Today's Headlines: Trump Hails Revised Nafta Deal, and Sets Up a Showdown With China

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[A New Front in the Kavanaugh Wars: Temperament and Honesty]( [A New Front in the Kavanaugh Wars: Temperament and Honesty]( By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG As the F.B.I. pursues Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s past, Democrats seeking to derail his nomination are using his performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week as a new avenue of attack. [Indonesia Tsunami Survivors Are Burying the Dead and Desperate for Aid]( [Indonesia Tsunami Survivors Are Burying the Dead and Desperate for Aid]( By ADAM DEAN, HANNAH BEECH and RICHARD C. PADDOCK Rescue efforts have been hindered by a lack of heavy equipment. Desperate Indonesians are trying to pull rubble away by hand. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [After the Las Vegas Shooting, the Nation Moved On. Many Survivors Did Not.]( U.S. [After the Las Vegas Shooting, the Nation Moved On. Many Survivors Did Not.]( By ASH NGU, JULIE TURKEWITZ, K.K. REBECCA LAI, ANJALI SINGHVI and SERGIO PEÇANHA More than 400 were struck by gunfire last year. The survivors are still searching for a new normal. [All the Ways a Justice Kavanaugh Would Have to Recuse Himself]( Opinion [All the Ways a Justice Kavanaugh Would Have to Recuse Himself]( By LAURENCE H. TRIBE Given his blatant partisanship and personal animosity toward liberals, how could he be an effective member of the Supreme Court? [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Normally your jaw is pretty resilient, but it just shatters like glass when it’s hit by a high-velocity bullet. The actual injury only takes fractions of a second to occur, but it’s a lifetime of rehabilitation." [DR. STEVEN SAXE]( an oral surgeon who treated seven patients after the mass shooting that killed 58 people and wounded hundreds in Las Vegas last year. [] Today’s Videos [For Private Prisons, Detaining Immigrants Is Big Business]( [[Video]Video: For Private Prisons, Detaining Immigrants Is Big Business]( By RETRO REPORT An inmate population surge in the 1980s led to the growth of for-profit prisons. Today, despite their mixed record, private prison companies are overseeing the vast majority of undocumented migrants. [How Capitalism Ruined China’s Health Care System]( [[Video]Video: How Capitalism Ruined China’s Health Care System]( By JONAH M. KESSEL Homemade cancer drugs, violence in hospitals, doctor shortages: We take you inside China’s broken health care system to reveal how dire the situation is for over a billion people. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [British Rail Companies Have a Message: We’re Sorry. Very Sorry. Apologies.]( Britain Dispatch [British Rail Companies Have a Message: We’re Sorry. Very Sorry. Apologies.]( By DAVID SEGAL With passengers across the country outraged by delays, one rail line’s social media team masters the fine art of apologizing. All together, “sorry” has been tweeted 417,000 times by train companies. [Melania Trump Visiting Africa, a Continent Freighted With History for Her Husband]( [Melania Trump Visiting Africa, a Continent Freighted With History for Her Husband]( By KATIE ROGERS The first lady could help an isolated U.S. show a more inclusive face to the world — if her husband can keep from generating too many headlines back home. [Koreas Start Clearing Land Mines at DMZ in Effort to Ease Tensions]( [Koreas Start Clearing Land Mines at DMZ in Effort to Ease Tensions]( By CHOE SANG-HUN Work to remove land mines at the border will pave the way for a joint search for the remains of Korean War dead, including U.S. and French troops. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life]( [Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life]( By EMILY BADGER and QUOCTRUNG BUI Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference. [A Year After Las Vegas Shooting, a ‘Survivor Wedding’ Takes Back the City]( [A Year After Las Vegas Shooting, a ‘Survivor Wedding’ Takes Back the City]( By JULIE TURKEWITZ A year ago, Regina Harris and Billy Bob Mason were among those who fled the concert in panic as bullets rained down. Monday, they were back, surrounded by survivors. [After Watching Kavanaugh Hearing, Woman Decides to Name State Senator She Says Raped Her]( [After Watching Kavanaugh Hearing, Woman Decides to Name State Senator She Says Raped Her]( By SARAH MERVOSH “Is anyone else just fed up and ready to name names?” Candace Faber tweeted before tagging a Washington state senator, Joe Fain. He denied her allegation. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [White House Tells F.B.I. to Interview Anyone Necessary for Kavanaugh Inquiry]( [White House Tells F.B.I. to Interview Anyone Necessary for Kavanaugh Inquiry]( By PETER BAKER and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT The White House authorized the new directive after a Democratic outcry, but the bureau must finish its investigation by Friday. [Biden Is Preparing for 2020. Can He Overcome the Hill-Thomas Hearings?]( [Biden Is Preparing for 2020. Can He Overcome the Hill-Thomas Hearings?]( By ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN As he explores a possible 2020 presidential run, the former vice president finds that his role in Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearings 27 years ago is complicating his plans. [Kavanaugh Was Questioned by Police After Bar Fight in 1985]( [Kavanaugh Was Questioned by Police After Bar Fight in 1985]( By EMILY BAZELON and BEN PROTESS As an undergraduate at Yale, Brett M. Kavanaugh was involved in an altercation at a bar during which he was accused of throwing ice on another patron, a police report says. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Trump Just Ripped Up Nafta. Here’s What’s in the New Deal.]( [Trump Just Ripped Up Nafta. Here’s What’s in the New Deal.]( By JIM TANKERSLEY Changes for automakers, dairy farmers, labor unions and large corporations headline the renegotiated U.S.M.C.A., which is poised to replace Nafta. [Venezuela’s Crisis Imperils Citgo, Its American ‘Cash Cow’]( [Venezuela’s Crisis Imperils Citgo, Its American ‘Cash Cow’]( By CLIFFORD KRAUSS The government oil company, crippled by sanctions and domestic turmoil, is so deep in debt that a United States subsidiary may be lost as collateral. [I.R.S. Tax Fraud Cases Plummet After Budget Cuts]( [I.R.S. Tax Fraud Cases Plummet After Budget Cuts]( By JESSE EISINGER and PAUL KIEL Audits and criminal referrals are down sharply since Congress cut the tax agency’s budget and management changed priorities. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Billionaire’s Fight to Close Path to a California Beach Comes to a Dead End]( [Billionaire’s Fight to Close Path to a California Beach Comes to a Dead End]( By NELLIE BOWLES The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by Vinod Khosla, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist whose belief in property rights outweighed his affinity for a state access law. [Unraveling a Tesla Mystery: Lots (and Lots) of Parked Cars]( [Unraveling a Tesla Mystery: Lots (and Lots) of Parked Cars]( By NEAL E. BOUDETTE Groups of new vehicles are being detected in unexplained locations across the country. Evidence being posted online has raised questions about production, logistics, quality and even demand. [Uber, Lyft and the Urgency of Saving Money on Ambulances ]( The New Health Care [Uber, Lyft and the Urgency of Saving Money on Ambulances]( By AUSTIN FRAKT ‘Don’t reflexively call an ambulance,’ a Harvard researcher says. In many cases, a cheaper way makes sense. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Brewers and Dodgers Claim Division Titles in Game No. 163]( Brewers 3, Cubs 1 | Dodgers 5, Rockies 2 [Brewers and Dodgers Claim Division Titles in Game No. 163]( By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN Milwaukee completed its climb to the top of the N.L. Central with a win over the Cubs. Los Angeles held off Colorado to win the N.L. West. [The College Football Playoff Picture Just Got Scary for the Big Ten — Again]( On College Football [The College Football Playoff Picture Just Got Scary for the Big Ten — Again]( By MARC TRACY Ohio State escaped Happy Valley. Now it has to hope Michigan and Penn State keep winning so the Buckeyes don’t get left out of the playoff again. [Beware N.F.L. Fans: The Patriots and Cowboys Are Alive and Well]( On Pro Football [Beware N.F.L. Fans: The Patriots and Cowboys Are Alive and Well]( By BILL PENNINGTON Two teams some thought (and hoped?) were buried have improved to 2-2. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Riddle of a Scandalous French Painting Is Solved, Researcher Says]( [Riddle of a Scandalous French Painting Is Solved, Researcher Says]( By ADAM NOSSITER Until now, the identity of the subject in Gustave Courbet’s “The Origin of the World,” a meticulous close-up of a woman’s genitals, was unknown. [A Graphic Novel Aimed at Young Adults Takes a Personal Look at the Opioid Crisis]( Profile [A Graphic Novel Aimed at Young Adults Takes a Personal Look at the Opioid Crisis]( By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES Jarrett Krosoczka’s memoir, “Hey, Kiddo,” recounts being raised by his grandparents — thanks to an absent father and a heroin-using mother. [Defacing ‘Art’: After 20 Years, the Hit Play Gets a Brash Coat of Paint]( [Defacing ‘Art’: After 20 Years, the Hit Play Gets a Brash Coat of Paint]( By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI Yasmina Reza’s tidy comedy has been produced in 45 countries and translated into 30 languages. How will it withstand a deconstruction by two experimental theater companies? For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [He’s a Rhodes Scholar. The G.O.P. Keeps Calling Him a ‘Big-City Rapper.’]( [He’s a Rhodes Scholar. The G.O.P. Keeps Calling Him a ‘Big-City Rapper.’]( By LISA W. FODERARO Antonio Delgado, a Democrat making his first run for office, is challenging Representative John Faso in a key battleground race in New York. [Cardi B Is Charged With Misdemeanor Assault in Strip Club Fight]( [Cardi B Is Charged With Misdemeanor Assault in Strip Club Fight]( By ALI WINSTON and JOHN SURICO The 25-year-old Bronx rapper turned herself in to the police to face charges she ordered members of her entourage to assault two women at a strip club. [Cancer Center’s Board Chairman Faults Top Doctor Over ‘Crossed Lines’]( [Cancer Center’s Board Chairman Faults Top Doctor Over ‘Crossed Lines’]( By CHARLES ORNSTEIN and KATIE THOMAS The executive told Memorial Sloan Kettering’s staff that the hospital had not done enough to limit the industry conflicts of its chief medical officer, who has resigned. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Science [Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon. To These Boys, He Was Just Dad.]( [Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon. To These Boys, He Was Just Dad.]( By KENNETH CHANG With an upcoming auction of the astronaut’s keepsakes, his sons reflect on an unusual childhood. [2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to 2 Cancer Immunotherapy Researchers]( [2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to 2 Cancer Immunotherapy Researchers]( By DENISE GRADY James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo were recognized for a discovery that the body’s immune system can be used to attack cancer cells. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »]( [] Obituaries [Charles Aznavour, Enduring French Singer of Global Fame, Dies at 94]( [Charles Aznavour, Enduring French Singer of Global Fame, Dies at 94]( By FRANK J. PRIAL With his ballads of love found and love lost, he was said to have sold almost 200 million records and appeared in scores of films. [Jerry González, Innovator of Latin Jazz, Is Dead at 69]( [Jerry González, Innovator of Latin Jazz, Is Dead at 69]( By NEIL GENZLINGER A trumpeter and percussionist, he melded Cuban, African, Puerto Rican and other influences in the Fort Apache Band and other ensembles. [Walter Laqueur, Scholar of Terrorism and the Holocaust, Dies at 97]( [Walter Laqueur, Scholar of Terrorism and the Holocaust, Dies at 97]( By SAM ROBERTS After fleeing Nazi Germany, he steeped himself in world affairs, from the Middle East to the Soviet Union, running think tanks and writing prodigiously. [Pam Henry, the Last Poster Child for Polio, Dies at 68]( [Pam Henry, the Last Poster Child for Polio, Dies at 68]( By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK Ms. Henry was part of the last March of Dimes publicity campaign against the disease. She later became one of the first female TV reporters in Oklahoma. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Toward a Smaller American Footprint on Okinawa]( [Toward a Smaller American Footprint on Okinawa]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Japanese island’s new governor wants American forces to leave. It’s time for Washington and Tokyo to find a compromise. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Worse Than Nafta]( [Worse Than Nafta]( By GUSTAVO A. FLORES-MACÍAS and MARIANO SÁNCHEZ-TALANQUER The new deal undermines investor certainty and makes disputes between the United States and Mexico more likely. [Save Us, Texas]( [Save Us, Texas]( By MICHELLE GOLDBERG Beto O’Rourke offers hope in dark times. [The Angry White Male Caucus]( [The Angry White Male Caucus]( By PAUL KRUGMAN Trumpism is all about the fear of losing traditional privilege. 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