Today's Headlines: Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Who Defied Him

[Republicans’ Paths to Unraveling the Dodd-Frank Act] | View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. | [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [Most Popular] | [Video] | [Today's Headlines] Tuesday, January 31, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [U.S.] | [Politics] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [Arts] | [N.Y./Region] | [Science] | [Today's Video] | [Obituaries] | [Editorials] | [Op-Ed] | [On This Day] | [CUSTOMIZE »] [Get The Times for as low as 99¢.] Top News [Sally Q. Yates, the acting attorney general, during a news conference in June.] [Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Who Defied Him] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, MARK LANDLER, MATT APUZZO and ERIC LICHTBLAU The acting attorney general, Sally Q. Yates, on Monday ordered government lawyers not to defend President Trump's executive order on immigration in court. [Republicans' Paths to Unraveling the Dodd-Frank Act] By BEN PROTESS President Trump cannot unravel the law with a stroke of a pen, but congressional Republicans have multiple options for dismantling it. [Sal Oliva of Staten Island, who is gay and said he was deeply affected by the Orlando, Fla., nightclub shooting, said, ] [In Ban on Migrants, Trump Supporters See a Promise Kept] By SABRINA TAVERNISE President Trump's new immigration policy has broad support among a broad and deep swath of the electorate that is anxious about terrorism. 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 BOOKS [25 Great Books by Refugees in America] By GAL BECKERMAN From Bertolt Brecht to Vu Tran, a sampling of major contributions to American literature by those who were forced to leave their own countries. [Clarence Thomas, right, at the inauguration.] OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [The Court Needs Another Clarence Thomas, Not a Scalia] By ELIZABETH PRICE FOLEY Nominate a jurist devoted to the Constitution's original meaning. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We heard a Chinese president becoming the leader of the free world." [ANDRÉ LOESEKRUG-PIETRI], a Berlin-based private equity fund manager, on a speech at Davos by President Xi Jinping asserting that China will be a reliable champion of expanded trade if the United States steps back. World [President Trump with Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain at the White House on Friday. A close relationship with American presidents is regarded as vital by allies and foes alike, but particularly by countries like Britain, Canada, Japan and Mexico.] [For Leaders of U.S. Allies, Getting Close to Trump Can Sting] By STEVEN ERLANGER The leaders of Britain, Mexico, Japan, Canada and even Australia have been burned after what seemed like friendly interactions, causing political troubles. [The Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, near Jerusalem in the West Bank.] [Israel's Hard-Liners Want to 'Go Big': Annex a Settlement] By IAN FISHER Right-wing Israeli politicians emboldened by the Trump administration are eager to annex Ma'ale Adumim, but Palestinians say such a move would be the last straw. [Killings at Quebec City Mosque Force Canadians to Confront a Strain of Intolerance] By IAN AUSTEN and CRAIG S. SMITH The suspect, Alexandre Bissonnette, was a frequent commenter on sites speaking about immigration and Islam. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »] ADVERTISEMENT U.S. [A Neurocore brain performance center in Boca Raton, Fla.] [Questions Raised About Brain Centers Backed by Betsy DeVos] By SHERI FINK, STEVE EDER and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN A review of Neurocore's claims and interviews with medical experts suggest its conclusions are unproven and its methods questionable. [Dr. Julian Nussbaum, an ophthalmologist, discussing eye health with a diabetes patient.] [Drug Makers Accused of Fixing Prices on Insulin] By KATIE THOMAS A lawsuit claims Sanofi, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly raised prices at the expense of patients' health. [A boy scout carried a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in San Francisco in 2015.] [Boy Scouts, Reversing Century-Old Stance, Will Allow Transgender Boys] By NIRAJ CHOKSHI The Boy Scouts of America said that the group would begin accepting members based on the gender listed on their application. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »] ADVERTISEMENT Politics [President Trump told a group of small-business owners at the White House on Monday that his nominee would be ] [Supreme Court Nomination Will Come on Tuesday, Trump Says] By PETER BAKER President Trump plans to announce his nominee at 8 p.m., setting off what is expected to be a furious ideological showdown in the Senate. [Yale Law School students on Monday in New Haven. They were working to oppose President Trump's executive order banning entry from seven predominantly Muslim countries.] [Liberal Lawyers Plan Wave of Resistance to Trump Policies] By CHARLIE SAVAGE Determined to make legal resistance a defining attribute of the Trump era, lawyers have been putting aside institutional rivalries and working together on litigation. [Former President Barack Obama at the White House this month. Republican leaders say many of his recently finalized regulations impose an excessive burden on American businesses.] [How Republicans Will Try to Roll Back Obama Regulations] By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN This week, the House is expected to employ the Congressional Review Act, a rarely used law, to begin the process of throwing out five rules. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »] Business [A crane operates next to shipping containers in Chongqing, China. As the Trump administration threatens to impose punitive tariffs on imported goods, American allies are looking to China, which has capitalized on a leadership vacuum in world affairs by offering itself as a champion for global trade and engagement.] [Trump's Trade War May Have Already Begun] By PETER S. GOODMAN With Mr. Trump threatening punitive tariffs on Mexican and Chinese imports, some American allies are shifting focus to other potential alliances and sources of trade. [Members shopping at the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn. Unrest over the co-op's pension fund has resulted in a vote on a reform proposal scheduled for Tuesday.] [Skip the G.M.O.s: Park Slope Food Co-op Fights Over Its Pension Fund] By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH Members of the co-op in Brooklyn, bastion of high ideals and low prices, have issues with the pension fund for its employees. [Demonstrators at Kennedy International Airport on Saturday. President Trump's executive order on immigration led to mass protests this past weekend.] DealBook [Frantic Phoning Among C.E.O.s: How to Address Trump Ban?] By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN Whispered questions among business leaders over the weekend produced no clear consensus on what to say about the President Trump's immigration order in public. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »] Technology [An installation of Tesla batteries is connected to distribution circuits at Southern California Edison's Mira Loma substation in Ontario, Calif., about 40 miles east of Los Angeles.] [Tesla Gives the California Power Grid a Battery Boost] By DIANE CARDWELL A whirlwind three-month project is helping the luxury carmaker transform itself into a multifaceted clean energy company. [Jeff Bezos, Amazon's chief executive, at Trump Tower in December.] [Tech Companies Fight Trump Immigration Order in Court] By NICK WINGFIELD and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI Amazon and Expedia have joined a lawsuit in federal court in Seattle, asking for key parts of the executive order to be declared unconstitutional. Tech Tip [Messages About iMessages, but Not From Apple] By J. D. BIERSDORFER Criminals who spam never stop trying to get your personal information. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »] Sports [The St. Louis Cardinals will lose two draft picks and $2 million for hacking the Houston Astros' database.] [Cardinals to Suffer, but Former Executive Bears Brunt in Hacking Case] By TYLER KEPNER The team was fined $2 million and will forfeit its top two draft picks after a former executive, Chris Correa, hacked the Astros' computers. [Fans in the Gonzaga student section last week held up signs saying, ] [Gonzaga Is No. 1. Gonzaga Is Undefeated. Gonzaga Gets No Respect.] By MATT PENTZ At 22-0, the Zags have climbed to the top of the Associated Press poll but remain a target of doubters who await a Final Four appearance by the program before they will grant it greater respect. [Margaret Court at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday. ] [At 74, Margaret Court Remains Outspoken on Her Prowess, and Values] By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Though she won a record 62 Grand Slam titles, the former tennis star is in many respects a marginalized figure for a cocktail of reasons, including her social views. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »] Arts [The artist Chuck Close in 2016.] [As Top-Tier Artists Age, the Art World Hopes to Cash In] By ROBIN POGREBIN An auction house and gallery owners face off over who better manages artists' estates. [The Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Chelsea. An increase it ticket prices represent an important shift for this industry leader in comedy.] On Comedy [Upright Citizens Brigade Raises Prices. Comedy Fans Shouldn't Laugh.] By JASON ZINOMAN This theater's $2 ticket increase is a similar response to market pressures that eventually sent some Off Broadway prices into the stratosphere. [The comedian Samantha Bee, who hosts the topical show ] [Samantha Bee to Roast Trump on Same Night as Correspondents' Dinner] By DAVE ITZKOFF To ensure jokes about the president are made to her satisfaction, the comedian will hold the Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »] New York [Dempsey Hawkins, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend as a teenager, in prison in November. Four decades after her murder he was paroled and then deported to England.] [Four Decades Later, Teenage Killer Is Paroled, and Deported] By MICHAEL WILSON Dempsey Hawkins was rejected for parole many times. In August he was told yes - but only if he was sent to England, where he hadn't lived since he was 6. [Samy El-Goarany, the student whom Ahmed Mohammed el-Gammal was convicted of helping contact ISIS.] [Arizona Man Is Convicted of Helping New York City College Student Join ISIS] By NIRAJ CHOKSHI Ahmed Mohammed el-Gammal faces up to 55 years in prison. Prosecutors said Samy el-Goarany, 24, reached out to him after learning of his support for the Islamic State. [Dom Yodice, 70, at his home in Queens last week. When he was a boy, his family rode the subway to go see the Ringling circus every year, and he has seen more than 100 shows.] [Fans Brace for Farewell as Ringling Brothers, 'Elixir of Youth,' Fades] By N. R. KLEINFIELD The circus has an elongated history with New York, stretching back to P.T. Barnum,. Some devotees have seen upward of 100 shows and befriended performers. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »] Science [Dr. Rosanne Bloom, her husband, Paul Friedman, center, and their sons Jacob, left, and Max, were removed from an American Airlines flight last month because of concerns about the boys' nut allergies.] [Travelers With Nut Allergies Clash With Airlines] By RONI CARYN RABIN Parents say that even mentioning a nut allergy to airline employees can get them kicked off a plane. [A Komodo dragon in Indonesia eating the carcass of another dragon.] [In Many Species, a Family Dinner Means Something Else] By BILL SCHUTT Once thought to be aberrant behavior, cannibalism is common in the natural world - and for many species, not necessarily a bad thing. [In pools of water in the Danakil Depression, the combination of heat, high acidity and sulfur concentrations causes bright yellow chimneys to form.] [Gazing Into Danakil Depression's Mirror, and Seeing Mars Stare Back] By AMY YEE Scientists are studying this area in a remote region of Ethiopia - one of the hottest places on Earth - to understand the possibilities of life on other planets and moons. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »] Obituaries [Brunhilde Pomsel in 2016 in front of posters for the documentary ] [Brunhilde Pomsel, Goebbels's Secretary and Witness to Nazis' Fall, Dies at 106] By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Ms. Pomsel was the private secretary of the propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and was one of Adolf Hitler's retinue in his final days in a Berlin bunker. [Judge William A. Norris in an undated family photo.] [William A. Norris, Judge Whose Opinion Presaged Gay Marriage, Dies at 89] By SAM ROBERTS Judge Norris ruled in 1988 that the Constitution's equal protection clause guaranteed the right of gay people to serve in the military. [Masaya Nakamura in 2006.] [Masaya Nakamura, Whose Company Created Pac-Man, Dies at 91] By JONATHAN SOBLE Mr. Nakamura made a business of amusement, starting with wooden horses and culminating with the creation of a company that developed one of the most successful video games ever. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »] Editorial Editorial [President Bannon?] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Donald Trump's political adviser is consolidating power, with dismal results. [Outside the State Department's headquarters last week.] Editorial [Diplomats Decry Muslim Ban] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD More than 100 State Department employees are expected to sign a memo conveying their opposition to the travel ban. [People in Salem, Ore., protesting for women's rights in solidarity with the march in Washington.] Editorial [Protecting Birth Control Access in Oregon] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A bill in the Legislature would go beyond the Affordable Care Act and may serve as a model for other states. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] Op-Ed [President Trump at a retreat last week in Philadelphia for congressional Republicans.] Op-Ed Columnist [The Republican Fausts] By DAVID BROOKS They struck a deal with the devil, Donald Trump, that comes at too high a price. Op-Docs [Ten Meter Tower] By MAXIMILIEN VAN AERTRYCK and AXEL DANIELSON Would you jump? Or would you chicken out? [Jihan Sheikh Mohammed, center, with some of her children at a refugee camp in Oraiokastro, Greece, in September. They fled from Syria.] Op-Ed Contributor [Abandoned by America] By BEN MCVANE How Trump's executive order looks from a refugee camp in Greece. 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