Today's Headlines: Obama Says He Told Putin: 'Cut It Out' on Hacking

[Assad’s Lesson From Aleppo: Force Works, With Few Consequences] | View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. | [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [Most Popular] | [Video] | [Today's Headlines] Saturday, December 17, 2016 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [U.S.] | [Politics] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [Arts] | [N.Y./Region] | [Travel] | [Today's Video] | [Obituaries] | [Editorials] | [Op-Ed] | [On This Day] | [CUSTOMIZE »] [Get The Times for as low as 99¢.] Top News [President Obama during a press conference at the White House on Friday.] [Obama Says He Told Putin: 'Cut It Out' on Hacking] By MARK LANDLER and DAVID E. SANGER The president said he refrained from retaliating against Moscow for hacking the D.N.C. before the election because he did not want it to be seen as unfair meddling. [Buses evacuated people from eastern Aleppo on Friday.] [Assad's Lesson From Aleppo: Force Works, With Few Consequences] By BEN HUBBARD The subjugation of eastern Aleppo by Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has proved the effectiveness of violence and highlighted the reluctance of many countries to step in. [U.S. Demands Return of Drone Seized by Chinese Warship] By HELENE COOPER American officials said they were still trying to determine whether the taking of the unmanned ship in the South China Sea was a low-level action or a strategic order. 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. [Sign up »] ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Mark Keefe at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., on Wednesday.] BUSINESS | Retiring [Boomerang Boom: More Firms Tapping the Skills of the Recently Retired] By CHRISTOPHER FARRELL Businesses find it useful to have experienced hands who can train younger staff. And those workers get to stay active as they ease into retirement. OPINION | Opinion [Is Donald Trump a Threat to Democracy?] By STEVEN LEVITSKY and DANIEL ZIBLATT With norms weakening, past stability is no guarantee of our government's future survival. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We are well beyond normal political concerns here. This is about the integrity of our democracy and the security of our nation." [HILLARY CLINTON], on Russian hacking of her campaign and the Democratic National Committee before the presidential election. Today's Videos [Peanut Butter, Jelly and Racism] What is implicit bias? NYT/POV's Saleem Reshamwala unscrews the lid on the unfair effects of our subconscious. [Check Our Bias to Wreck Our Bias] Signs of implicit bias lurk within our inboxes, social networks and the patterns of our daily lives. Looking at our own data can help us change our ways. [The Life-Changing Magic of Hanging Out] To reduce implicit bias, build friendships that cross the racial divide. Sound too easy to actually work? Researchers beg to differ. World [Syrian migrants at a temporary refugee camp in Gabcikovo, Slovakia, in 2015. Gabcikovo is also where the migrant issue hit Slovakia hardest.] [Not Even a Prosperous Slovakia Is Immune to Doubts About the E.U.] By STEVEN ERLANGER Slovaks are showing that even in countries that have succeeded in the European Union, public sentiment is steadily shifting against Brussels. [President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on Friday in Singapore. Officials loyal to Mr. Duterte have tried to soften his boasts of having killed people, saying he has a tendency to exaggerate.] ['I Cannot Lie,' Rodrigo Duterte Says, Confirming He Did Kill People as Mayor] By RUSSELL GOLDMAN The Philippine president doubled down on boasts he made this week, confirming he personally killed three criminal suspects as mayor of Davao City. [Toussaint Birwe, 6, was hit by an S.U.V. traveling in a motorcade for Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, in Mokong, Cameroon.] [The Boy, the Ambassador and the Deadly Encounter on the Road] By HELENE COOPER The cheers in a Cameroonian village, as an armored convoy of American officials passed through, turned to anger when a child was struck and killed. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »] ADVERTISEMENT U.S. [State Senator Mike Woodard, a Democrat, addressed a crowd of demonstrators during a special session at the North Carolina legislature in Raleigh on Thursday.] [North Carolina Governor Signs Law Limiting Successor's Power] By RICHARD FAUSSET The law, signed by the departing Gov. Pat McCrory, restricts his replacement, Roy Cooper, from appointing a majority to the State Board of Elections. [The atmosphere at the Tulane commencement ceremony in May in New Orleans. The school recently sent mistaken acceptance emails to 130 applicants.] [Agony as Tulane Applicants Learn Acceptance Emails Are in Error] By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Tulane apologized to 130 early-decision applicants but indicated that those students would not receive special consideration for admittance. [Darryl Hendricks moved into position on Friday to photograph sea smoke rising off the waters of Casco Bay in South Portland, Me.] [Cold Advice: Layer Up, Get Below Ground ... or Embrace It] By THE NEW YORK TIMES From Vermont to Chicago, the first Arctic blast of the winter sent temperatures and wind chills, in some places, below zero. Staying warm depends on where one is. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »] ADVERTISEMENT Politics [Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Democrat of North Dakota, left Trump Tower after a meeting this month.] [Trump Still Hasn't Named a Democrat to His Cabinet] By NICHOLAS FANDOS With the top positions mostly filled, it seems that President-elect Donald J. Trump may pass on naming a member of the opposing party to his cabinet. [Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina in 2014. He is the president-elect's pick for budget director.] [Trump Picks Mick Mulvaney, South Carolina Congressman, as Budget Director] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Representative Mick Mulvaney is a fierce advocate of deep spending cuts and helped found the House Freedom Caucus, the group of conservative lawmakers who pushed for Speaker John A. Boehner to resign. 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 [General Motors sometimes failed to tell consumers that its used vehicles, which it advertised as having been thoroughly checked for mechanical problems, had safety problems serious enough to require a recall.] [Buyer Beware: 'Certified' Used Cars May Still Be Under Recall] By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN A settlement with General Motors and two used-car chains said cars described as carefully inspected and repaired can still have unresolved recall issues. [Zalando's first custom-built logistics warehouse, in Erfurt, Germany. Orange boxes filled with designer dresses and shoes move along miles of conveyor belts in a warehouse the size of 18 football fields.] [In Shadow of Amazon, European Challenger Looks to China for Inspiration] By MARK SCOTT Few companies have been able to keep Amazon at bay after it decides to target a new market. Zalando, Europe's biggest online fashion retailer, is the latest to try. [Some forms of gambling are already allowed in Japan, including pachinko, a derivative of pinball. The game has a gambling element that is technically illegal but is universally tolerated in the country.] [Japan, Looking for Money, Removes Ban on Casino Gambling] By JONATHAN SOBLE and NEIL GOUGH A newly approved measure could allow the country to become a rival to Asian gambling centers like Macau - even as other countries also ramp up competition. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »] Technology [A self-driving Uber vehicle. Over California regulators' objections, the company is testing the vehicles without obtaining state permits, as companies like Google and Tesla have done.] [Uber Defies California Regulators With Self-Driving Car Service] By MIKE ISAAC Uber said it had no intention of ending a new test of its self-driving vehicles in San Francisco, even though the state said it was illegal. [Getting a Drone as a Gift? Check Your Insurance] By ANN CARRNS Demand for drones has surged, in part because of their lower cost, but consumers should know that some companies may exclude related accidents from their policies. [Vine, the Six-Second Video App, Is Not Quite Shutting Down] By MIKE ISAAC The app owned by Twitter will not survive but a new, pared-down version in January will allow users to share short videos to that social network. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »] Sports [Minnesota football players spoke Thursday about teammates' suspensions after a sexual assault inquiry. A local television station reported that the team met Friday with the university president.] [University of Minnesota and Football Players Met Over Boycott] By MARC TRACY and PAT BORZI The university president met with the team regarding the suspensions of 10 players over a sexual assault investigation. [Francesco Totti, 40, at the team's training fields in Trigoria, Italy.] [A Roman to the Core, and the Core of Roma] By RORY SMITH Francesco Totti, a native Roman, his entire career with A.S. Roma: 23 years and counting. He hopes to end his playing days in a Roma jersey. [Barry Beck instructing his players during a session at a Hong Kong shopping mall.] [Ex-N.H.L. Enforcer Moves to Hong Kong and Shows His Nurturing Side] By MIKE IVES Barry Beck, a former Rangers defenseman, has played a key role in developing the city's youth hockey culture. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »] Arts [A protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock in North Dakota on Dec. 4.] ['Respect the Feathers': Who Tells Standing Rock's Story?] By JOHN ANDERSON More than 30 teams of filmmakers have turned up to document the protests, the Sioux say, and some are neither Native American nor all that respectful. [Christian Gerhaher, right, and the pianist Gerold Huber will be performing Mahler at Alice Tully Hall.] My Favorite Page [Christian Gerhaher: Summiting Mount Mahler] By DAVID ALLEN The German baritone discusses a moment from Mahler's "Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen" ("Where the fair trumpets sound," 1898). [Reunited members of a college a cappella group singing together recently before seeing a Broadway show written in part by one of their number, James-Allen Ford, third from right.] [Singing Together Again at a Broadway Reunion] By SUSAN DOMINUS Two decades after graduation, a college a cappella group harmonizes to celebrate the success of a member. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »] New York [Chandrapaul Latchman, 23, fears he is at risk because he has a work permit under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. He works at JP MorganChase.] [Once Accepted, Soon Rejected? New York's Young Immigrants Uncertain Under Trump] By LIZ ROBBINS More than 740,000 young undocumented immigrants are allowed to work under an Obama administration directive, but Donald J. Trump could take that away. [Mayor Bill de Blasio, departing from a news conference in the Bronx on Friday, said in a radio interview that his administration did nothing wrong in its political fund-raising.] [De Blasio Insists His Administration Will Be Cleared in Fund-Raising Inquiries] By WILLIAM NEUMAN The mayor said in a radio interview that his office "did things the right way," referring to investigations that are being heard by separate grand juries in Manhattan. [The white-tail deer that had recently drawn crowds to Jackie Robinson Park.] [Harlem Deer Caught in City-State Tussle Has Died] By ANDY NEWMAN City officials had decided to allow the state to take the white-tailed buck upstate. But before it could be relocated, it died from stress while in an animal shelter. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »] Obituaries [Hugh Thompson, center, and Larry Colburn, right, receiving their Soldier's Medals in 1998 in Washington.] [Larry Colburn, Who Helped Stop My Lai Massacre, Dies at 67] By SAM ROBERTS He intervened with two comrades to halt the massacre of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by United States soldiers in 1968. [Rodney Smith, Whimsical Photographer, Dies at 68] By RICHARD SANDOMIR The people in his works often carried umbrellas and wore hats, or kissed atop taxi cabs. "I perceive my pictures as playing with time and space," he said. [After Rose Evansky developed her blow-dry technique, her salon became a go-to place for London's elite.] [Rose Evansky, a Pioneer in Women's Hairstyling, Dies at 94] By WILLIAM GRIMES Mrs. Evansky, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, developed blow-dry styling in the 1960s at her London salon, and inadvertently created a revolution in hairdressing. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »] Editorial [David Friedman, left, with Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka after an appearance in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in 2010.] Editorial [A Dangerous Choice for Ambassador to Israel] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Mr. Trump's chosen representative is more likely to provoke conflict than promote peace. Editorial [The City Could Have Saved This 6-Year-Old] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The point of a child-welfare system in a city like New York is to make sure that no child falls through the cracks. [Attorney General Loretta Lynch participated in a roundtable discussion about the election at the Harvey Milk High School on Tuesday.] Editorial Notebook [Loretta Lynch's Parting Message] By ERNESTO LONDOÑO The departing attorney general reminded marginalized communities that change often comes from the ground up. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] Op-Ed [Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month.] Op-Ed Columnist [Trump and Putin, in the Barn] By GAIL COLLINS The nuns were right about Russia after all. [President-elect Donald J. Trump in Des Moines, Iowa, this month.] Op-Ed Columnist [Pax Americana Is Over] By ROGER COHEN The United States will be agnostic on human rights, freedom and democracy. Op-ed Contributor [Now, America, You Know How Chileans Felt] By ARIEL DORFMAN The C.I.A. says Russia rigged the U.S. election. The same C.I.A. that helped overthrow my country's democracy. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] ON THIS DAY On Dec. 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful man-powered airplane flight, near Kitty Hawk, N.C. 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