What is the oldest living organism on Earth? The story of the hymn "A rapist in your path." Also: what a CNN investigation on pedophile priests reveals. This is what you should know to start the day. First the truth . Subscribe to the newsletter.
1. The Catholic order that covered child abuse
For more than half a century, pedophile priests abused children in a school in California. CNN investigated the Salesians of Don Bosco for a year and discovered that for decades, priests and other members of the order, abusers, were protected and transferred. In addition, the victims were pressured and threatened not to report what happened.
2. FBI's assault attacked by Trump breaks the silence
About two years after his text messages against Donald Trump were revealed to Congress and became a public target of the president's anger, Lisa Page said it's time to break his silence. Page called Trump's attacks "disgusting."
3. The “point of no return”
It is a summit that could make or break the world's climate commitments. Around 25,000 people from 200 countries attend the COP25 climate change conference in Madrid this week. They include dozens of heads of state and government, business leaders, scientists and of course activists, including Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg. The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, said Sunday that the summit marks the "point of no return" in humanity's fight against climate change.
4. “A rapist in your way”
"And it wasn't my fault, nor where I was or how I dressed." The scene has been repeated in several cities around the world, from Valparaíso, Chile, where this performance was born, passing through Santiago, Mexico City, Bogotá, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Sydney. "A rapist in your path" has become a feminist anthem to denounce gender violence worldwide.
5. Trump will not go
The White House will not participate in the hearing of the Judicial Commission of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Neither President Donald Trump nor his lawyers will go to the political trial hearing of the Judicial Commission. The tension increases as Republicans launched a new offensive to destroy the legitimacy of the process driven by Democrats.
At coffee time
Lionel Messi wins his sixth Golden Ball
Argentina's Lionel Messi is the god of Olympus in football: he won his sixth Golden Ball, beat Cristiano Ronaldo and continues to dominate men's world soccer. He has won the most in history. In the women's category, the American Megan Rapinoe was the winner.
'Free, Melania' offers new details about the life of a reserved first lady
Melania Trump remains, three years later, one of the first most mysterious, silent and cautious ladies, warm at times and very serious at others. Kate Bennett's free book, Melania: The Anauthorized Biography, goes on sale Tuesday.
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The day's figure
200,000 years
According to geneticists, an extensive 16-kilometer long seagrass meadow near Spain is the oldest known single organism on Earth: it is approximately 200,000 years old. Check out the other oldest living organisms on the planet here.
The date of the day
"I will restore tariffs on all steel and aluminum shipped to the United States" from Brazil and Argentina
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will "restore" tariffs for steel and aluminum in Brazil and Argentina, citing a "massive devaluation of its currencies."
And to finish…
A tour of the dazzling Christmas decorations of the White House
This year, the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, was in charge of designing the Christmas decorations in the presidential house. "The spirit of America" is the main theme, a tribute to the traditions, customs and history of the United States.