Korean Leaders Cross Frontier | Pence to Be NRA's Big Gun

+Plus: Cosby’s Other Victim: Cliff Huxtable [| The Presidential Daily Brief | ](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/25d72465/9de38b56397da26e7b798c758c527448//) 5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/25d72465/9de38b56397da26e7b798c758c527448// 5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/b3e979f6/8871b1bc48b25485df8291d3bd4d38ac// 5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5ad58f04/09c99f9769515b48627186a031e270d1// 5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5ad58f04/09c99f9769515b48627186a031e270d1// IMPORTANT April 28, 2018 5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/885d9a08/8075696de6232e34ee034c0a3a29d81a// [The leaders of North and South Korea step into North Korea before their historic summit Friday. Source: Getty](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/93e34687/7de244065b8af82227e8c7d8409a0d0f//) [Korean Leaders Cross a Frontier](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/abb586be/6b4eb87439dbd3d10a39fbe1ebbb5f14//) But where will it lead? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his historic crossing to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in Friday, pledging to work toward denuclearizing the peninsula. While that’s cause for celebration, the Hermit Kingdom has a [history](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/46705066/61a21b5b7f303634764163299a6cfcd6//) of reneging on agreements, and now Kim faces a potentially fraught negotiation with U.S. President Donald Trump. The odds of success are long, but there’s already talk of Nobel Peace Prizes for the men who seem poised to formally end the Korean War — after a 65-year stalemate — along with a nuclear standoff. Sources: [The Hill](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4f57b97b/e711f282bad74c16ec84b4505d112d92//), [NYT](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/113c5fe8/7dd1cb063f94c0ea68800433facc6791//), [CNN](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/11d7a2da/7e9b17dd7e332889ecce5285737e2c53//), [Bloomberg](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/d105c50d/6c0cb43630ed59c92d74ffb932e7632d//) [Facebook](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/363f3f0e/34b0b20b1838d43ecdf125510cc65ffb//) [Twitter](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/60054699/93a5b0b9f48bc98b3d41a296db3bb262//) [Mike Pence Will Be the NRA's Big Gun](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/47750be2/4e0f46206cc087d2c3374731b367cf00//) The plainspoken conservative vice president is to address the National Rifle Association in Dallas on Friday amid roiling U.S. debate fueled by regular mass shootings. Advocates of unrestricted keeping and bearing arms face student-led nationwide rallies for stricter firearms laws coupled with demands for elected representatives to disavow the gun lobby. The White House has nonetheless walked back President Trump’s talk of new restrictions. Meanwhile, young activists united by the Feb. 14 Parkland shooting are fomenting a new gun control [voting](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9b79fa4b/9d421e3cc88f450c254b5ae90553bcdf//) bloc, while the NRA’s just topped a 15-year fundraising record. Sources: [Washington Post](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9e3aa8a7/30adce2d7626838969aefde04a8b973f//), [Politico](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/43afcbfc/fd370194095ec04362096121a2577350//), [McClatchy](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/842dcc1c/864beac4114e14c2f2ad6baaf99bebf1//) [Facebook](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/bb336959/d685f02dde266677af2830b0723d1e2e//) [Twitter](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a1b4b352/1c98b8a05c30cd55d94c000392f5492f//) [Cosby's Other Victim: Cliff Huxtable](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/3abff601/b2652a7fb3ce14219776c8a2e8de38dd//) Not him too. While [#MeToo](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/99948a41/ef7f05e98de5e470613223c55491be5a//) campaigners rejoiced, a profound sense of loss set in among those who were inspired by now-disgraced, now-convicted actor and comedian Bill Cosby. Critic Wesley Morris laments the utter destruction of Cosby’s ultimate Black male role model, Cliff Huxtable, especially at a time when racial stereotyping is again creeping into the mainstream. “Mr. Cosby made blackness palatable,” he writes, “in a country historically conditioned to think the worst of black people.” And now, that role model’s creator is a convicted rapist, facing sentencing in 60 to 90 days. Sources: [USA Today](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/0b2f9eca/8cf0d15284bfa7592f665ffcba91dad1//), [NYT](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/d32a0ca0/4d05eac0e71fa4fab5fce5b0262828df//), [CBS](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/83291a9c/a3091fc6975dd8ac6f1218179c0e0467//), [Boston Herald](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/857ceb8e/faf04d1326af2b8b9e5f7644d974e2fb//) [Facebook](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4beed7af/4968f972a8bfc1993bf7c2ec167c3fa8//) [Twitter](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ecf6ab6b/dab874512cc872361ee3dd3c8cf763ed//) [In Jackson Downfall, a Dirty D.C. Secret](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f2420a36/7a27d91785ee95413b209167af9b7ccd//) While there were qualifications issues with President Trump’s nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary, [White House](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/8d05fa17/e4a1189c434e4b85a398a97ff3a48194//) physician Ronny Jackson, his withdrawal Thursday morning was about something else. His reputation as the White House “candy man,” allegedly dispensing stimulants and sleep aids, weighed heavily against his confirmation. But this brought out admissions by a number of D.C. bigwigs that the consumption of Ambien, say, to get over jet lag, along with the stimulant Provigil, is quite common. Jackson is out as VA secretary, but it seems the uppers and downers of government are here to stay. Sources: [Politico](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/6239b24a/9c96c6048ebaaecbb734ba6e21323b0a//), [CNN](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/64ce4f0c/4b4be05575e90017cde887988d0949af//) [Facebook](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/589bfb22/ef7c7159ef431d461bbc97f4d9a267db//) [Twitter](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/b6ff05c7/b34c4681746d58ca740e7bb59033e8cf//) Briefly The Week Ahead: The Simpsons will air the series’ [636th episode](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/b7a93fd6/05edd1a9553d4bb4abfaa1009f59d144//) Sunday, breaking the record set by Gunsmoke in 1975. On Tuesday, suppliers of steel and aluminum to the U.S. will find out if their [exemptions from new tariffs](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4d90ac7a/b3ed8d4df9c75d860590c2af43ebb9b9//) will expire or be extended. And on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to bump up [interest rate increases](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/0cd5c6da/06a6a54ce06de351122466c2b9939d9d//) to four times this year due to rising U.S. wages. Know This: President Trump, appearing Friday with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, declined to comment on military action against Iran, but vowed “they will not be doing [nuclear weapons](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7fa5b47a/3a3454d188f53f866e0b1246c9443b01//).” House Speaker Paul Ryan has upset Democrats — and some Republicans — by dismissing the chamber’s [Catholic chaplain](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9b42bfa7/6da4df9a80ad88c44f19cd1552eb218b//). And archaeologists have discovered a Peruvian site where more than [140 children were sacrificed](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ef03ba8b/615df4dc8a5e2c0110d1a14a03f2645e//) perhaps 550 years ago. Get up to Speed: Can Tesla get its groove back? The OZY PDB [Special Briefing](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/07f8b180/c4aef2e39a255102b9ff4d439299bb0d//) will tell you what you need to know about Elon Musk’s recent series of misfortunes, from autopilot vehicle crashes to skidding stock prices. With carefully curated facts, opinions, images and videos, this latest Special Briefing will catch you up and vault you ahead. 5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/24949132/1e108e8d2dd58f8f533b497d383bf895// 5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/d6271fe7/da955726238d3fcb3f3762816f61db83// INTRIGUING [Accused Golden State Killer Kept His Grass Tightly Clipped](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ba3c7c4e/2c68f47d130b083bf27a7ef6ce82fad4//) The best-selling book I’ll Be Gone in the Dark debuted in February, detailing the grisly rapes and murders of the Golden State Killer. But its list of suspects missed Joseph James DeAngelo, arrested Tuesday. The [mystery](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7c15003e/76fc55b43a907df292976590c053bf27//) was solved, as the book’s lead researcher surmised, using seemingly ordinary genealogy hobby sites — fitting for an ex-cop-turned-mechanic who doted over his lawn and whose sister described him as “the kindest, gentlest man with his children.” This Sacramento suburbanite is reportedly cooperating, providing investigators a tidy, polished ending to the story. Sources: [Slate](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5f84b9bf/374529db8c5802cbb557cbfd45a133ed//), [Sacramento Bee](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/caf3da77/39a3fc7aa39dfe1fd58e0769d698251a//), [LA Times](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/8a4390f5/ee5ac12445263321e45f02814caaf576//), [CNN](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/2b2df5a4/a0c8cc3763dab23e43974ac165182bd6//) [Facebook](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/fdc49032/6f8acae7ced27573c433798a19be4ef7//) [Twitter](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f28d8072/23565a9ba7401669ec6db3130d0b2327//) [Egyptian Cops' App Trap Punishes Gay Men](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/f2acd1f9/bd0e5441a3faeb94b06e0be4d7c9ea57//) Egyptian authorities are posing as potential gay lovers on dating apps like Grindr and Hornet in order to accuse users of “debauchery.” Lawyers have gotten such charges thrown out, but the men are still publicly humiliated — many [Egyptians](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/3148227b/abc9438ac14e465f0475a66c2b09e821//), along with the country’s media, support such enforcement — and held in jails where the other inmates know what they’re in for. The tech works both ways, though: Users are flagging police poseurs and the apps issue warnings, but activists contend that men ignore the warnings, enabling more oppression via seduction. Sources: [The Verge](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/de73d911/9aea1cbcdf25de661b894e71f98eec07//) [Facebook](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a138e6a8/f7f6b2ebbc95fd884b257d031cac09d5//) [Twitter](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/1ee21a68/9f33278426589b405814f3c4e37d3b77//) [Japan's Rent-a-Family Businesses Sell Closure and Love](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/04e54466/d1b28c8e65767e1dcae298dceccb7f98//) They’re putting the rental in parental. Agencies like Family Romance allow [Japanese](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a5461db7/f92274bc878c415456d068031c981385//) singles, widows and companies to rent actors to portray loved ones, from wedding guests to dead wives to a swordsman employed to tell clients sad stories, make them cry and dry their tears. While the idea of paying for prefab affection is anathema to many, others find long-term solace in relationships like these … and occasionally the ability to repair their real-life ties after role-playing therapy with their significant others for hire. Sources: [New Yorker](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/50b512f2/d9858068e3d3a408c88da8cda9548019//) [Facebook](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/74ef21c8/0c46275a3660d8e7dbc7c4d65474a13c//) [Twitter](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/902129fc/7cb96d07af8038e6bd19b2bfa012cbee//) [This Strange Brew Could Land You in a Sudanese Jail](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4bb24395/8153c3efd650733d28b717349f174067//) It’s a recipe for trouble. Sudan’s Muslims have earned a good celebration at the conclusion of a month of Ramadan fasting. And sharbot, fermented with dates, yeast and fragrant spices, seems perfect for washing down the Eid al-Fitr feast. But the popular drink’s fermentation can bring it dangerously close to being date wine, an issue that keeps the legally teetotaling country’s imams busy. Nonetheless, taunting sharbot brewers by suggesting they’ve let their concoctions steep too long — and authorities should be summoned — is a way of complimenting their work. Sources: [OZY](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/48eadc43/51c324ee7792c315a5fe9d444dffff4e//) [Facebook](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/af19665f/d8d88bc29252e9fdbecbde3fafab2fee//) [Twitter](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e62a9b47/788e702778d46b35c11b9729e8757804//) [Can Russia Bring Its Neo-Nazi Soccer Hooligans to Heel?](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5e1cc48d/5f46623aa6054887d4b0fd59fd0067c5//) With the World Cup fast approaching, the Russian government’s getting nervous about its headline-grabbing, extreme-right soccer gangs. More than 200 rabble-rousers have been banned from matches until after the competition — but they say they’re not going quietly. With authorities’ tacit support, these groups have become an inexorable part of Russian [soccer culture](5ae43a2ad6ab4e895c7d1eb5:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/625b58e1/fbb8577f499a778a8336bb0c757c494e//), acting as a breeding ground for nationalist ideology and anti-immigrant violence far beyond the soccer pitch. While the Kremlin’s now cracking down, experts predict the gangs’ racist culture will persist for decades. 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