Your Presidential Daily Brief: Iran Adds to Missile Tension | Merkel Looks Right Before Vote

[The Presidential Daily Brief](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/bc9c779c/b536e538183c84bae12f36546fca8aaf//) [The Presidential Daily Brief](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/bc9c779c/b536e538183c84bae12f36546fca8aaf//) 59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7485f449/fb6499c41e16c101a8813909097943f4// 59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/89fc310f/beafc3a878b8744818468d2bd6b7ebb0// 59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/89fc310f/beafc3a878b8744818468d2bd6b7ebb0//  IMPORTANT September 23, 2017  59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/d3a5ebcd/a0ee4656d30e5ba283947c98e1fb7474// [Pedestrians pass missile launch posters at Pyongyang's central rail station Friday. Source: Getty](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/65e654ba/4b995f9b70990d371daf4a1883e2bcce//) [It's 'Rocket Man' vs. the 'Dotard,' With Humanity in the Middle](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/447adf43/006f5b337800b5dc32e915c5af4c3ab9//) Is this the way the [world](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/64010fb4/a2a8cfb3d2a5d357e3b0235cbb464235//) ends? With not-so-clever nicknames? President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have called each other “Rocket Man” and “Dotard” this week, while Kim’s foreign minister threatened a Pacific Ocean hydrogen bomb test. That’s something no nation has done above ground since 1980, and escalates a potentially catastrophic standoff. It prompted the U.S. president to tweet that his rival was “obviously a madman,” and moved China to ban North Korean textiles and curtail the rogue nation’s oil supply. Sources: [NYT](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/74a98d9d/c4e15fc62115bb55bfd7ae38e760e0a1//),[CBS](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/44b0d58a/018c9053e1f64cd4e9c53d11de05fd5a//),[BBC](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4ccd0815/22a5089e224d502665be34151d523e13//) Share: [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/386a7267/5d44848b0e85c4dcd4be5958526b06df//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/2aede67b/2849cf67ce189a30ebcc3aefca660874//) [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/58eba0f2/16a5d971b5f042848eea8b5f3c87eef5//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/df82b0cd/86e5b06582f25e7046e7185b264369c9//) [Amid Nationalist Renaissance, Germans to Vote Sunday](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/099b231d/50d199265a24b70581d27d7e9ffdaf38//) She’s a survivor. On Sunday, [German voters](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/25e1f6b7/92cadd1876a68fcd4e1e75c3431497e2//) are expected to enable conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel to tack four years onto her 12 years in power. But her decision to welcome more than a million refugees in 2015 has bolstered the anti-immigrant, anti-euro Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)— enough to elect what many are calling the first far-right parliamentary bloc since the Nazi party. American-inspired trolls using #AltRight have been projecting their support, but Russian interference, which experts expected might hand Merkel an election-eve embarrassment, hasn’t been detected. Sources: [USA Today](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/61ca9fe5/d98044dceb0729c0c1799be3e629a42a//),[NYT](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/d49162f5/8f3b391ae7d1bd2a2b06a16e7ffd41c4//),[LA Times](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/76bc5ffa/3ef8501f0ff98144c650d9210d7e6bf7//),[Foreign Policy](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/b484bebd/ff0985aadc0de6dde54289785682280b//) Share: [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/0244edf3/db49e323beea63fd9de5c80746c35e04//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5667e487/54e0fa072e51ba85f856a2338a6f9909//) [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/665242d5/2d48261ee397014fb1b3f57166b4197d//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/1efc6e55/350408a9af63c3a157e5d5656e919b0f//) [Nature Unleashes Fury From Puerto Rico to Mexico City](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/175b3f89/ff77e0b711b593083eec97c23dd82112//) North Americans are again facing dueling [disasters](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/41e0368c/45bb7eb1b6785e612813769a2d3bd9d2//). Among the 30 confirmed Hurricane Maria deaths across the Caribbean were at least six in Puerto Rico. Gov. Ricardo Rosselló begged 70,000 residents of low-lying coastal areas to evacuate before the collapse of the storm-damaged Guajataca Dam, which has already suffered a fissure. If they don’t, “thousands of people could die,” warns the U.S. territory’s top emergency official. Meanwhile, rescuers in Mexico City accounted for all students, 19 of whom died, in a school collapsed by Tuesday’s earthquake, which killed nearly 300 people nationwide. Sources: [Washington Post](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9d6dc736/f060ea37d714b296d560b7a953678982//),[Reuters](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/94afbbba/96a41adf8e7ae46613c872eddfdca8a2//),[CNN](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e2493630/7499222e078e625219bf438e9fb880c1//),[AP](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f3ad8d43/19e654296ecbbb51d7859de10abd7011//) Share: [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/32eb6345/f77ddee7dd89608f2cd8e2cea182dc1b//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/acba61a2/13b1002bab38af88948a5dfea370c9d6//) [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/bd524fc7/7f3e860590906dc2735362a60f20e36d//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/209b9bd0/ab568d9065c4474e11fa67994ef2606e//) [Iran Defiantly Tests Medium-Range Missile](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/64a26b36/597d48ca3e58637df13412b055489497//) They’ve joined the fray. The [Islamic Republic](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e577a38a/7147e1f138cc57407752d7105081d0a1//) says it’s successfully launched a medium-range missile, reportedly able to carry multiple warheads, in stark defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump has called the pact to halt Iran’s nuclear program an “embarrassment” that he might undo, while Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his nation would “not be the first” to violate the deal. The Khoramshahr missile, with a range of 1,250 miles, had been displayed during a Tehran military parade Friday, when Rouhani said Iranians “won’t ask anybody’s permission to defend our people.” Sources: [WSJ (sub)](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/78b07236/b5cfa4492a130433dc37b2a7a96226f3//),[CNN](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/350d0225/84aab121f99e93cf92b49624c4c9ee1d//) Share: [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/0815e270/d3681f97214fe1c192bbd317bce12847//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/dc8bc482/890c561d4f8e8856ceba166ba098bcf7//) [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/05df1d08/abc8a209cc037ccf03f46ee5361fc205//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/34beed5f/2ceb15d4a9e9137d05838cf516daea0f//) Briefly The Week Ahead: On Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars will play each other in London, where the NFL hopes to [start a team](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/559caef2/dac5c9f6a6b2cedd8204f08297ea413b//) someday. On Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis begins a two-day [trip to India](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/50f3c831/e2324e8e60e781335fbcaca2099812e0//), where he plans to improve military ties. And later that day, former congressman [Anthony Weiner](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f1b37bda/b4940ecbecccd1635725712bdbb28ded//) will be sentenced for sexting an underage girl, an act which triggered events that may have cost Hillary Clinton the presidency. Know This: Arizona Sen. John McCain has once again said he’ll [vote against](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/84b8e4cd/8a99fa7d6b500949a35d0401b65ebe0f//) his fellow GOP senators’ bill to replace Obamacare, likely killing the effort. London’s transportation authority has [revoked Uber’s operating license](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9ce29a41/46c3e74219956c45b643da977d3a88cd//), pending appeal. And President Trump is [campaigning](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e2dea6aa/4bbd4bfb4f9e2071f772fa5051637320//) for Alabama’s recently appointed U.S. senator against a firebrand hard-right fellow Republican who’s leading in the polls for Tuesday’s GOP special election runoff. Wanted: OZY is growing! We’re looking to hire a number of additional reporters, videographers, podcasters and editors including a top-tier technology reporter. Read more on our [jobs page](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a54fa8f0/0b7a73a81169c34c6ce95ff02b322397//). And please forward to an outstanding friend who you think may be a great fit. 59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/96d8cc6c/38afbac1ea750a49e917252009a99517// 59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ee02d49d/8d2078207dae8352dc56096ec0057b57//  INTRIGUING  [In Athens, a Gym Takes Its Political Battles to the Streets](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e7bfc0a8/07f8da58f7e5c7066339a1a1eeef8c25//) Their tolerance ends with [fascists](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/63daa0bc/35e29f6cb097512f103f1f1433732cb4//). As attacks on immigrants continue in Greece, one group in Athens is training to strike back. The White Tiger gym, founded by an anarchist Muay Thai fighter, trains its members to respect diversity and reject patriarchy while defending vulnerable populations. That’s pitted them against groups like the far-right Golden Dawn, blamed for recent years’ anti-immigrant violence. Although those actions had subsided, an influx of refugees has drawn new attacks, meaning White Tiger’s black-masked brawlers won’t be letting up anytime soon. Sources: [Al Jazeera](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ce504a4a/1e19628c9aaba04786a828d6c31b0020//) Share: [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/dbef48a7/801949db572f5f6ebbcd3505112cd330//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a0d4866e/b05e076490ce4a18f9a16fc237af162b//) [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/16191a29/26bc549fe280da1fba140105dd195781//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/62e0ebac/bb797ab8381f3475b1c267458826e089//) [Native Americans Considering Pot Industry's Potential](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/1cbf988e/51c81f97dd80a21abe0586bfe70e678e//) It’s high times for the cannabis business. That’s why Native Americans want in, leveraging their access to natural resources, a unique distribution network, and the ability to set their own taxes to gain a foothold in the lucrative industry. Tribes such as the Paiutes of Nevada are already giving it a go, launching a massive, 15,800-square-foot marketplace outside Las Vegas that could pull in an extra $100 million in yearly revenue. Still, making millions in the pot business is not a given, especially with unfriendly federal authorities looking to harsh the buzz. Sources: [OZY](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/43653e7b/e782efdcf57a36bbbd9f53fca5c0f77f//) Share: [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f0ad1d14/40a2c6e3b96971451abaf8a2e203f43a//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/b790d74a/fe404734a225afbb161ce798bd45727f//) [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ec2c3780/c949d7473c892f99f2da3f447e76de05//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/996fff7b/26cd8fe0d8514d84ed6f77eb571da3b5//) [Failing Charter Schools Don't Die - They Go Private](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/fc3d24b4/b9746156e299fd79496f307581914910//) They might not be learning the right lessons. An investigation of failing charter [schools](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/28b4aca5/f9a77a4192e270f78e48ed8116ecbe1d//) in the U.S. has found that 13 in five states have gone private since 2010, taking advantage of burgeoning voucher programs that pay students’ tuition. As the charter movement matures, it’s seen more oversight, and many — including those that specialize in the arts or in serving special needs kids — have been found lacking. By turning private, such schools can dodge that supervision, though with fewer performance reporting requirements, it’s not clear they’re serving students. Sources: [Slate](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/493ce0cb/cbfa03fcbc40929518caf52b3829a084//) Share: [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/0fdd7a17/fb71bad4362039c6f46bcf83623bdc2c//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f34fa7c8/0631895d629c294213820379aa68d20c//) [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/07cd04c3/fd806a5cad9fa7ccbe766ffed505753b//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e77df7e6/cbc21b7e320ebfe8c20ee0caf086b9a4//) [Are House-Flipping Shows Fueling Another Bubble?](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/400c969f/7f49909401572565ff748aeeaa0850f3//) Step away from the Shaker cabinets. HGTV has turned shows about [homebuying](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9c2ce6ae/a2b319d9cf0e376b5d45b41a035a5b7b//) and renovation into a multibillion-dollar phenomenon, led by shows like Flip or Flop and its spinoffs featuring photogenic couples obliterating walls, installing subway tiles and hanging barn doors. But the house-flipping shows’ addicted viewers may be lulled into thinking they can emulate TV flippers’ financial success, warns social critic Caitlin Flanagan. New data on the 2008 financial crisis indicates that such irrational exuberance helped volatilize home prices and foreclosures, suggesting that the next “flop” could be the U.S. economy. Sources: [Vulture](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/28a283d9/ac733f3ce3894a272ca85cc4e9604f7a//) Share: [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9dbd30e1/883fbfac22de139e7ee1cf12f564b964//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/953dad46/95d450ab57137d6dfac62876cee2b6dd//) [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/018f55be/3b9d6237c7ef727ede8bfe9a583a530b//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/2bae3e06/7db546dfc2eaf65cf83947f7b92bb931//) [Brain Scan Technique May Diagnose Football's Plague](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/be79fb8c/2c68a29a5a3a5e1573b2c136c739fd78//) They’re getting inside players’ heads. Since 2005, American football has been battered by discoveries of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which deprives sufferers of their composure and memory. So far, CTE’s only been detected after the death of concussion-jarred [players](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f97ab33c/cfbddf55fc2906b93372558335a46c40//) who’ve exhibited symptoms. But New York neurologist Sam Gandy has had promising results using brain scans and a new radioactive tracer that binds with a protein associated with CTE, showing where a living brain might be affected. Experts say that within five years, such diagnoses may become reliable enough to help in developing treatments. Sources: [The Atlantic](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/20181526/6d598c8e1c7ec43f3d756be735e5a650//) Share: [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/661608c5/f7de514cb7608c0189c83b42c2bcdb5f//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/77637e61/068b6d21d15cde4489d22efbf27be053//) [Facebook](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5ef3fa5c/511624e1184ff40a576c5a755d87d915//) [Twitter](59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/c15928d8/f2e6093a64ffe79797cb33ce3e132158//) 59c62cf973c46032410134f7:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5d4fd1da/2668126a68e8246655df61f63ab09ef9// 40M people love reading OZY every month. Be part of the revolution. 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