Today's Headlines: Conspiracy or Coincidence? A Timeline Open to Interpretation

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[Emily Whitehead, 12, and her parents, Tom and Kari Whitehead, appeared at an F.D.A. hearing on Tuesday about a treatment for leukemia that had saved Emily's life.]( [F.D.A. Panel Recommends Approval for Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment]( By DENISE GRADY If accepted, which is likely, it will be the first gene therapy ever to reach the market. "This is the beginning of something big," a doctor said. [Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, in May. Her agency is re-evaluating the Obama administration's policies on campus sexual assault.]( [Campus Rape Policies Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos's Ear]( By ERICA L. GREEN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG Betsy DeVos's Education Department is re-evaluating the get-tough policies on campus sexual assault that were enforced by the Obama administration. 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 [[Interactive Graphic] Interactive Graphic: An Iceberg the Size of Delaware Just Broke Away From Antarctica]( A crack more than 120 miles long had developed over several years in a floating ice shelf called Larsen C, and scientists who have been monitoring it confirmed on Wednesday that the huge iceberg had finally separated. [A supporter of the Affordable Care Act demonstrating in Chicago in June.]( OPINION | Editorial [Obamacare Is Not Collapsing, Imploding or Exploding]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Insurers are doing better than they were, but Republicans are stuck in a doom loop. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "This is a big change. Maps will need to be redrawn." [ADRIAN LUCKMAN]( a lead researcher for a team monitoring the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica, which lost a chunk of ice the size of Delaware this week. Scientists fear that continued warming threatens the rest of the ice shelf. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: Trump Team Has Frequently Claimed 'No Contact' With Russia]( Trump advisers have often insisted that the campaign had no contact with various Russian insiders - claims that were later proved false. [Video Shows Mosul Civilians Trapped in a Fight Clearly Not Over]( Video by GABRIEL CHAIM Drone imagery shows civilians crowded into a narrow alley near ongoing fighting in western Mosul. [Elise Amendola/Associated Press. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: Reflect on Thoreau's Vision of Walden Pond]( On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Henry David Thoreau, visit Walden Pond, where he once lived, in 360 video. Listen to excerpts from his book "Walden." [] World [Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former president of Brazil, during a news conference last year in São Paulo. He has planned to run for president in next year's election.]( [Ex-President of Brazil Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison for Corruption]( By ERNESTO LONDOÑO The conviction of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was a stunning setback for a politician who has wielded enormous influence across Latin America. [Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, India's most-populous state, during a visit to Allahabad, India, in June. Adityanath was a surprise choice by Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, to lead Uttar Pradesh.]( [Firebrand Hindu Cleric Ascends India's Political Ladder]( By ELLEN BARRY and SUHASINI RAJ Yogi Adityanath, the hard-line new chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, is seen as a potential contender to succeed Narendra Modi. [Prime Minister Theresa May, center, looked on as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip greeted dignitaries at the Horse Guards Parade on Wednesday.]( [U.K. Plan to Quit European Nuclear Treaty Stirs Alarm]( By DAN BILEFSKY Lawmakers are up in arms about the government's proposal to leave Euratom, saying it will raise expenses, cost jobs and even hamper cancer treatments. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Officials responding to the crash of a military plane on Monday near Itta Bena, Miss.]( [Marine Plane Had Emergency at High Altitude, General Says]( By ELLEN ANN FENTRESS, RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and DAVE PHILIPPS The general's comments bolstered witness accounts that the plane broke up or exploded while in the air, killing 16 service members. [Investigators in Bucks County, Pa., gathered under tents as they searched a vast farm in Solebury Township for four missing young men.]( [Human Remains Found in Pennsylvania Include Body of One of 4 Missing Men]( By MATTHEW HAAG and CHRISTINE HAUSER The announcement came hours after the arrest of "a person of interest," the son of the owners of the farm where the search for the men had focused. [A committee at Harvard cited ]( [Harvard Panel Suggests Ending a Tradition: Exclusive Clubs]( By JESS BIDGOOD A faculty committee has called for Harvard's secretive "final clubs," along with fraternities and sororities, to be phased out over the next five years. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [With Glare on Trump Children, Political Gets Personal for President]( By MARK LANDLER and MAGGIE HABERMAN The criticism of Donald Trump Jr. has left the president by turns angry and protective but also relieved that the worst appears to be over for now, people who spoke to him said. [Christopher A. Wray was sworn in at the start of his confirmation hearing to head the F.B.I. on Wednesday.]( [Trump's Nominee to Lead F.B.I. Pledges to Resist White House Pressure]( By ADAM GOLDMAN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT Senators pressed Christopher A. Wray, whose confirmation as F.B.I. director is expected, on how he would navigate political interference. [Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, speaking to reporters on Tuesday. He canceled part of the chamber's August recess so that the Republicans could focus on health care legislation.]( On Washington [Republicans Reluctantly Acknowledge a Failure of Governing]( By CARL HULSE A unified control of government has not produced significant legislative accomplishments, so the Senate is giving up part of its coveted August recess. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Janet L. Yellen testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday.]( [Yellen Says Economy Is Robust, but Adds That Fed Will Stay Flexible]( By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM Addressing a House committee on Wednesday, Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, emphasized the strength of job growth but said policy makers were watching the recent weakness of inflation. [The Royal Bank of Scotland has reached a settlement with the United States Federal Housing Finance Agency - regulator of the mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.]( [R.B.S. to Pay $5.5 Billion to Settle Toxic Mortgage Claims in U.S.]( By CHAD BRAY The agreement with the Federal Housing Finance Agency partially clears a longtime cloud over the bank. [The Pop-Up Employer: Build a Team, Do the Job, Say Goodbye]( By NOAM SCHEIBER "Flash organizations," modeled on filmmaking, find their way into fields like software and pharmaceuticals, assembling freelancers and then disbanding. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Customers on their laptops at the Filtered NYC coffee shop in Upper Manhattan.]( State of the Art [What We Lose When the World Moves On From Email]( By FARHAD MANJOO Donald Trump Jr.'s Russian email thread shows the historical value and irresistible allure of a technology that continues to betray us. [An Apple store in Shanghai. In China, the iPhone has become a symbol of middle-class ambitions, but it has also pointed to a long reliance on foreign technology.]( [Apple Opening Data Center in China to Comply With Cybersecurity Law]( By PAUL MOZUR, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and NICK WINGFIELD The law requires companies to store Chinese users' information in China, and Apple's move suggests other foreign technology companies may have to do the same. [A Google self-driving car at a technology conference in Paris last year. A French court ruled in favor of the company in a tax case on Wednesday.]( [Google Wins Tax Case in France, Avoiding $1.3 Billion Bill]( By MICAH MAIDENBERG and AURELIEN BREEDEN The case focused on Google's use of a subsidiary in Ireland. A court in Paris said the technology giant was not liable for the back taxes. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Andy Murray, above, will lose the No. 1 ranking after falling to Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.]( [Wimbledon: Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic Are Eliminated]( By DAVID WALDSTEIN Sam Querrey topped Murray and is the first American man to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal since 2009. Djokovic retired with an arm injury. [Mexico fans before Sunday's Concacaf Gold Cup match in San Diego. Tournament officials have tried, and failed, to discourage an offensive chant regularly shouted at Mexico matches.]( [Pleas to End Offensive Chant Fall on Deaf Ears in Stands at Gold Cup]( By FILIP BONDY Organizers at the Concacaf Gold Cup have discovered that an offensive chant by Mexican soccer fans is more easily screamed than screened. [An N.B.A. summer league game on Monday between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.]( [The Two Men Who Make Money From the N.B.A. in Summer]( By KEVIN DRAPER Warren LeGarie and Albert Hall have turned the Las Vegas summer league into a booming business: "We are the Burning Man of basketball." For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts Books of The Times [An Arsonist and His Femme Fatale Fiancée in 'American Fire']( By JENNIFER SENIOR Monica Hesse's new book, about a string of fires in Virginia, has all the elements of a lively crime procedural. [A scene from ]( [From Hiroshima to Tule Lake, Films About Japan and America]( By MIKE HALE Within Japan Cuts, Japan Society's annual film festival, it's possible to find a miniprogram of works that illuminate the complex and crucial relationship between these nations. Critics' Notebook [When You Switch Up on a (Broadway) Star]( By BEN BRANTLEY and JESSE GREEN One night a week, Donna Murphy takes over the title role in "Hello, Dolly!" from Bette Midler. Alternates, like her, and replacements can help make or break a hit show. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [David Wildstein, left, leaving Newark Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, received a reduced sentence because of the central role he played for the prosecution.]( [David Wildstein, Ex-Christie Ally, Gets Probation for Lane Closings]( By NICK CORASANITI Mr. Wildstein, who has described himself as the mastermind of the so-called Bridgegate scandal, avoided a prison sentence because he provided key testimony. [Fieldston Lower School, part of the elite Ethical Culture Fieldston School system, in the Bronx.]( [Accusations and Rancor as Elite School's Leader Departs]( By KATE TAYLOR A longtime principal at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School abruptly retired after a battle with the head of the school involving its program dealing with race. [A rat sticking its head out through a hole in a garbage can in Brooklyn last year.]( [Mayor Offers $32 Million Plan to Ice Some Rats. Hopefully.]( By J. DAVID GOODMAN Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan would use dry ice to suffocate rats in their burrows and bar some buildings in rat strongholds from leaving trash out overnight. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Fashion & Style ['Alexa, Where Have You Been All My Life?']( By PENELOPE GREEN Siri is so five years ago: How a sleek, smooth-talking cylinder from Amazon stole our hearts, bamboozled our spouses and enchanted our children. [The crowd at the Raf Simons show, held underneath the Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown, included Jake Gyllenhaal, center left.]( Critic's Notebook [Real New York Shows From Raf Simons and Todd Snyder]( By GUY TREBAY A Belgian innovator and an Iowa-born traditionalist see to it that New York Fashion Week: Men's honors its setting. [Brett McBride, the fishing master and captain for Ocearch, pulling a great white shark, who was soon named Mary Lee, out of the waters off Cape Cod in 2012.]( [New Mascot for the Hamptons: Mary Lee, the Great White Shark]( By VALERIYA SAFRONOVA She weighs about 4,000 pounds and has a considerable following on Twitter. And she is certainly not the only one of her kind in the waters off the Northeast Coast. For more fashion news, go to [NYTimes.com/Fashion »]( []Obituaries [The artist Ilya Glazunov, flanked by Vladimir V. Putin, then prime minister, at right, at a gallery in Moscow featuring his paintings in 2009.]( [Ilya Glazunov, Painter Entranced by Russia's Past, Dies at 87]( By WILLIAM GRIMES Mr. Glazunov ran afoul of both Socialist Realist practitioners and progressives, but won a devoted following after the collapse of Communism. [Jack G. Shaheen, pictured in 2016, lobbied to shatter demeaning stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims in popular culture.]( [Jack Shaheen, Who Resisted and Cataloged Stereotyping of Arabs, Dies at 81]( By SAM ROBERTS Dr. Shaheen began his campaign against xenophobia in films and on television in 1974, documenting and mitigating negative images of Arabs and Muslims. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Help Fix Transit, Mr. de Blasio, and Be a Hero]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The governor may control the M.T.A., but that doesn't mean the mayor can't be a big part of a solution. [Maura Healey, the Massachusetts attorney general, at a news conference in Boston in January.]( Editorial [States Fight to Protect Students of Schools]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia have sued to retain safeguards on loans to those attending for-profit schools. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [Why Millennials Should Lead the Next Labor Movement]( By KASHANA CAULEY With memories of our parents' union jobs, many of us have borne the brunt of the decline in employment quality. [President Trump at the G-20 summit conference in Hamburg, Germany, this month.]( Op-Ed Contributors [The Trump Vision for America Abroad]( By GARY D. COHN and H. R. McMASTER The United States took important steps at the G-20 summit to strengthen America's alliances while still protecting the nation's interests. [Jared Kushner at the White House in May.]( Op-Ed Columnist [All Roads Now Lead to Kushner]( By NICHOLAS KRISTOF The president's son-in-law has lots of explaining to do. [Donald Trump Jr. on Fox News on Tuesday.]( Op-Ed Columnist [A Donald Jr. Cheat Sheet]( By GAIL COLLINS Who is Worst Trump Child? Will the family stick together? Is Emin a good singer? For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On July 13, 1977, a 25-hour blackout hit the New York City area after lightning struck upstate power lines. [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. 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