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What to watch for today
Pope Francis visits Chile and Peru, but not his homeland. He can expect protests in Chile over allegations of abuses by the Catholic Church. He won’t visit Argentina, likely due to the polarized politics in the country, leaving many Argentinians feeling snubbed (paywall), as the Buenos Aires-born pontiff hasn’t been back since he became Pope in 2013.
The Philippines braces for a volcanic eruption. On Sunday the country raised its alert for the Mayon volcano to level 3, suggesting an eruption could be imminent—and evacuated thousands from nearby areas. Mount Mayon is on Luzon, one of the world’s most heavily populated islands.
Many US markets are closed for a public holiday. Equity and bond markets are closed today for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Futures will trade on Monday morning.
Over the weekend
Hawaiian residents were falsely warned about an imminent missile attack. People got the shock of their lives Saturday morning after a phone alert said a ballistic missile was inbound and ordered them to take shelter. A correction was sent out 38 minutes later, and authorities said the alert was triggered by an employee pressing the wrong button.
Airbus flew past Boeing after a record year for plane orders. The European aerospace group reported that aircraft orders were up 52% in 2017, to 1,109 planes, putting it ahead of American rival Boeing’s 912. Based on deliveries, though, Boeing kept its crown as world’s largest plane maker for the sixth consecutive year.
Chelsea Manning filed to run for US senate in Maryland. Manning, who had her 35-year sentence for leaking classified army files commuted by Barack Obama, writes extensively about transgender rights and government transparency. The primary will be held on June 26, ahead of the Nov. 6 general election that Democrats are eyeing as a chance to retake Congress.
The oil tanker burning off the coast of China finally sank. The tanker carrying 136,000 metric tons (149,914 tons) of light crude had been drifting since its Jan. 6 collision with a cargo ship in the East China Sea. It went up in flames and sank Sunday—all 32 crew members are likely dead. Chinese officials played down the environmental dangers of the oil spill.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services will resume accepting DACA renewals. The announcement on Saturday followed a federal judge in California temporarily staying the Trump administration’s plans to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Immigration program by March 5. Two-year permit renewals were halted in October.
Sheryl Sandberg and Jack Dorsey are leaving Disney’s board. The Facebook and Twitter execs will not run for re-election in March due to conflicts created by intensifying competition between media and tech companies. Disney is moving ahead with its proposed $52.4 billion acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox.
Obsession interlude
Michael Coren on clueless sexual harassers seeking redemption in Silicon Valley. “In the past, any bright line Silicon Valley has drawn over sexual harassment has tended to fade over time… But things are changing… For perhaps the first time, men in Silicon Valley are paying a price—in dollars, jobs, and prestige—for bad behavior including everything from groping to verbal disparagement.” Read more here.
Matters of debate
Sexual freedom is destroying real desire. Apps that facilitate easy hookups turn sex into something that’s easily consumed and thrown away.
Professionals who don’t keep learning are the new “at-risk” group. They’ll lose their jobs to automation, just as many blue-collar workers have.
Americans have tired of protest. Weary of the frequency and regularity of Trump’s wild pronouncements, they’ve gotten used to shaking their heads instead.
Surprising discoveries
Britain hid the crown jewels in a cookie tin during WWII. Officials stuffed the precious gems in an empty tin that was only accessible via a trap door in Windsor Castle.
Scientists put baby turtles on tiny treadmills to test their stamina. They want to know if newborns are running out of energy after getting distracted by manmade lights.
The first Oxford English Dictionary was missing a word. It took decades before “bondmaid”—a 16th-century word for female slave—was included in the A-B volume of the OED.
Japan’s “locust lord” is changing the stock market with tweets. The mysterious Twitter user called the Bank of Japan’s Jan. 29, 2016 decision 15 minutes before it was made public, shaking up futures and the yen.
Women in Sri Lanka still can’t buy alcohol. The president overruled a reform that would have allowed women over the age of 18 to buy alcohol legally for the first time in 60 years.
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