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| Donald Trump, Theresa May, North Korea: Your Thursday Briefing | Donald Trump, Theresa May, North Korea: Your Thursday Briefing |
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| “Cabinet Files,” India’s budget, and fast skiers. Here’s your Morning Briefing: | “Cabinet Files,” India’s budget, and fast skiers. Here’s your Morning Briefing: |
| • Our national correspondents were in the field to gauge the reaction to President Trump’s first State of the Union address, called for unity at home and a more muscular America abroad. | • Our national correspondents were in the field to gauge the reaction to President Trump’s first State of the Union address, called for unity at home and a more muscular America abroad. |
| One viewer put it this way: “I’m happy with him and I’m embarrassed by him at the same time.” | One viewer put it this way: “I’m happy with him and I’m embarrassed by him at the same time.” |
| But Washington’s focus shifted when an Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress to a retreat crashed into a large truck, and the F.B.I. director publicly clashed with Mr. Trump over a Republican memo accusing the bureau and the Justice Department of surveillance abuses. | |
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| • One of the guests Mr. Trump invited to the address to hail as a hero was Ji Seong-ho, a defector from North Korea. | • One of the guests Mr. Trump invited to the address to hail as a hero was Ji Seong-ho, a defector from North Korea. |
| We have more of his story. | We have more of his story. |
| Speaking with our Seoul correspondent in 2014, Mr. Ji told of losing a leg and arm while stealing coal from a moving freight train during a 1996 famine. He traveled thousands of miles on crutches to freedom. | |
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| • Australia is making headlines around the world — for a major, and seriously quirky, security breach. | • Australia is making headlines around the world — for a major, and seriously quirky, security breach. |
| The national broadcaster, ABC, published parts of a trove of top-secret files that came from a locked filing cabinet the government had lost the keys to, and sold to an antique shop. Among other shockers, the files reveal a further breach: The Australian Federal Police lost hundreds of national-security documents. | The national broadcaster, ABC, published parts of a trove of top-secret files that came from a locked filing cabinet the government had lost the keys to, and sold to an antique shop. Among other shockers, the files reveal a further breach: The Australian Federal Police lost hundreds of national-security documents. |
| Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull — who was already pushing for stricter control of classified information — has opened an “urgent investigation” into the lapse. | Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull — who was already pushing for stricter control of classified information — has opened an “urgent investigation” into the lapse. |
| Here’s the ABC report on the “Cabinet Files” and a taste of the international attention from NPR and The Guardian. | Here’s the ABC report on the “Cabinet Files” and a taste of the international attention from NPR and The Guardian. |
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| • Olympic sports galore. | • Olympic sports galore. |
| In the latest issue of The New York Times Magazine, our writers explored how a top skier trains, how curling went subtropical, why women’s ski jumping is about to take off, and the Nigerian bobsled team, above. | In the latest issue of The New York Times Magazine, our writers explored how a top skier trains, how curling went subtropical, why women’s ski jumping is about to take off, and the Nigerian bobsled team, above. |
| They also explained what cross-country skiing illustrates about human nature. | They also explained what cross-country skiing illustrates about human nature. |
| Oh, and why do Koreans excel at speedskating? | Oh, and why do Koreans excel at speedskating? |
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| • Hey, big spender. | • Hey, big spender. |
| India’s government releases its annual budget today. Foreign investors are watching closely. | India’s government releases its annual budget today. Foreign investors are watching closely. |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a strong proponent of globalization, remains immensely popular with his political base. But his tantalizing promises to grow the $2 trillion economy have fallen short amid rising unemployment and falling consumer confidence. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a strong proponent of globalization, remains immensely popular with his political base. But his tantalizing promises to grow the $2 trillion economy have fallen short amid rising unemployment and falling consumer confidence. |
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| • Australian songlines. | • Australian songlines. |
| In this week’s “Australia Diary,” a young reader reflects on how she came to appreciate her father’s musical tastes — even if they once prompted eye-rolling. | In this week’s “Australia Diary,” a young reader reflects on how she came to appreciate her father’s musical tastes — even if they once prompted eye-rolling. |
| Jimmy Barnes. Paul Kelly. Cold Chisel. They all grew on her. | Jimmy Barnes. Paul Kelly. Cold Chisel. They all grew on her. |
| “Knowing the soundtrack of Australia is one of the best party tricks a millennial can have,” she writes. (We’d love to hear your stories. Email us here.) | “Knowing the soundtrack of Australia is one of the best party tricks a millennial can have,” she writes. (We’d love to hear your stories. Email us here.) |
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| • And did you get to see the super blue blood moon? Check out our photo roundup. | • And did you get to see the super blue blood moon? Check out our photo roundup. |
| • Why is Kodak, a company that mostly lives in the past tense, dabbling in cryptocurrency? Its new “KodakCoin” has excited and perplexed investors, and prompted questions about how the company vets business partners. | • Why is Kodak, a company that mostly lives in the past tense, dabbling in cryptocurrency? Its new “KodakCoin” has excited and perplexed investors, and prompted questions about how the company vets business partners. |
| • Mixing hemp with lime products to make a natural concrete is a centuries-old idea. It’s also a growing sector of the cannabis market for farmers in Australia, China, Nepal and more than two dozen other countries. | • Mixing hemp with lime products to make a natural concrete is a centuries-old idea. It’s also a growing sector of the cannabis market for farmers in Australia, China, Nepal and more than two dozen other countries. |
| • Fujifilm Holdings of Japan will take a majority stake in Xerox, the U.S. company that pioneered the computer mouse and whose name became a ubiquitous synonym for photocopying. | • Fujifilm Holdings of Japan will take a majority stake in Xerox, the U.S. company that pioneered the computer mouse and whose name became a ubiquitous synonym for photocopying. |
| • U.S. stocks were higher. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were higher. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Carrie Grace, the former China editor of the BBC who resigned over unequal pay, told a panel of the British Parliament that the news agency had offered her £100,000 in back pay instead of explaining why she was earning less than male colleagues. [Evening Standard] | • Carrie Grace, the former China editor of the BBC who resigned over unequal pay, told a panel of the British Parliament that the news agency had offered her £100,000 in back pay instead of explaining why she was earning less than male colleagues. [Evening Standard] |
| • The U.S. authorities fined Australia’s Labor Party more than $14,000 for allegedly financing flights and travel expenses for party delegates who volunteered on the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign — a breach of U.S. election rules. [The Guardian] | • The U.S. authorities fined Australia’s Labor Party more than $14,000 for allegedly financing flights and travel expenses for party delegates who volunteered on the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign — a breach of U.S. election rules. [The Guardian] |
| • Prime Minister Teresa May’s efforts to promote trade on her visit to China are shadowed by uncertainties about her hold on power and Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. [The New York Times] | • Prime Minister Teresa May’s efforts to promote trade on her visit to China are shadowed by uncertainties about her hold on power and Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. [The New York Times] |
| • French authorities were searching in the Atlantic Ocean for Pierre Agnes, the chief executive of the surf-wear company Quicksilver. His empty boat washed ashore on Tuesday. [Associated Press] | • French authorities were searching in the Atlantic Ocean for Pierre Agnes, the chief executive of the surf-wear company Quicksilver. His empty boat washed ashore on Tuesday. [Associated Press] |
| • “A great day for elephants.” A wildlife activist celebrated after Hong Kong’s lawmakers voted to ban all ivory sales by 2021, joining a ban in place in most of the world since 1990. [The New York Times] | • “A great day for elephants.” A wildlife activist celebrated after Hong Kong’s lawmakers voted to ban all ivory sales by 2021, joining a ban in place in most of the world since 1990. [The New York Times] |
| • Teenage Israeli fans of Lorde filed a lawsuit claiming “emotional injury” against two activists in New Zealand who purportedly persuaded the pop star to cancel a concert in Tel Aviv, in the first use of Israel’s anti-boycott law. [The New York Times] | |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • A reader asked what to do when her in-laws are suffocatingly nice. Setting boundaries is key. | • A reader asked what to do when her in-laws are suffocatingly nice. Setting boundaries is key. |
| • Bring positive energy into your home, no matter how tight the space. | • Bring positive energy into your home, no matter how tight the space. |
| • If you haven’t cooked with gochujang, the spicy Korean condiment, start with this braised chicken dinner. | • If you haven’t cooked with gochujang, the spicy Korean condiment, start with this braised chicken dinner. |
| • “House of Cards,” the Netflix drama, is back in production with a revamped cast. Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear, both Academy Award nominees, are joining for the sixth and final season, which will center on the character played by Robin Wright. Gone is Kevin Spacey, above, amid allegations of sexual misconduct. | • “House of Cards,” the Netflix drama, is back in production with a revamped cast. Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear, both Academy Award nominees, are joining for the sixth and final season, which will center on the character played by Robin Wright. Gone is Kevin Spacey, above, amid allegations of sexual misconduct. |
| • Love’s currency: In our “Modern Love” column, a writer sees Bitcoin investments as a metaphor for a relationship. | • Love’s currency: In our “Modern Love” column, a writer sees Bitcoin investments as a metaphor for a relationship. |
| • Mural painting in the U.S. used to be unfashionable. But today, thanks to Instagram and hipster culture, it’s a growing business with boldface sponsors. | • Mural painting in the U.S. used to be unfashionable. But today, thanks to Instagram and hipster culture, it’s a growing business with boldface sponsors. |
| On this day in 1887, Harvey Wilcox, a real-estate developer from Kansas, filed a plan with Los Angeles County for a small, gridded subdivision that he called Hollywood. (The origin of the name is disputed.) | On this day in 1887, Harvey Wilcox, a real-estate developer from Kansas, filed a plan with Los Angeles County for a small, gridded subdivision that he called Hollywood. (The origin of the name is disputed.) |
| Over the next decade, Mr. Wilcox and his wife, Daeida, conjured out of the desert a strict Christian utopia of orchards and Victorian cottages, connected to nearby Los Angeles by a lone streetcar line. | Over the next decade, Mr. Wilcox and his wife, Daeida, conjured out of the desert a strict Christian utopia of orchards and Victorian cottages, connected to nearby Los Angeles by a lone streetcar line. |
| There were just a few hundred residents, and the hamlet banned alcohol, bowling alleys and, even briefly in 1910, movie theaters. But the same year, Hollywood voted to merge into Los Angeles. | There were just a few hundred residents, and the hamlet banned alcohol, bowling alleys and, even briefly in 1910, movie theaters. But the same year, Hollywood voted to merge into Los Angeles. |
| Soon, movie studios fled the enforcement of Thomas Edison’s monopoly on film patents and started setting up shop in the ideal Southern California light. | Soon, movie studios fled the enforcement of Thomas Edison’s monopoly on film patents and started setting up shop in the ideal Southern California light. |
| In 1923, the Hollywoodland sign went up (it was truncated to Hollywood in 1949). Animated by the same frontier puritanism as early Hollywood, it was an illuminated billboard for a segregated housing development that called itself a fortress against “metropolitanism” — an ad urged, “Protect your family.” | In 1923, the Hollywoodland sign went up (it was truncated to Hollywood in 1949). Animated by the same frontier puritanism as early Hollywood, it was an illuminated billboard for a segregated housing development that called itself a fortress against “metropolitanism” — an ad urged, “Protect your family.” |
| The sign was left up as the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood arrived, a noirish era embodied by the starlet Peg Entwistle, who jumped to her death from the H in 1932. | The sign was left up as the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood arrived, a noirish era embodied by the starlet Peg Entwistle, who jumped to her death from the H in 1932. |
| Penn Bullock contributed reporting. | Penn Bullock 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. |