Today's Headlines: Trump Scraps New Sanctions Against Russia, Overruling Advisers

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[Judge Says Trump and Cohen Can’t Yet Review Materials Seized by F.B.I.]( [Judge Says Trump and Cohen Can’t Yet Review Materials Seized by F.B.I.]( By BENJAMIN WEISER and ALAN FEUER The judge said she was considering appointing a special master to assist in the review, and that Mr. Trump would ultimately receive copies of the documents that pertain to him. [James Comey’s Attacks on Trump May Hurt a Carefully Cultivated Image]( [James Comey’s Attacks on Trump May Hurt a Carefully Cultivated Image]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and JONATHAN MARTIN In media appearances aimed in part at increasing book sales, Mr. Comey is criticizing the president in personal ways that are unusual for a former F.B.I. director. 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 Times and The New Yorker Share the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service]( Business Day [The Times and The New Yorker Share the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Reporting on sexual harassment — including the predations of the film mogul Harvey Weinstein — was recognized by the Pulitzer board. The New York Times won in three categories. [You Share Everything With Your Bestie. Even Brain Waves.]( Science | Basics [You Share Everything With Your Bestie. Even Brain Waves.]( By NATALIE ANGIER Scientists have made astonishing discoveries about the nature and evolution of friendship. Without it, humans suffer significant physical and emotional damage. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "All of those statements reflect the political talk in 2016. There is nothing in that document that is outside the political talk going on." [MELODY BRANNON]( a public defender whose client, Curtis Allen, has been accused of planning a bombing at an apartment complex in Garden City, Kan., where many Somali immigrants live and pray. [] World [‘Men Treat Us Like We Aren’t Human.’ Indian Girls Learn to Fight Back.]( New Delhi Journal [‘Men Treat Us Like We Aren’t Human.’ Indian Girls Learn to Fight Back.]( By MARIA ABI-HABIB Women and girls by the hundreds are taking free self-defense courses taught by the New Delhi police, as the country combats sexual assault. [In Memorial to War Dead, Israel Avoids Addressing Its Conflicts]( [In Memorial to War Dead, Israel Avoids Addressing Its Conflicts]( By ISABEL KERSHNER The new National Memorial Hall for fallen soldiers seeks consensus in a divided society by paring down commemoration to its bare essentials. [Niger Ambush Suspect May Be in Custody, Officials Say]( [Niger Ambush Suspect May Be in Custody, Officials Say]( By ERIC SCHMITT and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI The Nigerien authorities believe they may have captured Doundoun Cheffou, a militant leader tied to the deaths of four American soldiers in October. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune Therapy]( [Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune Therapy]( By DENISE GRADY Adding immunotherapy to standard chemo treatments can halve the risk of death for people with the most common type of lung cancer, a new study shows. [25-Year-Old Textbooks and Holes in the Ceiling: Inside America’s Public Schools]( [25-Year-Old Textbooks and Holes in the Ceiling: Inside America’s Public Schools]( By JOSEPHINE SEDGWICK We invited America’s public school teachers to show us the conditions that a decade of budget cuts has wrought in their schools. [Ryan Zinke Is Opening Up Public Lands. Just Not at Home.]( [Ryan Zinke Is Opening Up Public Lands. Just Not at Home.]( By JULIE TURKEWITZ Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has opened millions of acres of public lands for development while pursuing policies of protection in his home state. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Nursing Election Grievances, Hillary Clinton Supporters Curse Comey]( [Nursing Election Grievances, Hillary Clinton Supporters Curse Comey]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Mrs. Clinton’s former aides are still too angry at the former F.B.I. director to see past what they view as egregious actions that handed the White House to Donald J. Trump. [Tech Firms to Pledge Not to Assist Governments in Cyberattacks]( [Tech Firms to Pledge Not to Assist Governments in Cyberattacks]( By DAVID E. SANGER The firms, including Microsoft and Facebook, hope to create a Geneva Conventions for cyberspace, but none are from countries that are suspected in most of the recent attacks. [Trump Picks Monetary Expert for No. 2 Job at Federal Reserve]( [Trump Picks Monetary Expert for No. 2 Job at Federal Reserve]( By JIM TANKERSLEY Richard Clarida, a former Treasury official, is not expected to veer from the Fed’s gradual approach to raising interest rates. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Sean Hannity Is Named as Client of Michael Cohen, Trump’s Lawyer]( [Sean Hannity Is Named as Client of Michael Cohen, Trump’s Lawyer]( By ALAN FEUER, MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and JOHN KOBLIN Lawyers for Mr. Cohen, the president’s personal lawyer, had sought to keep Mr. Hannity’s identity a secret in a court challenge of an F.B.I. search of Mr. Cohen’s office. [Chinese Tech Company Blocked From Buying American Components]( [Chinese Tech Company Blocked From Buying American Components]( By PAUL MOZUR and ANA SWANSON The Trump administration said Monday that it was halting exports from the United States to ZTE Corporation, a blow to one of China’s best-known firms. [Tesla to Halt Production of Model 3 Cars Temporarily]( [Tesla to Halt Production of Model 3 Cars Temporarily]( By NEAL E. BOUDETTE The maker of electric cars expects to idle its assembly line for several days to clear impediments that have held production well below the company’s targets. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Sports [What Hurricane Maria Didn’t Wreck: Puerto Rican Baseball]( [What Hurricane Maria Didn’t Wreck: Puerto Rican Baseball]( By JAMES WAGNER Puerto Rico’s pre-eminent amateur league has played every season since 1940. After the hurricanes last year, it vowed this one would not be different despite hardships. [Desiree Linden and Yuki Kawauchi Pull Off Upsets in Rainy Boston Marathon]( [Desiree Linden and Yuki Kawauchi Pull Off Upsets in Rainy Boston Marathon]( By MALIKA ANDREWS Linden was the first American woman to win the race in 33 years. [Jack Hughes Is Just 16, but His Stock Is Rising Fast]( [Jack Hughes Is Just 16, but His Stock Is Rising Fast]( By NEAL E. BOUDETTE Pro and college hockey scouts are penciling in Hughes, a center, as the odds-on favorite for the top spot in the 2019 N.H.L. draft. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer in ‘Big Moment for Hip-Hop’]( [Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer in ‘Big Moment for Hip-Hop’]( By JOE COSCARELLI The honor, for the album “DAMN.,” makes the rapper the first nonclassical or jazz musician to receive the honor since the awards expanded to music in 1943. [Inch by Inch, an Operatic Jewel Is Polished]( [Inch by Inch, an Operatic Jewel Is Polished]( By A. J. GOLDMANN and GORDON WELTERS The intimate yet dazzling Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth, Germany, built in 1748, reopens after a six-year renovation. [With ‘Lost in Space,’ Parker Posey Finds an Unlikely Home in Serial TV]( [With ‘Lost in Space,’ Parker Posey Finds an Unlikely Home in Serial TV]( By DAVE ITZKOFF Ms. Posey, a longtime star of independent films, puts her stamp on the villainous Dr. Smith in Netflix’s reboot of the 1960s adventure series. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Smelling Blood, Democrats Swarm New York House Race]( [Smelling Blood, Democrats Swarm New York House Race]( By LISA W. FODERARO Gareth Rhodes, a Democrat, is crisscrossing the Hudson Valley in a bid to unseat Representative John J. Faso, the freshman Republican. [As Session Resumes, a Democratic Truce in Albany Seems Uneasy]( [As Session Resumes, a Democratic Truce in Albany Seems Uneasy]( By VIVIAN WANG On the first legislative day since the Senate Democrats announced a newly reunited conference, fissions and obstacles to unity were apparent. [Was Nanny Insane When She Killed 2 Children? Jury Hears Closing Arguments]( [Was Nanny Insane When She Killed 2 Children? Jury Hears Closing Arguments]( By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. During summations, a prosecutor said Yoselyn Ortega stabbed two children in her care to spite their mother, while her lawyer argued she suffered psychosis. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Science [Trillions Upon Trillions of Viruses Fall From the Sky Each Day]( [Trillions Upon Trillions of Viruses Fall From the Sky Each Day]( By JIM ROBBINS Viruses shape the ecology of the planet, but scientists still have only a rudimentary understanding of the microbial impacts on animals, plants and ecosystems. [Weighing the Pros and Cons of Statins]( Personal Health [Weighing the Pros and Cons of Statins]( By JANE E. BRODY Statins are often given to healthy people to prevent a potentially devastating problem, so some patients object to taking them. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »]( [] Obituaries [Harry Anderson, ‘Night Court’ Actor Who Bottled Magic On Screen and Off, Dies at 65]( [Harry Anderson, ‘Night Court’ Actor Who Bottled Magic On Screen and Off, Dies at 65]( By MAYA SALAM As the zany Judge Harry Stone, Mr. Anderson spent nine seasons presiding over a fictional Manhattan courtroom and was nominated for three consecutive Emmys. [Hal Greer, Hall of Fame Jump Shooter for 76ers, Is Dead at 81]( [Hal Greer, Hall of Fame Jump Shooter for 76ers, Is Dead at 81]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN In the era of Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, Greer was a brilliant and prolific star guard in his own right, leading Philadelphia to the 1967 title. [David Edgerton, a Founder of Burger King, Is Dead at 90]( [David Edgerton, a Founder of Burger King, Is Dead at 90]( By ROBERT D. HERSHEY Jr. He and a partner created a flourishing fast-food chain only to sell it, for what proved to be a bargain price, just as the industry was about to soar. [Mary Regula, Founder of Library Saluting First Ladies, Dies at 91]( [Mary Regula, Founder of Library Saluting First Ladies, Dies at 91]( By SAM ROBERTS She recruited her husband, an Ohio congressman, along with Hillary Clinton and others to help create a National Parks site in Canton, Ohio. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Modi’s Long Silence as Women in India Are Attacked]( Editorial [Modi’s Long Silence as Women in India Are Attacked]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD He expresses no outrage as his extremist backers are linked to violence. [A Hopeful Moment for Uzbekistan]( Editorial [A Hopeful Moment for Uzbekistan]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The nation’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has reined in the country’s secret police and released some political prisoners. But the nation is not yet free of its despotic past. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [The Blindness of Social Wealth]( Op-Ed Columnist [The Blindness of Social Wealth]( By DAVID BROOKS The big issue surrounding Facebook isn’t privacy. It’s the socially poor. [Earth, Wind and Liars]( Op-Ed Columnist [Earth, Wind and Liars]( By PAUL KRUGMAN On energy, Trump and company are trying to stop technological progress. [The Ethical Case for Having a Baby With Down Syndrome]( Op-Ed [The Ethical Case for Having a Baby With Down Syndrome]( By CHRIS KAPOSY My wife and I are pro-choice, and believe in the right to choose. We chose our child. 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