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| Libya, Israel, Stockholm: Your Wednesday Briefing | Libya, Israel, Stockholm: 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: |
| • The Trump administration detailed plans to deport millions of immigrants, releasing expansive new rules that allow rapid deportations and the expulsion of undocumented immigrants who have committed even minor offenses. | • The Trump administration detailed plans to deport millions of immigrants, releasing expansive new rules that allow rapid deportations and the expulsion of undocumented immigrants who have committed even minor offenses. |
| The shift in enforcement faces resistance from some states and dozens of so-called sanctuary cities. | The shift in enforcement faces resistance from some states and dozens of so-called sanctuary cities. |
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| • In Libya, the bodies of 74 migrants washed up near a smuggling hub, an ominous opening of the high season for sea crossings to Europe. | • In Libya, the bodies of 74 migrants washed up near a smuggling hub, an ominous opening of the high season for sea crossings to Europe. |
| “If they are starting strong like this, it means we could see a lot of deaths this year,” an aid official said. | “If they are starting strong like this, it means we could see a lot of deaths this year,” an aid official said. |
| Separately, the United Nations wants a son of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the dictator overthrown and killed in 2011, to stand trial at the International Criminal Court. But it’s not clear where he is. | |
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| • In a suburb of Stockholm, rioters clashed with the police after a man was arrested on suspicion of dealing drugs. | • In a suburb of Stockholm, rioters clashed with the police after a man was arrested on suspicion of dealing drugs. |
| The unrest was seized upon by supporters of President Trump as validation of his claims — based on a Fox News feature — that Sweden had experienced a surge in crime linked to refugees. Sweden’s interior minister said that making “suburbs and socially vulnerable areas safer” could “get a little messy.” | The unrest was seized upon by supporters of President Trump as validation of his claims — based on a Fox News feature — that Sweden had experienced a surge in crime linked to refugees. Sweden’s interior minister said that making “suburbs and socially vulnerable areas safer” could “get a little messy.” |
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| • Turkey sentenced a leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party to five months in jail after convicting him of insulting the nation and expelled another from Parliament. | |
| Meanwhile, tensions over the country’s territorial dispute with Greece in the Aegean Sea are simmering. “Turkey is making a mistake if it thinks that because we have an economic crisis we are weak as regards our country’s security,” Greece’s foreign minister warned. | |
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| • Mr. Trump spoke out for the first time about a rising trend of episodes and threats targeting Jews and Jewish institutions, saying that anti-Semitism is “horrible,” and “painful.” | • Mr. Trump spoke out for the first time about a rising trend of episodes and threats targeting Jews and Jewish institutions, saying that anti-Semitism is “horrible,” and “painful.” |
| He commented during a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, calling the site “a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms.” | He commented during a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, calling the site “a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms.” |
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| • A review of foreign trademarks registered to Mr. Trump’s companies gives clues to a globe-spanning strategy and potential conflicts of interest. | • A review of foreign trademarks registered to Mr. Trump’s companies gives clues to a globe-spanning strategy and potential conflicts of interest. |
| He took out an E.U. trademark for “Numquam Concedere,” the Latin motto on the crest of one of his Scottish golf courses, above. His trademarks in Israel highlight that his failed Trump vodka was revived there. | He took out an E.U. trademark for “Numquam Concedere,” the Latin motto on the crest of one of his Scottish golf courses, above. His trademarks in Israel highlight that his failed Trump vodka was revived there. |
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| • Do you have the next big story? If you have a credible tip, we want to hear from you. | • Do you have the next big story? If you have a credible tip, we want to hear from you. |
| Click here for secure, encrypted ways to share messages and materials with The New York Times. | Click here for secure, encrypted ways to share messages and materials with The New York Times. |
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| • Taxi drivers clashed with the police in Rome over legislation they say will favor Uber. The weeklong strike has disrupted transportation in major cities before Milan Fashion Week, which starts today. | • Taxi drivers clashed with the police in Rome over legislation they say will favor Uber. The weeklong strike has disrupted transportation in major cities before Milan Fashion Week, which starts today. |
| • Economic activity in the euro zone reached its highest level in almost six years, with France outpacing Germany, according to one survey. | |
| • A $2 billion redevelopment plan is central to Copenhagen’s efforts to become the world’s first carbon-neutral capital. | • A $2 billion redevelopment plan is central to Copenhagen’s efforts to become the world’s first carbon-neutral capital. |
| • Tesla reports earnings. Investors will be watching for news about the coming Model 3, a small car crucial to the company’s goal of producing 500,000 electric vehicles next year. | • Tesla reports earnings. Investors will be watching for news about the coming Model 3, a small car crucial to the company’s goal of producing 500,000 electric vehicles next year. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • In Israel, a military judicial panel sentenced a soldier who killed an incapacitated Palestinian assailant to 18 months in prison. [The New York Times] | • In Israel, a military judicial panel sentenced a soldier who killed an incapacitated Palestinian assailant to 18 months in prison. [The New York Times] |
| • Denmark said several citizens receiving government pensions had traveled to Syria to take up arms for the Islamic State. [The New York Times] | • Denmark said several citizens receiving government pensions had traveled to Syria to take up arms for the Islamic State. [The New York Times] |
| • Malaysia is seeking a North Korean diplomat for questioning in the killing of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader. [The New York Times] | • Malaysia is seeking a North Korean diplomat for questioning in the killing of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader. [The New York Times] |
| • Portugal detained a former C.I.A. officer sought by Italy, where she faces a prison sentence over her role in the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric as part of a secret U.S. rendition program. [The New York Times] | • Portugal detained a former C.I.A. officer sought by Italy, where she faces a prison sentence over her role in the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric as part of a secret U.S. rendition program. [The New York Times] |
| • Efforts by Breitbart News, the provocative American website, to replicate its success in Europe have been slowed in part by recruitment issues and indecision over which languages its European outlets should use. [Politico] | |
| • Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, appointed his wife as vice president, cementing the family’s grip on power. [Reuters] | • Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, appointed his wife as vice president, cementing the family’s grip on power. [Reuters] |
| • Millions of soccer fans watch the sport on pirated Facebook Live video. [El País] | • Millions of soccer fans watch the sport on pirated Facebook Live video. [El País] |
| • Is your morning granola actually healthy? The public and nutritionists seem to disagree. | • Is your morning granola actually healthy? The public and nutritionists seem to disagree. |
| • Meet Sweet Marie, the most colorful figure in Brooklyn’s Food Riots of 1917. | • Meet Sweet Marie, the most colorful figure in Brooklyn’s Food Riots of 1917. |
| • Recipe of the day: Meyer lemons take sautéed chicken to a new level. | • Recipe of the day: Meyer lemons take sautéed chicken to a new level. |
| • Deep in Brazil’s Amazon lies the town of Fordlândia, founded in 1928 by Henry Ford and now a crumbling testament to the folly of trying to bend the jungle to the will of man. | • Deep in Brazil’s Amazon lies the town of Fordlândia, founded in 1928 by Henry Ford and now a crumbling testament to the folly of trying to bend the jungle to the will of man. |
| • In memoriam: Kenneth Arrow, one of the most brilliant economists of the 20th century, died at 95. Jannis Kounellis, the Greek-born Italian leader of the Arte Povera movement, died at 80. | • In memoriam: Kenneth Arrow, one of the most brilliant economists of the 20th century, died at 95. Jannis Kounellis, the Greek-born Italian leader of the Arte Povera movement, died at 80. |
| • Mystery surrounds Damien Hirst’s new work, which will be unveiled in Venice in April. | • Mystery surrounds Damien Hirst’s new work, which will be unveiled in Venice in April. |
| • And a meat pie, eaten on the sidelines of a soccer game, cost an English goalkeeper his job. | • And a meat pie, eaten on the sidelines of a soccer game, cost an English goalkeeper his job. |
| When the sun rose over Abu Simbel in Egypt this morning, rays of light reached a temple’s dark inner sanctum and shone on statues of gods and of Pharaoh Ramses II, who commissioned the temple’s construction. | When the sun rose over Abu Simbel in Egypt this morning, rays of light reached a temple’s dark inner sanctum and shone on statues of gods and of Pharaoh Ramses II, who commissioned the temple’s construction. |
| That phenomenon, which must have struck the pharaoh’s subjects with awe, occurs only twice each year. According to legend, the temple was designed that way to honor the days of the ancient ruler’s coronation and his birthday with sunlight. | That phenomenon, which must have struck the pharaoh’s subjects with awe, occurs only twice each year. According to legend, the temple was designed that way to honor the days of the ancient ruler’s coronation and his birthday with sunlight. |
| But if the legend is true, then the light has been arriving a day late for several decades. | But if the legend is true, then the light has been arriving a day late for several decades. |
| In the 1960s, the 3,200-year-old temple was moved inland to save it from rising water levels caused by the Aswan Dam. | In the 1960s, the 3,200-year-old temple was moved inland to save it from rising water levels caused by the Aswan Dam. |
| More than a thousand blocks of stone were meticulously cut and transported to its current location. “We didn’t lose a single baboon,” an engineer working on the project told The New York Times then. He was referring to the scores of carved baboons at the temple’s entrance, which are shown barking at the rising sun. | More than a thousand blocks of stone were meticulously cut and transported to its current location. “We didn’t lose a single baboon,” an engineer working on the project told The New York Times then. He was referring to the scores of carved baboons at the temple’s entrance, which are shown barking at the rising sun. |
| The move pushed back, by a day, the arrival of sunlight to the inner sanctum. It now happens on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22. | The move pushed back, by a day, the arrival of sunlight to the inner sanctum. It now happens on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22. |
| The mummy of Ramses II has also narrowly avoided obliteration in recent decades. In 1974, it was flown to Paris, where scientists tried to slow its deterioration. Egypt issued the mummy a passport on that occasion, its profession listed as: “King (deceased).” | The mummy of Ramses II has also narrowly avoided obliteration in recent decades. In 1974, it was flown to Paris, where scientists tried to slow its deterioration. Egypt issued the mummy a passport on that occasion, its profession listed as: “King (deceased).” |
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