Today's Headlines: After Halting Start, Trump Plunges Into Effort to Repeal Health Law

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[Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. administrator, spoke at an energy conference in Houston on Thursday. ]( [E.P.A. Chief Doubts Consensus View of Climate Change]( By CORAL DAVENPORT The statement by Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, contradicts scientific consensus that carbon dioxide is heating the planet. [Supporters of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea at a protest near the Constitutional Court on Friday, before the court issued a ruling to oust her. Her removal from the presidency capped months of turmoil.]( [South Korea Removes President Park Geun-hye]( By CHOE SANG-HUN The president's ouster, after months of turmoil over a corruption scandal, is expected to shift the country's politics to the opposition on the left. 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 Baylor home game during the 2014 season, when the Bears went 11-2 and shared the Big 12 championship with Texas Christian.]( SPORTS [The Rise, Then Shame, of Baylor Nation]( By MARC TRACY and DAN BARRY Sexual assault accusations piled up while the university made football its top priority. The victims, furious alumni and the authorities are seeking answers. [A rally for the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid in Scranton, Penn., in February. A Republican plan to repeal the health care act is moving through Congress.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [John Kasich: End the Partisan Warfare on Health Care]( By JOHN KASICH Republicans should ask Democrats for help in replacing Obamacare, and Democrats should say yes. That will lead to the most lasting and effective plan. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Let the word come out. Let it come out, the good, the bad, the ugly. Put it all on the table." [JOHN EDDIE WILLIAMS JR.]( an alumnus of Baylor University who is part of a group demanding more transparency regarding the university football team's sexual assault scandal. [] 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 [Blanca Riveros has been trimming marijuana for years in territory once controlled by rebels.]( [As Rebels Move Out of Colombia Drug Trade, Corporations Look to Move In]( By NICHOLAS CASEY The government, which has received billions in American aid to eradicate the drug trade, will license a small number of companies to cultivate medical marijuana. [Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, spoke in an online news conference from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London on Thursday.]( [WikiLeaks Will Help Tech Companies Fix Security Flaws, Assange Says]( By SCOTT SHANE, DAVID E. SANGER and VINDU GOEL The WikiLeaks founder said the group would work with Apple and Google to give them "exclusive access" on the technical details that have allowed the C.I.A. to hack their devices. [A wild boar roamed last week in a residential area within the evacuation zone in Fukushima, Japan.]( [Radioactive Boars in Fukushima Thwart Residents' Plans to Return Home]( By KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA Officials are struggling to clear towns of toxic animals so that people displaced after the 2011 nuclear meltdown can come back. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, left, at the Harris County Jail last month. On any given night, a lawsuit contends, more than 500 people are in the jail solely because they cannot afford bail on misdemeanor charges. ]( [In Fight Over Bail's Fairness, a Sheriff Joins the Critics]( By MICHAEL HARDY In a Houston lawsuit, officials are defending a system that jails the poor, but the D.A. and sheriff say they can't support it. [Dr. Eleni Michailidis, in 2015, several months after the stillbirth of her son Alexander.]( [After a Stillbirth, Tests Can Help Pinpoint the Cause]( By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS A new study found that two tests were particularly effective in helping to determine the cause of a stillbirth. [Attorney General Bob Ferguson of Washington, in Seattle on Thursday, said President Trump's new travel ban was less sweeping than the original, ]( [Trump's New Travel Ban May Be Hard to Beat. But States Are Trying.]( By ALEXANDER BURNS Saying the president's revised executive order remained "effectively a Muslim ban," Washington's Democratic attorney general vowed to try to block it. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Keith Hall, center, the Congressional Budget Office's Republican-appointed director, in June 2015. He has said the agency staff tries ]( [White House Casts Pre-emptive Doubt on Congressional Budget Office]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT President Trump had a habit during his campaign for "working the referees," and the Congressional Budget Office is now a target of his efforts to cast doubt on institutions long seen as trustworthy. [President Trump's golf club in Bedminster, N.J., in November.]( [With Trump in White House, His Golf Properties Prosper]( By ERIC LIPTON and SUSANNE CRAIG "I think our brand is the hottest it has ever been," said Eric Trump, who oversees the company's courses. Critics say the Oval Office should not be a global advertising platform. [As the director of national intelligence, Dan Coats will oversee the agencies that are examining Russia's meddling in the election, while also assuaging the president's distrust of the nation's spies.]( [Trump's Intelligence Nominee Gets Early Lesson in Managing White House]( By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and JAMES RISEN Dan Coats has not yet been confirmed as the director of national intelligence, but he has already had to start battling some powerful White House officials. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Peter Hancock will remain as chief executive of the American International Group until a successor is found.]( [A.I.G.'s Chief Executive to Resign After Turnaround Setback]( By CHAD BRAY The move by the insurer follows a big fourth-quarter loss and pressure by investors including Carl Icahn. [Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, was unusually direct on Thursday in rebutting opposition to European free trade and political unity.]( [As E.C.B. Charts Economic Course, Politics Complicate the Picture]( By JACK EWING The central bank's president, Mario Draghi, is under increasing pressure to ease stimulus measures, a difficult task in a charged political atmosphere. [Hayley Schafer, a veterinarian, examined the ear of Cabo, a golden retriever, as his owners watched. Women have become the majority of veterinarians since 2000, part of a continuing shift into previously male-dominated professions.]( The Upshot [More Men Are Taking 'Women's' Jobs, Usually Disadvantaged Men]( By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Research shows that the men moving into traditionally female jobs tend to be disadvantaged in terms of race and class. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Lee Jae-yong, who also goes by Jay Y. Lee, in Seoul, South Korea, last month. He is accused of a range of crimes, including funneling $36 million in bribes to a confidante of the president.]( [Jay Y. Lee, Samsung Leader Facing 'Trial of the Century,' Denies Charges]( By JONATHAN SOBLE In a preliminary hearing, the de facto chief of South Korea's largest conglomerate, and four others, disputed accusations of corruption and other abuses of power. [The Syrian refugee Anas Modamani, right, and his lawyer, Chan-jo Jun, outside a court in Würzburg, Germany, where his case against Facebook was heard in February.]( [Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images]( By AMIE TSANG and MARK SCOTT The move by Facebook highlights a growing debate over how and when the social network should moderate the mass of content on its site. [Peter Coles, head economist of Airbnb, at its headquarters in September in San Francisco.]( [Airbnb Raises $1 Billion More in a Funding Round]( By KATIE BENNER Airbnb, a rental company for short-term lodging, raised $1 billion in a financing round that began last summer and that valued the business at $30 billion. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Yoelkis Cespedes, 19, has a different physique than Yoenis Cespedes, his half brother, a slugger for the Mets, but like him, he has a strong arm in the outfield.]( [Yoelkis Cespedes, Half Brother of Mets' Yoenis, Draws Notice]( By KEN BELSON While Yoelkis is not yet Yoenis, his performance in Cuba's first two games of the World Baseball Classic has impressed major league scouts. [Maria Sharapova addressed reporters last March in Los Angeles about testing positive for a banned drug. She was later suspended.]( [Maria Sharapova's Imminent Return Stirs Debate on Wild Cards]( By BEN ROTHENBERG Unranked because of her drug suspension, she has secured three wild-card entries upon her return. The French Open and Wimbledon are still deciding. [Neymar, left, and Lionel Messi celebrated Barcelona's victory over Paris St.-Germain in the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday.]( On Soccer [In Orchestrating Barcelona Rally, Neymar Proves Ready for the Baton]( By RORY SMITH Neymar showed why there is no denying his greatness on Wednesday, fueling the greatest comeback in UEFA Champions League history. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts 50-Minute Critic [The Guggenheim's Greatest Hits Come Roaring Back]( By HOLLAND COTTER Highlights from Pissarro to Pollock, whose restored "Alchemy" is on view in New York for the first time in 50 years. [Madison Ferris, seated, plays the daughter, and Sally Field the smothering mother, in a revival of Tennessee Williams's ]( [Review: Dismantling 'The Glass Menagerie']( By BEN BRANTLEY The director Sam Gold and his cast, led by an intrepid Sally Field, have deconstructed the Tennessee Williams classic. But don't expect the pieces to be reassembled. [A portrait of Jane Austen, who died in 1817.]( [A Possible Clue in Jane Austen's Glasses. Did Arsenic Kill Her?]( By CHRISTOPHER D. SHEA and JENNIFER SCHUESSLER Three pairs of glasses believed to have belonged to the author may offer new evidence. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( Movies [King Kong and a Skullcrawler meet head-on in ]( [Review: 'Kong: Skull Island' Crosses a 1933 Classic With 'Apocalypse Now']( By MANOHLA DARGIS In this remake, the beast King Kong has a new look and a new beauty (Brie Larson), who's feistier than her predecessors. [Kristen Stewart in ]( [Review: Kristen Stewart Is Entrancing as a Haunted 'Personal Shopper']( By A. O. SCOTT Olivier Assayas's new film is both a supernatural thriller and an unnerving inquiry into the drift and mystery of modern life. [Jim Broadbent in ]( [Review: 'The Sense of an Ending,' and the Elusiveness of Truth]( By GLENN KENNY Adapted from Julian Barnes's 2011 novel, Ritesh Batra's film portrays an emotionally detached man gingerly revisiting his past. For more movie news and reviews, go to [NYTimes.com/Movies »]( [] New York [On Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a $1.4 billion plan to target central Brooklyn, where obesity, murder and unemployment rates are all higher than the city and state averages.]( [Cuomo's $1.4 Billion Plan Targets Brooklyn in Fight Against Poor Health and Poverty]( By LISA W. FODERARO The proposed plan, called Vital Brooklyn, would bring "health and wellness" resources into communities like East New York, Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. [The backlash against both Townsend Harris High School's interim acting principal and the opaque principal-hiring process has intensified.]( [Rising Tumult Over Principal at Elite Queens High School]( By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS The backlash against Townsend Harris's acting principal and the opaque principal-hiring process has intensified, involving students, teachers, parents and elected officials. [A performance by Yarn/Wire, a four-member avant-garde musical group based in Queens, which received a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant this year to help pay for travel as it tours the country.]( [New York Art Scene Anxiously Waits for Decision on N.E.A.'s Fate]( By WILLIAM NEUMAN The National Endowment for the Arts gave $14.5 million to 419 organizations in New York City in the last fiscal year. The federal program could be cut under the Trump administration. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [Howard Hodgkin in 2010, in front of a detail from his painting ]( [Howard Hodgkin, Whose Paintings Were Coded With Emotion, Dies at 84]( By WILLIAM GRIMES The British painter, who won the Turner Prize in 1985, was one of the most admired artists of the postwar period. [Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter, right, with Senator Bob Dole and President George Bush in August 1989 after Mr. Bush signed legislation providing disaster relief for farms.]( [Clayton Yeutter, Blunt Negotiator of Intricate Trade Deals, Dies at 86]( By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK Mr. Yeutter, a Nebraska farmer who became United States trade representative and secretary of agriculture, oversaw negotiations that became the backbone of Nafta. [Nancy Willard in 1998. ]( [Nancy Willard, Prolific Children's Book Author, Dies at 80]( By SAM ROBERTS Her fiction and poems - including the first volume of poetry to win the Newbery Medal - charmed audiences with their mix of fanciful illusion and stark reality. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Gen. John Nicholson testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee last month.]( Editorials [Afghanistan Is Now Trump's War]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Requests for a new troop surge in Afghanistan must be met with skepticism. Editorial ['Stand Your Ground' Could Get Worse]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Republican legislators in Florida are planning to compound the deadly mischief of the state's law. [Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.]( Editorial Observer [Why Is Mr. Tillerson in a Perpetual State of Duck and Cover?]( By CAROL GIACOMO Someday, the secretary of state is going to find he needs to get his message across to the public. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Steve Bannon at the White House in February.]( Op-Ed | Timothy Egan [The Bombs of Steve Bannon]( By TIMOTHY EGAN Like Thomas Cromwell, the Trump-whisperer in the West Wing is brilliant, cunning and full of contradictions. Op-Ed | Zeynep Tufekci [The Truth About the WikiLeaks C.I.A. Cache]( By ZEYNEP TUFEKCI If anything, the documents confirm the strength of encryption technologies. Opinion [Still Fighting, and Dying, in the Forever War]( By BRIAN CASTNER Millions of military veterans have served on multiple tours. Why do they keep going back? For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On March 10, 1985, Konstantin U. Chernenko, the Soviet leader for just 13 months, died at age 73. His death was announced on March 11th. The Politburo member Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed him. 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