Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
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Here’s what you need to know:
• President Trump said that he supported legislation that would protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, confirming an agreement first announced by Democratic leaders.
Condemnation erupted from members of his party in Congress, his most steadfast boosters on talk radio and the grass roots. “At this point, who doesn’ t want Trump impeached?” tweeted the conservative writer Ann Coulter.
And new details emerged about how Mr. Trump humiliated Attorney General Jeff Sessions in May, after learning that a special counsel would investigate links between his campaign and Russia.
Above, Mr. Trump visited hurricane-ravaged Florida. He is scheduled to speak to Jewish leaders today, ahead of the High Holy Days, despite frictions with many American Jews.
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• Since 2015, as many as 211 fires have been recorded in Malaysia at private Quran schools, which are not subject to routine government inspection.
The latest took a grievous toll. Investigators said barred windows may have prevented escape as flames tore through one such school in Kuala Lumpur, killing 22 teenage boys and two teachers.
“I heard their screams and cries but I could not do anything, ” a neighbor said. “The fire was too strong.” Above, the parents of a victim.
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• In a far-reaching crackdown, Saudi Arabia detained at least 16 people over the past week, including clerics, a poet, a journalist and even a prince.
The kingdom is centralizing power under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 32, above, who pushed his way to the top of the line of succession this year and has urged sweeping changes to reduce dependence on oil.
Some see the possibility that the arrests are meant to smooth a transition should King Salman abdicate.
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• Amid drought and a “very bad harvest, ” the U. N. warned of food shortages in North Korea. And South Korea tested a stealth missile.
But the growing fears of nuclear war have not stopped Antonio Inoki, above, a Japanese wrestler turned lawmaker who just visited the North, as he does every year.
His stated aim is “peace through sports diplomacy, ” but critics see mere self-promotion.
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• Ai Miyazato, the former No. 1 women’s golfer, is teeing up in France for a foreshortened final tournament. The Evian Championship lost a day to bad weather.
The widely beloved Miyazato, 32, has been called “the most likable person out here.”
The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko paid tribute to her powerful impact on golf, “not only in Japan, but in the women’s game, too.”
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• A major Bitcoin exchange in China will shut down at the end of the month as the government moves to curb digital currencies.
