Today's Headlines: Trump's Tax Plan: Low Rate for Corporations, and for Companies Like His

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[Protesters outside United States District Court in San Francisco this month.]( [Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Withhold Money From Sanctuary Cities]( By VIVIAN YEE A federal judge in California temporarily halted the administration's efforts to withhold funding from cities that limit their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. [Michael T. Flynn in February at the White House.]( [Flynn May Have Broken Law by Not Disclosing Russia Dealings, Lawmakers Say]( By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN and ADAM GOLDMAN Representative Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House oversight committee, said Michael T. Flynn also appeared to have inappropriately accepted payments without seeking permission. 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 [Residents along Zimmerman Street say that life in Flint, Mich., is as precarious as ever and that there has been no relief from the city's entrenched problems.]( U.S. [On This Block, Worries Run Deeper Than Flint's Tainted Water]( By JULIE BOSMAN Yes, this Michigan city is being promised clean water. But residents have seen no relief from more entrenched, though less publicized, problems. [Bernie Sanders, left, and Tom Perez at a ]( OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Why Abortion Is a Progressive Economic Issue]( By BRYCE COVERT If you care about inequality, you can't ignore reproductive rights. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I hate it. I feel like we are zoo animals." [DING YUE]( a senior at a high school in Henan Province that uses livestream surveillance in its classrooms. [] Today's Videos [Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Ivanka Trump, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak on stage of the W20 conference on Tuesday in Berlin.]( [[Video] Video: Ivanka Trump Jeered in Germany Defending Father's Policies]( Ivanka Trump, speaking on a panel on female entrepreneurship at the W20 Summit in Berlin, elicited groans and hisses from the crowd when she defended her father, President Trump, saying that he has been a "tremendous champion of supporting families." [[Video] Video: Genocide's Legacy: A Reconciliation Village in Rwanda]( The 1994 Rwandan genocide tore the country apart. But today, in the village of Mbyo, perpetrators and victims live side by side. [[Video] Video: In France, These Young Voters Dream of a President Le Pen]( The National Front's popularity among young voters in France has been on the rise, and a 25-year-old is trying to put a fresh face on a party associated with the uglier side of nationalism and Europe's far right. [] World [The far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon at a rally in Le Havre, France, last month. Since placing a strong fourth in the election on Sunday, he has refused to endorse the centrist former economy minister Emmanuel Macron in his runoff race against the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.]( [Marine Le Pen May Get a Lift From an Unlikely Source: The Far Left]( By ADAM NOSSITER Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the far-left fourth-place finisher in France's presidential vote, has refused to back Ms. Le Pen's centrist opponent in the runoff, giving her an opportunity. [Children assemble robots under a live-streaming camera at the Deep Blue Children Robot Center in Jimo, Shandong Province, in China.]( [In China, Daydreaming Students Are Caught on Camera]( By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ Students see live-streaming video of classrooms as an intrusion, prompting a debate in China about privacy, educational ethics and helicopter parenting. [Graves on Isle of the Dead in Tasmania. The island on which the graveyard lies, part of the Port Arthur Historic Sites, is being chewed away by the sea.]( [As Rising Seas Erode Shorelines, Tasmania Shows What Can Be Lost]( By JUSTIN GILLIS Port Arthur, the famous prison that housed the British Empire's toughest convicts in the 19th century, is facing an onslaught from the sea. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [The oil drill rig Kulluk in 2013 off Kodiak Island in Alaska. President Trump is expected to sign an order this week opening up protected waters to offshore drilling.]( [Trump Is Expected to Sign Orders That Could Expand Access to Fossil Fuels]( By CORAL DAVENPORT The moves to expand offshore drilling and roll back conservation on public lands would begin to fulfill a campaign promise to create thousands of jobs in energy. [Ronald Gasser next to his car after Joe McKnight, the former N.F.L. player, was shot and killed in Terrytown, La., last year.]( [Road Rage Cases With Guns More Than Double in 3 Years, Report Says]( By CHRISTOPHER MELE An analysis suggests that states with large numbers of concealed-carry permit holders and relaxed gun laws had more cases of road rage with firearms. [United Airlines continues to face questions about the forced removal of a passenger from a flight.]( [United Airlines Passenger Was Violent in Removal, Police Report Says]( By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH Newly released documents say Dr. David Dao flailed his arms and fought with an officer, a claim his lawyer called "utter nonsense." For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Ivanka Trump, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak on stage of the W20 conference on Tuesday in Berlin.]( [Ivanka Trump Is Jeered in Berlin After Defending Her Father]( By ALISON SMALE The president's daughter, on a stage with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, said her father was a champion of families. Some in the audience groaned. [President Trump at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's National Days of Remembrance ceremony at the Capitol on Tuesday.]( [Trump Takes Forceful Tone at Holocaust Remembrance: 'Never Again']( By GLENN THRUSH The president appears to be trying to reset his relationship with the Jewish community after a series of controversies. [Threat of Government Shutdown Fades as Trump Retreats on Wall]( By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, MATT FLEGENHEIMER and PETER BAKER Lawmakers are negotiating a spending bill that would supply no money for a border wall but would increase funding for the military and other border security measures. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Fox News Faces New Racial Discrimination Lawsuit]( By SYDNEY EMBER Eleven current and former employees filed a class-action suit accusing the network of "abhorrent, intolerable, unlawful and hostile racial discrimination." [A factory in Zouping, China, that makes aluminum wheel hubs. Local companies have agreements to guarantee hundreds of millions of dollars of one another's loans.]( [Debt Crisis Shakes Chinese Town, Pointing to Wider Problems]( By KEITH BRADSHER Zouping's troubles show how companies in China guarantee one another's loans, representing a potential hazard within China's vast financial system. [Arthur Laffer in 1981. His theory linking tax cutting and economic growth has been revived in President Trump's plan.]( [Arthur Laffer's Theory on Tax Cuts Comes to Life Once More]( By PETER BAKER The theory, four decades old, that cutting taxes spurs enough growth to generate new tax revenue underpins President Trump's tax plan. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Solar panels at the Googleplex, headquarters of Google in Mountain View, Calif. Its data centers worldwide will run entirely on renewable energy by the end of this year, the technology giant announced in December.]( [With Government in Retreat, Companies Step Up on Emissions]( By HIROKO TABUCHI Nearly half of the nation's largest corporations have set emissions reductions targets, even as the Trump administration walks away from goals set by President Obama. Tech Tip [Checking a Website's Security]( By J. D. BIERSDORFER Google and other browsers now point out when the website you are visiting isn't using a secure connection to protect your information. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Derek Jeter said goodbye to Yankee fans after his last game in the Bronx in 2014, but he may be returning to baseball as an owner.]( [Derek Jeter and Jeb Bush Are Said to Move Closer to Purchase of Marlins]( By TYLER KEPNER A group including Jeter and Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and presidential candidate, is said to have reached an agreement in principle to buy the Miami Marlins. [Azarenka began hitting balls again on Feb. 4, but she has focused mostly on fitness to prevent injuries.]( [With Baby in Tow, Victoria Azarenka Returns to Tennis - and Her Roots]( By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY After an extended break from competition, Azarenka is training in her native Belarus with a new coach and a new traveling companion: her infant son. [Dale Earnhardt Jr. making his way past fans before a race in Joliet, Ill., in September 2015. Nascar fans have voted him as their favorite driver for 14 years in a row.]( Sports of The Times [Without Dale Earnhardt Jr., Nascar Faces an Uncertain Future]( By JULIET MACUR Earnhardt Jr., a buoyant personality compared to his famous, and gruff, father, served as a bridge between Nascar eras and was a huge hit with racing fans. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [The Rolling Rez bus, parked in Martin, S.D., on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.]( [A Red State's Arts Blues]( By MICHAEL COOPER South Dakota, which voted decisively for Donald J. Trump, is also a prime recipient of grants from the arts agencies the president wants to eliminate. [Tito Puente playing the timbales at a jazz festival in New Orleans in 1994.]( Critic's Notebook [Bringing Tito Puente's Fire to a New Generation]( By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO A Puente retrospective at the Hostos Center offered three days of performances, discussions and workshops in the Bronx, a rarity for the city's Latin music tradition. [From left, Allison Janney, John Benjamin Hickey and Corey Hawkins in a revival of John Guare's ]( [Review: A Scam Artist's Masterwork in 'Six Degrees of Separation']( By BEN BRANTLEY Corey Hawkins soars as a great pretender in this otherwise earthbound revival of John Guare's masterwork. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Tracks leading away from Pennsylvania Station in New York. Amtrak, which owns and operates the terminal, says the rail infrastructure there has become so brittle that it urgently needs a major overhaul.]( [Amtrak Said to Weigh Extended Track Closings for Penn Station Repairs]( By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and PATRICK McGEEHAN Officials say the move, which would cause huge disruptions for commuters, is needed because infrastructure at the terminal urgently needs an overhaul. [Elizabeth Garraway, principal of Public School 118 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, said that students had taken on voluntary projects at home since the school changed its homework policy last fall.]( [Never Mind the Students; Homework Divides Parents]( By KYLE SPENCER At some city public schools, worksheets are out, passion projects are in, but some say the push against homework favors families with money and time. About New York [The Sounds of 'Mannahatta' in Your Ear]( By JIM DWYER A new project offers an aural trip to the New York City of 400 years ago, when the din was from the frogs, not the cars. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Food [Salt has a multidimensional relationship with flavor: It has its own taste, and it both balances and enhances the flavors of other ingredients.]( [The Single Most Important Ingredient]( By SAMIN NOSRAT Salt has a greater impact on flavor than anything else. Learn to use it well, and your food will be good. [Union Square Cafe Returns, With More Than a Dash of Déjà Vu]( By PETE WELLS The reboot of Danny Meyer's first restaurant replicates much of the look, taste and comfort that made the original so popular. [Daniel Farber, owner of Osocalis Distillery in Soquel, Calif., with a glass of brandy. He is one of many distillers betting that brandy will be the next big brown liquor.]( [American Brandy Is Surging, Even in Whiskey Country]( By CLAY RISEN Copper & Kings, in Kentucky, is just one of many distillers, large and small, betting that brandy will be the next big brown liquor. For more dining news and recipes, go to [NYTimes.com/Dining »]( []Obituaries [Chuck Wielgus in 2012. Under his leadership, American swimmers, paced by Michael Phelps, dominated recent Olympics.]( [Chuck Wielgus, 67, Who Empowered U.S. Swimming and Apologized in a Scandal, Dies]( By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Wielgus oversaw great Olympic success but was criticized for his response to accusations of sexual abuse by coaches. [Michael Bogdanov directed more than 70 Shakespeare productions in his quest to ]( [Michael Bogdanov, Shakespearean Stage Director, Dies at 78]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mr. Bogdanov also directed plays by Molière, Goethe, Chekhov, Gogol and Dylan Thomas, as well as musicals and operas. But a contemporary play nearly put him in jail. [Greg Marius, founder of the Entertainers Basketball Classic, attended the introduction of a new basketball shoe in August at Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem, the site of the classic.]( [Greg Marius, Who Sought Profit in Street Ball in Harlem, Dies at 59]( By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK Mr. Marius's Entertainers Basketball Classic at Rucker Park in Harlem featured playground legends, professional basketball players, corporate sponsors and exuberant crowds. [Representative Jay Dickey of Arkansas in 1993. In 1996, he attached a rider to a House bill that has continued to dissuade the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from researching gun violence.]( [Jay Dickey, Arkansas Lawmaker Who Blocked Gun Research, Dies at 77]( By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Dickey prevented the government from investigating the public health effects of gun violence, but long after leaving office, he did an about-face. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Donald Trump's Trade Policy Is in Disarray]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Threats and rhetoric have given way to a more complicated reality, and fiscal policy that can do more damage than bad trade deals. [Michael Flynn, center, at the White House in February.]( Editorial [The Flynn Story Isn't Going Away]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The White House won't answer questions about Michael Flynn's Russia ties, and the House oversight committee's chairman won't open an investigation. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [Donald Trump Is a Real Republican, and That's a Good Thing]( By CHARLES R. KESLER The agenda of the pre-New Deal G.O.P. offers a way forward in the 21st century. [Sierra Williams, a student at University of Southern California, was enrolled in the Neighborhood Academic Initiative.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Lifting Kids to College]( By FRANK BRUNI One top university's efforts with underprivileged students stand out. [President Trump departing Air Force One this month.]( Op-Ed Columnist [It Could Be Worse]( By ROSS DOUTHAT Passing judgment on Trump's first 100 days. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On April 26, 1986, the world's worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere; at least 31 Soviets died immediately. 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