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As violent protests have broken out in France, visitors are advised to check public transportation and police websites for updates, and U.S. citizens should consider registering with the State Department’s S.T.E.P. program. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The autocrat Viktor Orban has taken control of much of the country’s media. A decade of political self-indulgence is leaving the country without a credible voice in Asia. President Trump refrained from publicly vilifying American institutions, assailing political adversaries, insulting allies or committing major gaffes. The lame duck, heavily gerrymandered Republican Legislature plans to vote on Tuesday to limit the powers of the incoming governor and attorney general, who are — surprise — Democrats. They say a lot more about our culture than they do about the sex of our soon-to-be children. The cabinet official’s connection to a shady deal for an alleged child molester. It’s where the conspiracy theorizing and menacing of critics began. The U.S. has deported Vietnamese refugees in violation of a 2008 agreement. Now it is indefinitely detaining many others. Bari Weiss and Eve Peyser were Twitter enemies. Then they met. From Brazil to Hungary, Trump’s angry nationalism still resonates. American voters pushed back, but an American-Chinese Cold War looms. If I attempt to control a conversation based on the fact of my gender, I may be a bully, looking for a way to humiliate you. But I may be justified. My faithful correspondent, Poppy Bush, scribbling and typing notes through decades of history. Another year brought another embarrassment of TV riches, as departing favorites gave way to audacious new series, and streaming services brought viewers a world of outstanding foreign fare. The Nigerian writer Chigozie Obioma recalls how his father’s gift for storytelling led his son to discover the worlds between covers. 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