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| Ohio, Aleppo, Colombia: Your Tuesday Briefing | Ohio, Aleppo, Colombia: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • President-elect Donald J. Trump is holding meetings with retired Gen. David H. Petraeus, Mitt Romney and Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, in the hunt for a secretary of state, a quest that has divided his loyalists. | • President-elect Donald J. Trump is holding meetings with retired Gen. David H. Petraeus, Mitt Romney and Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, in the hunt for a secretary of state, a quest that has divided his loyalists. |
| Mr. Trump drew criticism from across the political spectrum for suggesting without evidence that millions of people voted illegally. California’s top election official called Mr. Trump’s assertion “absurd.” | Mr. Trump drew criticism from across the political spectrum for suggesting without evidence that millions of people voted illegally. California’s top election official called Mr. Trump’s assertion “absurd.” |
| Mr. Trump also threatened to pull back from thawing relations with Cuba, which has just begun its official mourning for the longtime leader Fidel Castro. From a new Israeli brashness to European politics to global markets, Mr. Trump’s election is shaping events around the world. | |
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| • New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco are among the American cities that have vowed to fight the Trump administration’s promised efforts to deport illegal immigrants. | • New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco are among the American cities that have vowed to fight the Trump administration’s promised efforts to deport illegal immigrants. |
| Our profile of the president-elect’s chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, depicts a politically combative populist who has long courted politicians who share his worldview. | Our profile of the president-elect’s chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, depicts a politically combative populist who has long courted politicians who share his worldview. |
| New York’s Trump Tower, where the transition effort is focused, has been heavily fortified as a kind of White House North. | New York’s Trump Tower, where the transition effort is focused, has been heavily fortified as a kind of White House North. |
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| • Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters took back large sections of rebel-held eastern Aleppo, a potential turning point in the grinding civil war. | • Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters took back large sections of rebel-held eastern Aleppo, a potential turning point in the grinding civil war. |
| Their advance broke a four-year siege and sent thousands of people fleeing amid scenes of chaos and death. | Their advance broke a four-year siege and sent thousands of people fleeing amid scenes of chaos and death. |
| Prospects are rising that President Bashar al-Assad’s rule will survive the war, but economic ruin and a low-level insurgency could leave him governing over what one analyst called “a half-dead corpse.” | Prospects are rising that President Bashar al-Assad’s rule will survive the war, but economic ruin and a low-level insurgency could leave him governing over what one analyst called “a half-dead corpse.” |
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| • An 18-year-old Somali student at Ohio State University was shot dead after he drove his car onto a campus sidewalk and emerged slashing passers-by with a butcher knife, injuring 11 people. | • An 18-year-old Somali student at Ohio State University was shot dead after he drove his car onto a campus sidewalk and emerged slashing passers-by with a butcher knife, injuring 11 people. |
| Officials said they were trying to determine whether it was an act of terrorism. | Officials said they were trying to determine whether it was an act of terrorism. |
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| • Nearly 171,000 migrants have reached Italy by sea from North Africa so far this year, more than in any previous year. | • Nearly 171,000 migrants have reached Italy by sea from North Africa so far this year, more than in any previous year. |
| Turkey’s chief Europe negotiator is in Brussels today for talks, after the European Parliament voted to freeze the country’s accession negotiations and Ankara threatened to let migrants cross into the Continent again. | Turkey’s chief Europe negotiator is in Brussels today for talks, after the European Parliament voted to freeze the country’s accession negotiations and Ankara threatened to let migrants cross into the Continent again. |
| • London’s mayor said he had received assurances from the British government that the million E.U. citizens living there would not be compelled to leave. | • London’s mayor said he had received assurances from the British government that the million E.U. citizens living there would not be compelled to leave. |
| • Mr. Trump’s promise of a fiscal stimulus led the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to lift its global growth forecast for next year. | • Mr. Trump’s promise of a fiscal stimulus led the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to lift its global growth forecast for next year. |
| • The World Trade Organization ruled that a tax break for Boeing from Washington State was a prohibited subsidy. The company’s European competitor Airbus said the measures had cost it $50 billion in sales. | • The World Trade Organization ruled that a tax break for Boeing from Washington State was a prohibited subsidy. The company’s European competitor Airbus said the measures had cost it $50 billion in sales. |
| • The Lufthansa pilots’ strike resumes with more than 1,700 additional flights canceled today and tomorrow. | • The Lufthansa pilots’ strike resumes with more than 1,700 additional flights canceled today and tomorrow. |
| • Sotheby’s has become entangled in a dispute between a Swiss art dealer and a billionaire Russian collector over a Leonardo da Vinci painting. | • Sotheby’s has become entangled in a dispute between a Swiss art dealer and a billionaire Russian collector over a Leonardo da Vinci painting. |
| • Here is a snapshot of global markets. | • Here is a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The discovery of a headless corpse helped Belgium and the Netherlands peacefully resolve a territorial dispute. [The New York Times] | • The discovery of a headless corpse helped Belgium and the Netherlands peacefully resolve a territorial dispute. [The New York Times] |
| • The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are meeting today in Minsk, Belarus, for renewed talks on ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine. [Reuters] | • The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are meeting today in Minsk, Belarus, for renewed talks on ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine. [Reuters] |
| • Paul Nuttall, the new leader of the U.K. Independence Party, has said that his party would “replace the Labour Party in the next five years.” [The New York Times] | • Paul Nuttall, the new leader of the U.K. Independence Party, has said that his party would “replace the Labour Party in the next five years.” [The New York Times] |
| • A map circulating on Facebook that showed the names and addresses of Jewish people in Berlin deepened the debate about how the social network should regulate content. [The New York Times] | • A map circulating on Facebook that showed the names and addresses of Jewish people in Berlin deepened the debate about how the social network should regulate content. [The New York Times] |
| • Fatah, the party of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, is holding its first conference since 2009 in Ramallah in an effort to find unity. [Haaretz] | • Fatah, the party of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, is holding its first conference since 2009 in Ramallah in an effort to find unity. [Haaretz] |
| • The Houthi movement and its allies formed a new government in Yemen, a surprise that angered their Saudi-backed rivals. [The New York Times] | • The Houthi movement and its allies formed a new government in Yemen, a surprise that angered their Saudi-backed rivals. [The New York Times] |
| • President Park Geun-hye of South Korea said that she was willing to resign before her term ends, in an effort to head off a pending impeachment vote over a devastating corruption scandal. [The New York Times] | • President Park Geun-hye of South Korea said that she was willing to resign before her term ends, in an effort to head off a pending impeachment vote over a devastating corruption scandal. [The New York Times] |
| • A chartered plane with 72 people on board, including players from a Brazilian soccer team on its way to a regional tournament final, crashed in Colombia. [Associated Press] | • A chartered plane with 72 people on board, including players from a Brazilian soccer team on its way to a regional tournament final, crashed in Colombia. [Associated Press] |
| • Thanks to Cassini, the NASA craft that has been circling Saturn and its moons for 12 years, we know that there are methane lakes on Titan and jets of water shooting from Enceladus. Now Cassini is entering its final months before crashing into the distant planet’s clouds. | • Thanks to Cassini, the NASA craft that has been circling Saturn and its moons for 12 years, we know that there are methane lakes on Titan and jets of water shooting from Enceladus. Now Cassini is entering its final months before crashing into the distant planet’s clouds. |
| • In Mitrovica, Kosovo, part of the war’s enduring legacy is that the city’s soccer club has split in two. | • In Mitrovica, Kosovo, part of the war’s enduring legacy is that the city’s soccer club has split in two. |
| • After their 10th draw, Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin will finish the World Chess Championship in New York with a special tiebreaker. | • After their 10th draw, Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin will finish the World Chess Championship in New York with a special tiebreaker. |
| • Corsets have historically signified both beauty and oppression. And they're back. | • Corsets have historically signified both beauty and oppression. And they're back. |
| • Happy 117th birthday, Emma Morano. Ms. Morano, an Italian who is the world’s oldest person, was born on this day in 1899. A relative quoted her as saying, “My word, I’m as old as the hills.” | • Happy 117th birthday, Emma Morano. Ms. Morano, an Italian who is the world’s oldest person, was born on this day in 1899. A relative quoted her as saying, “My word, I’m as old as the hills.” |
| As bike-share programs have proliferated in cities around the world, a clear point of friction has emerged for bicycle commuters: How do they protect their fragile skulls? | As bike-share programs have proliferated in cities around the world, a clear point of friction has emerged for bicycle commuters: How do they protect their fragile skulls? |
| Many are unwilling to share helmets with strangers, because of germs and stuff. And carrying a helmet at all times can be a burden. | Many are unwilling to share helmets with strangers, because of germs and stuff. And carrying a helmet at all times can be a burden. |
| Luckily, a selection of foldable helmets has emerged to help solve the problem. This month, one such product, the EcoHelmet, won the 2016 James Dyson award. | Luckily, a selection of foldable helmets has emerged to help solve the problem. This month, one such product, the EcoHelmet, won the 2016 James Dyson award. |
| A cheap, recyclable helmet made from cardstock paper, the EcoHelmet was designed by Isis Shiffer, who will receive $45,000 to “further develop” her invention. | A cheap, recyclable helmet made from cardstock paper, the EcoHelmet was designed by Isis Shiffer, who will receive $45,000 to “further develop” her invention. |
| The helmet uses a honeycomb pattern to diffuse the impact of a blow, and Ms. Shiffer has said that it is as safe as a standard polystyrene helmet. But if you’re unconvinced, there are other options. | The helmet uses a honeycomb pattern to diffuse the impact of a blow, and Ms. Shiffer has said that it is as safe as a standard polystyrene helmet. But if you’re unconvinced, there are other options. |
| The Plixi helmet, from Overade, is more like a traditional helmet, and folds down to a more portable size. A collapsible option from a company called Closca has the added benefit of making you look like a character in a science-fiction epic. | The Plixi helmet, from Overade, is more like a traditional helmet, and folds down to a more portable size. A collapsible option from a company called Closca has the added benefit of making you look like a character in a science-fiction epic. |
| Helmets.org, a helmet advocacy program and nonprofit, has a handy list of foldable helmets, including whether they meet European and American safety standards. You can find that here. | Helmets.org, a helmet advocacy program and nonprofit, has a handy list of foldable helmets, including whether they meet European and American safety standards. You can find that here. |
| Jonah Engel Bromwich contributed reporting. | Jonah Engel Bromwich contributed reporting. |
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