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| Ireland, Catalonia, F.B.I.: Your Tuesday Briefing | Ireland, Catalonia, F.B.I.: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) | (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) |
| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Africa’s growing obesity problem, Silvio Berlusconi’s return to politics and a fitness app’s unwitting security leak. Here’s the news. | Africa’s growing obesity problem, Silvio Berlusconi’s return to politics and a fitness app’s unwitting security leak. Here’s the news. |
| • Obesity rates in sub-Saharan Africa are shooting up faster than just about anywhere else in the world, causing a public health crisis that is catching almost all of us by surprise. | • Obesity rates in sub-Saharan Africa are shooting up faster than just about anywhere else in the world, causing a public health crisis that is catching almost all of us by surprise. |
| To the usual causes — a rise in the consumption of junk food, a more sedentary urban lifestyle, more affordable cars — add a wave of motorbike imports. | To the usual causes — a rise in the consumption of junk food, a more sedentary urban lifestyle, more affordable cars — add a wave of motorbike imports. |
| Above, a slum in Kenya. The country has only about 40 cardiologists for its 48 million people. | |
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| • The Irish government formally committed to holding a historic referendum on abortion, confirming that a vote will be held by the end of May. | • The Irish government formally committed to holding a historic referendum on abortion, confirming that a vote will be held by the end of May. |
| Do you live in Ireland, or are you an Irish citizen overseas? We’d like to hear your views. (Please fill out the form in the article.) | |
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| • Catalonia’s legislature is preparing to select a new president for the Spanish region. Will separatist lawmakers stick with Carles Puigdemont or seek a compromise with unionists and Madrid? | |
| In Barcelona, our correspondent met the promoters of independence for Tabarnia, a fictitious separatist movement within Catalonia. | In Barcelona, our correspondent met the promoters of independence for Tabarnia, a fictitious separatist movement within Catalonia. |
| They say they created it to attack the contradictions prompted by Catalan separatism. | They say they created it to attack the contradictions prompted by Catalan separatism. |
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| • In Italy, Silvio Berlusconi is back. Again. | • In Italy, Silvio Berlusconi is back. Again. |
| Political analysts agree that the only sure bet in Italy’s March 4 elections is that the former prime minister will return as a major force in national, and possibly European, politics. | Political analysts agree that the only sure bet in Italy’s March 4 elections is that the former prime minister will return as a major force in national, and possibly European, politics. |
| (Mr. Berlusconi has so far been reluctant to speak about President Trump and is said to detest the inevitable comparisons between them.) | (Mr. Berlusconi has so far been reluctant to speak about President Trump and is said to detest the inevitable comparisons between them.) |
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| • In Washington, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee disregarded warnings by the Justice Department and voted to release a secret memo questioning the origins of the Russia investigation. | • In Washington, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee disregarded warnings by the Justice Department and voted to release a secret memo questioning the origins of the Russia investigation. |
| Separately, the F.B.I.’s deputy director stepped down, under fire from Republicans in Congress and President Trump. The deputy attorney general appears to be their new target. | Separately, the F.B.I.’s deputy director stepped down, under fire from Republicans in Congress and President Trump. The deputy attorney general appears to be their new target. |
| Mr. Trump is set to give his first State of the Union address today. (Melania Trump is expected to attend. Some misspelled tickets were a focus of derision.) | Mr. Trump is set to give his first State of the Union address today. (Melania Trump is expected to attend. Some misspelled tickets were a focus of derision.) |
| • A substantial rise in oil prices in recent months has led to a resurgence in U.S. oil production, enabling the country to challenge the dominance of Saudi Arabia. | • A substantial rise in oil prices in recent months has led to a resurgence in U.S. oil production, enabling the country to challenge the dominance of Saudi Arabia. |
| • Many economists see deals offering tax breaks to attract corporate sites as expensive and ultimately ineffective. | • Many economists see deals offering tax breaks to attract corporate sites as expensive and ultimately ineffective. |
| • Hotels are introducing robots to handle repetitive tasks like room service deliveries, entertaining guests and even giving directions. | • Hotels are introducing robots to handle repetitive tasks like room service deliveries, entertaining guests and even giving directions. |
| • Pediatric and mental health experts are calling on Facebook to kill a messaging service for children as young as 6. | |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. (We’ll be watching new E.U. growth estimates.) | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. (We’ll be watching new E.U. growth estimates.) |
| • Security analysts say the Strava fitness app, which shares maps of users’ exercise activities, has unwittingly revealed the locations of U.S. and European military bases. Above, user data in Berlin. [The New York Times] | • Security analysts say the Strava fitness app, which shares maps of users’ exercise activities, has unwittingly revealed the locations of U.S. and European military bases. Above, user data in Berlin. [The New York Times] |
| • In Britain, Conservative critics of Prime Minister Theresa May are increasingly voicing concerns that she is pursuing what they call “Brino,” or Brexit in Name Only. [The New York Times] | • In Britain, Conservative critics of Prime Minister Theresa May are increasingly voicing concerns that she is pursuing what they call “Brino,” or Brexit in Name Only. [The New York Times] |
| • Romania’s Parliament confirmed Viorica Dancila as the country’s first female prime minister. Critics fear that efforts to curb anticorruption legislation will continue. [The New York Times] | • Romania’s Parliament confirmed Viorica Dancila as the country’s first female prime minister. Critics fear that efforts to curb anticorruption legislation will continue. [The New York Times] |
| • The Trump administration declined to apply new sanctions on Russia under a law that is meant to punish Moscow for election-meddling. [The New York Times] | • The Trump administration declined to apply new sanctions on Russia under a law that is meant to punish Moscow for election-meddling. [The New York Times] |
| • In our Op-Ed pages, a Kurdish commander in Afrin, Syria, asks the U.S. and Europe to press for a no-flight zone as she and her fighters battle a Turkish offensive. [The New York Times] | • In our Op-Ed pages, a Kurdish commander in Afrin, Syria, asks the U.S. and Europe to press for a no-flight zone as she and her fighters battle a Turkish offensive. [The New York Times] |
| • Russia was banned (again) from the Paralympics. Officials refused to lift an earlier ban, in part, they said, because Russia had failed to acknowledge evidence of systematic cheating. [The New York Times] | • Russia was banned (again) from the Paralympics. Officials refused to lift an earlier ban, in part, they said, because Russia had failed to acknowledge evidence of systematic cheating. [The New York Times] |
| • In Paris and other parts of France, water levels are expected to stay unusually high in rivers swollen by the heaviest rains in 50 years. [Associated Press] | • In Paris and other parts of France, water levels are expected to stay unusually high in rivers swollen by the heaviest rains in 50 years. [Associated Press] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • For our older readers: Dermatologists have found a new way to get rid of age spots … | • For our older readers: Dermatologists have found a new way to get rid of age spots … |
| • … and retiring early could lengthen your life. | • … and retiring early could lengthen your life. |
| • Since time is of the essence: Spicy beef stir-fry with basil can be on the table in just 15 minutes. | • Since time is of the essence: Spicy beef stir-fry with basil can be on the table in just 15 minutes. |
| • When animals are at risk in the Netherlands, a special police force is ready to help. Above, a dog rescued from a balcony, where it was left by its owner who went to work for the day, in The Hague. | • When animals are at risk in the Netherlands, a special police force is ready to help. Above, a dog rescued from a balcony, where it was left by its owner who went to work for the day, in The Hague. |
| • An Op-Ed on German health care has received some attention. Here’s how a doctor summarized it on Twitter: “American has surgery in Europe; does fine without opioids.” | • An Op-Ed on German health care has received some attention. Here’s how a doctor summarized it on Twitter: “American has surgery in Europe; does fine without opioids.” |
| • Is Novak Djokovic the right person to represent men and women in the fight to unionize tennis? Many are calling for a women’s tour player to step up as well. | • Is Novak Djokovic the right person to represent men and women in the fight to unionize tennis? Many are calling for a women’s tour player to step up as well. |
| • A plane that led Allied aircraft carrying paratroopers to D-Day could fly again over Normandy as soon as next year. | • A plane that led Allied aircraft carrying paratroopers to D-Day could fly again over Normandy as soon as next year. |
| • Does walking naked in your apartment break the law? Not in New York. (But maybe consider curtains.) | • Does walking naked in your apartment break the law? Not in New York. (But maybe consider curtains.) |
| The U.S. government had ordered that all people of Japanese ancestry be forcibly removed from their homes on the West Coast. Fred Korematsu, then 23, tried changing his name and even underwent plastic surgery in hopes of carrying on as a normal citizen. | The U.S. government had ordered that all people of Japanese ancestry be forcibly removed from their homes on the West Coast. Fred Korematsu, then 23, tried changing his name and even underwent plastic surgery in hopes of carrying on as a normal citizen. |
| But he was arrested on a street corner in San Leandro, Calif., in May 1942. | But he was arrested on a street corner in San Leandro, Calif., in May 1942. |
| Today is the eighth annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. In 2010, Arnold Schwarzenegger, then California’s governor, established the first statewide day in U.S. history honoring an Asian-American, and several other states followed suit. New York City is making its inaugural celebration today. | Today is the eighth annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. In 2010, Arnold Schwarzenegger, then California’s governor, established the first statewide day in U.S. history honoring an Asian-American, and several other states followed suit. New York City is making its inaugural celebration today. |
| Mr. Korematsu fought the discriminatory federal order, bringing his case to the Supreme Court in 1944. The court sided with the government, ruling that national security outweighed civil liberties. | Mr. Korematsu fought the discriminatory federal order, bringing his case to the Supreme Court in 1944. The court sided with the government, ruling that national security outweighed civil liberties. |
| It would take nearly 40 years for Mr. Korematsu’s conviction to be overturned in Federal District Court in San Francisco, though the 1944 Supreme Court ruling still stands. | It would take nearly 40 years for Mr. Korematsu’s conviction to be overturned in Federal District Court in San Francisco, though the 1944 Supreme Court ruling still stands. |
| Mr. Korematsu, pictured above in 1996, remained a civil rights activist for the rest of his life. President Bill Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 1998. (Here’s the video.) | Mr. Korematsu, pictured above in 1996, remained a civil rights activist for the rest of his life. President Bill Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 1998. (Here’s the video.) |
| Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. | Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. |
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