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| Government Shutdown, California, Dolores O’Riordan: Your Tuesday Briefing | Government Shutdown, California, Dolores O’Riordan: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • A government shutdown, which could come at the end of this week, would bring unknown consequences for lawmakers in both parties. We clarify what’s at stake. | • A government shutdown, which could come at the end of this week, would bring unknown consequences for lawmakers in both parties. We clarify what’s at stake. |
| Some Democrats insist that any bill to fund the government must also protect the 800,000 young immigrants known as Dreamers. But 10 Democratic senators are up for re-election this fall in states with little sympathy for undocumented immigrants. | Some Democrats insist that any bill to fund the government must also protect the 800,000 young immigrants known as Dreamers. But 10 Democratic senators are up for re-election this fall in states with little sympathy for undocumented immigrants. |
| Republicans face their own uncertainties: “To believe that you can successfully blame Democrats for a shutdown over the DACA debate is naïve,” said Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects Dreamers. | Republicans face their own uncertainties: “To believe that you can successfully blame Democrats for a shutdown over the DACA debate is naïve,” said Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects Dreamers. |
| • The debate has been complicated by President Trump’s inflammatory remarks last week about immigrants from Haiti and Africa. Describing talks with African officials, a former U.S. ambassador said, “The appropriate word to describe their reactions to the president’s comments is fury.” | • The debate has been complicated by President Trump’s inflammatory remarks last week about immigrants from Haiti and Africa. Describing talks with African officials, a former U.S. ambassador said, “The appropriate word to describe their reactions to the president’s comments is fury.” |
| • The most significant attempt yet to loosen regulations imposed after the 2008 financial crisis is being led by the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers — with the help of some Senate Democrats. | • The most significant attempt yet to loosen regulations imposed after the 2008 financial crisis is being led by the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers — with the help of some Senate Democrats. |
| Allowing hundreds of smaller banks to avoid certain federal oversight, the bill would revise the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which President Trump has called “a disaster.” | Allowing hundreds of smaller banks to avoid certain federal oversight, the bill would revise the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which President Trump has called “a disaster.” |
| • The legislation — which critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, say goes too far — is expected to go to the Senate floor in the coming month. | • The legislation — which critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, say goes too far — is expected to go to the Senate floor in the coming month. |
| • As the anniversary of the demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands approaches, a rift has developed between two groups trying to continue the activism the movement inspired. | • As the anniversary of the demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands approaches, a rift has developed between two groups trying to continue the activism the movement inspired. |
| On one side, Women’s March Inc., which organized the event in Washington and spent much of the past year coordinating protests. | On one side, Women’s March Inc., which organized the event in Washington and spent much of the past year coordinating protests. |
| On the other, the organization March On, which says that winning elections should be the primary goal. | On the other, the organization March On, which says that winning elections should be the primary goal. |
| • “We can march and take to the streets and yell about all the stuff we want to change, but unless we’re getting people elected to office who are going to make those changes, we’re not really doing anything,” a March On board member said. | • “We can march and take to the streets and yell about all the stuff we want to change, but unless we’re getting people elected to office who are going to make those changes, we’re not really doing anything,” a March On board member said. |
| • A 17-year-old girl held captive by her parents escaped from her home near Los Angeles on Sunday and called the police, who rescued 12 of her brothers and sisters, some shackled to their beds. | • A 17-year-old girl held captive by her parents escaped from her home near Los Angeles on Sunday and called the police, who rescued 12 of her brothers and sisters, some shackled to their beds. |
| The officers did not immediately realize that seven of the 13 siblings were adults because they were emaciated. They range in age from 2 to 29. | The officers did not immediately realize that seven of the 13 siblings were adults because they were emaciated. They range in age from 2 to 29. |
| • The parents were arrested on nine counts each of torture and child endangerment. | • The parents were arrested on nine counts each of torture and child endangerment. |
| • The language of Kazakhstan is written in a version of Cyrillic, a legacy of Soviet rule. But the country is moving to a script based on the Latin alphabet. | • The language of Kazakhstan is written in a version of Cyrillic, a legacy of Soviet rule. But the country is moving to a script based on the Latin alphabet. |
| The challenge: writing down a tongue that has no alphabet of its own. The solution, according to the country’s first and only president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is lots and lots of apostrophes. | The challenge: writing down a tongue that has no alphabet of its own. The solution, according to the country’s first and only president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is lots and lots of apostrophes. |
| (The Republic of Kazakhstan, for example, will be written Qazaqstan Respy’bli’kasy.) | (The Republic of Kazakhstan, for example, will be written Qazaqstan Respy’bli’kasy.) |
| • In a country where almost nobody challenges the president publicly, the apostrophe plan has been criticized from all sides. The script “makes your eyes hurt,” one professor said. | • In a country where almost nobody challenges the president publicly, the apostrophe plan has been criticized from all sides. The script “makes your eyes hurt,” one professor said. |
| • The recent raids on 7-Eleven stores show the price of employing workers illegally, the Trump administration says. | • The recent raids on 7-Eleven stores show the price of employing workers illegally, the Trump administration says. |
| But the message is felt more by workers than by their employers. | But the message is felt more by workers than by their employers. |
| • Alexa, earn your keep. Many people use digital assistants to get the weather forecast or listen to music. That’s a long way from the digital home that tech giants envisioned. | • Alexa, earn your keep. Many people use digital assistants to get the weather forecast or listen to music. That’s a long way from the digital home that tech giants envisioned. |
| • U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. | • U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King’s Birthday. 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. |
| • Magnesium, found in leafy green vegetables, might help you sleep. | • Magnesium, found in leafy green vegetables, might help you sleep. |
| • Here are four tips for working from home. | • Here are four tips for working from home. |
| • Recipe of the day: If you’re a fan of French cooking, try Mark Bittman’s chicken with vinegar. | • Recipe of the day: If you’re a fan of French cooking, try Mark Bittman’s chicken with vinegar. |
| • And you thought today’s news was busy | • And you thought today’s news was busy |
| Fifty years ago, the world was in a tumult and seemed to be at a crossroads. | Fifty years ago, the world was in a tumult and seemed to be at a crossroads. |
| We looked back at 1968 and imagined the flurry of news alerts that would have sent smartphones vibrating (had they existed). | We looked back at 1968 and imagined the flurry of news alerts that would have sent smartphones vibrating (had they existed). |
| • In defense of Aziz Ansari | • In defense of Aziz Ansari |
| A Times Op-Ed says that an essay accusing the actor and comedian of sexually inappropriate conduct is “arguably the worst thing that has happened to the #MeToo movement.” | A Times Op-Ed says that an essay accusing the actor and comedian of sexually inappropriate conduct is “arguably the worst thing that has happened to the #MeToo movement.” |
| • In memoriam | • In memoriam |
| Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of the Irish band the Cranberries, lent an unmistakable sound to their alternative rock hits in the 1990s, including “Linger” and “Zombie.” She was 46. | Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of the Irish band the Cranberries, lent an unmistakable sound to their alternative rock hits in the 1990s, including “Linger” and “Zombie.” She was 46. |
| • Best of late-night TV | • Best of late-night TV |
| “[Expletive]-hole”? “[Expletive]-house”? Who cares? | “[Expletive]-hole”? “[Expletive]-house”? Who cares? |
| • Quotation of the day | • Quotation of the day |
| “The reality is, he made a fairly simple mistake, and no one wants to ruin someone’s life because he made a simple mistake. If his identity was out there, he’d be a pariah.” | “The reality is, he made a fairly simple mistake, and no one wants to ruin someone’s life because he made a simple mistake. If his identity was out there, he’d be a pariah.” |
| — Richard Rapoza, of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, on an employee who set off a false alarm about an incoming missile. | — Richard Rapoza, of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, on an employee who set off a false alarm about an incoming missile. |
| • The Times, in other words | • The Times, in other words |
| Here’s an image of today’s front page, and a link to the crossword puzzles. | Here’s an image of today’s front page, and a link to the crossword puzzles. |
| The event 80 years ago today would be, The Times announced at the time, the first swing concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Benny Goodman, the jazz clarinetist, would perform. | The event 80 years ago today would be, The Times announced at the time, the first swing concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Benny Goodman, the jazz clarinetist, would perform. |
| “The event will be decisive in the history of swing,” a Times writer declared. “What will it sound like in this strange milieu of righteousness and uplift, and what will be its effect on swing?” | “The event will be decisive in the history of swing,” a Times writer declared. “What will it sound like in this strange milieu of righteousness and uplift, and what will be its effect on swing?” |
| Fans of swing expressed concern that exposure to New York’s elite would eventually rob the grass-roots genre of its “elusiveness, its absolute freedom from technique or rules.” | |
| Those fears were dispelled by Mr. Goodman’s success in captivating the crowd. | Those fears were dispelled by Mr. Goodman’s success in captivating the crowd. |
| Carnegie Hall “had never seen an audience that behaved this way: listeners who not only listened but swayed to the music, made sounds and seemed ready to break into some kind of hysterical dance,” The Times reported. | Carnegie Hall “had never seen an audience that behaved this way: listeners who not only listened but swayed to the music, made sounds and seemed ready to break into some kind of hysterical dance,” The Times reported. |
| Our critic found the music liberating in a dark era of totalitarian ideologies. “It is not so much a doctrine set to music as it is a revolt against doctrine.” | Our critic found the music liberating in a dark era of totalitarian ideologies. “It is not so much a doctrine set to music as it is a revolt against doctrine.” |
| “If the individual has his unhampered say in music, he may manage to have it in other fields,” he wrote. “Dictators should be suspicious of swing.” | “If the individual has his unhampered say in music, he may manage to have it in other fields,” he wrote. “Dictators should be suspicious of swing.” |
| Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. | Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. |
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