North Korea, Rohingya, United Nations: Your Thursday Briefing
[The New York Times] • More than 80 disarmament experts urged President Trump to reconsider
any thought of unraveling the international nuclear agreement with Iran.
[AccuWeather] • Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia wrapped up a U.S. visit
that included a high-profile meeting with President Trump and a stay at the Trump International Hotel — but no Oval Office photo op.
At a lunch spot in Manhattan, a reporter found two women skeptically trying out a tennis game on "a cross between an oscilloscope and a black-and-white television." They seemed less than impressed, but The Times reported
that "thousands" of other Americans were already hooked on "the space age pinball machine." Two years earlier, the first home video game console was released: the Magnavox Odyssey, created by Ralph Baer, above.
_____ • And as Australia’s debate over same-sex marriage becomes increasingly hostile — including an assault on former Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd’s godson — some of the country’s roughly 6,800 same-sex child-rearing couples are balancing daily routines with activism.
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As Mr. Baer began selling the Odyssey and his game Table Tennis, Nolan Bushnell and his company, Atari, created the first arcade machine.