European Morning: In Blow to 'Brexit' Plans, Britain's Top Envoy to E.U. Resigns

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] Wednesday, January 4, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [U.S. News] | [Opinion] Top News [Many analysts had expected Ivan Rogers to use his expertise to play a leading role in the complex negotiations of Britain's exit from the European Union.] [In Blow to 'Brexit' Plans, Britain's Top Envoy to E.U. Resigns] By STEPHEN CASTLE The British government said Ivan Rogers was leaving early to give his successor a chance to take over before formal exit negotiations start. [A memorial in Berlin to the victims of the attack on a Christmas market there that killed 12.] [Call to Centralize Security in Germany Broaches a Postwar Taboo] By MELISSA EDDY The country's top security official advocated consolidating powers in the federal government as the nation struggles with terrorism, a hard sell in a country with a totalitarian past. [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with Avichai Mandelblit, then his cabinet secretary, in 2015. Now Israel's attorney general, Mr. Mandelblit is investigating Mr. Netanyahu over allegations that he accepted gifts and benefits.] [In Graft Inquiry, Benjamin Netanyahu's Worst Enemy May Be Himself] By ISABEL KERSHNER and PETER BAKER Allies and enemies alike say that a criminal investigation into charges that the prime minister had accepted gifts was more serious than past scandals. For more top news, go to [INYT.com] ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [The sommelier Roberto Giannone poured wine for inmates near Lecce, Italy, as Marco Albanese, a police officer and wine enthusiast, gave a class on tasting and serving.] WORLD | Lecce Journal [Italian Inmates Sip, Smell and Taste Their Way to Rehabilitation] By GAIA PIANIGIANI A program teaches prisoners new professional skills and helps them develop a bond with the region known for its Negroamaro grape varieties. OPINION | Editorial [China Joins the Fight to Save Elephants] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The announcement of a halt to commercial ivory trade is welcome, but the ban needs to be enforced and other markets can't be allowed to open. World [Pawan Poojary, 18, left, and Jayesh Dubey, 19, were part of a scheme targeting Americans run from a call center in Thane, a suburb of Mumbai, India.] [India's Call-Center Talents Put to a Criminal Use: Swindling Americans] By ELLEN BARRY The availability of computer-savvy, young, English-speaking job seekers and efficient technology have contributed to the growth in cyberfraud against Americans. [Harry Sarfo, an imprisoned Islamic State member from Germany, attracted global attention after claiming disillusionment and disgust with the terrorist group.] [German ISIS Member Who Denied Killing Is Charged in Murders] By RICK GLADSTONE New accusations by German prosecutors against the prisoner, Harry Sarfo, came three months after a video appeared to incriminate him in a mass killing. [Germany's Latest Best Seller? A Critical Version of 'Mein Kampf'] By MELISSA EDDY Historians say their annotated edition of Hitler's manifesto has provoked a necessary discussion and sold 85,000 copies one year since publication For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World] Business [Euronext Stock Exchange services near Paris. The company has offered to buy the French arm of the London Stock Exchange Group's majority-owned clearing business.] [Euronext Offers to Buy Unit of London Stock Exchange for $536 Million] By CHAD BRAY L.S.E. is seeking to sell the French arm of its clearing business to try to win regulators' approval for a merger with Deutsche Börse. [Robert Lighthizer is Donald J. Trump's pick to become the United States' trade representative.] [With Choice of Trade Negotiator, Trump Prepares to Confront Mexico and China] By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM Robert Lighthizer shares a view with the president-elect that the United States has prioritized the ideal of free trade over its own self-interest. [Customers lined up outside a bank in Caracas, Venezuela, last month. Interest in bitcoin has increased in Venezuela, where the local currency has lost much of its value.] [Bitcoin Price Soars, Fueled by Speculation and Global Currency Turmoil] By NATHANIEL POPPER A tilt toward isolationism in American and European politics has made a currency that can cross borders with little oversight more attractive. For more business news, go to [INYT.com/Business] ADVERTISEMENT Sports [Garrett McNamara riding a big wave during a tow-in surfing session in Nazaré, Portugal, in 2015. McNamara set a world record for the largest wave surfed on a 78-foot swell in Nazaré.] [A Big-Wave Great Ponders the Surf After the Wipeout of a Lifetime] By MATT GILES Garrett McNamara hopes to catch another wave on the one-year anniversary of an accident that sent him into grueling rehabilitation. But he doesn't have to. [Nick Symmonds celebrated winning silver in the 800 meters at the 2013 world track and field championships in Moscow.] On Running [Nick Symmonds, a Polarizing Force in Track and Field, Announces Retirement Plans] By JERÉ LONGMAN Symmonds was an outspoken provocateur who pushed to transform the business of running, though with limited success. [Is Your Workout Not Working? Maybe You're a Non-Responder] By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS People who don't benefit from endurance workouts may get results from interval training, and vice versa, a new study suggests. For more sports news, go to [INYT.com/Sports] U.S. News [Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the majority leader, at the Capitol on Tuesday. He opposed the move against the Office of Congressional Ethics.] [House Republicans, Under Fire, Back Down on Gutting Ethics Office] By ERIC LIPTON and MATT FLEGENHEIMER Lawmakers, facing a storm of bipartisan criticism, including from President-elect Donald J. Trump, reversed their steps against the Office of Congressional Ethics. [House Speaker Paul D. Ryan was reelected on the opening day of the 115th Congressional session Tuesday.] [Turmoil Overshadows First Day of Republican-Controlled Congress] By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and ROBERT PEAR It was a rocky start to a period in which Republicans had promised an end to Washington gridlock if they controlled both Congress and the White House. [Shelley Freeman held tissues while talking about her son Cameron, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2010.] [After the Pain, a Chance to Meet and Forgive] By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS A prison program in Kansas allowed the parents of a college student killed by a drunken driver to meet the man who had upended their lives. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US] Opinion [Representative Bob Goodlatte on the House floor on Tuesday. He had sought to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics.] Editorial [House Fires at Ethics and Shoots Self] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A G.O.P. plan to gut an ethics office fell apart, but it revealed to an outraged public that Republicans never intended to drain the swamp. Op-Ed Columnist [Donald Trump's Disastrous Example] By FRANK BRUNI The mess over a congressional ethics office reflects the muck of his own behavior. [President-elect Donald Trump with House Speaker Paul Ryan at the Capitol, two days after the election.] Op-Ed Contributor [Is Trump's Tariff Plan Constitutional?] By REBECCA M. KYSAR He wants to use an executive order, but only the House has the power to create duties on imports. 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