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[Cambridge Analytica, Trump-Tied Political Firm, Offered to Entrap Politicians]( [Cambridge Analytica, Trump-Tied Political Firm, Offered to Entrap Politicians]( By MATTHEW ROSENBERG A British TV station sent a reporter to pose as a prospective client, and secretly filmed Cambridge Analytica’s chief executive offering to engage in dirty tricks. [Soldier in Bloody Niger Mission Had Warned of Gaps, Defense Officials Say]( [Soldier in Bloody Niger Mission Had Warned of Gaps, Defense Officials Say]( By HELENE COOPER, THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF and ERIC SCHMITT Pentagon leaders are said to be troubled by draft conclusions of an inquiry that blames low-level officers in an ambush that killed four American troops. 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 [Driving With Assad: Syria’s President Tours a Destroyed Suburb]( World [Driving With Assad: Syria’s President Tours a Destroyed Suburb]( By BEN HUBBARD As his soldiers wage a brutal offensive near Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad takes a leisurely drive into the heart of the civil war. [Fifteen Years Ago, America Destroyed My Country]( Opinion | Op-Ed Contributor [Fifteen Years Ago, America Destroyed My Country]( By SINAN ANTOON Let’s stop calling the invasion of Iraq a “blunder” and call it what it is: a crime. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Tuberculosis is the shadow of misery. If there’s a disease that is a marker of poverty, it’s tuberculosis." [DR. JOSÉ FÉLIX OLETTA]( a former Venezuelan health minister, on the aggressive comeback the disease is making in that country, which is reeling from an economic crisis, too. [] Today’s Videos [How a Community Was Sacrificed to Save Houston]( [[Video]Video: How a Community Was Sacrificed to Save Houston]( By LESLYE DAVIS, RAY WHITEHOUSE and ERIC MAIERSON Cinco Ranch was designed to be flooded. So after Hurricane Harvey hit, the Texas suburb was sacrificed to save the city of Houston. We followed homeowners as they decided whether to cut their losses or rebuild, knowing it could happen again. [Assad Takes Driving Tour of Eastern Ghouta]( [[Video]Video: Assad Takes Driving Tour of Eastern Ghouta]( By BARBARA MARCOLINI President Bashar al-Assad of Syria appeared in a series of videos driving from Damascus to eastern Ghouta, the suburb that has been under siege for almost five years. [Russian Election: Videos Show Possible Fraud]( [[Video]Video: Russian Election: Videos Show Possible Fraud]( By CAMILLA SCHICK Election observers and opposition activists shared videos on social media showing individuals appearing to cast multiple ballots during Russia’s election on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [5 Years Ago Luigi Di Maio Was Living at Home. Now He May Lead Italy.]( [5 Years Ago Luigi Di Maio Was Living at Home. Now He May Lead Italy.]( By JASON HOROWITZ Mr. Di Maio’s meteoric and improbable rise reflects Italy’s newly turbulent politics, as well as the lack of experience of his Five Star party. [U.K. Reaches Brexit Transition Deal With E.U.]( [U.K. Reaches Brexit Transition Deal With E.U.]( By STEPHEN CASTLE The two sides have negotiated a 21-month transition period after the withdrawal next March. But the deal depends on a solution to the Irish border question. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [‘Serial Bomber’ Is Suspected in Explosions That Have Put Austin on Edge]( [‘Serial Bomber’ Is Suspected in Explosions That Have Put Austin on Edge]( By MANNY FERNANDEZ, CAITLIN DICKERSON and DAVE MONTGOMERY A fourth bomb triggered by a tripwire suggests a higher level of sophistication in the wave of bomb attacks that have unnerved the residents of Austin. [There’s Never Been a Native American Congresswoman. That Could Change in 2018.]( [There’s Never Been a Native American Congresswoman. That Could Change in 2018.]( By JULIE TURKEWITZ Native American women are running for office in record numbers. Some are fighting pipelines. Others are fighting environmentalists. [Trump Offers Tough Talk but Few Details in Unveiling Plan to Combat Opioids]( [Trump Offers Tough Talk but Few Details in Unveiling Plan to Combat Opioids]( By MAGGIE HABERMAN, ABBY GOODNOUGH and KATHARINE Q. SEELYE His plan calls for reducing the supply of illicit drugs with better interdiction and tougher penalties, reducing opioid prescriptions and overall demand, and expanding access to treatment. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [‘You Will Not Destroy America’: A Trump Battle Is No Longer One-Sided]( [‘You Will Not Destroy America’: A Trump Battle Is No Longer One-Sided]( By KATIE ROGERS The president and former law enforcement and intelligence officials are trading Twitter insults, turning a conflict that would have once stayed private into a public brawl. [Trump Considers Reshuffling Legal Team as He Takes On Mueller More Aggressively]( [Trump Considers Reshuffling Legal Team as He Takes On Mueller More Aggressively]( By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MAGGIE HABERMAN President Trump has discussed firing one lawyer, and another has considered quitting. A third, who has pushed theories on television that the F.B.I. framed the president, was hired. [Louise Slaughter Set House Rules, and Played by Her Own]( On Washington [Louise Slaughter Set House Rules, and Played by Her Own]( By CARL HULSE The New York lawmaker had held one of the most partisan posts in Congress but managed to win affection and admiration from both sides of the aisle. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Europe’s Planned Digital Tax Heightens Tensions With U.S.]( [Europe’s Planned Digital Tax Heightens Tensions With U.S.]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT, MILAN SCHREUER, JIM TANKERSLEY and NATASHA SINGER A European Union plan would hit Silicon Valley’s technology giants especially hard, further straining relations with the United States over taxes and trade. [Push to Settle McDonald’s Case, a Threat to Franchise Model]( [Push to Settle McDonald’s Case, a Threat to Franchise Model]( By NOAM SCHEIBER The National Labor Relations Board’s chief lawyer, a Trump appointee, is moving to reach a settlement to avert a landmark ruling against the company. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Pedestrian in Arizona, Where Robots Roam]( [Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Pedestrian in Arizona, Where Robots Roam]( By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI A woman in Tempe, Ariz., died after being hit by a self-driving car operated by Uber, in what is believed to be the first fatality of a pedestrian from an autonomous vehicle on public roads. [How Facebook’s Data Sharing Went From Feature to Bug]( The Shift [How Facebook’s Data Sharing Went From Feature to Bug]( By KEVIN ROOSE Sure, third-party Facebook apps collected data about users’ lives. But they seemed convenient and harmless, and, really, what could go wrong? [YouTube May Add to the Burdens of Humble Wikipedia]( [YouTube May Add to the Burdens of Humble Wikipedia]( By JOHN HERRMAN In a surprise announcement, Google says it will hand off a knotty problem — fact-checking its videos — to the online encyclopedia’s volunteer army. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Memo to Theresa May: In Premier League, Russian Roots Run Deep]( On Soccer [Memo to Theresa May: In Premier League, Russian Roots Run Deep]( By RORY SMITH Amid threats to divest Russian oligarchs of their valuable British assets, it’s worth noting just how hard that would be. [A Curveball From the New Tax Law: It Makes Baseball Trades Harder]( [A Curveball From the New Tax Law: It Makes Baseball Trades Harder]( By JIM TANKERSLEY The change of a single word in the new tax law means baseball, basketball and other sports franchises could now face capital gains taxes every time they exchange players. [A New Biography Traces Tiger Woods’s Mythical Rise and Fall]( Books of The Times [A New Biography Traces Tiger Woods’s Mythical Rise and Fall]( By DWIGHT GARNER Like a pair of supersleuths, Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian reconstruct the golfer’s life and offer new angles on old stories. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Will ‘Grief Is the Thing With Feathers’ Take Flight on the Stage?]( [Will ‘Grief Is the Thing With Feathers’ Take Flight on the Stage?]( By HOLLY WILLIAMS A new production starring Cillian Murphy will transform Max Porter’s experimental novel into a play. Just don’t expect any C.G.I. birds. [Introducing a Major New Voice in Comedy (Who Also Attacks Comedy)]( On Comedy [Introducing a Major New Voice in Comedy (Who Also Attacks Comedy)]( By JASON ZINOMAN The Australian stand-up Hannah Gadsby examines a culture that excuses abuse and takes on comedy’s pieties. Laughter is not good medicine, in her view. [Mighty Women Warriors, Resurrected From an Ancient Epic]( [Mighty Women Warriors, Resurrected From an Ancient Epic]( By ANDREW HIGGINS The new telling of “Forty Girls,” which mixes video, songs and traditional and modern music, is a bold departure for a Muslim country, especially Uzbekistan. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Promotions, Not Punishments, for Officers Accused of Lying]( [Promotions, Not Punishments, for Officers Accused of Lying]( By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN Of the 81 cases in which a civilian review board found an officer had lied, the Police Department pursued “false statement” charges in only two. [Cynthia Nixon Enters Race for New York Governor]( [Cynthia Nixon Enters Race for New York Governor]( By SHANE GOLDMACHER Ms. Nixon, an education activist best known for her work on “Sex and the City,” is expected to challenge Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo from the political left. [New York Subway’s On-Time Performance Hits New Low]( [New York Subway’s On-Time Performance Hits New Low]( By WINNIE HU Only 58.1 percent of weekday trains arrived on time in January, down from 64.1 percent a year earlier, according to a new report. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Science [The Struggle to Build a Massive ‘Biobank’ of Patient Data]( [The Struggle to Build a Massive ‘Biobank’ of Patient Data]( By GINA KOLATA At a cost of $1.4 billion, the N.I.H.’s All of Us program may help scientists discover new links between diseases, genes and lifestyle. But the project faces formidable obstacles. [Finding Meaning and Happiness in Old Age]( Personal Health [Finding Meaning and Happiness in Old Age]( By JANE E. BRODY Authors of two books about aging pass along some of the wisdom of the oldest old about what brings meaning and pleasure to their twilight years. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »]( [] Obituaries [Nokie Edwards, Whose Guitar Drove the Ventures, Is Dead at 82]( [Nokie Edwards, Whose Guitar Drove the Ventures, Is Dead at 82]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mr. Edwards’s “twangy tone, wang-bar glides and staccato riffing,” one admirer wrote, “paved the way for the California surf bands of the 1960s.” [Robert Grossman, Illustrator With a Brash Touch, Dies at 78]( [Robert Grossman, Illustrator With a Brash Touch, Dies at 78]( By NEIL GENZLINGER On hundreds of magazine covers and in newspaper pages, Mr. Grossman caricatured all manner of politicians and made puns on their names. [Keith O’Brien, Cardinal Ousted in Sex Scandal, Dies at 80]( [Keith O’Brien, Cardinal Ousted in Sex Scandal, Dies at 80]( By SAM ROBERTS Cardinal O’Brien was removed from office after acknowledging that he had engaged in the sort of homosexual behavior that he had earlier denounced. [Larry Kwong, 94, Dies; N.H.L.’s First Player of Asian Descent]( [Larry Kwong, 94, Dies; N.H.L.’s First Player of Asian Descent]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Known as the China Clipper, he played only one shift of one game for the Rangers in 1948. But that was enough to earn him a place in hockey history. [Mike MacDonald, Canadian Stand-Up Star, Is Dead at 62]( [Mike MacDonald, Canadian Stand-Up Star, Is Dead at 62]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Praised by one comedy insider as “pretty much the first Canadian superstar in our business,” he was a regular at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [The Wrong People Are Criticizing Donald Trump]( Editorial [The Wrong People Are Criticizing Donald Trump]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD In the wake of Andrew McCabe’s firing, and the president’s gloating tweets, Republicans once again could take action to protect democracy — but they refuse. [Facebook Leaves Its Users’ Privacy Vulnerable]( Editorial [Facebook Leaves Its Users’ Privacy Vulnerable]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD After learning how advisers to Donald Trump exploited the company’s vulnerabilities to get him elected, Congress needs to strengthen privacy laws. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [To Defend America, Don’t Overreach]( Op-Ed Contributor [To Defend America, Don’t Overreach]( By WILLIAM RUGER The Iraq war began 15 years ago. Realism demands that we remember how badly it failed. [Trump’s High-Tech Dirty Tricksters]( Op-Ed Columnist [Trump’s High-Tech Dirty Tricksters]( By MICHELLE GOLDBERG Undercover video shows the president’s digital consultants acting like thugs. [Trump and Trade and Zombies]( Op-Ed Columnist [Trump and Trade and Zombies]( By PAUL KRUGMAN Coming soon: a battle of bad ideas that refuse to die. 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