European Morning: François Fillon Wins Center-Right Nomination for French Presidency

View in [Browser] Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [NYT Apps] | [[The New York Times] Today's Headlines] Monday, November 28, 2016 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [U.S. News] | [Opinion] Top News [François Fillon, a former prime minister, in Paris on Sunday, when he handily defeated Alain Juppé in a primary runoff.] [François Fillon Wins Center-Right Nomination for French Presidency] By ADAM NOSSITER Mr. Fillon, a former prime minister who pledged to limit immigration and control Islam, handily defeated Alain Juppé in a Republican Party runoff. [The V.I.P. area at the World Chess Championship in Lower Manhattan, which is pitting Sergey Karjakin against Magnus Carlsen.] [At World Chess Championship, Familiar Overtones of East-West Politics] By JOHN LELAND A Russian and a Norwegian are battling in a contest that is once again taking place during escalating tensions among Russia, the United States and Western Europe. [Fidel Castro after arriving in Havana on Jan. 8, 1959. Mr. Castro's revolution was welcomed by Cubans like Juan Montes Torre, a poor laborer at the time. ] [One Family. Six Decades. Myriad Views of Fidel Castro's Revolution.] By DAMIEN CAVE The clash of emotions common in Cuban families is reflected in a grandfather's loyalty to Mr. Castro and a granddaughter's glum view of conditions in her country. For more top news, go to [INYT.com] ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Joe Corré's punk music memorabilia burns on the Thames River in London on Saturday.] ARTS [To Save Punk's Soul, a Bonfire of Some of Its Vanities on the Thames] By CHRISTOPHER D. SHEA Joe Corré, son of the Sex Pistols' former manager, set fire to music memorabilia to protest Punk London, an event he considers too mainstream. [People in Miami reacting to the news of the death of Fidel Castro.] OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [The Little Fidel in All of Us] By ACHY OBEJAS Who would any of us be if he hadn't rearranged our destinies and caused this rupture in our lives? World [Protesters demonstrating in Seoul, South Korea, against President Park Geun-hye on Saturday.] [South Korean Leader Digs In Against Rising Calls for Impeachment] By CHOE SANG-HUN A bizarre scandal and an escalating backlash could make President Park Geun-hye the first South Korean leader to be removed from office since 1979. [The Pemex Miguel Hidalgo refinery in Tula de Allende, in the state of Hidalgo, north of Mexico City.] [Can Oil Help Mexico Withstand Trump's Attack on Trade? It's Hard to See How] By ELISABETH MALKIN The country's state-owned oil company, Pemex, is saddled with debt and struggling with production. As a Donald J. Trump presidency looms, fixing it is a top priority. [Bystanders surveyed damage from a car bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday. The blast killed at least 11 people and wounded 16 others.] [Obama Expands War With Al Qaeda to Include Shabab in Somalia] By CHARLIE SAVAGE, ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI The administration's move to stretch a 2001 war authorization will strengthen Donald J. Trump's authority to combat thousands of Somali militants, and has drawn objections from some experts. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World] Business [Jürgen Schmidhuber, co-director of the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research, said his early work was often overlooked or ignored.] [When A.I. Matures, It May Call Jürgen Schmidhuber 'Dad'] By JOHN MARKOFF A researcher who co-wrote a paper in the 1990s on a crucial artificial intelligence technique feels overlooked by today's stars in the field. [Protesters burned tires in Nice, France, during a national demonstration against Uber in June 2015.] [In Europe, Is Uber a Transportation Service or a Digital Platform?] By MARK SCOTT The European Court of Justice will hear arguments that will most likely determine how the ride-sharing service can operate across the European Union. [Rows of solar panels are spread over 25 acres of Nicholas Beatty's farm near Hartwell, England.] [Batteries That Make Use of Solar Power, Even in the Dark] By STANLEY REED Solar farms are increasingly common, but they depend on the sun. A new technology harvests that energy so it can be sold when prices are high. For more business news, go to [INYT.com/Business] ADVERTISEMENT Sports [The Crewe Alexandra sports academy. Barry Bennell, a former youth soccer coach who has been accused of molesting young players, once worked for the Crewe club.] [Sexual Abuse Claims in English Youth Leagues Prompt Wider Inquiry by Authorities] By RORY SMITH England's Football Association announced an internal investigation into the claims after several former players came forward with accusations that they were molested as boys in youth programs. [Fidel Castro, right, at a 1959 baseball game in Havana between revolutionary Cubans.] [Under Fidel Castro, Sport Symbolized Cuba's Strength and Vulnerability] By JERÉ LONGMAN Success in baseball and boxing infused Cubans with a sense of pride and helped give Mr. Castro grounds to taunt and defy the United States, but also exposed financial problems and led to defections. [Nico Rosberg celebrated with members of the Mercedes team after clinching the F1 World Drivers' Championship.] [Nico Rosberg Takes Formula One Drivers' Title Despite Lewis Hamilton's Win in Abu Dhabi] By BRAD SPURGEON After racing, and losing to, Hamilton when they were children, and after finishing second to him in the drivers' competition the past two seasons, Rosberg finally came out on top. For more sports news, go to [INYT.com/Sports] U.S. News [President-elect Donald J. Trump called out to the news media as Mitt Romney left the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on November 19.] [Trump Claims, With No Evidence, That 'Millions of People' Voted Illegally] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN The president-elect made the unsubstantiated claim as part of a storm of Twitter posts voicing anger about a three-state recount push. [Stephen K. Bannon at a campaign rally for Donald J. Trump on Oct. 28 in Manchester, N.H. Mr. Bannon views former President Ronald Reagan as a political hero, and ] [Combative, Populist Steve Bannon Found His Man in Donald Trump] By SCOTT SHANE Mr. Bannon courted politicians who share his dark, populist worldview of a ruling class preying on working Americans and "the Judeo-Christian West" in a "war against Islamic fascism." [Suleiman Abdullah Salim, a Tanzanian man and a former detainee by the C.I.A., is a plaintiff in a lawsuit focusing on C.I.A. interrogations now likened to torture.] [Lawsuit Aims to Hold 2 Contractors Accountable for C.I.A. Torture] By SHERI FINK and JAMES RISEN The suit, filed by two former detainees in C.I.A. secret prisons and the representative of a third who died in custody, centers on two psychologists. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US] Opinion Op-Ed Contributor [In India, Black Money Makes for Bad Policy] By KAUSHIK BASU Demonetization will put only a temporary dent in corruption, if even that, and it may rock the entire economy. Op-Ed Contributor [Even as Trudeau Reaches Out to First Nations, Mercury Rises] By STEPHEN MARCHE The Canadian prime minister has made reconciliation with native peoples a critical goal. But an environmental threat could scuttle his mission. [Residents of the Tahir district of Mosul, which had been liberated from the Islamic State a few hours before, on Nov. 16.] Opinion [Memories of Another Mosul] By MAHMOUD SAEED Long before the Islamic State - or the campaign to expel it - my beloved hometown was a place of music, culture and unity. For more opinion, go to [INYT.com/Opinion] FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook] | [Twitter] [@NYTimes] | [Pinterest] [Pinterest] | [Instagram] [Instagram] [NYT] Access The New York Times from anywhere with our suite of apps: [iPhone®] | [iPad®] | [Android] | [All] [.] Save 15% at [The NYTimes Store »] [.] Have questions? visit our [Help Section »] [.] Visit our mobile website at [m.nyt.com »] About This Email This is an automated email. 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