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| Golden Globe Awards, Fort Lauderdale: Your Monday Evening Briefing | Golden Globe Awards, Fort Lauderdale: Your Monday Evening Briefing |
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| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. Transition officials confirmed that President-elect Donald Trump will appoint his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a senior White House adviser, a move that could test nepotism laws. | 1. Transition officials confirmed that President-elect Donald Trump will appoint his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a senior White House adviser, a move that could test nepotism laws. |
| A barrage of Senate confirmation hearings starts tomorrow, with testimony from Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who is Mr. Trump’s choice for attorney general, and Gen. John F. Kelly, the pick to head Homeland Security. | A barrage of Senate confirmation hearings starts tomorrow, with testimony from Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who is Mr. Trump’s choice for attorney general, and Gen. John F. Kelly, the pick to head Homeland Security. |
| President Obama is also scheduled to give his farewell speech on Tuesday night in Chicago. Here’s what to watch for in what will likely be a frenzied week, including Mr. Trump’s first news conference in months. | President Obama is also scheduled to give his farewell speech on Tuesday night in Chicago. Here’s what to watch for in what will likely be a frenzied week, including Mr. Trump’s first news conference in months. |
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| 2. The fallout continued from Meryl Streep's criticism of Mr. Trump at the Golden Globes. Mr. Trump, who appeared to embrace the chance to shift attention from Russian hacking and looming conflicts of interest, dismissed the actress as “a Hillary lover” | |
| (Here’s a look at what set off the fracas, and some other memorable moments from the Golden Globes.) | |
| And the thousands of women gearing up for a big march on Washington the day after Mr. Trump’s inauguration are discovering unexpected obstacles: their own racial, class and political divides. | And the thousands of women gearing up for a big march on Washington the day after Mr. Trump’s inauguration are discovering unexpected obstacles: their own racial, class and political divides. |
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| 3. Turkey’s Parliament began debating legislation that would effectively rewrite the Constitution to allow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to remain in power until 2029. | 3. Turkey’s Parliament began debating legislation that would effectively rewrite the Constitution to allow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to remain in power until 2029. |
| Mr. Erdogan, who has been cracking down on opponents, is the most powerful figure in Turkish politics since Ataturk, who created modern Turkey out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. | Mr. Erdogan, who has been cracking down on opponents, is the most powerful figure in Turkish politics since Ataturk, who created modern Turkey out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. |
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| 4. McDonald’s plans to sell its businesses in mainland China and Hong Kong. | 4. McDonald’s plans to sell its businesses in mainland China and Hong Kong. |
| The $2.08 billion deal with a state-owned conglomerate, Citic, and the Carlyle group, a private equity firm, will shift responsibility for modernizing to franchise holders — and allow the buyers to profit from rising disposable incomes in cities across China. | The $2.08 billion deal with a state-owned conglomerate, Citic, and the Carlyle group, a private equity firm, will shift responsibility for modernizing to franchise holders — and allow the buyers to profit from rising disposable incomes in cities across China. |
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| 5. Esteban Santiago, the Iraq war veteran accused of fatally shooting five people at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, made his first court appearance. | 5. Esteban Santiago, the Iraq war veteran accused of fatally shooting five people at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, made his first court appearance. |
| He was assigned a public defender because he could not afford a lawyer. He faces federal murder charges and possibly the death penalty. | He was assigned a public defender because he could not afford a lawyer. He faces federal murder charges and possibly the death penalty. |
| And a manhunt was underway for the suspect in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Orlando, Fla., Master Sgt. Debra Clayton. | And a manhunt was underway for the suspect in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Orlando, Fla., Master Sgt. Debra Clayton. |
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| 6. “Three months in this kind of investigation is quite short.” | 6. “Three months in this kind of investigation is quite short.” |
| That was a French police union spokesman, defending the pace of the investigation into the robbery of Kim Kardashian West during Paris Fashion Week in October, after the arrests of 17 people were announced. Some are in their 40s, 50s and 60s, and one is 72. | That was a French police union spokesman, defending the pace of the investigation into the robbery of Kim Kardashian West during Paris Fashion Week in October, after the arrests of 17 people were announced. Some are in their 40s, 50s and 60s, and one is 72. |
| Ms. Kardashian West’s lawyer in France said the arrests would cut short “shameful speculation” that the $9 million jewelry heist was a publicity stunt. | Ms. Kardashian West’s lawyer in France said the arrests would cut short “shameful speculation” that the $9 million jewelry heist was a publicity stunt. |
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| 7. The proliferation of homeless encampments around the U.S., particularly in Western boom towns like Seattle, Los Angeles and Denver, above, has led to civic soul-searching — and court fights against local laws that ban “urban camping.” | 7. The proliferation of homeless encampments around the U.S., particularly in Western boom towns like Seattle, Los Angeles and Denver, above, has led to civic soul-searching — and court fights against local laws that ban “urban camping.” |
| Activists and the homeless are arguing for a civil right to rest. Some wear buttons that ask, “Move Along to Where?” | Activists and the homeless are arguing for a civil right to rest. Some wear buttons that ask, “Move Along to Where?” |
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| 8. Federal wildlife officials say that without decisive action to combat global warming, polar bears will almost certainly disappear from much of the Arctic. | 8. Federal wildlife officials say that without decisive action to combat global warming, polar bears will almost certainly disappear from much of the Arctic. |
| They say global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced to stop the loss of sea-ice and ensure the survival of the bears, whose population is estimated at about 26,000, all ranging across Arctic areas of the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway and Greenland, a territory of Denmark. | They say global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced to stop the loss of sea-ice and ensure the survival of the bears, whose population is estimated at about 26,000, all ranging across Arctic areas of the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway and Greenland, a territory of Denmark. |
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| 9. When a football player took a blow to his head several years ago, he was wearing a mouth guard with motion sensors that allowed researchers to track what happened in his brain. | 9. When a football player took a blow to his head several years ago, he was wearing a mouth guard with motion sensors that allowed researchers to track what happened in his brain. |
| And it wasn’t quite what they had thought. Yes, the brain bounced around inside the skull, but the real damage from the concussion occurred deeper — in the so-called white matter — as a result of fibers pulling and twisting after impact. | And it wasn’t quite what they had thought. Yes, the brain bounced around inside the skull, but the real damage from the concussion occurred deeper — in the so-called white matter — as a result of fibers pulling and twisting after impact. |
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| 10. Finally, a giant sequoia in Northern California, one with a hollowed-out tunnel carved in the 1880s, toppled over during heavy rains. | 10. Finally, a giant sequoia in Northern California, one with a hollowed-out tunnel carved in the 1880s, toppled over during heavy rains. |
| “The storm was just too much for it,” a Facebook announcement said. | “The storm was just too much for it,” a Facebook announcement said. |
| But vacation photographers need not give up entirely. California still has a few other enormous tunneled trees, 1,000 or more years old. | But vacation photographers need not give up entirely. California still has a few other enormous tunneled trees, 1,000 or more years old. |
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| Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. | Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. |
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