Today's Headlines: Trump Questions Putin on Election Meddling at Eagerly Awaited Encounter

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SANGER and GLENN THRUSH The meeting turned into a bright spot for Mr. Trump at the G-20 gathering, where the United States is finding itself increasingly isolated on other issues. [A UPS worker making deliveries in Lower Manhattan. Although demand for workers is high, wage growth has been sluggish.]( [U.S. Job Growth Picks Up the Pace, but Wages Lag Behind]( By PATRICIA COHEN Employers added 222,000 workers in June, a healthy showing, but a tightening labor market has not followed historical patterns in driving up pay. [G-20 leaders posed in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday. President Emmanuel Macron of France was with President Trump at left.]( [Once Dominant, the United States Finds Itself Isolated at G-20]( By STEVEN ERLANGER and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS On issues like trade and climate change, the Trump administration stands alone. 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 WORLD [Australia Through American Eyes]( By JOHN ELIGON A New York Times correspondent who covers race in the United States encounters a young indigenous population defying stereotypes. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [How Not to Get a Job]( By ALLAN RIPP I wasn't looking for a fiscal benefits analyst, E.M.T. or brand ambassador, but they showed up anyway. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We look forward to a lot of very positive happenings for Russia, and for the United States, and for everybody concerned. And it's an honor to be with you." [PRESIDENT TRUMP]( at the outset of a meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Group of 20 Summit. [] Today's Videos [President Trump meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday. ]( [[Video] Video: Trump and Putin Meet Face to Face]( President Trump spoke with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. [Jean Yves Chainon/New York Times. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: Telling Each Other Secrets in Pictures]( The Metropolitan Museum of Art commissioned 12 artists, paired together, to communicate using visuals for five months. Two paired artists discuss their experiences in this 360 video. [[Video] Video: Is a United Europe Important? 13 U.S. Presidents Think So.]( For more than 70 years, U.S. presidents have spoken as one voice on how a free and united Europe is in America's national security interests. [] World [Women being treated in May at a hospital in Sana, Yemen. Cholera has spread to 21 of the country's 22 provinces, killing over 1,600 people.]( [Cholera Spreads as War and Poverty Batter Yemen]( By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA and NOUR YOUSSEF About 1,600 people have died because of a cholera outbreak in Yemen, where the bacterial infection has spread to 21 of the country's 22 provinces. [North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, inspecting the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14. By exploiting the dynamics of nuclear warfare and diplomacy, North Korea can dictate terms to the world's most powerful country.]( The Interpreter [North Korea and Its Weapons Programs Are Now a Fact of Life]( By MAX FISHER The best that Washington can do, analysts say, is freeze the program in place. [People gathered in London on Thursday to ask for continued medical treatment for Charlie Gard, an 11-month-old with a rare and debilitating genetic condition.]( [London Hospital Reconsiders Decision to Turn Off Sick Baby's Life Support]( By DAN BILEFSKY and SEWELL CHAN In a U-turn, Great Ormond Street Hospital said it would ask a court to consider new claims about a potential treatment for Charlie Gard. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Capitol Hill last month.]( [DeVos's Hard Line on New Education Law Surprises States]( By ERICA L. GREEN The education secretary, Betsy DeVos, who made a career of promoting local control of education, is taking a tough line on enforcing new federal standards. [Jimmy Causey escaped from Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville, S.C., this week. He was captured in Texas.]( [South Carolina Inmate May Have Used Drone in Prison Escape, Officials Say]( By NIRAJ CHOKSHI Jimmy Causey was captured on Friday in his second escape since 2005. This time, the authorities believe, he used at least one cellphone and a drone to flee. [Tributes to the Dallas police officers who were killed in an ambush on July 7, 2016.]( [What to Do With the Tributes After the Shooting Stops]( By ALAN BLINDER Dallas is among the cities where archivists are curating shrines that surfaced after tragedies. The question: How to preserve a part of history? For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Protesters defended Medicaid outside a radio station where Senator Ted Cruz was being interviewed in San Antonio on Thursday.]( [G.O.P. Support of Senate Health Repeal Erodes During Break]( By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and ROBERT PEAR The Senate's bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act is now imperiled, facing new opposition from Republicans who fear its impact on rural communities. ['Auntie Maxine' Waters Goes After Trump and Goes Viral]( By YAMICHE ALCINDOR Maxine Waters has been in Congress for a quarter-century, but in President Trump, her barbed tongue has found a perfect target - and an audience. [Casting ballots last November at a school in Midlothian, Va.]( [Even Some Republicans Balk at Trump's Voter Data Request. Why the Uproar?]( By MICHAEL WINES and RACHEL SHOREY The debate over a request to state election officials for a trove of personal data on the nation's voters continued as secretaries of state gathered for their annual meeting. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [How a Home Bargain Became a 'Pain in the Butt,' and Worse]( By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON A contract for deed, a seller-financed deal, can make it difficult to determine who owns a property, and who is responsible for paying taxes. [Mike and Marcia Perna at their home in Dedham, Mass. Ms. Perna's mother, Rita Sherman, died last year at age 94 after a diagnosis of dementia and five and a half years in a nursing home.]( Your Money [One Woman's Slide From Middle Class to Medicaid]( By RON LIEBER As the Senate prepares to once again take up its health care deliberations, Medicaid is on the chopping block. Will it be able to pay for your care someday? [Warren E. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has made $9 billion bid for Energy Future Holdings.]( [Berkshire Hathaway Makes a $9 Billion Bid for Energy Future Holdings]( By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED The deal would augment Berkshire Hathaway Energy, whose collection of utilities delivers power to 11.6 million customers across the West and Midwest. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. Spooked by surveillance and wary of being exposed by hackers, executives are switching to apps that allow them to send encrypted and self-destructing texts.]( The Shift [As Elites Switch to Texting, Watchdogs Fear Loss of Transparency]( By KEVIN ROOSE Lawmakers, executives and other leaders are turning to encrypted chat apps to keep their communications under wraps, causing problems in industries where careful record-keeping is standard procedure. [Waymo's self-driving minivan, produced by Fiat Chrysler, before a news conference in January.]( [Waymo Scales Back Claims Against Uber in Driverless Car Dispute]( By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI Each side claims victory as Waymo drops three claims that Uber violated its patents related to light detection and ranging sensor technology. [A Samsung shop in Seoul, South Korea. Analysts said growth in the company's second-quarter profit was driven by its semiconductor business.]( [Samsung, Seeking to Move Past Scandals, Forecasts Record Profit]( By AMIE TSANG The South Korean giant has been dogged by crises including a smartphone recall and the corruption trial of its heir apparent. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [The Mets pride night, recognizing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, last year at Citi Field.]( [As More Teams Host Gay Pride Events, Yankees Remain a Holdout]( By BILLY WITZ The rainbow flag has flown for events at almost every ballpark in the major leagues, where thematic promotions to draw fans are part of the culture. [Rafael Nadal after beating Karen Khachanov, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (3), on Centre Court on Thursday.]( [In Johanna Konta, Britain Finds Hope for End of Women's Title Drought]( By DAVID WALDSTEIN After Andy Murray ended a decades-long drought of British men winning the Britain-based event, the Australian-born No. 6 seed Konta could do the same. [Milwaukee outfielders Hernan Perez, left, Keon Broxton and Domingo Santana after an 11-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday.]( [Milwaukee Brewers Emerge as a Contender, Ahead of Schedule]( By TYLER KEPNER The Brewers, who haven't made the playoffs since 2011, are giving the defending champion Chicago Cubs all they can handle in the National League Central. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [From left, Grace Park, Daniel Dae Kim, Scott Caan and Alex O'Loughlin in ]( Critic's Notebook [The Time to Fix 'Hawaii Five-0' Was at the Start]( By MIKE HALE CBS is facing criticism for letting Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park leave "Hawaii Five-0." Our TV critic - who has watched every episode - weighs in. [Letizia Battaglia, 82, at her apartment in Palermo, Italy. Her pictures of the Mafia's cruel campaign for control are valued as historical points of reference and as deeply moving slices of Sicilian life.]( [A Sicilian Photographer of the Mafia and Her 'Archive of Blood']( By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO Letizia Battaglia chronicled Palermo's Mafia wars in the 1970s and '80s for a local newspaper. Now, her images appear in museums and retrospectives. [The filmmaker Allen Hughes, left, with Dr. Dre, who, with Jimmy Iovine is the subject of biographical docu-series ]( [Review: In 'The Defiant Ones,' a Revealing Portrait of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine]( By JON CARAMANICA "The Defiant Ones" is less warts-and-all revealing than Dr. Dre and Mr. Iovine warrant, but that is the price of intimate access. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Amtrak workers on the tracks beneath the station on Friday.]( [Penn Station Derailment Gives Stark Proof of Tracks' Disrepair]( By PATRICK McGEEHAN and ELIZABETH TARBELL The derailment on Thursday, the third since late March at the station, happened at a crucial junction that was scheduled to be overhauled this summer. [.][How to Get to New York During Penn Station's Summer Repairs]( [A mobile command truck at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in Harlem on Friday. A truck was moved to the area two years ago after an influx of illegal drugs.]( [A Killing Shatters the Security of Officers' Four-Wheeled 'Home']( By MICHAEL WILSON After the killing of Officer Miosotis Familia inside a Bronx mobile command center, officers assigned to the large trucks are reconsidering their safety. [The Lake is Central Park is one of two New York City water bodies that have been ]( [Beware the Blooms: Toxic Algae Found in Some City Ponds]( By LISA W. FODERARO While most algae are just an eyesore, a type of blue-green algae that can be harmful to dogs and humans has been found in two New York City parks. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [Spencer Johnson last year. He wrote children's books before collaborating with Ken Blanchard on ]( [Spencer Johnson, 'Who Moved My Cheese?' Author, Dies at 78]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mr. Johnson wrote pithy best-sellers, including one about the benefits of embracing change and another defining effective management. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Yes, the Trump Administration Has Ideas, and Some Are O.K.]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Although you wouldn't know it from the president's tweets. [President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia meeting in Germany on Friday.]( Editorial [Even Now, Does Mr. Trump Get It on Hacking?]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The president, meeting with his Russian counterpart, seems too eager to put the hacking issue behind him. [President Emmanuel Macron, of France, on his way to address a joint session of parliament at Versailles.]( Editorial Observer [Embracing Fraternity in a Paris Banlieue]( By MIRA KAMDAR Brotherly love among the French has been severely tested by a series of recent terrorist attacks. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Columnist [Putin Meets Tons of Trumps]( By GAIL COLLINS The president goes abroad, and his personas multiply. [Kim Jong-un of North Korea, in Pyongyang in April.]( Op-Ed Columnist [On North Korea, Trump's on the Right Track]( By BRET STEPHENS Sanctions, diplomacy and threats have failed. How about regime change? [Voters casting their ballots in Wisconsin last November.]( Op-Ed Contributors [How to Make Congress Bipartisan]( By REIHAN SALAM and ROB RICHIE Eliminating gerrymandering is not enough to reduce polarization in Congress. A whole new voting system is needed. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On July 8, 1950, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Korea. [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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