Today's Headlines: Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race

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Moore for the Senate seat once held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [President Trump listened to Vice President Mike Pence's remarks in a signing ceremony for the Space Policy Directive 1, a return to the moon for American astronauts, at the White House on Monday.]( [Trump's Combative Denials Again Draw Him Into the Sexual Harassment Debate]( By MICHAEL TACKETT In denying again the accusations against him and deriding Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the president ensured that the issue would gain added energy and prominence. [The aftermath of the Tubbs fire that hit Santa Rosa, Calif., in October.]( [Quakes and Fires? It's the Cost of Living That Californians Can't Stomach]( By CONOR DOUGHERTY For many Californians, natural disasters are a moment to take stock and rethink the dream. But in the end, it almost always comes down to cost. 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 [Doug Jones took the stage on Tuesday night to celebrate his victory and thank his supporters at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Birmingham, Ala.]( U.S. [Doug Jones: A Lawyer in the Thick of Alabama's Big Moments]( By ALEXANDER BURNS and CAMPBELL ROBERTSON As a prosecutor and defense lawyer, Mr. Jones played a role in some of his state's biggest cases, putting him in a position to make electoral history. [Roy Moore looking at election returns at a watch party in Montgomery, Ala.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Columnist [Thank Heaven for . . . Alabama?]( By FRANK BRUNI If this deep-red state isn't beyond redemption, then America isn't, either. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I didn't know anything about your culture, didn't know what motivates you, didn't know anything about your work, didn't know anything about how you get your work done." [REX W. TILLERSON]( the secretary of state, in a speech to employees about overhauling the State Department. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: A Glimpse of Oumuamua]( Astronomers have discovered a passing rock from another star - the first interstellar asteroid. [The tunnel between subway lines in Times Square became the scene of a would-be suicide bomber's attempted terror attack on Monday.]( [[Video] Video: Inside the New York Subway Tunnel Bombed By a Terror Suspect]( One day after a would-be suicide attacker set off a bomb in a New York City subway tunnel, locals were already back to using it. Here's a look inside. [Artist Flees Beijing After Filming Devastation of Mass Evictions]( By AUSTIN RAMZY Hua Yong, a painter, has shot and posted online dozens of videos documenting the forced removal of thousands of migrant workers from Beijing. [] World [President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, center, answers questions at the Gostiny Dvor studio during the annual ]( ['Fake News,' Trump's Obsession, Is Now a Cudgel for Strongmen]( By STEVEN ERLANGER Leaders who don't like to be criticized or investigated have embraced the term. Scholars fear that it further erodes trust in democracy. [Bottles of Truvada, the branded PrEP drug manufactured by Gilead.]( [Brazil Fights H.I.V. Spike in Youths With Free Preventive Drug]( By SHASTA DARLINGTON The country is the first in Latin America to make a blue pill called PrEP an integral part of its health care policy. [The Modelo, a historic prison in Barcelona, was closed by the Catalan authorities in June.]( Barcelona Journal [Catalonia's New Conflict Echoes in the Halls of an Old Prison]( By RAPHAEL MINDER Long before the current battle over secession, Catalonia played a central role in Spanish political strife. The cells of the Modelo prison tell that story of conflict. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Outside the Spotted Pig, on West 11th Street.]( [Ken Friedman, Power Restaurateur, Is Accused of Sexual Harassment]( By JULIA MOSKIN and KIM SEVERSON Ten female employees say they were sexually harassed by the owner of the Spotted Pig. Dozens described it as a toxic workplace fueled by fame and fear. [A group advocating AIDS research marched in the New York gay pride parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in June 1983.]( [Fingerprints of Russian Disinformation: From AIDS to Fake News]( By LINDA QIU In the 1980s, the Soviets peddled "bum dope about AIDS" around the world. Moscow's tactics haven't changed much in the years since. [[Interactive Graphic] Interactive Graphic: How Effective Is Your School District? A New Measure Shows Where Students Learn the Most]( By EMILY BADGER and KEVIN QUEALY Some poorer districts do more for their grade-schoolers than some wealthier ones do. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [A campaign rally for Roy Moore on the eve of the special Senate election in Alabama.]( [Many G.O.P. Blunders Put Seat at Risk, Even Before Scandal]( By ALEXANDER BURNS Republicans made a lengthy list of errors, giving Democrats an opening well before Roy Moore was accused of sexual misbehavior. [Speaker Paul D. Ryan praised on Tuesday the Treasury Department's analysis of the tax bill.]( [Republicans, Closing In on Final Tax Bill, Aim for a Vote Next Week]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT and THOMAS KAPLAN In a frenzy of last-minute negotiations, Republicans drew closer to a 21 percent corporate tax rate and a top individual rate of 37 percent. [Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson spoke Tuesday at the Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum in Washington.]( [Tillerson Says Embassy in Jerusalem Is at Least Three Years Away]( By GARDINER HARRIS On Tuesday, Rex W. Tillerson discussed the future of the embassy in a speech at the State Department and then took questions from department employees. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Emery Lindsley said she was ignored when she went to the human resources department of her former employer with a complaint about an executive. ]( [Sexual Harassment Cases Show the Ineffectiveness of Going to H.R.]( By NOAM SCHEIBER and JULIE CRESWELL Human resources departments face a quandary: protect the employees who bring complaints or the companies that employ them. [If Disney buys Rupert Murdoch's entertainment empire it would control a movie library that includes popular series like ]( [Disney's Deal for 21st Century Fox Is Said to Be Close]( By BROOKS BARNES and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED The $60 billion-plus acquisition would give Disney control of most of Rupert Murdoch's movie and TV empire, and give a serious boost to the company's streaming ambitions. [The Westfield Corporation's shopping mall at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Lower Manhattan.]( [In Spending Spree, European Mall Operator Bets on Westfield]( By JULIE CRESWELL and CHAD BRAY Though malls are struggling, Unibail-Rodamco is set to acquire Westfield, the owner of shopping centers including the mall at One World Trade Center. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Kickstarter's home screen on Tuesday.]( [Net Neutrality Protests Move Online, Yet Big Tech Is Quiet]( By CECILIA KANG, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, NICK WINGFIELD and MIKE ISAAC While some technology companies used their websites to proclaim support for equal internet access, some of the giants, including Google and Microsoft, laid low. [People using a Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong. Bitcoin has soared in value, but more as an investable security like gold than as a currency for everyday purchases.]( The Shift [I Was Wrong About Bitcoin. Here's Why.]( By KEVIN ROOSE Our columnist predicted in 2013 that Bitcoin, then a new digital currency, would soon die. He points to five assumptions he got wrong. [.][Indiegogo Goes Where Few Companies Dare: Into Initial Coin Offerings]( [President George W. Bush at a signing ceremony for a $1.35 trillion tax-cut bill in 2001.]( Economic Scene [Tax Plan's Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards]( By EDUARDO PORTER Cutting taxes is mostly an exercise in slicing the economic pie a different way, not making it bigger, with gains for a few offset by losses for many. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [A former wardrobe stylist for NFL Network said in a lawsuit that Donovan McNabb sent her sexually inappropriate text messages.]( [Stylist's Lawsuit Rocks NFL Network, Leading to 6 Suspensions]( By KEVIN DRAPER Marshall Faulk, Heath Evans and Ike Taylor are among those cited in a lawsuit claiming sexual harassment and assault. [Jahlil Okafor talking to reporters on Monday after joining the Nets. He played in just two games for the Philadelphia 76ers this season before he was traded.]( On Pro Basketball [Jahlil Okafor Gets a Second Chance, and Nets Get a Bargain]( By HARVEY ARATON Okafor, the No. 2 draft pick in 2015, lost his spot to Joel Embiid in Philadelphia but now has the opportunity to develop in Brooklyn. [Stuart Taylor, 37, inside the training facility at Southampton, his fifth Premier League team. To call him a Premier League player, though, feels inaccurate; Taylor has not appeared in a match in two years.]( On Soccer [This Premier League Player's Position? Left Out]( By RORY SMITH Fans think Stuart Taylor has it made: a Premier League salary and a job he is rarely asked to perform. But his long career as a third-choice goalkeeper isn't the one he saw for himself. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [In ]( ['Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Embraces the Magic and Mystery. Read Our Review.]( By MANOHLA DARGIS With charm and wit, the latest "Star Wars" movie unites the past and present as it looks toward the future. [A scene from the documentary ]( [Review: In 'Miss Kiet's Children,' Refugees Adjust to Dutch Life]( By BEN KENIGSBERG The documentary by Petra Lataster-Czisch and Peter Lataster follows young students in the classroom but doesn't examine their lives outside school. [President Trump on the news. He has pushed back against a report that says he ]( Critic's Notebook [Trump Isn't Watching Too Much TV. He's Watching the Wrong Kind.]( By JAMES PONIEWOZIK If the president insists on four-plus hours a day of screen time, maybe he could ease up on the angry-making cable news. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Joon H. Kim, the acting United States attorney in Manhattan, announced charges on Tuesday against the man arrested in a bombing of a subway tunnel near Times Square.]( ['I Did It for the Islamic State,' Bombing Suspect Told Investigators]( By AL BAKER and BENJAMIN WEISER The man arrested in Monday's subway bombing admitted to investigators that he had carried out the attack, saying his goal was "to terrorize as many people as possible." [L. Francis Cissna, director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, said on Tuesday at the White House that the visa programs used by suspects in two recent terrorist attacks should end.]( [Terror Suspects Become Ammunition in War Over Immigration]( By LIZ ROBBINS Two men accused of recent attacks in New York both came to the country through visa programs that the Trump administration wants to end. [A judge ruled on Monday that hundreds of people who were sent to solitary confinement on Rikers Island because of old infractions should receive payment from New York City.]( [City Agrees to Pay Rikers Inmates It Forced Back Into Solitary Confinement]( By ASHLEY SOUTHALL In a class-action settlement, hundreds of people who were punished for old infractions are eligible to receive up to $200 per day in solitary. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Food [The Grill, a Major Food Group restaurant inside the former Four Seasons.]( [Top New York Restaurants of 2017]( By PETE WELLS Pete Wells's 10 favorites feature cuisines, and chefs, from Uruguay to South Korea. [Pécharmant from the Bergerac region of southwestern France, a favorite of the writer Martin Walker, and a memorable taste from 2017.]( [Wines That Resound in Memory]( By ERIC ASIMOV These are not necessarily the 10 best bottles of 2017, but they are the most memorable. [A humble mix of grated cheese, butter and flour, gougères make thrifty, flavorful hors d'oeuvres.]( [Want to Pamper Your Holiday Guests? Make Gougères]( By MELISSA CLARK Served still warm from the oven, pancetta and sage gougères are an indulgent and elegant hors d'oeuvres. For more dining news and recipes, go to [NYTimes.com/Dining »]( []Obituaries [Mayor Ed Lee of San Francisco at his office in City Hall in 2014.]( [Ed Lee, San Francisco's First Asian-American Mayor, Dies at 65]( By THOMAS FULLER, ALAN COWELL and JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH Mr. Lee was long an advocate for affordable housing in a city that in recent years has seen housing costs soar amid an explosion of economic growth. [Enrico Castellani in 2011 next to one of his monochromatic reliefs consisting of tented points.]( [Enrico Castellani, Artist in the Postwar Avant-Garde, Dies at 87]( By ROBERTA SMITH Mr. Castellani, from Italy, was part of a swirl of movements and groups that rejected emotion and subjectivity and flourished on both sides of the Atlantic. [Charles Robert Jenkins at Camp Zama, an American base southwest of Tokyo, in 2004.]( [Charles Jenkins, 77, U.S. Soldier Who Regretted Fleeing to North Korea, Dies]( By AUSTIN RAMZY Patrolling the zone between North and South Korea in 1965, he fled his post to avoid combat in Vietnam. He was kept in North Korea for almost 40 years. [Mr. Brown filmed some of his surfing movie ]( [Bruce Brown, 80, Dies; His 'Endless Summer' Documented Surfing]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mr. Brown's movie became an unlikely hit when it was released nationally in 1966 and helped change the way surfers are perceived. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Roy Moore speaking to supporters on election night in Montgomery, Ala.]( Editorial [Roy Moore Loses, Sanity Reigns]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Doug Jones strikes a blow against Donald Trump and for morality in American politics. Editorial [Who Bought That $450 Million Leonardo After All?]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The plot thickens. Editorial [Fox News v. Robert Mueller]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The propaganda machine has kicked into high gear, and has a single goal: convincing President Trump to fire the special counsel. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Doug Jones waving to supporters on Election Night in Birmingham, Ala.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Alabama Says No to Trump's Tribalism]( By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN This was a real sign of health. [Judge Alex Kozinski during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in March.]( Op-Ed Contributor [When Judges Prey on Clerks]( By DARA E. PURVIS Law professors should refuse to send students to problematic judges and publicly explain why. [Ed Sheeran performing during Z100's Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden on December 8.]( Opinion [Ed Sheeran Raises Money for Liberia - and Is Promptly Shamed]( By TARIRO MZEZEWA Criticizing the singer for promoting "poverty porn" hurts people the world has forgotten. Op-Ed Contributor [My Favorite Holiday Movie Involves a Giant Rabbit]( By JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN If the season means anything at all, it's about believing in things we cannot actually see. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On Dec. 13, 1981, authorities in Poland imposed martial law in a crackdown on the Solidarity labor movement. Martial law formally ended in 1983. 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