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February 11, 2017

Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrive Friday in Florida, where they're to discuss trade and play golf. Source: Getty

Week 3: Senate Falls Into Line While Courts Balk

You win some, you lose some. GOP senators have been lining up with their party this week to approve controversial cabinet picks like Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whom opponents accuse of racism, and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, whose disdain for public education inspired protesters to block her from entering a D.C. school Friday. But the White House is still battling courts over immigration policy - prompting its own Supreme Court nominee to call Trump tweets impugning a federal judge's legitimacy "disheartening" - and now the President's considering a new border action.

Sources: NYT, NBC, Reuters, CNN

Mr. Netanyahu Comes to Washington

Will "shalom" mean peace? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, ostensibly to discuss U.S. policy toward Iran. Despite the two leaders' professions of mutual affinity, it's expected that Trump's not about to scrap last year's Iran nuclear deal, which Israel so vehemently opposed. Rather, experts believe Netanyahu will acquiesce to the new administration's long-shot plan to tighten controls on the Islamic Republic's "peaceful" nuclear program. With both taking a hard line, they'll be starting a dance some believe could bring either one a few steps from war.

Sources: Reuters, AP, The Atlantic

How One Mom Came to Represent All Immigrants

They'll hold the torch for her. Protesters were ready when Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos met with federal immigration authorities. For eight years, officials had allowed the undocumented Mexican to stay with her American children in Phoenix, provided she visited annually to answer questions. But President Trump's new policy deports anyone who's run afoul of the law, as Rayos did when charged with using a false social security number. So her deportation Thursday launched a struggle between protesters who support immigrants like Rayos, and policy supporters who say deportations will recapture jobs for Americans.

Sources: NYT, USA Today

Can the Women's Movement Get Its House in Order?

They were legion. On Jan. 21, millions of women took to the streets across America to protest the election of Donald Trump, wearing homemade pink "pussyhats," chanting and carrying signs to unify the left for a day, despite concerns that a women's march might not attract men to the cause. But after the big event, racial and ideological divides persist within the feminist movement - and though the majority of white women voted for President Trump, their support may be key in defeating his policies as the campaign continues.

Sources: NYT Magazine

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Know This: A strong earthquake has killed six people in the southern Philippines. Sources tell NBC that Russia's considering handing Edward Snowden over to American authorities. And U.S. immigration authorities say this week's roundup of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles and southern states was not prompted by President Trump.

Moderate This: "There finally is an administration beginning to take shape around him ... During the transition, no one had the nerve or expertise to contradict him." - Obama China adviser Jeffrey Bader, on Trump's surprising embrace of the "One China" policy and other recent normalization of foreign policy.

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Mapping Where Google's Never Been

They don't need your location. We may live in the age of GPS and Google Earth, but there are still plenty of uncharted places and spaces - far beyond what the eye can see. A multitude of professionals is diversifying mapping, keeping it the key to understanding and sharing what we don't know. There are astrophysicists mapping black holes, doctors charting the progress of diseases and oceanographers tracing hidden topography on ocean floors - which could prove crucial as nations struggle to claim sovereignty over underwater oil reserves in places like the Arctic.

Sources: the Guardian

Could Artificial Intelligence Make Law Firms Obsolete?

They may have a case. AI's threatened to replace everyone from janitors to journalists, but the legal profession guards its human capital like dusty law books. Even so, automated services that speed legal scut work - and even evaluate lawyers' performance and predict case outcomes - are growing and reshaping the law-firm business model into a more freelance-based industry. Don't expect a speedy resolution, however: One expert found automation is replacing humans at the rate of 2.5 percent a year, meaning we're a long way from smartphones standing up for us in court.

Sources: OZY

The Killer App That Detects Killers

The ghosts are in his machine. A retired journalist and data analyst has developed an algorithm that spots patterns in unsolved murder cases - potentially flagging serial killers' handiwork. Between 1980 and 2010, Thomas Hargrove observed, one in three homicides went cold. It shocked the Virginian into delving into the data and crossing jurisdictions to compile arguably the most complete database on U.S. homicides. One killer's been charged in nine murders committed after Indiana police ignored Hargroves's 2010 warnings, prompting him to conclude police need a less parochial mindset to take advantage of this revolutionary tool.

Sources: Bloomberg

'Eagle Huntress' Is Ruffling Feathers

Fact or fairy tale? The Eagle Huntress has come under fire for being too trope-heavy to be true. The documentary follows Aisholpan Nurgaiv, a 13-year-old Kazakh nomad who, publicists asserted, became the first girl among her people in 2,000 years to win a major falconry contest with her golden eagle. The director insists everything in the movie happened organically, while critics call it "contrived" and "half-baked." With the film's central claim debunked, and a witness saying a key scene was staged, does it deserve to win best documentary at Sunday's BAFTA Awards?

Sources: BBC Magazine

Meet 'The Sheriff' of Milwaukee

He moves, shoots and communicates. For a 7-foot-1 power forward, it's pretty impressive, but is it enough to justify the Milwaukee Bucks' using up a No. 10 draft pick on inexperienced Thon Maker last year? While the South Sudanese-Australian had only played basketball for six years, the front office saw something far more important: drive. Confidant and smart, with a work ethic and mental toughness that quickly earned him the nickname "the Sheriff," this 19-year-old giant promises to show the world the Bucks made an inspired - if risky - choice.

Sources: Bleacher Report