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Good morning. The U. S. Supreme Court upholds the travel ban, Rodrigo Duterte takes aim at the Catholic Church, and Peru knocks Australia out of the World Cup. Here\u2019s what you need to know:
\u2022 President Trump acted lawfully in imposing limits on travel from several predominantly Muslim nations, the Supreme Court ruled. The vote was 5 to 4, with the court\u2019s conservatives in the majority.
The decision, a major statement on presidential power, ends a long-running dispute over Mr. Trump\u2019s authority to make good on campaign promises regarding immigration.
With the travel ruling, the court also took the opportunity to overrule the 1944 Korematsu v. United States precedent, which upheld the government\u2019s forcible removal of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast during World War II.
Later today, important primaries and runoff elections are taking place in seven states, including Utah, where Mitt Romney is expected to win, and New York. Check our election calendar and results.
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\u2022 More trade disputes.
President Trump lashed out at Harley-Davidson, criticizing its plans to move some of its motorcycle production abroad and threatening steep punitive taxes. In a series of tweets, the president accused the company of surrendering in his trade war with Europe.
And in China, the looming trade fight with the U. S. has prompted Beijing to turn against an unlikely target: It is now prohibiting news outlets from mentioning \u201cMade in China 2025,\u201d its industrial master plan that aims to turn the country into a high-tech superpower.
Above, Chinese factory workers on a micromotor production line in Anhui Province.
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\u2022 Huawei was the biggest corporate sponsor of lavish overseas travel for Australian politicians, providing business-class flights to its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, and paying for lodging, meals and other expenses.
The details were mentioned in a new report, which has raised concerns about Chinese efforts to influence Australian politics. Huawei, a technology company, has essentially been shut out of doing business in the U. S. because of security and privacy questions.
The Australia report comes amid heightened worries over Chinese meddling and a government effort to pass a law to combat foreign interference.
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\u2022 The first visit by a Pentagon chief in four years.
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis landed in Beijing on Tuesday amid increasing tensions over trade and China\u2019s military buildup in the South China Sea.
\u201cI\u2019m going there to have a conversation,\u201d Mr. Mattis said before departing.
He offered few details about his planned discussions, but he is expected to meet with President Xi Jinping before traveling to South Korea and Japan later in the week.
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\u2022 Australia is out of the World Cup after a crushing 2-0 loss to Peru .
Although Peru was already eliminated, the match was its first win in the World Cup finals since 1978. That was hardly uplifting news to Australia: \u201cDisappointing is the word,\u201d the captain, Mile Jedinak, was quoted as saying. \u201cEmpty is another word.\u201d
And Argentina and Lionel Messi took a dramatic and unlikely path to advance from the group stage, surviving a 2-1 thriller against Nigeria .
Here\u2019s a look at where the teams stand. Today\u2019s games begin at 10 a.m. Eastern, and we\u2019ll have live scores and analysis.
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\u2022 More robots or more training? Facing a labor squeeze, factory owners are making choices today that could benefit companies and workers even if the economy cools. Above, a worker in Ohio programmed a robot.
\u2022 Uber won an appeal to regain its taxi license in London, a victory for Dara Khosrowshahi, the C. E. O., who has been working to reboot the company\u2019s corporate culture.
\u2022 Eight top tech companies, expecting a repeat of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign, met with U. S. intelligence officials last month to discuss preparations for this year\u2019s midterm elections.
\u2022 Japan unveiled a Hello Kitty-themed bullet train that\u2019s set to start service this week.
\u2022 U. S. stocks were up. Here\u2019s a snapshot of global markets.
\u2022 India is the most dangerous country in the world for women because of the risk of sexual violence and slave labor, a new report says. [ CNN]
\u2022 \u201cWho is this stupid God?\u201d President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has long been at odds with the politically powerful Roman Catholic Church, but his latest epithet has led to the sharpest clash yet. [ The New York Times]
\u2022 An owner of a notorious Korean revenge porn site has been arrested. The three other suspects in the case are believed to be Australian nationals or residents. [ The Korea Herald]
\u2022 A well-known Japanese blogger, Kenichiro Okamoto, who was an expert on the \u201cdark web,\u201d was stabbed to death after giving a talk about internet trolls. [ The New York Times]
\u2022 Myanmar has fired a top general who was involved in the crackdown on the Rohingya after he was named in new European Union sanctions against officials. [ Al Jazeera]
\u2022 All the children in detention in the Northern Territory are Aboriginal, prompting calls for reform of Australia\u2019s justice system. [ The Guardian]
\u2022 A 13th-century illustration of a cockatoo, discovered in a manuscript linked to Roman Emperor Frederick II, disproves the British view that Australia was \u201ca dark continent\u201d before colonization. [ ABC]
Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.
\u2022 Five tips to enjoying a tween- and teen-friendly vacation.
\u2022 Here\u2019s some L. G. B. T. Q travel advice.
\u2022 Recipe of the day: Beat the heat with cold rice noodles and spicy pork .
\u2022 A trail of immigration-themed graffiti and rumors is quietly spreading across Paris. Banksy\u2019s publicist confirmed that the works were his.
\u2022 There\u2019s a lot of trash in the ocean these days. What item do you think is the most frequently found? Take our quiz.
\u2022 A gibbon found in an ancient Chinese tomb was identified as a never-before-seen, now-extinct genus and species. It may have been kept as a pet, a practice that may explain its extinction.
The John Newbery Medal was awarded for the first time on this day in 1922.
Named after the 18th-century British publisher and \u201c father of children\u2019s literature,\u201d the award recognizes the most distinguished American children\u2019s book published the previous year.
Newbery demonstrated that children\u2019s literature could be profitable, but he also used his books to market other business ventures. In \u201c The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes,\u201d a character dies because \u201cDr. James\u2019s Powder was not to be had.\u201d Fortunately for the concerned reader, Dr. James\u2019s Fever Powder was widely available at the time; fortunately for Newbery, he inherited the patent.
Newbery believed that children learned best through play. Accordingly, his books were designed to instruct even as they amused. For an additional two pence, his first children\u2019s book, \u201c A Little Pretty Pocket-Book,\u201d above, was sold with a black-and-red ball or pincushion. Children could stick a pin into the red side to mark good behavior or the black side to mark when they were bad.
The first Newbery Medal was awarded to \u201cThe Story of Mankind,\u201d a history of the world for children by Hendrik Willem van Loon.
This year\u2019s winner was \u201cHello, Universe,\u201d a novel by Erin Entrada Kelly about diversity and friendship.
Emma McAleavy wrote today\u2019s Back Story.
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