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| Greenland, Jay Inslee, Amazon: Your Thursday Briefing | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re covering the dispute between President Trump and Denmark, a spate of ransomware attacks across the U.S., and the threat of new hostilities between India and Pakistan. | We’re covering the dispute between President Trump and Denmark, a spate of ransomware attacks across the U.S., and the threat of new hostilities between India and Pakistan. |
| “It started as a headline seemingly straight out of The Onion. Then it unleashed a torrent of jokes on late-night television and social media. And finally it exploded into a serious diplomatic rupture between the United States and one of its longtime allies,” our White House correspondents write in a news analysis. | “It started as a headline seemingly straight out of The Onion. Then it unleashed a torrent of jokes on late-night television and social media. And finally it exploded into a serious diplomatic rupture between the United States and one of its longtime allies,” our White House correspondents write in a news analysis. |
| President Trump said that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark had been “nasty” to him by calling his interest in buying Greenland “absurd.” The president responded on Twitter, saying that Denmark, a NATO member, did not spend enough on its military. | President Trump said that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark had been “nasty” to him by calling his interest in buying Greenland “absurd.” The president responded on Twitter, saying that Denmark, a NATO member, did not spend enough on its military. |
| Background: Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. Mr. Trump is interested in its strategic location, as well as its natural resources. | Background: Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. Mr. Trump is interested in its strategic location, as well as its natural resources. |
| Quotable: “I’m not going to enter a war of words with anybody, nor with the American president,” Ms. Frederiksen told Denmark’s TV 2. The Danish response to the cancellation of Mr. Trump’s visit had been “good and wise,” she said. | Quotable: “I’m not going to enter a war of words with anybody, nor with the American president,” Ms. Frederiksen told Denmark’s TV 2. The Danish response to the cancellation of Mr. Trump’s visit had been “good and wise,” she said. |
| In an office outside Phoenix, a team of writers and editors curates reality. Their news and opinion website, WesternJournal.com, stokes outrage and creates a narrative in which conservatives and their values are under constant assault. | In an office outside Phoenix, a team of writers and editors curates reality. Their news and opinion website, WesternJournal.com, stokes outrage and creates a narrative in which conservatives and their values are under constant assault. |
| Driven by Facebook, The Western Journal has been among the most popular publications in the U.S., reaching 36 million readers and followers. But little has been known about it. | Driven by Facebook, The Western Journal has been among the most popular publications in the U.S., reaching 36 million readers and followers. But little has been known about it. |
| Context: The publishers are caught in a high-stakes clash between Silicon Valley and Washington. The site has struggled to maintain its audience as Facebook and Google have tweaked their algorithms to penalize disinformation — actions the site’s leaders see as evidence of political bias. | Context: The publishers are caught in a high-stakes clash between Silicon Valley and Washington. The site has struggled to maintain its audience as Facebook and Google have tweaked their algorithms to penalize disinformation — actions the site’s leaders see as evidence of political bias. |
| Closer look: For decades, enterprises belonging to the Brown family, which owns The Western Journal, have blended political campaigns and partisan journalism, helping reshape American politics and earning tens of millions of dollars along the way. | Closer look: For decades, enterprises belonging to the Brown family, which owns The Western Journal, have blended political campaigns and partisan journalism, helping reshape American politics and earning tens of millions of dollars along the way. |
| Go deeper: Here are more takeaways from our investigation. | Go deeper: Here are more takeaways from our investigation. |
| The gap between what the government takes in through taxes and other revenue sources and what it spends is growing faster than expected, as President Trump’s policies force the U.S. to borrow more money. | The gap between what the government takes in through taxes and other revenue sources and what it spends is growing faster than expected, as President Trump’s policies force the U.S. to borrow more money. |
| Tax revenues for 2018 and 2019 have fallen more than $430 billion short of what the Congressional Budget Office predicted they would be in June 2017, before Mr. Trump’s tax cuts were approved. | Tax revenues for 2018 and 2019 have fallen more than $430 billion short of what the Congressional Budget Office predicted they would be in June 2017, before Mr. Trump’s tax cuts were approved. |
| By 2029, the national debt will reach its highest level as a share of the economy since the immediate aftermath of World War II. | By 2029, the national debt will reach its highest level as a share of the economy since the immediate aftermath of World War II. |
| Details: The need to borrow has been aggravated by several budget agreements that raise domestic discretionary spending. It could increase further if the economy slows. | Details: The need to borrow has been aggravated by several budget agreements that raise domestic discretionary spending. It could increase further if the economy slows. |
| What’s next? The deficit will reach $960 billion for the 2019 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, and will widen to $1 trillion for the 2020 fiscal year, the budget office said in updated forecasts. | What’s next? The deficit will reach $960 billion for the 2019 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, and will widen to $1 trillion for the 2020 fiscal year, the budget office said in updated forecasts. |
| More than 40 municipalities have suffered cyberattacks so far this year, from major cities such as Baltimore, Albany and Laredo, Tex., to smaller towns including Lake City, Fla. The recovery is costing millions of dollars. | More than 40 municipalities have suffered cyberattacks so far this year, from major cities such as Baltimore, Albany and Laredo, Tex., to smaller towns including Lake City, Fla. The recovery is costing millions of dollars. |
| The hackers have often targeted small-town America, figuring that local governments are the least likely to have updated their cyberdefenses or backed up data. Lake City is one of the few cities to have paid a ransom demand, of about $460,000, because it thought reconstructing its systems would cost even more. | The hackers have often targeted small-town America, figuring that local governments are the least likely to have updated their cyberdefenses or backed up data. Lake City is one of the few cities to have paid a ransom demand, of about $460,000, because it thought reconstructing its systems would cost even more. |
| Background: Two years ago, ransomware attacks were relatively rare. But they’ve become increasingly frequent and sophisticated, with more ingenious ways of breaching victims’ systems and more powerful encryption of their data. | Background: Two years ago, ransomware attacks were relatively rare. But they’ve become increasingly frequent and sophisticated, with more ingenious ways of breaching victims’ systems and more powerful encryption of their data. |
| By taking on taboos, a hit show called “Mistress of a Married Man” has set off a debate about contemporary womanhood in Senegal, which is largely Muslim. The pilot alone has received more than three million views on YouTube. | By taking on taboos, a hit show called “Mistress of a Married Man” has set off a debate about contemporary womanhood in Senegal, which is largely Muslim. The pilot alone has received more than three million views on YouTube. |
| It is part of a burst of woman-driven television and film production across Africa in which writers, producers and actors are openly asserting female sexuality and challenging traditional gender roles. | It is part of a burst of woman-driven television and film production across Africa in which writers, producers and actors are openly asserting female sexuality and challenging traditional gender roles. |
| Regulation for migrants: A new rule would allow the U.S. to indefinitely detain families who illegally cross the border, abolishing a 20-day limit. | Regulation for migrants: A new rule would allow the U.S. to indefinitely detain families who illegally cross the border, abolishing a 20-day limit. |
| 2020 race: Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington, who ran on a message of fighting climate change, ended his presidential campaign. | 2020 race: Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington, who ran on a message of fighting climate change, ended his presidential campaign. |
| Fires in the Amazon: The rain forest is burning at one of the fastest paces in years. Farmers often start fires there to clear land. | Fires in the Amazon: The rain forest is burning at one of the fastest paces in years. Farmers often start fires there to clear land. |
| “No point in talking”: Pakistan’s prime minister complained about India’s crackdown in Kashmir, and spoke of the dangers of a military escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors. | “No point in talking”: Pakistan’s prime minister complained about India’s crackdown in Kashmir, and spoke of the dangers of a military escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors. |
| Executive action on student loans: President Trump ordered student loan forgiveness for disabled veterans. He estimated 25,000 people would save an average of $30,000 each. | Executive action on student loans: President Trump ordered student loan forgiveness for disabled veterans. He estimated 25,000 people would save an average of $30,000 each. |
| Surprises from DNA tests: Scores of people born through artificial insemination have learned that their biological fathers were the doctors who performed the procedure. | Surprises from DNA tests: Scores of people born through artificial insemination have learned that their biological fathers were the doctors who performed the procedure. |
| Snapshot: Above, the remains of the Titanic, which divers visited this week for the first time in 14 years. The once-grand ship, which sank in 1912, is rapidly falling apart. (Our hearts will go on.) | Snapshot: Above, the remains of the Titanic, which divers visited this week for the first time in 14 years. The once-grand ship, which sank in 1912, is rapidly falling apart. (Our hearts will go on.) |
| Late-night comedy: Most shows are in reruns, so our column is on hiatus. | Late-night comedy: Most shows are in reruns, so our column is on hiatus. |
| What we’re reading: This excerpt from Lyz Lenz’s new book “God Land,” in Pacific Standard, published shortly before the online magazine ceased publication. “It examines the definition of ‘rural’ and the intersection of religion, gun ownership and class,” writes Dan Saltzstein, our senior editor for special projects. | What we’re reading: This excerpt from Lyz Lenz’s new book “God Land,” in Pacific Standard, published shortly before the online magazine ceased publication. “It examines the definition of ‘rural’ and the intersection of religion, gun ownership and class,” writes Dan Saltzstein, our senior editor for special projects. |
| Cook: You can pull together everything in this shrimp and kimchi rice bowl while the rice cooks. | Cook: You can pull together everything in this shrimp and kimchi rice bowl while the rice cooks. |
| Watch: The documentary “American Factory” looks at what happened when a Chinese company took over a closed General Motors plant in Ohio. It’s a Critic’s Pick. | Watch: The documentary “American Factory” looks at what happened when a Chinese company took over a closed General Motors plant in Ohio. It’s a Critic’s Pick. |
| Visit: A writer went in search of the “big bang” of country music in Southern Appalachia. | Visit: A writer went in search of the “big bang” of country music in Southern Appalachia. |
| Read: “How to Be an Antiracist,” Ibram X. Kendi’s primer for creating a more just and equitable society, debuts this week on our hardcover nonfiction and combined print and e-book nonfiction best-seller lists. | Read: “How to Be an Antiracist,” Ibram X. Kendi’s primer for creating a more just and equitable society, debuts this week on our hardcover nonfiction and combined print and e-book nonfiction best-seller lists. |
| Smarter Living: Irritated by a younger colleague’s constant social media updates? Think of them as a survival strategy in a precarious job market, our Work Friend columnist advises. | Smarter Living: Irritated by a younger colleague’s constant social media updates? Think of them as a survival strategy in a precarious job market, our Work Friend columnist advises. |
| And if you’re shopping for a TV, a new feature, High Dynamic Range, or H.D.R., is worth considering. | And if you’re shopping for a TV, a new feature, High Dynamic Range, or H.D.R., is worth considering. |
| Two major fast-food chains, Chick-fil-A and Popeyes, are waging a Twitter war over fried chicken sandwiches. | Two major fast-food chains, Chick-fil-A and Popeyes, are waging a Twitter war over fried chicken sandwiches. |
| We went to the history books to see what everyone is all aflutter about. | We went to the history books to see what everyone is all aflutter about. |
| While many cultures fry chicken, the American version drew from the palm-oil frying traditions of West Africa carried across the Atlantic by enslaved women and from the fritters made by Scottish immigrants who staffed or owned plantations. | While many cultures fry chicken, the American version drew from the palm-oil frying traditions of West Africa carried across the Atlantic by enslaved women and from the fritters made by Scottish immigrants who staffed or owned plantations. |
| Cookbooks written by white Southerners circulated recipes, and after the Civil War, freed black entrepreneurs, especially women, carried baskets of fried chicken to train stations to sell to travelers. | Cookbooks written by white Southerners circulated recipes, and after the Civil War, freed black entrepreneurs, especially women, carried baskets of fried chicken to train stations to sell to travelers. |
| The dish spread nationally during the Great Migration of black Americans from the Jim Crow South, and the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain eventually took its version around the world. | The dish spread nationally during the Great Migration of black Americans from the Jim Crow South, and the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain eventually took its version around the world. |
| Who first sandwiched fried chicken in bread may never be known — one writer found an ad for a fried chicken sandwich in a Kansas newspaper from 1936. | Who first sandwiched fried chicken in bread may never be known — one writer found an ad for a fried chicken sandwich in a Kansas newspaper from 1936. |
| That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. | That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. |
| — Claire | — Claire |
| Thank youMelina Delkic helped compile today’s briefing. Mark Josephson, Eleanor Stanford and Chris Harcum provided the break from the news. Andrea Kannapell, the briefings editor, wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. | Thank youMelina Delkic helped compile today’s briefing. Mark Josephson, Eleanor Stanford and Chris Harcum provided the break from the news. Andrea Kannapell, the briefings editor, wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. |
| P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Today’s episode is about the 2020 campaign playlists.• Here’s today’s Mini Crossword, and a clue: New York Times podcast, with “The” (five letters). You can find all our puzzles here. • Gillian Wong, who manages much of The Times’s coverage of the protests in Hong Kong, discussed how we do it. (Breathing masks and goggles are involved.) | P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Today’s episode is about the 2020 campaign playlists.• Here’s today’s Mini Crossword, and a clue: New York Times podcast, with “The” (five letters). You can find all our puzzles here. • Gillian Wong, who manages much of The Times’s coverage of the protests in Hong Kong, discussed how we do it. (Breathing masks and goggles are involved.) |