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| Aretha Franklin, Genoa, Trump: Your Friday Briefing | Aretha Franklin, Genoa, Trump: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Good morning. Honoring a soul music legend, recovering from a bridge collapse, and protesting at Google. | Good morning. Honoring a soul music legend, recovering from a bridge collapse, and protesting at Google. |
| Here’s the latest: | Here’s the latest: |
| • One word: respect. | • One word: respect. |
| Tributes are pouring in for Aretha Franklin, the universally acclaimed “Queen of Soul” and one of the greatest vocalists ever, who died at her home in Detroit. She was 76. | Tributes are pouring in for Aretha Franklin, the universally acclaimed “Queen of Soul” and one of the greatest vocalists ever, who died at her home in Detroit. She was 76. |
| In her classic late-1960s hits, including “Respect,” “Think” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” Ms. Franklin defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ultimately indomitable. Read our full obituary, and our critic’s appraisal. | In her classic late-1960s hits, including “Respect,” “Think” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” Ms. Franklin defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ultimately indomitable. Read our full obituary, and our critic’s appraisal. |
| “Aretha is a gift from God,” the singer Mary J. Blige once said. “When it comes to expressing yourself through song, there is no one who can touch her. She is the reason why women want to sing.” | “Aretha is a gift from God,” the singer Mary J. Blige once said. “When it comes to expressing yourself through song, there is no one who can touch her. She is the reason why women want to sing.” |
| Here’s a playlist of 20 essential songs. | Here’s a playlist of 20 essential songs. |
| _____ | _____ |
| • “Infrastructure Emergency” | • “Infrastructure Emergency” |
| A banner headline in an Italian newspaper conveys the widespread alarm about aging infrastructure after the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, above, which killed at least 38 people. More could still be missing, and Genoa has found itself split in two. | A banner headline in an Italian newspaper conveys the widespread alarm about aging infrastructure after the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, above, which killed at least 38 people. More could still be missing, and Genoa has found itself split in two. |
| Experts say that both design and upkeep might have been culpable in the collapse, and some warned for years that the bridge was troubled. | Experts say that both design and upkeep might have been culpable in the collapse, and some warned for years that the bridge was troubled. |
| But Italy’s highways, bridges, viaducts and tunnels are looked after by a jumble of agencies with little central oversight. | But Italy’s highways, bridges, viaducts and tunnels are looked after by a jumble of agencies with little central oversight. |
| The country’s populist government is moving to punish the bridge’s operator, Autostrade per l’Italia, but the company says the government is making baseless accusations. | |
| _____ | _____ |
| • A raucous day in American politics. | • A raucous day in American politics. |
| President Trump lashed out after more than 200 newspapers, including The Times, published editorials about the dangers of his attacks on the news media. | President Trump lashed out after more than 200 newspapers, including The Times, published editorials about the dangers of his attacks on the news media. |
| John Brennan, the former C.I.A. director, struck back at Mr. Trump for revoking his security clearance, saying the president was trying to “scare into silence others who might dare to challenge him.” Many officials echo that view. | |
| Omarosa Manigault Newman, once a confidante to Mr. Trump, released a secret recording to support her claim that the president’s circle tried to buy her silence. | Omarosa Manigault Newman, once a confidante to Mr. Trump, released a secret recording to support her claim that the president’s circle tried to buy her silence. |
| And jurors deliberated in the fraud trial of Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. Here are some of the factors they’ll be weighing. | And jurors deliberated in the fraud trial of Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. Here are some of the factors they’ll be weighing. |
| The trial has provided the first extended glimpse of the lawyers led by the special counsel, Robert Mueller, who are famously discreet. | The trial has provided the first extended glimpse of the lawyers led by the special counsel, Robert Mueller, who are famously discreet. |
| _____ | _____ |
| • “Don’t homosexuals tend to be rather sociable?” | • “Don’t homosexuals tend to be rather sociable?” |
| An 18-year-old gay man from Afghanistan, where same-sex relations are banned, was denied an asylum request in Austria in early May because the authorities decided he wasn’t really gay. Their basis? Stereotyping observations like the one above. (He was said to have few friends.) | An 18-year-old gay man from Afghanistan, where same-sex relations are banned, was denied an asylum request in Austria in early May because the authorities decided he wasn’t really gay. Their basis? Stereotyping observations like the one above. (He was said to have few friends.) |
| “Neither your walk, nor your behavior nor your clothing give the slightest indication that you could be gay,” the decision says. “Scandalous misconduct” is how one expert described the ruling. | |
| Asylum seekers seldom lie about their sexuality to gain favor and sometimes, instead, conceal it out of shame, experts say. Above, migrants streaming into Austria from Hungary in 2015. | Asylum seekers seldom lie about their sexuality to gain favor and sometimes, instead, conceal it out of shame, experts say. Above, migrants streaming into Austria from Hungary in 2015. |
| Still in Austria, the teenager is appealing. | Still in Austria, the teenager is appealing. |
| _____ | _____ |
| • The past is present again on a Swiss glacier. | • The past is present again on a Swiss glacier. |
| Melting ice uncovered a large part of the wreckage of a U.S. Air Force transport plane — a wing, canned food, clothes hangers — that went down in death-defying fashion in 1946. | Melting ice uncovered a large part of the wreckage of a U.S. Air Force transport plane — a wing, canned food, clothes hangers — that went down in death-defying fashion in 1946. |
| The 12 Americans onboard all survived the crash. Marooned at 11,000 feet, they lived off chocolate bars and melted snow for five days before being rescued — by planes on skis. The Swiss government says it intends to retrieve fragments for display. | The 12 Americans onboard all survived the crash. Marooned at 11,000 feet, they lived off chocolate bars and melted snow for five days before being rescued — by planes on skis. The Swiss government says it intends to retrieve fragments for display. |
| Sweltering heat has also played archeologist in Ireland, with dry conditions recently revealing signs of an ancient henge. | Sweltering heat has also played archeologist in Ireland, with dry conditions recently revealing signs of an ancient henge. |
| • Revolt at Google: More than 1,000 employees signed a letter protesting the company’s secret work to build a censored version of its search engine for China. | • Revolt at Google: More than 1,000 employees signed a letter protesting the company’s secret work to build a censored version of its search engine for China. |
| • Elon Musk, chief of the electric-car maker Tesla, sat down with us for an emotional interview in the wake of the reaction to a tweet in which he announced the company would go private, and which the government is investigating. He told us work is taking a steep toll: “From a personal pain standpoint, the worst is yet to come.” | |
| • A flood of cash from the world’s central banks has fueled rapid growth in emerging markets. Now, that borrowing binge looks like a problem. | • A flood of cash from the world’s central banks has fueled rapid growth in emerging markets. Now, that borrowing binge looks like a problem. |
| • Europe was an early backer of solar power technology. But its panel manufacturing has fallen off, and China has emerged as the dominant force. | • Europe was an early backer of solar power technology. But its panel manufacturing has fallen off, and China has emerged as the dominant force. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • “There are no girls left”: Christian communities in Syria have been devastated by ISIS, which has left behind ghost towns and potentially permanent holes in the country’s social fabric. [The New York Times] | |
| • 32,714 percent: That’s the inflation rate in Venezuela, where the government is now taking five zeros off the currency in a desperate bid for control. [The New York Times] | • 32,714 percent: That’s the inflation rate in Venezuela, where the government is now taking five zeros off the currency in a desperate bid for control. [The New York Times] |
| • A Muslim woman in Sweden won compensation from a labor board after claiming discrimination: She had been rejected at a job interview for declining to shake hands with a man. The company argued that it was looking out for gender equality. [The New York Times] | • A Muslim woman in Sweden won compensation from a labor board after claiming discrimination: She had been rejected at a job interview for declining to shake hands with a man. The company argued that it was looking out for gender equality. [The New York Times] |
| • Chile is demanding the return of a 1,000-year-old stone statue taken from Easter Island that is one of the British Museum’s most popular exhibits. [The New York Times] | • Chile is demanding the return of a 1,000-year-old stone statue taken from Easter Island that is one of the British Museum’s most popular exhibits. [The New York Times] |
| • The number of Russian women reporting domestic violence has plunged by nearly half, and activists say women are staying silent because of a 2017 law that decriminalized certain forms of domestic violence. [The Guardian] | |
| • An 11-year-old bride to a Malaysian man 30 years her senior has returned to her native Thailand to be cared for by the government. The case highlighted the prevalence of child brides in Malaysia, which belies the country’s modern outlook. [The New York Times] | • An 11-year-old bride to a Malaysian man 30 years her senior has returned to her native Thailand to be cared for by the government. The case highlighted the prevalence of child brides in Malaysia, which belies the country’s modern outlook. [The New York Times] |
| Tips for a more fulfilling life. | Tips for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Block and report spam text messages and emails. | • Block and report spam text messages and emails. |
| • Experts say eating quality food beats going for variety. | • Experts say eating quality food beats going for variety. |
| • Recipe of the day: Make this the year you hit up the farmers’ market and make lots of summer fruit jam. | • Recipe of the day: Make this the year you hit up the farmers’ market and make lots of summer fruit jam. |
| • The Super Bowl of beekeeping: California’s $7.6 billion almond industry wouldn’t be possible without 30 billion bees (and hundreds of human beekeepers). But the bees’ existence is in peril. The Times Magazine explores their future. | • The Super Bowl of beekeeping: California’s $7.6 billion almond industry wouldn’t be possible without 30 billion bees (and hundreds of human beekeepers). But the bees’ existence is in peril. The Times Magazine explores their future. |
| • Far-flung Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, with a population of 16,000, has a walkable downtown and an arts, food and fashion scene. Here are five places to go in town. And was your last vacation full of stress and bickering? If so, you probably won’t remember it that way. | • Far-flung Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, with a population of 16,000, has a walkable downtown and an arts, food and fashion scene. Here are five places to go in town. And was your last vacation full of stress and bickering? If so, you probably won’t remember it that way. |
| • Let slip the wolves of war: The four-legged predators have proliferated in the war zone in eastern Ukraine because of a ban on hunting within 40 miles of the front, intended to prevent hunters from being mistaken for soldiers. | • Let slip the wolves of war: The four-legged predators have proliferated in the war zone in eastern Ukraine because of a ban on hunting within 40 miles of the front, intended to prevent hunters from being mistaken for soldiers. |
| On Aug. 18, 1872, Aaron Montgomery Ward, a Chicago businessman, set in motion an idea that seemed humble at the time but would go on to shape the entire retail industry. | On Aug. 18, 1872, Aaron Montgomery Ward, a Chicago businessman, set in motion an idea that seemed humble at the time but would go on to shape the entire retail industry. |
| On a sheet of paper, he listed about 150 items for sale. That one page turned into hundreds, and by 1888 annual sales from the catalog reached $1 million. | On a sheet of paper, he listed about 150 items for sale. That one page turned into hundreds, and by 1888 annual sales from the catalog reached $1 million. |
| The catalog was popular with the largely rural population of the U.S., which suddenly gained access to everything from fur coats to washing machines. The success of Ward’s creation was driven, in part, by a more efficient postal service that had started delivering packages door to door. | The catalog was popular with the largely rural population of the U.S., which suddenly gained access to everything from fur coats to washing machines. The success of Ward’s creation was driven, in part, by a more efficient postal service that had started delivering packages door to door. |
| The earliest reported catalogs appeared in Venice in the 1400s. In the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin used the mail order concept to sell books. | The earliest reported catalogs appeared in Venice in the 1400s. In the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin used the mail order concept to sell books. |
| Catalogs from Montgomery Ward and another mail order pioneer, Sears, Roebuck, started an industry that vied for a spot in mailboxes for decades to come. | Catalogs from Montgomery Ward and another mail order pioneer, Sears, Roebuck, started an industry that vied for a spot in mailboxes for decades to come. |
| The rise of shopping malls and the internet eventually spelled the demise of the mail order catalog. In 1985, Montgomery Ward discontinued its catalog because of persistent losses. | The rise of shopping malls and the internet eventually spelled the demise of the mail order catalog. In 1985, Montgomery Ward discontinued its catalog because of persistent losses. |
| But what’s old is new again: Amazon is reportedly working on its own holiday catalog this year. | But what’s old is new again: Amazon is reportedly working on its own holiday catalog this year. |
| Alisha Haridasani Gupta wrote today’s Back Story. | Alisha Haridasani Gupta wrote today’s Back Story. |
| _____ | _____ |
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