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| Donald Trump, Colombia, Fidel Castro: Your Wednesday 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 took shape. | • The Trump administration took shape. |
| The Transportation Department, the focus of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pledge to spend billions on infrastructure, will be led by Elaine Chao. Ms. Chao, a former labor secretary, is married to the Senate’s top Republican, Mitch McConnell. | The Transportation Department, the focus of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pledge to spend billions on infrastructure, will be led by Elaine Chao. Ms. Chao, a former labor secretary, is married to the Senate’s top Republican, Mitch McConnell. |
| Tom Price, a six-term Republican congressman from Georgia who is a chief critic of President Obama’s health care initiative, will oversee its future. | Tom Price, a six-term Republican congressman from Georgia who is a chief critic of President Obama’s health care initiative, will oversee its future. |
| Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner who has worked in hedge funds and Hollywood finance, is Mr. Trump’s expected choice for Treasury secretary. | Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner who has worked in hedge funds and Hollywood finance, is Mr. Trump’s expected choice for Treasury secretary. |
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| • Mr. Trump, who has been communicating with the public through social media rather than news conferences, proposed two unconstitutional measures in a single tweet: forbidding the burning of the American flag, a right under free speech, and stripping the culprit of citizenship. | • Mr. Trump, who has been communicating with the public through social media rather than news conferences, proposed two unconstitutional measures in a single tweet: forbidding the burning of the American flag, a right under free speech, and stripping the culprit of citizenship. |
| To fix the president-elect’s conflicts of interest, our columnist suggests the hiring of an independent overseer who will issue regular reports to the public. | To fix the president-elect’s conflicts of interest, our columnist suggests the hiring of an independent overseer who will issue regular reports to the public. |
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| • Austria could elect Norbert Hofer, above, as the first far-right head of state in post-World War II Europe on Sunday, in what could be yet another victory for populists on the Continent. | • Austria could elect Norbert Hofer, above, as the first far-right head of state in post-World War II Europe on Sunday, in what could be yet another victory for populists on the Continent. |
| As support for anti-system parties is rising across Europe, new research suggests that people have become more critical of democracy. “The warning signs are flashing red,” one scholar said. | As support for anti-system parties is rising across Europe, new research suggests that people have become more critical of democracy. “The warning signs are flashing red,” one scholar said. |
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| • The ferocious offensive in eastern Aleppo, in Syria, has forced some 16,000 people to flee for their lives in the last few days, a United Nations official said. | • The ferocious offensive in eastern Aleppo, in Syria, has forced some 16,000 people to flee for their lives in the last few days, a United Nations official said. |
| Leaflets dropped over the besieged city warned inhabitants: “If you don’t leave these areas quickly you will be annihilated.” | Leaflets dropped over the besieged city warned inhabitants: “If you don’t leave these areas quickly you will be annihilated.” |
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| • A handful of people survived after a plane crashed outside Medellín, Colombia, killing many members of Chapecoense, a Brazilian soccer team, and journalists traveling with them. | • A handful of people survived after a plane crashed outside Medellín, Colombia, killing many members of Chapecoense, a Brazilian soccer team, and journalists traveling with them. |
| The Copa Sudamericana was suspended in mourning for a team whose storybook rise had entranced Brazil. | The Copa Sudamericana was suspended in mourning for a team whose storybook rise had entranced Brazil. |
| Plane crashes can be uniquely devastating when a sports team is on board. Here’s a look at other crashes, including one that involved the Manchester United team in 1958. | Plane crashes can be uniquely devastating when a sports team is on board. Here’s a look at other crashes, including one that involved the Manchester United team in 1958. |
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| • Our correspondent returned to the Egyptian port city of Alexandria to find a place where despair had displaced the hope and anticipation of the 1960s. | • Our correspondent returned to the Egyptian port city of Alexandria to find a place where despair had displaced the hope and anticipation of the 1960s. |
| The country’s parliament endorsed a law regulating nongovernmental organizations that human rights groups say effectively bans their work. | The country’s parliament endorsed a law regulating nongovernmental organizations that human rights groups say effectively bans their work. |
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| • The price of oil fell ahead of today’s OPEC meeting, where the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran may sink a possible agreement to curb production for the first time in eight years. | • The price of oil fell ahead of today’s OPEC meeting, where the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran may sink a possible agreement to curb production for the first time in eight years. |
| • Volkswagen has failed to reach a settlement with some American customers over its emissions scandal. A hearing set for today has been postponed to mid-December. | • Volkswagen has failed to reach a settlement with some American customers over its emissions scandal. A hearing set for today has been postponed to mid-December. |
| • Drug regulators in the U.S. approved large-scale clinical trials to study MDMA, the illegal party drug better known as Ecstasy, as treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. | |
| • The Bank of England said that the outlook on Britain’s financial stability “remains challenging.” The Royal Bank of Scotland failed a stress test. | |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | |
| • Germany arrested an employee of its domestic intelligence agency. The man is accused of posting Islamist messages online and sharing secrets. [Reuters] | |
| • The Five Star Movement, the Italian party campaigning against changes to the country’s Constitution in a referendum on Sunday, has been tied to online outlets that spread conspiracy theories. [BuzzFeed] | • The Five Star Movement, the Italian party campaigning against changes to the country’s Constitution in a referendum on Sunday, has been tied to online outlets that spread conspiracy theories. [BuzzFeed] |
| • The Islamic State claimed the attack on Monday at Ohio State University, calling the Somali-born American student, seen here in a recent photo, who ran over people with a car and knifed others “a soldier.” [The New York Times] | • The Islamic State claimed the attack on Monday at Ohio State University, calling the Somali-born American student, seen here in a recent photo, who ran over people with a car and knifed others “a soldier.” [The New York Times] |
| • Britain’s new surveillance law took effect. It requires web and phone companies to store a year of personal browsing data to which the authorities will have unprecedented access. [The Guardian] | • Britain’s new surveillance law took effect. It requires web and phone companies to store a year of personal browsing data to which the authorities will have unprecedented access. [The Guardian] |
| • A former youth coach has been charged with eight counts of child sexual assault over a scandal that has shaken English soccer. [The New York Times] | • A former youth coach has been charged with eight counts of child sexual assault over a scandal that has shaken English soccer. [The New York Times] |
| • A vast arched shelter slid into place over the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine, intended to protect against any additional spewing of toxic material for a century. [The New York Times] | • A vast arched shelter slid into place over the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine, intended to protect against any additional spewing of toxic material for a century. [The New York Times] |
| • The U.S. and China overtook Russia in space launches this year. [Moscow Times] | • The U.S. and China overtook Russia in space launches this year. [Moscow Times] |
| • Leave or be driven out: Residents of coastal villages in Alaska are grappling with difficult decisions on how and when to relocate in the face of flooding and erosion linked to climate change. | • Leave or be driven out: Residents of coastal villages in Alaska are grappling with difficult decisions on how and when to relocate in the face of flooding and erosion linked to climate change. |
| The state is warming twice as fast as the rest of the United States, pushing it to the forefront of adaptation. | The state is warming twice as fast as the rest of the United States, pushing it to the forefront of adaptation. |
| • Die Antwoord, the confrontational South African rave-rap musicians, have become something entirely unexpected: Hollywood. | • Die Antwoord, the confrontational South African rave-rap musicians, have become something entirely unexpected: Hollywood. |
| • Germany, the land of beer, riesling and schnapps, has gone gin mad. | • Germany, the land of beer, riesling and schnapps, has gone gin mad. |
| • The Times first prepared a report on the death of Fidel Castro in 1959. It has since cost us more hours than any other obituary we’ve ever run. | • The Times first prepared a report on the death of Fidel Castro in 1959. It has since cost us more hours than any other obituary we’ve ever run. |
| • And at a moment when technology has made cultivating relationships easier, but also shallower, one writer considers the importance of true friendships. | • And at a moment when technology has made cultivating relationships easier, but also shallower, one writer considers the importance of true friendships. |
| We told you last week about Lee Duck-hee, a deaf South Korean tennis player who is ranked 143rd in the world, a notable achievement in the sport’s professional era. | We told you last week about Lee Duck-hee, a deaf South Korean tennis player who is ranked 143rd in the world, a notable achievement in the sport’s professional era. |
| But a keen reader informed us that more than 100 years ago, a British player who lost her hearing was also a champion. | But a keen reader informed us that more than 100 years ago, a British player who lost her hearing was also a champion. |
| Charlotte Cooper Sterry was a rising star at a time when female players wore dresses and used wooden rackets. Her style of attacking the net and serving overhand were rare then. | Charlotte Cooper Sterry was a rising star at a time when female players wore dresses and used wooden rackets. Her style of attacking the net and serving overhand were rare then. |
| A year after winning her first Wimbledon title in 1895, she went completely deaf — why is not clear. But Ms. Sterry won the tournament (it was for amateurs only back then) four more times as well as an Olympic gold medal in 1900. | A year after winning her first Wimbledon title in 1895, she went completely deaf — why is not clear. But Ms. Sterry won the tournament (it was for amateurs only back then) four more times as well as an Olympic gold medal in 1900. |
| Ms. Sterry played into her 40s and died in 1966 at age 96. | Ms. Sterry played into her 40s and died in 1966 at age 96. |
| Her achievements were soon eclipsed in history by players like Helen Wills Moody of the United States, who also won many Wimbledon titles, including four consecutively from 1927 to 1930. | Her achievements were soon eclipsed in history by players like Helen Wills Moody of the United States, who also won many Wimbledon titles, including four consecutively from 1927 to 1930. |
| In that stretch, she lost just one set at the tournament: in 1927 to Ms. Sterry’s daughter. | In that stretch, she lost just one set at the tournament: in 1927 to Ms. Sterry’s daughter. |
| “Who is this Miss Sterry?” a Times article reported stunned spectators asking. An agitated man revealed the older Ms. Sterry’s feats. | “Who is this Miss Sterry?” a Times article reported stunned spectators asking. An agitated man revealed the older Ms. Sterry’s feats. |
| He added, “Look up your records, you ignorant scriveners.” | He added, “Look up your records, you ignorant scriveners.” |
| Sean Alfano contributed reporting. | Sean Alfano contributed reporting. |
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| 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. |