Today's Headlines: Scores of Russians Expelled by U.S. and Its Allies Over U.K. Poisoning

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[How an Outraged Europe Agreed to a Hard Line on Putin]( [How an Outraged Europe Agreed to a Hard Line on Putin]( By STEVEN ERLANGER Faced with new aggressiveness from the newly re-elected Putin, the E.U. backed Britain on the Skripal poisoning and sent a strong message to Moscow. [The E.P.A. Says It Wants Research Transparency. Scientists See an Attack on Science.]( [The E.P.A. Says It Wants Research Transparency. Scientists See an Attack on Science.]( By LISA FRIEDMAN A proposed policy would bar the E.P.A. from considering research that doesn't release its raw data for review, blocking some significant work. 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 Post-World War II Order Is Under Assault From the Powers That Built It]( Business Day | News Analysis [The Post-World War II Order Is Under Assault From the Powers That Built It]( By PETER S. GOODMAN Since the end of World War II, the victorious powers have promoted, trade, democracy and collective security. Now, that order is under assault. [New Leadership Has Not Changed Uber]( Opinion | Op-Ed Contributor [New Leadership Has Not Changed Uber]( By STEVEN HILL Its business model has always been the same, and it’s always been destructive. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "She escaped the anti-Semitism of the Nazis, but in the end her destiny followed her because she was killed because of anti-Semitism." [FRANCIS KALIFAT]( referring to Mireille Knoll, 85, who escaped a roundup of Jews during the Holocaust but was found stabbed to death in Paris last week. [] Today’s Videos [She Was Shot in Parkland. Can She Turn Trauma Into Change?]( [[Video]Video: She Was Shot in Parkland. Can She Turn Trauma Into Change?]( By NEETI UPADHYE, YOUSUR AL-HLOU and NATALIE RENEAU Samantha Fuentes, 18, was hit by gunfire from an AR-15 rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month. Onstage, she’s helping to lead a national conversation about gun control. Behind the scenes, she’s reeling from mental and physical trauma. [Children Die in Siberian Mall Fire]( [[Video]Video: Children Die in Siberian Mall Fire]( By CAMILLA SCHICK The fire started on the fourth floor of the mall that included an entertainment center for children. More than 60 people were killed. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [The Trade Issue That Most Divides U.S. and China Isn’t Tariffs]( [The Trade Issue That Most Divides U.S. and China Isn’t Tariffs]( By KEITH BRADSHER and ALAN RAPPEPORT The real fight is over China’s financial support for its high-tech sector, which could help the country develop cutting-edge industries. Beijing says it will stand firm. [As Irish Abortion Vote Nears, Fears of Foreign Influence Rise]( [As Irish Abortion Vote Nears, Fears of Foreign Influence Rise]( By ED O’LOUGHLIN The Catholic Church’s influence has waned, but concerns about outside interference have grown. [Live in a Drainpipe? Five Extreme Ideas to Solve Hong Kong’s Housing Crisis]( Hong Kong Journal [Live in a Drainpipe? Five Extreme Ideas to Solve Hong Kong’s Housing Crisis]( By AUSTIN RAMZY With little available land and housing prices soaring ever higher, Hong Kong is considering some audacious ways to house residents. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [They Push. They Protest. And Many Activists, Privately, Suffer as a Result.]( [They Push. They Protest. And Many Activists, Privately, Suffer as a Result.]( By JOHN ELIGON At least five activists pushing social justice agendas have died over the last two years, drawing attention to the pressures they face. [Grocery Wars Turn Small Chains Into Battlefield Casualties]( [Grocery Wars Turn Small Chains Into Battlefield Casualties]( By MICHAEL CORKERY At stake is the fate of thousands of supermarket workers, many of whom belong to labor unions and are owed pensions when they retire. [Water Slide That Decapitated Boy Violated Basic Design Standards, Indictment Says]( [Water Slide That Decapitated Boy Violated Basic Design Standards, Indictment Says]( By JACEY FORTIN and MATTHEW HAAG A 10-year-old boy died on a water slide in Kansas called Verrückt — German for “crazy.” A co-owner of the water park is among those facing charges. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [After Stormy Daniels, Republicans Face a Referendum on Trump’s Conduct]( [After Stormy Daniels, Republicans Face a Referendum on Trump’s Conduct]( By JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS As gun control, immigration and taxes energize voters in both parties, allegations of an affair have intensified discomfort with the president’s behavior. [Trump Can’t Stop Tweeting, but Goes Silent on Stormy Daniels]( [Trump Can’t Stop Tweeting, but Goes Silent on Stormy Daniels]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN After sixty-one weeks in the White House, President Trump has found someone he won’t attack on Twitter: Stormy Daniels. [To Reclaim the House, Democrats Need to Flip 24 G.O.P. Seats. 25 Are in Clinton Territory.]( [To Reclaim the House, Democrats Need to Flip 24 G.O.P. Seats. 25 Are in Clinton Territory.]( By JASMINE C. LEE All 435 House seats are up for grabs, but only about 48 seats are considered competitive. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Behind the Rise of China’s HNA: The Chairman’s Brother]( [Behind the Rise of China’s HNA: The Chairman’s Brother]( By DAVID BARBOZA and MICHAEL FORSYTHE Wang Wei, the younger brother of HNA’s co-chairman, has been a critical surrogate in the rise of the Chinese company as a global deal maker. [Citigroup Acted. Now, Two New Ideas on How Banks Can Limit Gun Sales.]( DealBook [Citigroup Acted. Now, Two New Ideas on How Banks Can Limit Gun Sales.]( By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN Merchant codes could be adapted to distinguish retailers that sell guns under a “best practices” policy. And GPS could be used to pinpoint gun shows and restrict transactions at those locations. [New York Fed Weighs a Wall Street Overseer, and Left Spies an Opening]( [New York Fed Weighs a Wall Street Overseer, and Left Spies an Opening]( By BEN CASSELMAN Progressive groups want a New York Fed chief who is independent of the financial sector, a voice for labor and a reflection of diversity. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Demands Grow for Facebook to Explain Its Privacy Policies]( [Demands Grow for Facebook to Explain Its Privacy Policies]( By TIFFANY HSU and CECILIA KANG The Federal Trade Commission confirmed an inquiry as a group of attorneys general asked Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, for more information. [Lights, Camera, Artificial Action: Start-Up Is Taking A.I. to the Movies]( [Lights, Camera, Artificial Action: Start-Up Is Taking A.I. to the Movies]( By CADE METZ After selling their robotics company to Google, two engineers are working on technology they think can change how special effects are made. [Grindr, Popular Gay Sex App, to Offer H.I.V. Test Reminders]( Global Health [Grindr, Popular Gay Sex App, to Offer H.I.V. Test Reminders]( By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Men using hookup apps are at high risk, so AIDS experts applaud a new effort to help subscribers get tested as often as four times a year. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [At the Heart of a Vast Doping Network, an Alias]( Sports of The Times [At the Heart of a Vast Doping Network, an Alias]( By MICHAEL POWELL Investigators believe a man in Arizona was distributing performance-enhancing drugs on a global scale, yet no charges have been filed. His clientele included pro athletes. [What’s New in 2018? Something Old: the Bullpen Cart]( [What’s New in 2018? Something Old: the Bullpen Cart]( By TYLER KEPNER The Arizona Diamondbacks will give relievers the option of arriving to the mound on a golf cart, a charming vestige of the 1970s. [Astonishing Admission of Cheating Rocks Australian Cricket]( [Astonishing Admission of Cheating Rocks Australian Cricket]( By TIM WIGMORE Senior players schemed to tamper with the ball during a series in South Africa, a revelation that has stunned a sport that prides itself on fair play. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [How Stormy Daniels Out-Trumped Trump]( Critic’s Notebook [How Stormy Daniels Out-Trumped Trump]( By JAMES PONIEWOZIK In a “60 Minutes” interview, the pornographic film star was blunt and unapologetic. That might remind you of someone. [Review: On ‘Roseanne,’ Times Have Changed, but They’re Still Tough]( [Review: On ‘Roseanne,’ Times Have Changed, but They’re Still Tough]( By JAMES PONIEWOZIK The revival of a classic blue-collar sitcom has its limits, but it’s got something to offer besides pure nostalgia. [Van Gogh Never Visited Japan, but He Saw It Everywhere]( [Van Gogh Never Visited Japan, but He Saw It Everywhere]( By NINA SIEGAL After buying some prints in Paris in 1886, the Dutch painter became obsessed by Japanese art. An exhibition in Amsterdam explores how that fascination shaped his work. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Passenger’s Harness May Have Tripped Switch in Deadly Helicopter Crash]( [Passenger’s Harness May Have Tripped Switch in Deadly Helicopter Crash]( By PATRICK McGEEHAN The pilot, who was the only survivor of the crash, said that an emergency fuel shut-off had been tripped and that the harness of a passenger was underneath the lever. [New Jersey’s Gun Laws, Already Tough, Could Soon Get Tougher]( [New Jersey’s Gun Laws, Already Tough, Could Soon Get Tougher]( By RICK ROJAS The state is poised to enact several measures, calling it a response to the movement that has grown after the deadly high school shooting in Florida. [For Cuomo and Nixon, a Rush to Secure Black Votes Early]( [For Cuomo and Nixon, a Rush to Secure Black Votes Early]( By JEFFERY C. MAYS and SHANE GOLDMACHER Black leaders in clergy, politics and the media are savoring their newfound leverage and demanding more than promises. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Science [Meet TESS, Seeker of Alien Worlds]( Out There [Meet TESS, Seeker of Alien Worlds]( By DENNIS OVERBYE NASA’s new spacecraft, to be launched next month, will give scientists a much clearer view of the planets orbiting stars near to us. [For Many Strokes, There’s an Effective Treatment. Why Aren’t Some Doctors Offering It?]( [For Many Strokes, There’s an Effective Treatment. Why Aren’t Some Doctors Offering It?]( By GINA KOLATA As many as 30 percent of stroke patients do not receive a clot-busting drug because a vocal minority of physicians believe it to be dangerous. [Where Do Birds Flock Together? Australians Are Mailing In Feathers to Help Find Out ]( [Where Do Birds Flock Together? Australians Are Mailing In Feathers to Help Find Out]( By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA Kate Brandis, an Australian researcher, has enlisted the public to help her track elusive waterfowl as the country’s wetlands disappear. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »]( [] Obituaries [Linda Brown, Symbol of Landmark Desegregation Case, Dies]( [Linda Brown, Symbol of Landmark Desegregation Case, Dies]( By NEIL GENZLINGER She was a child whose exclusion from a whites-only school led to the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. [Olly Wilson, 80, Dies; Composer Meshed African and Western Music]( [Olly Wilson, 80, Dies; Composer Meshed African and Western Music]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR A scholar and musician as well, he drew on jazz and West African traditions as well as Stravinsky, and once played with Chuck Berry in a St. Louis bar. [Phan Van Khai, First Vietnamese Prime Minister to Visit Washington, Dies at 84]( [Phan Van Khai, First Vietnamese Prime Minister to Visit Washington, Dies at 84]( By MIKE IVES Mr. Khai pushed for strengthened economic and security ties with the United States. [Gary Lincoff, 75, Dies; Spread the Joy of Mushrooms Far and Wide]( [Gary Lincoff, 75, Dies; Spread the Joy of Mushrooms Far and Wide]( By ANDY NEWMAN Mr. Lincoff, a self-taught mycologist, led mushroom hunts from Siberia to Central Park, where he found more than 400 species just blocks from his apartment. [José Antonio Abreu, Venezuelan Musical Visionary, Dies at 78]( [José Antonio Abreu, Venezuelan Musical Visionary, Dies at 78]( By MICHAEL COOPER His widely imitated program, El Sistema, taught classical music to some of Venezuela’s poorest children and gave the conductor Gustavo Dudamel his start. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Tough Action on Russia, at Last, but More Is Needed]( Editorial [Tough Action on Russia, at Last, but More Is Needed]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Freeze oligarchs’ assets and bar them from Western banks, then start to protect the American electoral system. [New York City Subways Are Still Looking for a Savior]( Editorial [New York City Subways Are Still Looking for a Savior]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s congestion pricing plan seems to be stalled, not unlike so many New York City subway cars. [All the President’s Thugs]( Editorial [All the President’s Thugs]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Stormy Daniels said she was physically threatened after agreeing to sell her story of a sexual liaison with Donald Trump. It rings all too true. 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