Saturday's Headlines: Calls for U.S.-North Korea diplomacy vie with fresh threats

In call with Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping urges restraint over North Korea; Trump predicts 'tenfold' boost in tourism for Guam in wake of North Korea threat; Despite Trump's...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Calls for U.S.-North Korea diplomacy vie with fresh threats With little sense of what strategy would prevail in Washington or Pyongyang or which leader would blink first, U.S. friends and foes could only watch, wait and hold their breath. "Nobody loves a peaceful solution more than President Trump," Trump told reporters, but "we could also have a bad solution." By Karen DeYoung, John Wagner and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » In call with Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping urges restraint over North Korea During a phone call with President Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged both sides not to do anything that will aggravate tensions, Chinese state media reported.  By Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   Trump predicts 'tenfold' boost in tourism for Guam in wake of North Korea threat In a phone call with the governor of Guam, President Trump told him the White House is "with you 1,000 percent" in the face of a threat from North Korea. Trump also said Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo is becoming famous and predicted the attention would boost tourism "tenfold" in the U.S. territory. By John Wagner  •   Read more »   Despite Trump's threats, U.S. military doesn't appear to be on a new wartime footing The military posture has effectively remained unchanged, with few if any additional military forces moved into the region and the Pentagon chief emphasizing diplomacy over bloodshed. By Dan Lamothe  •   Read more »   Trump won't 'rule out a military option' in Venezuela As the crisis in the South American country deepens, the U.S. president suggested getting involved: "We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option, if necessary." By Jenna Johnson and John Wagner  •   Read more »   As opioids devastate coal country, some look to marijuana as a savior Johnsie Gooslin's passion for growing marijuana got him arrested and eventually led to the loss of his home in West Virginia. But a state that has become ground zero for one of the worst drug crises in American history has taken some tentative steps toward loosening marijuana restrictions. By Mark Lynn Ferguson  •   Read more »   Big Tobacco's new cigarette is sleek and smokeless, but is it any better for you? Philip Morris says that by gently heating instead of burning tobacco, its innovation eradicates 90 to 95 percent of toxic compounds in cigarette smoke. But experts doubt the motive and the science behind the new technology. By William Wan  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   The Bernie Bros and sisters are coming to Republicans' rescue By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   The world has already seen 'fire and fury' By Ted Gup  •   Read more »   The Google memo isn't the interesting part of the story By Christine Emba  •   Read more »   'War and Peace' is all about Trump. Who knew? By Fred Hiatt  •   Read more »   Who's benefiting from affirmative action? White men. 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Johnson  •   Read more »   White nationalist march at University of Virginia ends in skirmishes Several hundred white nationalists and white supremacists carrying torches marched in a parade through the University of Virginia campus ahead of Saturday's Unite the Right rally. By Joe Heim  •   Read more »   Analysis Want to get away? Here's how far you can get if you leave the largest U.S. cities at rush hour. Imagine that it's a Friday afternoon on a perfect summer day and you're ready to escape the city. Just how fast could you get out? If you picked up your keys and hit the road, here's where you could end up. By Sahil Chinoy  •   Read more »   Google employees face fear, uncertainty in aftermath of divisive memo They are waiting for the company's next response after a town hall meeting to address the controversy was canceled because of concerns over employee safety. By Elizabeth Dwoskin  •   Read more »   How the NFL decided to punish Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott after reports of incidents with women Acknowledging the league erred in its handling of previous domestic violence cases, a source familiar with the NFL's investigation revealed a lengthy process that culminated in a six-game suspension for the Dallas running back. By Mark Maske  •   Read more »   Hot, still, silent: Paris is a ghost town in August French workers are entitled to five weeks of paid vacation every year. This is why — and how — certain businesses can close for essentially an entire month, a reality that never fails to mystify Americans. By James McAuley  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. 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