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| Oprah Winfrey, El Salvador, Iran: Your Tuesday Briefing | Oprah Winfrey, El Salvador, Iran: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • The Trump administration said that nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador who have been allowed to live and work in the U.S. since earthquakes devastated their homeland in 2001 must leave the country. | • The Trump administration said that nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador who have been allowed to live and work in the U.S. since earthquakes devastated their homeland in 2001 must leave the country. |
| The announcement came after Department of Homeland Security officials said they were ending a humanitarian program known as Temporary Protected Status, or T.P.S., ignoring pleas from immigrant advocates and the Salvadoran government to extend it. | The announcement came after Department of Homeland Security officials said they were ending a humanitarian program known as Temporary Protected Status, or T.P.S., ignoring pleas from immigrant advocates and the Salvadoran government to extend it. |
| The move had its supporters. “We need to put the ‘T’ back into T.P.S.,” one said. Above, Veronica Lagunas and her two children. | |
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| • The Chinese authorities warned that an Iranian oil tanker, the Sanchi, that collided with another ship off China’s coast could explode and sink. | • The Chinese authorities warned that an Iranian oil tanker, the Sanchi, that collided with another ship off China’s coast could explode and sink. |
| Rescuers were searching for the tanker’s crew of 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis. Flames and thick black smoke were seen pouring from the Sanchi in images released by the South Korean Coast Guard and the Chinese state news media. | Rescuers were searching for the tanker’s crew of 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis. Flames and thick black smoke were seen pouring from the Sanchi in images released by the South Korean Coast Guard and the Chinese state news media. |
| Greenpeace said the accident may become an environmental disaster. | Greenpeace said the accident may become an environmental disaster. |
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| • Beijing’s regulators are cracking down on Amway, the American marketing giant that found financial salvation in China, growing to more than $2.6 billion in revenue. | • Beijing’s regulators are cracking down on Amway, the American marketing giant that found financial salvation in China, growing to more than $2.6 billion in revenue. |
| Now, Amway and other companies that use sales representatives to recruit others below them — in what’s called multilevel marketing — face public skepticism, and in some cases investigations. | Now, Amway and other companies that use sales representatives to recruit others below them — in what’s called multilevel marketing — face public skepticism, and in some cases investigations. |
| Amway’s name in Chinese, an li, has even entered the vernacular to mean to “promote heavily” or to “be brainwashed.” | Amway’s name in Chinese, an li, has even entered the vernacular to mean to “promote heavily” or to “be brainwashed.” |
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| • In Iran, President Hassan Rouhani used the recent nationwide protests to attack his hard-line opponents, saying the people who took to the streets did so because they were seeking a better life. | • In Iran, President Hassan Rouhani used the recent nationwide protests to attack his hard-line opponents, saying the people who took to the streets did so because they were seeking a better life. |
| Mr. Rouhani said the protesters objected not just to the bad economy but also to widespread corruption and the clergy-led government’s restrictions on personal conduct. | Mr. Rouhani said the protesters objected not just to the bad economy but also to widespread corruption and the clergy-led government’s restrictions on personal conduct. |
| Even so, Iran over the weekend banned the teaching of English in primary schools after religious leaders warned that it opened the way to a Western “cultural invasion.” | Even so, Iran over the weekend banned the teaching of English in primary schools after religious leaders warned that it opened the way to a Western “cultural invasion.” |
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| • A senior BBC News editor for China resigned, accusing the network of operating a “secretive and illegal” salary system that pays men more than women in similar positions. | • A senior BBC News editor for China resigned, accusing the network of operating a “secretive and illegal” salary system that pays men more than women in similar positions. |
| The editor, Carrie Gracie, who joined the BBC 30 years ago, said she only recently learned that her male colleagues earned 50 percent more than she did. She was offered a raise, but still not a salary matching her male counterparts. | The editor, Carrie Gracie, who joined the BBC 30 years ago, said she only recently learned that her male colleagues earned 50 percent more than she did. She was offered a raise, but still not a salary matching her male counterparts. |
| “I simply want the BBC to abide by the law and value men and women equally,” Ms. Gracie, above, wrote in an open letter posted online. | |
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| • A rousing call-to-arms by Oprah Winfrey capturing the #MeToo mood was the highlight of a Golden Globes ceremony that confronted the issues of gender equality and sexual abuse. | • A rousing call-to-arms by Oprah Winfrey capturing the #MeToo mood was the highlight of a Golden Globes ceremony that confronted the issues of gender equality and sexual abuse. |
| “What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have,” Ms. Winfrey said, accepting a lifetime achievement award. Read the full speech here, which set off a cascade of calls for her to run for president in 2020. | |
| Here’s a full list of the winners, and pictures from the red carpet. | Here’s a full list of the winners, and pictures from the red carpet. |
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| • In India, cash is king, despite aggressive campaigns from electronic payment firms like Paytm, a local player with financing from Alibaba, and U.S. tech giants like Facebook, Google and PayPal. | • In India, cash is king, despite aggressive campaigns from electronic payment firms like Paytm, a local player with financing from Alibaba, and U.S. tech giants like Facebook, Google and PayPal. |
| • “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” bombed in China, the world’s second-largest movie market, with only $28.7 million in ticket sales over three days. | • “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” bombed in China, the world’s second-largest movie market, with only $28.7 million in ticket sales over three days. |
| • Shares in GoPro sank on a dismal revenue forecast, and is this the year Twitter is sold? Check out these stories and others in our new DealBook Briefing. | • Shares in GoPro sank on a dismal revenue forecast, and is this the year Twitter is sold? Check out these stories and others in our new DealBook Briefing. |
| • Chinese airlines took the last three spots in a new global ranking of airlines based on on-time arrivals. Air China’s on-time rating was just 60 percent. | • Chinese airlines took the last three spots in a new global ranking of airlines based on on-time arrivals. Air China’s on-time rating was just 60 percent. |
| • U.S. stocks were flat. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were flat. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Same-sex marriage is finally legal in Australia, and some eager couples took their vows right after midnight. [ABC] | |
| • “The ancient Silk Roads were never only Chinese.” President Emmanuel Macron of France, visiting China, said Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative could not be “one-way.” [Reuters] | • “The ancient Silk Roads were never only Chinese.” President Emmanuel Macron of France, visiting China, said Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative could not be “one-way.” [Reuters] |
| • In Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, 92, will face Prime Minister Najib Razak in the next general election. [The Straits Times] | • In Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, 92, will face Prime Minister Najib Razak in the next general election. [The Straits Times] |
| • Another U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing in Okinawa, this time near a resort hotel. The police said no one was hurt. [The Asahi Shimbun] | • Another U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing in Okinawa, this time near a resort hotel. The police said no one was hurt. [The Asahi Shimbun] |
| • With the Mexican government often more the problem than the solution, communities are taking matters into their own hands. [The New York Times] | • With the Mexican government often more the problem than the solution, communities are taking matters into their own hands. [The New York Times] |
| • In Vietnam, a major corruption trial has begun. Most of the 22 defendants are current or former senior oil executives. [AP] | • In Vietnam, a major corruption trial has begun. Most of the 22 defendants are current or former senior oil executives. [AP] |
| • A Chinese rap star facing criticism for his sexist lyrics blamed the influence of “black music.” [Agence France-Presse] | • A Chinese rap star facing criticism for his sexist lyrics blamed the influence of “black music.” [Agence France-Presse] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Don’t let a lack of self-awareness hold you back. | • Don’t let a lack of self-awareness hold you back. |
| • Planning on getting organized this year? Try a paper planner, instead of apps. | • Planning on getting organized this year? Try a paper planner, instead of apps. |
| • Recipe of the day: Make a loaf of classic zucchini bread for yourself, and another to share. | • Recipe of the day: Make a loaf of classic zucchini bread for yourself, and another to share. |
| • Only two stripes demarcate the border between China’s restive Xinjiang region and Kazakhstan. In fact, it’s unusually easy to enter a special zone between the nations, unless your garb suggests you have Islamist leanings. | • Only two stripes demarcate the border between China’s restive Xinjiang region and Kazakhstan. In fact, it’s unusually easy to enter a special zone between the nations, unless your garb suggests you have Islamist leanings. |
| • In memoriam. Tatsuro Toyoda, 88, son of the founder of the Toyota Motor Corporation who led its international expansion; Ron Tandberg, 74, a celebrated Australian political cartoonist who “stood for the little man.” | • In memoriam. Tatsuro Toyoda, 88, son of the founder of the Toyota Motor Corporation who led its international expansion; Ron Tandberg, 74, a celebrated Australian political cartoonist who “stood for the little man.” |
| • And security footage showed a thief in Denmark swiping a bottle of vodka worth $1.3 million. It was recovered dented, the police said — and drained to the last drop. | • And security footage showed a thief in Denmark swiping a bottle of vodka worth $1.3 million. It was recovered dented, the police said — and drained to the last drop. |
| Welcome to the year of purple. | Welcome to the year of purple. |
| The Pantone Color Institute, which helps manufacturers select colors for designs, has been naming a color of the year since 2000 (It chose Greenery last year, and Rose Quartz — think millennial pink — shared the title with Serenity blue in 2016). | The Pantone Color Institute, which helps manufacturers select colors for designs, has been naming a color of the year since 2000 (It chose Greenery last year, and Rose Quartz — think millennial pink — shared the title with Serenity blue in 2016). |
| This year the shade is Ultra Violet. “We wanted to pick something that brings hope and an uplifting message,” the institute’s director, Leatrice Eiseman, told The Times. | This year the shade is Ultra Violet. “We wanted to pick something that brings hope and an uplifting message,” the institute’s director, Leatrice Eiseman, told The Times. |
| In ancient times, purple dye was made from the mucus of sea snails in the Phoenician city of Tyre, in what is now Lebanon’s Mediterranean coast. | In ancient times, purple dye was made from the mucus of sea snails in the Phoenician city of Tyre, in what is now Lebanon’s Mediterranean coast. |
| Because the color was difficult and expensive to produce, it became associated with power and royalty, from ancient Rome to the kingdoms of Europe. In the 1500s, Queen Elizabeth I decreed that only members of the royal family could wear the color. | Because the color was difficult and expensive to produce, it became associated with power and royalty, from ancient Rome to the kingdoms of Europe. In the 1500s, Queen Elizabeth I decreed that only members of the royal family could wear the color. |
| In 1856, a British chemist, William Henry Perkin, made the color more accessible when he accidentally created a purple dye while trying to concoct a treatment for malaria. | In 1856, a British chemist, William Henry Perkin, made the color more accessible when he accidentally created a purple dye while trying to concoct a treatment for malaria. |
| More than 160 years later, a color that’s rare in nature is about to have its moment. | More than 160 years later, a color that’s rare in nature is about to have its moment. |
| For more on the color purple, read on. | For more on the color purple, read on. |
| Valencia Prashad contributed reporting. | Valencia Prashad contributed reporting. |
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