Today's Headlines: Pelosi Accuses Barr of Law-Breaking as Democrats’ War With Attorney General Boils Over

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[Trump Won’t Nominate Stephen Moore for Fed Board]( [Trump Won’t Nominate Stephen Moore for Fed Board]( By JIM TANKERSLEY, MAGGIE HABERMAN and EMILY COCHRANE Mr. Moore, a conservative commentator, appeared unlikely to win Senate confirmation after several Republican lawmakers raised concerns about his past writings denigrating women. [Secret Venezuela Files Warn About Maduro Confidant]( [Secret Venezuela Files Warn About Maduro Confidant]( By NICHOLAS CASEY Venezuela’s intelligence agency gathered evidence against one of the country’s most powerful figures, including accusations of drug trafficking and ties to Hezbollah. 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 [Admissions Scandal: When ‘Hard Work’ (Plus $6.5 Million) Helps Get You Into Stanford]( U.S. [Admissions Scandal: When ‘Hard Work’ (Plus $6.5 Million) Helps Get You Into Stanford]( By KATE TAYLOR, JENNIFER MEDINA, CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON The news that a Chinese family paid $6.5 million to help secure a spot at Stanford illuminated the global reach of the college admissions scheme. [Bill Barr’s Perverse Theory of Justice]( Opinion [Bill Barr’s Perverse Theory of Justice]( By JAMELLE BOUIE In America, no one is above the law — except the president and everyone who does wrong in his name. [] World [As Chinese Flock to Siberia’s Lake Baikal, Local Russians Growl]( Russia Dispatch [As Chinese Flock to Siberia’s Lake Baikal, Local Russians Growl]( By NEIL MacFARQUHAR A supposed new era of Sino-Russian friendship is exhibiting strains as a Chinese influx around Lake Baikal stirs old Russian fears of a land grab. [Domestic Workers Are Killed in Cyprus, and Authorities Face a Reckoning]( [Domestic Workers Are Killed in Cyprus, and Authorities Face a Reckoning]( By MEGAN SPECIA At least seven women and girls are believed to be victims of a Cyprus serial killer. The case raised questions about the treatment of domestic workers. [On a Coastline With 1,200 Dead Dolphins, Fishermen and Conservationists Clash]( [On a Coastline With 1,200 Dead Dolphins, Fishermen and Conservationists Clash]( By ELIAN PELTIER and ANDREA MANTOVANI More common dolphins have washed up dead on France’s Atlantic Coast since January than in all of 2017 or 2018. Scientists blame fishing. Fishermen are pushing back. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( [] U.S. [Interior Dept. Loosens Offshore-Drilling Safety Rules Dating From Deepwater Horizon]( [Interior Dept. Loosens Offshore-Drilling Safety Rules Dating From Deepwater Horizon]( By CORAL DAVENPORT The loosening of regulations on offshore drilling equipment has been a been a key piece of President Trump’s efforts to ease restrictions on fossil fuel companies. [Baltimore’s Mayor, Catherine Pugh, Resigns Amid Children’s Book Scandal]( [Baltimore’s Mayor, Catherine Pugh, Resigns Amid Children’s Book Scandal]( By FARAH STOCKMAN The resignation came days after the City Council proposed amending the charter to make it possible to remove Ms. Pugh and amid a widening scandal involving a book deal worth $500,000. [Pentagon Survey Finds a Surge in Sexual Assaults in the Ranks]( [Pentagon Survey Finds a Surge in Sexual Assaults in the Ranks]( By DAVE PHILIPPS Troops in all branches of the military, and especially women, are suffering more unwanted sexual contacts and are less likely to report them, the survey found. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016]( [F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016]( By ADAM GOLDMAN, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MARK MAZZETTI The use of the investigator in an operation aimed at a campaign shows the alarm in the F.B.I. as officials uncovered the scope of Russia’s 2016 election interference. [Ex-White House Official Says No One Pressured Him to Overturn Security Clearance Recommendations]( [Ex-White House Official Says No One Pressured Him to Overturn Security Clearance Recommendations]( By KATIE ROGERS, MAGGIE HABERMAN and NICHOLAS FANDOS Carl Kline’s appearance before Congress was the latest episode in a continuing debate over the vetting and approval of the people working for President Trump. [Warren’s Campaign, ‘Based on Ideas,’ Bets on Iowa]( [Warren’s Campaign, ‘Based on Ideas,’ Bets on Iowa]( By THOMAS KAPLAN Ms. Warren has hired about 50 people in Iowa, giving her a head start at organizing for next year’s caucuses. But it’s a strategy loaded with risk. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Business [Top Executives of Insys, an Opioid Company, Are Found Guilty of Racketeering]( [Top Executives of Insys, an Opioid Company, Are Found Guilty of Racketeering]( By GABRIELLE EMANUEL and KATIE THOMAS The defendants were accused of conspiring to bribe doctors to prescribe a fentanyl-based painkiller and misleading insurers about patients’ need for the drug. [Why Wages Are Finally Rising, 10 Years After the Recession]( [Why Wages Are Finally Rising, 10 Years After the Recession]( By BEN CASSELMAN Lagging pay in a lengthy recovery defied the usual logic. Economists now have a better idea of the reasons and patterns behind the belated bounce. [F.D.A. Won’t Ban Sales of Textured Breast Implants Linked to Cancer]( [F.D.A. Won’t Ban Sales of Textured Breast Implants Linked to Cancer]( By DENISE GRADY and RONI CARYN RABIN Many other countries have already banned the products. But the U.S. agency said the risk was still low, despite repeated requests from women and doctors that the implants be removed from the market. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Facebook Bars Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan and Others From Its Services]( [Facebook Bars Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan and Others From Its Services]( By MIKE ISAAC and KEVIN ROOSE The move, which critics said was a long time coming, is an escalation of the social media company’s enforcement of its content policies. [Boeing’s South Carolina Plant Subject to Increased Scrutiny]( [Boeing’s South Carolina Plant Subject to Increased Scrutiny]( By NATALIE KITROEFF The factory, which makes the 787 Dreamliner, faces an unusually high level of oversight, a sign of Federal Aviation Administration concerns about the plant. [Jack Dorsey Is Gwyneth Paltrow for Silicon Valley]( [Jack Dorsey Is Gwyneth Paltrow for Silicon Valley]( By NELLIE BOWLES The Twitter chief executive is tech’s foremost manfluencer, guiding his followers toward optimum cognitive performance. Or, at least, hunger. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Kentucky Derby?]( [Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Kentucky Derby?]( By JOE DRAPE and MELISSA HOPPERT Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert weigh in on the contenders for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. [‘One of the Rarest Things in Baseball’: Noah Syndergaard Does It All]( Mets 1, Reds 0 [‘One of the Rarest Things in Baseball’: Noah Syndergaard Does It All]( By KEVIN ARMSTRONG Syndergaard became the first pitcher in 36 years to hit a home run and throw a complete-game shutout in a 1-0 victory as the Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds. [At 35, Curtis McElhinney, a Journeyman Goalie, Gets His Moment]( On Pro Hockey [At 35, Curtis McElhinney, a Journeyman Goalie, Gets His Moment]( By BEN SHPIGEL The Carolina Hurricanes are on the cusp of sweeping the Islanders behind McElhinney, who has saved 45 of 47 shots after replacing the injured starter. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [When Dawoud Bey Met David Hammons]( Frieze Week 2019 [When Dawoud Bey Met David Hammons]( By MAX LAKIN In the ’80s, a portrait photographer coming into his own captured an enigmatic artist creating his own legend. Rarely exhibited, the images are here, and at Frieze New York. [Review: ‘Tuca & Bertie’ Is an Eggsellent Adventure]( Critic’s Pick [Review: ‘Tuca & Bertie’ Is an Eggsellent Adventure]( By JAMES PONIEWOZIK A producer of “BoJack Horseman” creates a feminist friendship comedy that’s funny, haunting and visually surreal. [Woody Allen Pitched a Memoir. Publishers Weren’t Interested.]( [Woody Allen Pitched a Memoir. Publishers Weren’t Interested.]( By ALEXANDRA ALTER and CARA BUCKLEY Executives at several houses said they passed on the material and in some cases declined to read it because of controversies surrounding him. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] Movies [‘Long Shot’ Review: Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen Give Good Heart]( Critic’s Pick [‘Long Shot’ Review: Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen Give Good Heart]( By MANOHLA DARGIS The improbably yet perfectly paired stars play old friends who unexpectedly find love in this charming (and a bit vulgar) romantic comedy. [‘Non-Fiction’ Review: Sex Comedy Disguised as Tech Treatise, or Vice Versa?]( [‘Non-Fiction’ Review: Sex Comedy Disguised as Tech Treatise, or Vice Versa?]( By A.O. SCOTT Olivier Assayas’s new film surveys the appetites and arguments of a group of Parisian intellectuals. [‘Shadow’ Review: A Bleak World Splashed With Red]( Critic’s Pick [‘Shadow’ Review: A Bleak World Splashed With Red]( By GLENN KENNY Zhang Yimou’s film, set during the “Three Kingdoms” era in Chinese history, features head-spinning palace intrigue and spectacularly inventive violence. [‘The Intruder’ Review: Dennis Quaid as a Homeowner’s Nightmare]( [‘The Intruder’ Review: Dennis Quaid as a Homeowner’s Nightmare]( By A.O. SCOTT Michael Ealy and Meagan Good get more than they bargained for when they buy their dream house. [‘Meeting Gorbachev’ Review: Sitting Down With the Last Soviet Leader]( Critic’s Pick [‘Meeting Gorbachev’ Review: Sitting Down With the Last Soviet Leader]( By BEN KENIGSBERG Werner Herzog’s latest documentary is centered on Mikhail S. Gorbachev, who helped bring the Cold War to an end. [‘Hesburgh’ Review: A Portrait of a Heroic and Scandal-Free Catholic Priest]( Critic’s Pick [‘Hesburgh’ Review: A Portrait of a Heroic and Scandal-Free Catholic Priest]( By GLENN KENNY A man of the cloth, a man against racism: “Hesburgh” tells the story of a tireless civil rights champion. [‘Decade of Fire’ Review: A Documentary Remembers the Blazes That Scorched the Bronx]( [‘Decade of Fire’ Review: A Documentary Remembers the Blazes That Scorched the Bronx]( By BEN KENIGSBERG This documentary is at its best when showing how the fires affected individuals effectively left to fend for themselves. For more movies news, go to [NYTimes.com/Movies »]( [] New York [Tuition or Dinner? Nearly Half of College Students Surveyed in a New Report Are Going Hungry]( [Tuition or Dinner? Nearly Half of College Students Surveyed in a New Report Are Going Hungry]( By KAYA LATERMAN Many routinely skip meals and take ‘poverty naps’ because they cannot afford groceries. Campus food pantries are helping, but are they enough? [Once as Pro-Prosecution as Any Red State, New York Makes a Big Shift on Trials]( [Once as Pro-Prosecution as Any Red State, New York Makes a Big Shift on Trials]( By ASHLEY SOUTHALL and JAN RANSOM The Legislature revamped a law that kept evidence from defendants. Prosecutors now must show their hands earlier. [Becoming Catholic in the Age of Scandal]( [Becoming Catholic in the Age of Scandal]( By RICK ROJAS At Easter, thousands of people converted to Catholicism even as sex abuse allegations have rocked the church. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Obituaries [Peter Mayhew, the Actor Behind Chewbacca’s Mask, Dies at 74]( [Peter Mayhew, the Actor Behind Chewbacca’s Mask, Dies at 74]( By JACEY FORTIN Mr. Mayhew, who played the Wookiee Chewbacca in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died at home in Texas after having a heart attack. [Doreen Spooner, Trailblazer on Fleet Street, Dies at 91]( [Doreen Spooner, Trailblazer on Fleet Street, Dies at 91]( By SAM ROBERTS Recognized as the first woman to become a full-time photographer on a British national newspaper, she earned her male colleagues’ respect “just by getting on with my job.” [Red Kelly, Gentleman Stalwart in a Run of Stanley Cups, Is Dead at 91]( [Red Kelly, Gentleman Stalwart in a Run of Stanley Cups, Is Dead at 91]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN A fierce but seldom penalized Hall of Famer, he helped capture eight N.H.L. titles — four with the Red Wings and four with the Maple Leafs. [Corinne Cobson, Designer With a Rock ’n’ Roll Edge, Dies at 62]( [Corinne Cobson, Designer With a Rock ’n’ Roll Edge, Dies at 62]( By RACHEL FELDER Ms. Cobson’s clothes, which gained acclaim in the 1980s and ’90s, were known for their spunk but were also comfortable to wear. [Michael Doyle, 78, Surfing Champion of the 1960s, Dies]( [Michael Doyle, 78, Surfing Champion of the 1960s, Dies]( By NIRAJ CHOKSHI and SANDRA E. GARCIA Doyle was runner-up at the World Surfing Championships in 1964. “He was one of the standouts,” said PT Townend, another former surfing star. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Why Does Apple Control Its Competitors?]( [Why Does Apple Control Its Competitors?]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Regulators should take a close look at the iPhone App Store. [A Treacherous Stalemate in Venezuela]( [A Treacherous Stalemate in Venezuela]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Foreign meddling, coup plotting and bloody demonstrations heighten the tension. [A Very Modern Waste of Tax Dollars]( [A Very Modern Waste of Tax Dollars]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD In California, the rise of online retail is supersizing a corporate tax incentive. Banning it would benefit everyone (except corporations). For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [What Watergate Prosecutors Had That Mueller Didn’t]( [What Watergate Prosecutors Had That Mueller Didn’t]( By NICK AKERMAN In the Trump-Russia investigation, the special counsel did not have the leverage of physical evidence. [The Trouble With Joe and Bernie]( [The Trouble With Joe and Bernie]( By PAUL KRUGMAN Neither man seems ready for harsh political reality. [The American Family Makes This Country Great, and It’s in Danger]( [The American Family Makes This Country Great, and It’s in Danger]( By JANET MURGUÍA President Trump’s stance on legal and undocumented immigrants could have devastating results. [The ‘Home of the Giants’ Is for You, Too]( [The ‘Home of the Giants’ Is for You, Too]( By DANIELLE MOYLAN In Norway, camping in the wild is a right. [We Should Worry About How China Uses Apps Like TikTok]( [We Should Worry About How China Uses Apps Like TikTok]( By NICK FRISCH and ASH NGU Illiberal innovations created for China’s vast surveilled and censored domestic market are increasingly popular overseas. 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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