Today's Headlines: Congress Returns to Intense Pressure to End Secrecy Over Sex Harassment

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[Among the changes in the tax bill that passed the House this month is a provision to roll back a 1954 law that bans churches and other nonprofit groups from engaging in political activity.]( [In Tax Debate, Gift to Religious Right Could Be Bargaining Chip]( By KENNETH P. VOGEL and LAURIE GOODSTEIN Conservative Christian leaders are edging toward a once-improbable victory, having quietly worked for years to repeal a ban on political activity by churches. [Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's military chief, possesses enormous political and economic power.]( [Myanmar General's Purge of Rohingya Lifts His Popular Support]( By RICHARD C. PADDOCK Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's campaign to drive out Muslims, which is widely approved of by Myanmar's Buddhist majority, may help lead him to the presidency. [.][Pope Francis' Dilemma in Myanmar: Whether to Say 'Rohingya']( 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 [Women mourning at the funeral for Mohsen Hojaji, Iran's national hero of the Syrian war, in Imam Hossein Square in Tehran.]( WORLD | Tehran's Turn [Long Divided, Iran Unites Against Trump and Saudis in a Nationalist Fervor]( By THOMAS ERDBRINK Once sneering and cynical about the government, middle-class, reform-minded Iranians are now backing their hard-line leaders amid a surge in patriotism. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [ICE's Courthouse Arrests Undercut Democracy]( By CÉSAR CUAUHTÉMOC GARCÍA HERNÁNDEZ This immigration enforcement tactic scares people away from courthouses and harms us all. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "In the start of the season we have Plan A and in the middle we have Plan Z, and then we go around the alphabet like three times." [ESTER LEDECKA]( on juggling her schedule as she tries to become the first athlete to compete in both skiing and snowboarding at the Olympics. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: No Man's Land: Barbuda After Irma]( The Caribbean island of Barbuda felt the full force of Hurricane Irma. Now, a struggle to control its future is underway. On one side are Barbudans who own the land and want to preserve their unique way of life - on the other, the government and foreign investors who see opportunity in disaster. [Jean Yves Chainon / The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: Mikhail Baryshnikov Gives a Tour of His Arts Center]( Mikhail Baryshnikov, one of the greatest dancers of the 20th century, introduces the Baryshnikov Arts Center and its most recent crop of international artists. [] World [Roya Sadat with her son at her film company's offices in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ms. Sadat's latest film, ]( Kabul Journal [In Her Film About Afghan Life, the Woman Slaps Back]( By MUJIB MASHAL Roya Sadat sold her apartment, car and jewelry to make a movie that deepens the conversation on women's rights. It's Afghanistan's selection for the Oscars now. [Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian businessman accused of conspiracy to violate United States sanctions against Iran, is scheduled to go on trial in New York on Monday.]( [The Talk of Turkey? A Politically Charged Trial in New York]( By CARLOTTA GALL and BENJAMIN WEISER Turkish officials are watching closely as the U.S. prepares to try two prominent Turks accused of helping their country violate the embargo against Iran. [Far-right groups held an ]( [As Anti-Semitism Rises, 'I Don't Feel Safe in Australia,' Rabbi Says]( By AARTI BETIGERI Acts of anti-Semitism have increased nearly 10 percent over the past year in Australia, a report by a Jewish council says. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Natalia Roman and Francois Franceschini left Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and are living with his aunt in the Bronx. The couple, who recently enjoyed a boat ride in Central Park, said they are making plans to stay on the mainland. ]( [Added to the Storm's Toll, Guilt and Heartache for Puerto Ricans Who Fled]( By RICK ROJAS After Hurricane Maria, the reasons for leaving Puerto Rico were obvious. Still, an exodus has stirred guilt, resentment and fear it could slow the recovery. [Journalist Who Told Laquan McDonald's Story Faces Fight Over Sources]( By JULIE BOSMAN Jamie Kalven exposed details of the Chicago police shooting of the teenager. Now lawyers are seeking his sources as the officer prepares to go on trial. [Ink Coffee in Denver became a target for vandalism and outrage after the cafe posted a sign saying it was ]( [Denver Cafe 'Happily Gentrifying'? Neighbors Aren't So Happy]( By JULIE TURKEWITZ The flippant message on a sidewalk sign touched a nerve in a city where housing costs are shooting up and newcomers are pricing out residents of modest means. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [President Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010. The act created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Republicans have opposed.]( [Battle for Control of Consumer Agency Heads to Court]( By STACY COWLEY Leandra English, the deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, filed a lawsuit to block President Trump's nominee from becoming its acting director. [Shopping for school supplies in Burbank, Calif., in August. The House tax bill would eliminate a deduction for teachers who buy their own school supplies, while the Senate version would double it.]( [How a $250 Break for Teachers Explains a House-Senate Divide on Taxes]( By ERICA L. GREEN House Republicans, seeking to clean up the tax code and expand tax rate cuts, voted to eliminate a deduction for teacher spending. The Senate bill would double it. [Alex M. Azar II in 2006, when he was deputy health and human services secretary under President George W. Bush. He will begin confirmation hearings this week to head the department under President Trump.]( [He Raised Drug Prices at Eli Lilly. Can He Lower Them for the U.S.?]( By ROBERT PEAR Alex M. Azar II, President Trump's nominee for secretary of health and human services, will face tough questions at a Senate hearing this week. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Tammy Harless, a licensed practical nurse, working at Inova Primary Care in Fairfax, Va. Aetna, the big insurer, has partnered with Inova to offer plans that promise better care and efficiency. Ms. Harless is insured through the plan, and says when the time comes to renew, she will add her husband.]( [As Health Care Changes, Insurers, Hospitals and Drugstores Team Up]( By REED ABELSON Former adversaries see advantages in partnerships as they face the threat of interlopers like Amazon. But will consumers benefit or face a lot less choice? [Nordstrom's flagship store in downtown Seattle. President Trump's tweet earlier this year critical of Nordstrom did not end up hurting the retailer's sales.]( Advertising [Brands Heed Social Media. They're Advised Not to Forget Word of Mouth.]( By JANET MORRISSEY While online comments can be a valuable tool for gauging public sentiment, a study found that consumers may send different messages when talking with family and friends. ['Coco' Dominates Thanksgiving Weekend at the Box Office]( By ANDREW R. CHOW The Pixar film beat out "Justice League" for the top spot and performed strongly overseas, underlining Disney's dominance of the holiday. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Amazon, in Hunt for Lower Prices, Recruits Indian Merchants]( By VINDU GOEL Thousands of Indian sellers have shipped bedding, jewelry, kitchenware and clothing to Amazon warehouses to serve bargain-hunting Americans. [Twitter Says Blocking a New York Times Account Was 'an Error']( By NELLIE BOWLES The Times's international account was locked after a tweet on the Canadian prime minister. The account was down for nearly a day. [The former S.E.C. commissioner Joseph Grundfest in his office at Stanford University. Mr. Grundfest said initial coin offerings represent a ]( [Initial Coin Offerings Horrify a Former S.E.C. Regulator]( By NATHANIEL POPPER Joseph Grundfest, now a law professor, called funding efforts using virtual currency the most "notorious violation of federal securities laws since the Code of Hammurabi." For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Ester Ledecka is attempting to become the first athlete to compete in both skiing and snowboarding at the same Olympics.]( On Olympics [Skiing or Snowboarding? Ester Ledecka Chose Both]( By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Ledecka, a 22-year-old Czech, is attempting to become the first athlete to compete in skiing and snowboarding at the Olympics. [Shohei Ohtani hitting a home run during an international exhibition game between Japan and the Netherlands at the Tokyo Dome last year.]( [Shohei Ohtani, Japan's Two-Way Star, Aims to Take M.L.B. Back to Its Future]( By JAMES WAGNER Ohtani, 23, is a coveted left-handed slugger and right-handed pitcher who wants to come to the major leagues as the first player in decades to regularly play a dual role. [Auburn now has wins over Alabama and Georgia in its pocket. If it can beat the Bulldogs against the Southeastern Conference championship game, it may head into the College Football Playoff as one of the favorites to win the national title.]( [For College Football Playoff, a Surplus of Contenders and Arguments]( By MARC TRACY With the conference championship games coming next weekend, there are more than a half-dozen solid contenders for the four places in the College Football Playoff. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Malick Sidibé's ]( [Malick Sidibé's Mali: Scenes of a Rollicking Night Life]( By ANDREW DICKSON An exhibition at the Cartier Foundation in Paris shows how this renowned photographer captured the wild night life of Bamako, Mali, in the 1960s and '70s. [Pierre Thomas, known as Pee, the chief executive of Quality Control, holds up his chain in Atlanta.]( [Atlanta Rap Keeps Evolving. Quality Control Is Taking It Global.]( By JOE COSCARELLI The nimble record label in the world's de facto hip-hop capital is working to build sustainable careers, not viral moments, in the streaming era. [Finbar Lynch is Doctor Wangel and Nikki Amuka-Bird is Ellida, his troubled wife, in the Donmar Warehouse production of Ibsen's ]( Brantley in Britain [Eye-Openers in London: 19th-Century Women With 21st-Century Problems]( By BEN BRANTLEY Revivals of plays by Ibsen and Wilde, and a new work about the young Karl Marx, find strong women chafing under the yoke of dominating men. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [New York City has ambitious plans to remake the area surrounding Broadway Junction, a major transit hub in Brooklyn that includes six subway lines, buses and a Long Island Rail Road station.]( [A Tired Brooklyn Transit Hub Is Finally Getting Attention]( By WINNIE HU New York City officials aim to transform Broadway Junction from a pass-through to a destination stop with offices, stores, restaurants and other amenities. [Liany Guerrero, center, with her twin daughters, Liany Villacis, left, and Maria Villacis, on the porch of their home in Queens.]( [Being Deported From Home for the Holidays]( By DAVID GONZALEZ A tight-knit family seeking political asylum confronts the holidays with its patriarch awaiting deportation within weeks. [Jamie and Rosemary Billquist. Ms. Billquist was shot by a hunter near their home in western New York on Wednesday.]( [Woman Fatally Shot by Hunter Who Mistook Her for a Deer, Officials Say]( By MATT STEVENS Rosemary Billquist was walking her dogs near her home in a small town in western New York. The man who shot her was a neighbor she had watched grow up. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Media & Advertising [The publisher of Time and People magazines was closing in Sunday on an agreement to sell itself to the Meredith Corporation.]( [Time Inc. Sells Itself to Meredith Corp., Backed by Koch Brothers]( By SYDNEY EMBER and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN Meredith Corporation, the publisher of Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens, clinches a deal in an cash transaction valued at nearly $3 billion. [The Media Mogul of Maine]( By MURRAY CARPENTER Reade Brower owns 18 weeklies and four of the seven daily newspapers in Maine, but media watchers in the state don't seem troubled by the consolidation. For more media and advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »]( []Obituaries [Pete Moore, right, and Smokey Robinson of the Miracles received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009.]( [Pete Moore, an Original Miracle and Co-Writer of Hits, Dies at 79]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR As an integral member of the group led by his childhood friend Smokey Robinson, Mr. Moore played an important role in Motown Records' origin story. [Rance Howard, left, in 2011 with his granddaughter Bryce Dallas Howard and his son Ron Howard.]( [Rance Howard, Actor and the Father of Ron Howard, Dies at 89]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS For more than 60 years, Mr. Howard appeared frequently on television and in films, including many directed by his son. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Cops, Cellphones and Privacy at the Supreme Court]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The justices have a good opportunity to bring the Fourth Amendment up-to-date in the digital age. [The Tilden housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn.]( Editorial [New York City Has Been a Problem Landlord]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Housing Authority has ignored lead paint and mold, faulty smoke detectors and elevators, with little accountability. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Yale University's Old Campus in New Haven, Conn. ]( On Campus [Free Speech, Personified]( By PETER SALOVEY The civil rights activist Pauli Murray defended the right of the arch segregationist George Wallace to speak at Yale. [A fund-raising gala for City Harvest, which delivers food to community food programs. Charities like City Harvest could be hurt under the Republican tax bills.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Congress's Assault on Charities]( By RAY D. MADOFF Proposals being considered would make it hard for these important organizations to do their work. Op-Ed Contributor [Beijing Hinders Free Speech in America]( By WANG DAN The Chinese Communist Party is reaching into Western academic communities and silencing visiting Chinese students. [Construction on the West Kowloon railway terminus station in Hong Kong, slated to open in late 2018. Plans are underway to place an immigration and customs checkpoint inside that would be operated by mainland China security personnel and enforce Chinese law.]( Op-Ed | Yi-Zheng Lian [China's Trojan Train Into Hong Kong]( By YI-ZHENG LIAN An innocuous-seeming railway project connecting Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland is a not-so-covert attack on the city's political autonomy. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On Nov. 27, 1973, the Senate voted 92-3 to confirm Gerald R. Ford as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who'd resigned. [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? 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