Today's Headlines: Bipartisan Agreement Reached to Fund Government Through September

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A government shutdown would have been a major political embarrassment for Republicans.]( [Bipartisan Agreement Reached to Fund Government Through September]( By THOMAS KAPLAN and MATT FLEGENHEIMER Congressional leaders reached a spending agreement on Sunday, aides from both parties said, effectively ending the threat of a government shutdown next weekend. [President Trump speaking at a campaign-style rally on Saturday in Harrisburg, Pa.]( [Trump's 'Very Friendly' Talk With Duterte Stuns Aides and Critics Alike]( By MARK LANDLER The administration is bracing for an avalanche of criticism after the president embraced Rodrigo Duterte, who has led a deadly crackdown on drugs in the Philippines. [Caitlin Dolan, 13, with her mother, Merinda Durila. Caitlin was embarrassed when cafeteria workers in Canonsburg, Pa., would not serve her lunch on the first day of school because of an unpaid lunch bill.]( [Shaming Children So Parents Will Pay the School Lunch Bill]( By BETTINA ELIAS SIEGEL As school districts struggle under the burden of unpaid lunch debt, many of them resort to tactics that stigmatize 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 [Antiquated signaling equipment at the West Fourth Street Supervisory Tower in Manhattan. The signal network controls when trains can move down the tracks in New York's subway system.]( N.Y. / REGION [Key to Improving Subway Service in New York? Modern Signals]( By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS New York's subway is struggling with old infrastructure and overcrowding. The M.T.A.'s failure to modernize its signal system is a crucial example. [.][Critic's Notebook: Plans for Penn Station Are Off Target]( [Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange the morning after the introduction of President Trump's tax reform proposal last month.]( OPINION | Op-Ed | Steven Rattner [Trump's Tax Cuts May Be More Damaging Than Reagan's]( By STEVEN RATTNER I witnessed our first experiment in supply-side economics and how it blew up the deficit. The new administration's plan might make things even worse. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "They would use the sandwich like a threat." [HAZEL COMPTON]( 12, who remembered being given a sandwich of white bread with a slice of cheese instead of the hot lunch served to other children at her Albuquerque elementary school. Many schools use such "lunch shaming" tactics to spur parents to pay outstanding lunch bills. [] Today's Videos [Reenactment of Kennedy Assassination:A view through a gun sight from the Texas School Book Depository is part of a reenactment of the Kennedy assassination. This evidence was submitted to the Warren Commission. | View from: Texas School Book Depository.]( [[Video] Video: Conspiracy's Grip]( Retro Report explores decades of conspiracy theories -- from the John F. Kennedy assassination to pizzagate -- and what they can tell us about how we view the world today. [[Video] Video: How Danny DeVito Eats an Egg (and Still Says His Lines) on Broadway]( Danny DeVito hilariously eats an egg as Gregory Solomon in Broadway's newest production of Arthur Miller's "The Price." [Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via Associated Press. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: Guns, Ammo and Trump at N.R.A. Meeting]( Visit the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta, where President Trump addressed attendees, a first by a sitting president since Ronald Reagan in 1983. [] World [New apartment towers along Ryomyong Street in Pyongyang, North Korea, which has experienced a construction boom.]( [As Economy Grows, North Korea's Grip on Society Is Tested]( By CHOE SANG-HUN The sign of life is a double-edged sword for Kim Jong-un, the nation's leader, because information is seeping in along with foreign goods to marketplaces. [Posters of the French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen in Stains, a working-class suburb north of Paris, on Friday.]( [In France's Poor Suburbs, Angry Voters May Skip Big Election]( By LILIA BLAISE and ALISSA J. RUBIN The number of disillusioned voters who abstain could determine if the far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, upends expectations in the presidential runoff. [President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, whose government has purged or arrested thousands of citizens and public officials since a failed coup.]( [Turkey Purges 4,000 More Officials, and Blocks Wikipedia]( By PATRICK KINGSLEY A total of 3,974 civil servants were fired on Saturday, and internet users woke up to find that they no longer had access to the free online encyclopedia. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [The Victoria Islamic Center mosque in Victoria, Tex., was gutted by an arson attack in January.]( [Spread of Hate Crimes Has Lawmakers Seeking Harsher Penalties]( By AUDRA D.S. BURCH The legal definition of bias-motivated crimes varies, with the same acts bringing vastly different punishments depending on the state where they occur. [President Trump with Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, second from right, in the White House last week. The federal government has tentatively agreed to provide additional money for the state's ]( [Florida Deal Would Reverse Key Part of Obama's Medicaid Expansion]( By ROBERT PEAR The shift involves funding that the federal government provides to help hospitals defray the cost of caring for low-income people who are uninsured. [Members of the United Methodist Queer Clergy Caucus and supporters praying before a meeting in Newark on Friday of the denomination's top court, which rebuked three of the church's regions for allowing openly gay clergy and a bishop to serve.]( [Readers React: Dispute Over Gay Clergy]( By LAURIE GOODSTEIN The high court of the United Methodist Church admonished segments of the denomination for allowing clergy and a bishop who are openly gay, further splintering the church. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Trucks waiting to enter the United States at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, in February.]( News Analysis [On Trade, a Politically Feisty Trump Risks Economic Damage]( By PETER S. GOODMAN The president's threat to pull the United States out of the North American Free Trade Agreement would hurt the very workers he says he aims to help. [Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigning in February in Newark, Del., for a State Senate candidate, Stephanie Hansen, center.]( [Emboldened by Trump but Divided by Generations, Democrats Look to 2020]( By ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN The party has two groups: on one side, older figures like Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, and on the other, younger candidates spanning the ideological spectrum. [Journalists standing at the presentation of the colors during the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday at the Washington Hilton.]( [For Journalists, Annual Dinner Serves Up Catharsis and Resolve]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Even as President Trump heckled the proceedings from Pennsylvania, guests said the often-frivolous White House Correspondents' Association dinner felt oddly profound. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [A derivative of the Wall Street ]( [As China's Investors Rush In, Hong Kong Shares Take a Wild Ride]( By NEIL GOUGH The market "is not a stock casino," says its top executive, despite startling jumps and drops in some stocks that have put a focus on Chinese traders. [Mats Jarlstrom, at the intersection in Beaverton, Ore., where his wife received a red-light camera ticket.]( [Yellow-Light Crusader Fined for Doing Math Without a License]( By PATRICIA COHEN An Oregon man who questioned the timing of a traffic light is fined $500 for engaging in the "practice of engineering" without a state-issued license. Advertising [Brands Tackle an Online Foe: The Meme]( By JANET MORRISSEY A growing number of disgruntled consumers are using satirical images to target companies - notable ones include Samsung and Pepsi - and that has brands scrambling for cover. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Aaron Brockett of Indochino, an internet retailer of custom-fit suits, measuring Mark Papish last week in New York.]( [Amid Brick-and-Mortar Travails, a Tipping Point for Amazon in Apparel]( By NICK WINGFIELD Over the years, the online giant has picked off different retail businesses, from books to electronics. Now apparel sellers are starting to succumb. [Customers at the Apple store in Lower Manhattan. The company is expected on Tuesday to report a slight increase in iPhone sales and overall revenue for the financial quarter that ended in March.]( [Apple's Stock Races Ahead as Investors Bet on New iPhones]( By VINDU GOEL Apple's shares are up nearly 60 percent since last summer. Investors hope new iPhones due in September will prompt many Apple users to upgrade. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Members of the Cetys women's volleyball team traveling to a game against San Diego Christian College.]( [Looking to Cross the Border From Mexico, Into the N.C.A.A.]( By MARC TRACY Cetys University is making an ambitious bid to become the first Mexican member of the N.C.A.A. [Addison Reed, who averaged 34 saves a season from 2012 to 2014, is now a setup man for the Mets. He questions the importance of the save, a statistic that fattened his wallet.]( [The Power and the Questioned Glory of Baseball's Save Stat]( By JAMES WAGNER Closers are the swaggering stars of many a bullpen. They are measured and rewarded by a statistic that may be overrated or mysteriously appropriate. [No one on the Chelsea side enjoyed Sunday's victory as much as Antonio Conte, who celebrated with his players by climbing on the back of his goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois,.]( On Soccer [Chelsea Cruises, and It's All Over but the Critiquing]( By RORY SMITH Chelsea under Antonio Conte is ruthless and it is clinical, and that is why it will almost surely be the Premier League champion. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan. Passengers at the train hub have been told they should expect delays ]( Critic's Notebook [Cuomo Has the Opportunity to Fix Penn Station, but Will He?]( By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN The transportation hub serving about 650,000 daily passengers desperately needs an overhaul. So far, the New York governor's plans don't begin to address the problems. [Anne Pasternak, director of the Brooklyn Museum.]( ['Encyclopedic' Brooklyn Museum Vies for Contemporary Attention]( By ROBIN POGREBIN The myriad challenges for Anne Pasternak, director of this institution, include remaining true to Brooklyn's identity while embracing a shift in trends. [The tenor Roberto Alagna tries out the fake nose he will have to sing with in ]( [Singing With, but Not Through, the Nose]( By MICHAEL COOPER For Cyrano - a challenging role even without foam prosthetics on your face - the tenor Roberto Alagna said he tried hard to focus his sound. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Wiscasset, Me. Investigators found that Joseph Ponte, the correction commissioner of New York City, had taken his city-issued vehicle on trips in the area.]( [During Rikers Upheaval, the 'Prettiest Village in Maine' Beckoned]( By RICK ROJAS Wiscasset, the former home of New York City's correction commissioner, Joseph Ponte, was a frequent destination in his city-issued vehicle, investigators found. [Phil Murphy, a former ambassador to Germany, has emerged as the party favorite among the Democratic candidates running for governor in the New Jersey.]( [A Sluggish Start to New Jersey's Race for Governor]( By NICK CORASANITI With voters in the state unenthused by the coming Democratic primary, the candidates are trying to diminish the shadow of the 2016 contest. [Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, honored Dwight Gooden, center, for the Mets' 1986 title. Drug problems led Mr. Gooden to miss the original festivities.]( [City Pays for Mets Moment, Guided by Firm With Troubled Ties to de Blasio]( By J. DAVID GOODMAN A producer's idea to recreate a World Series celebration for TV became reality with the help of a lobbying firm whose ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio were part of investigations last year. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Media & Advertising [Rupert Murdoch with his sons, Lachlan, left, and James, at his wedding last year. The Murdochs are seeking complete ownership of the Sky satellite and cable network in Britain.]( Mediator [Murdochs' TV Deal in Britain Hinges on 3 Words: 'Fit and Proper']( By JIM RUTENBERG A regulatory standard complicates a bid by Rupert Murdoch and his family, owners of the scandal-plagued Fox News, to gain complete control of the Sky satellite and cable network. [James Murdoch, chief executive of 21st Century Fox, in Manhattan this month.]( [21st Century Fox and Blackstone Said to Be Interested in Buying Tribune Media]( By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and EMILY STEEL Recent changes at the F.C.C. governing station ownership would allow Fox and Blackstone to vie for 42 television stations, valued at about $3.2 billion. [DreamWorks Animation's ]( [NBCUniversal Is Building Its Own Children's Channel]( By BROOKS BARNES A small cable property, Sprout, will soon become Universal Kids. The goal: to create an "umbrella brand" for TV cartoons, animated films and theme park attractions. For more media and advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »]( []Obituaries [Gary Steigman in an undated photo. Dr. Steigman was one of the ringleaders of cosmology in an era in which astronomy and particle physics were merging.]( [Gary Steigman, Who Teased Out the Universe's Dark Secrets, Dies at 76]( By DENNIS OVERBYE Dr. Steigman helped show that most matter in the universe was not made of atoms, a finding that led to modern conceptions of dark matter and dark energy. [Dick Contino performing in 1948.]( [Dick Contino, Accordion Heartthrob, Dies at 87]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mr. Contino, the inspiration for a notable novella, had been a sensation until changing times and resentment over draft evasion hurt his career. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Barack Obama leaving the Oval Office in January for the last time.]( Editorial [The Cost of Barack Obama's Speech]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD In an era of purchased influence, why can't former President Barack Obama set a higher standard? Editorial [Push and Pull on Cuba]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Of the flurry of policy decisions the White House is grappling with, advancing normalization with Cuba is a no-brainer. [The ITT Technical Institute was one of the country's largest for-profit schools before it went under last fall.]( Editorial [Keep For-Profit Schools on a Short Leash]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Even minor regulatory changes can lead to abuses that hurt both students and taxpayers. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [Populism Has Not 'Peaked' in Europe. The Fight Continues.]( By CHARLOTTE MCDONALD-GIBSON Beating back the radical right is clearly possible. But the work isn't done yet. [President Trump at the White House on Thursday.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Trump's Degradation of the Language]( By CHARLES M. BLOW In Trump world, facts don't matters, truth doesn't matter, language doesn't matter. [A rally in Harrisburg, Pa., where President Trump spoke on Saturday.]( Op-Ed Columnist [On the Power of Being Awful]( By PAUL KRUGMAN Trump supporters will never admit they were wrong. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On May 1, 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane near Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers. [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. You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Today's Headlines newsletter. 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