Today's Headlines: Alternate Brexit Plans Rejected; Theresa May Offers to Step Down

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[Boeing Faces Capitol’s Glare as It Presses to Fix the 737 Max]( [Boeing Faces Capitol’s Glare as It Presses to Fix the 737 Max]( By DAVID GELLES and THOMAS KAPLAN The changes would give pilots more control and make it less likely that faulty data can set off a reaction, two issues at the center of investigations into two crashes. [Why the Plan to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey Suddenly Unraveled]( [Why the Plan to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey Suddenly Unraveled]( By NICK CORASANITI and JESSE McKINLEY The collapse of an effort to legalize marijuana in New Jersey revealed the thorny and knotty difficulties in trying to legalize marijuana. 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 [‘Newark’s Original Sin’ and the Criminal Justice Education of Cory Booker]( U.S. | The Long Run [‘Newark’s Original Sin’ and the Criminal Justice Education of Cory Booker]( By NICK CORASANITI and STEPHANIE SAUL Mr. Booker’s road from enforcer to reformer began with rocky oversight of the Newark Police Department. [Why Trump’s New Push to Kill Obamacare Is So Alarming]( Opinion [Why Trump’s New Push to Kill Obamacare Is So Alarming]( By NICHOLAS BAGLEY It’s not just the potential damage to the health care system and the people who depend on it. It’s also the threat, in the administration’s legal position, to the rule of law. [] Today’s Videos [Boeing Wants to ‘Restore Faith in Our Industry,’ Executive Says]( [[Video]Video: Boeing Wants to ‘Restore Faith in Our Industry,’ Executive Says]( By REUTERS In remarks about two deadly crashes involving Boeing jets, Mike Sinnett, vice president of product strategy, said the company will do “everything that we can do to ensure that accidents like these never happen again.” [Jussie Smollett Charges Dropped; Chicago Mayor Bashes Decision]( [[Video]Video: Jussie Smollett Charges Dropped; Chicago Mayor Bashes Decision]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Prosecutors in Chicago dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, the “Empire” actor who was accused of staging a hate crime attack against himself. The mayor, Rahm Emanuel, called the decision a “whitewash of justice.” [] World [U.N. Appeals to Maduro and Guaidó to End Battle Over Humanitarian Aid]( [U.N. Appeals to Maduro and Guaidó to End Battle Over Humanitarian Aid]( By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ Detailing an increasingly desperate situation in Venezuela, the United Nations says that the use of the human suffering as a political weapon is the greatest impediment to improving conditions. [India Shot Down a Satellite, Modi Says, Shifting Balance of Power in Asia]( [India Shot Down a Satellite, Modi Says, Shifting Balance of Power in Asia]( By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and HARI KUMAR The test could destabilize the balance of power between India and Pakistan and escalate the rivalry with China. With elections near, Mr. Modi played the news for maximum effect. [Donation From New Zealand Attack Suspect Puts Spotlight on Europe’s Far Right]( [Donation From New Zealand Attack Suspect Puts Spotlight on Europe’s Far Right]( By KATRIN BENNHOLD The donation to Martin Sellner, the Austrian head of Generation Identity, has spurred an investigation into whether the group is inspiring violence. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [South of the Wall, North of the Border: Life in Texas’ No Man’s Land]( [South of the Wall, North of the Border: Life in Texas’ No Man’s Land]( By MANNY FERNANDEZ Along the Rio Grande, the border fence may be a mile or more from the river, leaving some American homes and jobs in an isolated buffer zone. [Judge Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky]( [Judge Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky]( By ABBY GOODNOUGH The ruling is a blow to the Trump administration, which has approved work requirements in seven other states and is reviewing applications from eight others. [People Kill People. But the Bullets Seem to Matter.]( [People Kill People. But the Bullets Seem to Matter.]( By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ and QUOCTRUNG BUI Handgun caliber has been getting bigger over recent decades, even as murder rates have fallen. New research suggests that if the guns had stayed the same, homicides would have declined even more. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Trump Sided With Mulvaney in Push to Nullify Health Law]( [Trump Sided With Mulvaney in Push to Nullify Health Law]( By MAGGIE HABERMAN and ROBERT PEAR President Trump decided to press courts to overturn the Affordable Care Act despite concerns from the attorney general, the health secretary and the vice president. [To Barbara Bush, Donald Trump Represented ‘Greed, Selfishness’]( [To Barbara Bush, Donald Trump Represented ‘Greed, Selfishness’]( By PETER BAKER A new biography of the former first lady also quotes a family insider confirming a long-lasting affair between former President George Bush and an aide. [Frustrated Democrats Intensify Demand for Big Institutional Changes]( On Washington [Frustrated Democrats Intensify Demand for Big Institutional Changes]( By CARL HULSE Liberal activists are calling for ending the Senate filibuster and expanding the Supreme Court, but others in the Democratic Party are urging caution. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Centene to Buy WellCare for $15.3 Billion, Creating Health Care Giant]( [Centene to Buy WellCare for $15.3 Billion, Creating Health Care Giant]( By REED ABELSON and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED As the Affordable Care Act comes under renewed attack, Centene is betting big on government-funded health care. [19th-Century ‘Humiliation’ Haunts China-U.S. Trade Talks]( [19th-Century ‘Humiliation’ Haunts China-U.S. Trade Talks]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT China’s surrender to Western powers after the first Opium War helps explain Beijing’s interest for a global trading order that works more on its terms, historians say. [McDonald’s Will Not Lobby Against Minimum-Wage Increases, Official Says]( [McDonald’s Will Not Lobby Against Minimum-Wage Increases, Official Says]( By MATT STEVENS The announcement was cheered by supporters of higher pay and criticized as a publicity stunt by some in the restaurant industry. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Protecting Your Internet Accounts Keeps Getting Easier. Here’s How to Do It.]( Tech Fix [Protecting Your Internet Accounts Keeps Getting Easier. Here’s How to Do It.]( By BRIAN X. CHEN There are many tools for setting up two-factor authentication, a security mechanism that prevents improper access. These four methods are the most compelling. [Lyft and Pinterest Won’t Be Giving Shareholders Much Say]( [Lyft and Pinterest Won’t Be Giving Shareholders Much Say]( By PETER EAVIS To own a slice of two of the hottest tech start-ups going public, investors will have to give up equal voting power. [Facebook Announces New Policy to Ban White Nationalist Content]( [Facebook Announces New Policy to Ban White Nationalist Content]( By LIAM STACK Facebook said the policy change was based on a shift in its understanding of white nationalism, which it previously saw as different from white supremacy. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Baseball Is Stuffed to Its Seams]( 2019 M.L.B. Season Preview [Baseball Is Stuffed to Its Seams]( By TYLER KEPNER With better development and technology at every level of the game, teams can draw from a player pool that is bigger — and cheaper — than ever. [March’s Toughest Matchup: Brackets vs. Ethics]( On College Basketball [March’s Toughest Matchup: Brackets vs. Ethics]( By JOHN BRANCH Fans who follow college basketball closely know about the game’s intractable relationship to corruption. But turn away from the big party every March? That’s a tough ask. [The Year the Mets Jumped Over the Moon]( [The Year the Mets Jumped Over the Moon]( By JAY SCHREIBER In 1969 the Mets, until then a baseball punch line, suddenly become a team to reckon with in the eighth year of their existence. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Review: African-American Flight 1619 Now Boarding in ‘Ain’t No Mo’]( Critic’s Pick [Review: African-American Flight 1619 Now Boarding in ‘Ain’t No Mo’]( By JESSE GREEN What if black people, sick of injustice, picked up and left the United States? An outrageous satire by Jordan E. Cooper imagines the possibility, and the loss. [‘Abby’s’ Takes the Sitcom Somewhere New: Outdoors]( [‘Abby’s’ Takes the Sitcom Somewhere New: Outdoors]( By JEREMY EGNER On the backyard set of this NBC bar comedy, they’re always glad you came. (“They” are raccoons and skunks who like craft services.) [Van Gogh the Wild Man? Try Van Gogh the Suburban Professional]( [Van Gogh the Wild Man? Try Van Gogh the Suburban Professional]( By NINA SIEGAL Van Gogh’s comfortable, middle-class existence in London is at odds with how the public imagines the painter. But this period shaped his art, a new exhibition shows. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [A Secretive Dinner Where $25,000 Buys Access to Cuomo (and Filet Mignon)]( [A Secretive Dinner Where $25,000 Buys Access to Cuomo (and Filet Mignon)]( By J. DAVID GOODMAN With state budget season heating up, what better way to make valuable connections than to mingle with the governor, his top aide and his budget director. [Subway Bathrooms: Are They as Bad as You Think?]( [Subway Bathrooms: Are They as Bad as You Think?]( By ANDY NEWMAN and ANA FOTA We visited underground relief stations across the city. Here’s what we found. [Over $10 to Drive in Manhattan? What We Know About the Congestion Pricing Plan]( [Over $10 to Drive in Manhattan? What We Know About the Congestion Pricing Plan]( By WINNIE HU Drivers could soon pay $12 to $14 to enter Manhattan’s busiest neighborhoods under a plan to raise money for the troubled subway system. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Fashion & Style [Bar or Bat Mitzvah? Hey, What About a Both Mitzvah?]( [Bar or Bat Mitzvah? Hey, What About a Both Mitzvah?]( By ALYSON KRUEGER The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony stretches to accommodate the new gender fluidity. [The Return of a Magazine That Changed Culture]( [The Return of a Magazine That Changed Culture]( By CHARLIE PORTER The Face, a source of cultural awakening for generations of British youth, is back. Can it work its magic again? [The Captionfluencers]( [The Captionfluencers]( By RUTH LA FERLA Instagram, known for photos that inspire envy and ire, has also become home to those who write their hearts out. For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( [] Obituaries [Linda Gregg, Poet of Taut, Vivid Verse, Is Dead at 76]( [Linda Gregg, Poet of Taut, Vivid Verse, Is Dead at 76]( By NEIL GENZLINGER Ms. Gregg found poems in nature and loss, matters of the heart and matters of the spirit. [Peter B. Kaplan, 79, Daredevil Photographer From on High, Dies]( [Peter B. Kaplan, 79, Daredevil Photographer From on High, Dies]( By SAM ROBERTS He overcame his fear of heights to capture unique views, from the Statue of Liberty’s torch and the antennas of the Empire State and World Trade Center. [Andrew Marshall, Pentagon’s Threat Expert, Dies at 97]( [Andrew Marshall, Pentagon’s Threat Expert, Dies at 97]( By JULIAN E. BARNES Mr. Marshall led a little-known office that has helped shape American military thinking, and kept his focus on China even when that was out of fashion. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [For the Good of Democracy, End Partisan Gerrymandering]( [For the Good of Democracy, End Partisan Gerrymandering]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Supreme Court could make history by erecting a constitutional barrier to electoral maps that put party over country. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [People Actually Like the Green New Deal]( [People Actually Like the Green New Deal]( By SEAN McELWEE Mitch McConnell’s show vote in the Senate on Tuesday rejected the plan, but Republicans may come to regret their mockery. [What the Failed All-Female Spacewalk Tells Us About Office Temperature]( [What the Failed All-Female Spacewalk Tells Us About Office Temperature]( By MARISA PORGES In a for-men, by-men world, the little things still really do hurt women. [From Fortnite to Alt-Right]( [From Fortnite to Alt-Right]( By MEGAN CONDIS There’s a reason video games are such fertile ground for white nationalist recruitment. [Stop Ignoring Those ‘Update Your Device’ Messages]( [Stop Ignoring Those ‘Update Your Device’ Messages]( By MATT BLAZE Even though the Asus malware attack was spread through software updates, the best way to protect yourself online is to keep your software updated. 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. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email from NYTimes.com. You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Today's Headlines newsletter. 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