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Syria is using crematorium to hide executions, U.S. says; Justice Dept. is pressed to explain travel ban to the appeals court that Trump often criticizes; Supreme Court will not consider reviving controversial North Carolina voter ID law ; For Trump, the loyalty he demands is a one-way street ; Why Congress probably will never see Trump's Comey 'tapes'; After Comey's ouster, the FBI's reputation hit a new high; Macron affirms Franco-German ties, E.U. commitment in meeting with Merkel; Russia warns against ‘intimidating’ North Korea after its latest missile launch; A congressman said making a man get maternity insurance was 'crazy.' A woman's 96-word reply went viral.; 'Did you hear that?': Amid Baltimore's surge in killings, a faint cry shocks police; Barron Trump to attend private St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Maryland this fall; 'I need to take a shower,' Conway said after defending candidate Trump, according to 'Morning Joe'; Penn State teen killed in frat hazing was treated like ‘roadkill and a rag doll,’ parents say; How to protect yourself from the global cyberattack; Miss USA says health care is a ‘privilege,’ not a right, sparking debate during pageant; A new concert hall in Hamburg transforms the city;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   BREAKING NEWS Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats The president's disclosures to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State — an information-sharing arrangement considered so sensitive that details have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the U.S. government, current and former U.S. officials said. President Trump appeared to be boasting of the "great intel" he receives when he described a looming terror threat, according to an official with knowledge of the exchange. By Greg Miller and Greg Jaffe  •  Read more » Syria is using crematorium to hide executions, U.S. says At least 50 prisoners a day are being executed at the notorious Sednaya military prison outside Damascus, State Department officials said. Russia and Iran were accused of complicity in "atrocities." The United States released aerial photos of the facility and said the information came from "intelligence assessments" and human rights groups. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   Justice Dept. is pressed to explain travel ban to the appeals court that Trump often criticizes The three-judge 9th Circuit panel focused on frequent comments Trump made during the campaign about wanting a "total and complete shutdown" on Muslims entering the United States. One judge asked, "Has the president ever disavowed his campaign statements?" By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   Supreme Court will not consider reviving controversial North Carolina voter ID law A lower court had said that state legislators acted "with almost surgical precision" in seeking to blunt the influence of African American voters. Last summer the Supreme Court had divided evenly on whether the law could be used in last fall's election while the appeals continued. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Daily 202 | Analysis For Trump, the loyalty he demands is a one-way street Throughout Donald Trump's career, he has sought out scapegoats whenever situations get hairy. He's doing it again amid the continuing fallout from his decision to fire the FBI director. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Why Congress probably will never see Trump's Comey 'tapes' Top lawmakers from both parties have called for such recordings to be turned over, but almost no one seems willing to force the president with a subpoena. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis After Comey's ouster, the FBI's reputation hit a new high A new poll found that Americans see the FBI more positively than they have at any point since at least 1995. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Macron affirms Franco-German ties, E.U. commitment in meeting with Merkel On his first full day, the French president appointed a former political foe as prime minister and flew to Berlin to meet with the German chancellor — moves seen as attempts to build a broader base for an untested political movement and to strengthen an alliance at the heart of Europe. By James McAuley and Anthony Faiola  •  Read more »   Russia warns against ‘intimidating’ North Korea after its latest missile launch Although Moscow has expressed concern about Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities, Russia is one of the few countries with diplomatic ties to the North. Both countries have recently considered a slew of economic deals. By Amanda Erickson  •  Read more »   A congressman said making a man get maternity insurance was 'crazy.' A woman's 96-word reply went viral. At the lawmaker's town hall in Iowa, a retired teacher didn't have a question. But the next day, she realized she did have a response, which she wrote down and sent to a local newspaper. At least 100,000 people have endorsed it. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'Did you hear that?': Amid Baltimore's surge in killings, a faint cry shocks police The stunning pace of killings this year has made Baltimore's homicide rate per capita one of the highest in the country — surpassing even Chicago and New Orleans. When police found a 10-month-old at the scene of her father's death, the baby came to symbolize the stakes of the city's grim trend. By Peter Hermann and Theresa Vargas  •  Read more »   Barron Trump to attend private St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Maryland this fall He will be the first presidential child to attend the co-educational college preparatory school that was founded in 1978. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis 'I need to take a shower,' Conway said after defending candidate Trump, according to 'Morning Joe' Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski said that after the microphones were turned off, Kellyanne Conway used to complain privately about representing a man she did not always believe in. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Penn State teen killed in frat hazing was treated like ‘roadkill and a rag doll,’ parents say Members of Beta Theta Pi waited 12 hours to call 911 after a pledge tumbled headfirst down a flight of stairs. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   How to protect yourself from the global cyberattack Security experts are bracing for more fallout from a ransomware attack that has hit more than 150 countries and major businesses and organizations. By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   Miss USA says health care is a ‘privilege,’ not a right, sparking debate during pageant Beauty pageant contestants usually don't give such direct answers during the Q&A portion, but Miss D.C. Kára McCullough took a different approach. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »   Perspective A new concert hall in Hamburg transforms the city High above the German city and its industrial waterfront, the billion-dollar Elbphilharmonie — with its cutting-edge acoustics and extraordinary design — has become a destination for music lovers. By Philip Kennicott  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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