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| Electoral College, Mosul, Zsa Zsa Gabor: Your Monday Briefing | Electoral College, Mosul, Zsa Zsa Gabor: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Electoral College meetings. | • Electoral College meetings. |
| The nation’s electors gather today to cast their ballots for president and vice president. | The nation’s electors gather today to cast their ballots for president and vice president. |
| President-elect Donald J. Trump is projected to win, but his loss of the popular vote to Hillary Clinton has renewed a focus on the event, as have the findings by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russian hackers worked to undermine Mrs. Clinton’s campaign. | President-elect Donald J. Trump is projected to win, but his loss of the popular vote to Hillary Clinton has renewed a focus on the event, as have the findings by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russian hackers worked to undermine Mrs. Clinton’s campaign. |
| Electors rarely go against a state’s results. Their votes will be counted in Washington on Jan. 6. Here’s what to expect. | Electors rarely go against a state’s results. Their votes will be counted in Washington on Jan. 6. Here’s what to expect. |
| • Bipartisan call for hacking inquiry. | • Bipartisan call for hacking inquiry. |
| Senators John McCain, Republican of Arizona, and Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, have called for a select committee to investigate Russian cyberattacks aimed at influencing the presidential election. | Senators John McCain, Republican of Arizona, and Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, have called for a select committee to investigate Russian cyberattacks aimed at influencing the presidential election. |
| One of Mr. Trump’s top advisers said on Sunday that the reports about the hacking lacked conclusive evidence. The president-elect has sought to discredit the intelligence agencies’ findings, saying they were a partisan attack. | One of Mr. Trump’s top advisers said on Sunday that the reports about the hacking lacked conclusive evidence. The president-elect has sought to discredit the intelligence agencies’ findings, saying they were a partisan attack. |
| • Escalating humanitarian crises. | • Escalating humanitarian crises. |
| Up to one million people are trapped in the Iraqi city of Mosul, running low on food and drinking water and facing the worsening cruelty of Islamic State fighters, our reporters said. | Up to one million people are trapped in the Iraqi city of Mosul, running low on food and drinking water and facing the worsening cruelty of Islamic State fighters, our reporters said. |
| In Syria, the removal of residents from Aleppo and nearby villages proceeded tenuously after rebels set fire to several buses. The U.N. Security Council will vote today on sending monitors to observe the evacuation. | In Syria, the removal of residents from Aleppo and nearby villages proceeded tenuously after rebels set fire to several buses. The U.N. Security Council will vote today on sending monitors to observe the evacuation. |
| “This would give us collectively the tools to avoid another Srebrenica,” France’s ambassador to the U.N. said, referring to a massacre of civilians in Bosnia in 1995. | “This would give us collectively the tools to avoid another Srebrenica,” France’s ambassador to the U.N. said, referring to a massacre of civilians in Bosnia in 1995. |
| • U.S.-China standoff ends. | • U.S.-China standoff ends. |
| Beijing agreed to return an underwater drone that it had seized in international waters, the Pentagon said. | Beijing agreed to return an underwater drone that it had seized in international waters, the Pentagon said. |
| “Allies and observers will find it hard not to conclude this represents another diminishment of American authority in the region,” an international relations expert said. | “Allies and observers will find it hard not to conclude this represents another diminishment of American authority in the region,” an international relations expert said. |
| • Company’s slavery ties. | • Company’s slavery ties. |
| “Alive, slaves were among a white man’s most prized assets. Dead, they were considered virtually worthless. Life insurance changed that calculus,” our reporter writes. | “Alive, slaves were among a white man’s most prized assets. Dead, they were considered virtually worthless. Life insurance changed that calculus,” our reporter writes. |
| Her article focuses on the policies New York Life sold in the 19th century to cover slaves, and how their descendants are coming to terms with that past. | Her article focuses on the policies New York Life sold in the 19th century to cover slaves, and how their descendants are coming to terms with that past. |
| • Finland will try a bold experiment next year: giving cash to unemployed people, without conditions. | • Finland will try a bold experiment next year: giving cash to unemployed people, without conditions. |
| Roughly 2,000 residents without jobs will be picked at random to receive the money. The government is eager to see how they spend it. | Roughly 2,000 residents without jobs will be picked at random to receive the money. The government is eager to see how they spend it. |
| • Ireland will appeal the E.U.’s order to collect a record $14 billion in taxes from Apple, arguing that the bloc overstepped its authority. | • Ireland will appeal the E.U.’s order to collect a record $14 billion in taxes from Apple, arguing that the bloc overstepped its authority. |
| • Wall Street forecasters are delivering their market predictions for the coming year. Our columnist figured they had about a 50-50 chance of being correct. | • Wall Street forecasters are delivering their market predictions for the coming year. Our columnist figured they had about a 50-50 chance of being correct. |
| Actually, a statistician said, “They are much worse than random chance alone would predict.” | Actually, a statistician said, “They are much worse than random chance alone would predict.” |
| • U.S. stocks finished down on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks finished down on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • A suicide bomber disguised as a disabled man killed at least 48 people in Yemen. | • A suicide bomber disguised as a disabled man killed at least 48 people in Yemen. |
| The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. | The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| • Corpus Christi, Tex., lifted a four-day ban on its drinking water after tests showed no contamination from a chemical leak at an asphalt plant. | • Corpus Christi, Tex., lifted a four-day ban on its drinking water after tests showed no contamination from a chemical leak at an asphalt plant. |
| • In memoriam: Dr. Henry J. Heimlich, 96, whose antichoking technique has been credited with saving 100,000 lives. | • In memoriam: Dr. Henry J. Heimlich, 96, whose antichoking technique has been credited with saving 100,000 lives. |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor, 99, an actress who left an imprint on American celebrity with her own form of glamour. | Zsa Zsa Gabor, 99, an actress who left an imprint on American celebrity with her own form of glamour. |
| • “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” was No. 1 at the North American box office, collecting an estimated $155 million. | • “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” was No. 1 at the North American box office, collecting an estimated $155 million. |
| • Bringing the Paleolithic era to life. | • Bringing the Paleolithic era to life. |
| More than 50 years after the Lascaux caves in France were closed to the public, visitors can see reproductions of their prehistoric art. Our 360 video offers a glimpse. | More than 50 years after the Lascaux caves in France were closed to the public, visitors can see reproductions of their prehistoric art. Our 360 video offers a glimpse. |
| • Robot cats. | • Robot cats. |
| The lifelike felines aren’t the year’s hottest holiday gift; they are being used to help patients with dementia. | The lifelike felines aren’t the year’s hottest holiday gift; they are being used to help patients with dementia. |
| “For a lot of our residents, it’s a chance to be a caregiver, and to be in an active, empowered role again,” a director of a nursing home said. | “For a lot of our residents, it’s a chance to be a caregiver, and to be in an active, empowered role again,” a director of a nursing home said. |
| • An overdue parting. | • An overdue parting. |
| In 1959, Barbara Roston of Brooklyn checked out “Gone With the Wind” from a public library. | In 1959, Barbara Roston of Brooklyn checked out “Gone With the Wind” from a public library. |
| She returned the book this month, 57 years late. No late fee was charged. | She returned the book this month, 57 years late. No late fee was charged. |
| • Recipe of the day. | • Recipe of the day. |
| Try this four-ingredient roast chicken dish, which could become a weeknight favorite. While it cooks, watch an interview with our food critic Pete Wells, who shares some of the secrets of his trade. | Try this four-ingredient roast chicken dish, which could become a weeknight favorite. While it cooks, watch an interview with our food critic Pete Wells, who shares some of the secrets of his trade. |
| Let’s begin the week talking about holiday spirits. | Let’s begin the week talking about holiday spirits. |
| Dried hibiscus flowers steeped with ginger mean it’s Christmastime in Jamaica. Mulled wine with port and brandy make for a fine glogg in Scandinavia. | Dried hibiscus flowers steeped with ginger mean it’s Christmastime in Jamaica. Mulled wine with port and brandy make for a fine glogg in Scandinavia. |
| Christmas by the beach comes with coquito, a Puerto Rican rum-based cocktail. Recipes are like heirlooms for many families there, and flavors include chocolate and banana. | |
| Flour derived from orchid bulbs binds sahlab, a creamy Middle Eastern beverage. In Lithuania, poppy milk, made from poppy seeds steeped in water and honey, is served on Christmas Eve as part of the Twelve Dishes feast. | Flour derived from orchid bulbs binds sahlab, a creamy Middle Eastern beverage. In Lithuania, poppy milk, made from poppy seeds steeped in water and honey, is served on Christmas Eve as part of the Twelve Dishes feast. |
| The British tradition of wassailing in exchange for a bowl of hot mulled cider goes back centuries, as does eggnog. | The British tradition of wassailing in exchange for a bowl of hot mulled cider goes back centuries, as does eggnog. |
| Most historians agree that eggnog, a concoction of egg, milk and bourbon, originated in medieval England and eventually made its way to North America in the 1700s. A recipe from 1958 ran in The Times nine years ago, as the beverage was making a comeback. | Most historians agree that eggnog, a concoction of egg, milk and bourbon, originated in medieval England and eventually made its way to North America in the 1700s. A recipe from 1958 ran in The Times nine years ago, as the beverage was making a comeback. |
| Its popularity had dimmed by the end of the previous century. | Its popularity had dimmed by the end of the previous century. |
| Americans appeared unwilling “to sacrifice future well-being for the sake of a momentary gratification,” a writer lamented, “even though sanctioned by the precept and example of our ancestors.” | Americans appeared unwilling “to sacrifice future well-being for the sake of a momentary gratification,” a writer lamented, “even though sanctioned by the precept and example of our ancestors.” |
| Whatever your drink of choice is, sharing is the key ingredient. Happy holidays. | Whatever your drink of choice is, sharing is the key ingredient. Happy holidays. |
| Remy Tumin contributed reporting. | Remy Tumin contributed reporting. |
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