Today's Headlines: Macron Decisively Defeats Le Pen in French Presidential Race

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RUBIN Emmanuel Macron's victory suggested that his call for a new centrist approach to politics had handily defeated the nationalism of Marine Le Pen. [Scott Pruitt, left, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with President Trump and a group of coal miners in March as the president signed an executive order that rolled back many climate-change policies.]( [E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board]( By CORAL DAVENPORT A spokesman for the agency's administrator said he would consider replacing the academic scientists with representatives from industries the agency is supposed to regulate. [Members of Congress left for recess after passing the health care bill at the Capitol in Washington last week.]( [A Republican Principle Is Shed in the Fight on Health Care]( By JEREMY W. PETERS To the dismay of many conservatives, Republicans have had to shift their focus to cutting, not ending, popular benefits of the Affordable Care Act. 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 [New Orleans police officers guarding a statue of Jefferson Davis, which the city plans to remove soon.]( U.S. [Tempers Flare Over Removal of Confederate Statues in New Orleans]( By RICHARD FAUSSET The city has already taken down one monument, but crane companies in the region are receiving threats over the removal of three others. [President-elect Emmanuel Macron of France waving to supporters on Sunday.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Columnist [Macron and the Revival of Europe]( By ROGER COHEN Hold the Marseillaise! Time for the "Ode to Joy." QUOTATION OF THE DAY "They're putting that image right in our face and saying, 'Blacks at the bottom, whites at the top.'" [WESLEY LYNCH III]( a 25-year-old African-American who supports a plan by city officials in New Orleans to remove four monuments related to the Confederacy and its aftermath. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: Supporters Elated by Macron's Election]( French citizens hoping the centrist candidate would become France's next president were overcome with joy and relief as the final result came in. [France's president-elect, Emmanuel Macron, celebrated after delivering a victory speech on Sunday at the Louvre in Paris.]( [[Video] Video: Emmanuel Macron Delivers Victory Speech]( France's president-elect spoke at the Louvre after defeating the far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen. [Ms. Le Pen in Paris on Sunday after her speech conceding defeat.]( [[Video] Video: Marine Le Pen Concedes French Election]( The far-right French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, thanked her supporters and congratulated her opponent, Emmanuel Macron, after pollsters projected that he would be the next president. [] World [Supporters of Emmanuel Macron celebrated his victory on Sunday outside the Louvre in Paris.]( [Why Macron Won: Luck, Skill and France's Dark History]( By ADAM NOSSITER Emmanuel Macron's victory brought joy from Europe's political establishment, as he managed to stem the populist tide that has roiled the West. [Some of the recently freed girls from Chibok in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday.]( [After Boko Haram Releases Nigerian Girls, an Anguished Wait for Parents]( By DIONNE SEARCEY Following years of rumors, Nigeria confirmed that 82 girls who had been taken were released. But many parents still had no idea if their daughters were among them. [The church at Xingsha Ecological Park in Changsha, China. About 260 feet tall, it is bigger than the largest statue of Mao Zedong in China, which is nearby.]( Changsha Journal [A Monument to Jesus in the City of Mao]( By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW A big Protestant church in the city where Mao Zedong spent his youth has infuriated his most fervent admirers in China, but the city's residents mostly shrug. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Naweed Tahmas, an officer in the Berkeley College Republicans, with a binder he sometimes takes to class.]( [Life and Combat for Republicans at Berkeley]( By THOMAS FULLER Five Berkeley Republicans describe what it's like to be conservative in a bastion of American liberalism. [Aleida Garcia and her husband, Jorge, on their property near the Rio Grande in Los Ebanos, Tex., in March.]( [Trump's Wall Faces a Barrier in Texas: Landowner Lawsuits]( By RON NIXON In a state where land ownership has an almost mythic resonance, opposition to a wall bordering Mexico could delay construction for years. [Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas had spoken out against local law enforcement officials who failed to cooperate with federal immigration guidelines.]( [Texas Governor Signs a Ban on Sanctuary Cities]( By NIRAJ CHOKSHI The law, which seeks to prevent the local authorities from limiting cooperation with federal immigration officials, was opposed by some city police chiefs. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Trump to Announce Slate of Conservative Federal Court Nominees]( By ADAM LIPTAK The nominations of 10 judges to the lower courts are the first in what could be near monthly waves of announcements to fill more than 120 vacancies. [A reception desk at a Shanghai event on Sunday promoting investment with Kushner Companies.]( [Trump Looms as Kushner Companies Courts Investors in China]( By KEITH BRADSHER, AILIN TANG and JESSE DRUCKER A day after wooing wealthy Chinese in Beijing, Jared Kushner's family firm offered attendees in Shanghai a path toward living in the U.S. in exchange for investments. [Ben Carson, secretary of housing and urban development, during a tour last month of publicly subsidized housing in Columbus, Ohio. ]( News Analysis [On Health and Welfare, Moral Arguments Can Outweigh Economics]( By PATRICIA COHEN Policy debates on benefits and taxes are turning, as they have in the past, on the question of who is deserving, not what can best address needs. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Tim Wood of the YouTube channel LiveSciFi in a California cemetery last month. Since advertisers began pulling away from YouTube, his revenue has plunged.]( [Candid, Comedic and Macabre YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch]( By SAPNA MAHESHWARI After companies began pulling ads because of concerns about content, some video creators who thought they had no reason to worry have seen their revenue plunge. [Chadbourne & Parke in Manhattan. Three female plaintiffs have accused the firm of sex discrimination and pay inequity. It says they were paid based on ]( [Lawsuit Presses the Issue of Lower Pay for Female Law Partners]( By ELIZABETH OLSON Male partners in large firms make substantially more, a survey shows, and their female counterparts say it's time for that to change. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Lady Gaga at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., last month. Hackers obtained her music files by targeting collaborators.]( [Hackers Find Celebrities' Weak Links in Their Vendor Chains]( By NICOLE PERLROTH Big entertainment companies have toughened the security of their computer networks. But often, their suppliers and collaborators are vulnerable. [A production team shooting a video for the Snapchat Discover channel of Tastemade, a digital food and lifestyle publication. The company said it got over a billion views a month on Discover. ]( [In Discover, Snap Sees a Bright Spot as It Tries to Fend Off Facebook]( By KATIE BENNER Some publishers are minting profits off Snapchat's nascent media venture. And that's helping Snap challenge its much larger rival. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Gift Ngoepe of the Pittsburgh Pirates last month. He is the first major league player from Africa.]( [From Africa to the Majors, Gift Ngoepe's Baseball Dream Comes True]( By TYLER KEPNER Gift Ngoepe of the Pittsburgh Pirates has become the first African major league player. His path, meandering and sometimes painful, has never been conventional. [Cubs reliever Pedro Strop leaving a Wrigley Field bullpen, which this year was moved beneath the bleachers.]( [Camaraderie of Wrigley Field Bullpens Is Tangled Amid the Ivy]( By BILLY WITZ As part of a $600 million renovation project, the Chicago Cubs moved the bullpens from foul territory, where fans could interact, to beneath the bleachers. [After years of playing the horses, Vinnie Viola, with the trophy, and his partner Anthony Bonomo, left, won the Kentucky Derby as the owners of Always Dreaming.]( On Horse Racing [Always Dreaming's Story Starts With 2 Brooklyn Boys' Trips to the Track]( By JOE DRAPE Vincent Viola and Anthony Bonomo, the majority owners of the Kentucky Derby-winning colt, grew up together in pre-hipster Williamsburg, circa 1960s. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Christine Macel, chief curator of the Pompidou Center in Paris and the curator of this year's Venice Biennale.]( [A Venice Biennale About Art, With the Politics Muted]( By RACHEL DONADIO Christine Macel, perhaps the most important woman whom you've never heard of in the European art world, brings a fresh approach to this global exhibition. [Paddy Considine, center, gives Sophia Ally a lift during the play ]( Brantley in Britain [Review: 'The Ferryman' in Jez Butterworth's Northern Ireland]( By BEN BRANTLEY This play, directed by Sam Mendes, overflows with characters, plots and life itself. [Christopher Lloyd and Danny DeVito met in auditions for the 1975 film ]( When They Met [Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd, Back to the '70s]( By PATRICK HEALY Mr. DeVito, nominated for a Tony Award this week, talks about making the most of smaller roles with Mr. Lloyd, his old partner from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Taxi." For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [New York City's Department of Investigation has documented abuses by guards and inmates and misconduct by officials at the Rikers Island complex in recent years.]( [Rikers Tumult Rises: Prison Official Accused of Spying on Investigator]( By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ New York City's Department of Investigation said the jail system's chief watchdog had listened in on inmate calls with an investigator, people with knowledge of the matter said. [The conductors union says that more than 269,100 fares went uncollected over a 13-month period ending in December 2016.]( [Latest Problem for New Jersey Transit: Collecting Fares]( By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS The agency may have lost more than $5 million in revenue because fares were not collected on crowded and understaffed trains, the conductors union says. [Anti- and pro-Trump demonstrators gathered at the corner of Route 206 and Lamington Road, less than three miles from the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.]( [Trump Visit Barely Rustles the Hedgerows of Bedminster]( By RICK ROJAS Eateries saw an uptick in activity and pro- and anti-Trump protesters turned out in modest numbers as the president stopped by his "Camp David North." 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For more media and advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »]( []Obituaries [Peter Spier in the mid-1960s with one of his model ships.]( [Peter Spier, Illustrator of Children's Books, Dies at 89]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR His "Noah's Ark," which won the Caldecott Medal, showed Noah's toils, like pulling a donkey onto the ark and trying to snatch two bees out of a swarm. [A.R. Penck in 1993.]( [A.R. Penck, German Neo-Expressionist of Cold-War Era, Dies at 77]( By WILLIAM GRIMES Ralf Winkler adopted the name Penck, and other aliases, to confuse the East German authorities. [Daliah Lavi and Dean Martin in ]( [Daliah Lavi, Actress in Both Dramas and Spoofs, Dies at 74]( By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK The Israeli actress appeared in "Lord Jim," the 1967 "Casino Royale" and other movies before a career as a singer and actress in Germany. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Mr. Zinke, Keep Channeling Teddy Roosevelt]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The secretary of the interior could best imitate the conservationist president by shielding important waters and landscapes from oil and gas drilling. [Supporters of Emmanuel Macron celebrating in Paris on Sunday.]( Editorial [France Elects Emmanuel Macron]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The young political centrist won a strong victory over the extreme rightist Marine Le Pen, but still faces a challenge in governing a divided country. [The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge along the Queens waterfront is a favorite of birders.]( Editorial Observer [Take the A Train, as in Audubon]( By FRANCIS X. CLINES A "Birding by Subway" map lets riders look up at something other than buildings. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor [John McCain: Why We Must Support Human Rights]( By JOHN MCCAIN I have seen the worst the world can offer. That's why I believe the United States needs to protect what is good. [Republicans in the White House Rose Garden after the House's passage of a health care plan, with the health secretary, Tom Price, at the lectern.]( Op-Ed Contributor [A Disaster Wrapped in Victory]( By SARAH BINDER With the health care vote, the House G.O.P. have made the rest of its agenda harder to achieve. [President Trump and House Republicans celebrating in the Rose Garden after the passage of the health care bill.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Republicans Party Like It's 1984]( By PAUL KRUGMAN Making policy by lying about everything. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On May 8, 1973, militant American Indians who had held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrendered. 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