Today's Headlines: For Gunman at Bronx Hospital, Fleeting Success and Persistent Strife

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FODERARO Henry Bello graduated from medical school, but struggled with arrests, bankruptcies and homelessness before opening fire in the Bronx, killing one and wounding six others. [Scott Pruitt, right, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin after President Trump announced his intention to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change.]( [Counseled by Industry, Not Staff, E.P.A. Chief Is Off to a Blazing Start]( By CORAL DAVENPORT Much of President Trump's policy agenda is mired in delay, but Scott Pruitt has already achieved a major regulatory rollback. [A police officer sectioned off James T. Hodgkinson's property in Belleville, Ill., after he opened fire on members of Congress.]( ['I Want This to Get Over': After Congressional Shooting, Complex Grief for a Gunman's Widow]( By JULIE TURKEWITZ Suzanne Hodgkinson, whose husband opened fire at a baseball practice, joins others who face a wrenching challenge after a relative commits a mass shooting: mourning someone reviled by many. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get California Today in Your Inbox]( The news and stories that matter to Californians (and anyone else interested in the state). Delivered Monday through Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Abdul Qadir Khalil, 22, center, said that while life had improved since the Islamic State was driven out of Tabqa, Syria, residents still lacked basic services like electricity, water and fuel.]( WORLD [In a Desperate Syrian City, a Test of Trump's Policies]( By MICHAEL R. GORDON Tabqa was liberated from ISIS in May, but it still has no basic services and many rotting corpses. The U.S. is sending aid, but it's not in the business of rebuilding. [Bráulio Amado]( OPINION | Op-Ed | Lindy West [Save Free Speech From Trolls]( By LINDY WEST Criticism is not censorship no matter how insistent Twitter's free speech brigade might be. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Just the number of environmental rollbacks in this time frame is astounding. Pruitt has come in with a real mission." RICHARD LAZARUS, a professor of environmental law at Harvard, referring to the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Scott Pruitt. [] Today's Videos [Vincent Yu/Associated Press. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: Pro-China and Pro-Democracy Rallies on a Hong Kong Anniversary]( Pro-democracy and pro-Beijing demonstrations took place in Hong Kong amid a visit by President Xi Jinping of China. Saturday was the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China. [[Video] Video: In Hong Kong, a 20-Year-Old Activist Demands Democracy]( Joshua Wong, the face of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong three years ago, led a group of young protesters during the visit of President Xi Jinping. [] World [Ben C. Solomon/The New York Times]( [Crematory Is Booked? Japan Offers Corpse Hotels]( By MOTOKO RICH In a rapidly aging Japan, crematories cannot keep up with demand, so businesses are combining hospitality for families and temporary storage for bodies. [Ann Pornel, a cast member at Second City Toronto, a sketch and improvisational comedy theater, performed in June.]( The Interpreter [Canada's Comedy, the Voice of a Polite Nation, Rises in the Trump Era]( By MAX FISHER and AMANDA TAUB Political humor, "one of our national pastimes," is a way of pushing back against America's dominance. Its changes offer a lens into how Canada is changing, too. [Workers at a construction site at the Sahiwal coal power plant, owned by China's state-owned Huaneng Shandong Ruyi Group, in Pakistan. The country's coal capacity is set to grow 15,300 megawatts from 190.]( [As Beijing Joins Climate Fight, Chinese Companies Build Coal Plants]( By HIROKO TABUCHI China has asserted itself as a global climate leader even as Chinese companies are planning to build half of all new coal plants at home and overseas. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Frances Isbell, 24, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is finishing law school at the University of Alabama. A personal care assistant she gets through Medicaid made her education possible.]( [For Millions, Life Without Medicaid Services Is No Option]( By ABBY GOODNOUGH Supplemental benefits for millions of recipients, many of them disabled, would be at risk under Republican proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act. [An investigator collected evidence near an Arkansas nightclub where the police said dozens of people were shot early Saturday.]( [Dozens Are Injured in Shooting at a Nightclub in Little Rock]( By JACEY FORTIN At least 25 people suffered gunshot wounds, but no fatalities were reported. The police said this appeared to be the result of a dispute, not an act of terrorism. The Upshot [It's Not Just Mike Pence. Americans Are Wary of Being Alone With the Opposite Sex.]( By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Nearly two-thirds say people should take extra caution around members of the opposite sex at work. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [President Trump spoke Saturday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.]( ['I'm President and They're Not': Trump Attacks Media at Faith Rally]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR President Trump started a holiday weekend with another denunciation of the news media, first in morning tweets, followed by a speech at a veterans celebration. [Border Patrol agent assisting undocumented minors after they crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States in 2014.]( [Trump Administration Targets Parents in New Immigration Crackdown]( By CAITLIN DICKERSON Undocumented immigrants suspected of paying to bring their children to the country now face arrest, a tactic to discourage smuggling that also separates families. [Alcoa opened a smelter in Reydarfjordur, Iceland, even as it closed factories in the United States. The reason? Iceland's cheap electricity.]( [American Companies Still Make Aluminum. In Iceland.]( By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM The Trump administration blames China for the decline of aluminum production in the U.S. But where has it really gone? For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business The Upshot [High Drug Prices Are Bad. Cutting Them Could Be Worse.]( By SENDHIL MULLAINATHAN Reining in soaring drug prices seems to be an easy call. But if the government keeps cutting back on research funding, it could make matters worse. [Nabeel Hamoui, a radiologist in Chicago, manages his retirement portfolio in accordance with halal, or religiously sanctioned, Islamic guidelines.]( Retiring [Retirement Savings, the Muslim Way]( By TOM VERDE An industry has sprouted to help Muslims who choose halal investing, which is guided by Islamic rules and principles. Strategies [Clouds Are Forming Over the Bond Market]( By JEFF SOMMER An old and trusted indicator in the bond market is warning about possible trouble ahead in the economy and the stock market. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Yelp's Six-Year Grudge Against Google]( By CONOR DOUGHERTY Once courted, then spurned, the smaller rival sought revenge for years. Now Europe's regulators give it reason to cheer. Bits [Mike's and Kevin's Week in Tech: Streaming Music and Harassment in Venture Capital]( By MIKE ISAAC and KEVIN ROOSE Two Times reporters discuss the Jay-Z album debut on Tidal, and the bad behavior that runs rampant in the venture capital industry. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [The former major leaguer Jim Bouton pitching outside his Massachusetts home.]( [Jim Bouton, Author and Former Pitcher, Struggles With Brain Disease]( By TYLER KEPNER Bouton, who exposed baseball shenanigans in "Ball Four," has a malady linked to dementia; five years ago, a stroke essentially wiped out his language skills. [The ace Clayton Kershaw pitching Thursday for the Dodgers, who have the best record in the National League. Their starters were averaging 89 pitches per start, lowest among winning teams.]( Extra Bases [A Dodgers Pitcher Goes Six Innings. Great Job. Next.]( By TYLER KEPNER With an eye on the postseason, the National League-leading Dodgers are limiting their starters and spreading the relief work around. [Katie Ledecky talking with Chris Olmstead after a race at the Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara, Calif., on June 1. As Olympic champions, the two have developed a friendship.]( [The Bond Between Two Teenage Swimming Stars, Decades Apart]( By KAREN CROUSE Chris Olmstead, 73, remembers her success as a teenage swimming star when she watches Katie Ledecky, 20, a five-time Olympic champion. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Michael Palin, the British actor and founding member of the Monty Python comedy troupe who stars in the PBS mini-series ]( [Nobody Expects Michael Palin: A Comic Actor in a Dramatic Role]( By DAVE ITZKOFF Mr. Palin, a founding member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, relishes his central role in the PBS mystery "Remember Me" as a manipulative older man. [Sarah Connolly, left, and Barbara Hannigan in ]( ['Hamlet,' a New Opera, Makes Shakespeare Strange]( By ZACHARY WOOLFE The production, at the Glyndebourne Festival, picks up the evergreen question of how the art form should treat Shakespeare. [Students practicing for the National High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as the Jimmys. On the right is Tony Moreno, this year's winner of the best actor award.]( [Heard of the Jimmys? It's the Tonys, for Teenagers]( By RACHEL SYME This year, 74 of the nation's most talented theatrical hopefuls took the stage for the Jimmy Awards, now in its ninth year. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( Movies [From left, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Ansel Elgort (in car) and Jon Hamm after a heist in ]( [How They Pulled Off the Perfectly Timed Stunts in 'Baby Driver']( By MEKADO MURPHY The director Edgar Wright brought in a choreographer best known for music videos like Sia's "Chandelier" to map out every beat of the action. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] Metropolitan [Michael K. Williams Is More Than Omar From 'The Wire']( By NOAH REMNICK Mr. Williams has made a career of bringing nuance and contrast to his roles, inspired by the swaggering characters he grew up with in East Flatbush. [The new farmers market at the World Trade Center is next to the Oculus, at left.]( [Gone Since 9/11, Greenmarket Returns to World Trade Center]( By JAIME LOWE Farmers bring their produce and hopes to Lower Manhattan, and for some, also their memories of the attack nearly 16 years ago. [From a financial perspective, the success of tourism is unambiguous. Close to 62 million visitors are expected to come to New York City this year.]( Big City [How Much Tourism Is Too Much?]( By GINIA BELLAFANTE As some cities around the world move to limit the number of visitors, New York is expected to receive a record number again this year. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Fashion & Style [The young actor Ansel Elgort was driven around Manhattan recently, but he usually gets by with Citi Bike or the subway.]( [Is There Anything Ansel Elgort Can't Do?]( By JACOB BERNSTEIN He acts! He dances! He sings! He posts! The star of "Baby Driver" makes the round of morning-talk shows and discusses the perks of stardom. [Maria Grazia Chiuri, the artistic director of Christian Dior, at her apartment in Paris.]( [Atop Dior, Balancing Art and Commerce]( By MATTHEW SCHNEIER The stores love her. Many critics don't. But Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first woman to lead Dior, isn't worried. [Laura, left, and Kate Mulleavy, the sister team behind Rodarte, at their temporary studio in Paris.]( [Rodarte's Founders on Being the Newest Americans in Paris]( By ELIZABETH PATON Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the sisters behind the offbeat Americans fashion brand, talk Paris, industry pressure and strawberry ice cream. For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( [] Travel [A statue by Rubin Eynon titled ]( [The Weird, Mystic Pull of Southwest England]( By ROSIE SCHAAP The area is a place of pilgrimage for late-model would-be knights of the Round Table, as well as mystical seekers of many stripes. [The north shore of Horn Island, Miss., in the Gulf of Mexico. The island runs about 10 miles long.]( Explorer [An Untamed Island Meets Its Match]( By JACK E. DAVIS The rugged nature of Horn Island in the Gulf of Mexico made it Walter Anderson's muse. A few generations after his death, rising seas will likely subsume it whole. [The Hôtel de Crillon sits on the corner of the Place de la Concorde.]( Next Stop [In Paris, a Hotel With a History Gets a Stylish Makeover]( By SHIVANI VORA The Hôtel de Crillon dates to the 18th century. After an extensive renovation, there is more light and less formality. For more travel news, go to [NYTimes.com/Travel »]( [] Magazine Feature [Greetings, E.T. (Please Don't Murder Us.)]( By STEVEN JOHNSON A new initiative to beam messages into space may be our best shot yet at learning whether we're alone in the universe. There's just one problem: What if we're not? [Students at a Bridge International Academies school in Liberia.]( Feature [Can a Tech Start-Up Successfully Educate Children in the Developing World?]( By PEG TYRE Bridge International Academies - a chain of inexpensive private schools - has ambitious plans to revolutionize education for poor children. But can its for-profit model work in some of the most impoverished places on Earth? Feature [How Donald Trump Misunderstood the F.B.I.]( By TIM WEINER Since Watergate, the bureau has come to view itself as an essential, and essentially independent, check on the president. For more from the Sunday magazine, go to [NYTimes.com/Magazine »]( Sunday Review Editorial [Justice Gorsuch Delivers]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD After a couple months of Justice Neil Gorsuch, it's clear Mitch McConnell's theft of a Supreme Court seat is paying off in spades. [The State Capitol in Albany, last week.]( Editorial [The Good, the Bad and the Big Ugly in Albany]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD In their messy way, New York State's lawmakers crammed everything under the sun into a special legislative session. [Hungarians protesting against Prime Minister Orban in Budapest in May.]( Editorial Observer [A Democracy Road Trip Through Hungary]( By CAROL GIACOMO Beyond Budapest, and across generations, people are working to keep the illiberal forces of Viktor Orban at bay. [Donald Trump at a campaign event in October.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Cruella de Trump]( By MAUREEN DOWD Donald Trump brings Grand Guignol to the Potomac. Opinion [Happy Birthday, America. One Small Suggestion ...]( By STEPHEN FRY Let us embark together on an Independence Day thought experiment. Opinion [The Problem With Participatory Democracy Is the Participants]( By EITAN D. HERSH Our politics are broken because of ordinary people who are doing it the wrong way. [] ON THIS DAY On July 2, 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator. [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. 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