Today's Headlines: Senate Rejects Slimmed-Down Obamacare Repeal as McCain Votes No

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[Anthony Scaramucci, the Trump administration's new communications director, spoke to reporters at the White House on Tuesday.]( [Anthony Scaramucci's Uncensored Rant: Foul Words and Threats to Have Priebus Fired]( By PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN Using vulgar language in an interview with The New Yorker, Mr. Scaramucci, the White House communications director, disparaged his adversaries. [Demonstrators outside the White House after President Trump announced on Wednesday that he intended to bar transgender people from serving in the military.]( [In One Day, Trump Administration Lands 3 Punches Against Gay Rights]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and CHARLIE SAVAGE Activists called Wednesday the White House's "anti-L.G.B.T. day" after it barred transgender people from the military, intervened in an employment suit and nominated a gay rights opponent as an ambassador. 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 [Congolese refugees who fled the violence in the Kasai waited for their daily food ration in Kikwit.]( WORLD ['I'm a Civilian. I'm Innocent': Who's in Congo's Mass Graves?]( By KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA Soldiers are guarding grave sites that could expose a massacre by the security forces, and a population is caught between warring sides. OPINION | Op-Ed Columnist [The Desperation of Our Diplomats]( By ROGER COHEN Why is Trump hollowing out the State Department? QUOTATION OF THE DAY "It is impossible to put up forever with this boorishness toward our country." [VLADIMIR V. PUTIN]( the Russian president, denouncing proposed legislation in the United States to bolster sanctions against his country. [] Today's Videos [White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci spoke to reporters on Air Force One on Monday.]( [[Video] Video: Scaramucci and Trump Bring Trash Talk to West Wing]( The blunt lingo of President Trump and his new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, can sometimes sound like a cross between "Goodfellas" and "The Wolf of Wall Street." [Steve Reddicliffe/The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: 36 Hours: Michigan's Upper Peninsula]( For the adventurous and casual traveler alike, Michigan's Upper Peninsula delivers the promise of unfettered tranquility. [] World [President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, which launched a missile into space on Thursday, drawing objections from the State Department.]( [Trump Seeks Way to Declare Iran in Violation of Nuclear Deal]( By DAVID E. SANGER The president is frustrated that his national security aides have not given him any options on how the United States can leave the Iran nuclear accord. [A protest in Lahore, Pakistan, in January after the disappearance of five activists known for criticizing the military online. Four of them have since returned home, but no state agency has accepted responsibility for having held them.]( [Crackdown on Online Criticism Chills Pakistani Social Media]( By MEHREEN ZAHRA-MALIK A law promoted as a means to curb cybercrime has been employed against those criticizing the government or the military online. [Chris Gard and Connie Yates with their son, Charlie, at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.]( [British Court Decides Charlie Gard Will Be Moved to a Hospice to Die]( By DAN BILEFSKY There were no further details on when life support would be removed from the chronically ill infant. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Meghan Borland's daughter, Amelia, 2, is receiving chemotherapy.]( ['I Am Totally Burned Out': Patients Watch Health Care Debate With Dread]( By JAN HOFFMAN The war in Congress over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act has brought anxiety to the people whose health insurance is at risk. [Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas in Topeka on Thursday. He has been nominated by President Trump to serve as an ambassador at large for international religious freedom.]( [With State Finances Shaky, Kansas Governor Prepares to Step Down]( By JOHN ELIGON and JULIE BOSMAN Gov. Sam Brownback has accepted a job with the Trump administration. His departure will be an anticlimactic turn for a man who once had presidential aspirations. [An artist's rendering of the Thirty Meter Telescope complex. A judge recommended on Wednesday that the board issue a new permit.]( [Giant Telescope Atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea Should Be Approved, Judge Says]( By DENNIS OVERBYE The Thirty Meter Telescope, which would be the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, could survey black holes and planets orbiting distant stars, but opponents say it would desecrate a sacred mountain. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Transgender People Can Still Serve for Now, U.S. Military Says]( By HELENE COOPER The military's policy is unchanged until the White House alters the rules, a top Pentagon official said a day after President Trump announced that the armed services would bar transgender members. [President Trump walks into the East Room of the White House on Thursday.]( [With New Sanctions, Senate Forces Trump's Hand on Russia]( By MATT FLEGENHEIMER The sanctions force President Trump to either take a hard line against Russia or appear soft on Moscow during investigations into election meddling. [President Trump at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, W. Va., on Monday.]( [Boy Scouts Apologize Over President Trump's Remarks at Jamboree]( By LIAM STACK The chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America said he did not mean for the event to become a venue for Mr. Trump's partisan political attacks. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [A Wells Fargo branch in New York. A report found that, by charging customers for useless auto insurance, the bank caused 25,000 wrongful vehicle repossessions.]( [Wells Fargo Forced Unwanted Auto Insurance on Borrowers]( By GRETCHEN MORGENSON An internal report shows customers with car loans had costly, unnecessary insurance tacked onto their bills, and 274,000 were pushed into delinquency. [Oil from Venezuela accounts for roughly 10 percent of American imports.]( [Wider U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Risk Biting Both Countries]( By CLIFFORD KRAUSS President Trump has promised tougher measures against the oil-exporting country if it goes through with elections on Sunday. But that could raise gas prices in America. [Terry Gou, Foxconn's chairman, at the White House on Wednesday. Foxconn plans to build a $10 billion factory in Wisconsin.]( [Wisconsin's Lavish Lure for Foxconn: $3 Billion in Tax Subsidies]( By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ, PATRICIA COHEN and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS The incentive package includes $1.5 billion in state income tax credits for job creation and $1.35 billion in state income tax breaks for capital investment. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on July 5.]( [SpaceX Is Now One of the World's Most Valuable Privately Held Companies]( By KATIE BENNER and KENNETH CHANG Elon Musks's rocket company raised $350 million in new financing, raising its valuation to about $21 billion. [Jeff Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon, was by one estimate the world's wealthiest person for a brief time on Thursday.]( [Amazon Profits Fall Far Short of Expectations, but Investors Shrug]( By NICK WINGFIELD Wall Street would probably have pummeled any other retailer that turned in the kind of performance Amazon reported Thursday: profits that were less than a third of what analysts had expected. [Tiffany Lo who helped launch BuzzFeed's food videos during a shoot of a shredded chicken dish.]( State of the Art [How BuzzFeed's Tasty Conquered Online Food]( By FARHAD MANJOO Those overhead food videos that you watch and watch? BuzzFeed's Tasty has mastered the format to become one of the world's most popular content producers. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Tim Beckham, the Rays' second baseman, with teammates after an inning-ending double play against the Orioles on Wednesday.]( On Baseball [The Tampa Bay Rays Are Unlikely Contenders Again]( By TYLER KEPNER After a 94-loss debacle, an A.L. East team rediscovers its resourceful side as it tries to return to the postseason. [United States goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher conceded the only goal in Australia's 1-0 victory on Thursday night. The American team, the reigning World Cup champion, has been experimenting with tactics and players this year, with mixed results.]( [For U.S. Women's Soccer Team, Some Space to Work Out the Kinks]( By CAITLIN MURRAY Recent results show that the Americans are far from invincible. But the players and their coach say that's O.K. - for the moment. [Matt Kuchar during the opening round of the Canadian Open. Kuchar shot a one-under-par 71 in rainy conditions, and had to receive medical attention.]( [Matt Kuchar's Dizzying Week Continues, With Lightheadedness]( By CURTIS RUSH After falling short in the British Open to Jordan Spieth, golf's Mr. Sunshine felt lightheaded at the Canadian Open, but finished his round. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts art review [From Colonial Mexico, a Towering Vision of Grace]( By JASON FARAGO Cristóbal de Villalpando's Baroque altarpiece hasn't left Puebla, Mexico, since 1683. It's now at the Met, and it's overpowering. American Beauties [On the Touchy Subject of Class in America]( By DWIGHT GARNER Paul Fussell's 1983 book, "Class: A Guide Through the American Status System," plunges into the harsh realities of social divisions. [Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov as Katharina and Petruchio in the Bolshoi Ballet's ]( [Review: In Bolshoi's Ballet, No Shrew to Tame]( By ALASTAIR MACAULAY Jean-Christophe Maillot's version of Shakespeare's comedy is a postmodern mess that replaces the troupe's reckless hugeness with slapstick cuteness. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( Movies [A scene from Kathryn Bigelow's ]( [Review: In 'Detroit,' Black Lives Caught in a Prehistory of the Alt-Right]( By A. O. SCOTT Kathryn Bigelow's new movie, set amid the Detroit riots of 1967, grapples with the legacy of American racism. [Ms. Theron as Lorraine Broughton, who is dressed to kill.]( [Review: Dressed to Kill, 'Atomic Blonde' Also Shoots to Kill]( By MANOHLA DARGIS Charlize Theron plays a spy in "Atomic Blonde," which comes off like a highlight reel of car crashes and inventively choreographed fights. [Kyle Mooney in ]( [Review: Cosplay and Comedy in 'Brigsby Bear']( By MANOHLA DARGIS In this absurdly charming film, Kyle Mooney plays an obsessed fan who discovers that there is an entire world waiting for him beyond his TV. [Gene (voiced by T.J. Miller), left, and Jailbreak (Anna Faris) in ]( [Review: 'The Emoji Movie' Is Here. No, We're Not Making This Up.]( By GLENN KENNY In Hollywood, anything goes - even this big-screen tale about those little digital expressions of emotions. [Al Gore visiting Tacloban City in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan, from ]( [Review: 'An Inconvenient Sequel,' With Al Gore Keeping the Pressure On]( By BEN KENIGSBERG A follow-up to "An Inconvenient Truth," with new information on climate change and even some positive developments. [From left, Menashe Lustig and Ruben Niborski in ]( [Review: 'Menashe' Finds Faith and Fatherhood Sometimes at Odds]( By KEN JAWOROWSKI In this sweet, often understated film set in a Hasidic neighborhood, the title character is a widower who must remarry to regain custody of his son. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [In a speech on Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo outlined several initiatives to improve the subway.]( [M.T.A. Plans 'Adopt-a-Station' Program for Subways]( By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS The corporate sponsorship program, part of an "all hands on deck" approach to fixing the century-old subway system, could upgrade as many as 72 stations. [Evelyn Rodriguez, whose daughter was murdered by a known transnational criminal gang last year, is scheduled to meet with President Trump on Friday.]( [Her Daughter Was Killed by a Gang. She Has a Message for Trump.]( By LIZ ROBBINS Evelyn Rodriguez's grief has fueled a crusade against the MS-13 gang. But some fear her meeting with the president Friday will fuel an anti-immigration agenda. [Commuters watched transit workers last week after a Q train derailed between the Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay stations in Brooklyn.]( [If a Standing Desk Is Good, What About a Standing Commute?]( By JIM DWYER Looking on the bright side of a plan to take out some seats from subway cars, standing would most likely let commuters eat an extra Life Saver a day. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [Rocky and his voice, June Foray, in an undated photo.]( [June Foray, Virtuoso of Cartoon Voices, Notably Rocky's, Dies at 99]( By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Ms. Foray cackled, chirped, meowed and sometimes sang her way through nearly 300 productions. Rocky the flying squirrel was among her most popular characters. [Keith Baird in 2015. He argued in favor of using the term Afro-American.]( [Keith Baird, Linguist Who Fought the Use of 'Negro,' Dies at 94]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mr. Baird, a native of Barbados who became a teacher and administrator in New York City schools and at various colleges, argued for the term Afro-American. [Dr. Herbert Needleman in an undated photo.]( [Dr. Herbert Needleman, Who Saw Lead's Wider Harm to Children, Dies at 89]( By BENEDICT CAREY Dr. Needleman studied lost baby teeth to show that any level of absorbed lead can damage young brains. [Andrew Paulson at his apartment in London in 2016.]( [Andrew Paulson, Chess Impresario and Serial Entrepreneur, Dies at 58]( By SAM ROBERTS Besides his numerous ventures in the arts and media, Mr. Paulson also strove to make chess a popular spectator sport on television. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Congress Defies Trump on Russia]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Despite the president's reluctance for more sanctions, a bipartisan effort approves them, and limits his ability to end them. [New York subway riders waiting for the L train.]( Editorial [A First Step, Finally, to Fix Subways]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A proposal from the M.T.A. chairman calls for overdue maintenance, and still leaves a debate over how to pay for it all. [Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Ron Johnson at a press conference on Thursday.]( Editorial [Call It 'Sneaky Repeal,' Not 'Skinny Repeal']( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Ending the individual mandate would raise premiums and eliminate insurance for 16 million people. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [The Climate Lab That Sits Empty]( By HILLARY ROSNER An important project to monitor greenhouse gas emissions worldwide is likely to go unfunded yet again. [Senator John McCain on Thursday.]( Op-Ed Columnist [The Sanctimony and Sin of G.O.P. 'Moderates']( By PAUL KRUGMAN Whatever they say, they keep on enabling their party's extremists. [Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona on Capitol Hill in May.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Jeff Flake Plants a Flag]( By DAVID BROOKS With a new book, a Republican senator protests for all to read. Op-Ed Contributor [I Am a Transgender Female Captain in the U.S. Army]( By JENNIFER SIMS Enabling soldiers to pursue their gender identity allows them to feel a part of the team, and be all they can be. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. 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