Today's Headlines: Christine Blasey Ford Reaches Deal to Testify at Kavanaugh Hearing

An Undiplomatic Trump? At This U.N. Meeting, His Aides Fear the Opposite View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [Most Popular]( | [Video]( | Subscribe: [Digital /]( [Home Delivery]( [My Account]( [The New York Times]( Monday, September 24, 2018 IN THIS EMAIL: [Top News](#0) | [Editors' Picks](#2) | [World](#4) | [U.S.](#5) | [Politics](#6) | [Business](#7) | [Technology](#8) | [Sports](#9) | [Arts](#10) | [New York](#11) | [Obituaries](#12) | [Editorial](#13) | [Op-Ed](#14) | [CUSTOMIZE »]( [] Top News [Christine Blasey Ford Reaches Deal to Testify at Kavanaugh Hearing]( [Christine Blasey Ford Reaches Deal to Testify at Kavanaugh Hearing]( By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and NICHOLAS FANDOS Some details on the agreement still needed to be finalized, but her lawyers said those would not impede her testifying Thursday on her accusation of sexual assault. [An Undiplomatic Trump? At This U.N. Meeting, His Aides Fear the Opposite]( [An Undiplomatic Trump? At This U.N. Meeting, His Aides Fear the Opposite]( By MARK LANDLER and DAVID E. SANGER The president’s advisers worry that he will be overly enthusiastic about engagement with adversaries, given his conviction that he can outmaneuver any leader or strike any deal. [China Is Confronting New U.S. Hostility. But Is It Ready for the Fight?]( [China Is Confronting New U.S. Hostility. But Is It Ready for the Fight?]( By JANE PERLEZ As the acrimony intensifies, Beijing’s immediate worry is how the Chinese public will handle the trade war and what impact it might have on domestic stability. 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 [Seeking America’s Quietest Spots: The Quest for Silence in a Loud World]( U.S. [Seeking America’s Quietest Spots: The Quest for Silence in a Loud World]( By JESS BIDGOOD Dennis Follensbee has climbed through New Hampshire’s White Mountains trying to find somewhere — anywhere — that is quiet. He is not alone in his quest. [‘America First’ Has Won]( Opinion [‘America First’ Has Won]( By ROBERT KAGAN The three pillars of the ideology — isolationism, protectionism and restricting immigration — were gaining popularity before Donald Trump became president and may outlast his tenure. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I’m not sure it’s justice. But it’s something." [JANE WILLENBRING]( a professor at the University of California, San Diego, who said she was harassed by Prof. David Marchant as a graduate student while she was working with him at an Antarctic glacier named after him. The glacier has since been renamed. [] World [Jeremy Corbyn, at Labour Party Conference, Faces Pressure on New Brexit Vote]( [Jeremy Corbyn, at Labour Party Conference, Faces Pressure on New Brexit Vote]( By STEPHEN CASTLE The leader of the British opposition party hopes that the Brexit crisis will prompt a general election. But many Labour supporters want another referendum, and he says he will listen. [German Government Reaches Deal in Spy Chief Dispute]( [German Government Reaches Deal in Spy Chief Dispute]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition resolved a standoff over the intelligence chief, who was accused of being too sympathetic to the far right. [Welcome to College. Your Parents Are in the Tents Next Door.]( China Dispatch [Welcome to College. Your Parents Are in the Tents Next Door.]( By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ Parents of first-year college students in China live in tents on campus to make goodbyes easier. Critics say they are pampering a generation of only children. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Tiny Device Is a ‘Huge Advance’ for Treatment of Severe Heart Failure]( [Tiny Device Is a ‘Huge Advance’ for Treatment of Severe Heart Failure]( By GINA KOLATA A clip used to repair damaged heart valves sharply reduced deaths among patients with a grim prognosis. [Seeking America’s Quietest Spots: The Quest for Silence in a Loud World]( [Seeking America’s Quietest Spots: The Quest for Silence in a Loud World]( By JESS BIDGOOD Dennis Follensbee has climbed through New Hampshire’s White Mountains trying to find somewhere — anywhere — that is quiet. He is not alone in his quest. [F.B.I. and Expert Reports Cast Doubt That Celebrated Stovepipe Hat Was Lincoln’s]( [F.B.I. and Expert Reports Cast Doubt That Celebrated Stovepipe Hat Was Lincoln’s]( By JULIA JACOBS The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has long boasted of an iconic stovepipe hat, but undisclosed reports cast doubt that Lincoln ever owned it. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Kavanaugh Was Supposed to Be a Midterm Boon for G.O.P. Not Anymore.]( [Kavanaugh Was Supposed to Be a Midterm Boon for G.O.P. Not Anymore.]( By JONATHAN MARTIN Republican leaders in battleground states like Missouri are increasingly doubtful that candidates can wield the court nomination as a cudgel without risking repercussions. [Constrained From Fighting, Trump Is Left a Spectator With Kavanaugh in Peril]( News Analysis [Constrained From Fighting, Trump Is Left a Spectator With Kavanaugh in Peril]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS A confirmation effort that was once seen as an island of functionality in a chaotic White House has become the latest messy episode in a presidency full of them. [Scandal Shakes a Virginia House Republican, Adding to Electoral Tremors]( [Scandal Shakes a Virginia House Republican, Adding to Electoral Tremors]( By MICHAEL TACKETT Representative Scott Taylor, whose campaign has been rocked by a petition scandal, joins a handful of other Republicans facing accusations of misconduct and unexpectedly close races. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [App-Only Banks Rise in Europe and Aim at Traditional Lenders]( [App-Only Banks Rise in Europe and Aim at Traditional Lenders]( By ADAM SATARIANO Favorable regulations and an influx of venture capital have made London a testing ground for banks without physical branches. [In Beating Disney for Sky, Comcast Remains in the Game]( [In Beating Disney for Sky, Comcast Remains in the Game]( By BROOKS BARNES and EDMUND LEE Gaining control of the British pay-TV company was key for Comcast’s future plans, but it came at a steep price and Disney still has 21st Century Fox’s assets. [OPEC Signals No Rush to Increase Oil Output]( [OPEC Signals No Rush to Increase Oil Output]( By STANLEY REED President Trump has been pressuring the oil producers to pump more and hold down prices. But the Saudis and their allies say customers have adequate supplies. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Want to See What’s Up Amazon’s Sleeve? Take a Tour of Seattle]( [Want to See What’s Up Amazon’s Sleeve? Take a Tour of Seattle]( By KAREN WEISE The e-commerce giant uses its headquarters city as a living laboratory, trying out new retail and logistics models. [Trump’s China Fight Puts U.S. Tech in the Cross Hairs]( [Trump’s China Fight Puts U.S. Tech in the Cross Hairs]( By CECILIA KANG As tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods go into effect on Monday, tech and telecom companies warn that America’s dominance is at risk. [The Week in Tech: Are Robots Coming for Your Job? Eventually, Yes.]( Bits [The Week in Tech: Are Robots Coming for Your Job? Eventually, Yes.]( By STEVE LOHR In the next few years, it doesn’t appear that technology will replace many jobs. But that could change 10 years from now. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Tiger Woods, Golf’s Dominant Force, Hoists a Trophy Once Again]( [Tiger Woods, Golf’s Dominant Force, Hoists a Trophy Once Again]( By KAREN CROUSE Four back operations derailed Woods’s career, but he returned to the PGA Tour this season and at 42 staged one of the more remarkable comebacks in sports history, winning the Tour Championship. [Iron Town]( [Iron Town]( By RORY SMITH Tenby, Wales, has quickly become a favorite stop on the global Ironman circuit. But the race has also changed the local population, which now claims to have more triathletes per capita than anywhere else on earth. [Yankees Lose to Orioles. More Important, They Lose Gregorius.]( Orioles 6, Yankees 3 [Yankees Lose to Orioles. More Important, They Lose Gregorius.]( By WALLACE MATTHEWS The shortstop tore cartilage in his right wrist while sliding home with the winning run on Saturday, a victory that clinched a postseason berth for the Yankees. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [In Wayétu Moore’s Ambitious Debut Novel, Liberia Is Reborn]( New voices [In Wayétu Moore’s Ambitious Debut Novel, Liberia Is Reborn]( By LOVIA GYARKYE “She Would Be King” reframes the country’s history in magical terms. [The Met Is Creating New Operas (Including Its First by Women)]( [The Met Is Creating New Operas (Including Its First by Women)]( By MICHAEL COOPER Turning the page with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, its first new music director since 1976, the Met is readying new works — and planning forays into its city. [Harvard Club Considers a Change, and Some Think It’s the ‘Worst Thing Ever’]( [Harvard Club Considers a Change, and Some Think It’s the ‘Worst Thing Ever’]( By LAURA M. HOLSON When the New York City club’s leadership proposed turning Harvard Hall into a dining room, members pushed back and the club president was called a “fascist dictator.” For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Are Landlords Telling the Truth? The City Doesn’t Always Check. He Does.]( [Are Landlords Telling the Truth? The City Doesn’t Always Check. He Does.]( By CHARLES V. BAGLI Aaron Carr uses public data to uncover what he says is bad behavior by building owners, and the failure of city and state agencies to punish it. [Is Re-election to the House a Consolation Prize? Maloney Says No]( [Is Re-election to the House a Consolation Prize? Maloney Says No]( By LISA W. FODERARO Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, who just lost a Democratic primary for New York attorney general, finds himself right back on the campaign trail. [320,000 High Schoolers to Get Free Water Bottles. The Goal? 54 Million Fewer Single-Use Drinks]( Grace Notes [320,000 High Schoolers to Get Free Water Bottles. The Goal? 54 Million Fewer Single-Use Drinks]( By JAMES BARRON The company S’Well is giving the water bottles to every New York City high school student in a program that aims to raise environmental consciousness. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Obituaries [Stephen Jeffreys, Playwright Known for ‘The Libertine,’ Dies at 68]( [Stephen Jeffreys, Playwright Known for ‘The Libertine,’ Dies at 68]( By NEIL GENZLINGER His 1994 play about a hedonistic 17th-century nobleman became a vehicle for Johnny Depp and John Malkovich. [Overlooked No More: Melitta Bentz, Who Invented the Coffee Filter]( [Overlooked No More: Melitta Bentz, Who Invented the Coffee Filter]( Trial and error prevailed in a German woman’s kitchen. And when she got the system she wanted, she put her name on it. [Lawrence Martin-Bittman, 87, Master of Disinformation, Dies]( [Lawrence Martin-Bittman, 87, Master of Disinformation, Dies]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR He was a dirty trickster for Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. Then he defected to the West and taught the perils of propaganda to journalism students. [Tran Dai Quang, Hard-Line Vietnamese President, Dies at 61]( [Tran Dai Quang, Hard-Line Vietnamese President, Dies at 61]( By MIKE IVES Mr. Quang, whose role was largely ceremonial, was a former chief of the country’s powerful Ministry of Public Security. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Presidential Lying Is Contagious]( [Presidential Lying Is Contagious]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Donald Trump’s chronic dishonesty threatens to infect his entire administration. [South Korea’s Leader Opens a Door to the North]( [South Korea’s Leader Opens a Door to the North]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Moon Jae-in’s visit to Pyongyang was a promising step. But the North Korean nuclear threat remains. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Thomas, Kavanaugh and Race]( [Thomas, Kavanaugh and Race]( By CHARLES M. BLOW There’s one distinct difference between the Clarence Thomas hearings and the Brett Kavanaugh hearings. [The Supreme Court Is Coming Apart]( [The Supreme Court Is Coming Apart]( By DAVID LEONHARDT It’s not just the Kavanaugh mess. Over the long term, the court risks a crisis of legitimacy. [How Jeff Bezos Should Spend the Money He Promised for Schools]( [How Jeff Bezos Should Spend the Money He Promised for Schools]( By MIRA DEBS There are several grass-roots efforts to spread the Montessori method he admires that could really use the money. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( Follow NYTimes [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( [Instagram] [Instagram]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. 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