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| Trump, Strava, Blood Moon: Your Wednesday Briefing | Trump, Strava, Blood Moon: Your Wednesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Ferry McFerryface, the State of the Union address in Washington and an epic lunar eclipse. Here’s your Morning Briefing: | Ferry McFerryface, the State of the Union address in Washington and an epic lunar eclipse. Here’s your Morning Briefing: |
| • “I would definitely not like to be a Manning, or a Snowden, or an Assange.” | • “I would definitely not like to be a Manning, or a Snowden, or an Assange.” |
| That was Nathan Ruser, the 20-year-old Australian National University student who shook security experts around the world with his revelation that the fitness app Strava exposes the locations of U.S. and other military bases in Afghanistan, Syria and beyond. (He spoke with our reporter from his summer break in Thailand.) | That was Nathan Ruser, the 20-year-old Australian National University student who shook security experts around the world with his revelation that the fitness app Strava exposes the locations of U.S. and other military bases in Afghanistan, Syria and beyond. (He spoke with our reporter from his summer break in Thailand.) |
| He credits part of his discovery with private group chats on Twitter, which experts say are increasingly important forums for cybersecurity discussions. | He credits part of his discovery with private group chats on Twitter, which experts say are increasingly important forums for cybersecurity discussions. |
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| • The fight against spying. | • The fight against spying. |
| Australia, like many other democracies, is trying to secure information and protect against meddling by China, Russia and other countries. | Australia, like many other democracies, is trying to secure information and protect against meddling by China, Russia and other countries. |
| But critics say the espionage laws presented by Parliament by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, above, threaten to make Australia more like an authoritarian regime. Journalists, whistle-blowers and human rights activists could all be prosecuted for handling information — even a lunch menu — that the government deems classified. | But critics say the espionage laws presented by Parliament by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, above, threaten to make Australia more like an authoritarian regime. Journalists, whistle-blowers and human rights activists could all be prosecuted for handling information — even a lunch menu — that the government deems classified. |
| Meanwhile, Cambodia’s Supreme Court rejected a bail request by James Ricketson, an Australian filmmaker who was convicted on espionage charges after he flew a drone above a political rally. | Meanwhile, Cambodia’s Supreme Court rejected a bail request by James Ricketson, an Australian filmmaker who was convicted on espionage charges after he flew a drone above a political rally. |
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| • President Trump makes his first State of the Union speech in a few hours (1 p.m. Sydney). Here’s our live briefing, where we’ll stream the address. | • President Trump makes his first State of the Union speech in a few hours (1 p.m. Sydney). Here’s our live briefing, where we’ll stream the address. |
| Melania Trump, who has kept a low profile since reports emerged of an affair between Mr. Trump and an adult film star, is expected to attend. Above, the Trumps with their son, Barron, on New Year’s Eve. | Melania Trump, who has kept a low profile since reports emerged of an affair between Mr. Trump and an adult film star, is expected to attend. Above, the Trumps with their son, Barron, on New Year’s Eve. |
| Ahead of the address, a U.S. business group warned that China would retaliate against U.S. industries if Mr. Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese exports, like solar panels. | Ahead of the address, a U.S. business group warned that China would retaliate against U.S. industries if Mr. Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese exports, like solar panels. |
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| • Attacks in Kabul have killed more than 130 people over the last 10 days. Distraught and angry Afghans are asking why the government cannot protect its own heavily militarized capital. | • Attacks in Kabul have killed more than 130 people over the last 10 days. Distraught and angry Afghans are asking why the government cannot protect its own heavily militarized capital. |
| On our podcast “The Daily,” our Kabul correspondent discusses the connection between the wave of violence and the U.S. government’s cutoff of security aid to Pakistan. | On our podcast “The Daily,” our Kabul correspondent discusses the connection between the wave of violence and the U.S. government’s cutoff of security aid to Pakistan. |
| And a veteran journalist argues in an Op-Ed that U.S. military aims in Afghanistan are riddled with contradictions (and illusions) that Pakistan’s spy agency exploits. | And a veteran journalist argues in an Op-Ed that U.S. military aims in Afghanistan are riddled with contradictions (and illusions) that Pakistan’s spy agency exploits. |
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| • Super blood blue moon rising. | • Super blood blue moon rising. |
| Earth will cast its shadow today over a full moon, turning it red “like a giant rose in the predawn sky,” our science correspondent writes. It’s going to be super cool. | Earth will cast its shadow today over a full moon, turning it red “like a giant rose in the predawn sky,” our science correspondent writes. It’s going to be super cool. |
| Viewers in Asia and Australia should (for the most part) have the best seats in the global house. | Viewers in Asia and Australia should (for the most part) have the best seats in the global house. |
| For further lunar background, see our handy moon guide. | For further lunar background, see our handy moon guide. |
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| • Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase shook the U.S. health insurance market, announcing a plan to form a tech-based, independent health care company to serve employees. | • Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase shook the U.S. health insurance market, announcing a plan to form a tech-based, independent health care company to serve employees. |
| • India’s leading ride-hailing service, Ola, said that it would launch in Australia this year. The company said recently that it had raised $1.1 billion for expansion. Its investors include Tencent Holdings and SoftBank. | • India’s leading ride-hailing service, Ola, said that it would launch in Australia this year. The company said recently that it had raised $1.1 billion for expansion. Its investors include Tencent Holdings and SoftBank. |
| • Uber for pooches? The SoftBank Vision Fund, a nearly $100 billion pot managed by the Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, is investing $300 million in Wag, a start-up based in Los Angeles whose app lets users summon dogwalkers. | • Uber for pooches? The SoftBank Vision Fund, a nearly $100 billion pot managed by the Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, is investing $300 million in Wag, a start-up based in Los Angeles whose app lets users summon dogwalkers. |
| • U.S. stocks fell. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks fell. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain is scheduled to arrive in China today, with trade high on her agenda for meetings in Wuhan, Beijing and Shanghai. [BBC] | |
| • In India, the rape of an 8-month-old girl has sickened and transfixed a country grown distressingly accustomed to horrifying sex abuse cases. [The New York Times] | • In India, the rape of an 8-month-old girl has sickened and transfixed a country grown distressingly accustomed to horrifying sex abuse cases. [The New York Times] |
| • A Russian fighter jet came within a scant five feet of a U.S. spy plane over the Black Sea, U.S. officials said. There were three similar encounters in 2016. [The New York Times] | • A Russian fighter jet came within a scant five feet of a U.S. spy plane over the Black Sea, U.S. officials said. There were three similar encounters in 2016. [The New York Times] |
| • Hawaii’s false alert of an inbound ballistic missile was issued intentionally, after a state worker missed the announcement of a drill. [The New York Times] | • Hawaii’s false alert of an inbound ballistic missile was issued intentionally, after a state worker missed the announcement of a drill. [The New York Times] |
| • An Op-Ed writer takes issue with what she saw as the Grammy awards program’s “slut-shaming” of Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. [The New York Times] | • An Op-Ed writer takes issue with what she saw as the Grammy awards program’s “slut-shaming” of Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. [The New York Times] |
| • Dozens of medical experts called on Facebook to kill its new messaging app that targets children as young as 6. [The New York Times] | • Dozens of medical experts called on Facebook to kill its new messaging app that targets children as young as 6. [The New York Times] |
| • Scott Morrison, Australia’s former immigration minister, supported an internal 2013 effort to prevent asylum seekers who arrived by boat from living permanently in the country. [ABC] | • Scott Morrison, Australia’s former immigration minister, supported an internal 2013 effort to prevent asylum seekers who arrived by boat from living permanently in the country. [ABC] |
| • Ferry McFerryface will be rechristened. Officials had initially said Sydney ferry’s name was the result of a public poll that cost taxpayers $100,000 Australian (about $81,000 U.S.). But a news report revealed that it was handpicked by a transport official. [9NEWS] | • Ferry McFerryface will be rechristened. Officials had initially said Sydney ferry’s name was the result of a public poll that cost taxpayers $100,000 Australian (about $81,000 U.S.). But a news report revealed that it was handpicked by a transport official. [9NEWS] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Yes, you can stream many of this year’s Oscar-nominated films, including “The Big Sick,” above. (And here’s what’s new on Netflix Australia for February.) | • Yes, you can stream many of this year’s Oscar-nominated films, including “The Big Sick,” above. (And here’s what’s new on Netflix Australia for February.) |
| • Figuring out how to rebuild after infidelity often results in a stronger relationship. | • Figuring out how to rebuild after infidelity often results in a stronger relationship. |
| • Order delivery and make an easy chocolate fudge for dessert. | • Order delivery and make an easy chocolate fudge for dessert. |
| • Our Frugal Traveler offers a guide to traveling in and around China: cheap phone service, useful apps and getting online. | • Our Frugal Traveler offers a guide to traveling in and around China: cheap phone service, useful apps and getting online. |
| • Serena Williams is returning to action as Roger Federer, the Australian Open champion, takes a break. Our sports columnist says that illustrates the symbiotic relationship between the men’s and women’s games — one of tennis’s core strengths. | • Serena Williams is returning to action as Roger Federer, the Australian Open champion, takes a break. Our sports columnist says that illustrates the symbiotic relationship between the men’s and women’s games — one of tennis’s core strengths. |
| • Andreas Gursky, a best-selling German photographer, captures scenes that never existed. We reviewed his new retrospective in London. | • Andreas Gursky, a best-selling German photographer, captures scenes that never existed. We reviewed his new retrospective in London. |
| • New York commuters once looked down upon other mass-transit systems. Our new documentary explains why the city’s oft-delayed trains are now a global laughingstock. | • New York commuters once looked down upon other mass-transit systems. Our new documentary explains why the city’s oft-delayed trains are now a global laughingstock. |
| “Milkshake duck” just missed a spot in the Oxford Dictionaries, but the phrase was honored this month by Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary, which declared it the word of the year for 2017. | “Milkshake duck” just missed a spot in the Oxford Dictionaries, but the phrase was honored this month by Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary, which declared it the word of the year for 2017. |
| Confused? “Even if you don’t know the word, you know the phenomenon,” the committee said in its announcement. | Confused? “Even if you don’t know the word, you know the phenomenon,” the committee said in its announcement. |
| The phrase describes when a person’s 15 minutes of fame is followed by an abrupt fall from grace when distasteful past misdeeds are unearthed. In many ways, the committee said, that term captured the events of the past year. | The phrase describes when a person’s 15 minutes of fame is followed by an abrupt fall from grace when distasteful past misdeeds are unearthed. In many ways, the committee said, that term captured the events of the past year. |
| The Australian cartoonist Ben Ward wrote an absurd tweet in 2016 about the phenomenon that raced across the internet last year. | The Australian cartoonist Ben Ward wrote an absurd tweet in 2016 about the phenomenon that raced across the internet last year. |
| “The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist” | “The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist” |
| The joke poked at the ridiculous ability of social media to accelerate the cycle of adulation and backlash, Mr. Ward told us last summer, when we analyzed the meme’s meteoric rise. “I didn’t mean it to mock anyone — I’m as susceptible to it as anyone else is,” Mr. Ward added. | The joke poked at the ridiculous ability of social media to accelerate the cycle of adulation and backlash, Mr. Ward told us last summer, when we analyzed the meme’s meteoric rise. “I didn’t mean it to mock anyone — I’m as susceptible to it as anyone else is,” Mr. Ward added. |
| Isabella Kwai contributed reporting. | Isabella Kwai contributed reporting. |
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| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. Browse past briefings here. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. Browse past briefings here. |
| We have briefings timed for the Australian, Asian, European and American mornings. And our Australia bureau chief offers a weekly letter adding analysis and conversations with readers. You can sign up for these and other Times newsletters here. | We have briefings timed for the Australian, Asian, European and American mornings. And our Australia bureau chief offers a weekly letter adding analysis and conversations with readers. You can sign up for these and other Times newsletters here. |
| What would you like to see here? Contact us at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. | What would you like to see here? Contact us at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. |