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(cid:2)Facebook’sseniorlead- controversy.
ershipisincreasinglydi- Judge Rosemary Collyer,
videdoverhowtoaddress presidingjudgeoftheForeign
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effectonU.S.politics.A5 surgeine-commercedeliveries tionedcostswouldbeelevated FedEx shares, which were Court,calledtheFBI’sactions
FedExCorp.cutitsearnings to residences—a service the duringthepeakshippingsea- trading above $250 last year, “antitheticaltotheheightened
(cid:2)TheboardsofPeugeot
targets for the fourth time in companyisexpandingatcon- sonnowtestingitslimits.The fellmorethan6%inlatetrad- duty of candor” owed to the
makerPSAGroupandrival
2019, as the delivery giant siderable cost. The challenge company plans to take new ingTuesdaytoaround$153. courtbygovernmentagents.
FiatChryslerbackedabind-
struggles to adapt to a world has become acute as Ama- steps to rein in spending, in- Foritsjust-endedfiscalsec- “Thefrequencywithwhich
ingmergeragreement.B2
wherefewerpackagesarebe- zon.com Inc. flips from FedEx cluding grounding aircraft, ond quarter, FedEx posted a representations made by FBI
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arestructuringofitsde- people’s homes from ware- On Tuesday, FedEx execu- “Wecontinuetobeinape- dealwiththelossofAmazon’s information in their posses-
fenseandspacebusiness.B2 houses. tivessaidthecompanyhadex- riod of challenges and shipping contracts, which to- sion, and with which they
Profithasbeensappedbya periencedhigher-than-expected changes,”FedExChairmanand taled $900 million in annual withheld information detri-
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leaderPervezMusharraf BYNOEMIEBISSERBE their limits by at least two
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moredecades. Freshfromaconvincingelec-
(cid:2)Hundredsofthousands PARIS—President Emman- The Paris Opera Ballet, as tionvictory,BritishPrimeMin-
tooktothestreetsinFrance uelMacronwantstooverhaul thecompanyisknown,hasput ister Boris Johnson’s govern-
toprotestthegovernment’s France’s pension system, and its foot down. Dancers have mentsaiditwouldleaveapost-
plannedpensionoverhaul.A9 the country’s railway unions takentothestreets,marching Brexit transition period at the
aren’t the only militant force withtutusovertheirtrousers endof2020,withorwithouta
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standinginhisway. andhandingoutpro- trade deal with the European
thesecrecyrequirement
Ballerinas are testleaflets. Union, raising new fears of a
forCatholicChurchdocu-
marchinginthevan- “There’s no way disruptivebreakwiththebloc.
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CONTENTS PropertyReport...B6 house,thePalaisGar- year-old who joined NormaninBrussels
BusinessNewsB3,5,7 Sports.......................A18
nier, but now they thecompany’sdance
Crossword..............A18 Streetwise.................B1
HeardonStreet.B14 Technology...............B4 arehoppingmad. school at the age of Last week’s election gave
Life&Arts.......A15-17 U.S.News.............A2-5 Atissueisthedel- 12, said of his ap- Mr.Johnsontheparliamentary
Markets.............B12-13 Weather...................A18 icatematterofwhen proachingretirement. majority to pass his with-
Opinion..............A19-21 WorldNews.....A6-12
France’s finest male “We’veearnedit.” drawalagreement,puttingthe
and female dancers Protest The dancers are U.K. on track to leave the EU
> should be allowed to position hitting high society— onJan.31.Afterthat,thetwo
hang up their ballet the bulk of the ticket sides will enter a standstill
shoesandbegindrawingana- holders—where it hurts. phaseinwhichtheirpractical
tionalpension.Forcenturies, Joined by the Paris Opera’s PleaseturntopageA12
theretirementagehasstood musicians and singers, the
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California Gig-Worker Rules Prove Vexing
BYCHRISTINEMAI-DUC otherindustriesincludingtruck AgrowingnumberofCaliforniansfiletaxesasnon-employees. besignificant.Inahypothetical benefitslikeworkers’compen-
ANDLAURENWEBER drivers, therapists, and enter- Manycouldbeconvertedintoemployeeswhenalawtakeseffect exampleofferedbyaccountants sationarecriticaltoperformers
tainers say it is unclear how Jan.1. at tax consulting firm Clifton- whose work is physically de-
Dump-truck driver Thang AB5 will affect them, leading LarsonAllen LLP, a California mandingandsometimesrisky.
Workersearningincomeasfreelancersandcontractorsasa
Nguyen thought he was plan- some to take precautionary firm paying a contractor Mr. Nguyen, a Vietnamese
shareoftotalworkforce
ning ahead earlier this year measures and others to say $150,000forayearofservices refugee who lives in San Le-
when he spent more than they hope a court will clarify 14% would end up paying around andro,nearOakland,hasbeen
$200,000 on a new vehicle to themattersoon. $161,000afterfactoringinstate anindependentowner-operator
California
complywithCalifornia’sstrict How the questions about 13 and federal tax obligations. for more than 15 years. The
emissionstandards.Nowheis AB5getresolvedinthecoming Benefits might add an addi- flexiblehoursallowedhimand
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worried a new state law will monthscouldhavenationalim- tional15%to20%. hiswifetosplitchild-careshifts
makeitdifficulttofindenough plications, as lawmakers in 11 Therapist Avo Soltanian, when their children were
worktoaffordtherepayments otherstatesincludingNewYork whopracticesintheLosAnge- young. In a good month, he
onthetruck. andNewJerseyconsidersimi- 10 NewYork lessuburbofGlendale,saidhe says,hecannet$13,000.
Mr. Nguyen is one of many larlegislation. NewJersey isn’tsurehewillbeabletoturn “Nowthey’retellingme,‘You
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independent contractors in “There’s just a lot of fear, aprofitunderthenewlaw.Its havetogodriveforsomebody,’
America’smostpopulousstate chaos,confusionabouthowthis 8 exemption for psychologists sowhatamIgoingtodowith
and the world’s fifth-largest lawisgoingtoimpactpeople,” doesn’tappeartoapplytohis mytruck?”Mr.Nguyensaid.
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economycaughtinuncertainty saidChrisShimoda,vicepresi- practice, Anchor Counseling Ifhecan’tfindenoughwork
surrounding a law passed by dentofgovernmentaffairsfor 2000 ’05 2010 ’15 Group, which includes four byJanuaryorFebruary,hesaid
the legislature in September theCaliforniaTruckingAssocia- otherlicensedtherapists. heisconsideringmovingtoNe-
Note:Basedonworkersreceiving1099taxforms
andsignedsoonafterbyDemo- tion.Theorganizationhasfiled Heplanstoconvertthesta- vadaorArizona.
Source:BrettCollinsandMarkPayne,IRS;AndrewGarin,UniversityofIllinoisat
craticGov.GavinNewsom. asuitarguingfederallawsgov- Urbana-Champaign;EmilieJackson,StanfordUniversity;DmitriKoustas,UniversityofChicago tus of all four therapists to Truckersareoneofseveral
ThedebatearoundAssembly erningtruckingandinterstate part-timeemployeesasofJan. professionsseekingexemptions
Bill 5, or AB5, as it is known, commerce exclude truck driv- fornonemployeework,includ- TriciaLegittino,apartnerwith 1. He estimates the move will fromthelaw.Whenitpassed,it
largely centered on gig-econ- ers.AhearingissetforDec.30. ingfreelanceprojects,indepen- lawfirmFrankfurtKurnitKlein addatleast15%to20%tohis excludedcertainhigh-paidpro-
omyworkerssuchasride-share Uber and Lyft, along with dentcontractingandgig-econ- &SelzPC. costs. “We are going into un- fessionals who are often self-
andfood-deliverydrivers.Itre- severalothergigeconomycom- omy labor, according to Amongtheconcernsofher charted waters,” he said. “If I employed,includinglawyers.
quires employers to reclassify panies,haveputtogethermore economistswhoanalyzedInter- corporate clients, she said, is see that my profit margin is DemocraticAssemblywoman
many of them as employees than$100milliontospendona nalRevenueServicedata.That whetherthelawappliesretro- gettingsosmall,itisnotworth LorenaGonzalez,theauthorof
rather than independent con- ballotmeasurethatwouldex- isnearly14%ofworkersinthe actively, which would allow myefforts.” AB5, said adding exemptions
tractors,givingthemaccessto emptthemfromthelaw.They state who filed taxes or re- workers to sue employers for Othercontractworkerswel- nowcouldweakenit.
minimum wage and overtime argueAB5couldforcethemto ceivedtaxdocumentsfromem- classifyingthemasindependent comethechange,arguingthat Ms. Gonzalez said it is “ra-
laws, workers’ compensation raise prices, introduce hourly ployersandclients. contractorsinprioryears.That theyhavebeendeniedessential tional” for people to be con-
coverageandpaidsickdays. schedulesandtakeawayflexi- “AB5 is going to radically question will be argued in a protections.“Thisissomething cerned about the law, but
However,justweeksbefore bility. changeanyindustryinCalifor- casesettobeheardbeforethe we wanted for the last few “Other people have benefited
thelawgoesintoeffectonJan. More than 2.8 million Cali- niathatusesindependentcon- CaliforniaSupremeCourt. years,” said Alana Evans, an fromthisandwe’renotgoing
1, employers and workers in forniansearnedincomein2016 tractors or freelancers,” said Thecostforemployerscan adult-film actress. She says towipethatout.”
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homesthere. gansnationallytobemade
—SaraRandazzo availablefortransplanteach FedEx Cuts tokeepinitsnetworkmoreof PenaltyBox sandsofvehicles.Analystsesti-
year.ThestepcouldhelpAmeri- thepackagesithadsenttothe mate Amazon will handle
FedExsharesfellaftertheCEO
CENSUS canmedicinesolvetheproblem U.S. Postal Service for last- nearlyhalfofitsownpackage
offarmorepatientsneedingor- Earnings miledelivery. spokeaboutthecompany's deliveriesthisholidayseason.
Task Force Goes After challengesthisyear.
gansthanthereareorgans ThegoalistoshiftFedEx’s Thisweek,Amazonprohib-
DisinformationEfforts available. delivery network, designed $170 iteditsthird-partysellersfrom
Itisestimatedthat20U.S. Targets primarily for shipments be- Tuesday usingFedEx’sGroundnetwork
$163.23
TheCensusBureauhasset patientsdieeverydayfromlack tweenbusinesses,toonethat 165 for Prime shipments citing
upataskforcetocombatthe ofdonororgans,theofficialssaid. can deliver more individual poordeliveryperformance.The
spreadoffalseormisleadingin- —ThomasM.Burton packagestoresidencestocap- 160 onlineretailersaiditwon’tal-
ContinuedfromPageOne italize on the relentless lowmerchantstoresumeusing
155
revenue,andaslumpinglobal growthofonlineshopping. FedExforsuchordersuntilser-
tradethathasdampeddemand FedEx executives admitted viceimproves.
150
for air shipments. FedEx said thattheyunderestimatedhow Down6.7% For its second quarter,
the pricing environment is muchitwouldcosttoexpand 145 afterhours* FedExreportedaprofitof$560
morecompetitiveaswell. to seven-day delivery, which million,comparedwithnetin-
RivalUnitedParcelService started in early November. 140 come of $935 million a year
Inc.hascapitalizedonFedEx’s “Clearly, we didn’t do the earlier. Excluding integration
cuttingtieswithAmazon.UPS greatestjobofforecastingour 135 expenses and aircraft impair-
has spent heavily in recent cost,”Mr.Smithsaid. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. mentcharges,pershareearn-
yearstoexpandandautomate Finance chief Alan Graf ings were $2.51—below Wall
its network to handle more added that FedEx has had to *Asof5:30p.m. Street’sexpectations.
onlineorders.Inrecentquar- pay higher-than-expected Source:FactSet Revenuefell3%to$17.3bil-
ters, it has significantly ex- wagesinsomeareasgiventhe lion,includinga5%declinein
panded its air shipments to tightlabormarket. givingandChristmas. itsExpresssegmentanda3%
carry more packages, includ- Both FedEx and UPS have For FedEx, this calendar increase in its Ground busi-
ingfromAmazon.InOctober, acknowledged some problems shift pushed Cyber Week into ness.AnalystspolledbyFact-
UPS posted higher quarterly makingalltheirdeliveriesdur- thecompany’sfiscalthirdquar- Set expected $17.6 billion in
profitandrevenue. ing the holiday season. They ter. That added costs to the quarterlyrevenue.
BothFedExandUPSareab- saidwinterstormsslowedop- secondquarterwithouttherev- For the current fiscal year,
sorbing higher costs in the erationsinsomeareasduring enuebump. FedEx is now forecasting per
U.S.astheymodernizesorting CyberWeek,thebusyshipping Amazonhasn’tjuststopped share earnings of between
centersandshifttoseven-day period after Thanksgiving. usingFedEx’sservice.Itisalso $10.25 and $11.50 before pen-
residential delivery, not just They are also facing a trun- rampingupitsowndeliveryca- sion accounting adjustments,
during the holidays but year cated calendar this year with pabilities, including leasing compared with its forecast of
round.FedExisalsobeginning sixfewerdaysbetweenThanks- cargoplanesandbuyingthou- $11to$13issuedinSeptember.
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AkoshermarketinJerseyCity,N.J.,wherethreepeoplewerekilledlastweek.Apolicemanandtheshootersalsodiedintherampage.
Anti-Semitic Incidents at
Elevated Levels for Years
BYIANLOVETT Lastweek'sattackinNew rise has been jarring—some- nearbybuildingsandmailboxes.
Jerseyisbeinginvestigatedas thingtheyneverthoughtthey “I never would have
ThedeadlyattackinaNew potentialdomesticterrorism wouldhavetodealwithinthe dreamedthatIwouldliveata
Jerseykoshermarketlastweek fueledbyanti-Semitism. modernU.S. timewhentheactofgoinginto
punctuated several years of Rabbi Stewart Vogel, presi- asynagogueorenteringastore
Anti-Semiticincidents
growing and increasingly vio- dent-electoftheRabbinicalAs- wouldmakemewonder,‘Isthis
intheU.S.
lentincidentsofanti-Semitism sembly,theinternationalorgan- thedaywhensomecrazywith
in the U.S., a marked turn- 2,000 izationofConservativerabbis, agunwhoblamestheJewsfor
aroundfromdeclinesthathad saidheneverthoughthewould something, is going to show
lastedmorethanadecade. give a sermon on anti-Semi- up?’”shesaid.
TheshootinginJerseyCity, 1,500 tism,whichhehadconsidered Ms.Epsteinsaidshebelieves
wherethreepeoplewerekilled avestigeofthe1930sand’40s theturningpointcameduring
at the market, was the third intheU.S.Atage60,itwasn’t the2016campaign,whenDon-
deadlyattackataJewishspace 1,000 something he had seriously aldTrumptweetedanimageof
in just over a year. In April, a dealtwith—untilrecently. Hillary Clinton, the leading
shooting at a synagogue out- “It creates a vulnerability Democratic candidate, with a
sideSanDiegokilledonewor- 500 thatourcommunityhasnotfelt six-pointed star many inter-
shiperandinjuredthreeothers, inseveralgenerations,”hesaid. pretedastheStarofDavidjux-
includingtherabbi.InOctober Anti-SemitismintheU.S.has taposedwithmoney.Mr.Trump
last year, a shooter killed 11 0 paralleledasimilarriseinEu- laterdeletedthetweet,butsaid
people at a Pittsburgh syna- rope, where Jews have been thereactionwasoverblown.
2010 ’12 ’14 ’16 ’18
gogueinthedeadliestanti-Se- targetedinaseriesofattacksin Somecriticshavesaidsome
miticattackinU.S.history. Source:Anti-DefamationLeague recent years, including one ofMr.Trump’srhetorichelped
“Itwouldappearthesekinds whereaHolocaustsurvivorwas fosteranenvironmentthatal-
of acts of anti-Semitism are blingfrom2017. thrownoutofawindow.Are- lows more public airing of
nowthenewnormal,”saidJon- The FBI, which compiles port by France’s National Hu- views hostile to Jews. Mr.
athan Greenblatt, chief execu- hate-crime data based on re- manRightsAdvisoryCommit- Trumphasdeniedhehasused
tive of the Anti-Defamation ports from local law-enforce- tee found that anti-Semitic anti-Semitictropes.
League, which tracks anti-Se- mentagencies,foundthenum- incidents in the country rose Threeboardmembersofthe
miticincidents. berofsuchincidentsrose29% 70%in2018fromayearearlier. Women’s March, an organiza-
Mr.Greenblattsaidthatanti- in2018from2015. NadieEpstein,editorofMo- tion founded in large part to
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Trump Assails Democrats as Vote Looms
President,lawmakers
sparoverwhetherhis
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tional responsibility.” ment isn’t an effort to over- peached—AndrewJohnsonand guilty,”saidMr.McConnell.
The Democratic-controlled turn the 2016 result, but BillClinton—wereacquittedin Mr. Schumer responded to
Housewillvoteontwoarticles ratheranefforttoprotectthe theSenate.RichardNixonre- Mr. McConnell with a floor
ofimpeachment.Thefirstal- next campaign from interfer- signedfromofficeaheadofhis speechofhisown.“Whyisthe
leges that Mr. Trump abused ence.“Withthe2020elections expectedimpeachment. leader, why is the president,
hispoweraspresidentbyim- fastapproaching,wemustact Thetimelineandformatof soafraidofhavingthesewit-
properlypressuringUkraineto with a sense of urgency to aSenatetrialremaineduncer- nesses come testify?” Mr.
launch investigations that protectourdemocracyandde- tain late Tuesday, as party Schumerasked.“Senatorswho
could benefit him politically, fend our Constitution,” said leaderssparred. oppose this plan will have to
includingaprobeofaleading Rep.JimMcGovern(D.,Mass.). IncommentsontheSenate explain why less evidence is
2020Democraticpresidential Republicansobjectedtothe floor, Majority Leader Mitch better than more evidence,”
candidate.Thesecondarticle processDemocratshadtaken McConnell(R.,Ky.)dismissed Mr.Schumersaid.
alleges that Mr. Trump then to bring impeachment to the requests from Democrats for WhileMr.McConnellwants
obstructed the congressional floor and said it would hurt newwitnessesanddocuments aquicktrialwithoutwitnesses,
investigationbyblockingwit- theinstitution.“Toattackthis in the expected Senate trial, there is no consensus among
nesses from testifying and president,Democratsarewill- saying it was the House’s re- Senate Republicans on how a
withholdingdocuments. ingtoteardowneveryinchof sponsibilitytobuildthecaseto trialshouldlook.Asimplema-
Mr. Trump, in a letter to this and every other institu- removeMr.Trumpfromoffice. jority of 51 votes could deter-
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tion necessary,” said Georgia His remarks came in re- minealmosteverystepofthe
(D.,Calif.)releasedTuesdayaf- Rep.DougCollins,thetopRe- sponsetoaletterfromSenate process,fromrulesandwitness
ternoon, called efforts to re- publican on the House Judi- MinorityLeaderChuckSchumer testimonytothetimingofafi-
movehimfromofficeanabuse ciaryCommittee. (D., N.Y.), who requested the nal vote. A few GOP senators
ofpowerthatamountedtoan Democratshaveamajority Senatesubpoenafourwitnesses: couldbreakranksandupsetMr.
“illegal, partisan attempted ofaboutthreedozenseatsin acting White House chief of McConnell’splans.Two-thirds
coup.”Mr.Trump,whohasat- theHouse,andthecaucusap- staffMickMulvaney;hisdeputy, oftheSenateisrequiredtore-
tacked the probe since its in- peared to be largely sticking Robert Blair; former national moveMr.Trumpfromoffice.
ception,summeduphisobjec- together,withonlytwoknown NoHouseRepublicanssup- Trump asked Kyiv to investi- security adviser John Bolton; House Majority Leader
tions in six pages of raw, defections—Rep. Jeff Van portimpeachment.Rep.Justin gate Democratic presidential andOfficeofManagementand StenyHoyer(D.,Md.)toldre-
personal language. “You are DrewofNewJerseyandRep. Amash of Michigan, an inde- candidate Joe Biden and his BudgetofficialMichaelDuffey. porters that the House might
scarcely concealing your ha- CollinPetersonofMinnesota. pendentwholefttheRepubli- son. A whistleblower com- During their probe, House notimmediatelysenduparti-
tred of me,” he said, and ac- On Tuesday, Democratic law- canPartythisyear,isexpected plaint related to that call Democrats called all four of cles of impeachment to the
cusedtheDemocratsoftrying makers in districts that Mr. tovotewithDemocrats. kicked off the impeachment thewitnessesMr.Schumeris Senate after passage, a move
to “overturn the will of the Trump won by double digits Mr. Trump has denied probeinSeptember. seeking,butalldeclinedtoap- thatcoulddelayaSenatetrial.
Americanpeople.” backed impeachment, includ- wrongdoing,andreiteratedin IftheHouseimpeachesMr. pearafterMr.Trumpdirected Some Democrats have sug-
Inbriefremarkstoreport- ing Rep. Kendra Horn, who hislettertoMrs.Pelosithata Trump,thematterthenmoves officialsnottotestify. gestedthatMrs.Pelosishould
ers,Mrs.Pelosicalledthelet- wonanOklahomadistrictlast controversial July phone call to the Senate for a trial, ex- “ItisnottheSenate’sjobto delaysendingoverthearticles
ter“reallysick.” yearinanupset,andRep.An- with Ukraine’s president was pected in January. The two leapintothebreachandsearch tomaintainsomeleverageover
Democrats say impeach- thonyBrindisi(D.,N.Y.). “perfect.” In that call, Mr. previouspresidentstobeim- desperatelyforwaystogetto theGOP-controlledSenate.
Court Ukrainian Tycoon’s
improvements beyond those its filings or orders to the
recommendedbytheIG.FISA public.
Rebukes isanindispensabletoolinna- TheorderonTuesdayisthe Lawyer Made Loan
tionalsecurityinvestigations, second time within the past
andinrecognitionofourduty three months the public has
FBI ofcandortotheCourtandour learnedofthecourtissuinga
responsibilitiestotheAmeri- stern reprimand to the FBI
canpeople,theFBIiscommit- over its surveillance proce- BYREBECCADAVISO’BRIEN lease unchanged, saying it
tedtoworkingwiththeFISA dures. ANDREBECCABALLHAUS wasn’t clear the inconsisten-
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Judge Collyer ordered the campaignadviser week,detailingerrorsinhow alsoforcedthebureautocom- gestsacloserrelationshipbe- IncourtonTuesday,Assis-
JusticeDepartmenttoexplain theFBIobtainedsurveillance mit to new procedures in- tween the oligarch and Mr. tant U.S. Attorney Rebekah
by Jan. 10 what steps it was TheFBIhassaiditplanned warrantsonMr.Page. tendedtobettersafeguardpri- Parnasthanpreviouslyknown.
takingtopreventsuchlapses tomakeseveralchangesinthe Iflawmakersdoact,itwill vacy. Theloanwassentthemonth
in the future. She also indi- wakeoftheinspectorgeneral beimportantto“notexertany Thecourthasbeencritical beforeMr.Parnasandanasso- Giulianiassociate
cated that she planned to re- report, including overhauling undue collateral damage” on ofthegovernmentinthepast, ciate, Igor Fruman, were ar-
LevParnasgot
lease more secret material its surveillance warrant pro- the FISA statute, said David butgenerallynotpublicly. restedonOct.10atDullesIn-
about the case in the coming cess and its confidential hu- Kris, former head of the Jus- “It’s the first order we’ve ternational Airport bound for $1millionthemonth
weeks on the court’s public man informant program. It ticeDepartment’snationalse- seen like this since some of Vienna,whereMr.Firtashlives.
beforehisarrest.
docket,offeringthepossibility also said it would take disci- curitydivision,explainingthat thethingsthatweredisclosed Mr. Firtash, a well-con-
of additional insight into the plinaryactionifwarranted,as previous changes to the law after Edward Snowden’s nected billionaire who made
government’smostsecretsur- theinspectorgeneralreferred haverequiredlegislationtofix leaks,”saidStephenVladeck,a hisfortunebrokeringnatural-
veillanceprograms. certainFBIemployeesforpos- unintendedconsequences. professorattheUniversityof gassalesfromRussiaandCen-
Since the report, several sibledisciplinarymeasures.It “You’redoingsurgeryona Texas School of Law and an tralAsiatoUkraine,isfighting Donaleski described Mr.
senators,includingSenateJu- didn’textensivelydetailother verycomplicatedthing,”said expertinnationalsecuritylaw. extraditiontotheU.S.onbrib- Firtash as Mr. Parnas’s “for-
diciary Committee Chairman plannedreforms. Mr. Kris, founder of Culper Mr.Snowdenisaformerintel- eryandrelatedcharges. eignbenefactor.”
LindseyGraham(R-S.C.),have JusticeDepartmentinspec- Partners, a consulting firm. ligencecontractorwholeaked Questionsabouttheloanto The September loan came
saidtheymaywanttopursue torgeneralMichaelHorowitz “That may sound trivial, but information about the U.S. Mr. Parnas arose last week, fromRalphOswaldIsenegger,a
reforms. Some surveillance foundtheFBIhadwithheldex- it’sactuallyveryimportantfor government’sdomesticandin- when prosecutors asked a Dubai-based attorney for Mr.
provisionsareupforrenewal culpatory material about Mr. nationalsecurity.” ternational surveillance to judge to revoke his bail and Firtash,Mr.Parnas’lawyertold
inCongressinMarch,present- Pagefromthecourtandmade Any changes could have journalistsmorethansixyears orderhimdetained,sayinghe thejudgeTuesday.Mr.Iseneg-
inganopportunityforlegisla- misleading statements about ramificationsforhowsomeof ago. lied to authorities about his gerdidn’trespondtoarequest
tivechanges. his relationship with another thenation’smostsensitivein- Privacyadvocatesseizedon assetsandincome—including forcomment.
government agency. In total, telligence programs are run, the order as evidence that a $1 million transfer from a Mr.Parnas’slawyer,Joseph
Mr. Horowitz documented 17 Mr.Krissaid. moreprivacyprotectionswere Russianbankaccounttoanac- Bondy,toldthejudgethema-
significanterrorsoromissions The court has long ap- needed. count in his wife’s name. Mr. jority of the loan had been
Orderby inaseriesofapplicationsfor proved the overwhelming “Congress must radically Parnas’slawyersaiditwasn’t spent,including$200,000that
12/20for surveillanceagainstMr.Page. number of the government’s reformtheFISAprocesstoin- disclosed because it was a wenttoanescrowaccountto
Christmas!
“TheInspectorGeneral’sre- warrant applications and crease accountability, and to loantohisclient’sspouse. buyahomeinFlorida,adeal
portdescribesconductbycer- signedoffonmostofitssur- ensure that there is a mean- Afterhisarrest,Mr.Parnas involving Mr. Parnas’s wife,
tainFBIemployeesthatisun- veillanceactivities,butinre- ingful opportunity to chal- pleadednotguiltytocharges SvetlanaParnas.
acceptable and centyearsithasbegunscruti- lengethegovernment’sallega- stemmingfromallegedefforts Of Mr. Parnas’s ties to Mr.
unrepresentativeoftheFBIas nizingthemmoreclosely. tions in FISA applications,” to funnel foreign money into Firtash,hesaid,“Ibelievehe
aninstitution,”theFBIsaidin Thecourtoperatesinnear saidNeemaSinghGuliani,se- U.S.electionsandtoinfluence hasburnedthatbridge.”
astatement. total secrecy because of the niorlegislativecounselforthe U.S. politics on behalf of at Mr. Bondy didn’t say why
“The Director has ordered nature of its work in approv- American Civil Liberties leastoneUkrainianpolitician. Mr. Firtash’s lawyer provided
YourChildren’sNameshand-craftedin morethan40correctivesteps ingsecretsurveillanceofpeo- Union.“Wecan’ttrustthese- U.S. District Judge J. Paul theloan.Butthedisclosureis
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JOHN-CHRISTIAN.COM 888.646.6466 mendations, including some terrorism,andrarelyreleases policethisprocess.” the terms of Mr. Parnas’s re- Mr.Parnas’stiestotheoligarch.
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U.S. NEWS
Political Divisions Roil Facebook
Gates
Sentenced
To 45 Days FacebookInc.’sseniorlead- berghavesaidrepeatedlythat
ershipisincreasinglydivided theyvalueideologicaldiversity
overhowtoaddresscriticism on the board, although that
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politics, with board member company’sworkforce.
and billionaire investor Peter Last year, after it was dis-
Thielservingasaninfluential closedthatthedataof87mil-
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tenced to 45 days in prison fromtherevelation,partlybe-
and three years of probation ByEmilyGlazer,Deepa causetheBritishpoliticalcon-
onTuesdaybyafederaljudge Seetharaman sultingfirmhadworkedforthe
less willing to reward Mr. andJeffHorwitz Trump campaign. Some Face-
Gatesforhisextensivecooper- bookdirectorswantedtocreate
ation with the special coun- Oneflashpointoflate:politi- anoutsideadvisorygroupthat
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reporttojailimmediately,and said. However, some directors OT said.Theboardneverconvened
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intermittent schedule, U.S. possibly banning political ads PeterThiel,thefirstoutsideinvestorinFacebook,mademorethan$1billiononhisstake. founderandchairmanofPalan-
District Judge Amy Berman altogether,theysaid. tir Technologies Inc., a firm
Jacksonsaid. Mr. Zuckerberg and other ples with mounting political Someclosetothecompany ratherthanonmakingmoney, specializingincustomdatabase
“Notmuchofasentenceis Facebookexecutiveshavesaid challengeslessthanayearbe- say Mr. Thiel is extending his contrarianadviceatthetime creation and analysis, on at
warranted, but some short thecompanycontinuestocon- fore the 2020 election. Face- influencewhilethecompany’s that laid the groundwork for leastoneoccasionraisedinter-
sentence was appropriate,” siderpotentialchangesrelated book is the subject of several board and senior ranks are in Facebook’s riches today. Mr. nalworriesatFacebook,aper-
Judge Jackson said, arguing topoliticalads. federalandstateregulatoryin- flux. Over the past two years, Thielandhisfundshavesince son familiar with the matter
that no prison time would “Manyofthedecisionswe’re vestigations, including by the morethanadozenseniorexec- sold off most of their Face- said.ChristopherWylie,thefor-
sendthewrongmessagegiven makingatFacebookcomewith JusticeDepartment,overanti- utives have left or announced bookshares. mer Cambridge Analytica em-
the extent of his misconduct difficult trade-offs, and we’re trustconcernsandallegedpri- plans to leave Facebook. This More recently, Mr. Thiel, a ployee whose allegations of
and given what other similar approachingthemwithcareful vacy violations. Lawmakers year alone, three longtime RepublicanwhobackedDonald datamisusekickedoffthecon-
defendantshadreceived. rigor at all levels of the com- from both parties have criti- boardmembersleft. Trumpinhis2016presidential troversy,toldU.K.officialsina
Mr.Gatespleadedguiltyin pany,” a Facebook spokesman cized the company for what Mr. Zuckerberg has long campaign,hasbeenhelpingMr. hearing last year that senior
2018tolyingtoinvestigators said.“We’refortunatetohavea they see as transgressions re- valued Mr. Thiel’s advice. Zuckerbergunderstandthedy- Palantiremployeeshadworked
andconspiracyrelatedtocon- boardwithdiverseexperiences latedtohowitpolicesthesite. namicswithintheTrumpWhite with the wrongfully obtained
sultingworkinUkraineinthe andperspectivessowecanen- Facebook officials have House, people familiar with Facebookdata.
early 2010s, at the time be- suredebatethatreflectsacross vowedtofixthelitanyofprob- Billionaireinvestor theirrelationshipsaid.Aheadof Palantirdeniedhavingdone
cominganotherseniorTrump sectionofviews.” lemsconfrontingthecompany, theFacebookco-founder’sOcto- so, but Facebook staff were
favorsFacebook’s
aide to agree to cooperate in Mr. Thiel declined to com- but there is “pretty vigorous ber trip to Washington, D.C., askedtolooknotjustatPalan-
RobertMueller’sinvestigation ment. disagreement”amongthelead- controversial the two met and talked pri- tir’spotentialroleinthescan-
into Russian interference in The reaction to Facebook’s ership over how to tackle its vatelytodiscussstrategy,one dalbutalsoMr.Thiel’s,accord-
political-adpolicy
the2016electionandanylinks decision on political ads, pre- politicalissues,onepersonfa- ofthepeoplesaid.Onthattrip, ing to a person familiar with
totheTrumpcampaign. sentedinOctoberbyMr.Zuck- miliarwiththediscussionssaid. Mr.Zuckerbergspokeaboutthe thereview.
Whiletheinvestigationwas erbergasacommitmenttofree Some of Mr. Thiel’s views political-ads issue at George- “Mark Z. and Sheryl have
focused on the 2016 activity, speech, largely broke along are shared by others within town University and testified specificallyaskedforinvestiga-
investigatorshomedinonthe party lines. Most Republicans Facebook,includingonpoliti- Some people close to both onCapitolHill.Messrs.Zucker- tions team to look into Palan-
earlierworkbyMr.Gatesand praised the decision, while calads,withmanycurrentand men described their current bergandThielalsohadapri- tir,”accordingtocontempora-
formerTrumpcampaignchair- many Democrats argued the formerexecutivesadvisingMr. relationship as an alliance, vatedinnerattheWhiteHouse neousnotestakenbyaperson
man Paul Manafort on behalf companyshoulddomoretopo- Zuckerbergthatthecompany based in part on their long withMr.TrumpinOctober. briefed on the review. Among
of a pro-Russia party in tentially limit the spread of shouldn’tbeinthepositionof historytogether. Mr. Thiel has sat on Face- Facebook’s options, the notes
Ukraine. misinformation. In the 2016 decidingwhatclaimsareaccu- Mr.Thiel,52yearsold,was book’s board since April 2005 say,wasto“potentiallyleverage
Theinvestigationfoundthe election, political actors used rate,peoplefamiliarwiththe the first outside investor in andiscurrentlychairofFace- relationshipwithThieltoforce
menhadn’tpaidtaxesonmil- tech platforms to spread mis- mattersaid.Others,including Facebook,andultimatelymade book’scompensation,nominat- Palantir to have conversation
lionsofdollarsofthatincome leadingorfalseinformationto manyrank-and-fileemployees, more than $1 billion on his ingandgovernancecommittee, withFBregardingdataabuse.”
and violated criminal laws specificgroupsofpeople. arguethatFacebook’sdecision stake. Early on, Mr. Thiel ad- whichoverseessuccessionplan- Palantirsaiditdoesn’toffer
that require U.S. lobbyists to The tensions within Face- cutsagainstitsyearslongfight visedMr.Zuckerberg,now35, ninganddirectornominations. social-mediadatagatheringto
report work on behalf of for- book’sleadershipareemerging to combat misinformation, tofocusongrowingtheFace- Mr. Zuckerberg and Chief anyclientandonlyworkswith
eigngovernments. asthesocial-mediagiantgrap- theysaid. book platform’s user base OperatingOfficerSherylSand- dataobtainedlawfully.
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Indian Citizenship Bill Protests Spread
AngermountsinNew
Delhioveralawthat
favorsnon-Muslim
immigrants
BYKRISHNAPOKHAREL
NEW DELHI—Protests
againstanewcitizenshiplaw
favoring non-Muslim immi-
grantseruptedinviolenceina
Muslim-dominatedpartofthe
Indian capital where commu-
naltensionshaveflaredinthe
past,astheprimeministerap-
pealedforcalm.
“Peopleareopposingthislaw
becauseitdiscriminatesagainst
the Muslims,” said Chaudhary
MateenAhmad,aformerCon-
gress party legislator in the RS
DelhiAssemblyfromSeelampur, UTE
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the northeastern Delhi area DI/
where protest violence broke ABI
out Tuesday afternoon. “They AN
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aresayingthelawshouldtreat AD
everyoneequally;thereshould SomeprotestersthrewstonesduringademonstrationintheSeelampurareaofNewDelhionTuesday.Policesaidthedemonstrationshadbeenpeacefulforthemostpart.
benodiscrimination.”
Thenewlaweasesthepath Indian cities have been hold- state, and this year banned a tion parties were behind the fearoverthegovernment’snext PolicesaidTuesday’sdemon-
to citizenship for individuals ingprotestsinsupportofthe special method of divorce al- unrest. “I appeal to youth in plannedmove,toprepareana- strationshadbeenpeacefulfor
from persecuted religious Jamiastudents. lowedunderMuslimreligious collegestodebateourpolicies, tionalcitizenshipregistrythat the most part but turned vio-
groupsfromPakistan,Bangla- Thedemonstrationsrepre- law.Lastmonth,thecountry’s protestdemocratically,”hesaid. wouldrequirepeopletoshow lent when some protesters
desh and Afghanistan, but sentthebiggestshowofoppo- Supreme Court ruled in favor ThoughschoolssuchasJa- documents to prove they are started throwing stones at
onlyiftheyaren’tMuslim. sitiontotheHindunationalist ofbuildingatempleinthedis- mia Millia Islamia University Indiancitizens. busesandothervehicles.Police
The protests on Tuesday policiesPrimeMinisterNaren- putedreligioussiteinAyodhya, andAligarhMuslimUniversity He said the law disadvan- thenusedbatonsandteargas
followedweekenddemonstra- dra Modi’s government has another core goal for Mr. with predominantly Muslim tagesMuslimswhoarecitizens todispersethecrowd;18people
tions by students and local pursued since it returned to Modi'sBharatiyaJanataParty. studentshavebeenatthecen- but don’t have documents to wereinjuredinclashes,includ-
residentsneartheJamiaMil- powerwithanoverwhelming Mr. Modi defended the law terofthedemonstrations,stu- show,whilesupportingHindus ing11policemen,policesaid.
lia Islamia University in New electoralmajorityinMay. onTuesdayasahumanitarian dents from Hindu and other andothernon-Muslimsinthe Seelampur was one of the
Delhi, in which police chased The government in August gesture from his government non-Muslimreligiouscommu- same situation. He estimated manyplacesinIndiawherein-
protesters into the campus, abolishedthespecialconstitu- towardpersecutedreligiousmi- nitiesarealsoparticipating. thatmorethan50,000mostly terreligiousviolenceflaredup
fired tear gas and beat them tionalstatusgrantedtoJammu noritiesintheMuslim-majority Mr.Ahmad,whotookpartin young members of the local followingthe1992demolition
with batons, injuring several andKashmir,untilrecentlyIn- countriesinIndia’simmediate Tuesday’sdemonstration,said Muslim community partici- of a mosque by a Hindu mob
students. Students in several dia’s only Muslim-majority neighborhood.Hesaidopposi- the protests were driven by patedintheprotestTuesday. inthecityofAyodhya.
Former Pakistan Leader Sentenced to Death for Treason
BYSAEEDSHAH militarysaid,hadcaused“alot Mr.Musharraforchestrated tary said. “Armed forces of the United Arab Emirates Mr. Musharraf wasn’t con-
ANDWAQARGILLANI of pain and anguish,” adding acoupin1999andbecamethe Pakistan expect that justice since2016.Hewasgivenper- victed of the original 1999
thataformerarmychiefwho country’s president in 2001. willbedispensedinlinewith missiontoleavePakistandur- coup, as that had been sup-
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—A “foughtwarsforthedefenseof Democracy was restored in theconstitutionoftheIslamic inghiscourtcaseformedical ported by the courts at the
court handed down a death the country can surely never 2008,butthemilitaryremains RepublicofPakistan.” treatment but then never time. Instead, he was found
sentenceforPakistan’sself-ex- beatraitor.” adominantinfluenceinPaki- The military’s statement came back, leading the court guiltyoftreasonforactionsin
iled former army dictator, It was first time the coun- stan, with key ingredients of appearstoleaveitinastand- todeclarehimanabsconder. 2007, as he tried to cling to
drawing a rebuke from the try’sjudiciaryhastakensuch democracy—includingfreedom offwiththejudiciary.Thegov- Mr.Musharrafhasgivenno power. At the time, he sus-
country’spowerfulmilitary. action against a coup leader. ofthepress—rolledbackinre- ernment’s attorney general, indicationthathewillreturn. pendedpartsoftheconstitu-
The ruling of treason by a Pakistanhasspentnearlyhalf centyears. Anwar Mansoor Khan, also Hisaidessayheisunwell.His tion and placed judges under
special court against retired its existence under military “Duelegalprocessseemsto calledtherulingwrong. legalteamonTuesdaysaidit house arrest, sometimes
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the rule. have been ignored,” the mili- Mr.Musharrafhaslivedin wouldappealtheverdict. knownashis“secondcoup.”
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WORLD NEWS
Babysitting Key
To Push for Japan
Working Mothers
BYRIVERDAVIS
month-old son, Seiji, for two
TOKYO—When her son hoursandget$19back.
turnedtwomonthsold,Mako Most preschools and day-
Uematsudecidedtodosome- carecentersweremadefreein
thing unusual for a Japanese October. They don’t face the
mother.Shehiredababysitter. same stigma that babysitting
Ms. Uematsu, who owns a services do. But babysitters AL(2)
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terofnationalimportancefor Japan-basedchild-careservice ReiTanahashiteachesEnglishto8-year-oldNozomiMarumotowhilebabysittingatNozomi’shomeinTokyo.MakoUematsu,an
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, KidslineInc.foundonly5%of interiordesigner,hadtoovercomeculturalexpectationstocontinuerunningherbusinessafterthebirththisyearofherson,Seiji.
Japanese families reported
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havingeverhiredasitter.
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child-carehelp totakecareofherfamilyher- LLaabboorr--ffoorrcceeppaarrttiicciippaattiioonnrraattee**
self,” said Anne Imamura, a
sociologyprofessoratGeorge- JJaappaann NNeetthheerrllaannddss
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whose Abenomics growth WhenMs.Imamurawasin 80%
strategyreliesongettingmore Japan in the late 1970s re-
women into the workforce. searchingJapanesehomemak-
75
The Abe administration says ers, the women she inter-
offering mothers a variety of viewed would ask about how
70
child-care options is key to babysittingworked.“Babysit-
keepingtheminfull-timejobs. ting was this strange thing
65
More than three million thattheyhadreadaboutthat
womenhavejoinedthework- occurs in America,” she said.
force during Mr. Abe’s seven Thatnormremainshardto 60
yearsinoffice,comparedwith shake. 2010 ‘12 ‘14 ‘16 ‘18
amillionmen.Butmanyarein “My husband and I both
part-time jobs, and the num- work,soIalwaysknewthatI **WWoommeennaaggeess1155ttoo6644
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ber of women in senior posi- couldn’t take care of a kid aannddDDeevveellooppmmeenntt
tionsremainssmall. withouthelp,butthethought
InOctober,thegovernment didn’t cross my mind that a vice called Omsister. Its pushedtoexpandstate-subsi- remain stuck on waiting lists to work part-time, according
expanded the number of stranger could watch my founder, Aki Higuchi, added dizeddaycareandsaysithas fordaycareeachyear. to Nextbeat Co., which oper-
babysitting services that are child,” said Yuimi Marumoto, the teaching element to ease added more than 500,000 Ms. Uematsu, the interior atestheservice.
eligibleforsubsidies.Insome whoworksatahospital. theguiltsomeJapanesemoth- places.Butthesystemisshow- designer, uses an app called “Thegovernmentsaysthat
cases, it started giving fami- Ms. Marumoto used to ask ers feel. “If children are also ingstrains,particularlywitha Kizuna Sitter. It draws on a there is a lack of child-care
liesuptoseveralhundreddol- herparentstowatchherdaugh- being tutored, mothers feel shortageofchild-careworkers. database of 760,000 certified workers, but if you use the
larsamonthforbabysitters. ter, but as they got older, she less like the service is for In Tokyo, there are about six child-careworkersnationwide, available workers in a better
For the service Ms. Ue- didn’twanttoburdenthem. them and more that it is for jobopeningsforeveryemploy- manyofwhomlefttraditional way,thereareactuallyplenty,”
matsu uses, she can pay $45 Shestartedusingababysit- theirkids,”shesaid. mentseekerinchildcare.Na- child-care positions looking said Reina Hyakuya, a man-
to have a sitter watch her 7- tingandEnglish-tutoringser- The Abe government has tionwide,some20,000children forhigherwagesortheability ageratNextbeat.
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WORLD NEWS WORLD WATCH
French Pension Impasse Grows
CHINA GERMANY
Domestically Built Murder Parolee
Carrier is Deployed Returns Home
BYNOEMIEBISSERBE China’sfirsthome-builtair- AGermandiplomat’sson
craftcarrierwascommissioned whoservedmorethan33years
PARIS—Hundreds of thou- intoactiveservicebyPresident inprisonforadoublemurderin
sands of people took to the XiJinpingatamilitarybaseon Virginiathathehassteadfastly
streetsinnationwideprotests theedgeoftheSouthChina maintainedhedidn’tcommitar-
against the French govern- Sea,thelatestmilestoneinthe rivedinhishomelandafterbeing
ment’splannedpensionover- country’sendeavorstorapidly releasedonparole.
haul, deepening the standoff modernizeitsmilitaryandbe- JensSoering,53yearsold,
betweenPresidentEmmanuel comeaworld-classnavalpower. wasconvictedofmurderinghis
Macron and the country’s Thecommissioningofthe girlfriendElizabethHaysom’s
powerfulunions. carrier,namedShandongafter parentsin1985andwasserving
With a week to go before theeasternChineseprovince, alifesentencewhenhewas
Christmas, France was para- alsorepresentsthefirsttime grantedparoleinNovember.
lyzedas615,000railworkers, Chinahasdeployedanaircraft Ms.Haysom,whowasserv-
air-trafficcontrollers,teachers carrierinthehotlycontested inga90-yearsentenceasanac-
andotherswalkedoffthejob waters,whereBeijinghasas- cessory,wasalsograntedparole.
and joined demonstrations serteditsterritorialclaims. —AssociatedPress
thatsnarledtrafficincitycen- Thecarriersailedthroughthe
ters,theFrenchinteriorminis- strategicallysensitiveTaiwan AFGHANISTAN
try said. Many schools wereS StraitinNovemberbeforepro-
GE Roadside Bombing
closedandhundredsofflightsA ceedingtotheSouthChinaSea
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werecanceled.France’slargestYI forwhattheChineseNavysaid Kills 10 Civilians
trade union, CFDT, which satGETT thenwere“scientifictestsand
out demonstrations earlierSSE/ routinedrills.” Aroadsidebombingineast-
this month, joined the frayRE Taipeicondemnedthemove, ernAfghanistankilledatleast
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centerpiece of his push toHILI theU.S.,withmultipleaircraft children,twowomenandfive
modernizeFrance’seconomy.N-P carriers,thoughitstilllagsfar menwerekilledwhenthevehicle
Unionsarehopingforare-JEA behindtheU.S.’s11carriers.It theywereridingindetonatedthe
peatof1995,whentheyforced PeopleprotestinginLyonTuesdayagainstgovernmentplanstooverhaulFrance’sretirementsystem. cancarryupto36J-15jetfight- bombinKhostprovince.
the conservative government ers,comparedwith24onthe Nooneclaimedresponsibility
ofPresidentJacquesChiracto The strike has taken a average by 25% to 30% last were further complicated on Liaoning,China’sfirstcarrier, forthetwoattacks,butofficials
back down on its pension heavytollonrestaurantsand week,Mr.LeRochsaid,from Monday,whenJean-PaulDele- whichwasboughtsecondhand blamedtheTalibanwhoregu-
overhaulafterthreeweeksof retailers,whichusuallymakea analreadylowbase.Lastyear, voye, who helped design the fromUkrainein1998andretro- larlytargetAfghanforcesand
public-transport strikes just significantshareoftheirreve- their revenue was badly pension overhaul and led the fittedintoanactiveshipinSep- officialsbyplantingroadside
beforeChristmas. nue around Christmas. Pari- bruisedbysometimesviolent government’s negotiations tember2012. bombsacrossthecountry.
“Thegovernmenthasman- siansareavoidingtheChamps yellow-vestprotests. with unions, resigned after —PhilipWen —AssociatedPress
aged to send all of the coun- Theimpactofthestrikeis French newspapers reported
try’s unions to the streets, also being felt in other parts thathestillhadaprivate-sec-
that’safeat,”PhilippeMarti- Themoremoderate ofthecountry.InNice,onthe torjobwhileingovernment.
nez, the leader of left-wing French Riviera, restaurants’ Thegovernmentisexpected
CFDTunionhasnow
CGTunion,saidonTuesday. daily revenue is 30% to 40% to name his replacement on
Mr.Macronwantstoconsol- joinedactionagainst loweronaverageduringpro- Wednesdayaheadofacrucial
idatethecountry’s42different tests,accordingtohotel-and- new round of talks between
Macron’splans.
pensionplans—eachwithvary- restaurantfederationUMIH. thegovernmentandunions.
ingretirementagesandbene- Tensionsescalatedlastweek TheCGTisdemandingthat
fits—intooneuniversalsystem. when French Prime Minister Mr. Macron call off his pen-
Manycivilservants,including ÉdouardPhilippeprovidedde- sionsoverhaulaltogetherand
teachers and rail workers, Élysées, Christmas markets tailsofthegovernment’splans. threatening to extend the
worrytheycouldlosesomeof andothershoppingcorridors They included a contentious strikethroughChristmas.The
theadvantagestheyenjoyun- thattypicallydrawtraffic. proposaltoadoptasystemof more moderate CFDT union
derthecurrentsystem. “ShopkeepersinParishave bonusesandpenaltiestoincen- said it was willing to work
The protests were mainly beenhithard,”saidEmmanuel tivizepeopletoworkuntilage withthegovernmentifitgives
peaceful,authoritiessaid,de- Le Roch, the head of one of 64,twoyearsbeyondthelegal uponitsplansto incentivize
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spitesomeclashesineastern the country’s largest special- retirement age of 62 years. peopletoworkuntilage64. UTER
Paris. Some protesters threw izedtradefederations,Procos. Unions reacted by calling on “We need a truce for RE
cobblestonesatpolice,whore- IntheFrenchcapital,retail- workerstohitthestreets. Christmas,”CFDTunionleader Chinadeployeditsfirstdomesticallybuiltaircraftcarrier,seen
spondedwithteargas. erssawtheirrevenuedropon The government’s efforts LaurentBergersaid. aboveinNovember,inthecontestedSouthChinaSea.
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WORLD NEWS
Pope Lifts Secrecy for Abuse Cases
BYFRANCISX.ROCCA anyreportingobligations,and sacramental confession, even which Pope Francis called in
the execution of enforceable ifitpertainstosexabuse. responsetoastringofrecent
ROME—Pope Francis has requests of civil judicial au- The lifting of the secrecy abusescandalsthathadbeset
liftedthesecrecyrequirement thorities,” said the decree, requirement has been long the church in the U.S., Latin
forCatholicChurchdocuments whichPopeFrancisapproved soughtbycampaignersagainst America, Europe and Austra-
relatedtopriests’sexualabuse earlierthismonth. sexabuseintheclergytohelp lia.
of minors, granting a long- Inanexplanatorynote,the bringoffenderstojustice. InMay,thepoperesponded
standing demand from activ- president of the Vatican City Ataninternationalsummit to pressure to make church
ists who say it will help civil State court, Giuseppe Dalla of bishops on sex abuse held leaders more accountable by
authorities gather evidence Torre, said that the lifting of in February at the Vatican, enactingnewrulesforinvesti-
OCK againstabusersinthechurch. the secrecy requirement ap- German Cardinal Reinhard gating bishops over sexual
ST Inadecreepublishedbythe pliedbothtotheVaticanitself Marx called for revising the abuseoritscoverup,facilitat-
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UTTE VaticanonTuesday,thepope andtolocalchurchauthorities secrecy rules to preserve the ing allegations by the public
H ruled that the “pontifical se- handling abuse cases around church’s credibility on abuse. andrequiringlocaldiocesesto
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PA/ cret” binding church officials theworld. “Itisnottransparencywhich reportallegationstotheVati-
NI/E to confidentiality doesn’t ap- Bishop Juan Ignacio Arri- damages the church, but canwithoutdelay.
MIA plytoevidenceandlegalpro- eta,oftheVatican’sofficefor rathertheactsofabusecom- Also on Tuesday, the Vati-
NTI ceedingsregardingclericalsex churchlegislation,stressedin mitted, the lack of transpar- can said the pope had rede-
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O abuseoritscoverup. another note thatthe change encyortheensuingcoverup,” finedchildpornographyunder
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AR “Officeconfidentialityshall didn’tapplytothesealofthe CardinalMarxsaidatthetime. churchlawtoapplytoimages
RICC notpreventthefulfillmentof confessional, which forbids Tuesday’sannouncementis ofminorsuptotheageof18,
ActivistshavelongurgedPopeFrancistoendthesecrecyruleon theobligationslaiddowninall priestsfromrevealinganyin- the latest measure to ensue upfrom14underpreviousleg-
sexabuseintheclergytohelpbringoffenderstojustice. placesbycivillaws,including formation transmitted in a from February’s summit, islation.
Ballerinas
soloists who command the under Napoleon III. With
spotlight. Many never attend gilded balconies and a 7-ton
Protest highschool,makingithardto bronze and crystal chande-
find jobs once their dancing lier, the theater gave Paris
daysareover.Theyareflames pride of place in the ballet
Pensions that burn brightly—and world.Later,theceilingwas
briefly. paintedbyMarcChagallwith
The very notion of special scenes from ballets and op-
treatment,however,isanath- eras.
ema to Mr. Macron’s agenda. “When I was a little girl,
ContinuedfromPageOne Thegovernmentwantstocon- dancingattheParisOperawas
forcingthePalaisGarnierand solidate 42 different pension my dream,” said Marion Bar-
Opéra Bastille, another land- plans—each with varying re- beau,a28-year-oldballerina.
mark venue where the com- tirement ages and benefits— She left home at age 11 to
pany performs, to shut down intooneuniversalsystemwith entertheParisOperaBallet’s
just as some of the season’s a retirement age of 62. That school, known for cutthroat RESS
biggestproductionswereun- wouldlumpballerinasinwith competitionandwheretrain- DP
derway. office workers, train conduc- eesareknownas“littleopera ATE
Gloria Browne-Marshall, a torsandnurses. rats.” OCI
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boughtanewdressandhada datetothe17thcenturyunder youngcountessandtheknight
friend fly in from Ireland for Louis XIV, the Sun King. The JeandeBrienne. niato, a dancer who has met fauxpiece,called“Seniors,”is teaching.Startingsalariesfor
the occasion, only to see the monarchearnedthatmoniker “I’mverydisappointednot withthegovernmenttopress scheduled for Garnier’s dance teachers, however, are
opera canceled hours before after starring as Apollo, the todancethatballet,butitfelt thecompany’scase. 2039-2040season.Itstarsan just over the minimum wage
curtaintime. sun god, in the “Ballet de la necessary” Ms. Barbeau said, “Iftheykeepusuntilwe’re elderlyballerinatiptoeingto- and only about half of his
“I kept holding hope until Nuit,” one of 70 roles he adding that she might leave 62,noonewillwanttocome wardherpartner,whoisusing €2,500 monthly salary, or
the last minute,” she said. “I playedbeforetheroyalcourt. the company if Mr. Macron’s andseeusdance,”hesaid. a walker. Sponsors include closeto$2,800,thatheearns
still can’t accept it. It’s too Louis XIV would go on to changesgothrough. Trainingandperformingat makers of hearing aids and at the Paris Opera Ballet. He
painfuljusttothinkaboutit.” found the Royal Academy of A spokeswoman for the thatleveltakesaheavytollon dentures. wascountingonapensionof
Dancers say the physical Dance, the precursor to the Paris Opera said they were dancers’ bodies. Many suffer At41,Mr.Carniatosaidhe around€1,000tomakeupthe
demands of their profession Paris Opera Ballet, before re- waitingforproposalsfromthe from arthritis, and some re- canalreadyhearFatherTime difference.
mean they must glide into tiringfromballetattheageof government. quire hip replacements as knocking.Hehasdancedsince “I grit my teeth and keep
their golden years earlier. 32. He continued to reign as Ifthegovernmentinsistson youngas30. theageof6,andhiskneesand going,” he said. “I need to
They begin dancing as chil- kingforanother44years. making dancers perform be- Balletdancershavehitthe anklesache. keep smiling. When I’m on
drenwithdreamsofattaining The Palais Garnier was yond a youthful age, it won’t streetsinprotest,passingout Hehadhopedtoretirefrom stage,theaudienceshouldnot
the rank of étoile, the lauded erected in the 19th century bepretty,saidAlexandreCar- leafletsforamockballet.The thestagenextyearandbegin seethatI’minpain,”hesaid.
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Thismaterialisforinformationalpurposesonlyandisnotintendedasanofferorsolicitationforthesaleofanyfinancialproductorservice.Thispresentationisnotdesignedorintendedtoprovidefinancial,tax,legal,accounting,orotherprofessionaladvicesincesuchadvicealwaysrequires
considerationofindividualcircumstances.Ifprofessionaladviceisneeded,theservicesofyourprofessionaladvisorshouldbesought.
WilmingtonTrustisaregisteredservicemark.WilmingtonTrustCorporationisawhollyownedsubsidiaryofM&TBankCorporation.WilmingtonTrustCompany,operatinginDelawareonly,WilmingtonTrust,N.A.,M&TBank,andcertainotheraffiliatesprovidevariousfiduciaryandnon-fiduciary
services,includingtrustee,custodial,agency,investmentmanagement,andotherservices.InternationalcorporateandinstitutionalservicesareofferedthroughWilmingtonTrustCorporation’sinternationalaffiliates.Loans,creditcards,retailandbusinessdeposits,andotherbusinessand
personalbankingservicesandproductsareofferedbyM&TBank,memberFDIC.
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