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| France, Syria, Prince Philip: Your Friday Briefing | France, Syria, Prince Philip: 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: |
| • In France, the two presidential candidates held their last campaign rallies ahead of the vote on Sunday. | • In France, the two presidential candidates held their last campaign rallies ahead of the vote on Sunday. |
| Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate, said she offered change from a status quo embodied by Emmanuel Macron, the centrist contender. Mr. Macron railed against Ms. Le Pen’s “authoritarian, anti-European, nationalist project.” | Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate, said she offered change from a status quo embodied by Emmanuel Macron, the centrist contender. Mr. Macron railed against Ms. Le Pen’s “authoritarian, anti-European, nationalist project.” |
| Here’s where the two candidates stand on key issues. And here, in their own words, they outline their starkly different visions of the future. | Here’s where the two candidates stand on key issues. And here, in their own words, they outline their starkly different visions of the future. |
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| • Our editor on gender issues explores how softening the image of the National Front, Ms. Le Pen’s far-right party, has helped her draw more female voters. | • Our editor on gender issues explores how softening the image of the National Front, Ms. Le Pen’s far-right party, has helped her draw more female voters. |
| But Ms. Le Pen’s sneering mockery of her rival in the final presidential debate on Wednesday could have cost her some votes. | But Ms. Le Pen’s sneering mockery of her rival in the final presidential debate on Wednesday could have cost her some votes. |
| In St. Pierre, a foggy French outpost off the Canadian coast, we found some voters, but hardly all, swayed by Ms. Le Pen’s promise to revive the fishing industry. | In St. Pierre, a foggy French outpost off the Canadian coast, we found some voters, but hardly all, swayed by Ms. Le Pen’s promise to revive the fishing industry. |
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| • Iraq’s armed forces are trying a new strategy to recapture Mosul. | • Iraq’s armed forces are trying a new strategy to recapture Mosul. |
| They have opened a new front, aiming to force the Islamic State to fight in multiple directions and cause its defenses to collapse. Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain trapped. | They have opened a new front, aiming to force the Islamic State to fight in multiple directions and cause its defenses to collapse. Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain trapped. |
| The U.N.’s top envoy on Syria praised the Russian plan to create four “de-escalation zones” in Syria. But rights groups warned that it should not be construed as a reason for countries to forcibly return refugees. | The U.N.’s top envoy on Syria praised the Russian plan to create four “de-escalation zones” in Syria. But rights groups warned that it should not be construed as a reason for countries to forcibly return refugees. |
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| • President Trump will visit Saudi Arabia and Israel later this month in his first overseas trip in office, the White House said. | • President Trump will visit Saudi Arabia and Israel later this month in his first overseas trip in office, the White House said. |
| The president will also fly to Brussels for a NATO summit meeting, and to Italy for a gathering of G-7 leaders and a meeting with Pope Francis. | The president will also fly to Brussels for a NATO summit meeting, and to Italy for a gathering of G-7 leaders and a meeting with Pope Francis. |
| In other news from Washington, House Republicans celebrated a major victory as they narrowly passed a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The health care legislation faces profound uncertainty in the Senate. | In other news from Washington, House Republicans celebrated a major victory as they narrowly passed a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The health care legislation faces profound uncertainty in the Senate. |
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| • The news that Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, would retire was an anticlimax after a frenzy of rumors. | • The news that Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, would retire was an anticlimax after a frenzy of rumors. |
| Speculation included one erroneously published (and unfinished) obituary. | Speculation included one erroneously published (and unfinished) obituary. |
| The prince is perhaps best known for his gaffes. We compiled some of the most notable ones, including this gem: “I declare this thing open, whatever it is.” | The prince is perhaps best known for his gaffes. We compiled some of the most notable ones, including this gem: “I declare this thing open, whatever it is.” |
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| • In a move that could hurt London’s position as a financial hub after “Brexit,” the European Commission suggested it may seek to strengthen its role in supervising euro-denominated derivatives. Above, Valdis Dombrovskis, the commission’s vice president. | • In a move that could hurt London’s position as a financial hub after “Brexit,” the European Commission suggested it may seek to strengthen its role in supervising euro-denominated derivatives. Above, Valdis Dombrovskis, the commission’s vice president. |
| • Google agreed to pay Italy 306 million euros in back taxes. Attention is now likely to turn to a similar investigation in France. | • Google agreed to pay Italy 306 million euros in back taxes. Attention is now likely to turn to a similar investigation in France. |
| • “Game of Thrones” is closing in on its final two seasons and HBO is already working on spinoffs. | • “Game of Thrones” is closing in on its final two seasons and HBO is already working on spinoffs. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • In Romania, anticorruption campaigners claimed two victories: Lawmakers withdrew changes to a bill that would have pardoned officials imprisoned for bribery. And the Constitutional Court upheld a law barring those with criminal convictions from serving as government ministers. [The New York Times] | • In Romania, anticorruption campaigners claimed two victories: Lawmakers withdrew changes to a bill that would have pardoned officials imprisoned for bribery. And the Constitutional Court upheld a law barring those with criminal convictions from serving as government ministers. [The New York Times] |
| • Hungary indicted 11 people suspected of being smugglers in the suffocation of 71 refugees, whose bodies were found in a truck in Austria in August 2015. [The New York Times] | • Hungary indicted 11 people suspected of being smugglers in the suffocation of 71 refugees, whose bodies were found in a truck in Austria in August 2015. [The New York Times] |
| • France’s top court ruled against allowing an intersex person to obtain civil status as being neither male nor female. [The New York Times] | • France’s top court ruled against allowing an intersex person to obtain civil status as being neither male nor female. [The New York Times] |
| • Britain’s local elections were marked by strong gains for the Conservative Party and a decline in support for the right-wing U.K. Independence Party. [BBC] | • Britain’s local elections were marked by strong gains for the Conservative Party and a decline in support for the right-wing U.K. Independence Party. [BBC] |
| • Local elections in the German states of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday and North Rhine-Westphalia next week will be the last major bellwether votes before national elections in September. [Deutsche Welle] | • Local elections in the German states of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday and North Rhine-Westphalia next week will be the last major bellwether votes before national elections in September. [Deutsche Welle] |
| • In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a campaign for the return of Moïse Katumbi, the exiled opposition leader living in Brussels, is becoming increasingly vocal. [The New York Times] | • In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a campaign for the return of Moïse Katumbi, the exiled opposition leader living in Brussels, is becoming increasingly vocal. [The New York Times] |
| • It only takes nine minutes to complete a full-body strength training workout. Here’s how to do it in your own home. | • It only takes nine minutes to complete a full-body strength training workout. Here’s how to do it in your own home. |
| • When it comes to exercise and brain health, there’s no such thing as too much. | • When it comes to exercise and brain health, there’s no such thing as too much. |
| • Recipe of the day: Get into the world of rice noodles with Vietnamese-inspired, lemongrass shrimp. | • Recipe of the day: Get into the world of rice noodles with Vietnamese-inspired, lemongrass shrimp. |
| • In Portugal, soccer teams and referees refuse to take on Canelas 2010, an amateur team with some F.C. Porto ultras as players, citing on-field violence and off-field threats. | • In Portugal, soccer teams and referees refuse to take on Canelas 2010, an amateur team with some F.C. Porto ultras as players, citing on-field violence and off-field threats. |
| • The World Ice Hockey Championship begins today, giving co-host France a rare chance to make its mark in the sport. | • The World Ice Hockey Championship begins today, giving co-host France a rare chance to make its mark in the sport. |
| • NEON, one of the most important visual arts organizations in Greece, holds its shows around Athens in renovated, decrepit or even open-air settings. | • NEON, one of the most important visual arts organizations in Greece, holds its shows around Athens in renovated, decrepit or even open-air settings. |
| • In the Spanish city of Granada, bars serve tapas to patrons at no cost whenever they order a drink. | • In the Spanish city of Granada, bars serve tapas to patrons at no cost whenever they order a drink. |
| But don’t make the mistake of ordering tapas. “It’s a surefire sign that you’re a tourist because Granadians would never to think to pay for them,” one local guide said. | But don’t make the mistake of ordering tapas. “It’s a surefire sign that you’re a tourist because Granadians would never to think to pay for them,” one local guide said. |
| When President Trump and his team unveiled their tax reform plan late last month, they revived the so-called Laffer curve, the theory that cutting taxes spurs economic growth which, in turn, creates more tax revenue. President George H.W. Bush once called it “voodoo economics.” | When President Trump and his team unveiled their tax reform plan late last month, they revived the so-called Laffer curve, the theory that cutting taxes spurs economic growth which, in turn, creates more tax revenue. President George H.W. Bush once called it “voodoo economics.” |
| Arthur Laffer, above, the economist who devised the system, first illustrated it on a napkin in 1974 during a dinner with Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. That napkin s now displayed in the National Museum of American History and is credited as changing the course of modern economics. | |
| Many big ideas had similar starts. The design for the Super Bowl trophy was first drawn on a napkin, and the architect Edward E. Carlson sketched out his vision for the Space Needle in Seattle on a place mat. | Many big ideas had similar starts. The design for the Super Bowl trophy was first drawn on a napkin, and the architect Edward E. Carlson sketched out his vision for the Space Needle in Seattle on a place mat. |
| Roger Ebert, the movie critic, gets special mention. He used napkin calculations to show Oprah Winfrey the benefits of nationwide syndication, and his great-great grandfather, Hieronymus Ebert, used one for a tick-tack-toe game that inadvertently inspired Chicago’s street grid system. | Roger Ebert, the movie critic, gets special mention. He used napkin calculations to show Oprah Winfrey the benefits of nationwide syndication, and his great-great grandfather, Hieronymus Ebert, used one for a tick-tack-toe game that inadvertently inspired Chicago’s street grid system. |
| Charles McDermid contributed reporting. | Charles McDermid contributed reporting. |
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