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| Kabul, Strava, North Korea: Your Tuesday Briefing | Kabul, Strava, North Korea: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Grammy winners, a fitness app’s unwitting sabotage and a class in happiness. It’s all in your Morning Briefing. | Grammy winners, a fitness app’s unwitting sabotage and a class in happiness. It’s all in your Morning Briefing. |
| • Olympic dreams deferred. | • Olympic dreams deferred. |
| North Korea called off a joint cultural performance, blaming “insulting” South Korean news media coverage of its participation in the Winter Olympics. Above, North Korean women’s ice hockey players arriving for practice with South Koreans. | North Korea called off a joint cultural performance, blaming “insulting” South Korean news media coverage of its participation in the Winter Olympics. Above, North Korean women’s ice hockey players arriving for practice with South Koreans. |
| As late as the 1980s, many South Koreans hoped that the two Koreas could once again become a single nation. Today? Not so much. | As late as the 1980s, many South Koreans hoped that the two Koreas could once again become a single nation. Today? Not so much. |
| (If you’re in South Korea, we’d love to know how you feel about the Olympics. Please get in touch here.) | (If you’re in South Korea, we’d love to know how you feel about the Olympics. Please get in touch here.) |
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| • Russia was banned (again) from the Paralympics. | • Russia was banned (again) from the Paralympics. |
| Paralympics officials refused to lift an earlier ban — in part, they said, because Russia had failed to acknowledge evidence of systematic cheating laid out nearly two years ago. Above, Russia’s 2014 team. | Paralympics officials refused to lift an earlier ban — in part, they said, because Russia had failed to acknowledge evidence of systematic cheating laid out nearly two years ago. Above, Russia’s 2014 team. |
| But up to 35 disabled Russian athletes who meet “strict conditions” will be allowed to compete when the Paralympics begin March 9. For the Olympic Games, which begin Feb. 9, officials have already given 169 Russian athletes special clearance. | But up to 35 disabled Russian athletes who meet “strict conditions” will be allowed to compete when the Paralympics begin March 9. For the Olympic Games, which begin Feb. 9, officials have already given 169 Russian athletes special clearance. |
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| • In China today, a committee of the National People’s Congress will end a two-day meeting to endorse potential changes to the constitution that are likely to become law in March. | • In China today, a committee of the National People’s Congress will end a two-day meeting to endorse potential changes to the constitution that are likely to become law in March. |
| Analysts expect President Xi Jinping’s name and ideas, which are already in the constitution, to be further enshrined in its preamble. Propaganda also protects his rule: Our Beijing correspondent counted more than 70 posters, billboards and other carriers of state messaging on his 30-minute commute. | |
| And Mr. Xi’s former anti-corruption chief, Wang Qishan, above, appears to be returning to government. | And Mr. Xi’s former anti-corruption chief, Wang Qishan, above, appears to be returning to government. |
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| • Military setbacks. | • Military setbacks. |
| Militants struck an army unit in Kabul, killing at least 11 Afghan soldiers. | Militants struck an army unit in Kabul, killing at least 11 Afghan soldiers. |
| And security analysts say that the Strava fitness app, which shares maps of users’ exercise activities, has unwittingly revealed the locations of U.S. military bases and the routes of personnel in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. | And security analysts say that the Strava fitness app, which shares maps of users’ exercise activities, has unwittingly revealed the locations of U.S. military bases and the routes of personnel in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. |
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| • Big moments at the Grammys. | • Big moments at the Grammys. |
| Here’s the full list of winners, topped by Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar. Mr. Lamar also beat two Australian acts, Gang of Youths and Angus and Julia Stone, to win this year’s “Hottest 100” contest. | Here’s the full list of winners, topped by Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar. Mr. Lamar also beat two Australian acts, Gang of Youths and Angus and Julia Stone, to win this year’s “Hottest 100” contest. |
| Hillary Clinton made a cameo, too. And the #MeToo solidarity of women all wearing different outfits in white — the color representing women’s fight to win the vote — set a new standard for fashion that puts the Oscars on notice. | Hillary Clinton made a cameo, too. And the #MeToo solidarity of women all wearing different outfits in white — the color representing women’s fight to win the vote — set a new standard for fashion that puts the Oscars on notice. |
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| • Can Woody Allen still work in Hollywood? With the reckoning over sexual misconduct reviving attention to his estranged stepdaughter’s accusations of abuse, stars are distancing themselves. | • Can Woody Allen still work in Hollywood? With the reckoning over sexual misconduct reviving attention to his estranged stepdaughter’s accusations of abuse, stars are distancing themselves. |
| And museums around the world are wrestling with the implications of a decision by a major Washington museum to indefinitely postpone a Chuck Close exhibition because of allegations of sexual harassment against him. (Some are asking if Picasso will be next.) | And museums around the world are wrestling with the implications of a decision by a major Washington museum to indefinitely postpone a Chuck Close exhibition because of allegations of sexual harassment against him. (Some are asking if Picasso will be next.) |
| • A substantial rise in oil prices in recent months has led to a resurgence in U.S. oil production, enabling the country to challenge the dominance of Saudi Arabia. | • A substantial rise in oil prices in recent months has led to a resurgence in U.S. oil production, enabling the country to challenge the dominance of Saudi Arabia. |
| • Australia’s biggest lender, Commonwealth Bank, named Matt Comyn as its new chief executive, starting in April. The bank faces accusations that criminals used its cash machines to launder tens of millions of dollars. [The Guardian] | • Australia’s biggest lender, Commonwealth Bank, named Matt Comyn as its new chief executive, starting in April. The bank faces accusations that criminals used its cash machines to launder tens of millions of dollars. [The Guardian] |
| • U.S. stocks were down. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were down. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The Vatican, seeking to end a schism with China, asked two “underground” bishops to surrender their positions to individuals approved by the country’s authoritarian government. Above, a sanctioned ceremony in Beijing. [The New York Times] | • The Vatican, seeking to end a schism with China, asked two “underground” bishops to surrender their positions to individuals approved by the country’s authoritarian government. Above, a sanctioned ceremony in Beijing. [The New York Times] |
| • Why do heart attacks and strokes hit people with no known risk factors? Scientists have identified a strange accumulation of mutated stem cells in bone marrow as a possible cause — and it grows more common with age. [The New York Times] | • Why do heart attacks and strokes hit people with no known risk factors? Scientists have identified a strange accumulation of mutated stem cells in bone marrow as a possible cause — and it grows more common with age. [The New York Times] |
| • The F.B.I.’s deputy director stepped down, under fire from Republicans in Congress and President Trump, and the deputy attorney general appears to be their new target. [The New York Times] | • The F.B.I.’s deputy director stepped down, under fire from Republicans in Congress and President Trump, and the deputy attorney general appears to be their new target. [The New York Times] |
| • Rescuers were searching for more survivors after seven people were found alive in a dinghy more than a week after their ferry sank near the Pacific island nation of Kiribati. [The New York Times] | • Rescuers were searching for more survivors after seven people were found alive in a dinghy more than a week after their ferry sank near the Pacific island nation of Kiribati. [The New York Times] |
| • Wayne Swan, a former treasurer of Australia’s Labor Party, warned the country not to follow the U.S. in embracing neoliberal economics that cause growing inequality, suppress living standards and destabilize democracy. [The Guardian] | • Wayne Swan, a former treasurer of Australia’s Labor Party, warned the country not to follow the U.S. in embracing neoliberal economics that cause growing inequality, suppress living standards and destabilize democracy. [The Guardian] |
| • In Cambodia, 10 foreigners are fighting charges of making pornographic images after images were posted to social media showing clothed couples acting out sexual positions at a party. [Associated Press] | • In Cambodia, 10 foreigners are fighting charges of making pornographic images after images were posted to social media showing clothed couples acting out sexual positions at a party. [Associated Press] |
| • In the U.S., the Cleveland Indians baseball team will stop using their Chief Wahoo logo — a cartoonish figure of a Native American — next year. [The New York Times] | • In the U.S., the Cleveland Indians baseball team will stop using their Chief Wahoo logo — a cartoonish figure of a Native American — next year. [The New York Times] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • For our older readers: Dermatologists have found a new way to get rid of age spots... | |
| • ... and retiring early could lengthen your life. | • ... and retiring early could lengthen your life. |
| • Since time is of the essence: Spicy beef stir-fry with basil can be on the table in just 15 minutes. | • Since time is of the essence: Spicy beef stir-fry with basil can be on the table in just 15 minutes. |
| • Rising seas are forcing low-lying Kiribati to make difficult choices about its future. A visual anthropologist explores the choices, and shows how Japanese engineers are getting involved in this short documentary for our opinion section. | • Rising seas are forcing low-lying Kiribati to make difficult choices about its future. A visual anthropologist explores the choices, and shows how Japanese engineers are getting involved in this short documentary for our opinion section. |
| • Happiness is the subject of Yale University’s most popular class. The interest “speaks to how tired students are of numbing their emotions,” one told our reporter. | • Happiness is the subject of Yale University’s most popular class. The interest “speaks to how tired students are of numbing their emotions,” one told our reporter. |
| • Is Novak Djokovic the right person to represent men and women in the fight to unionize tennis? Many are calling for a women’s tour player to step up as well. | • Is Novak Djokovic the right person to represent men and women in the fight to unionize tennis? Many are calling for a women’s tour player to step up as well. |
| • “The Mannequin Makers,” a debut novel by Craig Cliff, explores the distance that divides people in turn-of-the-last-century New Zealand. The characters and plot turns fall into “a gothic swoon,” our reviewer writes. | • “The Mannequin Makers,” a debut novel by Craig Cliff, explores the distance that divides people in turn-of-the-last-century New Zealand. The characters and plot turns fall into “a gothic swoon,” our reviewer writes. |
| • Does walking naked in your apartment break the law? Not in New York. (But consider curtains.) | • Does walking naked in your apartment break the law? Not in New York. (But consider curtains.) |
| The U.S. government had ordered that all people of Japanese ancestry be forcibly removed from their homes on the West Coast. Fred Korematsu, then 23, tried changing his name and even underwent plastic surgery in hopes of carrying on as a normal citizen. | |
| But he was arrested on a street corner in San Leandro, Calif., in May 1942. | But he was arrested on a street corner in San Leandro, Calif., in May 1942. |
| Today is the eighth annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. In 2010, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California established the first statewide day in U.S. history honoring an Asian-American, and several other states followed suit. New York City is making its inaugural celebration today. | Today is the eighth annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. In 2010, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California established the first statewide day in U.S. history honoring an Asian-American, and several other states followed suit. New York City is making its inaugural celebration today. |
| Mr. Korematsu fought the discriminatory federal order, bringing his case to the Supreme Court in 1944. The court sided with the government, ruling that national security outweighed civil liberties. | Mr. Korematsu fought the discriminatory federal order, bringing his case to the Supreme Court in 1944. The court sided with the government, ruling that national security outweighed civil liberties. |
| It would take nearly 40 years for Mr. Korematsu’s conviction to be overturned in Federal District Court in San Francisco, though the 1944 Supreme Court ruling still stands. | It would take nearly 40 years for Mr. Korematsu’s conviction to be overturned in Federal District Court in San Francisco, though the 1944 Supreme Court ruling still stands. |
| Mr. Korematsu, pictured above in 1996, remained a civil rights activist for the rest of his life. President Bill Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 1998. (Here's the video.) | Mr. Korematsu, pictured above in 1996, remained a civil rights activist for the rest of his life. President Bill Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 1998. (Here's the video.) |
| Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. | Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. |
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