Your Friday Evening Briefing

Tariffs, Michigan, Nor'easter | View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Friday, March 2, 2018 [NYTimes.com »]( [Your Friday Evening Briefing]( By KAREN ZRAICK AND SANDRA STEVENSON Good evening. Here’s the latest. Todd Spoth for The New York Times 1. “Trade wars are good.” That was [President Trump in an early-morning tweet]( a day after he stunned the markets, his fellow Republicans and even his own advisers by announcing stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. He added that such wars are “easy to win.” Our economics reporter [broke down the reasons]( — and risks — behind the move. And the European Union hit back. A top official with the bloc [vowed to slap tariffs]( on Harley-Davidsons, Kentucky bourbon and jeans if the White House goes through with the plan. Above, steel imports in Houston. ____ Rachel Woolf/Getty Images 2. A gunman fatally shot two people [at a Central Michigan University residence hall]( above, sending police officers swarming to the campus and setting off a search for the gunman. Many Americans can [buy a gun legally in less than an hour](. We compared the laws in 15 countries. In many places, it can take months for would-be gun owners, who must undergo training and extensive background checks. ____ Ryan Mcbride/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 3. A fierce nor’easter [punished much of the East Coast]( toppling power lines, stranding travelers and causing dangerous flooding from Georgia to Maine. Above, Scituate, Mass. Europe has also seen [intense winter weather]( this week, with heavy snow and freezing temperatures — while the Arctic saw comparatively balmy temperatures. Researchers say the extreme weather is most likely linked to climate change. A growing body of research suggests that the warming Arctic is weakening the polar vortex, allowing cold air to escape, [much like when you leave your refrigerator door open](. ____ Alex Flynn for The New York Times 4. A statewide teacher strike in West Virginia entered its seventh day, with [educators defying efforts by the governor and union leaders]( to end the walkout with a deal to raise pay. The walkout began after months of simmering tension over proposed changes to teachers’ health insurance plans, among other issues. Teachers rallied outside the State Capitol this week, above, chanting, “We’re not leaving.” ____ Francisco Kjolseth/Salt Lake Tribune, via Associated Press 5. The Trump administration’s decision [to shrink Bears Ears National Monument in Utah was guided]( by the prospect of drilling for oil and gas, internal documents show. We filed a lawsuit to get documents related to the decision, which was announced last spring. It reduced the site’s size by 85 percent. Oil and gas deposits within the boundaries of the monument could have been used to raise revenue for public schools had the land not been under federal protection. ____ Diana López for The New York Times 6. We spoke at length to [Leopoldo López, the most prominent leader of Venezuela’s opposition]( in a series of video chats while he was under house arrest. They were his first interviews since he was released from prison in July. He had served three years — including months in solitary confinement — for leading protests. Getting a photograph of Mr. López [was a challenge]( — because he was forbidden from speaking to the press, we couldn’t send a photographer. The image above was shot by his sister Diana López and is featured on the cover of this week’s Times Magazine. After the article was published, armed guards from the Venezuelan intelligence service raided and occupied his home. His supporters gathered there, too, to protest the invasion — and threats that he’ll be returned to prison. ____ Pool photo by Andrew Milligan 7. Prince Harry and his fiancée, Meghan Markle, will invite more than 1,000 members of the public [to celebrate their marriage in May](. The palace said it would select applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and ages, including young people who have shown strong leadership. The wedding will take place in Windsor Castle’s 15th-century chapel. A reception for friends and family hosted by Prince Charles will follow. ____ Gentl and Hyers for The New York Times 8. What should you cook this weekend? Our food editor, Sam Sifton, has many suggestions, including [a simple salad]( like the one served by “the pizza mystic” Mark Iacono at Lucali in Brooklyn. Mr. Sifton wrote about it for The Times this week, in a column with the headline “[Most House Salads Are Terrible. Make Yours Shockingly Superb]( ____ Icon Sportswire, via Associated Press 9. We talked with Rosie Perez — who was once called the “First Lady of Boxing” — about the sport’s big Saturday night. (Above, Ms. Perez with Dusty Hernandez-Harrison in 2015.) [Two major boxing events will occur simultaneously]( in New York: a heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and a light-heavyweight bout between Sergey Kovalev and Igor Mikhalkin at Madison Square Garden. (Ms. Perez will be in Brooklyn, and watch the other fight when she gets home.) “I grew up hard knocks,” she told us. “But I learned to fight my way through life. You get knocked down, you get back up again. I think that’s why boxing resonated with me so much even as a little girl.” ____ Mike Nelson/European Pressphoto Agency 10. Finally, Stephen Colbert mused that [White House tours must be really interesting]( these days. “O.K., now we’re passing the Lincoln Bedroom,” he joked. “On your right, you’ll see John Kelly suffocating Jared Kushner with a pillow, and on your left, you’ll see the claw marks on the wall left by Steve Bannon as they dragged him to the curb.” And Hollywood is getting ready for the first Oscars of the #MeToo era, which are Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern. Above, the preparations. Here are [our reporter’s predictions]( of the winners. [Cast your own vote here](. Have a great weekend. ____ Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing. [Sign up here]( to get it by email in the Australian, Asian, European or American morning. Want to catch up on past briefings? [You can browse them here](. What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing@nytimes.com?subject=Evening%20Briefing%20Feedback). 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