Today's Headlines: After a Disciplined Week in Asia, Trump Unloads on Critics

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[Dr. R. Michael Meneghini performing a partial knee replacement on a patient at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital last year. The Trump administration is scaling back a program that changes the way Medicare pays doctors for joint replacements.]( [Trump Health Agency Challenges Consensus on Reducing Costs]( By ABBY GOODNOUGH and KATE ZERNIKE The Obama administration sped up programs aiming to pay doctors based on quality instead of quantity. The Trump administration is slowing them down. [David and Francine Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son Benjamin was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, are plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the weapon used in the mass killing.]( [Appeal Offers Hope for Newtown Families in Suit Against Gun Companies]( By RICK ROJAS and KRISTIN HUSSEY The lawsuit brought by families of people killed at Sandy Hook relies on a novel strategy in attempt to hold gun companies responsible for the 2012 attack. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Jake Williams, a former member of the National Security Agency's hacking unit. The Shadow Brokers, a mysterious group that obtained N.S.A. cybertools, identified his work for the agency on Twitter.]( U.S. [Security Breach and Spilled Secrets Have Shaken the N.S.A. to Its Core]( By SCOTT SHANE, NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID E. SANGER A serial leak of the agency's cyberweapons has damaged morale, slowed intelligence operations and resulted in hacking attacks on businesses and civilians worldwide. [Mitch McConnell and other leaders have the constitutional authority to prevent Roy Moore from serving in the Senate if he is elected.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Yes, the G.O.P. Can Block Roy Moore]( By RONALD J. KROTOSZYNSKI Jr. The Republicans aren't powerless to prevent Alabama from sending him to the Senate. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "It's like the world has thrown up Exhibit A for the plaintiffs' argument." [HEIDI LI FELDMAN]( a Georgetown University law professor, on the effect recent mass shootings may have on a family's lawsuit against the maker of a gun used in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. [] Today's Videos [Labirinto della Masone. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: Get Lost in a Giant Bamboo Labyrinth]( The Labirinto della Masone, in Parma, Italy, is a dream come true of the Italian publisher Franco Maria Ricci, who set out to build the largest labyrinth in the world. [[Video] Video: Duterte's Blunt Talk Conjures Society's Dark Side]( With President Trump making a stop in the Philippines, here's a look at the messages of violence often deployed by the country's leader, Rodrigo Duterte. [] World [Iraqi security forces last month fired a rocket launcher at Kurdish pesh merga positions near the Fish Khabbour border crossings with Turkey and Syria.]( [With Iraqi-Kurdish Talks Stalled, Phone Diplomacy Averts New Clashes]( By MARGARET COKER Informal talks continue amid public acrimony, but the precise roles of some of the participants are elusive. So is a breakthrough. [President Trump with President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines and his partner, Cielito Avenceña, in Manila on Sunday at a dinner honoring the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.]( [Duterte Warms to Trump, but Keeps His Focus on China]( By RICHARD C. PADDOCK and FELIPE VILLAMOR The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is "talking as friends" with the American president, but his long-term goal is a closer relationship with the Chinese. [A Dong woman hand-weaving cotton fabric on a loom at her home in Dali, China.]( Dali Village Journal [Chinese Village Keeps Alive a Tradition of Indigo Dyeing]( By AMY QIN In Dali, where nearly every family grows its own rice and indigo, "having a loom is just as important as having a cow." For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [The First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Tex., was reopened to the public on Sunday evening as a memorial to the victims of a shooting there.]( [One Week After Texas Church Shooting, a Sunday Service Offers Hope]( By SUSAN ANASAGASTI and JACEY FORTIN Parishioners gathered on Sunday to worship outside a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, one week after a gunman turned the sanctuary into a massacre site. [Jeff Hoover, speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, was reported to have settled with a staff member over sexual harassment claims.]( [Silence Lifts in Statehouses as Harassment Scandals Bring Swift Penalties]( By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and JESS BIDGOOD The cascade of allegations has prompted broad disavowals and public calls for resignations in male-dominated legislatures. [Chris Gorman, a general foreman from Whitefish, in Manatí, P.R., where the company has been working on a transmission line. Questions about the Whitefish contract have led to its cancellation.]( [The Lineman Got $63 an Hour. The Utility Was Billed $319 an Hour.]( By FRANCES ROBLES A small energy company from Montana is charging Puerto Rico for repair work to power lines at a rate that industry experts say is far above the norm. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Eric Holder, far left, the former attorney general, at a campaign event with Attorney General Mark Herring of Virginia, center, and Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, far right. Mr. Holder is leading an effort to challenge Republican-drawn voting maps.]( [Despite Recent Wins for Democrats, Gerrymanders Dim Hopes for 2018]( By ALEXANDER BURNS, MICHAEL WINES and TRIP GABRIEL Partisan redistricting and increasingly restrictive voting laws will make next year's midterm elections uphill battles for Democrats. [Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, delivering remarks on Capitol Hill last week before a meeting on the Senate tax plan.]( [Republicans Search for Proof Their Tax Plans Will Pay for Themselves]( By JIM TANKERSLEY House and Senate Republican leaders, surrounded by analyses that suggest their plans will increase the deficit, are shopping for forecasts that say they won't. [Roy S. Moore, the Republican Senate nominee in Alabama, has vehemently denied allegations of four women who say he pursued them sexually or romantically when they were teenagers.]( [Trump Officials Urge Caution on Judging Roy Moore as Senators Pull Support]( By NICHOLAS FANDOS Officials said that Mr. Moore, the Alabama Senate candidate accused of pursuing romantic relationships with teenagers, should be allowed to defend himself against the allegations. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Gary Zwicker and other workers sorting lobsters at Gidney Fisheries in Centreville, Nova Scotia. The factory processes 10,000 to 15,000 lobsters a day.]( [Trump's Trade Policy Is Lifting Exports. Of Canadian Lobster.]( By ANA SWANSON How overseas markets opened to a remote Nova Scotian factory, giving it an edge over competitors in Maine. [Sean Hannity, right, interviewing Stephen Bannon, the former White House chief strategist and the executive chairman of Breitbart News, last month.]( Media Memo [A Rightward Tilt and Big Ratings at Fox News]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM The network's prime time hosts, who gave Roy Moore the benefit of the doubt over sexual misconduct allegations, have been drawing viewers after a slump. [The Apple logo hanging on the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. In a recent consumer study, people had a difficult time recreating even some of the corporate world's simplest and most ubiquitous logos.]( [Can You Draw the Starbucks Logo Without Cheating? Probably Not.]( By ZACH SCHONBRUN Many participants in a recent study failed to recreate famous logos from brands like Apple and Starbucks. But some experts say that shouldn't worry companies. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [US Xpress trucks, some fitted with driverless technology, in Georgia.]( [Self-Driving Trucks May Be Closer Than They Appear]( By CONOR DOUGHERTY With fewer cultural hurdles and more financial incentives than car owners, big-rig operators are charting the route to an autonomous future. [Masayoshi Son, the leader of SoftBank, in Barcelona in February. SoftBank will buy at least 14 percent of Uber through a combination of new and existing stock.]( [Uber Reaches Deal to Sell Stake to SoftBank]( By KATIE BENNER and MIKE ISAAC The agreement paves the way for the ride-hailing company to make sweeping governance changes and to go public by 2019. [A search of YouTube today for the cleric Anwar al-Awlaki turns up just 18,600 videos, down from more than 70,000 this fall, and the vast majority are news reports about him, debates over the legality of his killing, refutations of his work by scholars or other material about him, rather than his jihadist propaganda.]( [In 'Watershed Moment,' YouTube Blocks Extremist Cleric's Message]( By SCOTT SHANE The site has largely removed videos of Anwar al-Awlaki, Al Qaeda's leading voice in English before his death by drone - and after, when he became a jihadist hero. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Running Through the Heart of Navajo]( By MICHAEL POWELL The Canyon de Chelly Ultra on the Navajo reservation tests hearts, minds and legs on a treacherous, 34-mile path up 1,000 feet, to finish "in beauty." [Paul Kariya, right, receiving his Hockey Hall of Fame ring from Lanny McDonald, the hall's chairman, on Friday. Kariya, the former Ducks star, will enter the Hall of Fame on Monday.]( [Hockey's Concussion Conversation Goes Quiet at the Hall of Fame]( By CURTIS RUSH Paul Kariya has been open about his concussions. But don't expect him to talk about them when he is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. [LeBron James has averaged more than 38 minutes a game as Cleveland has struggled to a 6-7 record.]( On Pro Basketball [Everyone Is Worried About the Cavs. Except the Cavs.]( By MARC STEIN LeBron James and his reconstituted Cleveland team are 6-7, but their confidence is fully intact heading into a Monday night game at Madison Square Garden. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Louis C.K. in a scene from ]( Critic's Notebook [Louis C.K. and Hollywood's Canon of Creeps]( By MANOHLA DARGIS In his new film "I Love You, Daddy," the comic surveys male pathologies, nods at Woody Allen and reaffirms cinema's long history of exploiting women. Profile [Krysten Ritter Spins Her Own Mystery in Her Debut Novel, 'Bonfire']( By DAVE ITZKOFF The star of the Netflix superhero noir series "Jessica Jones" delves into a small town's secrets in her new book. [Leonardo da Vinci's ]( [A Leonardo and a Ferrari Set the Contemporary Art Sales on a New Track]( By SCOTT REYBURN The fall auctions begin with a surprising Renaissance inclusion - and a last-minute exclusion of Rockwell paintings. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Robin Steinberg will oversee the Bail Project, the first nationwide fund designed to post bail for indigent defendants.]( [Bronx Charity Founder Wants to Pay Bail for Poor Defendants Nationwide]( By ALAN FEUER Her new initiative, called the Bail Project, hopes to free 150,000 people in jail on bail in 40 cities in the next five years. [Robert A. Durst, the New York real estate scion, is accused of the 2000 murder of his friend and confidante Susan Berman.]( [In Robert Durst Case, Detective Will Testify for the Defense]( By CHARLES V. BAGLI The prosecution's case hinges on Mr. Durst having killed his first wife; his lawyers are calling the New York investigator who failed to indict him. [George Basquez, visiting from Guatemala, taking a selfie after leaving St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Sunday.]( [Pope Says No Phones in Church. Parishioners Keep Scrolling.]( By SARAH MASLIN NIR People texted in the pews during Sunday Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan, despite Pope Francis' declaration last week that phones were an "ugly" distraction. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Media & Advertising [Renee DiResta, who has advised Congress on the use of bots and fake accounts to manipulate social media, at her home in San Francisco, Calif.]( [She Warned of 'Peer-to-Peer Misinformation.' Congress Listened.]( By SHEERA FRENKEL Renee DiResta has been tracking disinformation on Facebook and other sites since the anti-vaccine movement. Congress turned to her for the grilling of tech executives. [Paramount's long box office drought ended with ]( ['Daddy's Home 2' and 'Orient Express' Turn Out Older Crowds]( By BROOKS BARNES "Thor: Ragnarok" remained No. 1 at the box office, but two new movies used star power to deliver better-than-expected ticket sales. For more media and advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »]( []Obituaries [Liz Smith, Longtime Queen of Tabloid Gossip Columns, Dies at 94]( By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Ms. Smith's column ran for more than three decades, and she offered a gentler view of movie stars and moguls than many other gossip writers. [Members of Dead Moon in an undated photograph. From left are Fred Cole, Toody Cole and Andrew Loomis. They remained beloved local stars despite being decades older than their peers in Northwest grunge rock.]( [Fred Cole, Leader of Garage-Rock Band Dead Moon, Dies at 69]( By BEN SISARIO A singer and guitarist who became a hero of the Northwest music scene of the 1990s, he set a standard for do-it-yourself perseverance. [Ms. Lee at Glen Canyon in a scene from the 2014 documentary ]( [Katie Lee, Folk Singer Who Fought to Protect a Canyon, Dies at 98]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Ms. Lee never forgave the builders of the Glen Canyon Dam and said the only thing that prevented her from blowing it up was that she did not know how. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Members of the House Ways and Means Committee during a markup of the Republican tax reform plan.]( Editorial [The Right Way to Cut Corporate Taxes]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Here's why the Republican tax plans are such a boondoggle. Editorial [Gun Carnage in the Nation, Groundhog Day in the Capitol]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD After predictable reactions to the latest killings, the National Rifle Association has its way, again. [Heavy smog blanketed New Delhi on Wednesday.]( Editorial [Choking on Air in New Delhi]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Once again, it is hard to breathe in India's capital. The culprits are farmers and a stingy government. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed | Bryce Covert [Paradise Papers Show How Misguided the G.O.P. Is on Taxes]( By BRYCE COVERT We don't need to make it easier for companies to bilk us. [A boy rinses a bucket for collecting well water that is believed to be contaminated with the bacteria that causes cholera, on the outskirts of Sana, Yemen, in July.]( Op-Ed Contributor [How War Created the Cholera Epidemic in Yemen]( By ALIA ALLANA The spread of the disease is tied to politics and the blockade imposed by the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia. [President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Saturday.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Siding With the Enemy]( By CHARLES M. BLOW President Trump won't acknowledge Russia's crime, of which he was the beneficiary. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On Nov. 13, 1956, the Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses. [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. 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