Today's Headlines: Former Trump Aides Charged as Prosecutors Reveal New Campaign Ties With Russia

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SCHMIDT and MATTHEW ROSENBERG Paul Manafort and a former business associate, Rick Gates, were indicted. A foreign-policy early adviser to President Trump pleaded guilty, admitting he was told about "thousands" of Clinton emails. [Paul Manafort in June 2016 in New York.]( News Analysis [Mueller's First Indictments Send a Message to Trump]( By PETER BAKER The gravity of the threat may yet tempt the president to short-circuit the investigation by firing the special counsel or pardoning Paul Manafort or others. [Trump Is Expected to Name Jerome Powell as Next Fed Chairman]( By MAGGIE HABERMAN and BINYAMIN APPELBAUM Jerome H. Powell, a Federal Reserve governor, would replace Janet L. Yellen, whose term expires early next year, two people familiar with the plans said. 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 [Space for butter at a supermarket in Rezé, in western France. Some French retailers are refusing to pay the higher prices demanded by suppliers.]( WORLD [France, Land of Croissants, Finds Butter Vanishing From Shelves]( By AURELIEN BREEDEN A price spike has led to sporadic shortages in one of the world's most butter-loving countries, prompting both mock panic and real anxiety. [Trump supporters at an event in Harrisburg, Penn., this month.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Mueller's Investigation Won't Shake Trump's Base]( By DAVID FRENCH Republicans are demonstrating a striking degree of hypocrisy because of partisanship and "fake news." QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Look, this individual was a member of a volunteer advisory council that met one time over the course of a year." [SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS]( the White House press secretary, on George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign who pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. and was cooperating with investigators for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: Damage in Deserted Barbuda]( Hurricane Irma forced the entire island of Barbuda to evacuate in September. Prime Minister Gaston Browne explains what's still keeping many of its 1,700 residents from their homes. [Paul Manafort, left, then Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign chairman, and Rick Gates, right, Mr. Manafort's longtime deputy, in July 2016 at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.]( [[Video] Video: Paul Manafort's Trail of Scandals]( President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has been charged with tax fraud and money laundering. But this isn't Mr. Manafort's first public scandal. [George Papadopoulos, a former adviser to Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign, pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I.]( [[Video] Video: Who Is George Papadopoulos?]( Mr. Papadopoulos, formerly a Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about meetings he had with a professor who had close ties to the Russian government. [] World [Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia, in Girona, Spain, on Saturday. He should face rebellion charges after the regional Parliament declared independence from Spain, the attorney general said on Monday.]( [Catalonia Leader Turns Up in Belgium After Spain Seeks Prosecution]( By RAPHAEL MINDER, PATRICK KINGSLEY and MILAN SCHREUER Carles Puigdemont, the deposed Catalan leader, arrived amid speculation that he may seek asylum or try to form a government in exile [The Anne Frank House, second from left, in Amsterdam.]( Amsterdam Journal [Who Betrayed Anne Frank? Former F.B.I. Agent Reopens a Cold Case]( By CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE An array of modern techniques is being used to try to solve one of history's most famous mysteries. [The electoral commission announced on Monday that President Uhruru Kenyatta of Kenya, left, had won the repeated election.]( [Uhuru Kenyatta Is Declared Winner of Kenya's Repeat Election]( By JINA MOORE Mr. Kenyatta also won a vote in August that was nullified by the Supreme Court, but the new balloting was met by confusion and mistrust. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Protesters gathered in front of the White House in July after President Trump announced that transgender people may not serve ]( [Judge Blocks Trump's Ban on Transgender Troops in Military]( By DAVE PHILIPPS The strongly worded ruling noted that the Trump administration's justification for the ban was suspect and likely unconstitutional. [Previously undisclosed accounts of sexual assault have expanded the allegations against Harvey Weinstein to the 1970s.]( [New Accusers Expand Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Claims Back to '70s]( By ELLEN GABLER, MEGAN TWOHEY and JODI KANTOR Previously undisclosed accounts broaden the time frame of claims. "We'll drag you through the mud by your hair," one woman said a lawyer for the producer told her. [Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, right, left the Fort Bragg Courtroom Facility after a sentencing hearing on Monday in North Carolina.]( [Sgt. Bergdahl's Sentence May Be Lighter Because of Trump's Comments]( By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. A judge says he will consider the president's criticisms when setting the punishment. "I made a horrible mistake," Sgt. Bergdahl told the court. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Paul Manafort, left, then Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign chairman, and Rick Gates, right, Mr. Manafort's longtime deputy, in July 2016 at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.]( [Paul Manafort's Ambition Set the Stage for His Downfall]( By KENNETH P. VOGEL "He could have kept running campaigns for the Yanukovychs of the world, and nobody would have cared," said Hector T. Hoyos, one of Mr. Manafort's friends and partners. [Paul J. Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, in June 2016.]( [Investigations of Manafort in New York Are Beyond Trump's Power to Pardon]( By BEN PROTESS and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG Indicted on federal charges, Mr. Trump's former campaign chairman is also under investigation in New York for his real estate and business activities. [Journalists wait for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at an Election Night event last year in Manhattan.]( [Trump Campaign Got Early Word Russia Had Democrats' Emails]( By SCOTT SHANE George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign adviser, was told the Russians had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton and "thousands of emails" and were "open for cooperation." For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Along Illinois Highway 59 in Plainfield, Ill., several chain restaurants compete for business.]( [Thanks to Wall St., There May Be Too Many Restaurants]( By RACHEL ABRAMS and ROBERT GEBELOFF After years of explosive growth, there is a glut of fast-food and casual restaurants, industry experts say. Sales are slumping, and some businesses are faltering. [Natural disasters, particularly in the South, have weighed on home construction in the United States.]( [Lennar Makes Deal for CalAtlantic as Home Builders Face Challenges]( By CHAD BRAY and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN The merger would create the nation's largest home builder in an industry that faces an array of challenges, including natural disasters and a labor shortage. [Akzo Nobel offices in Amsterdam. Akzo, the maker of Dulux, is also planning to spin off its specialty chemicals business.]( [Akzo Nobel in Talks to Merge Paints Business with Axalta]( By CHAD BRAY The discussions come just months after the Dutch company fought off repeated takeover attempts from PPG Industries, an American rival. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Facebook and Google have faced pressure from lawmakers after disclosures of Russia-linked interference on their platforms last year. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mark Warner spoke about online political ads and preventing foreign interference in elections this month.]( [Russian Influence Reached 126 Million Through Facebook Alone]( By MIKE ISAAC and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI Facebook, Google and Twitter disclosed more about Russian agents' use of their platforms in the 2016 election as they prepare for hearings before Congress. [Philip Schiller, Apple's head of marketing, presenting the new iPhone X in September.]( [The iPhone X Arrives Friday. Here's What You Need to Know.]( By BRIAN X. CHEN Unlike past models, Apple's first premium iPhone will probably be particularly hard to get - and it might not even be right for you. [A Novartis plant in Stein, Switzerland. The Swiss drugmaker aims to buy Advanced Accelerator Applications of France for $3.9 billion.]( [Novartis Looks to Buy French Firm to Bolster Cancer Portfolio]( By CHAD BRAY The $3.9 billion acquisition of Advanced Accelerator Applications would mark a rare deal in the pharmaceutical sector this year. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Alex Bregman celebrated with teammates at the end of the game, after driving in the winning run.]( On Baseball [Anything Can Happen in Baseball, and Most of It Did in Game 5]( By TYLER KEPNER One comeback after another, one home run after another. Afterward, players on both teams in this World Series marveled at what they had just experienced. [The Houston Astros celebrating earlier this month in Fenway Park in Boston after they eliminated the Red Sox in a first-round playoff series.]( [Baseball, Hot Dogs and Apple Pie. Washed Down With Champagne.]( By JAMES WAGNER Over the decades, baseball has developed a peculiar cycle after teams advance in the playoffs: win, celebrate, clean up, repeat. [Carson Wentz after the Eagles' 33-10 win over the 49ers on Sunday.]( On Pro Football [Carson Wentz Is Fueling Eagles' Hype. Not That He's Noticed.]( By BEN SHPIGEL At the center of Philadelphia's 7-1 start is Wentz, the second-year quarterback whose stoic nature is perhaps his best asset in a volatile sports city. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Reading by the Numbers: When Big Data Meets Literature]( By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER Franco Moretti of the Stanford Literary Lab has urged critics to stop reading books and start crunching them as data. What is the by-the-numbers approach adding up to? Books of The Times ['Poet in Spain' Offers New Translations of Lorca's Soulful Work]( By DWIGHT GARNER The translator Sarah Arvio bypasses Federico García Lorca's New York poems, focusing instead on what she calls his "moonlit earthbound Spanish poems." [Kevin Spacey at an awards show on Friday. He apologized on Sunday to Anthony Rapp, an actor who accused him of making a sexual advance when Mr. Rapp was 14.]( [Kevin Spacey Issues Apology to Actor After Sexual Accusation]( By MICHAEL PAULSON The actor Anthony Rapp said he was 14 when Mr. Spacey laid down on top of him. Mr. Spacey said he had no recollection and then disclosed that he is gay. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [New York City police detectives Edward Martins, left, and Richard Hall, third from right, were led into State Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Monday.]( [Two New York Detectives Are Charged With Rape and Kidnapping]( By ALAN FEUER The detectives were indicted on Monday on charges that they sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman who was handcuffed inside a police van in Brooklyn. [A law in New York City has banned dancing at a vast majority of its bars since 1926. But the City Council is expected to repeal the rule, known as the Cabaret Law, on Tuesday.]( [After 91 Years, New York Will Let Its People Boogie]( By ANNIE CORREAL On Tuesday, the City Council is set to repeal the city's Cabaret Law, a Prohibition-era rule that made it illegal to dance in most nightspots. [Mayor Bill de Blasio and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont took the A train on Monday to an event near Wall Street.]( [As Election Nears, Mayor de Blasio Spends a Day With Bernie Sanders]( By J. DAVID GOODMAN Mayor Bill de Blasio rode the subway with Senator Bernie Sanders and accepted endorsements, but he did not entirely shake questions about a donor's testimony in court. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Science [A snorkeler approaches a school of convict tang fish in the shallow waters of Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.]( [Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn]( By CHRISTOPHER PALA Fisheries officials call the marine national monuments unnecessary, and their boundaries are said to be under review by the Trump administration. [A dissertation called ]( Mind [What Experts Know About Men Who Rape]( By HEATHER MURPHY Scientists once thought men who commit rape and sexual assault were so diverse that common factors could not be found. But patterns have begun to emerge in the research. [Many Academics Are Eager to Publish in Worthless Journals]( By GINA KOLATA Far from being duped, researchers with few resources are turning to "predatory" journals to publish articles and polish resumes. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »]( []Obituaries [Dennis Banks in 1974. ]( [Dennis Banks, American Indian Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 80]( By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Mr. Banks, a Chippewa, led often-violent insurrections to protest the treatment of Native Americans and to call attention to a history of injustices against them. [Iona Opie at the New York Public Library in 1988 to publicize her book ]( [Iona Opie, 94, Authority on Childish Things, Is Dead]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mrs. Opie worked with her husband, Peter, to produce major studies of nursery rhymes, games and jokes. She continued the work after his death in 1982. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Is the White House Scared Yet?]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Robert Mueller III makes his move and goes to the heart of Donald Trump's campaign. [Microphones outside the courthouse where it is believed Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were taken after surrendering to federal authorities on Monday.]( Editorial Observer [Will the G.O.P. at Last Demand Answers on Trump and Russia?]( By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON The indictments of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates leave Republicans in Congress no choice but to ask tough questions of the president and his aides. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [A victim of a heat wave in Pakistan, in 2015.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Climate Change Is Bad for Your Health]( By JEFF NESBIT A leading medical journal warns that the impact of planetary warming on human well-being is "far worse than previously understood." Op-Ed Contributor [When the Kitchen Isn't Safe for Women]( By TRACIE McMILLAN Raunchy talk can pave the way for something more sinister. Yet such talk is celebrated in many chef memoirs. [Paul Manafort appeared in the Federal District Court in Washington on Monday.]( Op-Ed Columnist [The Plot Against America]( By MICHELLE GOLDBERG Robert Mueller hands a gangster administration its first indictments. [President Trump at the White House, last week.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Trump Won't Bring Joy to Moolaville]( By PAUL KRUGMAN Republicans will do anything to cut taxes on the rich - and it won't even make the rich happy For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On Oct. 31, 1984, Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was assassinated near her residence by two Sikh security guards. [See this Front Page]( | [Buy this Front Page]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook]( | [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( | [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( | [Instagram] [Instagram]( [NYT]( Access The New York Times from anywhere with our suite of apps: [iPhone®]( | [iPad®]( | [Android]( | [All]( [.] Save 15% at [The NYTimes Store »]( [.] Have questions? [Help Section »]( [.] Visit our mobile website at [m.nyt.com »]( About This Email This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email. You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Today's Headlines newsletter. 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