Today's Headlines: Trump Calls Jerusalem Plan Step Toward Peace, but It Puts Mideast on Edge

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HALBFINGER, MARK LANDLER and ISABEL KERSHNER An Israeli minister said moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem would be "destiny." The leader of Hamas called it "an unaccountable gamble." [Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, arriving last month for a committee hearing.]( [A Democratic Chorus Rises in the Senate: 'Franken Should Resign']( By YAMICHE ALCINDOR and NICHOLAS FANDOS By Wednesday evening, there was widespread expectation in the Democratic caucus that Senator Al Franken would step down. He has scheduled an announcement on his future in the Senate for Thursday. [A home burned in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday.]( [California Fires Enter the Heart of Los Angeles]( By JENNIFER MEDINA and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA A brush fire erupted near the Getty Museum before dawn on Wednesday, while a much larger fire continued to rage out of control in the Ventura area. 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 [Bidding for Leonardo da Vinci's ]( WORLD [The Mysterious Buyer of the $450 Million Leonardo da Vinci? A Saudi Prince]( By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK The prince bought the "Salvator Mundi," a portrait of Christ, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Supporting Roy Moore Is a Devil's Bargain]( By SOHRAB AHMARI A plea to my fellow Christians and social conservatives. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "When we say, 'This is going to create eight million jobs,' people don't believe it. And they don't care. They care about one job: their job." [CORRY BLISS]( executive director of the American Action Network, a conservative group helping lead the effort to sell the Republicans' tax overhaul to voters who doubt it will benefit them. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital]( President Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and announced a plan to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to the fiercely contested city. [Bidding for Leonardo da Vinci's ]( [[Video] Video: Who Pays Millions for a Painting?]( Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud, a little known Saudi prince, paid a record $450.3 million for Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi." Here are a few other buyers with deep pockets. [[Video] Video: Times Reporters Speak With Ashley Judd About Sexual Harassment]( Ashley Judd joined Times reporters during a TimesTalk event about Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly and the national conversation about sexual harassment. [] World [President Vladimir V. Putin, left, meeting with workers at the Gorky Automobile Factory in Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday, where he announced he would run for re-election.]( [Putin Confirms He Is Running for President]( By NEIL MacFARQUHAR In a choreographed announcement in a factory setting, he said he would stand for a fourth term as president in March. He is expected to win handily. [Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in October in Washington. He ordered that the Pentagon disclose new troop totals in Syria.]( [U.S. Says 2,000 Troops Are in Syria, a Fourfold Increase]( By JOHN ISMAY The new total counts service members on short-term deployments who were not included in Obama-era troop totals. [Halifax's harbor after the explosion in December 1917. The blast leveled much of the north end of the city and killed about 2,000 people.]( Halifax Journal [Century After Halifax's Great Explosion, City Marks Anniversary]( By IAN AUSTEN The 1917 blast after a collision between a French munitions ship and a Norwegian vessel killed about 2,000 people and leveled part of the Canadian city. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [An ultrasound image of an implanted intrauterine contraceptive device. A study found that women who rely on birth control pills or I.U.D.'s that release hormones face a small but significant increase in the risk for breast cancer.]( [Birth Control Pills Still Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Finds]( By RONI CARYN RABIN Women using birth control pills and I.U.D.s that release hormones face a higher risk than those using methods without hormones, scientists in Denmark reported. [Keisha Lance Bottoms at an election night watch party in Atlanta early Wednesday. Ms. Bottoms declared victory after a close mayoral race on Tuesday, but her opponent, Mary Norwood, said she would request a recount.]( [Atlanta Mayoral Race Poised to Move to a Recount]( By ALAN BLINDER Fewer than 800 votes separated the candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms, who declared victory, and Mary Norwood, who said she would request a recount. [Spencer Sleyon meeting his online friend Rosalind Guttman in Florida last weekend.]( [He's 22. She's 81. Their Friendship Is Melting Hearts.]( By DANIEL VICTOR The two met on the Words With Friends app, and photos of their in-person meeting delighted thousands of people on social media. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the F.B.I. about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States.]( [Flynn Said Russian Sanctions Would Be 'Ripped Up,' Whistle-Blower Says]( By MARK MAZZETTI and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT The whistle-blower said Mr. Flynn thought that ending the sanctions would allow a business project he was once involved with to move forward. [Canvassers from Americans for Prosperity, the conservative group funded by the Koch brothers, discussed the Republican tax bill with residents of the Azalea Park neighborhood in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday.]( [Conservative Groups Seeking Support for Tax Cuts Find It a Hard Sell]( By JEREMY W. PETERS Groups like the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity are trying to convince ordinary Americans that this is good for them too. [President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence arrived to the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Wednesday to make an announcement on Jerusalem.]( [For Trump, an Embassy in Jerusalem Is a Political Decision, Not a Diplomatic One]( By MARK LANDLER The president seemed to relish playing a familiar role: the political insurgent, defying foreign policy orthodoxy on behalf of the people who elected him. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Ann Marie Buerkle's tenure as a commissioner on the board of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has come under fire now that President Trump has nominated her to lead the agency. Consumer advocates worry that Ms. Buerkle is too close to industry groups to lead the commission.]( [Trump Pick to Head Consumer Safety Board Is Seen as Too Close to Industries]( By SHEILA KAPLAN Ann Marie Buerkle, a commissioner poised to run the federal agency, has rarely voted for a mandatory recall, a maximum fine, or a tougher safety standard. [Oliver Schmidt, a Volkswagen executive, speaking at an industry event in Michigan in 2014. He had been with the company for two decades when he was arrested in a scheme to deceive regulators.]( [Volkswagen Official Gets 7-Year Term in Diesel-Emissions Cheating]( By BILL VLASIC Oliver Schmidt had pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the carmaker's scheme to deceive regulators in the United States by cheating on diesel-emissions tests. [The opening ceremony of the new Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai on Wednesday.]( [The World's Biggest Starbucks Opens in Shanghai. Here's What It Looks Like.]( By AILIN TANG The company's new store in China is aimed squarely at a country of tea drinkers that has emerged as a major core of its business. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Steve Lee of San Francisco, an investor in virtual currencies, said he considered Bitcoin more useful as a means of banking than as a form of payment.]( [Bitcoin Hasn't Replaced Cash, but Investors Don't Care]( By NATHANIEL POPPER Investors have lifted Bitcoin past $13,000, likening it to gold as a place to store money. Early followers who hoped for a faster, cheaper way to pay for things are looking elsewhere. [Coinbase employees lining up for free food in the gaming room of the company's office in San Francisco.]( [Coinbase: The Heart of the Bitcoin Frenzy]( By NATHANIEL POPPER The San Francisco start-up has been at the center of the virtual currency boom. But like any young company, it is experiencing growing pains. State of the Art [The Hidden Player Spurring a Wave of Cheap Consumer Devices: Amazon]( By FARHAD MANJOO Numerous electronics brands have sprung up offering inexpensive gadgets. Here's how Amazon enables them, and how other brands may copy that success. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Thomas Bach, the president of the I.O.C., at a news conference on Tuesday. He called Russia's doping scandal an ]( Sports of The Times [The I.O.C. Finally Stops Tiptoeing. And Russia Pays the Price.]( By JULIET MACUR After years of not confronting countries who break the rules and their promises, the I.O.C. took a much-needed stand against a country awash in doping. [Aaron Boone outside Yankee Stadium on Wednesday after his introductory news conference.]( On Baseball [From Microphone to Manager: Aaron Boone Makes It Official]( By TYLER KEPNER Like several other current managers, Boone has no previous major league managing experience. But his broadcasting tenure may prove just as helpful. [Roger Goodell has been the commissioner of the N.F.L. since 2006.]( [N.F.L. Extends Roger Goodell's Contract, Ending Weeks of Discord]( By KEN BELSON A committee of owners signed off on a contract worth about $200 million over five years, ending a bitter standoff with Jerry Jones, the Cowboys' owner. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Lorin Stein in 2016 at a Paris Review event.]( [Paris Review Editor Resigns Amid Inquiry Into His Conduct with Women]( By ALEXANDRA ALTER and SYDNEY EMBER Lorin Stein apologized in letters he sent the board Wednesday, saying his behavior had been hurtful and degrading. [Jordan Peele said he worried that the themes of white villainy and black victimization of ]( The Carpetbagger ['I'd Never Seen My Fears as an African-American Man Onscreen']( By CARA BUCKLEY Jordan Peele, writer-director of "Get Out," says his own concerns almost prevented it from being made. Now prize givers love it. Will the academy agree? Books of The Times [In His Final Fiction, Sam Shepard Chases Familiar Themes]( By DWIGHT GARNER "Spy of the First Person," about a dying man, is shot through with dread and decay but has parched humor as well. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal, a Democrat who represents Manhattan's Upper West Side, is part of an effort to raise the limits on when victims of child sex abuse can sue.]( [A New Push to Expand New York's Childhood Sex Assault Law]( By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Activists hope this will be the year that New York changes its limits on how long victims of child sex abuse have to sue their attackers. [Stephanie Thomas, a computer specialist with the Fire Department, has not been promoted since she joined in 1989. She is one of seven people suing the department for discrimination.]( [Black Employees Accuse Fire Department of Discrimination]( By COLIN MOYNIHAN A lawsuit claims that African-American civilian employees of the New York Fire Department, on the whole, are paid lower wages than white employees with the same jobs. [A new planetarium at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City that opens this week will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere.]( [Planetarium Opens in New Jersey, Ushering In a New Kind of Star Wars]( By JAMES BARRON The Liberty Science Center in Jersey City says it's 110 feet in diameter - even bigger than one across the river at the Museum of Natural History. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Media & Advertising [WNYC radio host Leonard Lopate has interviewed guests ranging from Barack Obama to John Updike.]( [WNYC Suspends Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz]( By TIFFANY HSU New York Public Radio is investigating allegations of inappropriate conduct by the longtime hosts, days after similar claims against John Hockenberry. [A suspect being escorted out of the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on Wednesday after being charged with the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.]( [Malta Charges 3 Veteran Criminals in Journalist's Murder]( By ANDREW HIGGINS While welcomed, the arrests have done little to dispel doubts that whoever ordered the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia will see justice. [Jeffrey Tambor, the star of ]( [For 'Transparent,' Accusations Against Jeffrey Tambor Burst an Idealistic Bubble]( By VIVIAN YEE and TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER The staff of the acclaimed Amazon series believed it had created a special workplace. Then harassment accusations pierced the idealism. For more media and advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »]( [] Fashion & Style [The actress Gabrielle Union at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City.]( [We're Going to Need More Gabrielle Union]( By HAYLEY KRISCHER "I think the floodgates have opened for white women," the actress and rape survivor said of the #MeToo movement, which coincided with her new memoir. [Death of Retail? 2017 Was All About the Empire of Luxury E-Tail]( By ELIZABETH PATON These are the Napoleons busy dividing the shopping streets of the virtual world between them. [What 10 Street Wear Fans Wore to the ComplexCon Festival in Los Angeles]( By MAX BERLINGER A parade of skater boys, sneakerheads and Supreme fanatics gathered in Long Beach, Calif. for the second annual street wear convention. For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( [] Editorial [Councilman Jumaane Williams during a meeting at City Hall.]( Editorial [Let's Limit the Term-Limit Debate]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD New York City voters have made clear over the years that two terms are enough for city officials, but City Council members are considering a third. Editorial [The Olympic Ban Helps Mr. Putin, Hurts Russia]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The I.O.C.'s correct decision to ban Russia from the Winter Games in Korea is likely to strengthen the autocrat's grip on power. Editorial [Holding Prison Guards Accountable]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD New York State's corrections officers are too often protected from punishment, even for brutal attacks on prisoners. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [Tucson's Police Chief: Sessions's Anti-Immigrant Policies Will Make Cities More Dangerous]( By CHRIS MAGNUS People won't report crimes if they're afraid they may become separated from their families. [Protesters gathered Wednesday before the House voted to expand the right to carry concealed firearms virtually anywhere in the country.]( Op-Ed Columnist [We'll Be Cheerful if It Kills Us]( By GAIL COLLINS That gun bill is back, but then again, there's a hero cat. Op-Ed Columnist [Trump, Israel and the Art of the Giveaway]( By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN I've never seen a president give up so much to so many for so little. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, drawing the United States into World War II. More than 2,300 Americans were killed. 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