Today's Headlines: E.U. Fines Google $5.1 Billion in Android Antitrust Case

In His Latest Account of His Meeting With Putin, Trump Says He Laid Down the Law View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [Most Popular]( | [Video]( | Subscribe: [Digital /]( [Home Delivery]( [My Account]( [Today's Headlines]( Thursday, July 19, 2018 IN THIS EMAIL: [Top News](#0) | [Editors' Picks](#2) | [Today’s Videos](#4) | [World](#5) | [U.S.](#6) | [Politics](#7) | [Business](#8) | [Technology](#9) | [Sports](#10) | [Arts](#11) | [New York](#12) | [Fashion & Style](#13) | [Obituaries](#14) | [Editorial](#15) | [Op-Ed](#16) | [CUSTOMIZE »]( [] Top News [E.U. Fines Google $5.1 Billion in Android Antitrust Case]( [E.U. Fines Google $5.1 Billion in Android Antitrust Case]( By ADAM SATARIANO and JACK NICAS European officials hit the internet giant with the record penalty for abusing its power in the smartphone market, the region’s latest move to rein in the clout of tech companies. [In His Latest Account of His Meeting With Putin, Trump Says He Laid Down the Law]( [In His Latest Account of His Meeting With Putin, Trump Says He Laid Down the Law]( By MARK LANDLER and EILEEN SULLIVAN But that statement was at odds with how the president had earlier has characterized the meeting and contradicted an answer he appeared to give earlier in the day. [From the Start, Trump Has Muddied a Clear Message: Putin Interfered]( [From the Start, Trump Has Muddied a Clear Message: Putin Interfered]( By DAVID E. SANGER and MATTHEW ROSENBERG Weeks before taking office, Donald J. Trump learned of highly sensitive intelligence about Russian election interference, but he has done all he can to suggest other explanations for the hacks. 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 [Thai Team Tells of Cave Rescue, Apologizing for All the Fuss]( World [Thai Team Tells of Cave Rescue, Apologizing for All the Fuss]( By HANNAH BEECH and MUKTITA SUHARTONO The soccer teammates say sorry to their rescuers, after a remarkable international effort to extract them from a flooded cave in northern Thailand. [A Kavanaugh Signal on Abortion?]( Opinion | Contributing Op-Ed Writer [A Kavanaugh Signal on Abortion?]( By LINDA GREENHOUSE The Supreme Court nominee’s dissent in the case of a pregnant, undocumented teenager should worry abortion-rights supporters. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We didn’t know if it was real or not. They got out of the water, and I was surprised they were not Thai. I didn’t know what to say, so I said, ‘Hello.’" [ADUL SAM-ON]( an English-speaking member of the Wild Boars soccer team trapped by floodwaters in a Thai cave for more than two weeks, describing the moment the group was found by British divers. [] Today’s Videos [Behind the Barricades: Inside Nicaragua’s Protest Movement]( [[Video]Video: Behind the Barricades: Inside Nicaragua’s Protest Movement]( By BRENT McDONALD, NEIL COLLIER and BEN LAFFIN About 300 people have been killed in Nicaragua since nationwide protests began in April. Our reporters traveled to the front lines of the anti-government movement. [Is Russia Targeting the U.S.? Trump Appears to Say ‘No.’]( [[Video]Video: Is Russia Targeting the U.S.? Trump Appears to Say ‘No.’]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hours later, the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said that President Trump was answering a different question. [Maria Butina: The Social Media Trail of an Accused Russian Agent]( [[Video]Video: Maria Butina: The Social Media Trail of an Accused Russian Agent]( By CHRISTOPH KOETTL and DAVID BOTTI The United States has accused Ms. Butina of working with Americans to carry out a secret Russian effort to influence U.S. politics. But she is hardly a shadowy figure. Here’s a look at what her online profile reveals. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [As ISIS Fighters Fill Prisons in Syria, Their Home Nations Look Away]( [As ISIS Fighters Fill Prisons in Syria, Their Home Nations Look Away]( By CHARLIE SAVAGE On a rare tour of prisons for Islamic State suspects from nearly 50 countries, a Times reporter watched their jailers try to secure them humanely — but for how long? [Taliban Leaders Declare a Halt to Bombings in Civilian Areas]( [Taliban Leaders Declare a Halt to Bombings in Civilian Areas]( By ROD NORDLAND and JAWAD SUKHANYAR The insurgent group said that it would continue fighting but would avoid actions, like suicide attacks, that kill civilians. ISIS made no such offer. [‘An Entire Community Got Together to Rape a Child’: India Recoils at Girl’s Assault]( [‘An Entire Community Got Together to Rape a Child’: India Recoils at Girl’s Assault]( By KAI SCHULTZ and SUHASINI RAJ The repeated attacks on the child at her apartment complex have revived debate about rape in India. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [They Bonded as the Pacific Crest Trail Burned. Now They Heal It.]( [They Bonded as the Pacific Crest Trail Burned. Now They Heal It.]( By KIRK JOHNSON Mark Beebe and Tara Prevo met over online conversations about hiking the famed trail. A year later, they’re together, and out fixing the wildfire-charred path. [Government Medical Experts Say Detaining Migrant Families ‘Poses High Risk of Harm’]( [Government Medical Experts Say Detaining Migrant Families ‘Poses High Risk of Harm’]( By MIRIAM JORDAN As the Trump administration considers building new family detention centers, two physicians who consult for the government urged Congress to block the expansion. [She’s Mexican-Born and a New U.S. Citizen. But Can She Run for the Georgia House?]( [She’s Mexican-Born and a New U.S. Citizen. But Can She Run for the Georgia House?]( By RICHARD FAUSSET Maria Palacios, brought to the United States from Mexico, became a legal Georgia resident in 2009 and a citizen in 2017. But a judge has deemed her ineligible to run for the State House. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [Maria Butina, Suspected Secret Agent, Used Sex in Covert Plan, Prosecutors Say]( [Maria Butina, Suspected Secret Agent, Used Sex in Covert Plan, Prosecutors Say]( By SHARON LaFRANIERE and ADAM GOLDMAN Ms. Butina was arrested over the weekend in Washington and was in contact with Russian intelligence, prosecutors said. [Trump Administration Considers Unprecedented Curbs on Asylum for Migrants]( [Trump Administration Considers Unprecedented Curbs on Asylum for Migrants]( By CAITLIN DICKERSON The government has taken steps to restrict access to asylum, sending a message that America is no longer a safe haven for many hopeful refugees. [Trump Endorses Brian Kemp Over Casey Cagle in Georgia Governor’s Race]( [Trump Endorses Brian Kemp Over Casey Cagle in Georgia Governor’s Race]( By ALEXANDER BURNS Either Mr. Kemp, Georgia’s secretary of state, or Mr. Cagle, its lieutenant governor, will face Stacey Abrams in the November election. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Consumer Bureau Nominee Could Face ‘Bumpy Ride’ Over Lack of Experience]( [Consumer Bureau Nominee Could Face ‘Bumpy Ride’ Over Lack of Experience]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT Kathleen Kraninger, who has little experience with the consumer finance products and businesses that the watchdog agency was created to police, will be grilled by lawmakers on Thursday. [Trump Nominee Is Behind Anti-Union Legal Campaign]( [Trump Nominee Is Behind Anti-Union Legal Campaign]( By NOAM SCHEIBER A conservative lawyer chosen to head a federal agency has spent months bringing cases that could bankrupt public-employee unions in several states. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [How to Combat China’s Rise in Tech: Federal Spending, Not Tariffs]( State of the Art [How to Combat China’s Rise in Tech: Federal Spending, Not Tariffs]( By FARHAD MANJOO The United States government once invested mightily to build the modern world. Now it has abdicated that role to a foreign rival. [Facebook to Remove Misinformation That Leads to Violence]( [Facebook to Remove Misinformation That Leads to Violence]( By SHEERA FRENKEL Critics say the company has not done enough to block false posts that have led to attacks in countries including Sri Lanka, Myanmar and India. [The Benefits (and Limits) of Using Tech to Plan a Wedding]( Tech Fix [The Benefits (and Limits) of Using Tech to Plan a Wedding]( By BRIAN X. CHEN Our newly engaged tech columnist tried to use tech to plan his wedding. He was immediately overwhelmed by the complexity of the process. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [The Spurs Finally Succumb to the Chaos of the N.B.A.]( On Pro Basketball [The Spurs Finally Succumb to the Chaos of the N.B.A.]( By HARVEY ARATON Free of drama for 20 seasons, San Antonio is now experiencing through Kawhi Leonard what every other N.B.A. team has become familiar with: agitation, bewilderment and fear. [A Burst Through the Mountains Breaks Open the Tour de France]( [A Burst Through the Mountains Breaks Open the Tour de France]( By IAN AUSTEN On a pivotal stage in the mountains of a the Tour de France, Team Sky took control and Mark Cavendish fell out of the race. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [‘Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening Says Debate Around Apu Is ‘Tainted’]( [‘Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening Says Debate Around Apu Is ‘Tainted’]( By DAVE ITZKOFF Amid discussion about whether Apu is an Indian stereotype, Mr. Groening shares his feelings about the character and explains why the criticism caught him off guard. [Review: In ‘The Damned,’ Ivo van Hove Finds the Mortal Chill in a Nazi Fire]( [Review: In ‘The Damned,’ Ivo van Hove Finds the Mortal Chill in a Nazi Fire]( By BEN BRANTLEY The Comédie-Française’s mesmerizing adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s film charts the fall of a family steel dynasty during Hitler’s rise to power. [Review: At Stratford, ‘Coriolanus’ Is Riveting and Troubling]( [Review: At Stratford, ‘Coriolanus’ Is Riveting and Troubling]( By JESSE GREEN The director Robert Lepage, recently criticized for cultural appropriation, finds in Shakespeare’s tragedy a defense of Great Man prerogatives. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Inside the Trinitarios: How a Gang Feud Led to the Death of a Teenager]( [Inside the Trinitarios: How a Gang Feud Led to the Death of a Teenager]( By JAN RANSOM and AL BAKER Prosecutors have dealt blows to the gang’s hierarchy, leaving splinter groups to scramble for power. The battle cost Lesandro Guzman-Feliz his life. [New York Is Said to Open Tax Inquiry Into Trump Foundation]( [New York Is Said to Open Tax Inquiry Into Trump Foundation]( By VIVIAN WANG The New York State tax department could present its findings to a law enforcement agency for possible criminal prosecution. [3 Lessons From Corruption Convictions]( [3 Lessons From Corruption Convictions]( By ALAN FEUER A 2016 Supreme Court decision narrowed the definition of corruption and dealt a blow to federal prosecutors. But recent trials show they can still win, with a strong case. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Fashion & Style [You Want This Tattoo? Get in Line.]( [You Want This Tattoo? Get in Line.]( By JACOB BERNSTEIN Keith McCurdy, the owner of Bang Bang, has transformed the body-art industry with his diverse hiring and high prices. Of course there’s a wait list. [Melania Trump’s Wardrobe Goes Mute]( Unbuttoned [Melania Trump’s Wardrobe Goes Mute]( By VANESSA FRIEDMAN After the jacket controversy, the first lady dressed for discretion as she accompanied her husband on his European trip. [Ticked Off]( Skin Deep [Ticked Off]( By BEE SHAPIRO How ticks became the hottest topic of the summer. For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( [] Obituaries [Gary Beach, Tony Winner for ‘The Producers,’ Dies at 70]( [Gary Beach, Tony Winner for ‘The Producers,’ Dies at 70]( By NEIL GENZLINGER Mr. Beach’s many Broadway roles also included Lumière, the genial candelabra, in the original cast of “Beauty and the Beast.” [Manny Ycaza, Hall of Fame Jockey, Is Dead at 80]( [Manny Ycaza, Hall of Fame Jockey, Is Dead at 80]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Known for an aggressive style that earned him several suspensions, he was among the first Latin American jockeys to have success in the United States. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Trump to Montenegro: Drop Dead]( [Trump to Montenegro: Drop Dead]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The president, willfully ignorant of the nation’s commitments under NATO, dismisses tiny Montenegro as not worth defending. Smirk on, Mr. Putin. [John Faso Is Race-Baiting His Opponent]( [John Faso Is Race-Baiting His Opponent]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD But voters are too smart to fall for his cynical campaign to hold on to a key congressional seat. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [The Real Reason to Oppose Brett Kavanaugh]( [The Real Reason to Oppose Brett Kavanaugh]( By JOE SEXTON He spent a fortune on tickets for a woebegone baseball team. [‘Sort of a Double Negative’]( Op-Ed Columnist [‘Sort of a Double Negative’]( By CHARLES M. BLOW The “Surrender Summit” was such a disloyal, traitorous display that it boggles the mind. [Why Real Wages Still Aren’t Rising]( [Why Real Wages Still Aren’t Rising]( By JARED BERNSTEIN Unemployment is remarkably low. Yet in the struggle between labor and companies, workers are losing, and that keeps their pay stagnant. 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