Today's Headlines: In Shifting Story, Saudi Arabia May Admit Dissident Journalist Was Killed

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Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65]( [Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65]( By STEVE LOHR Mr. Allen and Bill Gates started the company in 1975, helping to usher in the personal computing revolution. He died after a recurrence of cancer. [Kenyans Say Chinese Investment Brings Racism and Discrimination]( [Kenyans Say Chinese Investment Brings Racism and Discrimination]( By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN Episodes involving discriminatory behavior by the region’s growing Chinese work force have unsettled many Kenyans, particularly at a time when their government seeks closer ties with China. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Sign up for The Campaign Reporter]( [Sign up for The Campaign Reporter]( Join our politics correspondent Alex Burns as he travels the country to cover the most important races this election season. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [How an Unlikely Family History Website Transformed Cold Case Investigations]( Science [How an Unlikely Family History Website Transformed Cold Case Investigations]( By HEATHER MURPHY Fifteen murder and sexual assault cases have been solved since April with a single genealogy website. This is how GEDmatch went from a casual side project to a revolutionary tool. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I feel like I’m on a high-speed ride with no way to steer." [JOHN OLSON]( a transportation engineer from Texas who helped created the genealogy site GEDmatch, which has been credited with providing essential clues leading to suspects in more than a dozen murder or sexual assault cases. [] Today’s Videos [Trump Offers ‘Rogue Killers’ Theory for Missing Saudi Journalist]( [[Video]Video: Trump Offers ‘Rogue Killers’ Theory for Missing Saudi Journalist]( By REUTERS President Trump said that during his conversation with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, the king denied any knowledge about the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. [Trump Views ‘Total Devastation’ From Hurricane Michael]( [[Video]Video: Trump Views ‘Total Devastation’ From Hurricane Michael]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Trump visited Lynn Haven, Fla., one of several areas hit hard by Hurricane Michael. [Video Shows Florida Official Shoot Man Suspected of Shoplifting]( [[Video]Video: Video Shows Florida Official Shoot Man Suspected of Shoplifting]( By THE NEW YORK TIMES The police in Lakeland, Fla., released surveillance footage from Oct. 3 showing a city commissioner, Michael Dunn, fatally shooting a man outside a store run by Mr. Dunn. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military]( [A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military]( By PAUL MOZUR With fake pages and sham accounts, the military targeted the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority group, said former military officials, researchers and civilian officials. [As Voters on Left and Right Rebel, Glimpse of a Post-Merkel Germany]( News Analysis [As Voters on Left and Right Rebel, Glimpse of a Post-Merkel Germany]( By KATRIN BENNHOLD and MELISSA EDDY An election in Bavaria was expected to turn on a populist backlash against migrants, but voters went their own way. The results may worry Angela Merkel, but analysts say they signal a healthy democracy. [Will Meghan Markle’s Royal Baby Have American Citizenship?]( [Will Meghan Markle’s Royal Baby Have American Citizenship?]( By CAITLIN DICKERSON Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a dual-nationality marriage. Their expected baby will be British. But will he or she also be American? For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Now a Hurricane Veteran, Trump Inspects Damage From Another Deadly Storm]( [Now a Hurricane Veteran, Trump Inspects Damage From Another Deadly Storm]( By MARK LANDLER Visiting communities in Florida and Georgia ravaged by Hurricane Michael, President Trump again declined to acknowledge the threat of climate change. [Budget Deficit Jumps Nearly 17% in 2018]( [Budget Deficit Jumps Nearly 17% in 2018]( By JIM TANKERSLEY Plunging corporate tax revenues from the Trump tax cuts helped push the annual deficit to $779 billion. It is on track to reach $1 trillion by 2020. [Harvard Calls for Retraction of Dozens of Studies by Noted Cardiologist]( [Harvard Calls for Retraction of Dozens of Studies by Noted Cardiologist]( By GINA KOLATA Some 31 studies by Dr. Piero Anversa contain fabricated or falsified data, officials concluded. Dr. Anversa popularized the idea of stem cell treatment for damaged hearts. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Results Put Trump on Defensive, but Also Raise Questions]( [Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Results Put Trump on Defensive, but Also Raise Questions]( By JONATHAN MARTIN The Massachusetts Democrat, weighing a 2020 presidential run, rebuts President Trump’s mocking of her claims about her heritage, but the right and left remain skeptical [Keith Ellison’s Campaign Overshadowed by Ex-Girlfriend’s Allegations]( [Keith Ellison’s Campaign Overshadowed by Ex-Girlfriend’s Allegations]( By FARAH STOCKMAN Karen Monahan has accused Mr. Ellison of emotional and physical abuse. The claims loom in a race that has become close. [Showdown in Georgia Governor’s Race Reflects a Larger Fight Over Voting Rights]( [Showdown in Georgia Governor’s Race Reflects a Larger Fight Over Voting Rights]( By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and TRIP GABRIEL The uproar over voting seems almost an inevitable development in the race, which pits two candidates on opposite sides of the nation’s voting wars. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [When Business Executives Become Reluctant Statesmen]( DealBook [When Business Executives Become Reluctant Statesmen]( By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN Without a strong stance from Washington to give them cover, top executives have been on their own dealing with Saudi Arabia, a country that has shown itself capable of holding a grudge. [Sears Plan to Get Out of Bankruptcy Has a Familiar Ring]( [Sears Plan to Get Out of Bankruptcy Has a Familiar Ring]( By MICHAEL CORKERY The retailer says it will do more of what it has been doing in recent years: closing stores and borrowing more money from its controlling shareholder. [Head of Powerful Chinese Lender Is Swept Up in Corruption Inquiry]( [Head of Powerful Chinese Lender Is Swept Up in Corruption Inquiry]( By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON Lai Xiaomin, a former Communist Party secretary and ex-head of Huarong Asset Management, is the latest executive caught up in China’s vast anti-corruption drive. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [U.S. Credit Card Giants Flout India’s New Law on Personal Data]( [U.S. Credit Card Giants Flout India’s New Law on Personal Data]( By VINDU GOEL As India develops new rules governing the data of its residents, global firms are the first target. Companies say they need more time to comply. [M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion]( [M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion]( By STEVE LOHR The goal, said L. Rafael Reif, the president of M.I.T., is to educate “the bilinguals of the future.” Blackstone’s Steven A. Schwarzman is contributing $350 million. [Lights, Camera, Blastoff: SpaceX Rockets Light Up California’s Night Skies]( [Lights, Camera, Blastoff: SpaceX Rockets Light Up California’s Night Skies]( By KENNETH CHANG As SpaceX and other companies use the Vandenberg Air Force Base launch hub near Los Angeles more often, the region can expect more spectacles like the one visible on Sunday. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [With Ryan Pressly, Astros Can Now Put Positive Spin on Bullpen]( [With Ryan Pressly, Astros Can Now Put Positive Spin on Bullpen]( By BILLY WITZ The data-driven Astros covet Pressly’s talent for generating rotation on his fastball and curveball, a key for turning a relief corps that was a playoff liability last year into an asset. [Are Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines Finally Good Enough to Beat the Best?]( On College Football [Are Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines Finally Good Enough to Beat the Best?]( By MARC TRACY Matchups at Michigan State and at home versus Penn State are next. Expectations are high, and a coach’s big-game record in Ann Arbor has not met them. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [She Founded Me Too. Now She Wants to Move Past the Trauma.]( [She Founded Me Too. Now She Wants to Move Past the Trauma.]( By AISHA HARRIS One year after #MeToo upended Hollywood and politics, Tarana Burke talks about the movement’s future, the #HimToo backlash and advice for survivors. [Piano Stars Gather for a Legend’s 90th]( [Piano Stars Gather for a Legend’s 90th]( By MICHAEL COOPER The virtuoso Gary Graffman, the teacher of Yuja Wang and Lang Lang, celebrated his birthday with musical royalty (and a grand-piano “Happy Birthday to You”). [Barbara Kingsolver’s New Novel Moves Between the Distant Past and the Troubled Present]( Books of The Times [Barbara Kingsolver’s New Novel Moves Between the Distant Past and the Troubled Present]( By DWIGHT GARNER “Unsheltered” threads the story of a present-day family struggling in New Jersey with that of a 19th-century science teacher who had lived on the same property. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Police Seek 9 Proud Boys Supporters on Riot Charges After Brawls With Antifa]( [Police Seek 9 Proud Boys Supporters on Riot Charges After Brawls With Antifa]( By ASHLEY SOUTHALL Police officials defended the department’s handling of Friday’s clashes between leftists and Gavin McInnes’s right-wing followers. [Homelessness in New York Public Schools Is at a Record High: 114,659 Students]( [Homelessness in New York Public Schools Is at a Record High: 114,659 Students]( By ELIZA SHAPIRO One out of every 10 students lived in temporary housing during the last school year. [N.J. Governor Orders Inquiry Into Hiring of Top Official Accused of Sexual Assault]( [N.J. Governor Orders Inquiry Into Hiring of Top Official Accused of Sexual Assault]( By NICK CORASANITI The investigation comes after Katie Brennan, the woman accusing the official, spoke out in her first public comments. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Science [Rescuing Sea Turtles From Fishermen’s Nets]( [Rescuing Sea Turtles From Fishermen’s Nets]( By AMY YEE An organization on the coast of Kenya tries to persuade local residents to help return the trapped reptiles to the ocean, rather than sell their meat and shells for a living. [The Results of Your Genetic Test Are Reassuring. But That Can Change. ]( [The Results of Your Genetic Test Are Reassuring. But That Can Change.]( By GINA KOLATA Laboratories frequently “reclassify” genetic mutations. But there is no reliable system for telling patients or doctors that the results of their genetic tests are no longer valid. [Plants Can’t Talk. But Some Fruits Say ‘Eat Me’ to Animals.]( [Plants Can’t Talk. But Some Fruits Say ‘Eat Me’ to Animals.]( By JOANNA KLEIN Two national parks in Uganda and Madagascar presented researchers with a natural experiment to understand how plants have adapted to appeal to animals that spread their seeds. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »]( [] Obituaries [Irving Like, 93, Dies; Foe of Power Plant and Friend of Fire Island]( [Irving Like, 93, Dies; Foe of Power Plant and Friend of Fire Island]( By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Like, an environmental lawyer, waged a long and ultimately successful fight against the Shoreham nuclear generator on Long Island. [Alfred Hubay, Met Opera’s Box Office Prognosticator, Dies at 93]( [Alfred Hubay, Met Opera’s Box Office Prognosticator, Dies at 93]( By NEIL GENZLINGER In a lifetime of working at the Met, he developed an ability to project ticket sales with uncanny accuracy. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [How Sears Was the Amazon of Its Day]( [How Sears Was the Amazon of Its Day]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD It was a technological wonder — until the retail landscape changed and new innovation, and greedy owners, arrived. [As the Internet Splinters, the World Suffers]( [As the Internet Splinters, the World Suffers]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A breakup of the web grants privacy, security and freedom to some, and not so much to others. 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