Today's Headlines: U.S. Airstrikes Kill Hundreds in Somalia as Shadowy Conflict Ramps Up

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Are These Its Final Days?]( [Netanyahu-Trump Partnership Is Stronger Than Ever. Are These Its Final Days?]( By DAVID M. HALBFINGER The relationship has no precedent in their countries’ history, with deep parallels in their politics and struggles with scandal. But as an Israeli election approaches, is this the last hurrah? [Boeing Faces Questions About Its New 737 Max Jets After Ethiopia Crash]( [Boeing Faces Questions About Its New 737 Max Jets After Ethiopia Crash]( By JAMES GLANZ and ZACH WICHTER For the company, scrutiny of the jet goes to the heart of its business — the 737 Max has been its best-selling plane ever. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get New York Today in Your Inbox]( [Get New York Today in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day in New York, including news, weather, free events and a look at the lighter side of life. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [Clean House to Survive? Museums Confront Their Crowded Basements]( Arts [Clean House to Survive? Museums Confront Their Crowded Basements]( By ROBIN POGREBIN With storage spaces filled with works that may never be shown, some museums are rethinking the way they collect art, and at least one is ranking what it owns. [The Experts Keep Getting the Economy Wrong]( Opinion [The Experts Keep Getting the Economy Wrong]( By DAVID LEONHARDT Again and again, forecasters have been too optimistic — which is a sign of the economy’s funk. [] Today’s Videos [The U.S. Blamed Maduro for Burning Aid to Venezuela. New Video Casts Doubt.]( [[Video]Video: The U.S. Blamed Maduro for Burning Aid to Venezuela. New Video Casts Doubt.]( By CHRISTOPH KOETTL, DEBORAH ACOSTA, DREW JORDAN and ANJALI SINGHVI Top U.S. officials have said Nicolás Maduro’s regime burned an aid convoy last month. But TV footage contradicts that claim and shows how this unverified information spread across Twitter and television. [Aftermath of Deadly Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash]( [[Video]Video: Aftermath of Deadly Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash]( By BARBARA MARCOLINI At least 150 people were killed when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed early Sunday. It was the second such disaster involving a brand-new Boeing 737 Max 8 in months. [‘I Was Shocked’: Holocaust Survivor Meets With Teenagers]( [[Video]Video: ‘I Was Shocked’: Holocaust Survivor Meets With Teenagers]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Eva Schloss, who was 16 when she was freed from Auschwitz, spoke Thursday with Southern California high school students who made Nazi salutes at a party. [] World [Footage Contradicts U.S. Claim That Maduro Burned Aid Convoy]( [Footage Contradicts U.S. Claim That Maduro Burned Aid Convoy]( By NICHOLAS CASEY, CHRISTOPH KOETTL and DEBORAH ACOSTA A reconstruction of the moment when a truck bearing humanitarian supplies was set on fire shows the likely cause was a Molotov cocktail thrown by a protester. [Ethiopian Airlines Crash Kills at Least 150; 2nd Brand-New Boeing to Go Down in Months]( [Ethiopian Airlines Crash Kills at Least 150; 2nd Brand-New Boeing to Go Down in Months]( By HADRA AHMED, NORIMITSU ONISHI, DIONNE SEARCEY and HANNAH BEECH Flight 302, a new Boeing 737 Max 8 that was en route from the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi, Kenya, lost contact six minutes after take off, the airline said. [Turgenev Dissed Russia but Is Still Lionized as Literary Star by Touchy Kremlin]( Russia Dispatch [Turgenev Dissed Russia but Is Still Lionized as Literary Star by Touchy Kremlin]( By ANDREW HIGGINS The Russian government celebrates the writer Ivan Turgenev even though it scorns many of his negative views of his homeland and his embrace of Western, liberal values. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [La Gordiloca: The Swearing Muckraker Upending Border Journalism]( [La Gordiloca: The Swearing Muckraker Upending Border Journalism]( By SIMON ROMERO Her nickname translates as the Crazy Fat Lady. But local officials ignore this local reporting sensation at their peril. [On Disability and on Facebook? Uncle Sam Wants to Watch What You Post]( [On Disability and on Facebook? Uncle Sam Wants to Watch What You Post]( By ROBERT PEAR The Trump administration wants to use Facebook and other social media to help identify people who are receiving Social Security disability benefits without being truly disabled. [After Week of Infighting, Democrats Wonder Where to Draw Line on Speech]( [After Week of Infighting, Democrats Wonder Where to Draw Line on Speech]( By GLENN THRUSH and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG Left unanswered is a question that transcends partisan politics: In an era of provocation, how should Congress respond when its members say hateful or hurtful things? For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Defying Congress, Trump Plans to Renew Fight for Border Wall Funding]( [Defying Congress, Trump Plans to Renew Fight for Border Wall Funding]( By PETER BAKER and JIM TANKERSLEY The president’s budget, to be unveiled Monday, asks for $8.6 billion to build border barriers while increasing military spending and cutting domestic programs. [As Hillary Clinton Steps Away, a Political Era for Women Wanes]( Political Memo [As Hillary Clinton Steps Away, a Political Era for Women Wanes]( By SUSAN CHIRA For decades in American politics, Hillary Clinton and many other women followed in the footsteps of a husband or father. None of the six women running for president do. [Biden and Sanders Lead the 2020 Field in Iowa, Poll Finds]( [Biden and Sanders Lead the 2020 Field in Iowa, Poll Finds]( By ASTEAD W. HERNDON The poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers found the two longtime politicians far ahead of their competition. It also found widespread support for liberal policy ideas. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [India Fights Diabetic Blindness With Help From A.I.]( [India Fights Diabetic Blindness With Help From A.I.]( By CADE METZ A partnership with Google is part of a global effort to build and deploy systems that can detect signs of illness and disease in medical scans. [In Silicon Valley, Plans for a Monument to Silicon Valley]( [In Silicon Valley, Plans for a Monument to Silicon Valley]( By DAVID STREITFELD A group in San Jose, Calif., wants a worldwide competition to design a suitable landmark to celebrate the achievements of the tech companies. [How About We Try Modern Monetary Theory in a Small Country First?]( [How About We Try Modern Monetary Theory in a Small Country First?]( By NEIL IRWIN People are taking its ideas more seriously, but reinventing the system in the world’s largest economy on the fly seems risky. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [The Man Deciding Facebook’s Fate]( [The Man Deciding Facebook’s Fate]( By CECILIA KANG Joseph J. Simons, the F.T.C. chairman, is a newbie on data privacy policy. But he is overseeing the biggest privacy case in the agency’s history. [Stores See a Future Without ‘May I Help You?’ (They’ll Already Have Your Data)]( [Stores See a Future Without ‘May I Help You?’ (They’ll Already Have Your Data)]( By SAPNA MAHESHWARI At a recent industry gathering, retailers talked of how collecting customer data will help them compete in a landscape dominated by the internet. [The Week in Tech: Facebook’s Privacy Pivot (Business Model Not Included)]( Bits [The Week in Tech: Facebook’s Privacy Pivot (Business Model Not Included)]( By JAMIE CONDLIFFE The social network has laid out plans for making a shift toward private messaging. Less clear is how it will turn a profit from it. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Raheem Sterling Has Had Enough]( ON SOCCER [Raheem Sterling Has Had Enough]( By RORY SMITH The Manchester City forward discusses racism, the relentlessness of media stereotypes about black players and his decision to call out both after he was racially abused during a Premier League match in December. [Illness Knocks Serena Williams Out at Indian Wells]( [Illness Knocks Serena Williams Out at Indian Wells]( By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Williams was cruising, 3-0, before she suddenly became visibly hampered. Down by 3-6, 0-1, she retired, handing the win to Garbiñe Muguruza. [Even After Manny Machado Splash, Padres Are Still a Work in Progress]( On Baseball [Even After Manny Machado Splash, Padres Are Still a Work in Progress]( By TYLER KEPNER The Padres are facing high expectations, but their starting rotation is still a weak spot despite a wealth of prospects. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Review: Anxious Teenagers Learn to ‘Be More Chill’ on a Big Stage]( [Review: Anxious Teenagers Learn to ‘Be More Chill’ on a Big Stage]( By BEN BRANTLEY Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz’s cult sci-fi musical about high school paranoia arrives on Broadway with its wholesale klutziness intact. [Dr. Funky Butt and Me: My Friendship with the Real Donald Shirley]( [Dr. Funky Butt and Me: My Friendship with the Real Donald Shirley]( By DAVID HAJDU An author recalls the pianist at the center of “Green Book” as erudite, salty and not a little opinionated. [How Gayle King Kept Her Cool in the R. Kelly Interview]( [How Gayle King Kept Her Cool in the R. Kelly Interview]( By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS In his first interview since his arrest on sex abuse charges, Kelly screamed, jumped from his chair and cried. King remained calm. What was going through her mind? For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Catholic Archbishop, on His Hands and Knees, Begged for Forgiveness Over Abuse]( [Catholic Archbishop, on His Hands and Knees, Begged for Forgiveness Over Abuse]( By RICK ROJAS Bishops across the country are being forced to acknowledge their failures as they face accusations of covering up facts and protecting abusers. [30 People Treated at J.F.K. After Flight Hits Severe Turbulence]( [30 People Treated at J.F.K. After Flight Hits Severe Turbulence]( By MIHIR ZAVERI A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey described the injuries as mostly “bumps, bruises and cuts.” The flight was from Istanbul to New York. [A Coffee Shop Pioneer Was Murdered. 23 Years Later, His Wife and Her Brother Are Guilty.]( [A Coffee Shop Pioneer Was Murdered. 23 Years Later, His Wife and Her Brother Are Guilty.]( By MICHAEL GOLD and EDGAR SANDOVAL The verdict in the cold case was a victory for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, whose prosecutors built a case on largely circumstantial evidence. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Obituaries [Carolee Schneemann, Visionary Feminist Performance Artist, Dies at 79]( [Carolee Schneemann, Visionary Feminist Performance Artist, Dies at 79]( By HOLLAND COTTER In one performance piece, she stood nude on a table, posing like a studio model, while reading from a book of her collected writings. [David Rogers, 88, Took on New York’s School Board]( [David Rogers, 88, Took on New York’s School Board]( By SAM ROBERTS His condemnation of the educational bureaucracy, in a book published during a dispute over decentralization in 1968, fueled the movement that led to mayoral control. [Harry Howell, Star Defenseman With Rangers for 17 Years, Dies at 86]( [Harry Howell, Star Defenseman With Rangers for 17 Years, Dies at 86]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN He played 1,160 regular-season games with the Rangers, a team record that still stands, and was a seven-time All-Star. [Overlooked No More: Julia Morgan, Pioneering Female Architect]( [Overlooked No More: Julia Morgan, Pioneering Female Architect]( Morgan, who was the first woman to earn an architect’s license in California, was a prolific designer of hundreds of buildings, namely the Hearst Castle at San Simeon. [Julia Ruth Stevens, Babe Ruth’s Daughter, Dies at 102]( [Julia Ruth Stevens, Babe Ruth’s Daughter, Dies at 102]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN The Babe’s adopted daughter was a tireless promoter of baseball, and of her father’s legacy. [Barbara Winslow Grant, Mother of Times Chairman, Dies at 90]( [Barbara Winslow Grant, Mother of Times Chairman, Dies at 90]( By THE NEW YORK TIMES Ms. Grant, who was the wife of one Times publisher, mother of another and grandmother of a third, devoted much of her life to volunteerism. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Vaping Is Big Tobacco’s Bait and Switch]( Editorial Observer [Vaping Is Big Tobacco’s Bait and Switch]( By JENEEN INTERLANDI Cigarettes hooked generations of teenagers. Now e-cigarettes might do the same. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [The Democratic Candidates Should Tell Us Now Who They’ll Put on the Supreme Court]( [The Democratic Candidates Should Tell Us Now Who They’ll Put on the Supreme Court]( By JAMES FORMAN Jr. And they should choose nominees who will help dismantle mass incarceration. [Trump Aside, What’s the U.S. Role in NATO?]( [Trump Aside, What’s the U.S. Role in NATO?]( By BARRY R. POSEN The Cold War alliance was formed to stop Soviet expansion. Seventy years later, Europe can defend itself against an underpopulated and much-weakened Russia. [Even Google Can No Longer Hide Its Gender Pay Gap]( [Even Google Can No Longer Hide Its Gender Pay Gap]( By BRYCE COVERT A new federal rule will force big companies to report pay scales according to gender and race. 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