Pyongyang, Seoul Agree to Summit | Trump Ties Tariffs to NAFTA

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Source: Getty](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/bda7a65f/407af4749cf909f78f8dd7821b5270e3/-8/) [North, South Korea Agree to Hold Direct Talks](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f91ae34a/c663003d64f6d5c5e2f0bba6c520d948/-8/) Though their two countries have technically been at war since the 1950s, [North Korean](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/73882a84/c72ee087e0019c95e62b25678bcb819d/-8/) leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have agreed to meet at a summit next month in the demilitarized zone between their nations. As officials from Seoul visited this week, Kim spoke of the potential to “write a new history of national reunification.” The South Korean delegation says Pyongyang’s promised to stop missile tests and other provocation during the talks, and that Kim is open to denuclearization if his regime’s security can be guaranteed. Sources: [The Guardian](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4563178e/70f4b1b7c3260c67f9dac7ea5934b51a/-8/), [Reuters](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9e6a4beb/7a06bfbcf17e5d3a0c015e5c146d97ba/-8/), [FT (sub)](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/fecb43a2/2c818355c1f57570aec434959f6c48da/-8/), [Bloomberg](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e762c52b/c0962be3c1cfd501275004afd77ef5c9/-8/) [Facebook](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7e5885fd/4dbd45dedddec4af2946706c7fa01578/-8/) [Twitter](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/269f830f/029a8bc8a8ff996fe51efdffe4cbafde/-8/) [Trump Links Tariffs to NAFTA as GOP Revolts](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ecc10eda/b270d1e86e68dab413e52c6c5bfbed08/-8/) Hoping to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump said that Canada and Mexico wouldn’t be able to win exemptions from high tariffs on imported steel and aluminum unless they agreed to sign a new treaty. Mexico said the tariffs, which Trump announced last week, could violate existing NAFTA rules and delay ongoing negotiations. Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other prominent Republicans refused to back the tariffs, saying they could backfire and cause a [trade war](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/67f197b2/cc0b60d30e4a2717463e9d6be951f15c/-8/) that would damage the U.S. economy. Sources: [WSJ (sub)](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/84ad8339/5cdc2d18d8da449a73b3bc7c5b138c1f/-8/), [FT (sub)](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/72c05609/df264ac3910efce6ad9f98c71bea3c94/-8/) [Facebook](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/98abd3a9/412132e94edf601f5bf82fd55f3f3822/-8/) [Twitter](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/96c0d0c8/89685b856312fd7c848834516b4d87a7/-8/) [Russian Spy's Mysterious Illness Under Investigation](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a9866b94/c0fc127916b89984b5c539961b4eb349/-8/) Sergei Skripal, 66, spent 13 years in a [Russian](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/c0795c63/5e23cb81ca84b499c7750dbe2c175fab/-8/) prison after being convicted of passing state secrets to MI6, but took refuge in Britain after a U.S.-Russian spy swap in 2010. On Sunday, he and his adult daughter Yulia were found unconscious, and police say they were exposed to an “unknown substance.” Both are in critical condition. U.K. authorities say they’re not ruling out “state threats” after the 2006 London poisoning of Putin critic Alexander Litvinenko, while the Kremlin says it’s willing to cooperate should Britain ask for help. Sources: [Reuters](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f0a5d8b7/f75e001315da127ef14b2810b947d10e/-8/), [BBC](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/c9d25cbd/7e6d87257f53f3a5dba648594e2e9c91/-8/) [Facebook](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/03f32f23/92f2ebb1343e9e9f988cd5dd988121c0/-8/) [Twitter](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/92c9627a/d0070c02f62642e470203c95b77a7b02/-8/) [Former Trump Aide Burns Administration After Subpoena](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4a6cbcd5/2cfc76c761711f783392b1822c8818da/-8/) Sam Nunberg, who was fired from President Trump’s campaign in 2015, yesterday publicly defied special counsel Robert Mueller’s summons to appear before a grand jury investigating [Russian election interference](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/b1b44564/afa8ed029ef14ee6c11cb5f124d9ebf8/-8/), saying, “I’m not spending 80 hours going over my emails.” In a series of interviews, Nunberg claimed former Trump advisor Carter Page colluded with the Kremlin, argued Vladimir Putin is “too smart to collude with Donald Trump,” and said he believes Mueller has “something” on the president. While at first daring Mueller to arrest him, Nunberg later said he’d end up cooperating. Sources: [Washington Post](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/55eb79b7/b3eab2997d13567819d9d36ce78ee904/-8/), [CNN](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e91330d8/9cd84d5628fceca8507ae71cd2b207af/-8/), [AP](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5c669f18/d86ddc9de236937f5110699404854c0d/-8/) [Facebook](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ac68d6d6/72a027d9dd14e5917192fac9ffc2b9b7/-8/) [Twitter](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/92f0ac6c/12885211833fb0b1179317f9538c073f/-8/) Briefly Know This: Mississippi Sen. [Thad Cochran](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7fc4c17d/6453eb4d82f79be73187a10fb9850abe/-8/), 80, says he’ll step down this year after 40 years in office. A third former associate agreed to testify against Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4f285137/108f80497f22d4880983aaec2627cc08/-8/) as the Israeli leader arrived in the U.S. to meet with President Trump. And 36 [exotic animals](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/509b4702/734e48be6446976cedfb4625d4420bd1/-8/) have disappeared from a Florida wildlife sanctuary after a fake ad appeared on Craigslist encouraging readers to “help yourself.” Watch This: Hundreds of [protesters](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/06998220/692d8ee9a5d84275a4b9f3cd8c00ad0f/-8/) picketed a speech by white supremacist Richard Spencer in Michigan, with arrests ensuing on both sides after a small group of Spencer supporters arrived and people elbowed and punched each other in front of riot gear-clad police. 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Volitich also boasted of sharing such [beliefs](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/b4c23116/ead0bd54004da4dd4cf745b672cad1a3/-8/) with students. Since The Huffington Post exposed her Saturday, Volitich has recanted her provocative statements, but she’ll remain suspended during an investigation by her employer, the Citrus County School District. 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Security barricaded the doors as Fintiklis reportedly sang a Greek protest song. Yesterday the courts sided with Fintiklis: Police evicted Trump staff as workmen with crowbars stripped the name from building signage. The Trump Organization says it will “prevail” — and seek damages — as some wonder whether the company’s foreign disputes will affect White House policy. 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Observers say the field’s socially oriented bent is responsible: It attracts investors who care more about effecting change than making money, and entrepreneurs typically come from backgrounds where education — seen as a key socioeconomic elevator — is strongly encouraged. That diversity is a selling point in more ways than one: CEOs and employees from different backgrounds mean a less one-size-fits-all approach to education. Sources: [OZY](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/069b9854/1574dcf012376d31b0f20d5c304fa109/-8/) [Facebook](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/57dc0f6f/4b05b02e10435d85ba1be0bcdb20a798/-8/) [Twitter](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/1c6b622d/48b1195e5099ba38e8f96f4ed9a90812/-8/) [White House Involves Game Industry in Gun Debate](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/d22dad99/ff66a38ae0296cfbde7b8ee56574fa88/-8/) In the ongoing [dispute](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/0ec47bb1/0479b22d8724c62a16053f161618f079/-8/) over who’s to blame for mass gun carnage, the Trump administration has scheduled a meeting Thursday with representatives of the video game industry to discuss the claim that violent games encourage violent behavior. The shooter in last month’s Parkland school massacre wasn’t reported to be a gamer. The Entertainment Software Association, which represents major game publishers and console manufacturers, agreed to the meeting. It noted that despite gaming’s worldwide popularity, the U.S. is unique in its gun violence, stating, “Video games are plainly not the issue.” Sources: [Polygon](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/701aaccc/a2064c39cf5d293851a4ba1cd9503956/-8/), [Engadget](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/b75fea66/0b2ede96f9bd847044a04b570ab384c6/-8/) [Facebook](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ad44895d/cd29e3d95742f4d56a36fadd9ddf74e6/-8/) [Twitter](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/6433f79e/b17d77ef4105e864402de91701e1b55b/-8/) [Canelo Alvarez Blames Failed Drug Test on Tainted Meat](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/8cc70b7a/48e85bed4adfa2dea5c2895dc9a1471c/-8/) The steaks are high. Mexico’s [boxing](5a9e759fedaa4e391bf5436c:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f8bd4779/c0a6e991d83968404a951daec9b13434/-8/) star admitted to testing positive for traces of banned substance clenbuterol, but says it’s due to his country’s problem with drug-tainted meat. Other Mexican athletes have made the same excuse for positive tests and continued competing after additional testing, while NFL players were warned that eating meat in Mexico or China could cause false positives. Alvarez said he’d submit to more tests to “clarify this embarrassing situation” before his May 5 Las Vegas rematch against unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin. 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