Today's Headlines: Trump Disavows Nuclear Deal, but Doesn't Scrap It

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[Senators Lamar Alexander, center, Republican of Tennessee, and Patty Murray, left, Democrat of Washington, were working on legislation to extend the subsidies.]( [End to Health Care Subsidies Puts Congress in a Tight Spot]( By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR Some lawmakers want to fund the payments to insurers that President Trump is cutting off, while the president says Democrats should negotiate with him. [Smoke blanketed the sky in the Napa Valley near Calistoga this week.]( [In California, Fires So Fast Hesitation Proved Lethal]( By THOMAS FULLER and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA As stories emerged of how people died in the wind-driven fires that have ravaged Northern California, the element common to each tragedy was how quickly it happened. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get California Today in Your Inbox]( The news and stories that matter to Californians (and anyone else interested in the state). Delivered Monday through Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Benjamin Paddock, the father of the Las Vegas gunman, in a 1960s wanted poster, at left, and in 1977. Among the many unanswered questions is what influence, if any, Mr. Paddock's absence and infamy had on the life of his son, Stephen Paddock.]( U.S. [Father's History Could Offer Insight Into Mind of Las Vegas Gunman]( By DAVE PHILIPPS The F.B.I. is building a psychological profile of Stephen Paddock. Among the most telling documents might be a yellowed, four-page psychiatric evaluation of his father. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [The C.I.A.'s Fake News Campaign]( By KENNETH OSGOOD Russia's election-hacking wasn't the first time someone manipulated American news media for political ends. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Look at how neatly it was done! You tell me how, late at night with a glass of wine, you're going to do it that neatly." [ARTHUR LAFFER]( who says the napkin in the Smithsonian's possession is not the original on which he drew his curve, which illustrates the theory that cutting tax rates can increase tax revenues. [] Today's Videos [Full grown wolves can weigh 100 pounds or more and have a bite that will crack open the leg bones of moose. Wolf caretakers are careful not to provoke the wolves, and they strongly advise visitors not to look them in the eye. Stay alert, they say, around any wolf, no matter how friendly.]( [[Video] Video: How Did Wolves Become Dogs?]( Scientists aren't entirely sure how wolves evolved into dogs, but new research into the genetic and social behavior of wolf pups may offer some clues. [President Trump said he would ask Congress to establish ]( [[Video] Video: Why Trump Hates the Iran Nuclear Deal]( President Trump has called the Iran nuclear deal the "worst deal ever." David E. Sanger, the national security correspondent for The Times, explains why the president is against the deal, and what that means for its future. [From left, Dean Baquet, Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman will participate in a conversation moderated by Jim Rutenberg on Thursday.]( [[Video] Video: Times Journalists Discuss Covering the Trump Administration]( Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times, joined White House correspondents Maggie Haberman and Peter Baker in a conversation moderated by Jim Rutenberg, a media columnist, on the president's relationship with the media, the role of Twitter and more. [] World [Austria's foreign minister, Sebastian Kurz, head of the conservative New People's Party, could become Europe's youngest leader after elections this weekend. ]( [Austria Poised to Shift Sharply Right in Election]( By MELISSA EDDY In a campaign dominated by immigration, voters appear ready to reject the traditional parties for a coalition of conservative and far-right groups. [Men rounded up by the police in Jakarta, Indonesia, this week. They were arrested ]( [U.N. Officials Condemn Arrests of Gays in Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesia]( By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE The roundups, in which of scores of people were arrested, raised alarms over the violation of basic rights. [Iraqi government forces taking up positions Friday in Rashad, a town south of the Kurdish controlled city of Kirkuk.]( [Jitters in Kirkuk Over Iraqi Troop Movements]( By DAVID ZUCCHINO and FALIH HASSAN Iraq's prime minister says reports of Iraqi troops massing for an attack on Kurdish forces in Kirkuk were "fake news." For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino behind the area where the Route 91 Harvest festival took place on Oct. 1.]( [Another Shift in Las Vegas Timeline Caps Days of Confusion]( By JULIE TURKEWITZ and ADAM GOLDMAN The Las Vegas police said that Stephen Paddock shot at the hotel security guard around the same time he fired on the crowd. [State insurance commissioners appeared before a Senate committee in September to discuss how to stabilize the Obamacare markets.]( The Upshot [Not Dead Yet: Obamacare Insurers Are Hanging In There]( By REED ABELSON and MARGOT SANGER-KATZ President Trump's dual actions to undermine the health law have left insurers angry and anxious. But they are not running for the exits yet. [Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaking to National Park Service Rangers in Boston in June.]( [Zinke Vows to End 'Virus' of Harassment in Park Service]( By EMILY COCHRANE Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke outlined new initiatives to deal with harassment in the National Park Service after the release of an internal survey. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Both President Trump and President Barack Obama challenged grousing lawmakers to step up and pass legislation if they did not like their signing of executive orders to pursue their policy goals.]( [Trump Adopts Obama Approach While Seeking to Undo a Legacy]( By PETER BAKER Like his predecessor, President Trump has grown frustrated with Congress and as a result has turned to executive power to advance a stalled agenda. [Polar bears in Kaktovik, Alaska, within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are seeking to open the refuge to oil and gas exploration.]( [Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge: How the G.O.P. Could Finally Break the Impasse]( By HENRY FOUNTAIN The prospects for opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration are better than they have been in years. [Andrey L. Kostin is the chairman of VTB Bank, the second-largest bank in Russia, which was hit by sanctions under the Obama administration.]( [Russian Banker Denies Role in Planned Trump Building in Moscow]( By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT Andrey L. Kostin, the head of Russia's second-largest bank, dismissed as "fake news" a claim by an associate of President Trump's that Mr. Kostin had agreed to finance a deal. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Kobe Steel's chief executive, Hiroya Kawasaki, at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday. ]( [Kobe Steel Scandal Grows to Include Subsidiaries]( By JONATHAN SOBLE The steel maker, admitting data was falsified, now estimates 500 customers could have gotten potentially substandard products. [Shunsuke Nakamura, 33, came out as gay to his co-workers at a major financial institution. ]( [To Court Workers, Japanese Firms Try Being More Gay-Friendly]( By JONATHAN SOBLE A combination of evolving social attitudes and competition for talent is forcing companies in Japan to become more welcoming to gay employees. [The Laffer Curve napkin is on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington.]( [This Is Not Arthur Laffer's Famous Napkin]( By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM The Smithsonian says that it has the most famous napkin in economic history. The available evidence suggests that's probably not true. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [A plastic surgery procedure at a hospital in Shanghai in August. Under President Xi Jinping, China has set a goal of becoming ]( [Fraud Scandals Sap China's Dream of Becoming a Science Superpower]( By AMY QIN Fraudulent research and faked peer reviews have led to a humiliating setback for China's goal of becoming a global leader in scientific research. [Amazon's European headquarters in Luxembourg. Both the Internal Revenue Service and the European Commission have brought cases against Amazon over the way taxes have been handled through Luxembourg.]( [U.S. and Europe May Collide on Taxing Apple and Amazon]( By PATRICIA COHEN Other countries have their eyes on the money that lawmakers want to put on American tax rolls. But a European crackdown could work in Washington's favor. [Twitter users are going silent on Friday to protest the locking of Rose McGowan's account.]( [Twitter Users Split on Boycott Over Platform's Move Against Rose McGowan]( By ANNA CODREA-RADO and AMIE TSANG Many people said they were staying off the social media platform on Friday to protest the temporary locking of Ms. McGowan's account. Others criticized the boycott as ill conceived. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [The Yankees' Greg Bird was tagged out at home by Astros catcher Brian McCann in the fifth inning of Houston's Game 1 win in the American League Championship Series.]( Astros 2, Yankees 1|Houston leads series, 1-0 [Astros Edge Yankees, Who Are Confounded Again by Dallas Keuchel]( By BILLY WITZ Keuchel, who beat the Yankees in a 2015 wild-card game, threw seven shutout innings against them Friday to win the opening game of the American League Championship Series. [Coach Roy Williams and the North Carolina men's basketball team after winning the 2005 national championship game. Several members of that team took fraudulent ]( [N.C.A.A.: North Carolina Will Not Be Punished for Academic Scandal]( By MARC TRACY The academic fraud case involved fake classes that U.N.C. athletes were steered into over two decades. [Russell Okung of the Los Angeles Chargers before an exhibition game in August.]( [Chargers' Okung Issues Call to Action for N.F.L. Players]( By KEN BELSON Russell Okung published an open letter calling on players to focus on their goals of addressing inequality rather than reacting to criticism. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [The headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. The academy's 54-member board will hold an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss Harvey Weinstein's membership.]( [Harvey Weinstein May Get Kicked Out of the Oscar Club]( By BROOKS BARNES The academy has long insisted that professional achievement is what counts, but now it stands at a precipice, and Harvey Weinstein could change everything. [The Netflix special ]( On Comedy [Moms at the Mike, on the Verge of a Breakthrough in Comedy]( By JASON ZINOMAN Led by Ali Wong, a generation of women is earning laughs by talking bluntly about the realities of pregnancy and motherhood. Books of The Times [In John Green's 'Turtles All the Way Down,' a Teenager's Mind Is at War With Itself]( By JENNIFER SENIOR Green's follow-up to "The Fault in Our Stars" involves a small cast of tenderhearted, manically articulate teenagers and the mystery of a missing billionaire. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( Movies [Domhnall Gleeson, left, and Will Tilston in ]( [Review: 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' Unspools a Difficult Childhood]( By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS Christopher Robin is more of a marketable commodity than a beloved son in this film by Simon Curtis. [From left, Josh Gad, Chadwick Boseman and Sterling K. Brown in ]( [Review: In 'Marshall,' a Legal Pioneer Gives History a Shove]( By MANOHLA DARGIS Reginald Hudlin's movie about the crusading lawyer and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall smartly keeps the focus tight. [A scene from ]( [Review: Ai Weiwei's 'Human Flow' Tracks the Global Migrant Crisis]( By MANOHLA DARGIS A documentary from an artist who wants to take viewers beyond the headlines and the images on the nightly news. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [One of the teachers in the Absent Teacher Reserve held his last permanent job at P.S. 157 in the Bronx. Among other things, he was caught sleeping when he was supposed to be helping with dismissal.]( [Caught Sleeping or Worse, Troubled Teachers Will Return to New York Classrooms]( By KATE TAYLOR To save money, schools will be forced to fill vacancies with educators who have lost their jobs but can't be fired, despite fears some are incompetent or unstable. [A surveillance photograph from the night of the Chelsea bombing shows the suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahimi, pulling a suitcase believed to contain an explosive device.]( [Prosecutors Say Chelsea Bombing Suspect Had 'Evil in His Heart']( By MICHAEL WILSON In their closing arguments, the government concluded their case against Ahmad Khan Rahimi by tracing the assembly and placement of bombs in Manhattan and New Jersey. [At the fox hunt last Saturday in North Salem, N.Y., the hounds were Penn-Marydels, a type that is bred and trained to track a scent.]( [Tallyho! A Suburban Fox Hunt Endures]( By COREY KILGANNON The Golden's Bridge Hounds, founded in 1924, still holds fox hunts twice a week in suburban Westchester County. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [Lawrence Argent, Sculptor Who Was Big on Whimsy, Dies at 60]( By AMISHA PADNANI Mr. Argent was especially known for "I See What You Mean," a 40-foot-tall blue bear peering into the Colorado Convention Center. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Some Urgent Questions About Turkey]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Given Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hostility, removing American nuclear weapons from Turkey must be an option. [Kenyans protesting the country's electoral commission in Nairobi last week.]( Editorial [Kenyan Elections in Crisis Again]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD One was overturned, now another is in doubt. Fixes can be made if both sides agree. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [President Trump speaking at the White House on Friday.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Donald Trump Takes a Hostage]( By BRET STEPHENS Decertifying the Iran deal is right but risky. [Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican who helped to block President Trump's promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, on Capitol Hill in September.]( [Senator Susan Collins Will Not Run for Governor of Maine]( By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Ms. Collins, a moderate Republican who has defied President Trump, ended months of speculation by announcing she will stay in the Senate. [The floor of the Quicken Loans Arena, site of the 2016 Republican National Convention.]( Op-Ed Contributor [The G.O.P. Is a Mess. It's Not All Trump's Fault.]( By PETER SUDERMAN The president is just an avatar of the party's pathologies, the culmination of its cynical trajectory over the last two decades. 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