QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"I could have walked out, and you know, that’s just what I was thinking, but then I just like, I don’t know, I don’t want to say spur（刺激する） of the moment, but, you know, I just finally decided I had to do it."
DYLANN S. ROOF, in a videotaped interview shown at his trial, describing how he almost decided not to open fire during a Bible study session at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.

DECEMBER 10, 2016

（１）Russia Hacked Republican Committee but Kept Data, U.S. Concludes
American intelligence agencies are said to believe that the Russians sought to promote the election of Donald J. Trump.　ロシアはトランプ勝利を後押ししていた。
・U.S. intelligence agencies found that Russia hacked the Republican National Committee’s computer systems but did not release the information, officials said.　米国情報局によれば、ロシアは共和党全国委員会のコンピュータに侵入したが、情報を得られなかった。
・Partly because of that finding, they are said to have “high confidence” Russia as acting covertly to help Donald J. Trump in the election.
・Secret CIA assessment（評価） says Russia aimed to help Trump win
The CIA concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to boost Donald Trump’s chances, rather than just to undermine（傷つける） confidence in the system, said officials briefed（要約する） on the matter.

（２）Chaos and Desperation as Thousands Flee Aleppo Amid Government Advance
Hundreds of men are missing amid reports of government reprisals（奪還、仕返し） against opposition supporters in rebel-held areas, rights officials said.

（３）South Korea Enters Period of Uncertainty With President’s Impeachment
A slowing economy, a growing nuclear threat from North Korea and a more assertive（はっきり言う） China are some of the challenges facing the country.　経済が鈍化し、北朝鮮からの核の脅威が高まり、中国が圧力をかけてくる。韓国は大統領の弾劾で不安定に。

（４）Report Shows Vast Reach of Russian Doping: 1,000 Athletes, 30 Sports
The investigation provides a new level of detail, implicating more than 1,000 athletes and leaving little doubt about Russia’s state-sponsored cheating.

（５）Accusations of Fraud at Wells Fargo Spread to Sham Insurance Policies
Three whistle-blowers（告発者） have filed a wrongful termination suit against the insurer Prudential, saying they were fired for trying to draw attention to dishonest conduct at Wells Fargo.

（６）Jurors Hear Dylann Roof Explain Shooting in Video: ‘I Had to Do It’
On the third day of Mr. Roof’s federal death penalty trial, jurors heard him elaborate on the massacre at a prominent black church in Charleston, S.C., and his motives.

（７）An ‘Apprentice（見習生）’ Role for Trump Opens Door Wide for Questions
Aides to the president-elect defended his right to profit from the NBC reality show, even as ally Newt Gingrich called the president-elect’s involvement “weird（不思議な）.”


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Japanese Leader’s Pearl Harbor Visit May Not Be a First, After All　
DEC. 9, 2016

Shigeru Yoshida, then the prime minister of Japan, signing a treaty to normalize relations between his country and most of the victorious Allies in San Francisco in 1951. On his way home, he visited Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, home of the United States Pacific Fleet and the target of Japan’s raid in 1941.

TOKYO — When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said this week that he would visit Pearl Harbor with President Obama, news organizations around the world reported that the visit would be the first ever by a Japanese premier to the naval base that his country attacked in 1941（世界のニュース組織は戦後初と報じたが）. But it seems that the Japanese foreign ministry was incorrect（日本の外務省は正しくないだろう） about the trip being a historic first. Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida stopped in Hawaii in 1951 on his way home to Tokyo from San Francisco, where he had signed a treaty to normalize relations between Japan and most of the victorious Allies of World War II.

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60-Second Civics: Episode 2730, Limiting the Role of Judges
The Framers of the Constitution wanted federal courts to have limited jurisdiction.
What kind of jurisdiction do state courts have?
a. Unlimited jurisdiction
b. Limited jurisdiction
c. Voir dire jurisdiction
d. General juridiction
Outstanding! Choice d is correct.