Today's Headlines: With Virginia, Voters Give Democrats First Big Wins of the Trump Era

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Northam, an understated physician and Army veteran, won a commanding victory for governor, [A memorial in Sutherland Springs, Tex. on Tuesday morning.]( [Texas Gunman Once Escaped From Mental Health Facility]( By SIMON ROMERO, ALAN BLINDER and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Devin P. Kelley, who killed 26 people at a church on Sunday, fled a treatment center in 2012, according to police report that also said he had threatened his Air Force superiors. [Ed Gillespie, the Republican nominee for governor of Virginia, addressed his supporters in Richmond on Tuesday after losing to Ralph Northam. The messaging of Mr. Gillespie's campaign was that of a cultural flamethrower.]( News Analysis [Trumpism Without Trump: A Losing Formula in Swing-State Virginia]( By MICHAEL TACKETT Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, ran into the clear limits of trying to run as President Trump had in a swing state. 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 WORLD | The Paradise Papers [How Business Titans, Pop Stars and Royals Hide Their Wealth]( By SCOTT SHANE, SPENCER WOODMAN and MICHAEL FORSYTHE Records from an offshore hideaway show how an American billionaire grew one of the world's largest trusts and another owned part of a company accused of exploiting the poor. [Joan Didion in San Francisco in 1967.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Columnist [The Magic and Moral of Joan Didion]( By FRANK BRUNI You glitter the way she does only if there's gold at the core. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "This is a Pandora's box to start having anti-corruption trials. Where does it stop within the royal family? Are there any princes that can show clean hands?" [DAVID OTTAWAY]( a Middle East fellow at the Wilson Center, on a Saudi crackdown in which about 500 people, including at least 11 princes, have been detained without public charges. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: To Understand North Korea, Look to Its Mountains]( North Korea's founding myths trace back to the country's rugged peaks, but those mountains also play a pivotal role in the Kim dynasty's rule. [Jean Nouvel designed the Louvre Abu Dhabi as an archipelago at sea. Four piers support the dome and create a floating effect. The facades look out at the Persian Gulf.]( [[Video] Video: The Louvre Abu Dhabi Lets in Light and, Finally, the Public]( After delays, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, created by architect Jean Nouvel is about to open. [At the Wolf Science Center in Vienna, wolves had to pull ropes together to get a food treat. Dogs, tasked with the same challenge, did not manage so well.]( [[Video] Video: Wolves Beat Dogs in Teamwork Test]( In a widely used behavioral experiment that requires teamwork, wolves showed up dogs. [] World [Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month.]( [In Saudi Arabia, Where Family and State Are One, Arrests May Be Selective]( By NICHOLAS KULISH and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK About 500 people have been detained without charge in a corruption crackdown, but how corruption is defined is unclear. [President Trump with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea during their meeting at the Blue House in Seoul on Tuesday.]( [No War Threats From Trump, Who Tells Koreans 'It Will All Work Out']( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, MARK LANDLER and CHOE SANG-HUN President Trump brought a message of reassurance to South Korea, saying he saw progress in diplomatic efforts to counter the threat from Pyongyang. [Britain's first secretary of state, Damian Green, an important ally of Prime Minister Theresa May, is fighting allegations of sexual harassment.]( [In U.K.'s Clubby Parliament, Abuse Complaints Became Weapons]( By ELLEN BARRY There was no independent body to handle the reports. Instead, they were forwarded to whips, the party disciplinarians, and used to keep people in line. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [The scene at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Tex., on Sunday night.]( [In Places of Worship Scarred by Bullets, Long Memories and Shared Pain]( By JULIE BOSMAN and RICHARD FAUSSET Shootings at religious sites, like the First Baptist Church in Texas, prompt practical security measures. But the spiritual toll is more complicated. The Interpreter [What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer]( By MAX FISHER and JOSH KELLER Americans advance a lot of theories for why they have so many more gun deaths than other countries do. The answer is lying in plain sight. [A Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house near the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday.]( [Florida State Halts Fraternity Activities After Student's Death]( By MATTHEW HAAG The university's president said the suspension, which affects all 55 fraternities and sororities, would stay in place until students committed to a "new normal." For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Voters at a polling station at the University of Cincinnati on Tuesday.]( [Elections Roundup: Incumbents Fare Well in Boston, Detroit and Flint]( By THE NEW YORK TIMES Voters went to the polls on Tuesday from Maine to Seattle. They picked mayors and prosecutors and decided ballot measures on matters like drug price limits. [Volunteers met in the Maine People's Alliance office before going door to door to urge voters to back Medicaid expansion in Bangor, Me., in October.]( [Maine Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion, a Rebuke of Gov. LePage]( By ABBY GOODNOUGH Maine was the first state where voters, not governors or lawmakers, got to decide whether to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. [Danica Roem campaigning in Manassas, Va., last month.]( [Danica Roem Wins Virginia Race, Breaking a Barrier for Transgender People]( By MAGGIE ASTOR Ms. Roem campaigned on everyday issues like reducing traffic, but in defeating a 13-term incumbent for a seat in the Virginia legislature, she made history. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [David Boies, right, helped the movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, behind him, execute a contract with a private investigation firm.]( [Weinstein Work Pulls Lawyer Back Into an Ethical Debate]( By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN and ADAM LIPTAK David Boies, known for Bush v. Gore but also aggressive battles for businesses, is drawing fire for helping Harvey Weinstein draft a contract to hire private investigators. [William A. Ackman had argued that ADP's leadership was complacent and that its business was underperforming.]( [Ackman Is Defeated in Activist Bid to Jolt ADP Board]( By DAVID GELLES The billionaire hedge fund manager William A. Ackman suffered a stinging rebuke on Tuesday when his campaign to shake up the $50 billion payroll-processing firm failed. [The site in Bonn, Germany, where diplomats from around the world are gathering for a United Nations climate conference this week.]( [Wind and Solar Power Advance, but Carbon Refuses to Retreat]( By EDUARDO PORTER As the United Nations convenes a climate conference in Bonn, leaders might consider whether phasing out nuclear energy is doing more harm than good. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [China's Technology Ambitions Could Upset the Global Trade Order]( By JANE PERLEZ, PAUL MOZUR and JONATHAN ANSFIELD China is gleaning know-how from foreign firms, willing or otherwise, to build the industries of the future, in an effort that worries companies and Washington. [Snap went public in March amid much excitement, but the company's financial results have been dismal.]( [Snapchat User Growth Disappoints in Another Down Quarter]( By KATIE BENNER The latest financial results for the messaging and media company Snap included higher costs and a net loss more than triple that of a year ago. [Qualcomm's technology does not drive the value of smartphones as much as it used to.]( [How Qualcomm Became Vulnerable to a Takeover Bid]( By STEVE LOHR The shifting balance of power in the cellphone industry explains why a major chip maker is suddenly a takeover target. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [In his 2010 no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds, which was the second no-hitter in postseason history, Roy Halladay struck out eight batters and walked one.]( On Baseball [Mourning Roy Halladay, a Master Who Craved the Big Moments]( By TYLER KEPNER Halladay badly wanted to see how he would perform in the playoffs, and when given a chance he threw the second no-hitter in postseason history. [Supporters of Partizan Belgrade unveiled an enormous banner bearing the image of a medieval Serbian ruler before a Europa League match last week. The banner, meant to provoke the visiting Albanian opponent, highlighted the importance of understanding coded messages when it comes to such displays.]( [A Night in Belgrade With an Undercover Crowd Monitor: 'Try to Act Casual']( By ANDREW KEH Next Year's World Cup will be the first with an anti-discrimination monitor at every match. A Times reporter spent an evening with one at a testy game in the Balkans to see how a tough job gets done. [Baboons crossed a fairway during the 2016 Nedbank Golf Challenge. The animals that sometimes wander on the course are generally nonthreatening.]( [Hey! A Baboon Took My Golf Ball!]( By JOHN CLARKE The Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa requires a certain approach to course management for players. Mainly, watch out for the wild animals. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Audrey Luna, with (background, from left) John Tomlinson, Frédéric Antoun and David Adam Moore in ]( [At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It's Never Been Sung Before]( By ZACHARY WOOLFE It's an A above high C - the equivalent of a pole vault to the sun. Few performers can hit it, but it's a requirement in "The Exterminating Angel." Profile ['Mad Men' Creator Matthew Weiner's Foray Into Fiction]( By ALEXANDRA ALTER After the popular television series ended, everyone was waiting for his next TV show. Instead, he wrote a novel. [Grandma, a clown played by Barry Lubin, floating through the tent at the Big Apple Circus, which recently returned to New York a year after filing for bankruptcy.]( [Review: The Big Apple Circus Is Ripe for Another Bite]( By ALEXIS SOLOSKI A year after filing for bankruptcy, a beloved cultural institution returns to Lincoln Center. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Mayor Bill de Blasio greeting a crowd at the Brooklyn Museum after his win on Tuesday. ]( [De Blasio Coasts to Re-election, as Second-Term Challenges Await]( By WILLIAM NEUMAN and J. DAVID GOODMAN It remains to be seen if Mayor Bill de Blasio's landslide win on Tuesday will help him push his agenda in Albany and beyond. [Philip D. Murphy greeting a crowd at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, N.J., after his win on Tuesday. He vowed to make the state a bulwark against the policies of President Trump.]( [Phil Murphy Is Elected Governor of New Jersey, in a Lift for Democrats]( By NICK CORASANITI The success of his campaign, built on rejecting Gov. Chris Christie and President Trump, further cemented New Jersey's shift to a decidedly blue state. [In the weeks leading up to Election Day, opponents of a constitutional convention in New York State spent more than $1 million to help defeat the measure.]( [New York Voters Reject a Constitutional Convention]( By JESSE McKINLEY Voters decline to initiate a gathering to consider revisions to New York State's founding document. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Media & Advertising [Harvey Weinstein at the Zurich Film Festival last year.]( [Report Details Weinstein's Covert Attempt to Halt Publication of Accusations]( By JIM RUTENBERG The cloak-and-dagger undertaking is said to have included the use of an agent who posed as a women's rights advocate to befriend and spy on the actress Rose McGowan. [The Los Angeles Times's offices in Los Angeles. The Walt Disney Company has criticized the newspaper's coverage of the company's business dealings in Anaheim, Calif.]( [Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash]( By SYDNEY EMBER and BROOKS BARNES News organizations join critics' groups to counter the company's move to bar Times reviewers from screenings over the newspaper's tough coverage of Disney's dealings with Anaheim, Calif. [NPR's chief executive, Jarl Mohn, at the studios of KPCC-FM in Pasadena, Calif.]( [NPR C.E.O. Jarl Mohn Apologizes to Staff, Goes on Leave]( By SYDNEY EMBER Citing hypertension, Mr. Mohn stepped away as staff members have criticized his handling of sexual harassment allegations against a former newsroom leader, Michael Oreskes. For more media and advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »]( [] Food [[Interactive Feature] Interactive Feature: How to Make Thanksgiving Dinner in 8 Hours]( By SAM SIFTON and MELISSA CLARK You don't have to cook the whole meal in one day, on four burners and in one oven set to 400 degrees. But you can. [Joseph Johnson, who goes by JJ, at the Chefs Club in NoLIta, where chefs from around the world take turns running the kitchen.]( [JJ Johnson Is a Young Chef on the Rise, to a Hip-Hop Beat]( By NIKITA STEWART Brash and talented, the former chef at the Cecil in Harlem has a long-term gig at Chefs Club, and even bigger goals in sight. [Many dishes at Sen Sakana are essentially Japanese, like the oyakodon with grilled chicken thigh and an egg over rice.]( [Peru and Japan Meet in Midtown, at the Sprawling Sen Sakana]( By PETE WELLS A sleek new restaurant specializes in a hybrid cuisine that many New Yorkers know only from Nobu. For more dining news and recipes, go to [NYTimes.com/Dining »]( []Obituaries [Richard Gordon, center, with Charles Conrad, left, and Alan Bean, aboard the U.S.S. Hornet, an aircraft carrier, after their spacecraft splashed down.]( [Richard Gordon, Gemini and Apollo Astronaut, Dies at 88]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Mr. Gordon undertook a harrowing spacewalk in 1966 and orbited the moon in 1969, but he never achieved his dream of walking on the lunar surface. [Irv Refkin, Office of Strategic Services spy, in uniform.]( [Irv Refkin, Brash Accidental Spy in World War II, Dies at 96]( By SAM ROBERTS By the time the British realized he wasn't Canadian and the Americans discovered he was missing, he had already parachuted into occupied France. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Supporters of Ralph Northam, the Democratic winner for governor of Virginia, celebrate at an election-night rally.]( Editorial [Virginia Rejects Your Hateful Politics, Mr. Trump]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Turns out the center can hold, after all. Editorial [Let the People Pick the President]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD All people are created equal. Why aren't their votes? For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Ed Gillespie, Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, speaking Tuesday night in Richmond, Va. He lost to the Democratic candidate, Ralph Northam.]( Op-Ed Columnist [The G.O.P. Should Be Scared by Virginia]( By FRANK BRUNI In winning the governor's race, Democrats served notice of what a liability Donald Trump can be. [The First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Tex., on Monday.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Living, Loving and Dying in Church]( By STEPHEN A. CURRY A pastor at a church near Sutherland Springs says violence should never happen in sacred community spaces. [Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, in 2016.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Attention: Saudi Prince in a Hurry]( By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Are we witnessing reform or a coup d'état? For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On November 8, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency. 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