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| ‘Brexit,’ Samsung, Cristiano Ronaldo: Your Thursday Briefing | ‘Brexit,’ Samsung, Cristiano Ronaldo: Your Thursday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • “Brexit” has begun. The European Union is now for the first time set to lose a member state — its second-largest economy — by 2019. | • “Brexit” has begun. The European Union is now for the first time set to lose a member state — its second-largest economy — by 2019. |
| “This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back,” Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain told Parliament. | “This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back,” Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain told Parliament. |
| But the E.U., however dysfunctional, is far from dead. Opinion polls across Europe show little desire to see the bloc fall apart. | But the E.U., however dysfunctional, is far from dead. Opinion polls across Europe show little desire to see the bloc fall apart. |
| Here’s the full text of Britain’s letter to Brussels. Here’s what comes next. And on The Daily podcast, we discuss the challenges ahead. | Here’s the full text of Britain’s letter to Brussels. Here’s what comes next. And on The Daily podcast, we discuss the challenges ahead. |
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| • The U.S. secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson, arrives in Turkey for difficult discussions on plans to attack Raqqa, the Islamic State’s stronghold in Syria, and ahead of his first NATO meeting in Brussels tomorrow. | • The U.S. secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson, arrives in Turkey for difficult discussions on plans to attack Raqqa, the Islamic State’s stronghold in Syria, and ahead of his first NATO meeting in Brussels tomorrow. |
| The U.S. military appears to be deepening its involvement in the Middle East’s intertwined wars. The State Department is said to have decided to lift human rights conditions on arms sales to Bahrain. | |
| Meanwhile, at the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, the U.S. ambassador, said her country was the world’s “moral conscience” and dismissed the U.N.’s Human Rights Council as “so corrupt.” | Meanwhile, at the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, the U.S. ambassador, said her country was the world’s “moral conscience” and dismissed the U.N.’s Human Rights Council as “so corrupt.” |
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| • In the U.S., the House investigation into possible Russian meddling in the presidential election appears stalled by partisan bickering, but the Senate pledged to move forward with its own — and made a show of bipartisan unity. | |
| We looked back at similar Cold War inquiries, when the hunt was for government spies working for Moscow, to glean lessons for investigators today. | We looked back at similar Cold War inquiries, when the hunt was for government spies working for Moscow, to glean lessons for investigators today. |
| Separately, Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter, is becoming an official, though unpaid, federal employee. | Separately, Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter, is becoming an official, though unpaid, federal employee. |
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| • Bob Dylan will accept his Nobel Prize for literature after all. On his terms. | • Bob Dylan will accept his Nobel Prize for literature after all. On his terms. |
| Mr. Dylan greeted news of the prize last fall with silence and skipped the December ceremony, citing prior commitments. He’s to receive the award this weekend in Stockholm, where he’s playing two concerts. | Mr. Dylan greeted news of the prize last fall with silence and skipped the December ceremony, citing prior commitments. He’s to receive the award this weekend in Stockholm, where he’s playing two concerts. |
| Members of the Academy “will show up at one of the performances” and then hand over his medal privately, an academy spokesman said. “All according to Dylan’s wishes.” | |
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| • The markets have so far shrugged off “Brexit.” But experts say the economic consequences will be visible soon and are likely to be significant. | • The markets have so far shrugged off “Brexit.” But experts say the economic consequences will be visible soon and are likely to be significant. |
| • Economic growth estimates in the U.S. remain modest, despite upbeat sentiment among consumers and investors. | • Economic growth estimates in the U.S. remain modest, despite upbeat sentiment among consumers and investors. |
| • The designer Tom Dixon, one of Britain’s foremost tastemakers, is now creating some of IKEA’s mass-produced furniture. His transformable bed is part of a new Ikea concept that will be unveiled at a design fair in Milan next week. | • The designer Tom Dixon, one of Britain’s foremost tastemakers, is now creating some of IKEA’s mass-produced furniture. His transformable bed is part of a new Ikea concept that will be unveiled at a design fair in Milan next week. |
| • Samsung’s new Galaxy S8, equipped with a Siri-like assistant called Bixby, must avoid battery problems. | • Samsung’s new Galaxy S8, equipped with a Siri-like assistant called Bixby, must avoid battery problems. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The U.S. and China appear likely to switch roles on environmental issues, thanks to President Trump’s executive order aimed at undoing the Obama administration’s climate change policies. [The New York Times] | • The U.S. and China appear likely to switch roles on environmental issues, thanks to President Trump’s executive order aimed at undoing the Obama administration’s climate change policies. [The New York Times] |
| • A government bill in Hungary could lead to the closing of a Budapest university established by George Soros after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a proponent of “illiberal democracy,” has been sharply critical of Mr. Soros’s philanthropy. [The New York Times] | • A government bill in Hungary could lead to the closing of a Budapest university established by George Soros after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a proponent of “illiberal democracy,” has been sharply critical of Mr. Soros’s philanthropy. [The New York Times] |
| • In Iraq, a suicide bomber killed at least 15 people and wounded 45 others at a police checkpoint in Baghdad. [The New York Times] | • In Iraq, a suicide bomber killed at least 15 people and wounded 45 others at a police checkpoint in Baghdad. [The New York Times] |
| • In France, the endorsement of Emmanuel Macron’s centrist presidential candidacy by Manuel Valls, the Socialist former prime minister, has put the left in crisis. [Bloomberg] | • In France, the endorsement of Emmanuel Macron’s centrist presidential candidacy by Manuel Valls, the Socialist former prime minister, has put the left in crisis. [Bloomberg] |
| • The Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights called on Ireland to safeguard the interests of vulnerable groups, including the Travelers community. [The New York Times] | • The Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights called on Ireland to safeguard the interests of vulnerable groups, including the Travelers community. [The New York Times] |
| • Vladimir V. Putin, Russia’s president, visited an Arctic archipelago to reaffirm Moscow’s foothold in the oil-rich region. [Associated Press] | • Vladimir V. Putin, Russia’s president, visited an Arctic archipelago to reaffirm Moscow’s foothold in the oil-rich region. [Associated Press] |
| • Is yoga a part of your morning routine? Here are some moves to make you strong. | • Is yoga a part of your morning routine? Here are some moves to make you strong. |
| • For a half-century, she has led the blind with chutzpah (and often, no cane). | • For a half-century, she has led the blind with chutzpah (and often, no cane). |
| • A chile-flecked, honey-imbued marinade spiked with fresh citrus juice gives this sweet and spicy roast chicken its fiery character. | • A chile-flecked, honey-imbued marinade spiked with fresh citrus juice gives this sweet and spicy roast chicken its fiery character. |
| • Catherine Leroy, a French journalist, is said to have been the Vietnam War’s most daring photographer. She survived capture and very likely saw the most time in combat of any photographer. She also endured rampant sexism. | • Catherine Leroy, a French journalist, is said to have been the Vietnam War’s most daring photographer. She survived capture and very likely saw the most time in combat of any photographer. She also endured rampant sexism. |
| • The airport in Madeira has been renamed Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese soccer player. The internet noticed that the airport’s bronze bust of the Real Madrid star didn’t resemble him much. | • The airport in Madeira has been renamed Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese soccer player. The internet noticed that the airport’s bronze bust of the Real Madrid star didn’t resemble him much. |
| • On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the story of a woman who gets through a breakup with the help of a man in a bear suit. | • On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the story of a woman who gets through a breakup with the help of a man in a bear suit. |
| • And one op-ed writer reflects on her love for her grandmother, and the struggle to understand why her grandmother was a Nazi. | |
| When Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. 150 years ago today, there was consternation on both sides of the Pacific. | When Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. 150 years ago today, there was consternation on both sides of the Pacific. |
| American critics railed at the principal negotiator, Secretary of State William Seward, calling the sale “Seward’s Folly” and “Seward’s Icebox.” Russian newspapers are still denouncing the deal. | American critics railed at the principal negotiator, Secretary of State William Seward, calling the sale “Seward’s Folly” and “Seward’s Icebox.” Russian newspapers are still denouncing the deal. |
| The Russians sold because they judged the territory a lost cause. After the Crimean War with Britain during the mid-1850s, Moscow determined that Britain would take Alaska in any future conflict. | The Russians sold because they judged the territory a lost cause. After the Crimean War with Britain during the mid-1850s, Moscow determined that Britain would take Alaska in any future conflict. |
| The transaction cost the U.S. only $7.2 million — approximately $125 million in today’s dollars — to the delight of at least one American paper. | The transaction cost the U.S. only $7.2 million — approximately $125 million in today’s dollars — to the delight of at least one American paper. |
| “We have made a fair trade,” argued The Charleston Daily News. | “We have made a fair trade,” argued The Charleston Daily News. |
| The editors continued, waxing both righteous and pugnacious, that while Europe quarreled over “Eastern questions and German questions, Brother Jonathan” — a national personification and forebear of Uncle Sam — “can sit with sublime indifference on the top of the Alleghenies and spit his tobacco into either the Atlantic or Pacific, whittling huge California timber with a clasp knife made of iron out of his mountains, and mix his cobbler with lemons grown in his own tropics, and cooled with ice brought from his own Arctic circle.” | The editors continued, waxing both righteous and pugnacious, that while Europe quarreled over “Eastern questions and German questions, Brother Jonathan” — a national personification and forebear of Uncle Sam — “can sit with sublime indifference on the top of the Alleghenies and spit his tobacco into either the Atlantic or Pacific, whittling huge California timber with a clasp knife made of iron out of his mountains, and mix his cobbler with lemons grown in his own tropics, and cooled with ice brought from his own Arctic circle.” |
| Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. | Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. |
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| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. |
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