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| Donald Trump, N.S.A., Facebook: Your Friday Briefing | Donald Trump, N.S.A., Facebook: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • President Trump provoked outrage around the world on Thursday after complaining about Haitians and Africans and asking why the U.S. should accept immigrants from “shithole countries.” | • President Trump provoked outrage around the world on Thursday after complaining about Haitians and Africans and asking why the U.S. should accept immigrants from “shithole countries.” |
| It was the latest example of the president’s penchant for racially tinged remarks. The comments, which the White House did not deny, came during a meeting about giving legal status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. | It was the latest example of the president’s penchant for racially tinged remarks. The comments, which the White House did not deny, came during a meeting about giving legal status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. |
| Mr. Trump said more people should be admitted from places like Norway, where his profanity was denounced early today. | Mr. Trump said more people should be admitted from places like Norway, where his profanity was denounced early today. |
| • Many news outlets took the rare step of using the expletive. Phil Corbett, the standards editor at The Times, said: “It seemed pretty clear to all of us that we should quote the language directly, not paraphrase it.” | • Many news outlets took the rare step of using the expletive. Phil Corbett, the standards editor at The Times, said: “It seemed pretty clear to all of us that we should quote the language directly, not paraphrase it.” |
| • President Trump announced on Twitter late Thursday that he had canceled a trip to London because of the cost and “off location” of the new U.S. Embassy. He had been expected to face protests in the British capital. | • President Trump announced on Twitter late Thursday that he had canceled a trip to London because of the cost and “off location” of the new U.S. Embassy. He had been expected to face protests in the British capital. |
| The news came after a day in which the administration said it would let states require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work or participate in other “community engagement activities.” | The news came after a day in which the administration said it would let states require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work or participate in other “community engagement activities.” |
| A justification for the change to one of the nation’s largest social insurance programs for low-income people is that it would make them healthier. There is not strong evidence for that contention. | A justification for the change to one of the nation’s largest social insurance programs for low-income people is that it would make them healthier. There is not strong evidence for that contention. |
| • And Mr. Trump has again decided to stop short of reimposing strict sanctions on Iran. Two people briefed on his decision said he was expected to give Congress and European allies a deadline to improve the deal. | • And Mr. Trump has again decided to stop short of reimposing strict sanctions on Iran. Two people briefed on his decision said he was expected to give Congress and European allies a deadline to improve the deal. |
| • The House voted on Thursday to extend the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program for six years with minimal changes. | • The House voted on Thursday to extend the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program for six years with minimal changes. |
| The legislation must still go through the Senate, but passing the House was the major hurdle. | The legislation must still go through the Senate, but passing the House was the major hurdle. |
| • The law was enacted in 2008 to legalize a version of a once-secret warrantless surveillance program created after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. | • The law was enacted in 2008 to legalize a version of a once-secret warrantless surveillance program created after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. |
| • In an interview with The Times, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, discussed the sweeping changes the social media giant is making to prioritize content from people that its two billion users know. | • In an interview with The Times, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, discussed the sweeping changes the social media giant is making to prioritize content from people that its two billion users know. |
| The shift, which will de-emphasize content from publishers and brands, is the most significant overhaul to the News Feed in years. | The shift, which will de-emphasize content from publishers and brands, is the most significant overhaul to the News Feed in years. |
| • “We want to make sure that our products are not just fun, but are good for people,” Mr. Zuckerberg said. “We need to refocus the system.” | • “We want to make sure that our products are not just fun, but are good for people,” Mr. Zuckerberg said. “We need to refocus the system.” |
| • A 33-year-old woman from France has spent the last five years in Syria, where she eventually became a prominent propagandist and recruiter for the militant group. | • A 33-year-old woman from France has spent the last five years in Syria, where she eventually became a prominent propagandist and recruiter for the militant group. |
| Now, she wants to go home. | Now, she wants to go home. |
| • Our correspondent in Paris writes: “The quandary her case poses is an increasingly common one for France and other European countries: What should they do when citizens who are former Islamic State fighters or supporters want to return?” | • Our correspondent in Paris writes: “The quandary her case poses is an increasingly common one for France and other European countries: What should they do when citizens who are former Islamic State fighters or supporters want to return?” |
| • A bumpy day for Walmart: The largest private employer in the U.S. cited the new tax bill in announcing wage increases, bonuses and expanded benefits to its hourly workers. But it’s also closing 63 Sam’s Club stores. | • A bumpy day for Walmart: The largest private employer in the U.S. cited the new tax bill in announcing wage increases, bonuses and expanded benefits to its hourly workers. But it’s also closing 63 Sam’s Club stores. |
| • Morgan Stanley investigated accusations of harassment by one of its executives, the former congressman Harold Ford Jr., and found no proof. Then it fired him anyway. | • Morgan Stanley investigated accusations of harassment by one of its executives, the former congressman Harold Ford Jr., and found no proof. Then it fired him anyway. |
| • What’s $27 billion to Wall Street? Investment banks used to mint money by trading bonds, currencies and other complex securities. But that business is in decline, a trend that is reshaping the industry. | • What’s $27 billion to Wall Street? Investment banks used to mint money by trading bonds, currencies and other complex securities. But that business is in decline, a trend that is reshaping the industry. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. | • U.S. stocks were up on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Want to be happy? Think like an old person. | • Want to be happy? Think like an old person. |
| • Before booking with a charter airline, check its safety record. | • Before booking with a charter airline, check its safety record. |
| • Recipe of the day: Celebrate Friday with Sam Sifton’s oven-roasted chicken shawarma. | • Recipe of the day: Celebrate Friday with Sam Sifton’s oven-roasted chicken shawarma. |
| • Partisan writing you shouldn’t miss | • Partisan writing you shouldn’t miss |
| Writers from across the political spectrum discuss Congress’s vote to extend the N.S.A.’s spying program. | Writers from across the political spectrum discuss Congress’s vote to extend the N.S.A.’s spying program. |
| • The week in good news | • The week in good news |
| It isn’t all bad out there. | It isn’t all bad out there. |
| • Quiz time! | • Quiz time! |
| Did you keep up with this week’s news? Test yourself. | Did you keep up with this week’s news? Test yourself. |
| • Ready for the weekend | • Ready for the weekend |
| At the movies, our critics review “The Commuter,” starring Liam Neeson, and “Paddington 2,” starring the bear from deepest, darkest Peru. | At the movies, our critics review “The Commuter,” starring Liam Neeson, and “Paddington 2,” starring the bear from deepest, darkest Peru. |
| Our TV critic was unimpressed by “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,” Amazon’s sci-fi anthology, but we have some other streaming ideas. | Our TV critic was unimpressed by “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,” Amazon’s sci-fi anthology, but we have some other streaming ideas. |
| We recommend 11 new books, and round up the best theater, art and music offerings in the New York area. | We recommend 11 new books, and round up the best theater, art and music offerings in the New York area. |
| Finally, we visited “Murder Is Her Hobby,” an exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington of 19 miniature crime scenes created as training tools for police investigators. | Finally, we visited “Murder Is Her Hobby,” an exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington of 19 miniature crime scenes created as training tools for police investigators. |
| • Best of late-night TV | • Best of late-night TV |
| The comedy hosts had a hard time, for once, making light about one of President Trump’s comments. | The comedy hosts had a hard time, for once, making light about one of President Trump’s comments. |
| • Quotation of the day | • Quotation of the day |
| “Villagers will always say they had no intention of killing the elephants, the poison was intended for wild pigs.” | “Villagers will always say they had no intention of killing the elephants, the poison was intended for wild pigs.” |
| — Suwarno, director of Animals Indonesia, a conservation group, referring to cases involving farmers fed up with elephants that maraud their plantations. | — Suwarno, director of Animals Indonesia, a conservation group, referring to cases involving farmers fed up with elephants that maraud their plantations. |
| “Hello. I’m Johnny Cash.” | “Hello. I’m Johnny Cash.” |
| With those words, Mr. Cash kicked off a concert at a state prison in California that revitalized his music career and fortified his outlaw persona. Recorded 50 years ago on Saturday, “At Folsom Prison” remains a landmark in American music. | With those words, Mr. Cash kicked off a concert at a state prison in California that revitalized his music career and fortified his outlaw persona. Recorded 50 years ago on Saturday, “At Folsom Prison” remains a landmark in American music. |
| Entertaining inmates — while taunting their guards — was tame compared with the other exploits of the Man in Black. | Entertaining inmates — while taunting their guards — was tame compared with the other exploits of the Man in Black. |
| In 1965, Mr. Cash accidentally started a forest fire in Southern California that burned hundreds of acres and devastated a population of endangered condors. (Mr. Cash told a judge, “I don’t care about your damn yellow buzzards.”) Later in life, he was attacked by an ostrich and almost died. | In 1965, Mr. Cash accidentally started a forest fire in Southern California that burned hundreds of acres and devastated a population of endangered condors. (Mr. Cash told a judge, “I don’t care about your damn yellow buzzards.”) Later in life, he was attacked by an ostrich and almost died. |
| In a dispute with his label in the 1980s, Mr. Cash released a parody called “Chicken in Black.” He called the track “intentionally atrocious,” but it was the most successful thing he’d done in years. (There’s also a video.) | In a dispute with his label in the 1980s, Mr. Cash released a parody called “Chicken in Black.” He called the track “intentionally atrocious,” but it was the most successful thing he’d done in years. (There’s also a video.) |
| Mr. Cash, who died in 2003, was a Morse Code expert in the Air Force who eavesdropped on Soviet chatter. He was also an ordained minister and wrote a novel, “Man in White,” about the Apostle Paul. | Mr. Cash, who died in 2003, was a Morse Code expert in the Air Force who eavesdropped on Soviet chatter. He was also an ordained minister and wrote a novel, “Man in White,” about the Apostle Paul. |
| As Mr. Cash told The Times in a 1969 interview, “Ain’t nothin’ too weird for me.” | As Mr. Cash told The Times in a 1969 interview, “Ain’t nothin’ too weird for me.” |
| Charles McDermid contributed reporting. | Charles McDermid contributed reporting. |
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