Today's Headlines: Trump Follows Instincts, Not Establishment, With Overtures to Kim and Duterte

[In Palestinian Power Struggle, Hamas Moderates Talk on Israel]( | View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. | [Unsubscribe]( [The New York Times]( [Most Popular]( | [Video]( | [Today's Headlines]( Tuesday, May 2, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World](#worldNews) | [U.S.](#nationalNews) | [Politics](#politicsNews) | [Business](#businessNews) | [Technology](#technologyNews) | [Sports](#sportsNews) | [Arts](#artsNews) | [N.Y./Region](#nyregionNews) | [Science](#dailyFeatureNews) | [Today's Video](#videoNews) | [Obituaries](#obituaries) | [Editorials](#editorialsNews) | [Op-Ed](#opinionNews) | [On This Day](#onthisdayNews) | [CUSTOMIZE »]( Top News [A military parade last month in Pyongyang, North Korea. President Trump said Monday that he would meet with North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong-un, if the circumstances were right.]( [Trump Follows Instincts, Not Establishment, With Overtures to Kim and Duterte]( By MARK LANDLER President Trump's willingness to meet with the North Korean and Philippine leaders illustrated his confidence in his own deal making but alarmed critics. [Members of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, in the Gaza Strip last year. ]( [In Palestinian Power Struggle, Hamas Moderates Talk on Israel]( By IAN FISHER The militant group that has engaged in violent resistance against Israel is pushing for closer ties to Egypt and says it would accept a provisional Palestinian state. [From left, Rupert Murdoch and the Fox News co-presidents Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine leaving a Manhattan restaurant last month. Mr. Shine was let go on Monday.]( [With Fox News in Tumult, Another Executive, Bill Shine, Is Ousted]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and EMILY STEEL The removal of a co-president, a holdover from the Roger Ailes era, continued a housecleaning prompted by a sexual harassment scandal. 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 [Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham and Joe Jonas attended the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday.]( STYLE [Freak Flags Fly at Met Gala, but Lips Stay Buttoned]( By JACOB BERNSTEIN The shiny, spacey and edgy reigned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. But as loud as the fashions were, some celebrities were mum. [Le Ly Hayslip, center, with her husband, Ed Munro, an American civilian contractor, and her sons.]( OPINION | Vietnam '67 [The Great Vietnam War Novel Was Not Written by an American]( By VIET THANH NGUYEN Literature about the war and its aftermath by Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Americans is plentiful and good. Too few Americans read it. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I took care of Roy, and I had to use the facilities myself. So I figure, you know, kill two birds." [TOM MCDONALD]( a Mets fan who is disposing of the ashes of his childhood friend Roy Riegel by flushing them away in ballparks across the country. [] Today's Videos [President Trump leaving Air Force One on Friday. In an interview, he resurfaced allegations made in early March that Mr. Obama had tapped his phones in Trump Tower.]( [[Video] Video: Trump Walks Out. Over and Over Again.]( President Trump abruptly ended an interview with John Dickerson, the host of "Face the Nation,'' in the Oval Office. Here's a look at other times he cut short interviews. [[Video] Video: Fact Check: What's Real in Trump's New Ad]( In an example of Mr. Trump's extraordinarily early return to politicking, the president released a campaign advertisement declaring his first 100 days in office a success. We checked the claims. [[Video] Video: Sydney's Wake-Up Swim. Pink Cap Included.]( An informal group meets daily to swim almost a mile. (Did we mention they all wear pink swimming caps?) Watch the first piece in our 360 series about Australia's coastline. [] World [Lt. Col. Brian S. Middleton, center, the commanding officer of the Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, of the United States, during Anzac Day in Darwin, Australia, last week. The American unit just moved into Darwin for six months of training.]( [Trump's Volatility in Asia Distresses a Longtime U.S. Ally: Australia]( By DAMIEN CAVE Some in Australia worry about the risk of being drawn into a conflict that forces it to side with either the United States, its military ally, or China, its biggest trading partner. [A child being treated for respiratory distress in Aleppo, Syria, in December. A Human Rights Watch report provided new details about an intensifying series of recent government bombings and shellings illegally using chlorine gas.]( [April Nerve Gas Attack in Syria Appears to Be One in a Series]( By ANNE BARNARD On three other occasions, witnesses, doctors and human rights investigators say, Syria used nerve agents, killing at least 64 people in two attacks in December. [Members of Nahdlatul Ulama in Jakarta in 2011, during a commemoration of the group's founding in Indonesia in 1926. Its youth wing is making a global push to bring Islamic law into line with modern norms.]( [Indonesians Seek to Export a Modernized Vision of Islam]( By JOE COCHRANE The youth wing of Nahdlatul Ulama, an Indonesian Islamic group, is pressing governments around the world to bring Islamic law into line with 21st-century norms. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Fadwa Alaoui, a Moroccan-born Muslim in Brossard, Quebec, was turned away at the Vermont border in February after answering questions about her beliefs and after her phone was searched.]( ['They Treated Us Like Criminals': U.S. Border Crossers Report Severe Reception]( By VIVIAN YEE The Trump administration has issued no official new directives to customs officers, but travelers say they are having a tougher time entering. [Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker in a scene from the series ]( [For Families of Teens at Suicide Risk, '13 Reasons' Raises Concerns]( By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS A rising chorus of mental health experts contends that many of the show's messages on suicide are inaccurate and potentially dangerous. [Jordan Edwards in his Mesquite High School yearbook portrait.]( [Police Account Changes in Killing of Texas 15-Year-Old]( By LIAM STACK and CHRISTINE HAUSER Jordan Edwards was shot late on Saturday when the police in a Dallas suburb were responding to a call reporting young people drinking. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [A SIG MPx assault rifle for sale at CrossRoads Shooting Sports in Johnston, Iowa. Since taking office, President Trump has signed 13 bills erasing regulations, including one on gun rights.]( [Trump Discards Obama Legacy, One Rule at a Time]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The president, using an obscure law, has signed 13 bills that erased Obama-era rules in areas like the environment, financial protections, internet privacy and gun rights. [President Trump at a rally on Saturday in Harrisburg, Pa. He said a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act had changed substantially since efforts to pass it collapsed in March.]( [Pushing for Vote on Health Care Bill, Trump Seems Unclear on Its Details]( By ROBERT PEAR President Trump has insisted that the bill would not allow discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions, an assertion contradicted by health policy experts. [Secret Service agents surrounded Marine One as President Trump departed Joint Base Andrews in Maryland last week.]( [Congress Allocates $120 Million for Trump Family's Security Costs]( By NICHOLAS FANDOS The additional funding, part of a spending deal that could pass this week, reflects the extraordinary costs associated with the family's lifestyle. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [President Trump and Gary D. Cohn, his economic adviser, at a speech to bankers on Monday.]( DealBook Column [Will Trump 'Do a Big Number' on the Big Banks?]( By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN Wall Street shuddered as President Trump, for the first time as resident of the White House, mused that he was considering breaking up the largest banks. [John A. Paulson's hedge fund manages just under $10 billion today, down from $36 billion in 2011.]( [John Paulson's Fall From Hedge Fund Stardom]( By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN The hedge fund Paulson & Company manages just under $10 billion today, down from $36 billion in 2011. [Diplo at Coachella in 2013. His group Major Lazer was billed as part of the Fyre Festival, which was canceled.]( [Fyre Festival Organizers Face Fraud Lawsuit After Cancellation]( By BEN SISARIO and JOE COSCARELLI A celebrity lawyer representing a ticket buyer filed suit after a luxury musical weekend in the Bahamas fell apart. Organizers said, "We were simply in over our heads." For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Ajit Pai, the F.C.C. chairman, in Barcelona in February. Broadcasters hope that he will let through the kinds of deals that were held up during the Obama administration.]( [TV Station Owners Rush to Seize on Relaxed F.C.C. Rules]( By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and CECILIA KANG A vote by the Federal Communications Commission last week sets the stage for the consolidation of local television stations in a deal-making frenzy. [Posters for Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen in advance of France's presidential runoff election.]( [In Europe's Election Season, Tech Vies to Fight Fake News]( By MARK SCOTT Computer scientists and tech giants are using algorithms and online data to spot misinformation faster than traditional fact-checkers can. [Dennis J. Herrera, the San Francisco city attorney, at City Hall on Monday. Airbnb agreed to provide data on its hosts to the city.]( [Airbnb Settles Lawsuit With Its Hometown, San Francisco]( By KATIE BENNER The company agreed to the city's demand for more information about its hosts, ending one of its most pressing regulatory fights. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Curt Schilling, left, spoke about politics and his dismissal from ESPN with Stephen K. Bannon, right, and Alex Marlow at a SiriusXM Breitbart News Patriot Forum event in Manhattan in April 2016.]( [Claims of Liberal Bias in Media Now Include Sportscasters, Too]( By MARC TRACY Some conservative critics have celebrated ESPN's struggles, saying its coverage of some issues reveals a left-leaning sensibility. [Noah Syndergaard, the hardest-throwing starter in baseball, pitching in the first inning against the Nationals on Sunday.]( On Baseball [Seeing Noah Syndergaard's Injury Coming at 100 M.P.H.]( By TYLER KEPNER Noah Syndergaard, who throws the hardest fastball among starters, wanted more this season, a goal that was noble, perhaps, but ultimately reckless. [Coach Guy Boucher has guided the Senators to a two-games-to-none lead over the Rangers in the second round of the playoffs.]( [Guy Boucher, an Intense Coach, Molds the Ottawa Senators' Spirit]( By ALLAN KREDA In his first year behind the bench in Ottawa, Boucher has taken his team to the second round of the playoffs, where they lead the Rangers by two games. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Morgane, left, and Chris Stapleton on their property in Franklin, Tenn., in April. They've been married since 2007.]( [For Chris Stapleton, a Fellow Traveler: His Wife, Morgane]( By JON CARAMANICA The visual and musical dynamic between the Stapletons is one of country music's great treats, a vivid display of affection that elevates their songs. Books of The Times [A Long, Long Look at Obama's Life, Mostly Before the White House]( By MICHIKO KAKUTANI David J. Garrow's door-stopper of a biography contains a cascade of details that, our critic says, "never connect to form an illuminating portrait." [In New Orleans, a Festival Defies Trends and Welcomes Cuba]( By JON PARELES The 48th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival maintains its mission, showcasing regional talent, keeping danceable grooves the focus. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Mayor Bill de Blasio, second from right, and the Rockaways resident Laura Deckelman on Sunday christened one of New York's new ferries. Trips to and from the Queens peninsula began Monday.]( [To Rockaways Residents, New Ferry Service Is a Promise Kept]( By PATRICK McGEEHAN Mayor Bill de Blasio triumphantly greeted some of the first commuters to take the NYC Ferry service from Queens to Manhattan, accomplishing a dream some found impossibly ambitious. [Alicia K. Glen, New York City's deputy mayor for housing and economic development. Advocates for affordable housing have pledged to protest her at public appearances and rally against her housing agenda on the steps of City Hall.]( [Housing Advocates Vow Sustained Protest of de Blasio Aide]( By J. DAVID GOODMAN Activists accuse Alicia K. Glen of bringing a Goldman Sachs model of development to City Hall, which they say doesn't do enough to help the poorest New Yorkers. [Mr. McDonald paid tribute to Mr. Riegel, who was a plumber, between innings of a Mets game at Citi Field on April 14. Only recently did he decide that the new stadium's plumbing was worthy of his friend's ashes.]( [Honoring a Fellow Fan, One Ballpark Bathroom at a Time]( By COREY KILGANNON A Mets fan is memorializing his plumber buddy by flushing his cremated remains into the pipes of baseball stadiums. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Science [João Lucas da Silva Araújo, left, was born with microcephaly but his twin sister, Ana Vitória da Silva Araújo, right, was not.]( [Clues to Zika Damage Might Lie in Cases of Twins]( By PAM BELLUCK and TANIA FRANCO While identical twins often share a fate, fraternal twins typically don't, a divergence that offers clues to researchers. But one case is confounding these expectations. [A wolf chases magpies and ravens from an elk carcass in Yellowstone National Park in 2016. Since the mid-1990s when 31 wolves were trucked into the park from Canada, their numbers have grown and stabilized.]( [The New Threat to Wolves in and Around Yellowstone]( By JIM ROBBINS Packs of the animals, once endangered, have flourished, but biologists worry about the effects of renewed hunting outside the national park. [Sophie Marat, a transgender woman, has taken voice lessons so she can sound more feminine.]( [Learning to Talk Like a Woman (or Man)]( By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS A growing number of speech language therapists cater to transgender clients seeking to retrain their voices. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »]( [] Fashion & Style [Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham and Joe Jonas attended the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday.]( [Freak Flags Fly at Met Gala, but Lips Stay Buttoned]( By JACOB BERNSTEIN The shiny, spacey and edgy reigned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. But as loud as the fashions were, some celebrities were mum. [From left: Rihanna, Kendall Jenner, Zendaya and Madonna.]( Met Gala [Rihanna, Kendall Jenner, J.Lo and More Met Gala 2017 Looks]( By THE NEW YORK TIMES They don't call it the Oscars of the East Coast for nothing. See the celebrities who ascended the steps of the Met on Monday night - and what they wore. [Designs by Rei Kawakubo on display at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.]( [Rei Kawakubo, the Nearly Silent Oracle of Fashion]( By MATTHEW SCHNEIER The 74-year-old designer, now the subject of a major show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, prefers to let her clothes speak for themselves. For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( []Obituaries [William M. Hoffman, in an undated photograph.]( [William M. Hoffman, Who Wrote the Pioneering AIDS Play 'As Is,' Dies at 78]( By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Hoffman began his career as a book editor and also wrote the groundbreaking libretto for John Corigliano's opera "The Ghosts of Versailles." [Malcolm Toon, second from left, and his wife, Elizabeth, riding a troika in the Soviet Union in 1977, when he was the American ambassador.]( [Malcolm Toon Made Waves as a Diplomat, but His Death Went Largely Unreported]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN The news of his death in 2009 circulated in and around his North Carolina hometown, but did not make headlines the way he himself had during his Foreign Service career. [Norman T. Hatch, a Marine cinematographer, on Iwo Jima in 1945. His footage there was incorporated in the documentary ]( [Norman T. Hatch, Who Filmed Grisly World War II Combat, Dies at 96]( By SAM ROBERTS He won a 1945 Academy Award for vivid documentary footage of combat between the United States and Japan on Tarawa Atoll. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Donald Trump Embraces Another Despot]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD His White House invitation to Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines erodes America's reputation. [Beppe Grillo, the leader of the populist Five Star Movement in Italy, has campaigned actively on an anti-vaccination platform.]( Editorial [Populism, Politics and Measles]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD An outbreak in Italy shows how dangerous it is when irresponsible politicians fan skepticism about vaccines. [President Trump in the Oval Office in January.]( Editorial [President Trump Is Asked to Show His Cards]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Office of Government Ethics is demanding that the White House release the names of officials allowed to bypass its own ethics rules. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [The Collapse of American Identity]( By ROBERT P. JONES We're losing a shared consensus of who we are to diverging political narratives. [Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at Excel Academy, a charter school in Washington, D.C., in April.]( Op-Ed Columnist [School Vouchers Aren't Working, but Choice Is]( By DAVID LEONHARDT Charters and vouchers, often lumped together, are very different. Op-Ed Columnist [Answering Your Climate Questions]( By BRET STEPHENS Readers had many questions and comments regarding my first column. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria. [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. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2017 | The New York Times Company | NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018