Today's Headlines: Republicans Divided Between Romney and Giuliani for Secretary of State

[Perils of Climate Change Could Swamp Coastal Real Estate] | View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. | [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [Most Popular] | [Video] | [Today's Headlines] Friday, November 25, 2016 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [U.S.] | [Politics] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [Arts] | [N.Y./Region] | [Movies] | [Today's Video] | [Obituaries] | [Editorials] | [Op-Ed] | [On This Day] | [CUSTOMIZE »] [Get The Times for as low as 99¢.] Top News [Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts governor, is one of Donald J. Trump's leading candidates for secretary of state.] [Republicans Divided Between Romney and Giuliani for Secretary of State] By JEREMY W. PETERS and MAGGIE HABERMAN The leading candidates are both high-profile politicians with their share of detractors. [Waves crashing over an experimental sea wall built to protect homes during high tide in Isle of Palms, S.C., last year.] [Perils of Climate Change Could Swamp Coastal Real Estate] By IAN URBINA Homeowners are slowly growing wary of buying property in the areas most at risk, setting up a potential economic time bomb in an industry that is struggling to adapt. [Junaid Hussain in an undated photo from social media. Hussain, a Briton who was killed in a drone strike in 2015 in Raqqa, Syria, led a team of computer specialists that gave the Islamic State a propaganda megaphone in the West.] [One by One, ISIS Social Media Experts Are Killed as Result of F.B.I. Program] By ADAM GOLDMAN and ERIC SCHMITT American officials say a secretive campaign of surveillance and drone attacks has cut the Islamic State's ability to inspire attacks in the West. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »] [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox] What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [ADVERTISEMENT] Editors' Picks [J.K. Rowling at the premiere of ] BUSINESS | Common Sense [In the Chamber of Secrets: J.K. Rowling's Net Worth] By JAMES B. STEWART The author's wealth is a closely guarded secret, but she is mostly likely a billionaire. She's also a role model, and no one seems to resent her success. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [White-Collar Supremacy] By KELLY J. BAKER There's nothing new about the alt-right's intellectual aspirations. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "It's like those horror movies. You open the door and the thing comes in." [MADHURBAIN SINGH ANAND of Delhi], describing the city's heavy haze, which threatened his child's health. World [Rescue workers in Aleppo rescue a boy from rubble on Thursday after a reported bomb attack in the city's Bab al-Nairab neighborhood.] [American Is Killed in First Casualty for U.S. Forces in Syria Combat] By ALISSA J. RUBIN, KARAM SHOUMALI and ERIC SCHMITT The service member was killed by an improvised explosive device on Thursday, the United States military said. [Bhanwari and her husband live in a one-room Delhi apartment with their 18-month-old daughter, Vaishnavi.] [Two Children, One Rich, One Poor, Gasping for Air in Delhi's Smog] By ELLEN BARRY How two families at opposite ends of the economic spectrum were affected when a suffocating cloud of pollution settled over the city this month. [The aftermath of a suicide truck bomb attack at a service station in the city of Hilla, Iraq.] [ISIS Bomb Aimed at Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq Kills at Least 80] By TIM ARANGO The pilgrims, who were returning to Iran after a journey to observe Arbaeen, were killed by a truck bomb at a roadside service station. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »] ADVERTISEMENT U.S. [Protesters opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline gathered around a fire during a standoff with the police near Cannon Ball, N.D., on Sunday.] [Cause of Severe Injury at Pipeline Protest Becomes New Point of Dispute] By COLIN MOYNIHAN The police and protesters both deny causing an explosion at the Dakota Access Pipeline protest site that may cost a 21-year-old woman her arm. [Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies stood guard in front of the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday.] [All the Clamor? Trump's Palm Beach Neighbors See an Upside] By FRANCES ROBLES A security cordon and news trucks descended on the area around the president-elect's Florida resort, but many residents were blasé about the activity. [LED lights at Evergrow, which use less energy than high-pressure sodium lights and run cooler, requiring less air-conditioning.] [Where Marijuana Plants Flourish Under Energy-Saving LED Lights] By DIANE CARDWELL An electric company in Washington is offering incentives to cannabis growers to upgrade their operations - a high-stakes experiment in energy conservation. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »] ADVERTISEMENT Politics [Gov. Terry E. Branstad of Iowa in January. He backed Donald J. Trump's campaign early, and some hope Mr. Trump will reciprocate by helping Iowa keep its first-in-the-nation voting status.] [Donald Trump's Early Backers in State Government May See Rewards] By MONICA DAVEY In every presidential race, there are early and fierce endorsers of the winning candidate who are then viewed, postelection, as having more influence. [The House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, in Washington last week. His efforts to change Medicare have been denounced by Democrats as ] [A Battle to Change Medicare Is Brewing, Whether Trump Wants It or Not] By ROBERT PEAR Republicans plan to move forward on a years-old effort to shift Medicare to a system known as premium support, setting up a partisan fight. [A Carrier plant in Indianapolis employing more than 1,400 workers is scheduled to close, with production moving to Mexico.] [Trump Cites Progress in Keeping Carrier Air Conditioning Plant in Indiana] By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ Donald J. Trump, who had made coming job losses at a Carrier plant a campaign issue, said he had reached out to the company. PODCAST [A Political Guide You Can Trust] The election is over. But the story has just begun. Michael Barbaro, a veteran political reporter, hosts The Run-Up, a weekly podcast that makes sense of American politics and government. [Available on iTunes]. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »] Business [Wilbur Ross met with President-elect Donald J. Trump at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., this week.] [Wilbur Ross, Billionaire Investor, Is Said to Be Trump's Commerce Pick] By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS After choosing national security hard-liners for some of his earliest appointments, the president-elect is turning to ultrawealthy conservatives. [Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at the Treasury in Washington.] [Consumer Protection Bureau Chief Braces for a Reckoning] By STACY COWLEY The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the cross-hairs of Republicans who contend that it - and its director - have too much power. [Tony Morales applies a matte finish to a car at Simon's Shine Shop in Chicago.] Wheels [Dull Car Finish Now Shines] By ERIC A. TAUB A flat matte finish is gaining popularity, with car enthusiasts willing to pay as much as thousands more for a vehicle with the dull look. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »] Technology [J Residence, center, an apartment building in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong where a British banker killed two Indonesian women in 2014.] Hong Kong Journal [House-Hunting in Hong Kong With the App That Sees Dead People] By KATIE KENNY and MICHAEL FORSYTHE A hand-held search tool that shows where someone has died unnaturally can aid the fearful - or the skeptic looking for bargains in a sky-high housing market. [Macy's at Herald Square in Manhattan started its Black Friday sale on Thanksgiving] [Black Friday Is Upon Us: The Shopping Begins] We're capturing the scene with reporters around the country showing what it looks and feels like at American shopping malls, retailers and discount stores. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »] Sports [Dave Sherwood on his 16-foot skiff along the Kennebec River in Maine in the pursuit of striped bass. Sherwood, a former fishing guide, had set a goal to fish every morning during the summer.] [He Fished Every Morning of Summer. And Was Home by 7 A.M.] By DAVE SHERWOOD An angler's daily pursuit of striped bass leads to lessons, and puzzle-solving, about wildlife and nature. [Kenny Atkinson, the Nets' first-year coach. ] [With a Fixer-Upper in the Nets, Kenny Atkinson Starts by Building Rapport] By SCOTT CACCIOLA Atkinson, in his first year as a head coach, learned the importance of conversation as an assistant. He envisions his team as a democracy, though he holds veto power. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »] Arts [Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the coming musical ] ['La La Land' Makes Musicals Matter Again] By MANOHLA DARGIS Damien Chazelle's film infuses Hollywood movies with a vision and energy that have been sorely missing. [Nat Geo Wild's ] Critic's Notebook [Where the Wild Things (and Narrators) Are, on Television] By NEIL GENZLINGER Nat Geo Wild's "Savage Kingdom" looks at wild animals in Botswana, and the Smithsonian Channel's "Polar Bear Town" chronicles those animals in Canada. [Tom Wesselmann's ] [Pop Artist Tom Wesselmann's Estate Will Be Represented by 2 Dealers] By ROBIN POGREBIN Both Gagosian and Rech will handle Wesselmann's work; a David Smith show is coming to Storm King; and Lee Seung-taek has a new American dealer. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »] Movies [Mackenzie Davis, left, and Caitlin FitzGerald as actresses trying to renew their friendship in Sophia Takal's ] [Review: Two Friends Take a Trip, Heavy Baggage in Tow, in 'Always Shine'] By GLENN KENNY Actresses try to renew their friendship during a weekend visit to Big Sur, Calif., but jealousies and old resentments bubble up. [Dev Patel in ] [Review: 'Lion' Brings Tears for a Lost Boy, Wiped Dry by Google] By A. O. SCOTT Saroo's journey begins when he accidentally travels more than 1,000 miles from his home in central India to the streets of Calcutta. [Max Brebant in ] [Review: 'Evolution' Goes to a Magical Place You Wouldn't Want to Live In] By GLENN KENNY A young boy's creepy childhood in a picturesque seaside village with an unsettling goings-on. New York [Michael Ricatto at his front door in Kew Gardens, Queens. ] [Trump Signs, Trees and Accusations That a New York Agency Is Biased] By COREY KILGANNON When his signs supporting Donald J. Trump for president were stolen or vandalized at his home in Queens, Michael Ricatto tried to catch the perpetrator. What happened next was a surprise. [A Joyful Thanksgiving Parade, Beyond the Barricades] By SARAH MASLIN NIR Perhaps three million people and 3,000 police officers were at the annual Macy's spectacular in Manhattan amid stepped-up security measures. [Jose and Yuny Alvarez with their daughter, Kenerly, in their home in Manhattan.] The Neediest Cases [The Glorious Achievement of Zipping Up a Sweatshirt] By JACLYN PEISER Kenerly Alvarez, 4, has Down syndrome, and her father is disabled, but the Manhattan family is making progress with the assistance of a center that helps children with developmental delays. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »] Obituaries [The sculptor Houston Conwill.] [Houston Conwill, Whose Sculptures Celebrated Black Culture, Dies at 69] By SAM ROBERTS Among Mr. Conwill's best-known works are a memorial for the poet Langston Hughes in Harlem and one for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in San Francisco. [Al Caiola, a guitarist who reached the Top 40 with instrumental hits.] [Al Caiola, Busy and Versatile Guitarist, Dies at 96] By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Caiola played with Buddy Holly, Frank Sinatra and others, and had hit versions of the themes from "The Magnificent Seven" and "Bonanza." For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »] Editorial Editorial [Donald Trump and the Lawsuit Presidency] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The $25 million settlement of the Trump University fraud cases is only the tip of the iceberg. [President Obama signing the overtime protection plan in 2014.] Editorial [No Extra Pay for Extra Work] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD An outdated salary threshold in a law has left many employees without overtime, but a judge has blocked rules that would have fixed the problem. [Times Square, N.Y.] Editorial [Race and Marijuana Arrests] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Despite progress on cutting down on unfair arrests, there is still a racial disparity for those charged in New York City. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] Op-Ed [President Obama with Keegan-Michael Key at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in 2015.] Op-Ed | Timothy Egan [A Farewell to the Comedian in Chief] By TIMOTHY EGAN I already miss Obama's wit. Trump can't take a joke, and neither can he tell one. [Donald Trump campaigned in July at a veterans convention in North Carolina.] Contributing Opinion Writer [How Trump Won the Troops] By J. D. VANCE The regions and classes that send their children off to war were the same ones that voted for the president-elect. Room for Debate [Is Criticism of Identity Politics Racist or Long Overdue?] Some complain of being unfairly accused of bigotry. Others say discrimination needs to be directly addressed. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] ON THIS DAY On Nov. 25, 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese revealed that profits from secret arms sales to Iran had been diverted to Nicaraguan rebels. 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