Today's Headlines: ‘There Is Still So Much Evil’: Growing Anti-Semitism Stuns American Jews

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Think Again, She Says]( By KATRIN BENNHOLD and MELISSA EDDY The German chancellor is stepping down as head of the Christian Democrats, setting up a power struggle within her party. [How Trump-Fed Conspiracies About Migrant Caravan Intersect With Deadly Hatred]( News Analysis [How Trump-Fed Conspiracies About Migrant Caravan Intersect With Deadly Hatred]( By JEREMY W. PETERS In the final days before the election, President Trump and Republicans are trying again to highlight the caravan, which he called “an invasion of our country.” 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 [He Promised to Restore Damaged Hearts. Harvard Says His Lab Fabricated Research.]( Health [He Promised to Restore Damaged Hearts. Harvard Says His Lab Fabricated Research.]( By GINA KOLATA Findings that would have revolutionized treatment of heart attacks were based on falsified and fabricated data, revealing weaknesses in medical research. [What if We’re All Coming Back?]( Opinion [What if We’re All Coming Back?]( By MICHELLE ALEXANDER The prospect of being reborn as a poor person in a world ravaged by climate change could lead us to very different political decisions. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "It’s kind of been the longest-running version of ‘Mean Girls.’ Except most of the characters were adult men." [DR. RICHARD T. LEE]( a professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard, commenting on the rise and fall of Dr. Piero Anversa, whose research on heart cells has been discredited. [] Today’s Videos [‘We Need to Stop the Hate,’ Rabbi Tells Elected Leaders]( [[Video]Video: ‘We Need to Stop the Hate,’ Rabbi Tells Elected Leaders]( Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who survived the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, pleaded with elected officials to stop the spread of hate speech. [Sanders Lashes Out at News Media Over Synagogue Shooting Coverage]( [[Video]Video: Sanders Lashes Out at News Media Over Synagogue Shooting Coverage]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, gave an emotional condemnation of the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue and suggested that reporters were falsely blaming President Trump for the massacre. [Rescue Official Believes ‘No One Survived’ Indonesia Jet Crash]( [[Video]Video: Rescue Official Believes ‘No One Survived’ Indonesia Jet Crash]( By NEETI UPADHYE Lion Air Flight 610, which was carrying 189 people, crashed into the Java Sea near Indonesia shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [Indonesia Plane Crash Adds to Country’s Troubling Safety Record]( [Indonesia Plane Crash Adds to Country’s Troubling Safety Record]( By MUKTITA SUHARTONO and HANNAH BEECH A brand-new plane flying in clear skies crashed shortly after takeoff, and 189 people were feared dead. [Brazil Election: How Jair Bolsonaro Turned Crisis Into Opportunity]( [Brazil Election: How Jair Bolsonaro Turned Crisis Into Opportunity]( By ERNESTO LONDOÑO and MANUELA ANDREONI A troubled stint in the army and a polemic three-decade career as a lawmaker preceded Mr. Bolsonaro’s unlikely rise to the presidency. [‘The Fear Is Coming Back’ as Political Crisis Brings Sri Lanka to Brink]( News Analysis [‘The Fear Is Coming Back’ as Political Crisis Brings Sri Lanka to Brink]( By MARIA ABI-HABIB and DHARISHA BASTIANS An ex-president accused of war crimes is named prime minister. The other prime minister won’t go. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [On Social Media, No Answers for Hate]( [On Social Media, No Answers for Hate]( By SHEERA FRENKEL, MIKE ISAAC and KATE CONGER Despite efforts against hateful and false content, those posts and videos are thriving. One Instagram search produced nearly 12,000 posts with the hashtag “#jewsdid911.” [American ISIS Suspect Is Freed After Being Held More Than a Year]( [American ISIS Suspect Is Freed After Being Held More Than a Year]( By CHARLIE SAVAGE, RUKMINI CALLIMACHI and ERIC SCHMITT The New York Times has also learned the identity of the man, Abdulrahman Ahmad Alsheikh, who was referred to as “John Doe” in public court filings. [A Novel Solution for the Homeless: House Them in Backyards]( [A Novel Solution for the Homeless: House Them in Backyards]( By JENNIFER MEDINA Faced with a staggering housing and homelessness crisis, Los Angeles officials are now trying to persuade homeowners to rent to the formerly homeless. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [Reeling From Tragedy, Many in Pittsburgh Say Trump Should Not Visit]( [Reeling From Tragedy, Many in Pittsburgh Say Trump Should Not Visit]( By TRIP GABRIEL In the wake of the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue, grief has mixed with the nation’s angry politics in anticipation of President Trump’s visit Tuesday. [Trump Sending 5,200 Troops to the Border in an Election-Season Response to Migrants]( [Trump Sending 5,200 Troops to the Border in an Election-Season Response to Migrants]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF An initial group of 800 soldiers is already heading to Texas from Fort Campbell and Fort Knox to help hold off a group of Central American migrants moving north through Mexico. [Hillary Clinton on Possible 2020 Run: ‘I’d Like to Be President’]( [Hillary Clinton on Possible 2020 Run: ‘I’d Like to Be President’]( By LISA LERER During an interview on Friday, Mrs. Clinton said she would be well-suited to the job, but that she wouldn’t consider another run until after the midterms next week. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We Read?]( Books News [Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We Read?]( By ALEXANDRA ALTER Dutton, a Penguin Random House imprint, has just released its first batch of mini books, with a box set of novels by the best-selling author John Green. [A Sense of Alarm as Rural Hospitals Keep Closing ]( The New Health Care [A Sense of Alarm as Rural Hospitals Keep Closing]( By AUSTIN FRAKT The potential health and economic consequences of a trend associated with states that have turned down Medicaid expansion. [China’s King of Internet Fluff Wants to Conquer the World]( [China’s King of Internet Fluff Wants to Conquer the World]( By RAYMOND ZHONG You may never have heard of Bytedance or used any of its products. But chances are your teenager is already glued to the company’s music video app. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Sports [David Price Gets His Championship]( On Baseball [David Price Gets His Championship]( By TYLER KEPNER Price beat the Dodgers in Game 2, collected two outs in relief in Game 3 and then beat them again with seven dazzling innings in Game 5. [Here are 7 Takeaways From the First Half of the N.F.L. Season]( On Pro Football [Here are 7 Takeaways From the First Half of the N.F.L. Season]( By BILL PENNINGTON The Los Angeles Rams are going to be tough to top in the N.F.C. and the Steelers still have some life in the A.F.C. [Baseball’s Minority Management Problem]( Sports of The Times [Baseball’s Minority Management Problem]( By MICHAEL POWELL Commissioner Rob Manfred talks about baseball requiring a certain analytical expertise to explain the lack of minority managers. He should stop. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Heard the One About the Disabled Muslim Comic From Jersey?]( [Heard the One About the Disabled Muslim Comic From Jersey?]( By CARA BUCKLEY With a television development deal for a semiautobiographical show, Maysoon Zayid is hoping to push marginalized groups into the mainstream. [Lin-Manuel Miranda Puts Freestyle Love Supreme Back Onstage]( [Lin-Manuel Miranda Puts Freestyle Love Supreme Back Onstage]( By MICHAEL PAULSON The improvisatory group will perform at the Greenwich House Theater starting in January. Mr. Miranda said he will join them occasionally. [The Revival of the Great Lucia Berlin Continues Apace]( Books of The Times [The Revival of the Great Lucia Berlin Continues Apace]( By DWIGHT GARNER “Evening in Paradise,” a book of short stories by Berlin, who died in 2014, has just been published, as well as a fragmentary memoir, “Welcome Home.” For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Is the Case Against Harvey Weinstein in Jeopardy?]( [Is the Case Against Harvey Weinstein in Jeopardy?]( By JAN RANSOM The dismissal of one of six charges against the movie mogul Harvey Weinstein earlier this month raised questions about the rest of the case. [Trump Persuaded Struggling People to Invest in Scams, Lawsuit Says]( [Trump Persuaded Struggling People to Invest in Scams, Lawsuit Says]( By MAGGIE HABERMAN and BENJAMIN WEISER A new suit filed in Manhattan accuses the president and some of his children of using the Trump name to entice people to invest in get-rich-quick schemes. [2 Sisters Were Found Dead in the River, Duct-Taped Together. Police Have Few Answers.]( [2 Sisters Were Found Dead in the River, Duct-Taped Together. Police Have Few Answers.]( By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ and ASHLEY SOUTHALL No one has claimed the bodies of the 16- and 22-year-old sisters, originally from Saudi Arabia. They had requested asylum in the United States. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Science [With Bugs, You’re Never Home Alone]( [With Bugs, You’re Never Home Alone]( By NICOLA TWILLEY A citizen-science project aims to catalog the spiders, insects and other many-legged creatures that live indoors with us. [Stephen Hawking’s Final Paper: How to Escape From a Black Hole]( Out There [Stephen Hawking’s Final Paper: How to Escape From a Black Hole]( By DENNIS OVERBYE In a study from beyond the grave, the theoretical physicist sings (mathematically) of memory, loss and the possibility of data redemption. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »]( [] Obituaries [Ana González, Campaigner for Chile’s Missing, Dies at 93]( [Ana González, Campaigner for Chile’s Missing, Dies at 93]( By PASCALE BONNEFOY After four members of her family disappeared under the Pinochet dictatorship, she crusaded tirelessly on behalf of other families who lost loved ones. [Danny Leiner, Director Known for Stoner Films, Is Dead at 57]( [Danny Leiner, Director Known for Stoner Films, Is Dead at 57]( By NEIL GENZLINGER His breakout movie was “Dude, Where’s My Car?” It was followed, four years later, by the first “Harold & Kumar” film. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Best Way to Fight Climate Change? Put an Honest Price on Carbon]( [Best Way to Fight Climate Change? Put an Honest Price on Carbon]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Washington State voters will decide next week whether to impose a fee on carbon emissions. We hope they do. [In Merkel, Europe Loses a Leader]( [In Merkel, Europe Loses a Leader]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Compassionate when hearts grew cold, committed to unity when others abandoned it. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Why Squirrel Hill Is a Target for White Supremacists]( [Why Squirrel Hill Is a Target for White Supremacists]( By ANDRE PERRY As a black boy growing up in Pittsburgh, I always felt welcome in Squirrel Hill. White nationalists hate the inclusion and diversity that it represents. [What Israel Owes American Jews]( [What Israel Owes American Jews]( By MICHAEL B. OREN The nation-state of the Jews must recognize Conservative and Reform Judaism. [Are Boston Sports Fans Sick and Tired of Winning? ]( [Are Boston Sports Fans Sick and Tired of Winning?]( By WILL LEITCH The enthusiasts of a city gifted in the 2000s with a glorious and bountiful title harvest still can’t seem to get over themselves. 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