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| France, United Airlines, Maria Sharapova: Your Thursday Briefing | France, United Airlines, Maria Sharapova: 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: |
| • Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, the two French presidential candidates, received starkly different welcomes from striking factory workers in Amiens, Mr. Macron’s hometown. | • Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, the two French presidential candidates, received starkly different welcomes from striking factory workers in Amiens, Mr. Macron’s hometown. |
| Mr. Macron was booed as tires burned, while Ms. Le Pen was greeted with hugs and selfies. | Mr. Macron was booed as tires burned, while Ms. Le Pen was greeted with hugs and selfies. |
| Their separate visits, covered live on French television, showed how Ms. Le Pen’s antiglobalization message resonates in regions struggling with job losses. | Their separate visits, covered live on French television, showed how Ms. Le Pen’s antiglobalization message resonates in regions struggling with job losses. |
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| • Viktor Orban, above, Hungary’s prime minister, clashed with European Union leaders in a continuing spat over a university founded by George Soros, the billionaire financier. | • Viktor Orban, above, Hungary’s prime minister, clashed with European Union leaders in a continuing spat over a university founded by George Soros, the billionaire financier. |
| The European Commission said that new legislation in Hungary that threatens to shut the university violated democratic values, and Jean-Claude Juncker, its president, plans to meet Mr. Soros today. Speaking to European lawmakers, Mr. Orban attacked Mr. Soros, a major supporter of liberal causes, as an “enemy of the euro.” | The European Commission said that new legislation in Hungary that threatens to shut the university violated democratic values, and Jean-Claude Juncker, its president, plans to meet Mr. Soros today. Speaking to European lawmakers, Mr. Orban attacked Mr. Soros, a major supporter of liberal causes, as an “enemy of the euro.” |
| Meanwhile, a nonprofit group set up by Mr. Soros in Poland is battling government efforts to cut its funding. | Meanwhile, a nonprofit group set up by Mr. Soros in Poland is battling government efforts to cut its funding. |
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| • For decades, parties on Europe’s far right have blamed E.U. institutions for being onerous bureaucracies and lacking democratic accountability. | • For decades, parties on Europe’s far right have blamed E.U. institutions for being onerous bureaucracies and lacking democratic accountability. |
| At the same time, many populist leaders, including Ms. Le Pen, have enjoyed the perks of seats in the European Parliament. Even more ironic, the Parliament provides them with a platform to coordinate their anti-Europe efforts — and to get paid for it. | At the same time, many populist leaders, including Ms. Le Pen, have enjoyed the perks of seats in the European Parliament. Even more ironic, the Parliament provides them with a platform to coordinate their anti-Europe efforts — and to get paid for it. |
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| • Turkey detained more than a thousand police officers, accusing them of being “secret imams” for Fethullah Gulen, a cleric living in exile in the U.S. | • Turkey detained more than a thousand police officers, accusing them of being “secret imams” for Fethullah Gulen, a cleric living in exile in the U.S. |
| The authorities blame him for the failed coup in July, which has since led to the arrests of about 45,000 people. | The authorities blame him for the failed coup in July, which has since led to the arrests of about 45,000 people. |
| Turkey’s demand that Mr. Gulen be extradited is almost certain to be discussed at a meeting in Washington between President Trump and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, next month. | Turkey’s demand that Mr. Gulen be extradited is almost certain to be discussed at a meeting in Washington between President Trump and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, next month. |
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| • Our reporters take you into the heart of the war-torn city of Mosul, in Iraq, where civilians are trapped by vehicle bombs and snipers. | • Our reporters take you into the heart of the war-torn city of Mosul, in Iraq, where civilians are trapped by vehicle bombs and snipers. |
| And our seven-minute video tracks how Syria and Russia distorted the facts surrounding a recent chemical weapons attack in northern Syria. | And our seven-minute video tracks how Syria and Russia distorted the facts surrounding a recent chemical weapons attack in northern Syria. |
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| • The White House wants to shake up America’s economic base. | • The White House wants to shake up America’s economic base. |
| President Trump proposed cutting taxes for businesses and most citizens, which Republicans saluted but one Democratic congressman called “mathematically impossible.” | President Trump proposed cutting taxes for businesses and most citizens, which Republicans saluted but one Democratic congressman called “mathematically impossible.” |
| (We’re parsing the details, but our Washington editors see it as an opening bid, not a final plan.) | (We’re parsing the details, but our Washington editors see it as an opening bid, not a final plan.) |
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| • Ivanka Trump, interviewed by NBC in Germany, said that allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S. “has to be part of the discussion,” a comment that was in contrast with the rhetoric from her father. | • Ivanka Trump, interviewed by NBC in Germany, said that allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S. “has to be part of the discussion,” a comment that was in contrast with the rhetoric from her father. |
| One of our investigative reporters uncovered the identity of a business partner of Jared Kushner, Ms. Trump’s husband: a member of one of Israel’s richest families, whose most prominent figure is under investigation in the U.S. for possible bribe payments in Guinea. | One of our investigative reporters uncovered the identity of a business partner of Jared Kushner, Ms. Trump’s husband: a member of one of Israel’s richest families, whose most prominent figure is under investigation in the U.S. for possible bribe payments in Guinea. |
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| • United Airlines is again under fire because … Simon, an enormous rabbit, died on a flight from Britain. (Above, the rabbit’s father, Darius). And seeking to remedy a public relations fiasco this month, the airline said it would offer passengers up to $10,000 in travel certificates to give up their seats. | |
| • Several soccer clubs in Britain and France were raided in a tax evasion and money-laundering inquiry. | • Several soccer clubs in Britain and France were raided in a tax evasion and money-laundering inquiry. |
| • Credit Suisse is seeking to raise $4 billion through a share sale to address longstanding capital concerns. | • Credit Suisse is seeking to raise $4 billion through a share sale to address longstanding capital concerns. |
| • Tesla offered pay raises and job guarantees to defuse labor tensions at a key German supplier. | • Tesla offered pay raises and job guarantees to defuse labor tensions at a key German supplier. |
| • The European Central Bank’s governing council meets today. Here’s what to watch for. | |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Russia blacklisted a Britain-based group founded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky that has coordinated antigovernment rallies, but organizers said they would continue to mobilize for marches against the Kremlin in some 30 cities on Saturday. [The New York Times] | • Russia blacklisted a Britain-based group founded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky that has coordinated antigovernment rallies, but organizers said they would continue to mobilize for marches against the Kremlin in some 30 cities on Saturday. [The New York Times] |
| • Former President Barack Obama agreed on a $400,000 fee to speak at a conference sponsored by a Wall Street investment firm this year. [The New York Times] | • Former President Barack Obama agreed on a $400,000 fee to speak at a conference sponsored by a Wall Street investment firm this year. [The New York Times] |
| • The authorities in Belarus tolerated a small march commemorating the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that also protested the construction of a new nuclear plant. [Associated Press] | • The authorities in Belarus tolerated a small march commemorating the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that also protested the construction of a new nuclear plant. [Associated Press] |
| • The owner of a 17th-century painting that the Nazi authorities looted from its Jewish owner withdrew the work from auction in Austria. [The New York Times] | • The owner of a 17th-century painting that the Nazi authorities looted from its Jewish owner withdrew the work from auction in Austria. [The New York Times] |
| • Francis is the first pope to give a TED talk. His message of hope came with an admonition: “The more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more you are called to be humble.” [The New York Times] | • Francis is the first pope to give a TED talk. His message of hope came with an admonition: “The more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more you are called to be humble.” [The New York Times] |
| • Looking to build up strength and muscle? A heavier bench press might not be necessary. | • Looking to build up strength and muscle? A heavier bench press might not be necessary. |
| • Get happy: Here are four ways to cultivate a better you. | • Get happy: Here are four ways to cultivate a better you. |
| • Maria Sharapova returned to the tennis court after a 15-month suspension for a failed drug test and won. | • Maria Sharapova returned to the tennis court after a 15-month suspension for a failed drug test and won. |
| • In memoriam: Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” died at 73. Leonard Reiffel, the U.S. military scientist who studied dropping a nuclear bomb on the moon, died at 89. | • In memoriam: Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” died at 73. Leonard Reiffel, the U.S. military scientist who studied dropping a nuclear bomb on the moon, died at 89. |
| • In her inaugural column on desserts, Dorie Greenspan writes about the “joyful, comforting, gratifying and even magical” practice of making biscuits. | • In her inaugural column on desserts, Dorie Greenspan writes about the “joyful, comforting, gratifying and even magical” practice of making biscuits. |
| Tomorrow, Pope Francis will be visiting Egypt, the second trip by a modern pope to the biblical land, after John Paul II’s visit in 2000. | Tomorrow, Pope Francis will be visiting Egypt, the second trip by a modern pope to the biblical land, after John Paul II’s visit in 2000. |
| Francis is expected to meet another pope, one who is little known outside the country: Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Above, the two meeting at the Vatican in 2013. | Francis is expected to meet another pope, one who is little known outside the country: Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Above, the two meeting at the Vatican in 2013. |
| Copts consider Tawadros II their 118th pope, after the apostle Mark is said to have established the church in Alexandria, in northern Egypt, in the first century. | Copts consider Tawadros II their 118th pope, after the apostle Mark is said to have established the church in Alexandria, in northern Egypt, in the first century. |
| The two churches parted ways in a dispute about the nature of Christ in the fifth century. It wasn’t until 1973 that a Coptic pope visited the Vatican, mending ties that had been severed for centuries. | The two churches parted ways in a dispute about the nature of Christ in the fifth century. It wasn’t until 1973 that a Coptic pope visited the Vatican, mending ties that had been severed for centuries. |
| Unlike his Roman Catholic counterpart, who is chosen by a group of cardinals, the Coptic pope is selected by a lottery that is said to incorporate the hand of God. | |
| When Tawadros II’s predecessor, Shenouda III, died in 2012, an electoral college of clergy and laymen selected a shortlist of three candidates. | When Tawadros II’s predecessor, Shenouda III, died in 2012, an electoral college of clergy and laymen selected a shortlist of three candidates. |
| Crystal balls sealed with wax containing the candidates’ names were then taken to the St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo. There, a blindfolded 6-year-old boy in a white robe picked Tawadros’s name from a glass bowl. | Crystal balls sealed with wax containing the candidates’ names were then taken to the St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo. There, a blindfolded 6-year-old boy in a white robe picked Tawadros’s name from a glass bowl. |
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