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| Syria, Angela Merkel, Jacob Zuma: Your Friday Briefing | Syria, Angela Merkel, Jacob Zuma: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • A federal appeals court in the U.S. refused to reinstate President Trump’s targeted travel ban. The decision is likely to be quickly appealed to the Supreme Court. | • A federal appeals court in the U.S. refused to reinstate President Trump’s targeted travel ban. The decision is likely to be quickly appealed to the Supreme Court. |
| The ruling caps another tumultuous day in Washington. Current and former officials said that Michael T. Flynn, Mr. Trump’s national security adviser, discussed American sanctions against Russia with Moscow’s ambassador weeks before the president’s inauguration, contradicting statements made by Trump advisers. | The ruling caps another tumultuous day in Washington. Current and former officials said that Michael T. Flynn, Mr. Trump’s national security adviser, discussed American sanctions against Russia with Moscow’s ambassador weeks before the president’s inauguration, contradicting statements made by Trump advisers. |
| And ethical concerns about the Trump White House reached a new height after a top adviser, Kellyanne Conway, urged Americans to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff.” | And ethical concerns about the Trump White House reached a new height after a top adviser, Kellyanne Conway, urged Americans to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff.” |
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| • A Russian airstrike killed three Turkish soldiers in northern Syria, an attack that both countries described as an accident. | |
| The incident ratcheted up an already risky situation: Syrian rebels fighting alongside Turkish troops clashed with pro-government forces working with Russian air cover. | |
| Government and rebel forces are closing in from different directions on Al Bab, one of the Islamic State’s last enclaves in Syria. | Government and rebel forces are closing in from different directions on Al Bab, one of the Islamic State’s last enclaves in Syria. |
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| • Meet Europe’s new generation of permatemps. | • Meet Europe’s new generation of permatemps. |
| While the region’s economy is finally recovering, more than half of all new jobs created in the European Union since 2010 have been through temporary contracts. For those stuck in this employment netherworld, life is a cycle of constant job searches. | While the region’s economy is finally recovering, more than half of all new jobs created in the European Union since 2010 have been through temporary contracts. For those stuck in this employment netherworld, life is a cycle of constant job searches. |
| “It’s hard not to feel a sense of burnout or depression sometimes,” said one 29-year-old from Lyon, France. | “It’s hard not to feel a sense of burnout or depression sometimes,” said one 29-year-old from Lyon, France. |
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| • We asked Romanians to share their personal encounters with corruption. They spoke of constant, everyday bribery — at hospitals, schools and public institutions. | • We asked Romanians to share their personal encounters with corruption. They spoke of constant, everyday bribery — at hospitals, schools and public institutions. |
| The justice minister resigned yesterday amid mass protests over government efforts to decriminalize some forms of graft. | |
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| • President Trump will meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan in Washington today and then spend the weekend with him in Florida. The American president wants Japanese drivers to buy more U.S. cars, but interest appears subdued. | • President Trump will meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan in Washington today and then spend the weekend with him in Florida. The American president wants Japanese drivers to buy more U.S. cars, but interest appears subdued. |
| Mr. Trump had a “lengthy conversation” with President Xi Jinping of China, the White House said, ending months of silence after Mr. Trump’s phone call with Taiwan’s leader. | |
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| • The recent transfer of 300 tons of gold from New York to Frankfurt is part of a wider effort by Germany’s Bundesbank to store reserves at home. The country historically kept gold overseas, fearing a Soviet invasion. | |
| • Losses at Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the troubled Italian lender, have deepened as investors waited for a government rescue plan. | |
| • Real estate in Barcelona is still a bargain compared with other European metropolises. | • Real estate in Barcelona is still a bargain compared with other European metropolises. |
| • Stocks in the U.S. and Asia surged. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | |
| • The living conditions at Greek migrant camps are dire. “If we knew that Europe, that Greece, is like this, I would have preferred to die in my country,” said an Afghan woman, one of the 62,000 migrants there. [The New York Times] | • The living conditions at Greek migrant camps are dire. “If we knew that Europe, that Greece, is like this, I would have preferred to die in my country,” said an Afghan woman, one of the 62,000 migrants there. [The New York Times] |
| • Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she reached an agreement with state governors on creating “exit centers” for rejected asylum seekers and coordinating faster deportations, an issue so far handled by the states. [Associated Press] | |
| • A Kenyan judge ruled against the government’s contentious plan to close the world’s largest refugee camp, home to quarter of a million Somali refugees. [The New York Times] | • A Kenyan judge ruled against the government’s contentious plan to close the world’s largest refugee camp, home to quarter of a million Somali refugees. [The New York Times] |
| • A court in southern France is expected to issue its verdict today against Cédric Herrou, an olive farmer who has become something of a folk hero for leading a loosely knit underground railroad to smuggle migrants. [Associated Press] | • A court in southern France is expected to issue its verdict today against Cédric Herrou, an olive farmer who has become something of a folk hero for leading a loosely knit underground railroad to smuggle migrants. [Associated Press] |
| • Efforts to integrate young Roma through better access to education in France are undermined by systematic discrimination. We met Anina Ciuciu, who went from homelessness to earning a law degree at the Sorbonne. [The New York Times] | • Efforts to integrate young Roma through better access to education in France are undermined by systematic discrimination. We met Anina Ciuciu, who went from homelessness to earning a law degree at the Sorbonne. [The New York Times] |
| • The commander of the U.S.-led international military force in Afghanistan said he needed thousands more troops to train and advise Afghan soldiers and warned that Russia was legitimizing the Taliban. [The New York Times] | • The commander of the U.S.-led international military force in Afghanistan said he needed thousands more troops to train and advise Afghan soldiers and warned that Russia was legitimizing the Taliban. [The New York Times] |
| • In South Africa, fistfights among lawmakers disrupted President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address. [Mail & Guardian] | • In South Africa, fistfights among lawmakers disrupted President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address. [Mail & Guardian] |
| • The Netherlands has a problem many countries can only dream of: a shortage of prison inmates. [The New York Times] | • The Netherlands has a problem many countries can only dream of: a shortage of prison inmates. [The New York Times] |
| • At 105, Robert Marchand, a French amateur cyclist, is fitter than most 50-year-olds — and he appears to be getting fitter with age. | • At 105, Robert Marchand, a French amateur cyclist, is fitter than most 50-year-olds — and he appears to be getting fitter with age. |
| • Couldn’t make it to the gym this morning? No sweat, just work out at work. | • Couldn’t make it to the gym this morning? No sweat, just work out at work. |
| • Our App Smart columnist has tested several thousand apps over the years. Here are a handful that are still on his homescreen. | • Our App Smart columnist has tested several thousand apps over the years. Here are a handful that are still on his homescreen. |
| • Recipe of the day: End the week by tackling our ultimate veggie burger. | • Recipe of the day: End the week by tackling our ultimate veggie burger. |
| • Marc Márquez will begin his quest for a fourth MotoGP title in March, at the helm of a Spanish armada that has come to dominate motorcycle racing. | • Marc Márquez will begin his quest for a fourth MotoGP title in March, at the helm of a Spanish armada that has come to dominate motorcycle racing. |
| • Nice’s soccer team has been a surprise success story in France’s League 1, despite a budget far smaller than those of its bigger rivals. | • Nice’s soccer team has been a surprise success story in France’s League 1, despite a budget far smaller than those of its bigger rivals. |
| • In Berlin, art galleries, cafes and bars have gravitated to once-shady Potsdamer Strasse. | • In Berlin, art galleries, cafes and bars have gravitated to once-shady Potsdamer Strasse. |
| • “I’m not a complete nihilist,” said John Oliver, the British-born comedian, discussing “Brexit” and President Trump. His show “Last Week Tonight” resumes on Sunday. | • “I’m not a complete nihilist,” said John Oliver, the British-born comedian, discussing “Brexit” and President Trump. His show “Last Week Tonight” resumes on Sunday. |
| • And for the Grammy Awards on Sunday, we’re spotlighting five artists to watch. Among them is Anderson .Paak, who on “Malibu” sings and raps amid the utopian grooves of 1970s soul. | • And for the Grammy Awards on Sunday, we’re spotlighting five artists to watch. Among them is Anderson .Paak, who on “Malibu” sings and raps amid the utopian grooves of 1970s soul. |
| Shirley Chisholm. Jesse Jackson. Ben Carson. And, of course, Barack Obama. | Shirley Chisholm. Jesse Jackson. Ben Carson. And, of course, Barack Obama. |
| The list of African-American presidential candidates includes several household names, but George Edwin Taylor, the son of a slave and arguably the first black nominee for the nation’s highest office, has largely been forgotten. | The list of African-American presidential candidates includes several household names, but George Edwin Taylor, the son of a slave and arguably the first black nominee for the nation’s highest office, has largely been forgotten. |
| Taylor was born in Arkansas in 1857 but moved north with his mother, who was free, before the Civil War. He worked as a journalist and became politically active with the Republican and Democratic parties, but he abandoned both, unconvinced that they were seriously addressing the issues facing blacks after Reconstruction. | Taylor was born in Arkansas in 1857 but moved north with his mother, who was free, before the Civil War. He worked as a journalist and became politically active with the Republican and Democratic parties, but he abandoned both, unconvinced that they were seriously addressing the issues facing blacks after Reconstruction. |
| The National Liberty Party, an all-black independent party, nominated Taylor for president in 1904. It was, however, largely symbolic; his name was not on the ballot, and he did not officially receive any votes in an election won by Theodore Roosevelt. | The National Liberty Party, an all-black independent party, nominated Taylor for president in 1904. It was, however, largely symbolic; his name was not on the ballot, and he did not officially receive any votes in an election won by Theodore Roosevelt. |
| Taylor died in 1925. Forty-seven years passed before Chisholm became the first African-American candidate for a major party. | Taylor died in 1925. Forty-seven years passed before Chisholm became the first African-American candidate for a major party. |
| Still, his candidacy presaged African-Americans’ growing political power. In an interview shortly after the election, Taylor, referring to “the colored man,” said: “He is beginning to see that he has got to take care of his own interests, and what’s more, that he has the power to do it.” | Still, his candidacy presaged African-Americans’ growing political power. In an interview shortly after the election, Taylor, referring to “the colored man,” said: “He is beginning to see that he has got to take care of his own interests, and what’s more, that he has the power to do it.” |
| Chris Stanford contributed reporting. | Chris Stanford contributed reporting. |
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