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Here's what you need to know:
• Trump criticizes recount effort.
President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Twitter on Sunday that millions of Americans had voted illegally, although he did not provide evidence[2]. His comments are likely to reverberate this week as Hillary Clinton's campaign said it would participate in a review of Wisconsin's election results.
Efforts to seek recounts are also underway in Michigan and Pennsylvania[3].
Separately, Mr. Trump's transition team remained divided over candidates for secretary of state. One of his top advisers spoke out publicly against Mitt Romney, a critic of Mr. Trump's and a former Massachusetts governor under consideration for the post.
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• Trump's partners abroad and at home.
Over the holiday weekend, we examined the president-elect's ventures in the Philippines, India, Brazil and Turkey[5]. Former U.S. officials have expressed concern that his dealings overseas could affect foreign policy.
We also traced the rise of Stephen K. Bannon[6] from his years in the Navy and at Goldman Sachs to his courting of politicians who share his worldview. Mr. Bannon, whose critics call him racist, sexist and an Islamophobe, may have found in Mr. Trump the vessel for the political and social upheaval he desires.
• Cuba after Castro.
The government in Havana has announced nine days of national mourning for Fidel Castro, who died on Friday at 90[7].
Allegiance to Mr. Castro and to the revolution he started has slipped from generation to generation across the country. Our reporter in Havana met one family torn over Mr. Castro's legacy[8].
Little Havana Reacts to Castro's Death
On Saturday night, hundreds of Cuban-Americans took to the streets of Miami to celebrate the death of Fidel Castro, who had ruled Cuba for nearly half a century.
By CLÀUDIA PRAT, NIKO KOPPEL and SAMANTHA QUICK on Publish Date November 27, 2016. Photo by Scott McIntyre for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.. Watch in Times Video »[9]• Political scandals abroad.
President Park Geun-hye[10] of South Korea stayed holed up in her official residence over the weekend and, through a spokesman, denied her involvement in an influence-peddling scandal that could lead to an impeachment vote.
In Afghanistan, the vice president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum[11] is accused of beating and taking a political rival hostage.
• North Dakota pipeline protests.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, citing safety concerns, plans to close [12] access[13] to federal lands near the Dakota Access pipeline project by Dec. 5, according to a letter sent to the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
The agency had previously said it would not evict protesters[14] because of concerns for freedom of speech.
Business
• American retailers are gearing up for Cyber Monday with deals aimed at attracting online shoppers. Here's our guide[15] to some of the season's most popular tech items.
• Is Uber a taxi service or a digital platform? The European Court of Justice will consider that question this week as it determines how the company can operate across the European Union[16].
• We recently looked at how billionaires laid the groundwork for increased legal assaults on the news media[17].
"They can treat suing the press as an investment," our reporter observed.
• U.S. stocks were up[18] on Friday. Here's a snapshot of global markets[19].
Over the weekend
• In an upset, François Fillon, a former prime minister of France who has called for a crackdown on immigration, won a runoff vote to represent the center-right[20] in the presidential election in the spring.
The victory sets up a possible face-off with the country's far-right party, which has received a lift from the triu mph of Mr. Trump in the U.S.
• The Israeli military said it had killed four militants linked to the Islamic State after they attacked Israeli forces in the Golan Heights[21].
The confrontation appeared to be the first of its kind between Israel and ISIS-affiliated forces based in Syria.
• Joe Corré, son of the Sex Pistols' for mer manager, set fire to music memorabilia to protest Punk London, an event he considers too mainstream[22].
• "Moana" was No. 1 at the North American box office[23], becoming the second-best Thanksgiving opening on record, behind "Frozen."
Noteworthy
• Floating across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Floating Across the Mexico Border
While border security may be part of the national conversation, a ferry in a small Texas town has been offering trips to and from Mexico for decades. Take a ride across the Rio Grande.
By MARGARET CHEATHAM WILLIAMS, NIKO KOPPEL and KAITLYN MULLIN on Publish Date November 28, 2016. Photo by Margaret Cheatham Williams/The New York TImes. Technology by Samsung.. Watch in Times Video »[24]A ferry in a small Texas town has been offering trips to and from Mexico for decades. Take a ride across the Rio Grande in our latest 360 video[25].
• More than a chess tournament.
A weekslong chess battle that could end today in New York City pits Sergey Karjakin of Russia against the defending world champion[26], Magnus Carlsen of Norway.
Tensions reminiscent of the Cold War have given the match geopolitical overtones.
• Born to move.
Our bodies, and specifically our hearts, want to be worked at least moderately, said a scientist who led a recent study on the cardiovascular health of a tribe in Tanzania[27].
A daily regimen of walking and lifting helped to protect hearts against disease, the study found.
• Recipes of the day.
If you still have leftover turkey, here are three ways to use it: in a mole verde[28], in pho [29] or for tikka masala[30]. While you cook, read about New York's vanishing diner culture[31].
Back Story
That banana you might be having for breakfast is probably a Cavendish, the most widely available variety of one of the world's most popular fruits.
But a deadly fungus is on the march, and the Cavendish's lack of genetic diversity is raising fears of a possible "bananapocalypse."
The killer fungus, a strain of Panama Disease called Tropical Race 4[32], has spread to China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Northern Territory of Australia, and it has recently been found in Africa and the Middle East.
With its yellow peel and seedless fruit, the Cavendish makes up 95 percent of bananas sold worldwide, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization[33].
The previous dominant variety, the Gros Michel, was decimated by another form of the fungus in the 1950s. Growers turned to the Cavendish, whose strength lies more in disease resistance than flavor. (One expert said it "ha d been considered something close to junk."[34])
The Cavendish is thought to have arrived in England in the 1800s from Mauritius[35], taking its name from the family in whose greenhouse it was cultivated. Missionaries eventually carried it to the Pacific islands.
One scientist sees a silver lining in newly urgent efforts to save the seeds from wild bananas[36]. "Race 4 is a threat," he says, "but it's also an opportunity to start growing more diversity."
Remy Tumin contributed reporting.
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