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| ‘Brexit,’ Trump, Bob Dylan: Your Friday Briefing | ‘Brexit,’ Trump, Bob Dylan: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re trying something new for our readers in Europe: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. | We’re trying something new for our readers in Europe: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. |
| What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at europebriefing@nytimes.com. | What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at europebriefing@nytimes.com. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize in Literature confirms a long-held belief that he ranks among the most authentic voices the United States has produced. | |
| Mr. Dylan, 75, is the first musician to win the award, a distinction that set off intense debate on social media. Our music critic had one question: “What took them so long?” | |
| • Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, rejected British overtures for compromises in the country’s departure from the European Union, taking a tough line on future exit negotiations. | • Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, rejected British overtures for compromises in the country’s departure from the European Union, taking a tough line on future exit negotiations. |
| “The only real alternative to a hard Brexit is no Brexit,” he said. | “The only real alternative to a hard Brexit is no Brexit,” he said. |
| Conservative lawmakers in Britain want to seize the opportunity to bring back the old symbols of the island nation’s empire. | Conservative lawmakers in Britain want to seize the opportunity to bring back the old symbols of the island nation’s empire. |
| The Scottish government says it is laying the groundwork for a new independence referendum. The Maldives, a former colony, said it would leave the Commonwealth. | The Scottish government says it is laying the groundwork for a new independence referendum. The Maldives, a former colony, said it would leave the Commonwealth. |
| • The suicide of Jaber al-Bakr, the Syrian refugee suspected of planning a terrorist attack in Germany, added to criticism that the authorities were fumbling opportunities to track the Islamic State. | • The suicide of Jaber al-Bakr, the Syrian refugee suspected of planning a terrorist attack in Germany, added to criticism that the authorities were fumbling opportunities to track the Islamic State. |
| “This should not have happened,” the justice minister for Saxony said. “But it unfortunately did.” | “This should not have happened,” the justice minister for Saxony said. “But it unfortunately did.” |
| • Donald J. Trump counterattacked after several women came forward with accounts of his sexual aggression, singling out The New York Times for publishing what he called “false smears.” Here’s what our lawyer had to say about that. | • Donald J. Trump counterattacked after several women came forward with accounts of his sexual aggression, singling out The New York Times for publishing what he called “false smears.” Here’s what our lawyer had to say about that. |
| Michelle Obama sharply criticized Mr. Trump in a speech, saying that his lewd comments about women were “intolerable.” | Michelle Obama sharply criticized Mr. Trump in a speech, saying that his lewd comments about women were “intolerable.” |
| • The death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, one of history’s longest-reigning monarchs, prompted deep mourning throughout Thailand. | • The death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, one of history’s longest-reigning monarchs, prompted deep mourning throughout Thailand. |
| The nation he long worked to unify faces two levels of uncertainty. First: succession, given that Maha Vajiralongkorn, the crown prince, unexpectedly said he was unprepared to take the throne. And second, the future of the monarchy itself. | |
| • In the Netherlands, a proposal to legalize assisted suicide for older people who are generally healthy but have “completed life” has stirred up an ethical storm. | • In the Netherlands, a proposal to legalize assisted suicide for older people who are generally healthy but have “completed life” has stirred up an ethical storm. |
| The bill faces several hurdles, including national elections next year that could change the composition of the government. | The bill faces several hurdles, including national elections next year that could change the composition of the government. |
| • Marmite, the sludgy breakfast spread, has become the first tangible victim of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. | • Marmite, the sludgy breakfast spread, has become the first tangible victim of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. |
| • Germany’s highest court cleared the way for the government to sign a Canada-E.U. free trade agreement on Tuesday, rejecting arguments that the pact violated the principles of democracy. | |
| The ruling removed a major roadblock for negotiations on a trade pact between the E.U. and the U.S., which continues to face stiff opposition. | |
| • Snapchat is preparing to go public, possibly signaling a new wave of huge tech offerings on Wall Street. Private investors most recently valued the company at about $19 billion. | • Snapchat is preparing to go public, possibly signaling a new wave of huge tech offerings on Wall Street. Private investors most recently valued the company at about $19 billion. |
| • Deutsche Bank instituted a hiring freeze. The move is part of efforts to cut 15,000 full-time jobs and contractor positions as the bank struggles through a crisis that is casting a shadow on the global economy. | |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. The euro and the pound fell against the dollar overnight. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. The euro and the pound fell against the dollar overnight. |
| • The New York Review of Books: “Tony Blair’s Eternal Shame.” The Chilcot report on the war in Iraq reads as an indictment of Britain’s government apparatus and of the former prime minister personally. | • The New York Review of Books: “Tony Blair’s Eternal Shame.” The Chilcot report on the war in Iraq reads as an indictment of Britain’s government apparatus and of the former prime minister personally. |
| • El País: “The Spanish Role in the French Resistance.” Many foreigners, including Spanish republican fighters, joined France’s underground movement against Nazi occupation in the 1940s. | • El País: “The Spanish Role in the French Resistance.” Many foreigners, including Spanish republican fighters, joined France’s underground movement against Nazi occupation in the 1940s. |
| • Roads and Kingdoms: “Q&A with a Belarussian Fixer.” A journalist discusses what it’s like to report from Europe’s last dictatorship. | • Roads and Kingdoms: “Q&A with a Belarussian Fixer.” A journalist discusses what it’s like to report from Europe’s last dictatorship. |
| • Dario Fo, the acclaimed Italian playwright, director and performer who died on Thursday, encouraged directors in Italy and around the world to tailor performances of his plays to local issues. He received a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1977. | • Dario Fo, the acclaimed Italian playwright, director and performer who died on Thursday, encouraged directors in Italy and around the world to tailor performances of his plays to local issues. He received a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1977. |
| • António Guterres, the former prime minister of Portugal, was confirmed as the next secretary general of the United Nations and will begin his five-year term on Jan. 1. The credibility of the world body is under intense scrutiny. | • António Guterres, the former prime minister of Portugal, was confirmed as the next secretary general of the United Nations and will begin his five-year term on Jan. 1. The credibility of the world body is under intense scrutiny. |
| • Our reporter caught up with Peter Oxendale, perhaps the world’s leading forensic musicologist. A native of Hull, England, he is the one musicians call when they believe someone has ripped off their work. | • Our reporter caught up with Peter Oxendale, perhaps the world’s leading forensic musicologist. A native of Hull, England, he is the one musicians call when they believe someone has ripped off their work. |
| He makes a surprising defense of limited borrowing: “There would be no Beethoven without Haydn. Who would want to have lost his music?” | He makes a surprising defense of limited borrowing: “There would be no Beethoven without Haydn. Who would want to have lost his music?” |
| • FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, may decide in January to expand the World Cup finals from a 32-nation tournament to include as many as 48 countries. | • FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, may decide in January to expand the World Cup finals from a 32-nation tournament to include as many as 48 countries. |
| Here’s a look at how video games are changing the way soccer is played. | Here’s a look at how video games are changing the way soccer is played. |
| Anyone looking up at the skies over Southern California on this day in 1947 probably didn’t see Charles E. Yeager. But they might have heard him. | Anyone looking up at the skies over Southern California on this day in 1947 probably didn’t see Charles E. Yeager. But they might have heard him. |
| Flying an experimental plane high above the Mojave Desert, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, officially a first in manned-aviation history. | Flying an experimental plane high above the Mojave Desert, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, officially a first in manned-aviation history. |
| The former World War II fighter pilot was chosen to test the X-1 plane, which he nicknamed Glamorous Glennis, after his wife. The plane was carried aloft in the bomb bay of another aircraft, and once in the air, detached and rocketed to over 40,000 feet. Mr. Yeager accomplished the feat by reaching a cool cruising speed of about 700 miles per hour, according to NASA. | The former World War II fighter pilot was chosen to test the X-1 plane, which he nicknamed Glamorous Glennis, after his wife. The plane was carried aloft in the bomb bay of another aircraft, and once in the air, detached and rocketed to over 40,000 feet. Mr. Yeager accomplished the feat by reaching a cool cruising speed of about 700 miles per hour, according to NASA. |
| He almost didn’t get to. | He almost didn’t get to. |
| He had to fly with two cracked ribs because of a horseback riding accident. In an essay published in 1987, he described how it felt to fly past a barrier that some thought couldn’t be survived: “There was no buffet, no jolt, no shock. Above all, no brick wall to smash into. I was alive.” | He had to fly with two cracked ribs because of a horseback riding accident. In an essay published in 1987, he described how it felt to fly past a barrier that some thought couldn’t be survived: “There was no buffet, no jolt, no shock. Above all, no brick wall to smash into. I was alive.” |
| He retired from the Air Force in 1975 with the rank of brigadier general, and later wrote a best-selling autobiography. | He retired from the Air Force in 1975 with the rank of brigadier general, and later wrote a best-selling autobiography. |
| The pilot, now 93, is an avid Twitter user. He was recently asked how many U.F.O.s he had encountered. “None,” he said. “I don’t drink before I fly.” | The pilot, now 93, is an avid Twitter user. He was recently asked how many U.F.O.s he had encountered. “None,” he said. “I don’t drink before I fly.” |
| Kenneth R. Rosen contributed reporting. | Kenneth R. Rosen contributed reporting. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. |
| What would you like to see here? Contact us at europebriefing@nytimes.com. | What would you like to see here? Contact us at europebriefing@nytimes.com. |