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| Goldman Sachs, Taliban Talks, Nigeria: Your Tuesday Briefing | Goldman Sachs, Taliban Talks, Nigeria: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. Goldman Sachs charged, Geoffrey Rush accused, World War I revisited. Here’s the latest: | |
| • Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB scandal. | • Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB scandal. |
| It accused the bank of making false and misleading statements, a rare rebuke of an institution that has long represented the pinnacle of money and power. | It accused the bank of making false and misleading statements, a rare rebuke of an institution that has long represented the pinnacle of money and power. |
| The Malaysian authorities also charged several individuals in connection with the multibillion-dollar investment fraud that ensnared Goldman and led to the ouster of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak. The government said it would seek criminal fines in excess of $2.7 billion. | The Malaysian authorities also charged several individuals in connection with the multibillion-dollar investment fraud that ensnared Goldman and led to the ouster of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak. The government said it would seek criminal fines in excess of $2.7 billion. |
| → Go deeper: The charges relate to a Malaysian state investment fund called 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, from which officials and employees are suspected of looting billions of dollars. The money funded an enormous spending spree, according to U.S. federal prosecutors. | → Go deeper: The charges relate to a Malaysian state investment fund called 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, from which officials and employees are suspected of looting billions of dollars. The money funded an enormous spending spree, according to U.S. federal prosecutors. |
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| • A Russian campaign to influence African-Americans. | • A Russian campaign to influence African-Americans. |
| A deeper look at Russian efforts to sway the 2016 U.S. election exposed an extraordinary effort to target black Americans and suppress turnout among Democratic voters, according to a new report commissioned by the Senate. | A deeper look at Russian efforts to sway the 2016 U.S. election exposed an extraordinary effort to target black Americans and suppress turnout among Democratic voters, according to a new report commissioned by the Senate. |
| “Very real racial tensions and feelings of alienation exist in America, and have for decades,” one researcher said. “The I.R.A. didn’t create them. It exploits them,” referring to the Internet Research Agency, above. | “Very real racial tensions and feelings of alienation exist in America, and have for decades,” one researcher said. “The I.R.A. didn’t create them. It exploits them,” referring to the Internet Research Agency, above. |
| The report also argues that the Russian presence on Instagram had been underestimated and might have been as effective or more effective than its Facebook efforts. | The report also argues that the Russian presence on Instagram had been underestimated and might have been as effective or more effective than its Facebook efforts. |
| → More powerful than a Russian troll army: Now that the supermarket tabloid The National Enquirer has admitted to prosecutors that it did political dirty work for Donald Trump, our media columnist takes a look at its unlikely power. | → More powerful than a Russian troll army: Now that the supermarket tabloid The National Enquirer has admitted to prosecutors that it did political dirty work for Donald Trump, our media columnist takes a look at its unlikely power. |
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| • The Taliban sit down to talk — but not to Afghan officials. | • The Taliban sit down to talk — but not to Afghan officials. |
| Representatives of the Taliban, the U.S. and several Asian countries met in the United Arab Emirates, and some officials saw a potential route to formal talks to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. Above, the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Kabul last month. | Representatives of the Taliban, the U.S. and several Asian countries met in the United Arab Emirates, and some officials saw a potential route to formal talks to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. Above, the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Kabul last month. |
| Afghan officials traveled to the U.A.E., but were not invited into the meeting. They met with other delegations and said efforts to join the discussions continued. | Afghan officials traveled to the U.A.E., but were not invited into the meeting. They met with other delegations and said efforts to join the discussions continued. |
| Any peace process would be long and complicated, given the war’s duration and its regional players, including Russia and Iran. | Any peace process would be long and complicated, given the war’s duration and its regional players, including Russia and Iran. |
| Meanwhile, President Trump stepped into a complicated legal case, tweeting that he would review the case of Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, a Green Beret charged by the Army in the killing of a man linked to the Taliban. The case goes to the heart of the fraught politics of the U.S. military’s rules of engagement in Afghanistan. | Meanwhile, President Trump stepped into a complicated legal case, tweeting that he would review the case of Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, a Green Beret charged by the Army in the killing of a man linked to the Taliban. The case goes to the heart of the fraught politics of the U.S. military’s rules of engagement in Afghanistan. |
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| • Videos dispute Nigeria’s account of violence. | • Videos dispute Nigeria’s account of violence. |
| The country’s military has long been accused of human rights abuses, with punishment rare. In October, it said its soldiers were acting in self-defense when they fatally shot members of a minority Shiite organization marching near the capital, Abuja. | The country’s military has long been accused of human rights abuses, with punishment rare. In October, it said its soldiers were acting in self-defense when they fatally shot members of a minority Shiite organization marching near the capital, Abuja. |
| But our close review of video from the protest shows the military opening fire on unarmed demonstrators, sometimes shooting indiscriminately at close range. Interviews with more than a dozen witnesses bolstered the conclusions. | But our close review of video from the protest shows the military opening fire on unarmed demonstrators, sometimes shooting indiscriminately at close range. Interviews with more than a dozen witnesses bolstered the conclusions. |
| The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, is facing re-election in February, and his critics are pointing to a new unraveling of the security situation across the country. | The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, is facing re-election in February, and his critics are pointing to a new unraveling of the security situation across the country. |
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| • U.S. stocks fell to a new low for 2018 as investors braced for a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates this week. Here’s a snapshot of global markets, which caught their breath on Monday. | |
| • Nissan’s board met but did not name a new chairman to replace Carlos Ghosn, who was indicted along with the company on charges of underreporting his compensation in violation of Japanese financial laws. The chief executive said the board should not “hurry” its decision or “be slipshod.” | • Nissan’s board met but did not name a new chairman to replace Carlos Ghosn, who was indicted along with the company on charges of underreporting his compensation in violation of Japanese financial laws. The chief executive said the board should not “hurry” its decision or “be slipshod.” |
| • “Yellow Vests” protests have cut sharply into the luxury-goods industry in Paris during its most important month of the year. | • “Yellow Vests” protests have cut sharply into the luxury-goods industry in Paris during its most important month of the year. |
| • Google said it would open a $1 billion campus in New York City, allowing it to double the size of its 7,000-employee work force there over the next decade. | • Google said it would open a $1 billion campus in New York City, allowing it to double the size of its 7,000-employee work force there over the next decade. |
| • An explosion at a Japanese restaurant, above, that injured 42 people was caused, the police said, by gas leaking from 100 deodorizer spray cans being discarded by a real estate office. The deodorizer was used on properties. [Kyodo News] | • An explosion at a Japanese restaurant, above, that injured 42 people was caused, the police said, by gas leaking from 100 deodorizer spray cans being discarded by a real estate office. The deodorizer was used on properties. [Kyodo News] |
| • Saudi Arabia lashed out at the U.S. for blaming the Saudi crown prince for the murder of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in an unusually strong statement. [The New York Times] | • Saudi Arabia lashed out at the U.S. for blaming the Saudi crown prince for the murder of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in an unusually strong statement. [The New York Times] |
| • Antigovernment protesters in Hungary gathered in one of the most sustained demonstrations against the far-right prime minister, Viktor Orban, since he took office eight years ago. [The New York Times] | • Antigovernment protesters in Hungary gathered in one of the most sustained demonstrations against the far-right prime minister, Viktor Orban, since he took office eight years ago. [The New York Times] |
| • Two former associates of Michael Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, were indicted as part of an investigation into a secret 2016 lobbying campaign by Turkey. [The New York Times] | • Two former associates of Michael Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, were indicted as part of an investigation into a secret 2016 lobbying campaign by Turkey. [The New York Times] |
| • The 2018 Miss Universe title went to Catriona Gray, a Philippine-Australian, in a competition that also saw its first transgender contestant. [CNN] | • The 2018 Miss Universe title went to Catriona Gray, a Philippine-Australian, in a competition that also saw its first transgender contestant. [CNN] |
| • “Your dad is one of the happiest people I’ve ever met,” Charles Barkley told a woman whose father, a Chinese-American cat-litter chemist, had an unlikely friendship with the basketball star. [WBUR-Boston] | • “Your dad is one of the happiest people I’ve ever met,” Charles Barkley told a woman whose father, a Chinese-American cat-litter chemist, had an unlikely friendship with the basketball star. [WBUR-Boston] |
| Tips for a more fulfilling life. | Tips for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Recipe of the day: For dinner in 10 minutes, hot honey shrimp. (Our Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter delivers fast recipes to your inbox.) | • Recipe of the day: For dinner in 10 minutes, hot honey shrimp. (Our Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter delivers fast recipes to your inbox.) |
| • How to dress up for that night out (or in). | • How to dress up for that night out (or in). |
| • Going step by step makes it possible to write that nonfiction book. | • Going step by step makes it possible to write that nonfiction book. |
| • The director Peter Jackson restored century-old World War I combat footage from the archives of Britain’s Imperial War Museum and culled veterans’ stories from hundreds of hours of BBC interviews to create the documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old.” The result is nothing less than visually astonishing. | • The director Peter Jackson restored century-old World War I combat footage from the archives of Britain’s Imperial War Museum and culled veterans’ stories from hundreds of hours of BBC interviews to create the documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old.” The result is nothing less than visually astonishing. |
| • In memoriam: Meng Lang, a poet and publisher who promoted the works of Liu Xiaobo and other dissident Chinese writers. He was 57. | • In memoriam: Meng Lang, a poet and publisher who promoted the works of Liu Xiaobo and other dissident Chinese writers. He was 57. |
| • The 4,400-year-old tomb of a royal priest and his family was discovered in Egypt in near-perfect condition. It’s a “one of a kind” find, the authorities said. | • The 4,400-year-old tomb of a royal priest and his family was discovered in Egypt in near-perfect condition. It’s a “one of a kind” find, the authorities said. |
| Today, Keith Richards turns 75. | Today, Keith Richards turns 75. |
| Many would consider it a miracle. The musician’s career has been littered with near-death experiences. | Many would consider it a miracle. The musician’s career has been littered with near-death experiences. |
| In 1965, the year the picture above was taken, he was electrocuted during a Rolling Stones concert in Sacramento. He recalled lying in the hospital and overhearing a doctor say: “Well, they either wake up or they don’t.” | In 1965, the year the picture above was taken, he was electrocuted during a Rolling Stones concert in Sacramento. He recalled lying in the hospital and overhearing a doctor say: “Well, they either wake up or they don’t.” |
| While in the throes of heroin addiction in the ’70s he barely escaped several house fires. He fell asleep at the wheel; he popped in and out of jail on drug charges. | While in the throes of heroin addiction in the ’70s he barely escaped several house fires. He fell asleep at the wheel; he popped in and out of jail on drug charges. |
| In 2006, he fell from a palm tree in Fiji, fracturing his skull. Two years later, he taunted death once more, snorting his father’s ashes. “Ashes to ashes, father to son,” he wrote in his memoir. | In 2006, he fell from a palm tree in Fiji, fracturing his skull. Two years later, he taunted death once more, snorting his father’s ashes. “Ashes to ashes, father to son,” he wrote in his memoir. |
| But Mr. Richards seems to be mellowing: Last week he said he had mostly stopped drinking. “It was time to quit,” he said. “Just like all the other stuff.” | But Mr. Richards seems to be mellowing: Last week he said he had mostly stopped drinking. “It was time to quit,” he said. “Just like all the other stuff.” |
| Here’s to the next 75. | Here’s to the next 75. |
| Andrew Chow, from our Culture Desk, wrote today’s Back Story. | Andrew Chow, from our Culture Desk, wrote today’s Back Story. |
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