European Morning: Emmanuel Macron Steps Into France's Political Void

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, February 14, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World](#world) | [Business](#business) | [Technology](#technology) | [Sports](#sports) | [U.S. News](#usnews) | [Opinion](#opinion) [] Top News [Emmanuel Macron, a candidate for the French presidency, last week at a campaign stop in Montlouis-sur-Loire, near Tours.]( [Emmanuel Macron Steps Into France's Political Void]( By ADAM NOSSITER The French former economy minister claims to transcend parties, but by not defining himself, he risks being seen as a candidate who stands for nothing. [Rescue crews searching for victims of an avalanche near the French ski resort of Tignes on Monday.]( [Avalanche in French Alps Kills 4 Snowboarders]( By BENOÎT MORENNE The snowboarders, including an instructor, were off-piste and were preparing to descend a steep slope at the Tignes ski resort in the Vanoise range. [Michael T. Flynn, the national security adviser, during a news conference on Monday.]( [Michael Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser]( By MAGGIE HABERMAN, MATTHEW ROSENBERG, MATT APUZZO and GLENN THRUSH Mr. Flynn, who served in the job for less than a month, said he had given "incomplete information" about a telephone call he had with the Russian ambassador weeks before President Trump's inauguration. For more top news, go to [INYT.com]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Editors' Picks MOVIES [[Video] Video: David Oyelowo: How to Deliver an Inspiring Speech]( In "A United Kingdom," Mr. Oyelowo plays Seretse Khama, king of Bechuanaland (now Botswana) who found his throne imperiled when he married a white British woman. Here, he discusses the speech meant to change the mind of a nation. OPINION | Op-Ed | Mustafa Akyol [What Jesus Can Teach Today's Muslims]( By MUSTAFA AKYOL Don't imitate the West and don't retreat into rigid fundamentalism. [] World [ISIS Fighter's Australian Citizenship Is Revoked Under Antiterror Laws]( By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS An Islamic State fighter who posted a photo of a beheaded Syrian online is the first dual national to be stripped of citizenship under the laws, news reports said. [Mob Kills Eloped Lovers After Storming Afghan Police Station]( By ZAHRA NADER and ROD NORDLAND Fleeing an arranged marriage, the couple were shot to death by family members in what is often called an honor killing. There have been no arrests. [Yehya Sinwar, center, greeted friends and relatives in Khan Yunis after his release in 2011. Mr. Sinwar was chosen as the new leader of Hamas in Gaza on Monday.]( [Hamas Appoints Hard-Line Militant as Gaza Leader]( By ISABEL KERSHNER The election of Yehya Sinwar could further isolate the Palestinian coastal enclave and portend a more aggressive stance against Israel. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World]( [] Business [A General Motors pickup truck assembly line in Flint, Mich. The company builds a large percentage of its pickups in Mexico.]( [Profitable Pickups May Be in Cross Hairs of Trump Border Tax]( By BILL VLASIC Trucks from General Motors and Chrysler rely heavily on Mexican labor and parts. If a tariff wall goes up, Ford could benefit at their expense. [Banks Look to Cellphones to Replace A.T.M. Cards]( By STACY COWLEY Major banks are unveiling teller machines across the country that customers can gain access to with their phones. But the technology raises new security issues. [The offices of Tomorrow Group, the conglomerate controlled by Xiao Jianhua, in Beijing.]( [Employees of Missing Hong Kong Billionaire Are Barred From Leaving China]( By PAUL MOZUR and MICHAEL FORSYTHE At least 30 people employed by Xiao Jianhua, who is believed to have been taken to mainland China, have come under one of the widest crackdowns on a private conglomerate in decades. For more business news, go to [INYT.com/Business]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Sports [Will Kimball created an uproar from the German team when he sang an outdated verse of an anthem linked to the Nazi era on Saturday at the opening ceremony for the Fed Cup.]( [Oh, Say, What's With All the National Anthem Mistakes?]( By VICTOR MATHER Mishaps like the one at the Fed Cup, where a Nazi-era anthem was sung before the United States played Germany, are surprisingly common at sporting events. [Rafael Nadal, right, conferred with Toni Nadal, his coach and uncle, at a practice session ahead of the 2017 Australian Open.]( [Uncle to Step Down as Rafael Nadal's Coach After the Season]( By REUTERS Toni Nadal told an Italian tennis magazine that he had lost some of his influence to other figures in the player's entourage. For more sports news, go to [INYT.com/Sports]( [] U.S. News [President Trump has said he intends to keep the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, open and fill it with ]( [Case of Captive in Yemen Could Test Trump's Guantánamo Pledge]( By ADAM GOLDMAN, MATT APUZZO and ERIC SCHMITT A terrorism suspect could present a legal and policy experiment for Mr. Trump, who has promised to resume sending suspects to the military prison. [President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday. He and his aides coordinated a national security response there in full view of diners instead of moving to a private location.]( [From Trump's Mar-a-Lago to Facebook, a National Security Crisis in the Open]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN President Trump and his aides coordinated their response to North Korea's nuclear missile test at his Florida club without retiring to a secure location. [First responders, part of a swift-water rescue team, across from the main Oroville Dam spillway in Oroville, Calif., which was still flowing Monday while a second, emergency spillway was being assessed for damage.]( [In Shadow of California Dam, Water Turns From Wish to Woe]( By MIKE McPHATE and JESS BIDGOOD The sudden chaos unleashed by damage to a dam's spillway offered a dramatic reversal for Northern California, which until recently was parched by drought. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US]( [] Opinion [Sturgill Simpson performing at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Make the Grammys More Like the Oscars]( By MIKE DOUGHTY In addition to performances by Adele and Beyoncé, the awards show should highlight lesser-known artists. Op-Ed Contributor [Why Saying 'Radical Islamic Terrorism' Isn't Enough]( By RICHARD STENGEL President Trump has abandoned the Obama administration's name for the fight against ISIS. But he shouldn't abandon the underlying strategy. 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