Today's Headlines: Obama Strikes Back at Russia for Election Hacking

[A Majority Agreed She Was Raped by a Stanford Football Player. That Wasn’t Enough.] | View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. | [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [Most Popular] | [Video] | [Today's Headlines] Friday, December 30, 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 [The Glen Cove, N.Y., estate that was previously occupied by Russian diplomats.] [Obama Strikes Back at Russia for Election Hacking] By DAVID E. SANGER The Obama administration said it was tossing out 35 intelligence operatives and imposing sanctions on Russian intelligence services and officers. [The Stanford team will face North Carolina in the Sun Bowl on Friday.] [A Majority Agreed She Was Raped by a Stanford Football Player. That Wasn't Enough.] By JOE DRAPE and MARC TRACY Stanford has an uncommonly high bar for sexual assault cases, so the player was never punished despite two panels ruling in favor of the accuser. [Paula Greene, a retired nurse in Hollywood, Fla., said she believes a two-state solution is the best chance for a lasting peace in Israel.] [American Jews Divided Over Strain in U.S.-Israel Relations] By ADAM NAGOURNEY and SHARON OTTERMAN While some Jewish groups have applauded the administration's efforts in regard to Israel, others have seen the steps taken by a departing president as a mistake. 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 [A prototype of the three-wheeled, gasoline-powered vehicle that Elio Motors wants to build. The company's founder says it would get 84 miles per gallon and have a $7,300 starting price.] AUTOS | Wheels [Would-Be Carmakers Tap the Wisdom, and Dollars, of Crowds] By ERIC A. TAUB Start-up vehicle companies, often using quirky designs, are turning to crowdfunding to finance their challenges to the established automakers. [Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday.] OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Why Netanyahu Will Miss Obama] By PHILIP GORDON Having ardent U.S. support could upset the Israeli prime minister's political calculus. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "They told me: 'We are going to play a game, Little Rafael. It is called electrocution.'" [RAFAEL GONZÁLEZ], a teenager who was taken by soldiers for torture and questioning in response to rising crime in Barlovento, a district east of Venezuela's capital. World [A funeral procession in Capaya, Venezuela, for men killed after raids by the security forces.] [In a Savage Year in Venezuela, Even Crime Fighters Are Killers] By NICHOLAS CASEY The deaths of people arrested in anti-crime raids point to an alarming aspect in the wave of violence gripping the nation. [An internet security firm in Moscow. While much about Russia's cyberwarfare program is shrouded in secrecy, details of the government's effort to recruit programmers in the months before the American presidential election shed light on the Kremlin's plan to create teams of computer hackers.] [How Russia Recruited Elite Hackers for Its Cyberwar] By ANDREW E. KRAMER The government scouted a wide range of civilian programmers in recent years, even criminals, while expanding its cyberwarfare abilities. [The body of a 15-year-old girl at a makeshift morgue on Thursday in the rebel-held town of Douma, Syria, on the outskirts of Damascus, after reports of airstrikes.] [New Cease-Fire Begins in Syria, but Violations Are Reported Within Hours] By BEN HUBBARD and NEIL MacFARQUHAR Many previous cease-fire agreements have failed, but the dynamics have changed since pro-government forces fully retook Aleppo. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »] ADVERTISEMENT U.S. [Leland Grass, a Navajo horse trainer, looking out at the Kayenta mine in Arizona. He called Peabody's dig, in which it uncovered Indian artifacts 50 years ago, a ] [Peabody Energy and Native Americans in Dispute Over Mining in Arizona] By LESLIE MACMILLAN Navajo and Hopi leaders support the coal company, whose mine has provided jobs on reservations, but other tribe members say an expansion would destroy burial grounds. [Matthew Sabato and Pedro Silva got married at the marriage bureau of the city clerk's office in New York this month.] [Is the Recent Spike in Marriages a Trump Bump?] By EMILY S. RUEB There is no data explaining why couples are suddenly marrying at a faster pace, but fear of an immigration crackdown is clearly a factor for some. [U.S. Correctional Population at Lowest Level in Over a Decade] By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Incarceration rates declined in 2015 as federal prisons released nonviolent drug offenders and states enacted policies to reduce prison populations. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »] ADVERTISEMENT Politics [Donald Trump, After Dismissing Hacking, Agrees to an Intelligence Briefing] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Mr. Trump reiterated his earlier call for the country to "move on to bigger and better things" but said he would get the briefing "nevertheless." [A giant rooster sculpture resembling President-elect Donald J. Trump outside a shopping mall in Taiyuan, China. The statue was built to celebrate the coming Year of the Rooster in the Chinese lunar calendar.] Sinosphere [China Warmly Welcomes a Giant Rooster With Trumpian Characteristics] By MIKE IVES The statue of a bird with big hair, which stands more than two stories tall, was built to celebrate the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese lunar calendar. [Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conference in the Bronx this month. The election of Donald J. Trump has provided impetus to jump-start Cities for Action, a coalition of mayors that Mr. de Blasio formed. ] [De Blasio and Big City Mayors Try Pooling Their Power Against Trump] By J. DAVID GOODMAN New York's mayor, casting himself as a defender of immigrants, minorities and others, is among those rallying urban leaders. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »] Business [Beijing Capital International Airport had major flight delays on Dec. 20 during a pollution alert. Several Chinese airports rank poorly for on-time departures.] [China Builds Out the Air as Frustrations Mount Below] By EMILY FENG A new $12 billion Beijing airport is the country's latest attempt to unclog its crowded airways - and aid its slowing economy to boot. [A recalled Takata airbag inflator after being removed from a Honda Pilot at a Miami dealership in 2015. Faulty inflators have caused Takata airbags to explode, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 180 in the United States.] [Takata Said to Be Close to Deal With U.S. Over Deadly Airbags] By HIROKO TABUCHI and BEN PROTESS The airbag maker is nearing a settlement with prosecutors over airbags that have been linked to deaths and injuries, according to two people briefed on the matter. The Upshot [Fake Academe, Looking Much Like the Real Thing] By KEVIN CAREY Sham scholarly publications and academic conferences without rigor reflect a legitimate problem: too many Ph.D.-holders chasing too few credentials. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »] Sports [Washington Coach Chris Petersen, left, wouldn't tip his hand on whether he planned any trick plays against Alabama on Saturday.] [The Washington Huskies' Biggest Trick? It Might Be Their Reputation] By MARC TRACY The mere expectation of a trick play can force opponents to divert time from conventional preparation and think twice about aggressive defense. At least the Huskies hope so. [Ronda Rousey in 2015. She is returning to the Octagon for her first fight since she lost her Ultimate Fighting Championship title 13 months ago.] [Ronda Rousey Is Returning to the U.F.C. Cage. Can She Dominate Again?] By VICTOR MATHER Rousey lost her title 13 months ago, but she is fighting the champion Friday in her first bout since that stunning loss in Australia. [Serena Williams Engaged to Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian] By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH The tennis star announced the news with a poem and an illustration on the website's popular engagement subreddit. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »] Arts [Presidents at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, including the Bill Clinton portrait by Chuck Close.] Critic's Notebook [Presidential Portraits: Staring History in the Face] By HOLLAND COTTER The National Portrait Gallery, which is displaying a series of such pictures, will soon show a 1989 studio photograph of a self-confident 40-something Donald J. Trump. [Debbie Reynolds in 1964.] An Appraisal [The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds] By WESLEY MORRIS Recalling a singular Hollywood star and an era we won't see again. [Iggy Pop is the fully exposed subject of a life drawing class organized by the British artist Jeremy Deller and presented at the Brooklyn Museum as an exhibition.] Art Review ['Iggy Pop Life Class,' With Guess Who as the Model] By MARTHA SCHWENDENER If you thought Iggy Pop had done it all, think again. A British artist made him the model in a life-drawing class. The results are at the Brooklyn Museum. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »] Movies [Dr. William Hurwitz, in a scene from Eve Marson's ] [Review: 'Dr. Feelgood: Dealer or Healer?' It's Not a Simple Question] By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS This film's director, Eve Marson, looks at the ethics of prescribing pain medication and at Dr. William Hurwitz, who was prosecuted for narcotics distribution. [Adam Driver in New York.] [Adam Driver Takes the Wheel] By KATHRYN SHATTUCK This reigning screen philosopher plays a bus driver who composes poetry in "Paterson" and a 17th-century Jesuit priest in "Silence." [Goldie Hawn, left, and Amy Schumer in ] [4 Trailers That Have Us Excited for 2017] By MICHAEL GOLD The films "Fifty Shades Darker," "Logan," "The Circle" and "Snatched" have notable previews. New York [Thomas F. Prendergast, left, the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Representative Carolyn B. Maloney behind Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo at the 96th Street Station last week.] [Second Avenue Subway Ringing In New Year With Party] By SARAH MASLIN NIR An invitation-only group of about 500 people, including track engineers and elected officials, is expected for the celebration, which will include rides on the new subway. [Several hundred protesters on Thursday called for the removal of Carl Paladino from the Buffalo Board of Education.] [After Paladino's Racist Remarks, Buffalo School Board Demands He Resign] By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS The Buffalo Board of Education asked Mr. Paladino to leave over his remarks about the Obamas. He responded, "It's going to be a very combative year." [Sanitation Department trucks creating a barrier outside Trump Tower in November.] [Garbage Trucks Will Help Protect New York for New Year's Eve] By ASHLEY SOUTHALL Sixty-five of the hulking vehicles, loaded with sand, will be used to guard against truck attacks like those carried out in France and Germany. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »] Obituaries [Debbie Reynolds and George S. Irving in the musical ] [George S. Irving, Tony Winner and Voice of Heat Miser, Dies at 94] By RICHARD SANDOMIR The actor appeared in many musicals and plays, and was a spokesman for White Owl cigars. [LaVell Edwards with his Brigham Young team in 1983. He won the national title a season later.] [LaVell Edwards, Coach Who Led B.Y.U. to a Football Title, Dies at 86] By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Edwards, a onetime defensive coordinator, developed standout quarterbacks and innovative offensive schemes as a head coach and led Brigham Young to the 1984 national title. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »] Editorial [President Obama and President Putin in 2015.] Editorial [President Obama Punishes Russia, at Last] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD No, Mr. Trump, Americans are not going to forget about Russian hacking. Editorial [New York's New Subway Is a Century Overdue] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD And it is also most welcome. The Second Avenue line will relieve pressure on the much-used Lexington Avenue trains. [The Police Academy graduation at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.] Editorial [Protecting the Rights of Our Protectors] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The New York Police Department has taken a step in the right direction by allowing officers of the Sikh faith to wear beards and turbans while in uniform. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [A Less Than Honorable Policy] By JOHN ROWAN Thousands of recent veterans unfairly received less-than-honorable discharges. President Obama can immediately help them upgrade their discharges. Op-Ed Contributor [London Rolls Out the Blood-Red Carpet for Kleptocrats] By BEN JUDAH Britain has allowed its capital to become a playground for oligarchs and their ill-gotten gains. Only a Magnitsky law can quell the corruption. Op-Ed | Richard A. Friedman [What a Sensory Isolation Tank Taught Me About My Brain] By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN In a way, sensory deprivation hilariously underscored the primacy of my body. 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