Understanding the new report on Russians' 'derogatory' info

Which was financial in nature. No Images? Click here       By Lauren Weber   Tuesday, May 30 CNN: RUSSIANS DISCUSSED 'DEROGATORY' INFO ON TRUMP “Russian government officials discussed having potentially 'derogatory' information about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and some of his top aides in conversations intercepted by US intelligence during the 2016 election, according to two former intelligence officials and a congressional source. One source described the information as financial in nature.” [CNN] JOHN MCCAIN: VLADIMIR PUTIN GREATER NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT THAN ISIS “The Russians tried to destroy the very fundamental of democracy, and that is to change the outcome of an American election.” [HuffPost] KENTUCKY'S LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER'S WINDOWS SMASHED Authorities believe someone shot into the building in another escalation of anti-press behavior. [HuffPost] U.S. FLIES BOMBERS NEAR NORTH KOREA The U.S. and South Korea conducted "a joint drill involving U.S. B-1B bombers" right along the Military Demarcation Line. [WSJ | Paywall] MEET THE PORTLAND HEROES WHO STOOD UP TO HATE Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche died Friday after attempting to intervene on a Portland train when a man was harrassing two teenage girls, one of whom was wearing a hijab. Jeremy Joseph Christian then allegedly stabbed them. Destinee Mangum, who was one of the teenagers targeted, said she probably wouldn't be alive today without them. [HuffPost] FORMER PANAMANIAN DICTATOR DEAD AT 83 Manuel Noriega ruled Panama from 1983 to 1989, all while being a spy for the CIA and "sparking a U.S. invasion." [Reuters] HOW TRUMP CONSUMES HIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS “Sometimes,” Daniel Coats, director of national intelligence, said, “pictures do say a thousand words.” [WaPo]         TIGER WOODS: ALCOHOL NOT INVOLVED IN DUI The professional golfer said an “unexpected reaction to prescribed medications" led to his Monday morning arrest. [HuffPost] U.K. EXAMINES MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN MANCHESTER BOMBING Several people reportedly warned authorities of Salman Abedi's extremist views. [NYT] TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR GREGG ALLMAN Following the classic rock legend's death at 69. [HuffPost] SOFIA COPPOLA BECOMES SECOND WOMAN TO WIN CANNES DIRECTING PRIZE But Jessica Chastain, one of the jury judges, called out the festival for its overall depiction of women characters. [HuffPost] GOOD THING THE LATEST 'PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN' WON THE BOX OFFICE THIS WEEKEND Considering the film spent over $2 million in snacks during its production. [HuffPost] PRINCE WILLIAM OPENS UP ABOUT MOURNING HIS MOTHER "It is not like most people’s grief, because everyone else knows about it, everyone knows the story, everyone knows her.” [HuffPost] UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNS OF HEATSTROKE And what to watch for. [HuffPost]           In case you missed it, Ariana Grande announced plans to hold a benefit concert in Manchester for the victims of the attack. The Georgia House race is set to become the most expensive in history. The latest in the Jared Kushner-Russian backchannel developments. There is nothing like a Bryce Harper bench-clearing MLB brawl. Extinction could be near for this type of penguin. The internet was not about Ivanka Trump's Memorial Day popsicle recipe. This aerospace mogul is convinced aliens are living among us. You don't just need to worry about Lyme disease -- ticks spread other scourges too. Hold onto your fascinator hats: Queen Elizabeth II reportedly likes "The Crown." We love that Pokémon Go doesn't ban cheaters -- "it trolls them." A-Rod has landed a contract with ABC News. We can't stop admiring Emmy Rossum's wedding photos. The sky is blue and photos exist of Leonardo DiCaprio chatting up models after his breakup.  The full footage of the "Love Actually" follow-up is online, and it has lots of happy endings for your favorites.     Start your workday the right way with the news that matters most — all with a dash of signature Morning Email snark. Like The Morning Email? Send it to a friend! Does somebody keep forwarding you this email? Get your own copy. It's free! Sign up here. Check out HuffPost Politics and HuffPost Breaking News newsletters for more of the good stuff. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

Friday Morning Briefing

View in Browser Friday, May 26, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May react during a ceremony at the new NATO headquarters before the start of a summit in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann U.S. politics   Talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders of the world's rich nations at the G7 summit on Friday were expected to be "robust" and "challenging" after he lambasted NATO allies and condemned German trade policies a day earlier.   President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser, is under scrutiny by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Russia probe, the Washington Post and NBC News reported on Thursday. Kushner is being investigated because of his meetings in December and other possible interactions with the Russian ambassador and a banker from Moscow, the Post reported, citing people familiar with the investigation.    In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, a U.S. appeals court refused to reinstate his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority nations, calling it discriminatory and setting the stage for a showdown in the Supreme Court.    Republican Greg Gianforte defeated a political novice to win Montana's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, barely 24 hours after he was charged with assaulting a reporter who asked him about the Republican healthcare bill.    World headlines   Masked gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians in southern Egypt on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 26 others as they were driving to a monastery, medical sources and eyewitnesses said.    Military ties between the United States and Vietnam were forged under the Obama administration, but even more important was the strategic Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. Vietnam was disappointed when Trump ditched that deal and focussed trade policy on reducing deficits - Vietnam's $32 billion surplus with the United States was the sixth biggest last year. Next week the meeting with Trump is a coup for Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who will be the first Southeast Asian leader to visit the White House under the new administration.    European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker denied on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump had aggressively condemned German trade policies during a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.    Campaigning for Britain's national election next month resumed in earnest on Friday, with the country still on high alert for further attacks, days after a suicide bombing killed 22 people in Manchester.    The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Friday Britain's foreign policy and intervention in wars abroad had fueled the threat of terrorism at home as a political truce after the Manchester suicide attack came to an end.    Exclusive: Kim's rocket stars. Meet the trio behind North Korea's missile program.    When locals on this Aegean island fall ill, first they turn to their medicine cabinet. Then they turn to God.   An Orthodox priest reads the gospel during the baptism of the first baby born on the islet of Thymaina after six years, with the financial support of the Aegean Team doctors, on the islet of Ayios Minas, Greece, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis Business   Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain more traction at large U.S. corporations.    The sex-savvy generation in China is set to spur sharp growth of the country's condom market, a key driver behind a deal by Chinese investors to buy the world's no. 2 condom business for $600 million from Australia's Ansell.    German prosecutors investigating whether carmaker Daimler manipulated emission tests on its diesel cars are looking at whether auto components supplier Bosch was involved in the alleged fraud.    California regulators said Volkswagen’s spending plan on clean vehicle infrastructure had shortcomings and that it lacked details on how it would help disadvantaged communities as well as promote hydrogen fuel cell technology.    Science news   Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space company, launched the maiden flight of its battery-powered, 3-D printed rocket from New Zealand's remote Mahia Peninsula.    Jupiter's atmosphere features colossal cyclones and rivers of ammonia welling up from deep inside the solar system's largest planet, researchers said, publishing the first insights from a NASA spacecraft flying around the gas giant.      Follow us Friend us Manage Subscriptions Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter Add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Got this email from a friend? Subscribe here. www.reuters.com 3 Times Square. New York, NY 10036 USA ©Copyright 2017 Thomson Reuters

Jared Kushner now person of interest in FBI Russia probe

He has yet to be accused of wrongdoing. No Images? Click here       By Lauren Weber   Friday, May 26 The Morning Email will return Tuesday after the holiday. Have a wonderful Memorial Day! JARED KUSHNER NOW PERSON OF INTEREST IN FBI RUSSIA PROBE "Kushner has not been accused of wrongdoing, both outlets noted. Sources told the Post that Kushner has come under scrutiny because of two meetings with Russian officials in December ― one with Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak and another with a banker." [HuffPost] MONTANA REPUBLICAN WINS ELECTION, DESPITE MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT CHARGE Republican Greg Gianforte defeated Democrat Rob Quist 50.7 to 43.5. And here's why President Donald Trump is a big reason the GOP kept that Montana House seat. [HuffPost] HOW THE NATO SUMMIT IS GOING FOR TRUMP He had some harsh words about European allies' lack of military spending and German car sales in the U.S. And this video of Trump pushing to the front of a NATO photo opp is all of us when it comes to group photos. [HuffPost] A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REFUSED TO LIFT THE NATIONWIDE INJUNCTION ON TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN The next stop for an appeal is the Supreme Court. [HuffPost] THE UK RESUMES ITS INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH THE U.S. ABOUT THE MANCHESTER ATTACK Following Trump's calls for a probe into the leaks. Queen Elizabeth II visited victims of the bombing in a children's hospital Thursday. [HuffPost] AMERICAN PLEADS FOR HELP FROM EGYPTIAN JAIL “'Six months of my life have been wasted with no reason,' Ahmed Hassan told HuffPost Thursday during a brief phone call permitted by the authorities. 'Today’s my birthday and I’m in jail right now. ... I’m so sad, and physically I’m just down.'” [HuffPost]         THESE MILITARY VETS HAVE A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO FIGHTING EXTREMISM “We just can’t keep killing our way out of this problem.” [HuffPost] THESE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW KENYAN TRIBES' EFFORTS TO SAVE THE ELEPHANTS “We take care of the elephants, and the elephants are taking care of us.” [HuffPost] DON'T FORGET, FATHER'S DAY IS SOONER THAN YOU THINK But we've got you covered. [HuffPost] PACK YOUR BEACH TOWELS The best beach in the U.S. is... [HuffPost] WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR JENNIFER GARNER THE MOVIE STAR She deserves more than the nice suburban mom characters she's taken on recently. [HuffPost]         Progressives' “21st Century New Deal for Jobs” calls for $2 trillion in infrastructure investment. Not owning a house might be worth it for these miniature avocados at Trader Joe's. Breaking down that intense Trump and Emmanuel Macron handshake. Can't dive? Don't worry. This 360-degree underwater view of the America's marine sanctuaries has got you covered. We could listen to Celine Dion sing this "Beauty and the Beast" song over and over again. The definitive ranking of 93 "Star Wars" characters. This tale about Mariah Carey's cameo in "The House" certainly doesn't help with her diva reputation. We're with Vulture -- Emma Watson deserves an Oscar for acting in "Beauty and the Beast" considering she was acting alongside a guy basically wearing a gray teletubbies suit. We love that Aziz Ansari's chubby cousin Harris is now the hottie on "Master of None." This service dog got his own photo in the yearbook, and all is right in the world. We are not all about this creepy clown wielding a machete and trying to hitchhike.  Turns out that threat about a stolen version of "The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" was a hoax. And did you pay attention to the news this week? Test your knowledge with the HuffPost Headline Quiz.     Start your workday the right way with the news that matters most — all with a dash of signature Morning Email snark. Like The Morning Email? Send it to a friend! Does somebody keep forwarding you this email? Get your own copy. It's free! Sign up here. Check out HuffPost Politics and HuffPost Breaking News newsletters for more of the good stuff. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe