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| Winter Snowstorm, ‘Brexit,’ Mobileye: Your Tuesday Briefing | Winter Snowstorm, ‘Brexit,’ Mobileye: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Rating the G.O.P. health care plan. | • Rating the G.O.P. health care plan. |
| The House Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of people without health insurance by 24 million by 2026, while slicing $337 billion off federal budget deficits, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said. | The House Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of people without health insurance by 24 million by 2026, while slicing $337 billion off federal budget deficits, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said. |
| The Trump administration immediately denounced the budget office’s conclusions. | The Trump administration immediately denounced the budget office’s conclusions. |
| We examined the report’s key findings, looked at how the plan could affect you, and checked the facts underlying President Trump’s critique of Obamacare. | We examined the report’s key findings, looked at how the plan could affect you, and checked the facts underlying President Trump’s critique of Obamacare. |
| • Northeastern U.S. braces for snowstorm. | • Northeastern U.S. braces for snowstorm. |
| Forecasters are warning of heavy snowfall today from Washington to New England, and a blizzard warning is in effect for much of the New York City area. We have live coverage. | Forecasters are warning of heavy snowfall today from Washington to New England, and a blizzard warning is in effect for much of the New York City area. We have live coverage. |
| If you’re among the tens of millions who could get snowed in, we have some ideas about what to cook, watch and listen to. | If you’re among the tens of millions who could get snowed in, we have some ideas about what to cook, watch and listen to. |
| • Clarifying Trump’s wiretap claim. | • Clarifying Trump’s wiretap claim. |
| Sean Spicer and Kellyanne Conway suggested that Mr. Trump’s unsubstantiated claim on Twitter that Mr. Obama had tapped his telephone was not meant to be taken literally. | Sean Spicer and Kellyanne Conway suggested that Mr. Trump’s unsubstantiated claim on Twitter that Mr. Obama had tapped his telephone was not meant to be taken literally. |
| “The president was very clear in his tweet that it was, you know, ‘wiretapping,’ ” Mr. Spicer said, using air quotes. “That spans a whole host of surveillance types of options.” (Those options don’t include microwave ovens, Ms. Conway clarified, after having suggested earlier that they did.) | “The president was very clear in his tweet that it was, you know, ‘wiretapping,’ ” Mr. Spicer said, using air quotes. “That spans a whole host of surveillance types of options.” (Those options don’t include microwave ovens, Ms. Conway clarified, after having suggested earlier that they did.) |
| • Europe’s existential tests. | • Europe’s existential tests. |
| Britain’s exit from the European Union, talk of Scottish independence, a Dutch election and a spat with Turkey risk a further splintering of Europe. Our columnist discusses why these crises matter. | Britain’s exit from the European Union, talk of Scottish independence, a Dutch election and a spat with Turkey risk a further splintering of Europe. Our columnist discusses why these crises matter. |
| • Teenagers just say yes to gadgets. | • Teenagers just say yes to gadgets. |
| Young Americans are growing less likely to try or to regularly use drugs, including alcohol. Researchers are beginning to wonder if that’s in part because teenagers are constantly stimulated and entertained by their computers and phones. | Young Americans are growing less likely to try or to regularly use drugs, including alcohol. Researchers are beginning to wonder if that’s in part because teenagers are constantly stimulated and entertained by their computers and phones. |
| • The Daily, your audio news report. | • The Daily, your audio news report. |
| Today’s show looks at the rise of the far right in Europe and at whether Germany is the last defender of the liberal West. | Today’s show looks at the rise of the far right in Europe and at whether Germany is the last defender of the liberal West. |
| Listen from a computer, on an iOS device or on an Android device. | Listen from a computer, on an iOS device or on an Android device. |
| • The race for self-driving cars is heating up. Intel, the microchip giant, is paying $15.3 billion for the Israeli company Mobileye, which specializes in the sensors and cameras that make such vehicles possible. | • The race for self-driving cars is heating up. Intel, the microchip giant, is paying $15.3 billion for the Israeli company Mobileye, which specializes in the sensors and cameras that make such vehicles possible. |
| • A major investor is deserting Valeant Pharmaceuticals. William A. Ackman said his hedge fund had sold its stake in the drug maker, whose stock has fallen about 95 percent since its peak in 2015. | • A major investor is deserting Valeant Pharmaceuticals. William A. Ackman said his hedge fund had sold its stake in the drug maker, whose stock has fallen about 95 percent since its peak in 2015. |
| • Preet Bharara, the recently fired U.S. attorney in Manhattan who was known as the Sheriff of Wall Street, may simply have been a pragmatist with a proclivity for publicity, our columnist writes. | • Preet Bharara, the recently fired U.S. attorney in Manhattan who was known as the Sheriff of Wall Street, may simply have been a pragmatist with a proclivity for publicity, our columnist writes. |
| • U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • If you’re hitting the gym this morning, here’s the right way to stretch before exercising. | • If you’re hitting the gym this morning, here’s the right way to stretch before exercising. |
| • Recipe of the day: Roast miso chicken adds immense flavor to a weeknight meal. | • Recipe of the day: Roast miso chicken adds immense flavor to a weeknight meal. |
| • Fine art from history. | • Fine art from history. |
| Our 360 video features Theaster Gates, whose exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington features architectural elements — including a church roof and a gym floor — that he salvaged. | Our 360 video features Theaster Gates, whose exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington features architectural elements — including a church roof and a gym floor — that he salvaged. |
| • A glimpse into the life of a slave. | • A glimpse into the life of a slave. |
| Rare, century-old photographs help illustrate the story of 272 slaves sold by Jesuit priests to secure the future of Georgetown University. | Rare, century-old photographs help illustrate the story of 272 slaves sold by Jesuit priests to secure the future of Georgetown University. |
| • Women’s college basketball. | • Women’s college basketball. |
| The N.C.A.A. tournament bracket is set. Connecticut, which is on a 107-game winning streak, is seeking its fifth straight national title. South Carolina, Baylor and Notre Dame are the tournament’s other No. 1 seeds. | The N.C.A.A. tournament bracket is set. Connecticut, which is on a 107-game winning streak, is seeking its fifth straight national title. South Carolina, Baylor and Notre Dame are the tournament’s other No. 1 seeds. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Amy Krouse Rosenthal wrote a bittersweet Modern Love column, “You May Want to Marry My Husband,” that appeared in The Times less than two weeks ago. She was 51. | Amy Krouse Rosenthal wrote a bittersweet Modern Love column, “You May Want to Marry My Husband,” that appeared in The Times less than two weeks ago. She was 51. |
| Ed Whitlock became the first septuagenarian to run a marathon in under three hours. When The Times profiled him in December, he said “I believe people can do far more than they think they can.” He was 86. | Ed Whitlock became the first septuagenarian to run a marathon in under three hours. When The Times profiled him in December, he said “I believe people can do far more than they think they can.” He was 86. |
| • The best of late-night TV. | • The best of late-night TV. |
| On “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah had a theory about last week’s widely shared video clip of a professor whose interview with the BBC was interrupted by his children. Why didn’t he get up to help usher them out of the room? “He’s not wearing pants,” Mr. Noah said. | On “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah had a theory about last week’s widely shared video clip of a professor whose interview with the BBC was interrupted by his children. Why didn’t he get up to help usher them out of the room? “He’s not wearing pants,” Mr. Noah said. |
| If you’ve ever felt ripped off by a company, an event this week might interest you. | If you’ve ever felt ripped off by a company, an event this week might interest you. |
| Wednesday is World Consumer Rights Day. Started in 1983, it was inspired by an address President John F. Kennedy gave 55 years ago. | Wednesday is World Consumer Rights Day. Started in 1983, it was inspired by an address President John F. Kennedy gave 55 years ago. |
| Many of the passages resonate today. | Many of the passages resonate today. |
| “The march of technology — affecting, for example, the foods we eat, the medicines we take, and the many appliances we use in our homes — has increased the difficulties of the consumer along with his opportunities,” Kennedy said. | “The march of technology — affecting, for example, the foods we eat, the medicines we take, and the many appliances we use in our homes — has increased the difficulties of the consumer along with his opportunities,” Kennedy said. |
| He said the government should protect the right to safety, to being informed, to choice and to being heard. | He said the government should protect the right to safety, to being informed, to choice and to being heard. |
| Kennedy’s message helped pave the way for activists like Ralph Nader and his push for vehicle safety. Upton Sinclair, whose 1906 novel “The Jungle” depicted the deplorable standards in the meatpacking industry, prompting legislative action, is also viewed as an early advocate for consumers. | Kennedy’s message helped pave the way for activists like Ralph Nader and his push for vehicle safety. Upton Sinclair, whose 1906 novel “The Jungle” depicted the deplorable standards in the meatpacking industry, prompting legislative action, is also viewed as an early advocate for consumers. |
| The movement, though, is often cast in the role of underdog. | The movement, though, is often cast in the role of underdog. |
| “There are a lot of powerful interests trying to tilt the scales against consumers,” the publisher of Consumer Reports wrote in 2012. “But there is one important asset that they don’t have and we do. That asset is people power.” | “There are a lot of powerful interests trying to tilt the scales against consumers,” the publisher of Consumer Reports wrote in 2012. “But there is one important asset that they don’t have and we do. That asset is people power.” |
| Sean Alfano contributed reporting. | Sean Alfano contributed reporting. |
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