Asian Morning: No Food, No Medicine, No Respite: A Starving Boy's Death in Venezuela

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] Tuesday, December 27, 2016 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [U.S. News] | [Opinion] Top News [Yamilet Lugo, left, in September visiting the grave of her son Kevin Lara Lugo, who died in July on his 16th birthday, in Maturín, Venezuela. The family had gone three days without food, and he became gravely ill after foraging for yuca in an abandoned field.] [No Food, No Medicine, No Respite: A Starving Boy's Death in Venezuela] By NICHOLAS CASEY The story of a teenager who had gone searching for wild roots to eat but poisoned himself instead seemed to embody everything that had gone wrong amid a national economic crisis. [A Navy sailor maintaining a fighter jet on the deck of the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower last month. Joint Stars and other surveillance planes ] [Aboard a U.S. Eye in the Sky, Staring Down ISIS in Iraq and Syria] By ERIC SCHMITT Surveillance planes continually gathering data are providing details about the day-to-day actions of the Islamic State and helping guide attacks. [A search-and-recovery operation was underway near Sochi, Russia, on Monday after the crash of a plane a day earlier in the Black Sea. A large part of the fuselage was found.] [Russia Mounts Search After Plane Crash and Says Terrorism Is Unlikely] By IVAN NECHEPURENKO A large chunk of the fuselage was located in the Black Sea about a mile offshore, initially by sonar and then by divers, officials said. [Offices at the European Medicines Agency in London. The fate of the agency, which, like the Food and Drug Administration, oversees drug approvals, is uncertain after Britain's vote in June to leave the European Union.] [E.U. Agency in Limbo as Hidden Costs of 'Brexit' Continue to Mount] By STEPHEN CASTLE The likely move of the European Medicines Agency, currently in Britain, has worrying implications for the country's vibrant biotech and pharmaceuticals sector. For more top news, go to [INYT.com] ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Tribal leaders at a hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2007. They were seeking to open talks with the Taliban, one of several overlapping efforts to lure the militants to the negotiating table. One track, involving a Norwegian diplomat and an emissary from the Taliban's founder, began the same year.] [How Peace Between Afghanistan and the Taliban Foundered] A Norwegian diplomat became a go-between in exploring peace talks. But amid mistrust and military and intelligence maneuvering, it all fell apart. [A depiction of Clotilde de Vaux, a woman with whom Auguste Comte, the father of positivism, was in love. The crumbling Positivist Church of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro's Gloria neighborhood was once a majestic place.] [Nearly in Ruins: The Church Where Sages Dreamed of a Modern Brazil] The Positivist Church of Brazil, established by freethinkers from the Religion of Humanity, is another example of Rio's letting its history and grandeur fall into disrepair. [Brilliant! Pristine! Countries Sling Epic Tourism Slogans!] Some use alliteration (Incredible India), others invoke majesty (Cambodia's Kingdom of Wonder) and a few (Syria's Always Beautiful) seem disconnected from reality. World [Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan before departing for Hawaii at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Monday.] [In Pearl Harbor Trip Called Unprecedented, Japan Scrambles as Precedents Mount] By MOTOKO RICH It now appears that Shinzo Abe will be the fourth prime minister to visit the site, and that one of the previous three was Nobusuke Kishi, his grandfather. [U.S. Sold $40 Billion in Weapons in 2015, Topping Global Market] By THOM SHANKER Its deals represented half of all agreements in the worldwide arms bazaar, a study found. The biggest buyers of weapons globally were Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. [Mourners placed flowers outside the home of the singer-songwriter George Michael in Goring-on-Thames, England, on Monday.] [Interviews With Mourners Reveal George Michael's Struggles With Fame] By KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA and JOE COSCARELLI The singer-songwriter, who achieved renown at a young age, was remembered at his homes in London and in the English village of Goring-on-Thames. [Shinzo Abe will be the first Japanese prime minister to pay an official visit to the U.S.S. Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.] [In Pearl Harbor Visit, a Symbol of Reconciliation in Japan] By MOTOKO RICH and GARDINER HARRIS Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make a trip that, because of domestic political opposition, has been all but impossible for Japanese leaders until now. [China Resumes Ties With São Tomé, Which Turned Away From Taiwan] By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The move is a victory for Beijing, which considers the self-governing island of Taiwan a part of China's territory. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World] Business [Wang Bin before his W.W.E. debut in September in Shanghai.] ['Suplex' in Chinese? Professional Wrestling Tries a Big New Market] By NEIL GOUGH World Wrestling Entertainment tries to bring body slams and drop-kicks to a country where other companies have run into government restrictions. [President-elect Donald J. Trump after meeting with families and speaking to reporters this month in the aftermath of an attack by a student at Ohio State University.] Mediator [Lessons From 2016 for the News Media, as the Ground Shifts] By JIM RUTENBERG A presidential race that made fools of pundits and prognosticators suggests reporters should hew closely to hard facts and leave received wisdom on ice. For more business news, go to [INYT.com/Business] Technology [Brooke Binkowski, the managing editor of Snopes, in its office in San Diego. The idea that the website's work would slow down after the presidential election has proved unfounded.] [For Fact-Checking Website Snopes, a Bigger Role Brings More Attacks] By DAVID STREITFELD Internet wrath turned against Snopes after it joined a coalition of websites that will work with Facebook to identify and flag suspicious content. [Spark Networks owns about 30 dating sites, including JDate and ChristianMingle.] [For Online Dating Sites, a Bumpy Road to Love] By ALINA TUGEND Spark Networks, which owns JDate, ChristianMingle and other niche sites, has been jolted by executive turnover and upheaval in the industry. Bits [Why the Computing Cloud Will Keep Growing and Growing] By QUENTIN HARDY The rapid expansion of internet-connected devices will put even more power in the hands of a few companies with the biggest cloud services. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Tech] Sports [Tennis player Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic said Friday, ] [Petra Kvitova Leaves Hospital Vowing to Play Tennis Again] By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS She said she was determined to return to her career, no matter what it would take, after a man attacked her with a knife inside her home. [Thomas Fletcher, the top-ranked long snapper in the country (yes, even long snappers are ranked), received a full scholarship to Alabama.] [No Detail's Too Small for Alabama: It Landed the Top Long Snapper, Too] By SAM BORDEN The snapper for punts and kicks might be on the field for only seven or eight plays. In Coach Nick Saban's world, that's enough to make a difference. For more sports news, go to [INYT.com/Sports] U.S. News [Rush Limbaugh in 2012. On his radio show, Mr. Limbaugh accused the mainstream media of spreading fake news, saying, ] [Wielding Claims of 'Fake News,' Conservatives Take Aim at Mainstream Media] By JEREMY W. PETERS The term once referred to fabricated accounts intended to deceive, but many on the right have turned it against news they see as hostile to their agenda. [Chicago police officers waiting for detectives to arrive at the scene of a shooting in May in the city's Austin neighborhood.] [At Least 27 Shot, 7 Fatally, in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend] By KATIE ROGERS The violence was the latest bloody chapter in a city where homicides and shootings have skyrocketed since last year, when the numbers were already high. [The Supreme Court will consider whether to take up a case from Minnesota surrounding the collection of ] [Charged a Fee for Getting Arrested, Whether Guilty or Not] By ADAM LIPTAK The Supreme Court will weigh hearing a challenge to a Minnesota county's policy of charging "booking fees" - a growing trend in strapped municipalities. [Gaby Garver, who works with Church World Service, a group that aids refugee families in Lancaster, Pa., left a home-cooked meal in a house set up for a Syrian family.] This Land [A Joyful Bustle to Get Ready for Guests: Syrian Refugees] By DAN BARRY In Lancaster, Pa., where resettlement work dates back decades, volunteers and staff members from the Church World Service prepared a home for a family of new arrivals. [Jeff Miller, a city councilman in Hendersonville, N.C. ] [In a North Carolina Town, Terrorism Abroad Raises Apprehension] By SABRINA TAVERNISE In Hendersonville, Muslims are so scarce that few people seem to know any. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US] ADVERTISEMENT Opinion [President Obama and Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention.] Op-Ed Columnist [Favorites from Dowd, Bruni and Cohen] By DAVID LEONHARDT A look back at some of their favorite columns in 2016. [Australian players celebrated their defeat over Pakistan this month in Brisbane.] Op-Ed Contributor [The Dark Side of Australia's National Sport] By A. ODYSSEUS PATRICK Derogatory, threatening or racist remarks are not only a routine part of cricket, they have become a form of psychological warfare used to establish dominance over opponents. Op-Ed Contributor [The End for Ghana's 'Power-Cut' President] By KWAKU O. OSEI Fed up with frequent rolling blackouts, voters punished the ruling party. The new government won't find it easy to fix the problem. 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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