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| Brexit, Donald Trump, Voyager 2: Your Tuesday Briefing | Brexit, Donald Trump, Voyager 2: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning, | Good morning, |
| We start today with a look at the postponed vote in Britain’s Parliament on a Brexit deal, President Trump’s defense of two hush-money payments, and President Emmanuel Macron’s concessions to protesters. | We start today with a look at the postponed vote in Britain’s Parliament on a Brexit deal, President Trump’s defense of two hush-money payments, and President Emmanuel Macron’s concessions to protesters. |
| Prime Minister Theresa May is touring European capitals today in an effort to shore up support back home for her agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. | |
| Mrs. May has delayed a parliamentary vote on her compromise deal, acknowledging that it would have faced defeat “by a significant margin.” Parliament is to hold an emergency debate today on the postponement of the vote, and a spokesman for Mrs. May said lawmakers would get a chance to vote on the deal some time before Jan. 21. | |
| What’s at stake: Without an agreement, Britain would face a so-called cliff-edge Brexit, with banking, trade, travel and rules at the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland potentially changing overnight on March 29. But that’s not the only way things could go. We sketch out the possible scenarios, including a second Brexit referendum. | What’s at stake: Without an agreement, Britain would face a so-called cliff-edge Brexit, with banking, trade, travel and rules at the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland potentially changing overnight on March 29. But that’s not the only way things could go. We sketch out the possible scenarios, including a second Brexit referendum. |
| The Daily: On today’s episode, our correspondents in London discuss frustrations in Britain. | The Daily: On today’s episode, our correspondents in London discuss frustrations in Britain. |
| From Opinion: A writer for The Spectator, a British weekly magazine, has a request: “Pray for us.” | From Opinion: A writer for The Spectator, a British weekly magazine, has a request: “Pray for us.” |
| Mr. Trump said on Monday that payments made to two women for their silence about alleged extramarital affairs with him were “a simple private transaction” and were not subject to campaign-finance laws. | Mr. Trump said on Monday that payments made to two women for their silence about alleged extramarital affairs with him were “a simple private transaction” and were not subject to campaign-finance laws. |
| Federal prosecutors said last week that the payments during the 2016 presidential campaign constituted election-related spending and that Mr. Trump broke the law by directing his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to make them. | Federal prosecutors said last week that the payments during the 2016 presidential campaign constituted election-related spending and that Mr. Trump broke the law by directing his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to make them. |
| What’s next: Mr. Trump is effectively an unindicted co-conspirator in Mr. Cohen’s campaign-finance case, but the extent of his legal exposure and political liability turns on several factors, including whether a president can be charged with a crime. | What’s next: Mr. Trump is effectively an unindicted co-conspirator in Mr. Cohen’s campaign-finance case, but the extent of his legal exposure and political liability turns on several factors, including whether a president can be charged with a crime. |
| A contrite President Emmanuel Macron announced tax cuts and income increases for the struggling middle class and working poor on Monday, after weeks of violent protests around France. | A contrite President Emmanuel Macron announced tax cuts and income increases for the struggling middle class and working poor on Monday, after weeks of violent protests around France. |
| In a 13-minute televised mea culpa, Mr. Macron said the details of his relief steps would be announced today. One would be a monthly increase of 100 euros, or about $115, for workers earning the minimum wage. | In a 13-minute televised mea culpa, Mr. Macron said the details of his relief steps would be announced today. One would be a monthly increase of 100 euros, or about $115, for workers earning the minimum wage. |
| Side effects: Businesses sustained more than 10 billion euros in damages and lost sales during the protests, a figure that will probably grow. | Side effects: Businesses sustained more than 10 billion euros in damages and lost sales during the protests, a figure that will probably grow. |
| Watch: Our reporters were in Paris over the weekend with some of the protesters. | Watch: Our reporters were in Paris over the weekend with some of the protesters. |
| In the past two years, the U.S. has dedicated hundreds of millions of dollars and dozens of law enforcement and military personnel to fighting the violent gangs that send ordinary Salvadorans fleeing. | In the past two years, the U.S. has dedicated hundreds of millions of dollars and dozens of law enforcement and military personnel to fighting the violent gangs that send ordinary Salvadorans fleeing. |
| President Trump views MS-13 as a dangerous force in the U.S., but he has expressed skepticism about helping to root it out in El Salvador. He recently promised to pull American support from the region. | President Trump views MS-13 as a dangerous force in the U.S., but he has expressed skepticism about helping to root it out in El Salvador. He recently promised to pull American support from the region. |
| Our journalists in San Salvador report on the conflicting U.S. positions. | Our journalists in San Salvador report on the conflicting U.S. positions. |
| Background: In the 1980s, the Reagan administration supported a military-led government in El Salvador in a civil war against guerrillas that killed more than 70,000. Since then, the U.S. has tried to be more a law-enforcement partner than a military sponsor. | Background: In the 1980s, the Reagan administration supported a military-led government in El Salvador in a civil war against guerrillas that killed more than 70,000. Since then, the U.S. has tried to be more a law-enforcement partner than a military sponsor. |
| About 250 million years ago, the Earth almost died. | About 250 million years ago, the Earth almost died. |
| Our science columnist, Carl Zimmer, explains what is now understood about the world’s worst mass extinction — the sequence of events that followed tremendous volcanic eruptions at the end of the Permian Period. | Our science columnist, Carl Zimmer, explains what is now understood about the world’s worst mass extinction — the sequence of events that followed tremendous volcanic eruptions at the end of the Permian Period. |
| “In the oceans, 96 percent of all species became extinct” after carbon dioxide rushed into the atmosphere, he writes. “It’s harder to determine how many terrestrial species vanished, but the loss was comparable.” | “In the oceans, 96 percent of all species became extinct” after carbon dioxide rushed into the atmosphere, he writes. “It’s harder to determine how many terrestrial species vanished, but the loss was comparable.” |
| Defense of fossil fuels: At a U.N. conference in Poland on Monday, the U.S. representatives argued that it was unrealistic to demand a rapid retreat from coal, oil and gas. | Defense of fossil fuels: At a U.N. conference in Poland on Monday, the U.S. representatives argued that it was unrealistic to demand a rapid retreat from coal, oil and gas. |
| Overhaul of water regulations: The Trump administration is also expected to unveil a plan today that would weaken federal clean water rules. | Overhaul of water regulations: The Trump administration is also expected to unveil a plan today that would weaken federal clean water rules. |
| Marines are declared dead: The U.S. military took the step after five Marines disappeared when two aircraft crashed off Japan. Bodies have yet to be recovered. | Marines are declared dead: The U.S. military took the step after five Marines disappeared when two aircraft crashed off Japan. Bodies have yet to be recovered. |
| Google chief in Congress: Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify today about concerns including that his company’s search algorithms are biased against conservatives. Here’s what to expect when he appears in the House beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern. | Google chief in Congress: Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify today about concerns including that his company’s search algorithms are biased against conservatives. Here’s what to expect when he appears in the House beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern. |
| Snapshot: Above, a surfer competing off the northern Spanish city of Getxo, near Bilbao, on Monday. | Snapshot: Above, a surfer competing off the northern Spanish city of Getxo, near Bilbao, on Monday. |
| New fears in tech: The detention of a Huawei executive has technology entrepreneurs in both China and the U.S. reconsidering their travel plans. | New fears in tech: The detention of a Huawei executive has technology entrepreneurs in both China and the U.S. reconsidering their travel plans. |
| An interstellar milestone: After an 11 billion-mile trip, the Voyager 2 spacecraft has become the second machine to cross a boundary that divides our solar system from the rest of the galaxy, NASA announced on Monday. | An interstellar milestone: After an 11 billion-mile trip, the Voyager 2 spacecraft has become the second machine to cross a boundary that divides our solar system from the rest of the galaxy, NASA announced on Monday. |
| Marathon church service: A church in the Netherlands has been meeting nonstop for more than six weeks to protect an Armenian family from deportation. The Dutch police aren’t allowed to disrupt a service to make an arrest. | Marathon church service: A church in the Netherlands has been meeting nonstop for more than six weeks to protect an Armenian family from deportation. The Dutch police aren’t allowed to disrupt a service to make an arrest. |
| Reply-all madness: An invitation to an annual potluck for a division at the Utah Department of Corrections was accidentally emailed to all 22,000 state government employees. | Reply-all madness: An invitation to an annual potluck for a division at the Utah Department of Corrections was accidentally emailed to all 22,000 state government employees. |
| Late-night comedy: Jimmy Fallon pitched in to help find a replacement for John Kelly, telling his audience: “If anyone here wants to be President Trump’s chief of staff, just raise your hand and the job is yours.” | Late-night comedy: Jimmy Fallon pitched in to help find a replacement for John Kelly, telling his audience: “If anyone here wants to be President Trump’s chief of staff, just raise your hand and the job is yours.” |
| What we’re reading: This investigation from The Washington Post. “Early in my news career, I absorbed the commonplace message that reputable newspapers didn’t cover domestic homicides,” writes our briefings editor, Andrea Kannapell. “It was something about them being too common, too obvious, no deeper meaning. Well, that’s over.” | What we’re reading: This investigation from The Washington Post. “Early in my news career, I absorbed the commonplace message that reputable newspapers didn’t cover domestic homicides,” writes our briefings editor, Andrea Kannapell. “It was something about them being too common, too obvious, no deeper meaning. Well, that’s over.” |
| Cook: Four-spice salmon fillets. | Cook: Four-spice salmon fillets. |
| Listen to: Times critics debate the best pop albums of 2018 — and wonder if albums will even matter next year. | Listen to: Times critics debate the best pop albums of 2018 — and wonder if albums will even matter next year. |
| Watch: The “Deal or No Deal” revival. Or maybe don’t. The show encapsulates the paradox of the modern game-show model gig. | Watch: The “Deal or No Deal” revival. Or maybe don’t. The show encapsulates the paradox of the modern game-show model gig. |
| Go to: Pali Aike, a 31-square-mile preserve teeming with wildlife that is one of the most obscure attractions on the new Route of Parks in Chile, a 1,740-mile wilderness trail unveiled this year. | Go to: Pali Aike, a 31-square-mile preserve teeming with wildlife that is one of the most obscure attractions on the new Route of Parks in Chile, a 1,740-mile wilderness trail unveiled this year. |
| Smarter Living: The holiday parties, the late nights, the rich food, the drinks. Individually and together, they can knock your liver’s internal clock for a loop. So sure, stay up a little later, but try to keep within two hours of your normal bedtime. And reset the timekeeper with a morning walk. | Smarter Living: The holiday parties, the late nights, the rich food, the drinks. Individually and together, they can knock your liver’s internal clock for a loop. So sure, stay up a little later, but try to keep within two hours of your normal bedtime. And reset the timekeeper with a morning walk. |
| And here’s how to get the most from a health savings account. | And here’s how to get the most from a health savings account. |
| One of the streets of Paris that has been overtaken by violent demonstrations in the past month is the Boulevard Haussmann. | One of the streets of Paris that has been overtaken by violent demonstrations in the past month is the Boulevard Haussmann. |
| Running through the city’s Eighth and Ninth Arrondissements, the boulevard is named for Georges-Eugène Haussmann, who defined the look of modern Paris. | Running through the city’s Eighth and Ninth Arrondissements, the boulevard is named for Georges-Eugène Haussmann, who defined the look of modern Paris. |
| In the mid-19th century, Baron Haussmann began a project to redesign the French capital under the direction of Emperor Napoleon III. | In the mid-19th century, Baron Haussmann began a project to redesign the French capital under the direction of Emperor Napoleon III. |
| The baron was given immense power by the emperor, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, and his plan cleared away the overcrowded neighborhoods of central Paris, which had become a breeding ground for disease and social unrest. | The baron was given immense power by the emperor, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, and his plan cleared away the overcrowded neighborhoods of central Paris, which had become a breeding ground for disease and social unrest. |
| The project, which also included new parks, sewerage and other infrastructure, turned the city into an enormous construction site from the 1850s to the 1870s. | The project, which also included new parks, sewerage and other infrastructure, turned the city into an enormous construction site from the 1850s to the 1870s. |
| Met with increasing criticism, Baron Haussmann was dismissed in 1870 and died 21 years later. But his work wasn’t finished until 1927, when the boulevard that bears his name was completed. | Met with increasing criticism, Baron Haussmann was dismissed in 1870 and died 21 years later. But his work wasn’t finished until 1927, when the boulevard that bears his name was completed. |
| That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. | That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. |
| — Chris | — Chris |
| Thank youTo Eleanor Stanford for the culture cues, Gabrielle Debinski for the travel idea and Kenneth R. Rosen and James K. Williamson for the sanity of Smarter Living. Chris Stanford himself wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. | Thank youTo Eleanor Stanford for the culture cues, Gabrielle Debinski for the travel idea and Kenneth R. Rosen and James K. Williamson for the sanity of Smarter Living. Chris Stanford himself wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. |
| P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Today’s episode is about the Brexit debate in Britain.• Here’s today’s mini crossword puzzle, and a clue: Neighbor of Nebraska (4 letters). You can find all our puzzles here.• From the hundreds of thousands of books published every year, The Times compiles three lists to help you make sense of it all: 10 Best Books, 100 Notable Books and Times Critics’ Top Books. | P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Today’s episode is about the Brexit debate in Britain.• Here’s today’s mini crossword puzzle, and a clue: Neighbor of Nebraska (4 letters). You can find all our puzzles here.• From the hundreds of thousands of books published every year, The Times compiles three lists to help you make sense of it all: 10 Best Books, 100 Notable Books and Times Critics’ Top Books. |