Today's Headlines: Democrats Seethe After Georgia Loss: 'Our Brand Is Worse Than Trump'

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[Inside Travis Kalanick's Resignation as Uber's C.E.O.]( By MIKE ISAAC At a Chicago hotel on Tuesday, two venture capitalists presented Mr. Kalanick with a list of demands, including his resignation by the end of the day. [Body camera footage was shown during the trial of a Milwaukee police officer, Dominique Heaggan-Brown. It showed Officer Heaggan-Brown running behind Sylville K. Smith after a traffic stop last August.]( [Milwaukee Officer Is Acquitted in Killing of Sylville Smith]( By KAY NOLAN and JULIE BOSMAN The death last August touched off two days of protests and violence on Milwaukee's north side. The jury decided the shooting had been justified. 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 [A plaintiff, Mohamed Ben Soud, drew pictures depicting his treatment in a C.I.A. prison. They included, left, being placed in a wooden box and poked through its holes and, right, being strapped to a wooden board on which he was abused with water.]( U.S. [[Interactive Feature] Interactive Feature: Psychologists Open a Window on Brutal C.I.A. Interrogations]( A lawsuit filed on behalf of former prisoners reveals new details about a program that used techniques widely viewed as torture. [Senator Kamala Harris of California on Capitol Hill this month.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Contributors [Kamala Harris Was Silenced. Then She Silenced Us.]( By AYAAN HIRSI ALI and ASRA Q. NOMANI We went to the Senate to testify about the brutal experience of women under Islamist rule. But the Democratic senators ignored us. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "They kept telling me every day a nuclear bomb was going to be exploded in the United States and that's because I had told them to stop, I had lost my nerve and it was going to be my fault if I didn't continue." [JOHN BRUCE JESSEN]( an ex-military psychologist who helped devise interrogation techniques used in secret C.I.A. prisons, testifying in a suit filed on behalf of former prisoners that he had asked the agency to stop waterboarding. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: How to Make an Igloo]( On the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, watch Inuit in northern Canada teach the next generation the disappearing craft of building igloos. [Karen Handel and her husband, Steve, after her victory in Georgia's Sixth Congressional District runoff election on Tuesday.]( [[Video] Video: Karen Handel Wins in Georgia's 6th District]( In history's most expensive House race, and one of its most hotly contested, Ms. Handel, a Republican, defeated the Democrat Jon Ossoff. [] World [Vladimir Melikhov at his museum in Podolsk, Russia, which is focusing on the persecution that followed Russia's 1917 revolution.]( [Putin-Era Taboo: Telling Why Some Soviets Aided Nazis]( By ANDREW HIGGINS A former Soviet factory director operates a museum dedicated to the history of "anti-Bolshevik resistance." It has enraged the authorities. [Mohammed bin Salman last year in France.]( [Saudi King Rewrites Succession, Replacing Heir With Son, 31]( By BEN HUBBARD The removal of the crown prince is a stark upheaval in the leadership of the wealthy kingdom, a key ally of the United States and the Arab world's largest economy. [The leaning minaret of Al Nuri Grand Mosque in Mosul on Monday.]( [ISIS Destroys Al Nuri Mosque, Another Loss for Mosul]( By FALIH HASSAN and TIM ARANGO The episode is a blow to the city's cultural heritage and its plethora of ancient sites that have been damaged or destroyed during three years of Islamic State rule. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Rockets being fired in April during a joint military drill between the United States and South Korea. A North Korean diplomat said his country might be willing to consider a moratorium on nuclear and ballistic missile tests if such exercises were halted.]( [U.S. Pressed to Pursue Deal to Freeze North Korea Missile Tests]( By DAVID E. SANGER and GARDINER HARRIS Versions of the proposal, which would require the United States to reduce its military footprint on the Korean Peninsula, have been floated by Beijing and Seoul. [Forrest Fenn at his home in Santa Fe last year. He estimated that 65,000 people have joined the search for the treasure, which he said he hid to give families a reason to ]( [Colorado Man Is Second to Die in Quest for Buried Treasure]( By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH Forrest Fenn said he buried a stash worth $2 million. The search for it has drawn tens of thousands of people to some of the more unsparing wilderness in the southwest. [Experts Weigh In on Video of Philando Castile Shooting]( By JULIE BOSMAN and MITCH SMITH The Times asked experts in the law, police procedures and officer training to view the dashboard camera video of the encounter. They commented on what they saw, frame by frame. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, hopes to unveil the contents of Republicans' health bill on Thursday and pass it next week.]( [Abortion Adds Obstacle as Republicans Plan to Unveil Health Bill]( By ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLAN The Republican leadership in the Senate plans to unveil a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but senators remain divided over issues from abortion to Medicaid. [Jeh Johnson, the former secretary of Homeland Security, arrived to testify before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday.]( [Obama White House Knew of Russian Election Hacking, but Delayed Telling]( By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN The administration did not speak out forcefully about the election interference because it worried that it would be seen as meddling on its part. [The battle over the sanctions bill is unfolding two weeks before President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is to meet President Trump at the G-20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany.]( [White House Tries to Get G.O.P. to Water Down Russia Sanctions Bill]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MATT FLEGENHEIMER The Trump administration is quietly lobbying House Republicans to weaken the legislation passed overwhelmingly by the Senate. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [U.C.L.A.'s Lonzo Ball, center, greeting his brother LiAngelo Ball, left, and father, LaVar Ball, right, after a win over Long Beach State last November.]( [When Helicopter Parents Hover Even at Work]( By NOAM SCHEIBER The father of the basketball star Lonzo Ball has taken an assertive role in his son's career, reflecting a larger trend as millennials come of age. [Peter Mallouk, the founder of Creative Planning. He urges his employees to give clients ]( [A Kansas Investment Firm Spurring Change on Wall Street]( By LANDON THOMAS Jr. Creative Planning is at the vanguard of a profound shift in finance - from firms peddling products for a fee toward independent, low-cost advice. [A worker checking quality at the body shop of the Ford plant in Hangzhou, China.]( [Ford's Signal to the Auto World: Here Comes China]( By KEITH BRADSHER Making the Focus in a Chinese factory demonstrates their reliable quality and competitive costs, but the move could spark trade tensions with the United States. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Uber's headquarters in San Francisco. Travis Kalanick, who stepped down as the company's chief, had enablers who turned a blind eye to Uber's faults because it was growing quickly.]( State of the Art [Uber's Lesson: Silicon Valley's Start-Up Machine Needs Fixing]( By FARHAD MANJOO Travis Kalanick, who stepped down as Uber's C.E.O., had many enablers who turned a blind eye to the company's faults because it was growing quickly. State of the Art [How Battling Brands Online Has Gained Urgency, and Impact]( By FARHAD MANJOO In a nation where politics have grown pitched, such campaigns suddenly feel like the most effective political action many of us can take. [The New York Times staff members Bill McKinley, executive director of information security, and Runa Sandvik, director of information security.]( Tech We're Using [The Tech That Our Security Experts Use to Be Digitally Secure]( By BILL MCKINLEY and RUNA SANDVIK The Times's security experts suggest keeping all software up to date and using two-factor authentication and password managers to protect your privacy. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Russia's defense lost track of Cristiano Ronaldo for only a few moments on Wednesday, but he used one of them to score the only goal in Portugal's 1-0 victory in a Confederations Cup match in Moscow.]( On Soccer [Ronaldo, Under Fire, Strikes Quickly Before Slipping Away]( By ANDREW KEH A goal, a win in the Confederations Cup and then a news conference - with no questions - as one of the world's best players faces accusations about tax fraud. [The Kiwis' Edge in America's Cup: Drones]( By FRANK BURES Nick Bowers uses drones to shoot spectacular sailing footage, which earned him a place with innovative Team New Zealand, an America's Cup finalist. [The former U.C.L.A. point guard Lonzo Ball after working out for the Lakers in preparation for the N.B.A. draft, to be held Thursday.]( On Pro Basketball [Lakers Appear to Have Plan With Lonzo Ball]( By HARVEY ARATON While the pieces seem to be falling into place in Los Angeles, turmoil surrounds the directionless Knicks and their president, Phil Jackson. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [A scene from ]( [Review: An Immersive 'Seeing You' Sends Its Audience to War]( By BEN BRANTLEY and JESSE GREEN Our chief theater critics went to see the interactive performance piece on the same night, expecting to have vastly different experiences. They didn't. [A sculpture at the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield, Mass.]( [At the Dr. Seuss Museum: Oh, the Places They Don't Go!]( By SOPAN DEB The new museum dedicated to Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, in Springfield, Mass., left out some controversial political cartoons. Critic's Notebook [When Fan Fiction and Reality Collide]( By AMANDA HESS The topsy-turvy power dynamics of internet culture are on display in "FANtasies," a new fan-fiction-inspired web series. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [A 51-page report Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to reveal Thursday solidifies his stance on closing the troubled jail complex on Rikers Island.]( [De Blasio to Unveil Plan for Rikers While Warning It 'Will Not Be Easy']( By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ The proposal solidifies the mayor's stance on closing the troubled jail complex, a goal that he was reluctant to embrace until recently. [A guard, at far left, stands outside the Gucci store at Trump Tower in Manhattan.]( [With First Family in Washington, Midtown Tries to Recover]( By SARAH MASLIN NIR and HANNAH ALANI Businesses in the shadow of Trump Tower in Manhattan have been affected, for better or worse, by the heightened security and increased pedestrian traffic since Donald J. Trump became president, [First Openly Gay Judge Confirmed for New York's Highest Court]( By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Justice Paul G. Feinman, of the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, will take the seat left open by the death of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( Men's Style [Thom Browne, center right, and his team outside his flagship store on 100 Hudson Street in TriBeCa.]( [Is Thom Browne the Most Underestimated Designer in New York?]( By VANESSA FRIEDMAN Among many inside and outside the fashion world, the gap between the perception of the designer's company and its reality is "huge." [The spring/summer 2018 men's wear show for Giorgio Armani, in Milan.]( Fashion Review [Miuccia Prada and Sylvia Fendi Grapple With the New World]( By GUY TREBAY Addressing digital anxiety through sling-back sneakers and subtly colored jackets over shorts. [From left, Wolf Tozzi, Carissa Tozzi, Gena Mann, Jasper Mann, Felix Mann, Indie Mann and Lulu Mann in Weston, Conn. Mrs. Tozzi and Mrs. Mann run the website Wolf & Friends]( [Creating a Stylish World for Children With Autism]( By JUDITH NEWMAN Wolf & Friends is a lush, inspirational platform of fashion and design for young children who have developmental issues. For more men's style news, go to [NYTimes.com/mensstyle »]( []Obituaries [Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch in 1977.]( [Phyllis Kravitch, Judge Who Opened Doors for Herself, Dies at 96]( By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK Judge Kravitch embarked on her legal career in Savannah, Ga., her hometown, in 1944, more than a decade before women were allowed to sit on juries in the state. [Robert Campeau in 1986 in New York at Brooks Brothers, part of the Allied Stores chain, which he had just bought. His empire quickly drowned in debt.]( [Robert Campeau, Flamboyant Canadian Who Owned Bloomingdale's, Dies at 93]( By IAN AUSTEN Mr. Campeau, a developer, built a department store empire in the United States in the 1980s, but it swiftly drowned in a sea of debt. [Jerry Nelson peering into a mirror at the Lick Observatory. Mr. Nelson, an astronomer, helped design a telescope that has become a model for many advanced modern-day telescopes.]( [Jerry Nelson, Designer of the Segmented Telescope, Dies at 73]( By JONATHAN WOLFE Mr. Nelson's design, made decades after the size limit was thought to have been reached, allowed scientists to peer farther into the universe than ever before. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Congress Steps Up on Foreign Policy]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Lawmakers of both parties have provided reassurance to allies and have countered some of President Trump's worst moves. [Fire engulfing Grenfell Tower in London on June 14.]( Editorial [Grenfell Tower Fire: Mindless Deregulation, Senseless Harm]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Safety rules should be enacted or rejected based on analysis, not arbitrary formulas, like those adopted by Britain and the president. [Travis Kalanick in 2016.]( Editorial [Uber is a Creature of an Industry Struggling to Grow Up]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD For all its brilliant minds, Silicon Valley is still struggling to graduate from adolescence to adulthood. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education, at a hearing on Capitol Hill this month.]( Op-Ed Columnist [You've Named Trump's Worst!]( By GAIL COLLINS All the cabinet members tried, but only one could triumph. Op-Ed Columnist [Opioids, a Mass Killer We're Meeting With a Shrug]( By NICHOLAS KRISTOF Opioid deaths continue to climb yet G.O.P. plans would reduce help. Op-Ed Contributor [The Immigrants No One Wants]( By ANITA ISAACS Guatemalans shun returning migrants. Big mistake. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On June 22, 1940, during World War II, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris. [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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