Morning Update: The Taliban turn off the internet

Good morning. The Taliban severed internet and cellphone connections across Afghanistan, then abruptly flipped them back on – more on that below, along with five provinces hiking their minimum wage and Jane Goodall’s remarkable life. But first:

• Alberta will draw up a proposal for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast by May
• The White House readies mass layoffs and cuts over the government shutdown standoff
• Israeli forces intercept a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and board several boats