Today's Headlines: Health Groups Denounce G.O.P. Bill as Its Backers Scramble

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Bill as Its Backers Scramble]( By ABBY GOODNOUGH, ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLAN Influential medical groups warned that the plan would lead to a rise in the uninsured, leaving House Republicans scrambling to marshal support. [Sonny Perdue, President Trump's nominee for agriculture secretary, at Trump Tower in Manhattan in November.]( [Ethics Questions Dogged Agriculture Nominee as Georgia Governor]( By ERIC LIPTON and STEVE EDER Sonny Perdue, one of the last Trump cabinet picks awaiting confirmation, had 13 ethics complaints filed against him and was fined while he was governor. [Veronica, 9, witnessed the murder of her grandmother and stepgrandfather by masked men. Gang members are suspected in the February 2016 killings.]( [Trump's New Ban Leaves Few Spots for Refugees, Even the Hunted]( By FRANCES ROBLES and KIRK SEMPLE A suspension of refugee admissions to the United States puts in doubt an Obama administration program meant to aid Central American children. 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 [[Interactive Map] Interactive Map: Spring Came Early. Scientists Say Climate Change Is a Culprit.]( Spring weather across the United States arrived more than three weeks earlier than usual in some places, and new research released Wednesday shows a strong link to climate change. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [How Trump Undermines Intelligence Gathering]( By MICHAEL V. HAYDEN President Trump has tried to both politicize and marginalize the intelligence community. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We can't remain in the same place. We got a call last weekend telling us that they'd find us under whatever rock we were hiding." [REINA]( who is seeking refugee status for her two nieces, witnesses to the killing of their grandparents in El Salvador. [] Today's Videos [Yousur Al-Hlou for The New York Times]( [Watch: 'I Want to Make Decisions': The First Saudi Women Run for Office]( NYTimes.com - Video In Saudi Arabia, women still can't drive. But they have been recently granted the right to vote and to run in an election. In this documentary, The Times's Mona El-Naggar takes us inside the ultraconservative kingdom and into the largely inaccessible world of Saudi women. [[Video] Video: Women's Day Around the World]( Women around the world celebrated International Women's Day. [.]['Day Without a Woman' Protest Tests a Movement's Staying Power]( [[Video] Video: Statue of Courageous Girl Faces Wall Street Bull]( As many American women prepare to draw attention to their role in the workplace, a Wall Street firm put up a statue of a girl in front of Lower Manhattan's bronze bull, fearlessly staring it down. [] World [A helicopter from the Afghan National Army arriving at a military hospital in Kabul, the capital, on Wednesday. The hospital is the main care center for wounded Afghan army soldiers.]( [After Deadly Attack on Kabul Hospital, 'Everywhere Was Full of Blood']( By MUJIB MASHAL and FAHIM ABED Gunmen stormed the facility, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens as Afghan forces struggled for seven hours to evacuate people and end the siege. [The RT newsroom overlooking central London. Russia insists that RT is just another global network like the BBC or France 24, albeit one offering ]( [Russia's RT Network: Is It More BBC or K.G.B.?]( By STEVEN ERLANGER Analysts say the network is spreading disinformation and undermining Western democracies, but its executives say it is just providing an "alternative" view. [A Chinese merchant pushing a shopping cart from E-Mart, at left, a South Korean supermarket, to a ferry terminal in the port city of Incheon last week. China, long a major customer of Korean companies, is emerging as a competitor.]( [As Leaders Argue, South Korea Finds China Is No Longer an Easy Sell]( By MOTOKO RICH China, long a major customer of Korean companies, is emerging as a competitor - showing the cracks in South Korea's decades-old economic growth model. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Dr. Carlo Croce has been charged with data falsification and other scientific misconduct.]( [Years of Ethics Charges, but Star Cancer Researcher Gets a Pass]( By JAMES GLANZ and AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ Dr. Carlo Croce was repeatedly cleared by Ohio State University, which reaped millions from his grants. Now, he faces new whistle-blower accusations. [President Trump visited the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va., in January. Officials have not ruled out the possibility that the leaker was an agency employee.]( [C.I.A. Scrambles to Contain Damage From WikiLeaks Documents]( By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, SCOTT SHANE and ADAM GOLDMAN The agency halted work on some projects while the F.B.I., suspecting a disaffected insider as the leaker, prepared to interview hundreds of people with access to the information. [Illegal Border Crossings Appear to Drop Under Trump]( By NICHOLAS KULISH and FERNANDA SANTOS The number of people caught trying to enter without permission fell significantly in February, a sign the president's policies may be having an effect. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Senator Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, is the top Democrat investigating ties between President Trump's orbit and Russian intelligence.]( [Mark Warner Faces a Stand-and-Deliver Moment in Russian Inquiry]( By MATT FLEGENHEIMER The Virginia senator is vice chairman of the committee that offers the best hope of getting answers about the Trump circle's possible ties to Russia. [The attorney general of Hawaii, Doug Chin, a Democrat who confronted President Trump over his travel ban last week, is now seeking an injunction against it.]( [Hawaii Sues to Block Trump Travel Ban; First Challenge to Order]( By ALEXANDER BURNS The court filing, and another by the city of San Francisco, may signal a new wave of legal assaults on Mr. Trump's immigration policies. [Jon Ossoff, a Democrat running to fill the House seat vacated by Tom Price in Georgia's Sixth Congressional District.]( [A Democrat in Conservative Georgia Rides Opposition to Trump]( By RICHARD FAUSSET and JENNIFER STEINHAUER Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old running for the House seat vacated by Tom Price, has raised about $3 million while 11 Republican candidates fight for attention. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Juliana Soto, 27, and Edwin Morales, 32, who work in public schools in Puerto Rico, with their son, Lorenzo. The couple are concerned that their pensions will not be reliable when they are old enough to benefit from them.]( [In Puerto Rico, Teachers' Pension Fund Works Like a Ponzi Scheme]( By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH The fund is so cash-short that contributions by younger teachers flow straight to retirees, and the working teachers can't expect to get any money back. [Tamara Holder, a former Fox News contributor, in October. She said a company executive assaulted her two years ago.]( [Fox Is Said to Settle With Former Contributor Over Sexual Assault Claims]( By EMILY STEEL The company, still dealing with the fallout from harassment scandal involving Roger Ailes, has reached a settlement for more than $2.5 million with Tamara Holder, who said an executive assaulted her. [An Amazon logistics center near Madrid on the eve of Black Friday last year. Giant companies are taking a larger share of the market, to the detriment of their workers' incomes.]( ['Superstar Firms' May Have Shrunk Workers' Share of Income]( By PATRICIA COHEN It was long Keynesian dogma that two-thirds of economic output goes to labor. That truism has come undone, and corporate consolidation may be a cause. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [The rising dependence on cameras is changing the way we communicate.]( State of the Art [Snap Makes a Bet on the Cultural Supremacy of the Camera]( By FARHAD MANJOO Our rising dependence on cameras is changing our language, and the company behind Snapchat is counting on the eventual dominance of visual culture. [Uber's headquarters in San Francisco. An executive said that the company was prohibiting the use of Greyball ]( [Uber Seeks to Prevent Use of Greyball to Thwart Regulators]( By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI In the wake of a New York Times article about the tool, which appeared to allow drivers to avoid officers in Oregon, the company said it was conducting a review of how it is used. Tech Fix [With Claims of C.I.A. Hacking, How to Protect Your Devices]( By BRIAN X. CHEN Want to protect against surveillance through your iPhones, Android devices, Wi-Fi routers and Samsung televisions? Update, update, update. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Sergi Roberto, center, after scoring the winning goal for Barcelona in stoppage time on Wednesday.]( On Soccer ['Like a Film': Barcelona Stuns Paris St.-Germain With Champions League Rally]( By RORY SMITH Sergi Roberto scored in stoppage time to cap a remarkable 6-5 aggregate victory and bring his team a berth in the quarterfinals. [Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya and Galen Rupp of the United States wore Nike's Zoom Vaporfly shoes in the 2016 Olympic marathon in Rio de Janeiro. Kipchoge finished first and Rupp third. ]( On Running [Do Nike's New Shoes Give Runners an Unfair Advantage?]( By JERÉ LONGMAN Nike's new designs have produced impressive results in international races. But they have spurred another debate about what constitutes an unfair edge. [Elvis Andrus and the Rangers head to Toronto down 0-2 in their series against the Blue Jays.]( On Baseball [Rangers' Best-Laid Plans Go Awry When the Playoffs Begin]( By TYLER KEPNER The Blue Jays, playing their best baseball lately, have jumped out to a 2-0 lead in their American League division series against Texas. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Laminated glass boxes by the West Coast artist Larry Bell, part of the Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art.]( [A User's Guide to the Whitney Biennial]( By JASON FARAGO Somewhat smaller but more focused than in recent years, the 78th edition of the biennial has diversity, political conviction and many canvases. [Julius Krein, the founder and editor of the new quarterly journal American Affairs.]( [Talking Trumpism: A New Political Journal Enters the Fray]( By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER American Affairs, the brainchild of a 31-year-old who once worked in finance, seeks to tap the currents that helped deliver the presidency. [Cameron Stone performing during the ]( ['Game of Thrones' Live: Winter Is Coming to a Stage Near You]( By JEREMY EGNER A concert tour gives fans their fix of the HBO show, with musicians and giant screens playing scenes from the series. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Residents in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, had many questions for representatives from CORE Services Group, the nonprofit that will operate a new men's shelter in the neighborhood.]( [Fury Over Brooklyn Shelter Reflects Difficulty of Curbing Homelessness]( By NIKITA STEWART As Mayor Bill de Blasio's homeless plan starts to take root in neighborhoods across the city, Crown Heights residents reflect the uphill battle. [Diversity Lags as Students Are Matched With City Schools]( By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Black and Latino students make up 68 percent of the city's school system, but received 10 percent of the offers to the most competitive high schools. [Authorities recovered 217 guns, including 41 assault weapons like AK-47s, AR-15s and a Thompson submachine gun.]( [Two Dozen People Are Accused of Bringing 200 Guns to New York]( By ASHLEY SOUTHALL The authorities say a gun-trafficking ring brought guns, including assault weapons, to New York from Virginia using a familiar route on Interstate 95. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Fashion & Style [Amy Astley, the editor in chief of Architectural Digest, in her office at Condé Nast.]( [Architectural Digest Undergoes Renovations for the Social Media Age]( By PENELOPE GREEN Anna Wintour's protégée, Amy Astley, takes a cue from her mentor by condensing the title of the magazine and infusing its pages with Instagram. For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( []Obituaries [Lynne F. Stewart, with her husband, Ralph Poynter, after she was found guilty in 2005 of helping to smuggle messages from Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, below, to his followers in Egypt. Mr. Abdel Rahman died in prison last month.]( [Lynne Stewart, Lawyer Imprisoned in Terrorism Case, Dies at 77]( By JOSEPH P. FRIED Ms. Stewart, who was convicted of aiding terrorism in her representation of Omar Abdel Rahman, was also known for defending a member of the Weather Underground and other violent activists. [Joseph W. Rogers in his office at Waffle House headquarters in Norcross, Ga.,]( [Joseph W. Rogers, a Founder of Waffle House, Dies at 97]( By NOAM SCHEIBER Mr. Rogers and a neighbor started with one restaurant in the Atlanta area in 1955. Today, the no-frills, 24-hour chain has nearly 1,900. [Dave Valentin performing at the Blue Note in New York City in 2000.]( [Dave Valentin, a Grammy Award-Winning Latin Jazz Flutist, Dies at 64]( By SAM ROBERTS He won a Grammy for best Latin jazz album in 2003 for "The Gathering," by the Caribbean Jazz Project. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Secretary Kelly Is Missing in Action on Immigration]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The homeland security chief once seemed to understand how misguided the administration's policies would be. [Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas.]( Editorial [Arkansas's Rush to Execution]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The state has scheduled a killing spree because its batch of lethal-injection drugs is expiring. [Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.]( Editorial [Israel Says Dissenters Are Unwelcome]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A new law confuses opposition to the occupation and settlement of the West Bank with being an enemy of the state. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [Killing a Program That Brings History to Life]( By DREW GILPIN FAUST President Trump's draft budget threatens the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Pendants from colleges decorate a classroom at John R. Rogers High School, in Spokane, Wash.]( Fixes [A School Where Raising the Bar Lifts Hope]( By SARAH BUTRYMOWICZ Inviting low-income high-schoolers into advanced-level courses can get them past fears that they're not college material. Op-Ed Contributor [More Than Just Marines Behaving Badly]( By ALEXANDER MCCOY To curb the harassment and denigration of servicewomen, male and female recruits should go through boot camp together. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va. [See this Front Page]( | [Buy this Front Page]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook]( | [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( | [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( | [Instagram] [Instagram]( [NYT]( Access The New York Times from anywhere with our suite of apps: [iPhone®]( | [iPad®]( | [Android]( | [All]( [.] Save 15% at [The NYTimes Store »]( [.] Have questions? 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