Today's Headlines: Senate Passes Budget Bill to Raise Spending and Reopen Government

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[Stocks Plunge as Market Enters ‘Correction’ Territory]( [Stocks Plunge as Market Enters ‘Correction’ Territory]( By MATT PHILLIPS and TIFFANY HSU Wall Street, roiled this week by the most turbulence in years, broke from a brief respite on Thursday, entering a market correction. [Top Trump Aides Are Said to Have Long Known About Abuse Accusations]( [Top Trump Aides Are Said to Have Long Known About Abuse Accusations]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, KATIE ROGERS and MAGGIE HABERMAN White House officials conceded they “could have done better” in the way they handled accusations against the staff secretary who resigned Wednesday after two ex-wives publicly accused him of abusing them. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [The Quiet Diplomacy to Save the Olympics in a Nuclear Standoff]( World [The Quiet Diplomacy to Save the Olympics in a Nuclear Standoff]( By JANE PERLEZ, CHOE SANG-HUN and REBECCA R. RUIZ Organizers worried that the North would spoil the Winter Games in Pyeongchang. But after months of anxiety and failed diplomacy, there was a deal. [Rob Porter Is Donald Trump’s Kind of Guy]( Opinion | Op-Ed Columnist [Rob Porter Is Donald Trump’s Kind of Guy]( By MICHELLE GOLDBERG In this administration, domestic violence charges haven’t kept people from major jobs. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "For the vast majority of Americans, fluctuations in the stock market have relatively little effect on their wealth, or well-being, for that matter." [EDWARD N. WOLFF]( an economist at New York University who published new research on the topic. [] Today’s Videos [John Kelly: From Order to Disorder?]( [[Video]Video: John Kelly: From Order to Disorder?]( By CHRIS CIRILLO and SARAH STEIN KERR John F. Kelly was brought in to restore order to a chaotic West Wing. But recently the White House chief of staff has been finding himself at the center of controversy. [Before the Start of the Doubles Luge]( [[Video]Video: Before the Start of the Doubles Luge]( By MARGARET CHEATHAM WILLIAMS, ALEXANDRA GARCIA and AARON BYRD When they get nervous, Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman think about a waterfall: Nothing can interrupt it. They look at the track; then they hear the lyrics of a rap song: “It’s crunch time.” [North Korea’s ‘Army of Beauties’]( [[Video]Video: North Korea’s ‘Army of Beauties’]( By NATALIE RENEAU and AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER North Korea, like other nations, sent its best athletes to South Korea in the quest for Olympic gold. But it also dispatched a squad of 230 cheerleaders, sometimes referred to as Kim Jong-un’s army of beauties. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [Far From Winding Down, Syria’s War Escalates on Multiple Fronts]( [Far From Winding Down, Syria’s War Escalates on Multiple Fronts]( By ANNE BARNARD and HWAIDA SAAD The conflict has broken into several small wars, and the carnage is reaching a new peak, upending any assumptions it might be nearing an end. [2 of ISIS’ Infamous British Fighters Are Captured by Syrian Kurds]( [2 of ISIS’ Infamous British Fighters Are Captured by Syrian Kurds]( By ADAM GOLDMAN and ERIC SCHMITT The men were part of a notorious group of Islamic State militants known as the Beatles because of their British accents. [Art Looted by Nazis Gets a New Space at the Louvre. But Is It Really Home?]( [Art Looted by Nazis Gets a New Space at the Louvre. But Is It Really Home?]( By AURELIEN BREEDEN The museum is displaying the work in two new rooms. Critics praise the effort but say it does little to reunite the paintings with their rightful owners. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Two Prostate Cancer Drugs Delay Spread of the Disease by Two Years]( [Two Prostate Cancer Drugs Delay Spread of the Disease by Two Years]( By PAM BELLUCK The treatments could help hundreds of thousands of men worldwide stave off pain and chemotherapy, but researchers don’t yet know if they will extend lives. [‘I’m Not a Career Politician’: 6 Teenagers Run for Kansas Governor]( [‘I’m Not a Career Politician’: 6 Teenagers Run for Kansas Governor]( By JOSE A. DEL REAL Six young men, ages 16, 17 and 18, are running for governor in Kansas, and they want to be taken seriously. [What Puerto Rico Is, and Isn’t, Getting in Disaster Relief]( [What Puerto Rico Is, and Isn’t, Getting in Disaster Relief]( By PATRICIA MAZZEI The aid proposed by the Senate is only a fraction of what Puerto Rico says it needs to recover from Hurricane Maria. But it’s a start. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [Republicans Learn to Love Deficit Spending They Once Loathed]( [Republicans Learn to Love Deficit Spending They Once Loathed]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT After years of professing fiscal discipline, Republicans are embracing budget deficits as the nation’s debt swells. [Unwelcome Attention for John Kelly, the Man Enlisted to Bring Calm]( [Unwelcome Attention for John Kelly, the Man Enlisted to Bring Calm]( By PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN President Trump is calling the chief of staff he pushed out, Reince Priebus, to complain about John Kelly, the chief of staff who took Mr. Priebus’s place. [From Clinics to Child Insurance, Budget Deal Affects Health Care]( [From Clinics to Child Insurance, Budget Deal Affects Health Care]( By ROBERT PEAR A budget deal billed as a measure to stabilize government funding is chock-full of provisions that have consequences for the health care system. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Drug Industry Wages Opioid Fight Using an Anti-Addiction Ally]( [Drug Industry Wages Opioid Fight Using an Anti-Addiction Ally]( By MICHAEL CORKERY and KATIE THOMAS Pharmaceutical companies have enlisted the support of a prominent anti-addiction advocate as they battle the perception that they created an epidemic. [We All Have a Stake in the Stock Market, Right? Guess Again]( [We All Have a Stake in the Stock Market, Right? Guess Again]( By PATRICIA COHEN Wall Street’s up and downs have little impact on the income or wealth of most Americans, despite the bromides of politicians on both sides of the aisle. [Bringing a Personal Touch to Plus-Size Fashion]( Entrepreneurship [Bringing a Personal Touch to Plus-Size Fashion]( By ELLEN ROSEN Spurred by an underserved market, entrepreneurs are offering personalized service to women seeking stylish clothing in larger sizes. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Cryptocurrencies Come to Campus]( [Cryptocurrencies Come to Campus]( By NATHANIEL POPPER From New York University to Berkeley, Bitcoin has set off a dash to understand the technology and economic risks of virtual currency. [Winter Olympics’ Security on Alert, but Hackers Have a Head Start]( [Winter Olympics’ Security on Alert, but Hackers Have a Head Start]( By NICOLE PERLROTH Some computer systems connected to the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have already been compromised, experts said. The big question is what happens next. [Twitter Has Good News for Once: Its First Quarterly Profit]( [Twitter Has Good News for Once: Its First Quarterly Profit]( By DAVID STREITFELD and CHAD BRAY The social network posted its first ever profit as a public company, even as it grapples with criticism over fake accounts and slower-than-expected growth. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Dozens of Russian Athletes Lose Appeal, Keeping Them Out of Pyeongchang Olympics]( [Dozens of Russian Athletes Lose Appeal, Keeping Them Out of Pyeongchang Olympics]( By TARIQ PANJA The 47 athletes who were denied included Viktor Ahn, a short-track speedskater who has won six Olympic gold medals, and Anton Shipulin, a biathlon world champion. [A Lyrical Twist: Figure Skaters Perform to Music With Words]( [A Lyrical Twist: Figure Skaters Perform to Music With Words]( By JERÉ LONGMAN Bring on James Brown, Justin Bieber, Moby, and maybe some Mozart. New rules allow skaters flexibility to rock the Winter Olympics. [Cavaliers Dealing Isaiah Thomas to Lakers and Dwyane Wade to Heat in Radical Restructuring]( [Cavaliers Dealing Isaiah Thomas to Lakers and Dwyane Wade to Heat in Radical Restructuring]( By MARC STEIN Cleveland’s N.B.A. trade deadline deals involve 11 players, five teams and two draft picks. Thomas had been vocal about conflict among Cavaliers players. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [North Korean Orchestra Gives an Emotional Concert in the South]( [North Korean Orchestra Gives an Emotional Concert in the South]( By AMY QIN Musicians played K-pop, Mozart, Josh Groban and other popular hymns. For some in the audience, it was their first time seeing North Koreans. [He Made Them Glow: A Maverick’s Portraits Live On]( Art Review [He Made Them Glow: A Maverick’s Portraits Live On]( By HOLLAND COTTER Peter Hujar’s photographs of friends and lovers, at the Morgan Library & Museum, captured downtown Manhattan’s golden age before the emergence of AIDS. [Casting Controversy Derailed a High School Play. Then Came the Threats.]( [Casting Controversy Derailed a High School Play. Then Came the Threats.]( By SOPAN DEB After Ithaca High School canceled its production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” because of students’ pushback, an online mob targeted the town. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] Movies [Review: In ‘The 15:17 to Paris,’ Real Heroes Portray Their Heroism]( [Review: In ‘The 15:17 to Paris,’ Real Heroes Portray Their Heroism]( By A.O. SCOTT A foiled terrorist attack inspires an effective, stripped-down film from Clint Eastwood starring three men who helped save the day. [Review: ‘Permission’ Puts Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall on the Market]( [Review: ‘Permission’ Puts Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall on the Market]( By BEN KENIGSBERG A longstanding relationship gets a jolt when a friend of the couple asks a provocative question. [Review: In ‘Golden Exits,’ Ties That Bind (and Cut Too)]( [Review: In ‘Golden Exits,’ Ties That Bind (and Cut Too)]( By MANOHLA DARGIS Alex Ross Perry charts the happiness, misery and profound self-absorption of assorted Brooklynites. It’s funny! (Also sad and squirm-inducing.) [Review: In These Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts, Riveting Fairy Tales and Kitchen Rot]( [Review: In These Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts, Riveting Fairy Tales and Kitchen Rot]( By GLENN KENNY The animated program for the Oscar-nominated shorts includes a film narrated by Kobe Bryant, a Pixar short and a French movie starring frogs. [Review: In the Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts, Four Dramas and a Comedy]( [Review: In the Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts, Four Dramas and a Comedy]( By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS Topically diverse and politically relevant, the live action shorts program features three based on actual incidents. [Review: In the Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts, Moving Portraits and Visceral Stories]( [Review: In the Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts, Moving Portraits and Visceral Stories]( By BEN KENIGSBERG There are plausible rationalizations for why any of this year’s Oscar-nominated documentary shorts might win. For more movies news, go to [NYTimes.com/Movies »]( [] New York [Sisters’ Quiet Life of Prayer Disrupted by an Affordable Housing Fight]( [Sisters’ Quiet Life of Prayer Disrupted by an Affordable Housing Fight]( By RICK ROJAS Four Catholic sisters spend their days praying in their secluded convent, but a dispute over affordable housing has put them in an unusual position. [Judge Deals Blow to Council in Fight With Mayor Over Powers]( [Judge Deals Blow to Council in Fight With Mayor Over Powers]( By J. DAVID GOODMAN The City Charter gives the mayor a kind of veto power over friend-of-the-court filings by City Council members, a judge ruled. [Key Witness in Percoco Case Admits to Violating His Plea Deal]( [Key Witness in Percoco Case Admits to Violating His Plea Deal]( By BENJAMIN WEISER and VIVIAN WANG Todd Howe, a government witness in the corruption trial of Joseph Percoco, admitted that even after signing a cooperation deal, he tried to defraud a hotel. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Obituaries [John Perry Barlow, 70, Dies; Championed an Unfettered Internet]( [John Perry Barlow, 70, Dies; Championed an Unfettered Internet]( By SAM ROBERTS In a multifaceted life, he fought for free expression on the web, wrote lyrics for the Grateful Dead, ran a ranch and was a Republican leader in Wyoming. 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