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| Emmanuel Macron, E.P.A., New Orleans: Your Monday Briefing | Emmanuel Macron, E.P.A., New Orleans: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Why Macron won. | • Why Macron won. |
| Emmanuel Macron, a centrist who has never held elected office, trounced the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential runoff in France. Here are the highlights of the vote, which offered relief to Europe’s establishment. | Emmanuel Macron, a centrist who has never held elected office, trounced the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential runoff in France. Here are the highlights of the vote, which offered relief to Europe’s establishment. |
| Mr. Macron benefited from a little luck, and from voters’ distaste for the type of populist anger that upturned politics in the U.S. and Britain, our correspondent in Paris writes. “You’re not going to vote for the extremist,” one voter said of Ms. Le Pen. | Mr. Macron benefited from a little luck, and from voters’ distaste for the type of populist anger that upturned politics in the U.S. and Britain, our correspondent in Paris writes. “You’re not going to vote for the extremist,” one voter said of Ms. Le Pen. |
| We have a map showing how the French voted, and our journalists around Europe analyzed the results as they came in. We’ll also have more reaction and analysis later today. | We have a map showing how the French voted, and our journalists around Europe analyzed the results as they came in. We’ll also have more reaction and analysis later today. |
| • E.P.A. dismisses scientists. | • E.P.A. dismisses scientists. |
| The Environmental Protection Agency has cut ties with at least five members of a major scientific review board. | The Environmental Protection Agency has cut ties with at least five members of a major scientific review board. |
| A spokesman said they might be replaced by representatives from industries the agency is supposed to regulate. | A spokesman said they might be replaced by representatives from industries the agency is supposed to regulate. |
| • Choosing judges. | • Choosing judges. |
| Having filled a Supreme Court vacancy, President Trump is set to announce 10 nominees for some of the more than 120 openings on the lower federal courts. | Having filled a Supreme Court vacancy, President Trump is set to announce 10 nominees for some of the more than 120 openings on the lower federal courts. |
| We have the names of today’s picks, the first of what could be almost monthly waves of nominations, a White House official said. | We have the names of today’s picks, the first of what could be almost monthly waves of nominations, a White House official said. |
| • The broken promise of New York schools. | • The broken promise of New York schools. |
| The city’s high school admissions process was supposed to give every student a real chance at attending a good school. But 14 years in, it hasn’t delivered. | The city’s high school admissions process was supposed to give every student a real chance at attending a good school. But 14 years in, it hasn’t delivered. |
| • “The Daily,” your audio news report. | • “The Daily,” your audio news report. |
| On today’s show, we discuss why conservative speakers on college campuses say they’re being silenced. | On today’s show, we discuss why conservative speakers on college campuses say they’re being silenced. |
| Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. | Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device. |
| • The U.S. health care industry has added jobs at three times the rate of the rest of the economy since 2007. The repeal of Obamacare could threaten that hiring engine. | • The U.S. health care industry has added jobs at three times the rate of the rest of the economy since 2007. The repeal of Obamacare could threaten that hiring engine. |
| The fight over health care also has some conservatives worried that Republicans are abandoning one of their core principles: resistance to the expansion of government programs. | The fight over health care also has some conservatives worried that Republicans are abandoning one of their core principles: resistance to the expansion of government programs. |
| • Kushner Companies, the real estate business until recently led by Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, courted investors in China over the weekend, offering a path toward living in the U.S. in exchange for investments. | • Kushner Companies, the real estate business until recently led by Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, courted investors in China over the weekend, offering a path toward living in the U.S. in exchange for investments. |
| • Sinclair Broadcast Group is near a deal to buy Tribune Media, which would give it control of more than a third of local television stations in the U.S. | • Sinclair Broadcast Group is near a deal to buy Tribune Media, which would give it control of more than a third of local television stations in the U.S. |
| • The biggest names in the hedge fund world are to gather in New York today. Their investment conference is one of the headlines to watch this week. | • The biggest names in the hedge fund world are to gather in New York today. Their investment conference is one of the headlines to watch this week. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Aches? Fever? Vomiting? When should your child take a sick day? | • Aches? Fever? Vomiting? When should your child take a sick day? |
| • Recipe of the day: For a meatless Monday meal, try these classic stuffed mushrooms. | • Recipe of the day: For a meatless Monday meal, try these classic stuffed mushrooms. |
| • More than 80 of the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria just over three years ago were released, the government announced. | • More than 80 of the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria just over three years ago were released, the government announced. |
| • Protesters clashed in New Orleans over the city’s plans to remove monuments related to the Confederacy and its aftermath. | • Protesters clashed in New Orleans over the city’s plans to remove monuments related to the Confederacy and its aftermath. |
| • Always Dreaming easily outdistanced competitors on a soggy track at Churchill Downs to win the 143rd Kentucky Derby on Saturday. | • Always Dreaming easily outdistanced competitors on a soggy track at Churchill Downs to win the 143rd Kentucky Derby on Saturday. |
| • “Saturday Night Live” turned its sights to the “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, who have confirmed their engagement. | • “Saturday Night Live” turned its sights to the “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, who have confirmed their engagement. |
| • “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” kicked off the summer movie season, earning $145 million and the top spot at the North American box office. | • “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” kicked off the summer movie season, earning $145 million and the top spot at the North American box office. |
| • An uncertain return home. | • An uncertain return home. |
| Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Afghanistan are being forcibly returned there after living in Pakistan for decades. In today’s 360 video, we witness one family’s journey back. | Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Afghanistan are being forcibly returned there after living in Pakistan for decades. In today’s 360 video, we witness one family’s journey back. |
| • Woman of the hour. | • Woman of the hour. |
| Judy Woodruff of “PBS NewsHour” is an enduring role model in a majority-female newsroom that is still feeling the loss of her co-anchor, Gwen Ifill. | Judy Woodruff of “PBS NewsHour” is an enduring role model in a majority-female newsroom that is still feeling the loss of her co-anchor, Gwen Ifill. |
| • A baseball dream. | • A baseball dream. |
| Gift Ngoepe of the Pittsburgh Pirates is the first African to play in the major leagues. His path has never been conventional. | Gift Ngoepe of the Pittsburgh Pirates is the first African to play in the major leagues. His path has never been conventional. |
| On this day in 1901, the Australian Labor Party was created, in a stuffy basement room in Melbourne. But the country’s labor rights movement is at least a decade older, tracing its roots to gatherings under a tree in a small bush town. | On this day in 1901, the Australian Labor Party was created, in a stuffy basement room in Melbourne. But the country’s labor rights movement is at least a decade older, tracing its roots to gatherings under a tree in a small bush town. |
| In 1891, sheep shearers organized a strike, one of Australia’s first industrial disputes, under the shade of a ghost gum tree in Barcaldine, Queensland. | In 1891, sheep shearers organized a strike, one of Australia’s first industrial disputes, under the shade of a ghost gum tree in Barcaldine, Queensland. |
| The workers protested reduced wages amid falling wool prices, bringing the local industry to a standstill. At Barcaldine, the striking shearers tried to block the arrival of nonunionized workers who had accepted the lower pay. | The workers protested reduced wages amid falling wool prices, bringing the local industry to a standstill. At Barcaldine, the striking shearers tried to block the arrival of nonunionized workers who had accepted the lower pay. |
| Soldiers eventually crushed the strike, and some organizers were jailed, but the sheep shearers’ defiance inspired a labor movement that persists to this day. | Soldiers eventually crushed the strike, and some organizers were jailed, but the sheep shearers’ defiance inspired a labor movement that persists to this day. |
| The tree, near the town’s railway station, grew to become a national heritage site, known as the Tree of Knowledge. In 2006, however, it was declared dead after it was poisoned by herbicide. | The tree, near the town’s railway station, grew to become a national heritage site, known as the Tree of Knowledge. In 2006, however, it was declared dead after it was poisoned by herbicide. |
| It was artificially preserved and has since been encased in a multimillion-dollar monument. An annual festival on May 1 celebrates its legacy. And the tree lives on, in young clones and cuttings. | It was artificially preserved and has since been encased in a multimillion-dollar monument. An annual festival on May 1 celebrates its legacy. And the tree lives on, in young clones and cuttings. |
| Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. | Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. |
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