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| Emmanuel Macron, Boko Haram, Jared Kushner: Your Morning Briefing | Emmanuel Macron, Boko Haram, Jared Kushner: Your Morning 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, a former banker with little political experience, is set to become the next president of France, after soundly defeating his far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen. | • Emmanuel Macron, a former banker with little political experience, is set to become the next president of France, after soundly defeating his far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen. |
| Our correspondents in France and in major European cities are analyzing the results, after a race jolted in the final hours by the Macron campaign’s announcement that it had been hacked. | Our correspondents in France and in major European cities are analyzing the results, after a race jolted in the final hours by the Macron campaign’s announcement that it had been hacked. |
| Mr. Macron’s centrist vision goes against the anti-immigrant, anti-European Union tide that Ms. Le Pen represented. But some voters stayed home, unhappy with either contender. | Mr. Macron’s centrist vision goes against the anti-immigrant, anti-European Union tide that Ms. Le Pen represented. But some voters stayed home, unhappy with either contender. |
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| • As South Korea votes for a new president tomorrow, the previous leader, Park Geun-hye, will be watching from a jail cell as she awaits her trial on corruption charges. | • As South Korea votes for a new president tomorrow, the previous leader, Park Geun-hye, will be watching from a jail cell as she awaits her trial on corruption charges. |
| The front-runner in Tuesday’s race is Moon Jae-in, a progressive leader and a nemesis of Ms. Park’s. | The front-runner in Tuesday’s race is Moon Jae-in, a progressive leader and a nemesis of Ms. Park’s. |
| Separately, North Korea has detained another U.S. citizen, on charges of committing “hostile acts” against the country, bringing the number of Americans known to be held there to four. | Separately, North Korea has detained another U.S. citizen, on charges of committing “hostile acts” against the country, bringing the number of Americans known to be held there to four. |
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| • In Washington, senators will hold a hearing today on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. | • In Washington, senators will hold a hearing today on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. |
| Sally Q. Yates, above, the former acting attorney general, is among those expected to testify. | Sally Q. Yates, above, the former acting attorney general, is among those expected to testify. |
| And a major battle is brewing in Congress over the National Security Agency’s eavesdropping on Americans via its warrantless surveillance program, which is set to expire by the end of the year. | And a major battle is brewing in Congress over the National Security Agency’s eavesdropping on Americans via its warrantless surveillance program, which is set to expire by the end of the year. |
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| • In Indonesia, which has the world’s largest Muslim population, Islamists are increasingly vocal in their bid to transform the secular democracy into a religious state. | • In Indonesia, which has the world’s largest Muslim population, Islamists are increasingly vocal in their bid to transform the secular democracy into a religious state. |
| Efforts to change national laws include a bill before Parliament that would ban alcohol and a petition by an Islamist group before the Constitutional Court that gay sex be outlawed and that the adultery law be broadened to criminalize sex between any unmarried people. | Efforts to change national laws include a bill before Parliament that would ban alcohol and a petition by an Islamist group before the Constitutional Court that gay sex be outlawed and that the adultery law be broadened to criminalize sex between any unmarried people. |
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| • It was a long-awaited homecoming in Nigeria. | • It was a long-awaited homecoming in Nigeria. |
| After more than three years in captivity, 82 of the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram were released in an exchange with the government. | After more than three years in captivity, 82 of the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram were released in an exchange with the government. |
| It is the biggest breakthrough in a tragedy that has come to define the war against Boko Haram, the Muslim militant group that has killed thousands and caused millions to flee in its rampage across West Africa. | It is the biggest breakthrough in a tragedy that has come to define the war against Boko Haram, the Muslim militant group that has killed thousands and caused millions to flee in its rampage across West Africa. |
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| • And in China, it seems that cute and wholesome is the new teen spirit. | • And in China, it seems that cute and wholesome is the new teen spirit. |
| A wildly successful band, TFBoys, is winning awards, amassing social media records and selling more than $17 million in merchandise each month — all by singing about positive, Beijing-approved subjects like studying hard and serving the nation. | A wildly successful band, TFBoys, is winning awards, amassing social media records and selling more than $17 million in merchandise each month — all by singing about positive, Beijing-approved subjects like studying hard and serving the nation. |
| • Kushner Companies, the family firm of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, is in China, soliciting $500,000 investments as a path to residency in the United States. | • Kushner Companies, the family firm of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, is in China, soliciting $500,000 investments as a path to residency in the United States. |
| • Warren Buffett criticized the Trump administration’s health care plan: “Medical costs are the tapeworm of American economic competitiveness.” | • Warren Buffett criticized the Trump administration’s health care plan: “Medical costs are the tapeworm of American economic competitiveness.” |
| • Campaign of trickery: New details emerged in Volkswagen’s conspiracy to cover up its cheating on emissions tests. | • Campaign of trickery: New details emerged in Volkswagen’s conspiracy to cover up its cheating on emissions tests. |
| • Western Australia will receive a $1.7 billion road-and-rail infrastructure package in this week’s federal budget. The state’s premier said the project would mean a “significant jobs boost.” | • Western Australia will receive a $1.7 billion road-and-rail infrastructure package in this week’s federal budget. The state’s premier said the project would mean a “significant jobs boost.” |
| • The U.S. is close to full employment: The jobless rate dropped to 4.4 percent, the lowest in more than 10 years. | • The U.S. is close to full employment: The jobless rate dropped to 4.4 percent, the lowest in more than 10 years. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Thirty-two schoolchildren, ages 12 and 13, and two teachers and a driver were killed in Tanzania when their bus plunged into a ravine. The president called it a “national tragedy.” [The New York Times] | • Thirty-two schoolchildren, ages 12 and 13, and two teachers and a driver were killed in Tanzania when their bus plunged into a ravine. The president called it a “national tragedy.” [The New York Times] |
| • Philippines officials blamed gang warfare for two explosions in Manila on Saturday that killed two people and injured six. [Manila Bulletin] | • Philippines officials blamed gang warfare for two explosions in Manila on Saturday that killed two people and injured six. [Manila Bulletin] |
| • “President Trump is right.” Senator Bernie Sanders defended Mr. Trump’s comment that Australia’s health care system was better than America’s, and said it should be a model for U.S. lawmakers. [Reuters] | • “President Trump is right.” Senator Bernie Sanders defended Mr. Trump’s comment that Australia’s health care system was better than America’s, and said it should be a model for U.S. lawmakers. [Reuters] |
| • Vote buying. Payoffs. Mafia-style muscle. It’s business as usual in Mexico State, where a race for governor may be a gauge of the 2018 presidential election. [The New York Times] | • Vote buying. Payoffs. Mafia-style muscle. It’s business as usual in Mexico State, where a race for governor may be a gauge of the 2018 presidential election. [The New York Times] |
| • Okinoshima, a Japanese island where ancient religious taboos hold that no woman should ever set foot on it, has been recommended for Unesco World Heritage status. [The Asahi Shimbun] | • Okinoshima, a Japanese island where ancient religious taboos hold that no woman should ever set foot on it, has been recommended for Unesco World Heritage status. [The Asahi Shimbun] |
| • An 85-year-old Nepalese mountaineer, Min Bahadur Sherchan, who was trying to reclaim the title he won at 76 as the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, died on Saturday at base camp. [The New York Times] | • An 85-year-old Nepalese mountaineer, Min Bahadur Sherchan, who was trying to reclaim the title he won at 76 as the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, died on Saturday at base camp. [The New York Times] |
| • Think you’re too busy to work out? High-intensity interval training might be a solution. | • Think you’re too busy to work out? High-intensity interval training might be a solution. |
| • Aches? Fever? Vomiting? How do you know when your child should take a sick day? | • Aches? Fever? Vomiting? How do you know when your child should take a sick day? |
| • Recipe of the day: For a meatless Monday meal, try some classic stuffed mushrooms. | • Recipe of the day: For a meatless Monday meal, try some classic stuffed mushrooms. |
| • In China’s Hunan Province, a 260-foot-tall Protestant church in the city where Mao Zedong spent his youth has infuriated his admirers. It “damages our nation’s ideological security,” one wrote. | • In China’s Hunan Province, a 260-foot-tall Protestant church in the city where Mao Zedong spent his youth has infuriated his admirers. It “damages our nation’s ideological security,” one wrote. |
| • Scientists hope that nine sets of twins identified in Brazil’s Zika crisis can shed light on how the virus works, and why it inflicts ruthless damage selectively. | • Scientists hope that nine sets of twins identified in Brazil’s Zika crisis can shed light on how the virus works, and why it inflicts ruthless damage selectively. |
| • And the first Hindu temple in the U.S. to join the “sanctuary” network of churches, temples and mosques that shelter undocumented immigrants says that fear is keeping more of houses of worship from joining in. | • And the first Hindu temple in the U.S. to join the “sanctuary” network of churches, temples and mosques that shelter undocumented immigrants says that fear is keeping more of houses of worship from joining in. |
| It was today in 1901 that the Australian Labor Party was created, in a stuffy basement room in Melbourne. But the country’s labor rights movement is at least a decade older, tracing its roots to gatherings under a tree in a small bush town. | It was today in 1901 that the Australian Labor Party was created, in a stuffy basement room in Melbourne. But the country’s labor rights movement is at least a decade older, tracing its roots to gatherings under a tree in a small bush town. |
| In 1891, sheep shearers organized a strike, one of Australia’s first industrial disputes, under a ghost gum tree’s shade in Barcaldine, Queensland. | In 1891, sheep shearers organized a strike, one of Australia’s first industrial disputes, under a ghost gum tree’s shade in Barcaldine, Queensland. |
| The workers protested reduced wages amid falling wool prices, bringing the local industry to a standstill. At Barcaldine the striking shearers tried to block the arrival of non-unionized workers who accepted the lower pay. | The workers protested reduced wages amid falling wool prices, bringing the local industry to a standstill. At Barcaldine the striking shearers tried to block the arrival of non-unionized workers who accepted the lower pay. |
| The tree stood near the town’s railway station, and legend has it that it served as their meeting place. | The tree stood near the town’s railway station, and legend has it that it served as their meeting place. |
| Soldiers eventually crushed the strike, and key organizers were jailed, but the sheep shearers’ defiance inspired a labor movement that persists to this day. | Soldiers eventually crushed the strike, and key organizers were jailed, but the sheep shearers’ defiance inspired a labor movement that persists to this day. |
| And that tree grew to become a national heritage site, known as the Tree of Knowledge. In 2006, however, it was declared dead after it was poisoned by herbicide. | And that tree grew to become a national heritage site, known as the Tree of Knowledge. In 2006, however, it was declared dead after it was poisoned by herbicide. |
| The tree was artificially preserved and has since been encased in a multimillion-dollar monument. An annual festival on May Day celebrates its legacy. And the tree lives on, in young clones grown from cuttings. | The tree was artificially preserved and has since been encased in a multimillion-dollar monument. An annual festival on May Day celebrates its legacy. And the tree lives on, in young clones grown from cuttings. |
| Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. | Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. |
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