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| South Korea, Trump Transition, John Glenn: Your Friday Briefing | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Trump’s transition. | • Trump’s transition. |
| President-elect Donald J. Trump will hold the next rally in his “thank you” tour in Michigan tonight, following his stop in Iowa on Thursday. | President-elect Donald J. Trump will hold the next rally in his “thank you” tour in Michigan tonight, following his stop in Iowa on Thursday. |
| We look at Mr. Trump’s pick for labor secretary, Andrew F. Puzder, a fast-food executive who has been a critic of increasing the federal minimum wage, and at how Mr. Trump’s choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, could affect efforts to promote alternatives to fossil fuels. | We look at Mr. Trump’s pick for labor secretary, Andrew F. Puzder, a fast-food executive who has been a critic of increasing the federal minimum wage, and at how Mr. Trump’s choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, could affect efforts to promote alternatives to fossil fuels. |
| Separately, the incoming president will be credited as an executive producer in the latest installment of the reality TV show “The Apprentice,” which will feature Arnold Schwarzenegger. | Separately, the incoming president will be credited as an executive producer in the latest installment of the reality TV show “The Apprentice,” which will feature Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
| • Impeachment vote in South Korea. | • Impeachment vote in South Korea. |
| President Park Geun-hye has been suspended from office as the Constitutional Court considers whether to formally remove her from the post because of a corruption scandal. | President Park Geun-hye has been suspended from office as the Constitutional Court considers whether to formally remove her from the post because of a corruption scandal. |
| Here are the accusations against Ms. Park, and some of the contenders to replace her, including Ban Ki-moon, the departing U.N. secretary general. | Here are the accusations against Ms. Park, and some of the contenders to replace her, including Ban Ki-moon, the departing U.N. secretary general. |
| • Crisis in Chicago. | • Crisis in Chicago. |
| Over Memorial Day weekend, The Times tracked every shooting in the city. We returned to the blocks where most of the violence occurred, in the 11th police district. | Over Memorial Day weekend, The Times tracked every shooting in the city. We returned to the blocks where most of the violence occurred, in the 11th police district. |
| “It’s about desperation, decadence, depression and rage,” the Rev. Marshall E. Hatch Sr., who has given eulogies for at least 12 victims of violence this year, says of the district. “It’s the concentration of all of that, all in one place.” | “It’s about desperation, decadence, depression and rage,” the Rev. Marshall E. Hatch Sr., who has given eulogies for at least 12 victims of violence this year, says of the district. “It’s the concentration of all of that, all in one place.” |
| Our latest 360 video tours one of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods. | Our latest 360 video tours one of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods. |
| • Guilty verdict against Dutch politician. | • Guilty verdict against Dutch politician. |
| Geert Wilders, the far-right contender to become the next prime minister of the Netherlands, was convicted today of inciting discrimination for saying in 2014 that the country would be safer with fewer Moroccans. | Geert Wilders, the far-right contender to become the next prime minister of the Netherlands, was convicted today of inciting discrimination for saying in 2014 that the country would be safer with fewer Moroccans. |
| Mr. Wilders received no punishment. | Mr. Wilders received no punishment. |
| • War in Syria. | • War in Syria. |
| The Syrian Army has stopped combat operations in Aleppo to evacuate civilians, according to Russian officials. | The Syrian Army has stopped combat operations in Aleppo to evacuate civilians, according to Russian officials. |
| But residents said that they could hear drones and tank fire, and that they feared government forces were closing in on the remaining few rebel-held neighborhoods. | But residents said that they could hear drones and tank fire, and that they feared government forces were closing in on the remaining few rebel-held neighborhoods. |
| • Aftermath of Indonesia earthquake. | • Aftermath of Indonesia earthquake. |
| A two-week state of emergency has been declared in Aceh Province, where a 6.5-magnitude earthquake killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds this week. | A two-week state of emergency has been declared in Aceh Province, where a 6.5-magnitude earthquake killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds this week. |
| • President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has signed a wave of oil deals with European and Asian energy companies in recent weeks. | • President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has signed a wave of oil deals with European and Asian energy companies in recent weeks. |
| “Our officials are in a rush to sign contracts with big oil companies in order to have leverage when Trump enters the White House,” said an economist with close ties to Iran’s government. | “Our officials are in a rush to sign contracts with big oil companies in order to have leverage when Trump enters the White House,” said an economist with close ties to Iran’s government. |
| • Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. But there are ample reasons to be skeptical that the deal, the biggest by far in Microsoft’s history, will pay off, our reporter observes. | • Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. But there are ample reasons to be skeptical that the deal, the biggest by far in Microsoft’s history, will pay off, our reporter observes. |
| • Michael Jordan owns the right to his name in Chinese characters, China’s highest court ruled, in a landmark decision for future trademark cases brought by foreign companies. | • Michael Jordan owns the right to his name in Chinese characters, China’s highest court ruled, in a landmark decision for future trademark cases brought by foreign companies. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • In memoriam: John Glenn. | • In memoriam: John Glenn. |
| The first American to orbit Earth died on Thursday at 95. | The first American to orbit Earth died on Thursday at 95. |
| Mr. Glenn also had a decades-long career as a U.S. senator from Ohio. At 77, he got his wish to return to orbit and became the oldest person to go into space. | Mr. Glenn also had a decades-long career as a U.S. senator from Ohio. At 77, he got his wish to return to orbit and became the oldest person to go into space. |
| Despite his incredible achievements, he often played down his heroic status. “I don’t think of myself that way,” he said in an interview a few years ago. “I get up each day and have the same problems others have at my age.” | Despite his incredible achievements, he often played down his heroic status. “I don’t think of myself that way,” he said in an interview a few years ago. “I get up each day and have the same problems others have at my age.” |
| • The year’s best. | • The year’s best. |
| All of our film critics picked “Moonlight” and the documentary “O.J.: Made in America” among their favorite movies of 2016. Read their full lists here. | All of our film critics picked “Moonlight” and the documentary “O.J.: Made in America” among their favorite movies of 2016. Read their full lists here. |
| We also compiled a list for the finest works on the small screen, which isn’t easy, one of our TV critics writes: “The idea that a critic can watch all the television there is today, let alone isolate the 10 best works among wildly different genres, is a fiction.” | We also compiled a list for the finest works on the small screen, which isn’t easy, one of our TV critics writes: “The idea that a critic can watch all the television there is today, let alone isolate the 10 best works among wildly different genres, is a fiction.” |
| • Speaking of TV … | • Speaking of TV … |
| We review NBC’s latest musical, “Hairspray Live!,” and rank the best stage productions shown on television in the past few years. One theme that has emerged: “Pop stars aren’t Broadway stars.” | We review NBC’s latest musical, “Hairspray Live!,” and rank the best stage productions shown on television in the past few years. One theme that has emerged: “Pop stars aren’t Broadway stars.” |
| • A step closer to Olympic glory. | • A step closer to Olympic glory. |
| The International Olympic Committee voted this week to recognize cheerleading, laying the groundwork for it to apply to be part of the Games. | The International Olympic Committee voted this week to recognize cheerleading, laying the groundwork for it to apply to be part of the Games. |
| Here’s a brief history of the sport, and some of its famous participants. | Here’s a brief history of the sport, and some of its famous participants. |
| • Recipe of the day. | • Recipe of the day. |
| Start the weekend with a “Mississippi-style” Chicken tetrazzini, a twist on a classic restaurant dish named after an Italian opera star. | Start the weekend with a “Mississippi-style” Chicken tetrazzini, a twist on a classic restaurant dish named after an Italian opera star. |
| On this day in 1917, the First World War was entrenched in some of its darkest days. The Allies were in a stalemate on the Western Front, and good news was in short supply. | On this day in 1917, the First World War was entrenched in some of its darkest days. The Allies were in a stalemate on the Western Front, and good news was in short supply. |
| So it was a huge morale booster for the Allies when Turkish forces surrendered the holy city of Jerusalem to Gen. Edmund Allenby of Britain. | So it was a huge morale booster for the Allies when Turkish forces surrendered the holy city of Jerusalem to Gen. Edmund Allenby of Britain. |
| Prime Minister David Lloyd George called it “a Christmas present for the British people.” The New York Herald’s front page proclaimed: “Jerusalem is rescued by British after 673 years of Moslem Rule.” | Prime Minister David Lloyd George called it “a Christmas present for the British people.” The New York Herald’s front page proclaimed: “Jerusalem is rescued by British after 673 years of Moslem Rule.” |
| Jews in the city, inspired a month earlier by Britain’s Balfour Declaration in support of a Jewish homeland, rejoiced. Some Arabs, many of whom had been conscripted by the Ottomans, danced in the streets. | Jews in the city, inspired a month earlier by Britain’s Balfour Declaration in support of a Jewish homeland, rejoiced. Some Arabs, many of whom had been conscripted by the Ottomans, danced in the streets. |
| Two more details: | Two more details: |
| When General Allenby entered the Old City, he did so on foot and unfurled no flags, in a sign of respect. He also deployed Muslim troops to ease sectarian tension. | When General Allenby entered the Old City, he did so on foot and unfurled no flags, in a sign of respect. He also deployed Muslim troops to ease sectarian tension. |
| Until he arrived, the mayor of Jerusalem had been scrambling to find a British official to whom he could cede control. An army cook who got lost while looking for food was initially asked. | Until he arrived, the mayor of Jerusalem had been scrambling to find a British official to whom he could cede control. An army cook who got lost while looking for food was initially asked. |
| He declined, saying, “I don’t want the city; I want eggs.” | He declined, saying, “I don’t want the city; I want eggs.” |
| Charles McDermid contributed reporting. | Charles McDermid contributed reporting. |
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