• After a monthlong journey through Mexico, a caravan of Central American migrants was told at the U.S. border that immigration officials could not process their claims. President Trump has called the group a national security threat. [The New York Times]

• The police in Pakistan charged a U.S. Embassy security officer with seeking to obstruct an investigation into an accident involving an embassy vehicle, further inflaming diplomatic tensions days after a U.S. military attaché was barred from leaving the country over a separate collision. [The New York Times]

• “Look, the internet belongs to the Americans — but blockchain will belong to us.” That’s how one technologist remembers the explanation a Russian spy gave last year for the Kremlin’s interest in the technology and standards for virtual currencies. [The New York Times]

• In Japan, a fugitive, jail-breaking thief was arrested after a 23-day manhunt that involved thousands of police officers and captivated the country. [The Asahi Shimbun]

• “My culture is not your… prom dress.” An American high-school student, who is not Chinese, posted pictures of herself wearing a traditional Chinese gown to her prom, setting off an intense online dispute over “cultural appropriation.” [BBC]

Smarter Living

Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.

• Make yourself aware of the more subtle symptoms of heart disease.

• Your brain can trick you into trusting people, just because they sound like they know what they’re talking about.