for distributing information on birth control. The charges were later dropped. |
| After her return to the U.S., she and a sister opened a birth control clinic in Brooklyn, for which she served a month in jail. | After her return to the U.S., she and a sister opened a birth control clinic in Brooklyn, for which she served a month in jail. |
| In the 1920s, she established the American Birth Control League, which later became the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Later, she was instrumental in the development of the birth control pill. | In the 1920s, she established the American Birth Control League, which later became the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Later, she was instrumental in the development of the birth control pill. |
| Sanger has been criticized for embracing some principles of eugenics. But she is also remembered as an advocate for low-income women, arguing that access to contraceptive services through federal programs was especially crucial for them to retain control over their reproductive lives. | Sanger has been criticized for embracing some principles of eugenics. But she is also remembered as an advocate for low-income women, arguing that access to contraceptive services through federal programs was especially crucial for them to retain control over their reproductive lives. |
| She died in 1966. | She died in 1966. |
| Jennifer Jett contributed reporting. | Jennifer Jett contributed reporting. |
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