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| Donald Trump, Brad Pitt, Mosul: Your Wednesday Briefing | Donald Trump, Brad Pitt, Mosul: Your Wednesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • After a morning of back-and-forth statements and Twitter posts, President-elect Donald J. Trump met with New York Times journalists and our publisher. We live-tweeted Mr. Trump’s comments. | • After a morning of back-and-forth statements and Twitter posts, President-elect Donald J. Trump met with New York Times journalists and our publisher. We live-tweeted Mr. Trump’s comments. |
| He retreated from a vow to pull out of the Paris climate accord and said that he didn’t “want to energize” white supremacists. Mr. Trump also suggested his son-in-law could help broker peace between Israelis and Palestinians. | He retreated from a vow to pull out of the Paris climate accord and said that he didn’t “want to energize” white supremacists. Mr. Trump also suggested his son-in-law could help broker peace between Israelis and Palestinians. |
| He confirmed that he was dropping his threat of further investigations into Hillary Clinton’s private email server and family foundation. | He confirmed that he was dropping his threat of further investigations into Hillary Clinton’s private email server and family foundation. |
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| • The president-elect was asked about whether he encouraged Nigel Farage, the British politician, to oppose the kind of offshore wind farms that Mr. Trump believes will mar the view from one of his Scottish golf courses. “I might have brought it up,” he said during his lunch at The Times. | • The president-elect was asked about whether he encouraged Nigel Farage, the British politician, to oppose the kind of offshore wind farms that Mr. Trump believes will mar the view from one of his Scottish golf courses. “I might have brought it up,” he said during his lunch at The Times. |
| Legal experts say Mr. Trump’s international business ventures could easily run afoul of a constitutional clause on conflicts of interest. There are no historical analogies. | Legal experts say Mr. Trump’s international business ventures could easily run afoul of a constitutional clause on conflicts of interest. There are no historical analogies. |
| Britain rejected Mr. Trump’s call for Mr. Farage to become British ambassador to the U.S. | Britain rejected Mr. Trump’s call for Mr. Farage to become British ambassador to the U.S. |
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| • The military campaign to oust the Islamic State from Mosul is in its sixth week. Our photographer and reporter covering the battle are focusing on an intensifying humanitarian crisis: the thousands of residents trying to flee. | • The military campaign to oust the Islamic State from Mosul is in its sixth week. Our photographer and reporter covering the battle are focusing on an intensifying humanitarian crisis: the thousands of residents trying to flee. |
| Stories of anguish like one from a grief-stricken man searching for his parents are common. “I have not heard from them,” he told our reporter. “I am always crying.” | Stories of anguish like one from a grief-stricken man searching for his parents are common. “I have not heard from them,” he told our reporter. “I am always crying.” |
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| • Facebook has devised software to suppress posts in an effort to gain access to the 1.4 billion people in China, where it is blocked. | • Facebook has devised software to suppress posts in an effort to gain access to the 1.4 billion people in China, where it is blocked. |
| Unveiling a new censorship tool there could lead to more demands to suppress content from other countries. Facebook has restricted content in other markets before, such as Russia and Turkey. | Unveiling a new censorship tool there could lead to more demands to suppress content from other countries. Facebook has restricted content in other markets before, such as Russia and Turkey. |
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| • The U.S. government revealed the identity of an Islamic State operative believed to have been an overseer of last year’s attacks in Paris: Abdelilah Himich, a 27-year-old Moroccan. | • The U.S. government revealed the identity of an Islamic State operative believed to have been an overseer of last year’s attacks in Paris: Abdelilah Himich, a 27-year-old Moroccan. |
| He was previously known only by the nom de guerre Abu Souleymane al-Faransi. | He was previously known only by the nom de guerre Abu Souleymane al-Faransi. |
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| • Philip Hammond, the British chancellor of the Exchequer, will provide an outlook on Britain’s economy at the annual Autumn Statement to Parliament today. | • Philip Hammond, the British chancellor of the Exchequer, will provide an outlook on Britain’s economy at the annual Autumn Statement to Parliament today. |
| • Lufthansa said a pilots’ strike today will affect 100,000 travelers. The pilots also indicated that the strike would be extended to Thursday. | • Lufthansa said a pilots’ strike today will affect 100,000 travelers. The pilots also indicated that the strike would be extended to Thursday. |
| • Our Economic Scene columnist says that because of China’s gains in the global economic system, the Trump administration has little chance of winning a possible trade war. | |
| • Daimler, the German automaker, has removed an executive after he was accused of insulting Chinese people in a parking lot dispute. The outburst set off an outcry on social media in China. | • Daimler, the German automaker, has removed an executive after he was accused of insulting Chinese people in a parking lot dispute. The outburst set off an outcry on social media in China. |
| • Wall Street rose to record highs. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Wall Street rose to record highs. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Ramzan A. Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, is appearing on a Russian reality TV show in an effort to change his brutal reputation. He has even been shown collecting a wildflower bouquet. [The New York Times] | • Ramzan A. Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, is appearing on a Russian reality TV show in an effort to change his brutal reputation. He has even been shown collecting a wildflower bouquet. [The New York Times] |
| • Lithuania’s new prime minister, Saulius Skvernelis, is a former police chief and interior minister who supports Mr. Trump’s call for NATO members to spend more on defense. [The New York Times] | • Lithuania’s new prime minister, Saulius Skvernelis, is a former police chief and interior minister who supports Mr. Trump’s call for NATO members to spend more on defense. [The New York Times] |
| • The leaders of the European Parliament’s two largest groups called for the European Union to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges. [Reuters] | • The leaders of the European Parliament’s two largest groups called for the European Union to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges. [Reuters] |
| • Two Qatari sisters were robbed of $5.3 million worth of jewelry and other valuables by balaclava-wearing men who attacked the driver of their Bentley with tear gas near Paris. [The New York Times] | • Two Qatari sisters were robbed of $5.3 million worth of jewelry and other valuables by balaclava-wearing men who attacked the driver of their Bentley with tear gas near Paris. [The New York Times] |
| • A group of California residents who want the state to secede from the United States submitted paperwork that seeks a statewide vote in 2018. [The Sacramento Bee] | • A group of California residents who want the state to secede from the United States submitted paperwork that seeks a statewide vote in 2018. [The Sacramento Bee] |
| • Some babies who have microcephaly linked to the Zika virus might appear healthy at birth, but develop symptoms later, according to a new study in Brazil. [The New York Times] | • Some babies who have microcephaly linked to the Zika virus might appear healthy at birth, but develop symptoms later, according to a new study in Brazil. [The New York Times] |
| • Global warming is altering the ecology of the Arctic Ocean on a huge scale: The annual production of algae increased an estimated 47 percent between 1997 and 2015. The consequences remain unclear. [The New York Times] | • Global warming is altering the ecology of the Arctic Ocean on a huge scale: The annual production of algae increased an estimated 47 percent between 1997 and 2015. The consequences remain unclear. [The New York Times] |
| • A stained glass screen created for the headquarters of East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, is for sale in Miami. | • A stained glass screen created for the headquarters of East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, is for sale in Miami. |
| • The lingering use of the Catalan language in the Italian island of Sardinia is a reminder of how Mediterranean cultures have blended for centuries. | • The lingering use of the Catalan language in the Italian island of Sardinia is a reminder of how Mediterranean cultures have blended for centuries. |
| • A deaf teenager from South Korea is set to reach the highest echelons of tennis, a sport in which hearing the ball is considered hugely important. | • A deaf teenager from South Korea is set to reach the highest echelons of tennis, a sport in which hearing the ball is considered hugely important. |
| • The story of how Cristiano Ronaldo made it to Sporting Lisbon is a case study in how to recruit and develop soccer players. | • The story of how Cristiano Ronaldo made it to Sporting Lisbon is a case study in how to recruit and develop soccer players. |
| • “Allied” is a deft and diverting World War II romantic thriller, our critic writes. The movie, starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, operates a bit like “Casablanca” in reverse. | • “Allied” is a deft and diverting World War II romantic thriller, our critic writes. The movie, starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, operates a bit like “Casablanca” in reverse. |
| • “Be prepared to ski the most wild, natural, intense and incredibly humbling terrain that you could ever imagine possible.” — A former Swedish military sniper on skiing in La Grave, France. | • “Be prepared to ski the most wild, natural, intense and incredibly humbling terrain that you could ever imagine possible.” — A former Swedish military sniper on skiing in La Grave, France. |
| A handwritten poem scrawled by Anne Frank in a friend’s notebook is up for sale in the Netherlands today. | A handwritten poem scrawled by Anne Frank in a friend’s notebook is up for sale in the Netherlands today. |
| Bubb Kuyper Auctions, based in Haarlem, expects to sell the rare item for between 30,000 and 50,000 euros, or about $32,000 and $53,000. | Bubb Kuyper Auctions, based in Haarlem, expects to sell the rare item for between 30,000 and 50,000 euros, or about $32,000 and $53,000. |
| Anne penned the short poem in a notebook belonging to her friend Jacqueline van Maarsen’s older sister, Christiane. | Anne penned the short poem in a notebook belonging to her friend Jacqueline van Maarsen’s older sister, Christiane. |
| The work is dated March 1942, just a few months before Anne and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam. All but her father eventually died in the Holocaust. | The work is dated March 1942, just a few months before Anne and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam. All but her father eventually died in the Holocaust. |
| Only a few of her writings aside from the diary she kept while in hiding have emerged. | Only a few of her writings aside from the diary she kept while in hiding have emerged. |
| This spring, a Massachusetts museum bought a copy of Grimm’s fairy tales in which Anne had inscribed her and her sister’s names. In 1989, another short piece of verse written in a friend’s notebook went on sale at Christie’s. | This spring, a Massachusetts museum bought a copy of Grimm’s fairy tales in which Anne had inscribed her and her sister’s names. In 1989, another short piece of verse written in a friend’s notebook went on sale at Christie’s. |
| The poem’s opening features traditional lines of encouragement and can be traced to a 1930s Dutch periodical. The closing verses, which the auction house has not traced, may be Anne’s own. | The poem’s opening features traditional lines of encouragement and can be traced to a 1930s Dutch periodical. The closing verses, which the auction house has not traced, may be Anne’s own. |
| “If others have reproached you/For what you have done wrong,” the poem ends, “Then be sure to amend your mistake/That is the best answer one can make.” | “If others have reproached you/For what you have done wrong,” the poem ends, “Then be sure to amend your mistake/That is the best answer one can make.” |
| Christopher D. Shea contributed reporting. | Christopher D. Shea contributed reporting. |
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| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. |
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