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| Berlin, Mexico City, Tupac Shakur: 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: |
| • Manhunt intensifies in Germany. | • Manhunt intensifies in Germany. |
| The authorities are desperately searching for the tractor-trailer driver who plowed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. On Tuesday, the police released a suspect, citing a lack of evidence. | The authorities are desperately searching for the tractor-trailer driver who plowed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. On Tuesday, the police released a suspect, citing a lack of evidence. |
| The attack, which is being investigated as an act of terrorism, has reinforced the reality that the country, like France and Belgium, is a major target of extremists. | The attack, which is being investigated as an act of terrorism, has reinforced the reality that the country, like France and Belgium, is a major target of extremists. |
| The Islamic State claimed responsibility for both the Berlin assault and one in Jordan that killed a military leader and nine others. | The Islamic State claimed responsibility for both the Berlin assault and one in Jordan that killed a military leader and nine others. |
| • War in Syria. | • War in Syria. |
| Representatives of Russia, Turkey and Iran have begun talks in Moscow to end the nearly six-year Syrian conflict. The U.S. and other Western powers weren’t invited, virtually guaranteeing that President Bashar al-Assad will continue to rule Syria. | Representatives of Russia, Turkey and Iran have begun talks in Moscow to end the nearly six-year Syrian conflict. The U.S. and other Western powers weren’t invited, virtually guaranteeing that President Bashar al-Assad will continue to rule Syria. |
| The meeting took place a day after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was assassinated in Ankara by a gunman who invoked the Syrian war. It was the latest act of violence in a country where more than 380 people have died in major attacks since 2015. | The meeting took place a day after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was assassinated in Ankara by a gunman who invoked the Syrian war. It was the latest act of violence in a country where more than 380 people have died in major attacks since 2015. |
| • Trump’s transition. | • Trump’s transition. |
| When President-elect Donald J. Trump chose Rex W. Tillerson for secretary of state, the Exxon Mobil chief executive’s ties to Russia emerged as a possible flash point in his confirmation hearing. | When President-elect Donald J. Trump chose Rex W. Tillerson for secretary of state, the Exxon Mobil chief executive’s ties to Russia emerged as a possible flash point in his confirmation hearing. |
| We examine how Mr. Tillerson’s views on Russia were shaped over the years, and the personal relationships he established with leaders in Moscow. | We examine how Mr. Tillerson’s views on Russia were shaped over the years, and the personal relationships he established with leaders in Moscow. |
| • Clintons back in the news. | • Clintons back in the news. |
| An affidavit that explains the F.B.I.’s reasoning for reopening an inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails has added fuel to the debate over that decision. The document said there was probable cause that emails belonging to Huma Abedin, a top aide to Mrs. Clinton, contained classified information. | An affidavit that explains the F.B.I.’s reasoning for reopening an inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails has added fuel to the debate over that decision. The document said there was probable cause that emails belonging to Huma Abedin, a top aide to Mrs. Clinton, contained classified information. |
| Separately, Bill Clinton’s comment to a local newspaper in New York that Mr. Trump “doesn’t know much” led to a series of replies by the president-elect on Twitter. | Separately, Bill Clinton’s comment to a local newspaper in New York that Mr. Trump “doesn’t know much” led to a series of replies by the president-elect on Twitter. |
| • Explosions in Mexico. | • Explosions in Mexico. |
| Investigators are trying to identify the cause of blasts at a fireworks market on the outskirts of Mexico City that killed at least 27 people and injured 70. | Investigators are trying to identify the cause of blasts at a fireworks market on the outskirts of Mexico City that killed at least 27 people and injured 70. |
| A witness captured the scene on video. | A witness captured the scene on video. |
| • Public health in the spotlight. | • Public health in the spotlight. |
| Two former emergency managers in Flint, Mich., face felony charges related to the city’s tainted water crisis. They are accused of putting financial savings ahead of safety. | Two former emergency managers in Flint, Mich., face felony charges related to the city’s tainted water crisis. They are accused of putting financial savings ahead of safety. |
| And we look at a pesticide that has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and is prohibited in Europe, but that is still sold in the U.S. | And we look at a pesticide that has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and is prohibited in Europe, but that is still sold in the U.S. |
| • President Obama announced a permanent ban on new offshore drilling in some areas off the Atlantic Seaboard and along much of Alaska’s coast. | • President Obama announced a permanent ban on new offshore drilling in some areas off the Atlantic Seaboard and along much of Alaska’s coast. |
| He invoked a provision of a 1950s law that will make the ban difficult to reverse. | He invoked a provision of a 1950s law that will make the ban difficult to reverse. |
| • Volkswagen has agreed to buy back or fix the remaining diesel cars in the U.S. caught up in its emissions cheating scandal, at an expected cost of about $1 billion. | • Volkswagen has agreed to buy back or fix the remaining diesel cars in the U.S. caught up in its emissions cheating scandal, at an expected cost of about $1 billion. |
| • In Japan, napping at the office, or “inemuri,” is not only culturally accepted but a sign of diligence — that you’re working yourself to exhaustion. | • In Japan, napping at the office, or “inemuri,” is not only culturally accepted but a sign of diligence — that you’re working yourself to exhaustion. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Watching the border. | • Watching the border. |
| Arizona Border Recon has patrolled the state’s southern border since 2011. Our latest 360 video follows the group on one of its operations. | Arizona Border Recon has patrolled the state’s southern border since 2011. Our latest 360 video follows the group on one of its operations. |
| • Movies and music. | • Movies and music. |
| Margaret Cho and Tilda Swinton traded emails about “whitewashing,” a term for Hollywood’s tendency to fill Asian roles with white actors. Transcripts of the exchange offer a rare look at how actors navigate the issue of race. | Margaret Cho and Tilda Swinton traded emails about “whitewashing,” a term for Hollywood’s tendency to fill Asian roles with white actors. Transcripts of the exchange offer a rare look at how actors navigate the issue of race. |
| Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam, Journey, Joan Baez, Yes and the Electric Light Orchestra will be among the inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. | Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam, Journey, Joan Baez, Yes and the Electric Light Orchestra will be among the inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Howard L. Bingham, 77, a photographer who became close friends with Muhammad Ali and took an estimated one million photographs of the boxer, many during private moments. | Howard L. Bingham, 77, a photographer who became close friends with Muhammad Ali and took an estimated one million photographs of the boxer, many during private moments. |
| “His legacy, his pictures, are a necessary piece of the Ali puzzle,” a sportswriter said of Mr. Bingham. | “His legacy, his pictures, are a necessary piece of the Ali puzzle,” a sportswriter said of Mr. Bingham. |
| • Tips on tipping. | • Tips on tipping. |
| If you’re traveling for the holidays, consider giving a little more to the hotel staff members who help you, hospitality experts say. At least $5 a day should be left for housekeeping, one expert says. | If you’re traveling for the holidays, consider giving a little more to the hotel staff members who help you, hospitality experts say. At least $5 a day should be left for housekeeping, one expert says. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| Try this spicy vegan peanut stew with ginger and tomatoes. Then read about red wine hot chocolate (you’ll just have to trust us). | Try this spicy vegan peanut stew with ginger and tomatoes. Then read about red wine hot chocolate (you’ll just have to trust us). |
| Christmas’s musical roots go back centuries. And so does the history of the holiday’s songs being viewed as a nuisance. | Christmas’s musical roots go back centuries. And so does the history of the holiday’s songs being viewed as a nuisance. |
| In the Middle Ages, caroling became popular with attendees of nativity plays. In England, the tradition was fused with singing songs in exchange for alcohol, specifically the drink wassail. But by the 17th century, the English authorities had had enough of the raucous practice and they banned Christmas carols. | In the Middle Ages, caroling became popular with attendees of nativity plays. In England, the tradition was fused with singing songs in exchange for alcohol, specifically the drink wassail. But by the 17th century, the English authorities had had enough of the raucous practice and they banned Christmas carols. |
| It stayed that way for almost two centuries, until Queen Victoria married Prince Albert. He imported traditions he learned in Germany as a boy. | It stayed that way for almost two centuries, until Queen Victoria married Prince Albert. He imported traditions he learned in Germany as a boy. |
| Some of the best-known carols were written during this period, like “We Three Kings,” and “Jingle Bells,” which was actually first played at a Thanksgiving concert. | Some of the best-known carols were written during this period, like “We Three Kings,” and “Jingle Bells,” which was actually first played at a Thanksgiving concert. |
| Many of the modern songs were created in the 1940s and 50s. The music became more secular, and the genre became big business. The king of them all, though, is “White Christmas,” sung by Bing Crosby. | Many of the modern songs were created in the 1940s and 50s. The music became more secular, and the genre became big business. The king of them all, though, is “White Christmas,” sung by Bing Crosby. |
| It stands as the best-selling holiday standard of all time, something its famous American composer, Irving Berlin, a Jewish immigrant, had a hunch would happen. | It stands as the best-selling holiday standard of all time, something its famous American composer, Irving Berlin, a Jewish immigrant, had a hunch would happen. |
| It wasn’t just the best song he’d ever written, he once said, but “the best song anybody ever wrote.” | It wasn’t just the best song he’d ever written, he once said, but “the best song anybody ever wrote.” |
| Charles McDermid contributed reporting. | Charles McDermid contributed reporting. |
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