Today's Headlines: Trump Increases China Tariffs as Trade Deal Hangs in the Balance

New North Korea Concerns Flare as Trump’s Signature Diplomacy Wilts View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [Most Popular]( | [Video]( | Subscribe: [Digital /]( [Home Delivery]( [My Account]( [The New York Times]( Friday, May 10, 2019 IN THIS EMAIL: [Top News](#0) | [Editors' Picks](#2) | [World](#3) | [U.S.](#4) | [Politics](#5) | [Business](#6) | [Technology](#7) | [Sports](#8) | [Arts](#9) | [Movies](#10) | [New York](#11) | [Media & Advertising](#12) | [Obituaries](#13) | [Editorial](#14) | [Op-Ed](#15) | [CUSTOMIZE »]( [] Top News [Trump Increases China Tariffs as Trade Deal Hangs in the Balance]( [Trump Increases China Tariffs as Trade Deal Hangs in the Balance]( By ANA SWANSON and ALAN RAPPEPORT President Trump raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent on Friday morning. [New North Korea Concerns Flare as Trump’s Signature Diplomacy Wilts]( [New North Korea Concerns Flare as Trump’s Signature Diplomacy Wilts]( By DAVID E. SANGER, WILLIAM J. BROAD, CHOE SANG-HUN and EILEEN SULLIVAN Two missile tests, the seizure of a North Korean ship and the public revelation of a weapons base signaled that efforts of a U.S. rapprochement with Pyongyang are doomed. [Pope Issues First Rules for Catholic Church Worldwide to Report Sex Abuse]( [Pope Issues First Rules for Catholic Church Worldwide to Report Sex Abuse]( By JASON HOROWITZ The new church law orders officials to report misconduct to their superiors and empowers senior archbishops to investigate. But it says nothing about punishment. 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 [Why the Golden State Killer May Keep California’s Death Penalty Alive]( U.S. [Why the Golden State Killer May Keep California’s Death Penalty Alive]( By TIM ARANGO The fight over the death penalty in California underscores the divide in the state between conservative prosecutors and liberal reformers like the governor. [It’s Time to Break Up Facebook]( Opinion [It’s Time to Break Up Facebook]( By CHRIS HUGHES Mark Zuckerberg is a good guy. But the company I helped him build is a threat to our economy and democracy. [] World [Giuliani Plans Ukraine Trip to Push for Inquiries That Could Help Trump]( [Giuliani Plans Ukraine Trip to Push for Inquiries That Could Help Trump]( By KENNETH P. VOGEL The president’s personal lawyer is stepping up efforts to urge the Ukrainian government to wade into United States politics by pursuing investigations that touch on Joe Biden and Paul Manafort. [A New Revolution? Mexico Still Waiting as López Obrador Nears Half-Year Mark]( [A New Revolution? Mexico Still Waiting as López Obrador Nears Half-Year Mark]( By AZAM AHMED and KIRK SEMPLE The new country President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he is building looks an awful lot like the old one he swore to leave behind in the campaign. [Only 17 Days in Office, Opposition Candidate Saw Spending to ‘Spoil a Mayor’]( [Only 17 Days in Office, Opposition Candidate Saw Spending to ‘Spoil a Mayor’]( By CARLOTTA GALL Before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey forced a do-over of the Istanbul election, the opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu found evidence of wasteful spending by Mr. Erdogan’s allies, he said. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( [] U.S. [Amid Chaos, Alabama Lawmakers Delay Vote on Far-Reaching Abortion Ban]( [Amid Chaos, Alabama Lawmakers Delay Vote on Far-Reaching Abortion Ban]( By ALAN BLINDER The measure would ban most abortions through all stages of pregnancy and would make it a felony for doctors to perform them. [Many Hospitals Charge Double or Even Triple What Medicare Would Pay]( [Many Hospitals Charge Double or Even Triple What Medicare Would Pay]( By REED ABELSON A study of 25 states provides a rare glimpse of the stark disparities between what private insurers and the federal government paid for inpatient and outpatient care. [‘Fight if You Must’: Students Take a Front-Line Role in School Shootings]( [‘Fight if You Must’: Students Take a Front-Line Role in School Shootings]( By PATRICIA MAZZEI Some students appear to have concluded that they cannot wait for a teacher or security officer to protect them during a school shooting. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Trump Suggests Mueller May Testify; Pelosi Declares ‘Constitutional Crisis’]( [Trump Suggests Mueller May Testify; Pelosi Declares ‘Constitutional Crisis’]( By ANNIE KARNI and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG The president also said he was “pretty surprised” his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was subpoenaed to testify before the Senate about contacts with Russians in the 2016 campaign. [A Strategy Emerges to Counter House Democrats: Dare Them to Impeach]( White House Memo [A Strategy Emerges to Counter House Democrats: Dare Them to Impeach]( By PETER BAKER, MAGGIE HABERMAN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT The president seems eager to force the hand of Democrats who are investigating him as if they were conducting an impeachment inquiry without actually calling it that. [Trump to Nominate Patrick Shanahan as Pentagon Chief]( [Trump to Nominate Patrick Shanahan as Pentagon Chief]( By HELENE COOPER and THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF The decision followed a monthlong ethics investigation that found that Mr. Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, had not acted improperly in official meetings when discussing military contractors. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Business [Uber I.P.O. Values Ride-Hailing Giant at $82.4 Billion]( [Uber I.P.O. Values Ride-Hailing Giant at $82.4 Billion]( By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and KATE CONGER At $45 a share, the company became the third largest for a firm going public on an American exchange. [Occidental Petroleum Emerges With the Prize in a Takeover Fight]( [Occidental Petroleum Emerges With the Prize in a Takeover Fight]( By CLIFFORD KRAUSS The company’s bid for Anadarko prevailed despite Chevron’s greater resources and will give it the biggest presence in the rich Permian Basin fields. [Washington State Moves Toward Free and Reduced College Tuition, With Businesses Footing the Bill]( [Washington State Moves Toward Free and Reduced College Tuition, With Businesses Footing the Bill]( By EMILY S. RUEB The legislation, which is on the governor’s desk, would surcharge businesses like Microsoft and Amazon that rely on highly skilled workers. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Chris Hughes Essay on Breakup Draws an Objection From Facebook]( [Chris Hughes Essay on Breakup Draws an Objection From Facebook]( By HEATHER MURPHY “You don’t enforce accountability by calling for the breakup of a successful American company,” Nick Clegg, a Facebook executive, said in response to the Op-Ed. [Jeff Bezos Unveils Blue Origin’s Vision for Space, and a Moon Lander]( [Jeff Bezos Unveils Blue Origin’s Vision for Space, and a Moon Lander]( By KENNETH CHANG In a choreographed presentation, the Amazon founder said he wants to build the infrastructure for humans to live in space. [Instagram Is Trying to Curb Bullying. First, It Needs to Define Bullying.]( The Shift [Instagram Is Trying to Curb Bullying. First, It Needs to Define Bullying.]( By KEVIN ROOSE The effort is part of a larger attempt by Instagram and its parent company, Facebook, to clean themselves up. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [With Durant Hurt, the Warriors Dynasty Could Suddenly Be Reeling]( On Pro Basketball [With Durant Hurt, the Warriors Dynasty Could Suddenly Be Reeling]( By MARC STEIN Golden State has seized a 3-2 lead, but there can be no further promises after a Kevin Durant injury scare. [Proposal to Restructure Champions League Leaves Out Most of Europe]( [Proposal to Restructure Champions League Leaves Out Most of Europe]( By TARIQ PANJA A proposal being pushed by some of Europe’s richest clubs would effectively seal off the Champions League, leaving as few as four of its 32 spots for teams from Europe’s 55 national leagues. [Lessons From a Scandal: Colleges Quietly Tighten the Athletic Recruiting Process]( [Lessons From a Scandal: Colleges Quietly Tighten the Athletic Recruiting Process]( By BILL PENNINGTON Some prominent universities implicated in the admissions scandal swiftly announced new layers of oversight. Dozens more did the same out of public view. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [4 Musicians Chart 100 Years in the Life of a Runaway Slave]( [4 Musicians Chart 100 Years in the Life of a Runaway Slave]( By ZACHARY WOOLFE To conclude her residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Julia Bullock is presenting Hans Werner Henze’s “El Cimarrón.” [A Visit to the Unfathomable Past of Auschwitz]( Critic’s Pick [A Visit to the Unfathomable Past of Auschwitz]( By RALPH BLUMENTHAL The Museum of Jewish Heritage’s exhibition about the death camp depicts, in ways large and small, the horrors of the Holocaust. [‘Camp’ at the Met, as Rich as It Is Frustrating]( Art Review [‘Camp’ at the Met, as Rich as It Is Frustrating]( By ROBERTA SMITH This year’s Costume Institute exhibition is finally here. Will it help you better define camp? Probably not. But the historical journey is thoroughly engaging. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] Movies [‘Charlie Says’ Review: Complicating Those Manson Family Values]( Critic’s Pick [‘Charlie Says’ Review: Complicating Those Manson Family Values]( By MANOHLA DARGIS The director Mary Harron teams up with the writer Guinevere Turner for this smart, disturbing drama about three of Charles Manson’s female followers. [‘Pasolini’ Review: One Rebellious Filmmaker’s Tribute to Another]( Critic’s Pick [‘Pasolini’ Review: One Rebellious Filmmaker’s Tribute to Another]( By A.O. SCOTT Willem Dafoe plays the great Italian writer, poet and cultural gadfly in the last days of his chaotic, incandescent life. [‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ Review: A Cat and (Electric) Mouse Game]( [‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ Review: A Cat and (Electric) Mouse Game]( By BEN KENIGSBERG The high-voltage critter from the popular Japanese franchise fights crime in a futuristic city where humans and Pokémon live side by side. [‘David Cross: Oh, Come On’ Review: Muffled Anger Over Sentimentality]( [‘David Cross: Oh, Come On’ Review: Muffled Anger Over Sentimentality]( By JASON ZINOMAN Cross, who helped build the alt-comedy scene in the 1990s, jokes about fatherhood and inevitably takes on President Trump. [‘The Hustle’ Review: Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson Hit Their Marks]( [‘The Hustle’ Review: Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson Hit Their Marks]( By A.O. SCOTT Rival con artists on the French Riviera are up to some familiar high jinks in an engagingly silly comedy. For more movies news, go to [NYTimes.com/Movies »]( [] New York [Measles Outbreak: Opposition to Vaccine Extends Well Beyond Ultra-Orthodox Jews in N.Y.]( [Measles Outbreak: Opposition to Vaccine Extends Well Beyond Ultra-Orthodox Jews in N.Y.]( By SHARON OTTERMAN and SEAN PICCOLI Health authorities have been focusing on schools affiliated with ultra-Orthodox Judaism. But immunization data shows that reluctance to vaccinate is much more widespread. [‘Anna Delvey,’ Fake Heiress Who Swindled N.Y.’s Elite, Is Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison]( [‘Anna Delvey,’ Fake Heiress Who Swindled N.Y.’s Elite, Is Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison]( By JAN RANSOM Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a German heiress, bilked Manhattan hotels, banks and a private jet operator. [Nxivm Trial: Former Sex Cult Official Describes Its ‘Evil’ Inner Workings]( [Nxivm Trial: Former Sex Cult Official Describes Its ‘Evil’ Inner Workings]( By COLIN MOYNIHAN Mark Vicente, once a high-ranking member of Nxivm, described a complicated organizational structure that relied on the belief that Keith Raniere, the cult’s co-founder, was the “wisest person.” For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Media & Advertising [Ex-Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Information to a Reporter]( [Ex-Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Information to a Reporter]( By ADAM GOLDMAN This is the latest example of the Justice Department’s efforts to find and prosecute officials who provide reporters with sensitive information. [For These Muslims, Learning the Quran Starts With YouTube]( [For These Muslims, Learning the Quran Starts With YouTube]( By JOE COCHRANE A group of Indonesians have begun translating the Quran into sign language, helping millions of deaf Muslims get access to their holiest book for the first time. [Steven Spielberg Walks Away From the CBS Show ‘Bull’]( [Steven Spielberg Walks Away From the CBS Show ‘Bull’]( By JOHN KOBLIN The show’s star, Michael Weatherly, was accused of sexual harassment by a co-star, Eliza Dushku, resulting in CBS paying her a $9.5 million settlement. For more media & advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »]( [] Obituaries [Art Kunkin, Counterculture Newspaper Publisher, Dies at 91]( [Art Kunkin, Counterculture Newspaper Publisher, Dies at 91]( By NEIL GENZLINGER The Los Angeles Free Press, which he founded in 1964, strove to cover stories and communities that mainstream publications ignored. [Chris Albertson, Biographer of Bessie Smith, Is Dead at 87]( [Chris Albertson, Biographer of Bessie Smith, Is Dead at 87]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR His “Bessie” was praised as “provocative and enlightening” and shattered many myths. He also produced an acclaimed multivolume reissue of her recordings. [Jim Fowler, Naturalist and a Face of TV’s ‘Wild Kingdom,’ Dies at 89]( [Jim Fowler, Naturalist and a Face of TV’s ‘Wild Kingdom,’ Dies at 89]( By NEIL GENZLINGER Mr. Fowler and Marlin Perkins formed a long-running duo on the documentary series filmed in the wild and sponsored by Mutual of Omaha. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Constitutional Collision Course]( [Constitutional Collision Course]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Is President Trump daring the Democrats to impeach him? [Turkey Will Keep Voting Until Erdogan Gets His Way]( [Turkey Will Keep Voting Until Erdogan Gets His Way]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD His decision to rerun a municipal election his party lost in Istanbul shows a growing weakness. [Mayor de Blasio, Keep Your Promise on Senior Housing]( [Mayor de Blasio, Keep Your Promise on Senior Housing]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Apartments for low-income seniors can help them and free up public housing for families. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Chris Hughes’s Call to Break Up Facebook: 5 Takeaways]( [Chris Hughes’s Call to Break Up Facebook: 5 Takeaways]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A co-founder is alarmed by Mark Zuckerberg’s power and wants to rein in the company. [Anita Hill: Let’s Talk About How to End Sexual Violence]( [Anita Hill: Let’s Talk About How to End Sexual Violence]( By ANITA HILL That’s the most important conversation right now. [If This Is a Constitutional Crisis, Act Like It]( [If This Is a Constitutional Crisis, Act Like It]( By MICHELLE GOLDBERG Democrats in Congress need to deploy all their powers, including impeachment. [Trump Is a Bad Businessman. Is He a Tax Cheat, Too?]( [Trump Is a Bad Businessman. Is He a Tax Cheat, Too?]( By LILY BATCHELDER The latest revelations provide fresh grounds for concern that he has violated revenue laws. [The Woman You Missed While You Were Paying Attention to Beto]( [The Woman You Missed While You Were Paying Attention to Beto]( By MIMI SWARTZ M.J. Hegar’s kind of like Ann Richards crossed with Barbara Bush — with a Purple Heart and a Distinguished Flying Cross. 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. 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