Today's Headlines: With $8 Billion Deal on Health Bill, House G.O.P. Leader Says 'We Have Enough Votes'

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Leader Says 'We Have Enough Votes']( By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR A vote was scheduled for Thursday, and the majority leader sounded confident about its chances, as critics called the added funding inadequate. [James Comey 'Mildly Nauseous' Over Idea He Swayed the Election]( By ADAM GOLDMAN The F.B.I. director spoke publicly for the first time about his decisions about the Hillary Clinton email inquiry in the days before the election. [Protestors in San Juan, P.R., on Monday. The island has about $74 billion of bond debt, and about $49 billion of unfunded pension obligations to restructure.]( [Puerto Rico Declares a Form of Bankruptcy]( By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH The island's governor said he would move its debt crisis into federal bankruptcy court, making it the largest United States government entity to seek refuge from creditors in American history. 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 [Dorit Rabinyan in Tel Aviv. She said she hoped that people would read her novel ]( BOOKS [It's Complicated: The Path of an Israeli-Palestinian Love Story]( By IAN FISHER Dorit Rabinyan hopes Americans will read her prizewinning novel, 'All the Rivers,' for its story, and not the controversy surrounding it in Israel. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "It makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election. But honestly, it wouldn't change the decision." [JAMES B. COMEY]( the F.B.I. director. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: Comey on Handling of Clinton Email Inquiry]( James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, described his decision to reopen an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails in October during questioning by Senator Dianne Feinstein at a hearing on Wednesday. [Christopher Payne for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: Where It's Made: An Airbus Plane]( Take a 360° tour of the factory in Mobile, Ala, where Airbus produces its A320 family of aircrafts. [[Video] Video: Filtering the Ocean]( Researchers used a remotely operated vehicle to gain insights into giant larvaceans, sea creatures the size of pinkie fingers that filter the ocean faster than any other zooplankton. [] World [Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron, the candidates in the French presidential election, at a debate on Wednesday night in the Paris suburbs.]( [Le Pen and Macron Clash in Vicious Presidential Debate in France]( By ADAM NOSSITER The country's only presidential debate was more like an angry American-style television shoutfest than the reasoned discussion the French are used to. [President Trump met with the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, in the Oval Office on Wednesday.]( News Analysis [Trump, Bullish on Mideast Peace, Will Need More Than Confidence]( By PETER BAKER Meeting with the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, President Trump said, "We will get this done," a bold promise given the complexity of any peace deal. [A forest near Dashan village near the city of Lin'an in Zhejiang Province. A study published on Wednesday suggests that some official estimates of China's greening campaign overstated its successes.]( [Trees or Shrubs? Study Disputes Success of China's $100 Billion Forest Effort]( By MIKE IVES A new study suggests that some official estimates of a nationwide campaign to plant new forests overstated its successes, and mistook shrubs for forests. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Community members gathered during a vigil at the Triple S Food Mart after news outlets reported that the Justice Department would not charge two police officers in the 2016 fatal shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La.]( [2 Fatal Police Shootings Yield 2 Different Results]( By RICHARD FAUSSET and ALAN BLINDER Cases in South Carolina and Louisiana - one resulting in Justice Department charges, one not - are touchstones in the nation's complex debate about race and policing. [Former President Barack Obama showed plans for the Obama Presidential Center, which is to be built in Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side.]( [Obama Says His Presidential Library Will Be a 'Hub for the Community']( By JULIE BOSMAN The former president and first lady came to Chicago to unveil plans for the Obama Presidential Center, saying it would be a different kind of presidential library. [Francisca, who requested her last name be withheld, said officials threatened to have her family deported if they did not retreat into Mexico.]( ['No Asylum Here': Some Say U.S. Border Agents Rejected Them]( By CAITLIN DICKERSON and MIRIAM JORDAN A report found that 125 people or families seeking protection in the United States were turned back at entry points - a violation of the rules governing asylum. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Abberley Township, a subdivision in Johns Creek, Ga., north of Atlanta.]( [Georgia Wonders: Will Newcomers Dye the Suburbs Blue?]( By RICHARD FAUSSET The white-flight suburb of Johns Creek, out of reach of Atlanta's transit system, is now rippling with diversity and facing a possible watershed election. [Ben Carson, secretary of housing and urban development, toured the Columbus Choice Neighborhood in Ohio last week. A planning grant from HUD helped to fund the neighborhood.]( [Don't Make Housing for the Poor Too Cozy, Carson Warns]( By YAMICHE ALCINDOR During a tour in Ohio, the housing secretary was resolute in his belief that too much government assistance has led to too much dependence. [James Swift, 7, and his mother, Elizabeth, at their home in Billerica, Mass. He has the same congenital heart disease as Jimmy Kimmel's newborn son, Billy.]( [Jimmy Kimmel Sheds Light on Health Coverage for Infants With Birth Defects]( By GINA KOLATA and ABBY GOODNOUGH Mr. Kimmel's experience with his son focused attention on health coverage for such infants, and what lies ahead should the Affordable Care Act be repealed. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Boris Epshteyn]( [Fox's Unfamiliar but Powerful Television Rival: Sinclair]( By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and NICHOLAS FANDOS The largest owner of local TV stations, Sinclair has a history of supporting Republican causes. But as Sinclair tries to grow, it is locking horns with Fox. [Timothy D. Cook, Apple's chief executive, last year. On Wednesday, he announced a fund to promote advanced manufacturing jobs.]( [Apple Announces $1 Billion Fund to Create U.S. Jobs in Manufacturing]( By KATIE BENNER and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ Apple, joining a growing list of companies that have said recently that they will promote jobs in the U.S., said it would announce the fund's first investment this month. [The body of a Tesla Model S in 2011 at the automaker's factory in Fremont, Calif. The company has pledged to begin producing the Model 3, its first mass-market vehicle, at the plant this summer.]( [Tesla, Reporting Bigger Loss, Emphasizes Gains in Production and Sales]( By BILL VLASIC Investors have been bullish about the electric-car maker, but its ability to meet its goals is under scrutiny as it proceeds with a mass-market model. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [The funeral in Thailand last month for an 11-month-old killed by her father, who broadcast her death on Facebook Live.]( [Facebook Scrambles to Police Content Amid Rapid Growth]( By VINDU GOEL Mark Zuckerberg, the company's chief executive, said he would hire 3,000 more people to monitor posts and live video as the site nears 2 billion users. [One of Uber's self-driving cars. The company is involved in a legal dispute over whether it used technology stolen by a top executive who had worked at Google.]( [Uber and Waymo Duel at Key Hearing Over Driverless Car Technology]( By MIKE ISAAC A high-stakes dispute between two leaders in the field is coming to a head as a judge considers whether an Uber executive brought stolen trade secrets to the company. State of the Art [Giving the Behemoths a Leg Up on the Little Guy]( By FARHAD MANJOO The new F.C.C. chairman's plan to slacken net neutrality rules is a boon to tech giants and a bane to competitors and innovators. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Want to Make More Baskets? Science Has the Answer]( By VICTOR MATHER A new study suggests that throwing a little more slowly can help improve accuracy. [Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard left with an injury during a game against the Nationals on Sunday. He may be out several months.]( [For the Mets, It's Injury After Injury, Year After Year]( By JAMES WAGNER Recent injuries to Noah Syndergaard and Yoenis Cespedes make them the latest key players to be lost for long stretches, continuing a yearslong issue. [RB Leipzig's chief executive, Oliver Mintzlaff, left, with the team's coach, Ralph Hasenhüttl, center, and its sporting director Ralf Rangnick after a win in April. RB Leipzig is in second place in Germany's Bundesliga with three games to play.]( [Room for Two Red Bulls? Soccer Success Complicates Champions League]( By RORY SMITH RB Leipzig is confident it will be able to compete in next year's Champions League despite a relationship with the Austrian champion Red Bull Salzburg that could violate UEFA rules. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Ellsworth Kelly, Abstract to the End]( By HILARIE M. SHEETS As a new exhibition makes clear, the artist, who died at 92 in 2015, steadfastly maintained a devotion to form, color and plane. [Patricia Lockwood]( Books of The Times [Patricia Lockwood Is a Priest's Child (Really), but 'From the Devil']( By DWIGHT GARNER Lockwood, a poet, truly is the daughter of a Catholic priest. It's a long story, and it roars from the gate in this memoir. [Tucker Carlson of ]( Critic's Notebook [In Conservative Prime Time, It's Now Fox and Enemies]( By JAMES PONIEWOZIK After a personnel upheaval, the Fox News Channel's new evening lineup is not so much pro-Trump as it is anti-anti-Trump. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York ['I Want to Live It Out,' Says Brink's Heist Driver After Denied Parole]( By JIM DWYER In her first interview since being turned down by the parole board, Judith Clark says she had hoped to show that change was possible and acknowledged. [Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia arriving in New Delhi in April. He will meet President Trump for the first time in person on Thursday in Manhattan.]( [Trump and Turnbull in New York: A Chance to Make U.S.-Australia Ties Shipshape]( By NOAH REMNICK President Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who clashed over refugees, will be at a commemoration on the Intrepid of their nations' 1942 battle against Japan. [The New York State Health Department in Albany. The state is planning to issue up to five additional medical marijuana licenses in the first half of 2017.]( [State's Medical Marijuana Licensing Panel Found to Have Little Expertise]( By JESSE McKINLEY Most of the panel's 17 evaluators, who had chosen five companies to get licenses in New York, had little or no prior professional experience in medical marijuana. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Fashion & Style [Rei Kawakubo]( Party Coverage: Scene City [At the Met Gala, Paying Homage to Rei Kawakubo]( By MATTHEW SCHNEIER At the party of the year, the guest of honor was a somewhat elusive presence. [The French presidential candidates Marine Le Pen, left, and Emmanuel Macron.]( Critic's Notebook [The Look of the French Election]( By VANESSA FRIEDMAN and GUY TREBAY Marine Le Pen used costume to cast herself as the mother of France, and Emmanuel Macron's sober suit was modified as his poll numbers shifted. [The actress Gabourey Sidibe, whose sarcasm is on display in her new memoir, ]( [Gabourey Sidibe Doesn't Want to Talk About Her Body]( By PENELOPE GREEN The actress best known for "Precious" and "Empire" sheds guilt and discomfort with her new memoir, "This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare." For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( []Obituaries [Luis Olmo as a Brooklyn Dodger in 1949, his last season with the team.]( Obituary [Luis Olmo, a Pioneering Puerto Rican Baseball Player, Dies at 97]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Olmo broke in with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943 and became the first position player in the major leagues from Puerto Rico. [Col. Bruce Hampton at the Fox Theater in Atlanta on Monday.]( [Bruce Hampton, 70, Jam Scene Patriarch, Dies After Collapsing Onstage]( By CHRISTOPHER MELE and MATT STEVENS The career of an eclectic musician spanned decades before what turned out to be a final show in Atlanta, a concert in honor of his birthday. [Casey Stengel, center, with Minnesota's manager, Sam Mele, left, and Dodgers Manager Walter Alston before a World Series game in 1965.]( [Sam Mele, Major League Player, Manager and Scout, Dies at 95]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Mele played for six teams from 1947 to 1956, managed the Twins to the 1965 pennant and had a long association with the Red Sox. [Leo Thorsness spent six years in captivity in North Vietnam after he was shot down in 1967. President Richard M. Nixon gave him the Medal of Honor for his actions on a mission 11 days before he was taken prisoner.]( [Leo Thorsness, Decorated Veteran Held Captive With McCain, Dies at 85]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Colonel Thorsness received the Medal of Honor. After his plane was shot down, he was brutalized for years at the notorious prison known as the Hanoi Hilton. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Let Penn Station Breathe]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD An architect gives Gov. Andrew Cuomo his best chance to straighten out the subterranean mess that is America's busiest train station. [Boats in Zhoushan harbor, China's largest fishery.]( Editorial [China Wants Fish, So Africa Goes Hungry]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Mechanized fleets scour the oceans clean, destroying fisheries and breaking international law with little chance of repercussions. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Columnist [From Prisoner to Modern-Day Harriet Tubman]( By NICHOLAS KRISTOF A woman who was once trapped in a cycle of drugs, crime and incarceration now helps others start healthy lives on the outside. [President Trump boarding Air Force One in March.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Way Too Many Trumps]( By GAIL COLLINS Out of the blue, the president suddenly showed new sides of himself. Op-Ed Contributor [Companies Compete but Won't Let Their Workers Do the Same]( By ORLY LOBEL Once reserved for upper management, noncompetes now cover one-sixth of the nation's workers, restricting choice and suppressing wages. [President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China in April.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Don't Like Trump's Bluster? Sometimes It Works.]( By CHRISTOPHER RUDDY Donald Trump is a dealmaker. That means his hyperbolic statements are often just the opening bid. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on antiwar protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. 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