Today's Headlines: Trump Tells G.O.P. It's Now or Never, Demanding House Vote on Health Bill

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It's Now or Never, Demanding House Vote on Health Bill]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLAN President Trump told his party to fall in line behind a health insurance overhaul, and demanded a Friday vote on a bill that appeared to lack a majority to pass. [A vigil was held on Thursday in Trafalgar Square in London for the victims of Wednesday's attack.]( [Toll of London Attack Is Global for an Assailant Born in Britain]( By DAN BILEFSKY, KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA, HANNAH OLIVENNES and CEYLAN YEGINSU The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack carried out by Khalid Masood, 52, who had a criminal record but was not on any police-monitoring lists. [James Harris Jackson at Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday.]( [A Man Who Hated Black Men Found a Victim Who Cared for Others]( By N. R. KLEINFIELD James Harris Jackson, a white Army veteran from Baltimore, fatally stabbed Timothy Caughman after traveling to New York specifically to kill a black man. 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 U.S. [[Graphic] Graphic: We Have Some Good News on the California Drought. Take a Look.]( Using NASA data, we compared this year's snowpack in the Sierra Nevada with that of 2015, when the state was in the grip of drought. [The Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament reopened Thursday, after the attack on Wednesday.]( OPINION | Op-Ed | Matthew d'Ancona [London Pride, Undaunted]( By MATTHEW D'ANCONA In their quiet, stoical way, citizens defied terror by simply going about city life as normal. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "The Umbrella Revolution has saved for Hong Kong our primary and most basic dignity - namely we can call a spade a spade." [ALAN LEONG]( a legislator who voted against a proposal by Beijing to allow for direct election of the territory's leader because China would have preapproved all the candidates. [] Today's Videos [Kurt Cochran and his wife, Melissa Payne Cochran, in a photo provided by their family.]( [[Video] Video: Remembering the London Attack Victims]( Keith Palmer, Aysha Frade, Kurt Cochran - an American citizen - and an unidentified 75-year-old man died in Wednesday's terrorist attack in London. [[Video] Video: What a Child Actually Sees on Vacation]( See family trips from a younger perspective. A 360 slideshow with vacations in California, Paris, China and beyond. [[Video] Video: Anatomy of a Scene | 'T2 Trainspotting']( Danny Boyle narrates a sequence from "T2 Trainspotting" featuring Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller. [] World [Investigators around the body of Denis N. Voronenkov, a former Russian lawmaker who was killed in Kiev, Ukraine, on Thursday.]( [A Russian Critic of Putin Is Assassinated in Ukraine]( By ANDREW E. KRAMER Denis N. Voronenkov, a former Russian lawmaker who fled to Kiev last year, said in a recent interview that he knew he was an assassination target. [Michael Theologos with his son Alexandros. The baby, born to a surrogate mother in Tabasco State, Mexico, had been taken away from him for several weeks.]( [As Mexican State Limits Surrogacy, Global System Is Further Strained]( By VICTORIA BURNETT A Tabasco State law barring surrogate mothers from bearing children for foreigners reflects a troubled international system that, in one view, is "not sustainable." [Afghan soldiers in the strategic town of Sangin in the southern province of Helmand in 2013. More British and later American Marines died in Sangin than in any of the country's roughly 400 other districts.]( [Taliban Take an Afghan District, Sangin, That Many Marines Died to Keep]( By TAIMOOR SHAH and ROD NORDLAND The yearslong offensive in the district, in Helmand Province, took the lives of more American and British troops than any other fight for territory in Afghanistan. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [The teenager accused of making bomb threats against Jewish community centers hid his face before the start of a court hearing in Israel. His name has not been released.]( [Jewish Center Bomb Threat Suspect Is Arrested in Israel]( By ISABEL KERSHNER, ADAM GOLDMAN, ALAN BLINDER and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA The authorities said the suspect, a teenage citizen of the United States and Israel, masked the origin of his calls. His lawyer said he suffered from a brain tumor that affected his behavior. [Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, right, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions discussed President Trump's revised travel ban this month. Mr. Tillerson gave all American embassies orders last week instructing consular officials to broadly increase scrutiny of visa applicants.]( [Trump Administration Orders Tougher Screening of Visa Applicants]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The order, sent to all American embassies, would make it tougher for millions of visitors to enter the United States, marking the first sign of the president's "extreme vetting." [Rick Perry, the energy secretary and former governor of Texas, in Washington in January.]( [Rick Perry Calls Election a 'Mockery.' It's Not What You're Thinking.]( By NIRAJ CHOKSHI The energy secretary argued in an Op-Ed that the true winner was denied victory, an outcome that would have been different were he not straight and white. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [The Senate vote on Thursday foreshadowed a broader rollback of tech and telecom policies that have drawn the ire of conservatives and companies such as AT&T and Verizon.]( [Congress Moves to Strike Internet Privacy Rules From Obama Era]( By CECILIA KANG The Senate voted to overturn regulations that required telecom companies to ask permission before tracking users' behavior, beginning a repeal of Obama-era regulations. [Judge Neil M. Gorsuch at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.]( [Democrats Plan to Filibuster to Thwart Gorsuch Nomination]( By MATT FLEGENHEIMER, CHARLIE SAVAGE and ADAM LIPTAK Judge Neil M. Gorsuch appears to be short, at least for now, of the eight Senate votes he must earn from the Democratic caucus to reach the 60-vote threshold. [After meeting with trucking executives, President Trump was told the health law vote was off.]( [Trump the Dealmaker Projects Bravado, but Behind the Scenes, Faces Rare Self-Doubt]( By GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN People close to President Trump say he is grappling with bouts of self-doubt as his hopes for a quick health-care victory unravel. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Eric Mindich said disappointing results in 2016 were a factor in his decision to return capital to investors.]( [Eton Park to Shut Down as $3 Trillion Hedge Fund Industry Faces Turmoil]( By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN The firm, founded by a former Goldman Sachs partner, Eric Mindich, decided to close after a 10 percent decline in performance last year. [Sun Huifeng, a marketer for an information technology company, rents out one of the rooms in his apartment in Beijing. The plants were given to him by Xiaozhu, a house-sharing start-up that he uses to advertise the property.]( [Airbnb's Rivals in China Hold Hands in a Nervous New Market]( By AMIE TSANG and PAUL MOZUR The Silicon Valley firm introduces a new effort in a country where other foreign firms have stumbled - and where rivals offer door locks and advice to worried hosts. [Thomas C. Davis, left, at Federal District Court on Wednesday to testify in the insider trading case against William T. Walters.]( [Credibility of Key Witness Questioned in Gambler's Insider Trading Case]( By COLIN MOYNIHAN The lawyer for William T. Walters, a sports gambler accused of insider trading, said Thomas C. Davis lied about providing information to Mr. Walters. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [German students took a workshop in January on how to become a ]( [YouTube Advertiser Exodus Highlights Perils of Online Ads]( By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and SAPNA MAHESHWARI A web giant promises to tighten its safeguards to avoid pairing ads with offensive content, but advertisers are not convinced. [An Apple store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan last year.]( [C.I.A. Developed Tools to Spy on Mac Computers, WikiLeaks Disclosure Shows]( By VINDU GOEL Leaked details about the spy agency's cyberweapons programs suggest the agency had developed spy tools for older Mac software, and had worked on a newer version last year. [Steven Gold outside his home in Oak Park, Mich. ]( Wheels [Self-Driving Cars Could Be Boon for Aged, After Initial Hurdles]( By MARY M. CHAPMAN More older adults are without children, and many live in suburbs where public transportation is not readily available. Self-driving cars might be a solution. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Gonzaga's Jordan Mathews, center, and Josh Perkins celebrated during the second half of their 61-58 victory over West Virginia.]( Gonzaga 61, West Virginia 58 [Gonzaga, Holding Off West Virginia, Draws Closer to an Elusive Goal]( By BEN SHPIGEL The top-ranked Bulldogs, who have never reached the Final Four, needed a scrappy performance to hold off the Mountaineers. [UConn's two-hour practices are designed to prepare the regulars to play 30 or more minutes and to make good decisions when they are tired.]( [UConn's Recipe for Success Is to Run, Run and Run Some More]( By JERÉ LONGMAN The most dominant team in women's basketball places a premium on rigorous workouts, nutrition and intense practices meant to simulate game conditions. [The United States happily hoisted the trophy after winning the World Baseball Classic. The players took it as an affront that their opponent, Puerto Rico, planned to celebrate win or lose.]( [United States Is Overjoyed, but Still Understated]( By BILLY WITZ The players' celebration after beating Puerto Rico to win the World Baseball Classic was comparatively restrained. Other nations had rankled them with enthusiastic displays. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Visitors must pass through sound locks to enter and leave Doug Wheeler's sensory exhibition ]( [Desert Silence, Transposed to the Cacophony of New York]( By RANDY KENNEDY The artist Doug Wheeler has built a room in the Guggenheim Museum that evokes the quiet of the desert, where visitors can escape the city's din. [A replica of part of Lygia Pape's ]( Art Review [Lygia Pape's Brazil, From the Beach to the Barricades]( By JASON FARAGO A retrospective of the artist's paintings, sculptures, constructions and films at the Met Breuer suggests what art should do in times of political havoc. [Jon Jon Briones as an enterprising pimp, with Samuel Li Weintraub as the son of a heroic country girl, played by Eva Noblezada in ]( [Review: Return of the Little Copter That Wowed in 'Miss Saigon']( By BEN BRANTLEY The singing scenery of "Miss Saigon" is back on Broadway, with political corrections and a newly proportioned cast. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( Movies [Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson are space travelers who find a shape-shifting creature in ]( [Review: In 'Life,' Extraterrestrial Fun, Until Someone Gets Hurt]( By BEN KENIGSBERG This movie offers proof of life on another planet, sure, but it is also the occasion for another "Alien"-type deadly game of hide-and-seek. [Woody Harrelson plays the title role in ]( [Review: 'Wilson,' With Woody Harrelson as a Misanthrope]( By A. O. SCOTT A movie, based on Daniel Clowes's graphic novel, about a man's well-requited contempt for humanity. [Michalina Olszanska as Olga, a mentally ill woman who goes on a homicidal rampage, in ]( [Review: 'I, Olga Hepnarova,' Carrying Out a Vow of Vengeance]( By GLENN KENNY This Czech film gives a haunting account of the life of the mentally ill young woman who killed eight people in Prague in 1973. For more movie news and reviews, go to [NYTimes.com/Movies »]( [] New York [Bo Dietl, a retired police detective, former television personality and lifelong Republican who is running as an independent to be New York City's next mayor, has recently been courted by some Republican Party leaders.]( [Beyond de Blasio and Massey, a Cast of Candidates in the Wings]( By J. DAVID GOODMAN The mayoral race is increasingly focused on Bill de Blasio and Paul Massey, but over a dozen other New Yorkers - and one San Diegan - have set their sights on City Hall. [Prosecutors say James Harris Jackson traveled to New York from Baltimore and plunged an 18-inch blade into Timothy Caughman, 66, late on Monday evening.]( [Another Murderer Crazed by Color, This Time Met by Silence]( By JIM DWYER The usual suspects on matters of terrorism have not been rushing to condemn James Harris Jackson, who came to New York with the single intention of killing black men. [Robert G. Ortt, a Republican state senator from the Niagara Falls area, was indicted on Wednesday.]( [Albany's Latest Scandal: 2 More Are Accused of Corruption]( By JESSE McKINLEY A Republican from the Niagara Falls area and his predecessor are charged in schemes involving payments to a spouse and a former aide. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [Peter Kwong.]( [Peter Kwong, Authority on Chinese Immigration, Dies at 75]( By SAM ROBERTS Professor Kwong was a scholar, journalist, documentary filmmaker and author, charting the history of Chinese newcomers in the United States. [Dr. George Weinberg, a psychotherapist who coined the term ]( [George Weinberg Dies at 87; Coined 'Homophobia' After Seeing Fear of Gays]( By WILLIAM GRIMES Among Dr. Weinberg's books were "Society and the Healthy Homosexual," which rejected the prevalent idea that homosexuality was a psychological disorder. [Mary Maples Dunn at Smith College in October 2012. She was its president for about 10 years.]( [Mary Maples Dunn, Advocate of Women's Colleges, Dies at 85]( By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK Ms. Dunn spent most of her career at women's colleges, which had been established long before women were admitted to many universities throughout the United States. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Rep. Nunes Is a Lapdog in a Watchdog Role]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The head of the House Intelligence Committee is trying to shift attention away from allegations of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. [Senator Chuck Schumer at a press conference last week on Capitol Hill.]( Editorial [A Roadblock to the Court for Neil Gorsuch]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Senate Democrats say they will filibuster the nomination, daring the Republicans to change the rules to get their man on the bench. Editorial [Timothy Caughman, the Other Terror Victim]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Homegrown hatred killed a proud American. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Miki Agrawal, co-founder and former chief executive of Thinx.]( Op-Ed Contributor [What a Start-Up's Scandal Says About Your Workplace]( By MIYA TOKUMITSU Allegations of harassment at the feminist-minded company Thinx expose bigger problems with our market-driven society. [James Comey testifying on Capitol Hill on Monday.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Following the Russian Money]( By TIM WEINER The Foreign Agents Registration Act might prove a potent tool in the F.B.I. investigation into whether Trump advisers colluded with Russia. Opinion [Don't Discriminate Against Mutants Like Me]( By LOUISE ARONSON Republicans are proposing a law to let companies ask workers about any genetic conditions. 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