Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications, and China’s Fast-Food Brands Make a Play for the U.S.

Plus, how young is too young for a smartphone? 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans by Hamed Aleaziz and Edward Wong

Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime by Michael Gold

In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions by Tyler Pager

Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire by Selam Gebrekidan, Amy Chang Chien and Joy Dong

A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says by Catherine Pearson

Get Ready, America: Here Come China’s Food and Drink Chains by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Joy Dong

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