Today's Headlines: Inside the Trump Organization, the Company That Has Run Trump's Big World

[Aboard a U.S. Eye in the Sky, Staring Down ISIS in Iraq and Syria] | View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. | [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [Most Popular] | [Video] | [Today's Headlines] Monday, December 26, 2016 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [U.S.] | [Politics] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [Arts] | [N.Y./Region] | [Media & Advertising] | [Today's Video] | [Obituaries] | [Editorials] | [Op-Ed] | [On This Day] | [CUSTOMIZE »] [Get The Times for as low as 99¢.] Top News [Mr. Trump in his office at Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan. Photographs of the rich and powerful adorn his office walls, and his desk often overflows with papers, evidence of his refusal to communicate by email.] [Inside the Trump Organization, the Company That Has Run Trump's Big World] By MEGAN TWOHEY, RUSS BUETTNER and STEVE EDER An examination of the company reveals a distinctly family business fortified with longtime loyalists that operates less on standardized procedures and more on a culture of Trump. [A Navy sailor maintaining a fighter jet on the deck of the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower last month. Joint Stars and other surveillance planes ] [Aboard a U.S. Eye in the Sky, Staring Down ISIS in Iraq and Syria] By ERIC SCHMITT Surveillance planes continually gathering data are providing details about the day-to-day actions of the Islamic State and helping guide attacks. [A DaVita dialysis center in Paterson, N.J., before its opening in 2014. DaVita is one of two large dialysis companies that provide most of the funding for the American Kidney Fund, a charity.] [Kidney Fund Seen Insisting on Donations, Contrary to Government Deal] By KATIE THOMAS and REED ABELSON The charity that helps people get lifesaving dialysis has a special arrangement that has helped it grow large, but it may not be holding up its end of the deal. 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 ARTS [George Michael, Pop Superstar, Has Died at 53] By JON PARELES The duo Wham! cultivated the image of carefree teenage rebels. Then, in his solo career, Mr. Michael chose to set pop superficiality aside. [Afghan women participated in a volleyball tournament in December at Kabul University as part of a campaign against gender violence in the country.] OPINION | Op-Ed Contributors [Women's Rights Are a National Security Issue] By VALERIE M. HUDSON and DARA KAY COHEN To combat terrorism, the new administration should maintain State Department programs that promote gender equality around the world. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "They will bury me there one day." [YAMILET LUGO], an unemployed Venezuelan woman showing the empty plot next to the grave of her son, Kevin Lara Lugo, who died on his 16th birthday after hunger drove their family to eat toxic roots he had foraged from a field. World [Yamilet Lugo, left, in September visiting the grave of her son Kevin Lara Lugo, who died in July on his 16th birthday, in Maturín, Venezuela. The family had gone three days without food, and he became gravely ill after foraging for yuca in an abandoned field.] [No Food, No Medicine, No Respite: A Starving Boy's Death in Venezuela] By NICHOLAS CASEY The story of a teenager who had gone searching for wild roots to eat but poisoned himself instead seemed to embody everything that had gone wrong amid a national economic crisis. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on Sunday.] [Israel Wonders How Long Netanyahu Can Back Settlements and Two-State Solution] By ISABEL KERSHNER The Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements, which the United States did not block, could force Israel's prime minister to make a choice. [A depiction of Clotilde de Vaux, a woman with whom Auguste Comte, the father of positivism, was in love. The crumbling Positivist Church of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro's Gloria neighborhood was once a majestic place.] Rio de Janeiro Journal [Nearly in Ruins: The Church Where Sages Dreamed of a Modern Brazil] By SIMON ROMERO The Positivist Church of Brazil, established by freethinkers from the Religion of Humanity, is another example of Rio's letting its history and grandeur fall into disrepair. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »] ADVERTISEMENT U.S. [Jeff Miller, a city councilman in Hendersonville, N.C. ] [In a North Carolina Town, Terrorism Abroad Raises Apprehension] By SABRINA TAVERNISE In Hendersonville, Muslims are so scarce that few people seem to know any. [Rush Limbaugh in 2012. On his radio show, Mr. Limbaugh accused the mainstream media of spreading fake news, saying, ] [Wielding Claims of 'Fake News,' Conservatives Take Aim at Mainstream Media] By JEREMY W. PETERS The term once referred to fabricated accounts intended to deceive, but many on the right have turned it against news they see as hostile to their agenda. [Chicago police officers waiting for detectives to arrive at the scene of a shooting in May in the city's Austin neighborhood.] [At Least 27 Shot, 7 Fatally, in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend] By KATIE ROGERS The violence was the latest bloody chapter in a city where homicides and shootings have skyrocketed since last year, when the numbers were already high. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »] ADVERTISEMENT Business [Wang Bin before his W.W.E. debut in September in Shanghai.] ['Suplex' in Chinese? Professional Wrestling Tries a Big New Market] By NEIL GOUGH World Wrestling Entertainment tries to bring body slams and drop-kicks to a country where other companies have run into government restrictions. [Brooke Binkowski, the managing editor of Snopes, in its office in San Diego. The idea that the website's work would slow down after the presidential election has proved unfounded.] [For Fact-Checking Website Snopes, a Bigger Role Brings More Attacks] By DAVID STREITFELD Internet wrath turned against Snopes after it joined a coalition of websites that will work with Facebook to identify and flag suspicious content. The Week Ahead [20,000 in 2016? Dow Chases Milestone, as Consumer Confidence Data Comes] The Dow has risen 14.4 percent this year, to 19,933.81. And on Tuesday, the Conference Board will release its confidence report for December. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »] Sports [Julie Miller competing in the 2015 Ironman Canada. She lost her timing chip, shown at right, during the race.] [Sports in 2016: Winners, Losers and Cheaters] By THE NEW YORK TIMES From a baseball player turned hit man to the amazing ability of Simone Biles, a look at some of the most compelling stories of the year. [Thomas Fletcher, the top-ranked long snapper in the country (yes, even long snappers are ranked), received a full scholarship to Alabama.] [No Detail's Too Small for Alabama: It Landed the Top Long Snapper, Too] By SAM BORDEN The snapper for punts and kicks might be on the field for only seven or eight plays. In Coach Nick Saban's world, that's enough to make a difference. [Connecticut's Gabby Williams grabbed a rebound in a recent game in Lincoln, Neb. The Huskies won by 43 points. ] On College Basketball [UConn Women Say 'Nah' to Rebuilding Year] By HARVEY ARATON After losing three superstars last season, the championship Huskies are undefeated again - the latest evidence that Coach Geno Auriemma's success is based on more than recruiting. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »] Arts [Visiting the African-American Museum: Waiting, Reading, Thinking, Connecting, Feeling] By WESLEY MORRIS The emotional toll of visiting the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. [The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players rehearsing ] [Reviving 'The Mikado' in a Balancing Act of Taste] By MICHAEL COOPER A staging of this Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, set in an imaginary Japan, hopes to please fans while not being offensive. [Rainer and Flavin Judd, Donald Judd's children, who oversee his legacy and who have ensured that his writings reach a wider audience.] [Donald Judd, Artist, Revealed as a Philosopher-Critic by His Children] By RANDY KENNEDY Years of the sculptor's notebooks and manuscripts have culminated in "Donald Judd Writings," published by the Judd Foundation and David Zwirner Books. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »] New York [The new Kosciuszko Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Queens, is slated to open in the spring. It was built using a streamlined contracting process that saves time and money by bundling together the design and construction phases of a project.] [New York Slow to Embrace Approach That Streamlines Building Projects] By WINNIE HU New York is one of eight states where a contracting process that saves time and money by bundling together the design and construction phases of a project remains a limited option. [Alex Skolnick, the guitarist for the thrash metal band Testament, with the prototype of his signature guitar from Heritage Guitars, which was once stolen from him, at his home in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on Friday. Mr. Skolnick was able to retrieve at least five stolen guitars with the help of the employees of Sam Ash music store.] Crime Scene [A Fancy Guitar to Sell, but Hard to Play in Handcuffs] By MICHAEL WILSON A veteran performer owns so many guitars, he didn't miss the ones that turned up when a suspicious seller took them into a Sam Ash Music store. [Gabor Tankovics received a temporary visa with help from IN2NYC, a new program that allows foreign entrepreneurs to establish businesses in the United States while working at a City College of New York school.] [First Crop of Foreign Entrepreneurs Setting Up Shop at CUNY] By LIZ ROBBINS A new program, IN2NYC, helps founders of start-ups get temporary visas to establish their businesses, all while mentoring students and hopefully creating jobs. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »] Media & Advertising [President-elect Donald J. Trump after meeting with families and speaking to reporters this month in the aftermath of an attack by a student at Ohio State University.] [Lessons From 2016 for the News Media, as the Ground Shifts] By JIM RUTENBERG A presidential race that made fools of pundits and prognosticators suggests reporters should hew closely to hard facts and leave received wisdom on ice. [The last briefing in the White House's James S. Brady Press Briefing Room before it underwent extensive renovations. President George W. Bush, Laura Bush and an array of former White House press secretaries attended the event in 2006.] [Changes Coming to White House Press Room: Who, Where, When and How] By SYDNEY EMBER Donald J. Trump has shown few reservations about ignoring the norms of presidential media coverage. Journalists are wary of what that might mean. [H&R Block's new advertising campaign, with the actor Jon Hamm, has a more aggressive pitch: ] Advertising [Brands Start Planning for Unexpected Criticism by Trump] By ZACH SCHONBRUN Donald J. Trump is not shy about criticizing companies that draw his ire. Now, marketing experts say, brands must be ready if it happens to them. For more media and advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »] Editorial Editorial [States Will Lead on Climate Change in the Trump Era] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Donald Trump isn't likely to advance climate policy. Luckily, there's a bulwark against any attempt to roll back the progress made. [A foreclosed home in Las Vegas.] Editorial [The Housing Crisis Lives On for Minorities] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A lawsuit charges that Fannie Mae has neglected foreclosed properties in African-American and Latino neighborhoods. [Mariachi Plaza in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.] Editorial Notebook [In a Los Angeles Neighborhood, Teenagers Report the News] By ANNA NORTH For the working-class neighborhood of Boyle Heights, a newspaper written by youth might be more important than ever. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] Op-Ed [Peter Navarro, center, was chosen by President-elect Trump to lead a new White House office overseeing American trade and industrial policy.] Op-Ed Columnist [And the Trade War Came] By PAUL KRUGMAN Tariffs: A bad idea whose time has come. [Tom Price, President-elect Trump's choice for secretary of health and human services, has made proposals to deeply cut Medicaid.] Op-Ed Contributor [The Quiet War on Medicaid] By GENE B. SPERLING Donald Trump may not have the stomach to attack Medicare, but trouble is certainly brewing for millions of poor and working-class families. Op-Ed Contributor [In Russia, It's Not the Economy, Stupid] By SERGEI GURIEV A president's popularity used to depend on growth. Now it depends on geopolitics. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] ON THIS DAY On Dec. 26, 1941, Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress. [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. You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Today's Headlines newsletter. 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