Your Thursday Evening Briefing

Davos, Dreamers, Doomsday | View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Thursday, January 25, 2018 [NYTimes.com »]( [Your Thursday Evening Briefing]( By KAREN ZRAICK AND DAVID SCULL Good evening. Here’s the latest. Tom Brenner/The New York Times 1. President Trump met with his British and Israeli counterparts [at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland](. He’s set to give a highly anticipated speech tomorrow. Calling the reports of a rift with Prime Minister Theresa May, above left, “a false rumor,” Mr. Trump indicated that he might be planning another trip across the pond. The last one was canceled, averting the risk of large protests. And with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader, at his side, he criticized the Palestinians for refusing to meet with Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to Israel this week. Palestinian leaders were angered by the administration’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. ____ Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press 2. Elsewhere in Davos, [Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin]( unleashed market turmoil with an apparently offhand comment — that a weak dollar benefits U.S. trade. The currency plunged to a three-year low amid a flurry of speculation about the administration’s economic plans. Above, Mr. Mnuchin’s signature on the dollar. Here’s our [full coverage of the happenings in Davos](. ____ Erin Schaff for The New York Times 3. The White House is about to offer Democrats what it hopes will be an excruciating choice. [In exchange for eventual citizenship for the Dreamers,]( young immigrants brought to the U.S. as minors, they’ll have to accept a huge border wall and strict policies designed to block immigrants from bringing relatives to the U.S. The strategy is set to be released on Monday, and Democrats and activists have vowed to reject it. Above, Dreamers in Washington. We spoke with a group that’s in the minority these days — [Americans who are opposed to any deal to protect the Dreamers](. “I don’t care about being popular,” an Ohio woman said. “Amnesty is wrong.” ____ Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters 4. “You are the bravest person I’ve ever had in my courtroom.” That’s how a judge described Rachael Denhollander, above, the first former gymnast to [go public about abuse by Larry Nassar]( the former doctor for the U.S. [Today on “The Daily,”]( we talked to another gymnast who spoke at the extraordinary court proceeding. And a writer for our newsletter on gender issues, The #MeToo Moment, asked [why it took so long for the gymnasts to get justice.]( ____ Christopher Gregory for The New York Times 5. Puerto Rico’s leaders say the island won’t be able [to pay down any of its $70 billion debt]( for the next five years because of the damage from Hurricane Maria. We talked to artists and curators about [how the island’s art scene is persevering]( after the storm. Above, the view from one artist’s studio. ____ Amr Nabil/Associated Press 6. Election news from the around world: Another challenger dropped out of Egypt’s presidential election, [clearing the field for]( Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]( to run virtually unopposed. The human rights lawyer Khaled Ali, above, said a fair contest wasn’t possible after a concerted government effort to derail his campaign. A Brazilian appeals court upheld the corruption conviction [of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]( one of the lions of the Latin American left. He remains Brazil’s most popular politician, but the court’s ruling will jeopardize his bid for a third term in office. Victory is similarly assured for the incumbent in Russia’s upcoming presidential vote. But [Vladimir Putin is pushing hard for high turnout]( as a way to ensure a strong mandate. ____ Jim Lo Scalzo/European Pressphoto Agency 7. Tough week: [The Doomsday Clock]( was advanced by 30 seconds to 2 minutes to midnight. The last time the clock was so close to midnight was in 1953, during the Cold War. Devised by the nonprofit Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the clock is meant to convey “how close we are to destroying our civilization with dangerous technologies of our own making.” The group cited the threats of nuclear war and climate change at the announcement in Washington, above. ____ Peter O’Loughlin/Associated Press 8. A new study by a group of scientists at Harvard suggests that some types of song are universal, recognizable by people across all cultures. But not everyone agrees. Can you tell a lullaby from a love song? [Take a quiz based on the study and find out](. Above, Aborigines of northern Australia performed a corroboree dance for visitors in 1978. Music for the corroboree is part of the study. ____ ABC 9. Finally, [Jimmy Kimmel was wary]( about President Trump’s trip to Davos, where he planned to tell the financiers that “America is open for business.” “Who better to make that declaration than a man who declared bankruptcy six different times?” Have a great night. ____ Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. And don’t miss [Your Morning Briefing]( posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. We have four global editions, timed for [the Americas]( [Europe]( [Asia]( and [Australia](. Want to catch up on past briefings? [You can browse them here](. If photographs appear out of order, please download the updated New York Times app [from iTunes]( or [Google Play](. What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing@nytimes.com?subject=Evening%20Briefing%20Feedback). LIKE THIS EMAIL? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up [here](. 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