Today's Headlines: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Latest Travel Ban Nationwide

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[A coal-fired power plant near Castle Dale, Utah. Proposed E.P.A. budget cuts would eliminate funds for climate change research.]( [Pentagon Grows, While E.P.A. and State Dept. Shrink in Trump's Budget]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT and GLENN THRUSH In reordering the nation's priorities, the president would send billions to the southern border and the Pentagon and cut funds for foreign aid and the environment. [Geert Wilders addressed the media on election night in The Hague.]( [Geert Wilders Falls Short as Wary Dutch Scatter Their Votes]( By ALISSA J. RUBIN Voters turned out in record numbers, and rewarded right and center-right parties that had co-opted parts of Mr. Wilders's message. 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 [Severe bleaching last year on the northern Great Barrier Reef affected even the largest and oldest corals, like this slow-growing Porites colony.]( SCIENCE [Large Sections of Australia's Great Reef Are Now Dead, Scientists Find]( By DAMIEN CAVE and JUSTIN GILLIS If most of the world's coral reefs die, some of the richest and most colorful life in the ocean could be lost, along with huge sums from reef tourism. OPINION | Op-Ed | J.D. Vance [Why I'm Moving Home]( By J. D. VANCE Like many rural Americans, I set off in search of opportunity. Now I realize I need to go back. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We do not want to get flowers and head scarves. Instead, respect us as humans." [ZUBAIDA AKBAR]( a women's rights activist in Afghanistan, referring to traditional gifts on International Women's Day. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: 6 Years of Civil War in Syria]( The Syrian conflict marks a grim anniversary on March 15, as the country enters its seventh year of civil war. The past year has been the deadliest for children since the conflict began, according to Unicef. [Janet L. Yellen, the Fed chairwoman, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday.]( [[Video] Video: Federal Reserve on Interest Rates]( Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, announced the board's decision on interest rates. [] World [A demonstration against corruption and in support of the investigation into the bribery scandal around the state oil giant Petrobras in São Paulo, Brazil, last year.]( [Brazil's Leaders See Way Out of Scandal: Amnesty]( By SIMON ROMERO Lawmakers across the political spectrum are scrambling to give themselves immunity on campaign finance violations, protections that could benefit even the president. [President Xi Jinping of China, center, at a meeting of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.]( [China Pushes Legal Overhaul That Would Bolster State Power]( By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ and OWEN GUO After failed efforts by other leaders to put in place a national civil code, the Chinese president is reviving the idea as he seeks to remake China's legal system. [Robert E. Kelly and Kim Jeong-ah with their children, Marion, 4, and James, 8 months, on Wednesday at Pusan National University in South Korea, where they discussed their ]( ['BBC Dad' on Going Viral: 'This Is Now the First Line in My Obituary']( By GERRY MULLANY and MOTOKO RICH Robert E. Kelly, the professor whose children wandered into camera range during an interview, thought he'd never be invited on TV again. Little did he know. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Marissa Mayer, Yahoo's chief executive, lost her 2016 bonus and 2017 stock compensation after an investigation into a security breach of user accounts.]( [Russian Agents Were Behind Yahoo Hack, U.S. Says]( By VINDU GOEL and ERIC LICHTBLAU Four men, including two Russian intelligence agents, were charged for their roles in the theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts in 2014. [The left eye of a patient showing hemorrhages 13 days after stem-cell injection.]( [Patients Lose Sight After Stem Cells Are Injected Into Their Eyes]( By DENISE GRADY Three women suffered severe eye damage at a Florida clinic, exposing gaps in protections for people seeking unproven treatments. [State Senator Rob Bradley, left, wrote the Stand Your Ground measure, which would make it easier for defendants in Florida to claim self-defense.]( [Florida Poised to Strengthen 'Stand Your Ground' Defense]( By LIZETTE ALVAREZ The State Senate passed a bill requiring prosecutors to prove that the law does not apply when a suspect says he was defending himself. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [President Trump spoke on Wednesday with Mary T. Barra, chief executive of General Motors, at a vehicle technology center in Ypsilanti, Mich.]( [Trump, Easing Emissions Rule, Vows to Expand Auto Jobs]( By BILL VLASIC Donald Trump, speaking to auto executives and workers in a former assembly plant near Detroit, halted a move by Barack Obama to tighten fuel-economy standards. [Openly Testy, Republicans Reject the President's Wiretap Claims]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, ADAM GOLDMAN and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN Representative Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said he did not think there had been a wiretap on Trump Tower. [President Trump delivered remarks to auto workers during a visit to the American Center for Mobility facility in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Wednesday.]( News Analysis [In Trump Budget, More for Military, as His Supporters May Lose out]( By PETER BAKER The budget proposal represents the most dramatic shift in how national resources are divvied up of any presidential spending plan since Ronald Reagan. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [A Toshiba plant in Kawasaki, Japan. The company's acquisition of Westinghouse 11 years ago is causing it troubles today.]( [Corporate Japan Is on Foreign Buying Spree. Toshiba Shows Pitfalls.]( By JONATHAN SOBLE Japanese companies are buying up businesses abroad as the population and spending shrivel at home, but past deals show a costly tendency to overpay. [Lance Pinn, the founder of Brooklyn Boulders, in front of the climbing wall at the outpost in Long Island City, Queens. The company also has gyms in Brooklyn, Chicago and Somerville, Mass., and is planning more.]( Entrepreneurship [A Boom in Rock Climbing, Minus the Rocks]( By JOANNE KAUFMAN More entrepreneurs are bringing their enthusiasm for climbing indoors: Gyms are sprouting across the country with walls for climbing and bouldering. [Members of Audi's management board, including Chief Executive Rupert Stadler, fourth from left, on Wednesday in Ingolstadt, Germany.]( [German Police Raid Audi Offices, Escalating Volkswagen Diesel Inquiry]( By JACK EWING Searches of Audi offices threaten to damage the image of one of Volkswagen's main sources of badly needed profit. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology State of the Art [How the Internet Is Saving Culture, Not Killing It]( By FARHAD MANJOO There has been huge growth in digital subscription services, and they are revolutionizing every cultural industry. [Joe Marino, a video game player who has more than 40,000 followers on Twitch, wrote of his own health problems after another game streamer died.]( [Gamer's Death Pushes Risks of Live Streaming Into View]( By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK After Brian C. Vigneault died near the end of a 24-hour live stream, many players acknowledged the health risks of a culture that rewards those who stay online for hours. [Turkey is at odds with several European countries, including the Netherlands, over whether Turkish politicians should be allowed to speak at political rallies in those states. Protesters waved flags outside the Dutch consulate in central Istanbul on Sunday.]( [Hackers Post Pro-Erdogan Messages in Attack on Twitter Accounts]( By MARK SCOTT and MILAN SCHREUER The breach by unidentified intruders came amid a bitter standoff between Turkey and European Union countries, and as Dutch voters cast ballots in a general election. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Gennady Golovkin, left, will meet Daniel Jacobs in a middleweight title unification bout on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.]( [Far-Flung Rivals Couldn't Be More Different, but They Aren't]( By WALLACE MATTHEWS Daniel Jacobs and Gennady Golovkin both overcame intense personal trials on the way to Saturday's middleweight unification title bout. [Kentucky Coach John Calipari speaking to fans on a stage packed with past and current players at the ]( [Inside John Calipari's Media Empire]( By MARC TRACY Kentucky Coach John Calipari has faced stinging criticism in the past. Now, as the driving force behind several media platforms, he's trying to control his own message. [A struggle in front of the net during the 2014 Olympic women's hockey final between Canada and the United States. Current American players are willing to forgo the world championship over stalled negotiations with U.S.A. Hockey.]( Sports of The Times [U.S. Women's Hockey Team Boycott Echoes a Fight That Isn't Over]( By JULIET MACUR The top players in the women's game may sit out for the home team at the world championships this month. Their fight over pay is nothing new. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, for example, helped the Dallas Museum of Art buy this Chris Burden work, ]( [Trump Proposes Eliminating the Arts and Humanities Endowments]( By SOPAN DEB It was the first time a president has called for ending the endowments, which were created in 1965 under President Lyndon B. Johnson. [Deborah Borda with, from left, the New York Philharmonic's chief operating officer, Bill Thomas; its chairman, Oscar S. Schafer; and its next music director, Jaap van Zweden.]( [A New York Philharmonic Coup: Deborah Borda Is Named the New Leader]( By MICHAEL COOPER Ms. Borda ran the Philharmonic in the 1990s and went on to help the Los Angeles Philharmonic become the envy of the orchestra world. [Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada speaking on Wednesday before a performance of ]( [Justin Trudeau Brings Ivanka Trump to Broadway Show on Welcoming Outsiders]( By MICHAEL PAULSON The Canadian prime minister, who has emphasized welcoming refugees, attended "Come From Away" with the president's daughter in a pairing that was rich with symbolism. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Carl Heastie, speaker of the Assembly, looked in on the budget discussion in the Assembly chamber.]( [Budget Season in Albany, With a Twist: Four to Choose From]( By JESSE McKINLEY Each winter, Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats present budgets, neither with a chance of being adopted as is. This year, two other proposals joined the mix. [At the George Washington Bridge Bus Station, which serves five million riders a year, a renovation has stretched years past its original completion date.]( [Manhattan's Other Bus Terminal, Running Years Late]( By JACEY FORTIN A sign near the George Washington Bridge Bus Station warns passers-by that construction is underway. It also offers an anticipated completion date: "Winter 2015." [Some took advantage of the school closings to go sledding in Central Park. Since the storm came late during a mild winter, city schools still had available snow days.]( [New York Plays It Safe With Storm Response, and It Pays Off]( By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and KATE TAYLOR Officials took a cautious approach to Tuesday's storm after learning painful lessons from recent winters. And, unlike in past storms, there were few complaints. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Fashion & Style [A shopper browsing at a branch of United Apparel Liquidators, an off-price retailer in the South. Those looking for high-end designer wear can find big markdowns.]( [Is This the Best-Kept Secret in Fashion?]( By STEVEN KURUTZ The off-price retailer U.A.L. is largely unknown outside the South, yet it is a regular pilgrimage site for fashion insiders looking for high-end designer wear at dizzying markdowns. [One of the new Gaymoji.]( Disruptions [Gaymoji: A New Language for That Search]( By GUY TREBAY The gay meet-up app Grindr releases a new set of 500 trademarked emoji, including bear, otter and handcuffs. Browsing [In Fashion, Coupling Up Is Best]( By HAYLEY PHELAN Here are some spring twofers to get excited about. For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( []Obituaries [Representative Kika de la Garza, center, at a House Agriculture Committee meeting in 1985.]( [Kika de la Garza, Texas Congressman and Farmers' Ally, Dies at 89]( By SAM ROBERTS Mr. de la Garza, a conservative Democrat, helped found the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and spent 32 years in the House representing South Texas. [Tommy LiPuma, left, and Paul McCartney in 2011.]( [Tommy LiPuma, Record Producer and Grammy Winner, Dies at 80]( By BEN SISARIO The producer and music executive began his career after quitting a job as a barber, and went on to work with Diana Krall, Natalie Cole and others. [Ron Drever at work in his lab at the California Institute of Technology, in an undated photo.]( [Ron Drever, Physicist Who Helped Confirm Einstein Theory, Dies at 85]( By DENNIS OVERBYE Dr. Drever, a Scotsman long associated with Caltech, played a key role in the detection of gravitational waves - space-time ripples predicted by Einstein. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Preventing a Free-for-All With Drone Strikes]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD President Obama imposed restraints on drone strikes. President Trump should keep them. [Women in Brussels in 2016.]( Editorial [Legalizing Discrimination in Europe]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A court has sided with employers who want to keep outward signs of faith out of the workplace, but in practice it may single out religious minorities. [Detail from ]( Editorial Notebook [The Russian Revolution: Then and Now]( By SERGE SCHMEMANN The overthrow of the Orthodox czar and Lenin's victory don't fit Putin's preferred narrative of continuous Russian greatness. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Neil Gorsuch on Capitol Hill in February.]( Op-Ed | Linda Greenhouse [A Time to Choose for the Supreme Court]( By LINDA GREENHOUSE Judge Gorsuch's hearing next week will test whether the modern confirmation process can succeed in eliciting a nominee's views. Here are a few questions. [Paul Ryan used visual aids at his press conference last week explaining the Republican healthcare proposal.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Erick Erickson: Don't Try to Fix Obamacare. Abolish It.]( By ERICK-WOODS ERICKSON For years the Republicans have pledged to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now that they are in power, they can't bring themselves to do it. [Jessica Howard]( On the Ground [Cracking Down on Abuse in U.S. Gymnastics]( By JESSICA HOWARD I trusted USA Gymnastics, but its institutional tolerance of abusive training helped create a culture conducive to sexual abuse. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War, the My Lai Massacre was carried out by United States troops under the command of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. [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? [Help Section »]( [.] Visit our mobile website at [m.nyt.com »]( About This Email This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email. 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