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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

China is reopening mines amid worries about power supplies, demonstrating how difficult it will be to wean its giant economy from coal dependence.

Mine workers in Jincheng, in China’s coal country. China has scrambled to mine and burn more coal because of coal shortages and concerns about electricity supplies.
Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times

Mine workers in Jincheng, in China’s coal country. China has scrambled to mine and burn more coal because of coal shortages and concerns about electricity supplies.

Trump to Announce Carrier Plant Will Keep Jobs in U.S.

Reversing a plan the president-elect had assailed, the company will keep roughly half of the 2,000 manufacturing jobs in Indiana that it was to shift to Mexico.

Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump’s Expected Choice for Treasury Secretary

Mr. Mnuchin, a longtime Trump acquaintance, is a former Goldman Sachs partner who has worked in hedge funds and Hollywood finance and has no government experience.

Eyeing the Trump Voter, ‘Fight for $15’ Widens Its Focus

Beyond the urban working poor, the effort is aiming at those frustrated by an economy no longer producing middle-class jobs they or their parents once held.

Justin Trudeau Approves Oil Pipeline Expansion in Canada

The Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain project would link the oil sands in Alberta to a tanker port in British Columbia, where there have been several protests against the plan.

U.S. Economy Grew at 3.2% Rate in 3rd Quarter

A previous estimate of gross domestic product had put the rate at 2.9 percent, but a revised report showed stronger consumer spending.

Veterans to Serve as ‘Human Shields’ for Dakota Pipeline Protesters

A group called Veterans Stand for Standing Rock planned a nonviolent intervention to defend demonstrators from the police, organizers said.

China Tightens Controls on Overseas Use of Its Currency

With money surging out of China, the Chinese central bank makes it harder for Chinese customers of banks to complete overseas transfers.

Facebook Runs Up Against German Hate Speech Laws

The social network’s efforts to placate German authorities provide a case study for its moves to combat fake news and hate speech online worldwide.

Uber, Seeking to Expand, Defends Itself at Europe’s Highest Court

Judges must decide whether the popular ride-booking company is a transportation enterprise or a digital platform that may provide a range of services.

Trump Picks Elaine Chao for Transportation Secretary

Ms. Chao, as a former labor secretary and the wife of the Senate majority leader, has an establishment background at odds with the president-elect’s campaign.

Intel to Team With Delphi and Mobileye for Self-Driving Cars

For Intel, especially, the collaboration is an effort to catch up in autonomous vehicles, a field where some chip makers have made deeper inroads.

After Comedy Central Cancellation, Larry Wilmore Signs Deal With ABC

Mr. Wilmore, whose late show was canceled in August, is to develop scripted material for ABC, and will work with network executives in recruiting talent.

Insight & Analysis

If Trump Tweets It, Is It News? A Quandary for the News Media

News organizations grapple with covering a commander in chief who uses his Twitter account as a bully pulpit and propaganda weapon.

Square Feet

Weyerhaeuser Moves Out of the Woods and Into Urban Seattle

The wood products and timberlands company shifts its 700 employees to new headquarters in the Pioneer Square district, in part because of the area’s recruitment value.

The Upshot

What Donald Trump Might Do for Working-Class Families

Paid family leave is an issue that has gained growing bipartisan support, but the details could prove contentious.

A Wrenching Choice for Alaska Towns in the Path of Climate Change

Alaska is warming about twice as fast as the rest of the nation. So what are the dozens of villages at imminent risk of destruction to do?

Economic Scene

Earth Isn’t Doomed Yet. The Climate Could Survive Trump Policies.

If the president-elect keeps nuclear plants going and maintains momentum for wind, solar, and shale energy, the United States could outdo its Paris pledges.

Deal Professor

A New Strategy for Shareholder Activism: Engagement

Chris Cernich, a co-founder of a new advisory firm, said large investors did not want to wage war on public companies but did want a closer dialogue with them.

‘Trump Effect’ Is Already Shaping Events Around the World

Donald J. Trump’s election is influencing markets, currencies and government policies as the world bets on how he will rewrite international rules.

DealBook Column

Dear President-Elect Trump: Here’s How to Fix Your Conflict-of-Interest Problem

Consider hiring a corporate monitor, an independent overseer who will issue regular public reports about any possible instances of conflicts. We have just the person for you.

What It Takes to Open a Bookstore

This may be the ultimate book nerd’s fantasy, but it’s also hard work. We talked to some Brooklyn experts.

Lapo Elkann, Italian Scion and Fashion Designer, Is Arrested in Manhattan

The 39-year-old is a grandson of Giovanni Agnelli, who turned his family’s auto company, Fiat, into a worldwide conglomerate.

$6.3 Billion Measure Aims to Cure Ailing Health Care Policies

Congress will vote this week on a measure that is the product of years of debate over health care policy issues, including the unwieldy mental health care system and opioid abuse.

When A.I. Matures, It May Call Jürgen Schmidhuber ‘Dad’

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.

Sketch Guy

Stop Spending Based on Other People’s Wealth

Trying to keep up with the Joneses, when the Joneses’ real finances are unknown, is unwise, a financial planner reminds us.

Itineraries

How Tour Guides Abroad Learn to Cater to Exotic Americans

If you’re an American traveler fascinated by the foreign and exotic, understand this: Your tour guide probably finds you equally strange.

Giant Arch, a Feat of Engineering, Now Covers Chernobyl Site in Ukraine

The shelter, under construction since 2010, covers the deteriorating steel and concrete sarcophagus hastily built after the nuclear accident 30 years ago.

Tech Tip

Skip the Phish on the Menu

Fake messages claiming to be from Amazon are one of the many tactics online thieves use to try and get your financial information.

The Opinion Pages
Op-Ed Contributor

Facebook Shouldn’t Fact-Check

It’s dangerous to promise that a social network will vet what’s true.

Editors’ Picks
PUBLIC SACRIFICE

The Costly Retirement Plans for Teachers and Do-Gooders

The workplace plans offered to teachers and social workers cost too much. But there are ways to fix the problem.

China Rules

China Tightens Its Grip, and Glaxo Pays a Price

China sought to make an example of GlaxoSmithKline in a case that involved bribing people with iPads, sex tapes and a whistle-blower.

Uncertain Harvest

Doubts About Promised Bounty of G.M.O.s

Higher yields with less pesticides was the pitch for genetically modified seeds. But that has not proved to be the outcome in the U.S.

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