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| Storm Eleanor, Iran, Stephen Bannon: Your Thursday Briefing | Storm Eleanor, Iran, Stephen Bannon: 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: |
| • A strong winter storm tore through much of Europe, battering homes with hail and heavy rain, flooding streets and disrupting flights. At least one person was reported killed in France. | • A strong winter storm tore through much of Europe, battering homes with hail and heavy rain, flooding streets and disrupting flights. At least one person was reported killed in France. |
| (Above, a train carriage pushed off the tracks by wind gusts in Switzerland.) | (Above, a train carriage pushed off the tracks by wind gusts in Switzerland.) |
| Expect more cold wind and rain in the coming days, but nothing to compare with Wednesday’s. | Expect more cold wind and rain in the coming days, but nothing to compare with Wednesday’s. |
| Meanwhile in the U.S., residents of the Northeast are preparing for power failures and travel disruption as a winter storm is forecast to prolong a stretch of bitter cold and record snow. (Climate change may be partly to blame.) | Meanwhile in the U.S., residents of the Northeast are preparing for power failures and travel disruption as a winter storm is forecast to prolong a stretch of bitter cold and record snow. (Climate change may be partly to blame.) |
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| • In Tehran, Iran’s capital, residents are sitting out the protests that have spread to other cities, unlike in 2009, when millions of middle-class people erupted in anger over an election they saw as rigged. | • In Tehran, Iran’s capital, residents are sitting out the protests that have spread to other cities, unlike in 2009, when millions of middle-class people erupted in anger over an election they saw as rigged. |
| The state news media gave copious coverage to orchestrated pro-government rallies as the authorities tried to re-establish order. | The state news media gave copious coverage to orchestrated pro-government rallies as the authorities tried to re-establish order. |
| There remains no evidence for Iranian leaders’ claim that foreign meddling had instigated the protests, but history does offer reasons for such suspicion. | There remains no evidence for Iranian leaders’ claim that foreign meddling had instigated the protests, but history does offer reasons for such suspicion. |
| European reluctance to side more openly with the protesters is the latest divergence of approach with the Trump administration, which has openly praised demonstrators. | European reluctance to side more openly with the protesters is the latest divergence of approach with the Trump administration, which has openly praised demonstrators. |
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| • President Trump excommunicated his former chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, saying, in a written statement brimming with anger, that Mr. Bannon had “lost his mind.” (Here’s the full text.) | • President Trump excommunicated his former chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, saying, in a written statement brimming with anger, that Mr. Bannon had “lost his mind.” (Here’s the full text.) |
| Mr. Bannon is quoted in a new book saying that a Trump team meeting with Russians during the campaign was “treasonous” and that the special counsel in the Russia inquiry would “crack Don Jr. like an egg on national TV.” | Mr. Bannon is quoted in a new book saying that a Trump team meeting with Russians during the campaign was “treasonous” and that the special counsel in the Russia inquiry would “crack Don Jr. like an egg on national TV.” |
| Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, sued the special counsel, arguing that his investigation had exceeded its mandate. | Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, sued the special counsel, arguing that his investigation had exceeded its mandate. |
| Separately, Mr. Trump ended an inquiry spurred by his false claims of voter fraud in the 2016 election. | Separately, Mr. Trump ended an inquiry spurred by his false claims of voter fraud in the 2016 election. |
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| • On his first working day in 2018, President Trump’s 17 tweets offered a snapshot of his combative approach to this year’s agenda. | • On his first working day in 2018, President Trump’s 17 tweets offered a snapshot of his combative approach to this year’s agenda. |
| Among other things, Mr. Trump wrote that he wanted to tie Palestinian aid to peace talks. Many Israelis, even some who are generally critical of the Palestinians, see risks in that tactic. | Among other things, Mr. Trump wrote that he wanted to tie Palestinian aid to peace talks. Many Israelis, even some who are generally critical of the Palestinians, see risks in that tactic. |
| We took a closer look at the United Nations agency known as Unrwa, which handles much of that aid. | We took a closer look at the United Nations agency known as Unrwa, which handles much of that aid. |
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| • Computer security experts have discovered two major security flaws in the microprocessors inside nearly all of the world’s mobile devices, personal computers and servers running in cloud computer networks. | • Computer security experts have discovered two major security flaws in the microprocessors inside nearly all of the world’s mobile devices, personal computers and servers running in cloud computer networks. |
| There is no evidence that hackers have taken advantage of the vulnerability, at least so far. | There is no evidence that hackers have taken advantage of the vulnerability, at least so far. |
| • A growing number of Chinese pharmaceutical companies are trying to expand overseas, seeking U.S. regulatory approval to offer treatments for cancer and other ailments. | • A growing number of Chinese pharmaceutical companies are trying to expand overseas, seeking U.S. regulatory approval to offer treatments for cancer and other ailments. |
| • Iceland has started to put in place a new law requiring companies with 25 employees or more to prove that they are not paying women less than men. | • Iceland has started to put in place a new law requiring companies with 25 employees or more to prove that they are not paying women less than men. |
| • Russia and Venezuela have floated plans to create homegrown virtual currencies that would put them outside the global financial and banking system. | • Russia and Venezuela have floated plans to create homegrown virtual currencies that would put them outside the global financial and banking system. |
| • Spotify’s plans to file for an I.P.O. in New York could shine some light on the economics underlying streaming music. | • Spotify’s plans to file for an I.P.O. in New York could shine some light on the economics underlying streaming music. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The Koreas reopened a telephone hotline to prepare for talks on easing tensions and including the North in the Winter Olympics. (To be clear, there is no one button to trigger a nuclear war). [The New York Times] | |
| • Britain’s National Health Service, depleted by budget cuts, is under the highest strain in decades. [The New York Times] | • Britain’s National Health Service, depleted by budget cuts, is under the highest strain in decades. [The New York Times] |
| • President Emmanuel Macron of France proposed new legislation to combat “fake news,” which would allow the authorities to seek the blocking of websites and require sites to be more transparent on paid content. [Reuters] | • President Emmanuel Macron of France proposed new legislation to combat “fake news,” which would allow the authorities to seek the blocking of websites and require sites to be more transparent on paid content. [Reuters] |
| • A meeting of the prime ministers of Hungary and Poland underlined how their vision of the European Union contrasted with renewed efforts in Brussels to reinvigorate integration. [Politico] | • A meeting of the prime ministers of Hungary and Poland underlined how their vision of the European Union contrasted with renewed efforts in Brussels to reinvigorate integration. [Politico] |
| • A U.S. court convicted a Turkish banker of taking part in a billion-dollar scheme to violate sanctions against Iran, a case that also cast suspicion on Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [The New York Times] | • A U.S. court convicted a Turkish banker of taking part in a billion-dollar scheme to violate sanctions against Iran, a case that also cast suspicion on Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [The New York Times] |
| • Ethiopia’s government, under pressure amid protests, has pledged to close a notorious detention center and release some inmates, some of them thought to be political prisoners. [The New York Times] | • Ethiopia’s government, under pressure amid protests, has pledged to close a notorious detention center and release some inmates, some of them thought to be political prisoners. [The New York Times] |
| • The Italian news media called it a “movie-worthy heist”: A Qatari royal’s jewels were stolen in a brazen theft in Venice. [The New York Times] | • The Italian news media called it a “movie-worthy heist”: A Qatari royal’s jewels were stolen in a brazen theft in Venice. [The New York Times] |
| • You’ve probably heard that New York City’s subway is falling apart. In the latest installment of our series investigating its problems, our magazine writer argues that the city must rebuild it to survive. [The New York Times Magazine] | • You’ve probably heard that New York City’s subway is falling apart. In the latest installment of our series investigating its problems, our magazine writer argues that the city must rebuild it to survive. [The New York Times Magazine] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Recipe of the day: For a lasagna night, swap the meat for broccoli rabe. | • Recipe of the day: For a lasagna night, swap the meat for broccoli rabe. |
| • It’s never too early to encourage kids to be givers, not takers. | • It’s never too early to encourage kids to be givers, not takers. |
| • If you’re sick, try to stay away from work. If you can’t, here’s what to do. | • If you’re sick, try to stay away from work. If you can’t, here’s what to do. |
| • The diary above is a rare account of life in the Gulag, the Soviet system of forced labor camps. It is now being exhibited in Moscow, at a time when attitudes toward Russia’s past have become less critical. | • The diary above is a rare account of life in the Gulag, the Soviet system of forced labor camps. It is now being exhibited in Moscow, at a time when attitudes toward Russia’s past have become less critical. |
| • In Naples, a new exhibition that puts rarely seen ruins from Pompeii in contemporary confines speaks to the recent revitalization of a city that has seen so much in its long history. | • In Naples, a new exhibition that puts rarely seen ruins from Pompeii in contemporary confines speaks to the recent revitalization of a city that has seen so much in its long history. |
| • Ulrich Wegener, the West German police commando who led the 1977 raid that rescued 90 people from a hijacked plane in Somalia, died at 88. | • Ulrich Wegener, the West German police commando who led the 1977 raid that rescued 90 people from a hijacked plane in Somalia, died at 88. |
| • We talked to Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks about President Trump, the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein case and why they hadn’t worked together until “The Post.” | • We talked to Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks about President Trump, the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein case and why they hadn’t worked together until “The Post.” |
| A new year can bring many changes, but 1999 saw what the Times’s Op-Ed page called the “most audacious gamble in the history of currency”: the launch of the euro, the common European currency. | A new year can bring many changes, but 1999 saw what the Times’s Op-Ed page called the “most audacious gamble in the history of currency”: the launch of the euro, the common European currency. |
| Almost 40 years in the works, the euro was toasted with champagne by finance ministers in the 11 countries where it debuted. | Almost 40 years in the works, the euro was toasted with champagne by finance ministers in the 11 countries where it debuted. |
| Though euro bank notes and coins wouldn’t be released until 2002, European banks were required to use the currency in transactions as soon as markets opened on Monday, Jan. 4. | Though euro bank notes and coins wouldn’t be released until 2002, European banks were required to use the currency in transactions as soon as markets opened on Monday, Jan. 4. |
| Fears of technical glitches meant banks brought in employees en masse: In Frankfurt, one bank alone had 3,200 people working to reprogram its computers. | Fears of technical glitches meant banks brought in employees en masse: In Frankfurt, one bank alone had 3,200 people working to reprogram its computers. |
| London had 30,000 workers on trading floors and in back offices, even though Britain wasn’t even adopting the euro. | London had 30,000 workers on trading floors and in back offices, even though Britain wasn’t even adopting the euro. |
| The switch took more than a year of planning, months of rewriting software, and full-scale dress rehearsals. | The switch took more than a year of planning, months of rewriting software, and full-scale dress rehearsals. |
| But the reward for the banking world’s tireless efforts was simply a smooth debut when world markets opened for business. | But the reward for the banking world’s tireless efforts was simply a smooth debut when world markets opened for business. |
| Others received something more concrete to mark the launch: For sharing a birthday with the new currency, each baby born in France on New Year’s Day received 100 euros from the Finance Ministry. | Others received something more concrete to mark the launch: For sharing a birthday with the new currency, each baby born in France on New Year’s Day received 100 euros from the Finance Ministry. |
| Anna Schaverien contributed reporting. | Anna Schaverien contributed reporting. |
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