Today's Headlines: Trump's Tweets About London Bombing Anger British Leaders

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[Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, has made a case to President Trump that Obama-era restrictions on drone strikes needlessly limit the United States' ability to fight terrorism.]( [C.I.A. Wants Authority to Conduct Drone Strikes in Afghanistan for the First Time]( By ERIC SCHMITT and MATTHEW ROSENBERG The C.I.A. is pushing for expanded powers to carry out its own drone strikes, and the White House is said to favor the proposal despite Pentagon objections. [Chelsea Manning said she was ]( [With Chelsea Manning Invitation, Harvard Got a Discussion It Didn't Want]( By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE After the university's Kennedy School gave Manning a visiting fellowship, backlash led to a reversal and criticism from across the political spectrum. 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 [Saturn's Northern hemisphere as observed by Cassini on Wednesday.]( SCIENCE [Cassini Vanishes Into Saturn, Its Mission Celebrated and Mourned]( By KENNETH CHANG Orbiting the ringed planet since 2004, the spacecraft solved some mysteries and made discoveries that upended our notions about the solar system. OPINION | Opinion [The Suburb of the Future, Almost Here]( By ALAN M. BERGER Millennials want a different kind of suburban development that is smart, efficient and sustainable. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "In Japan's case, I don't think we can shoot before we are shot. Most likely, once we are shot and the second or third missiles are coming and they are on the ground, we can shoot back." [NOBORU YAMAGUCHI]( a professor of international relations at the International University of Japan in Niigata, on the constitutional limits of what Japan can do when North Korea fires a missile. [] Today's Videos [Tony Cenicola/The New York Times. Technology By Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: A Dip in the Living Room Pool]( In a slowing luxury real estate market, developers are investing in amenities to attract buyers. Explore Soori High Line, where more than half of the units come with private, saltwater pools. [[Video] Video: Trump Teams With Democrats on DACA: What's the Logic?]( Mixed messages, backtracking and a bit of verbal combat after a bipartisan meeting between President Trump and the Democratic Party leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi have added confusion to the already confusing fate of DACA. Three New York Times reporters, Maggie Haberman, Peter Baker, and Glenn Thrush, explain what happened, and what it means. [An injured woman outside Parsons Green subway station in London on Friday.]( [[Video] Video: In London Terror Attack, Witnesses Describe 'Big Bang']( Britain was hit by a terrorist attack on Friday morning, when a crude device exploded on a crowded London Underground train. Passengers described seeing a wall of fire. [] World [An injured woman outside Parsons Green subway station in London on Friday.]( ['Bucket Bomb' Strikes London's Vulnerable Underground]( By SEWELL CHAN, PATRICK KINGSLEY and CEYLAN YEGINSU The blast on a subway train caused panic and disrupted services; 29 people were injured. The city has suffered multiple terrorist attacks this year. [A pair of Japanese F-15 fighters, center, in formation with United States Air Force B-1B bombers, top, and United States Marine Corps F-35B fighters near the island of Kyushu, Japan, last month.]( [North Korea's Threat Pushes Japan to Reassess Its Might and Rights]( By MOTOKO RICH The limits of missile defense and a pacifist Constitution are weighing on the debate over how Japan should respond to the North's nuclear program. [A rare big cat was photographed in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia, last month. Park rangers believe the animal may be a Javan tiger, which are thought to be extinct.]( [Tiger Species Thought Extinct Is Possibly Spotted in Indonesia]( By JON EMONT Rangers at a national park in West Java photographed a rare big cat, leading to speculation that it was a Javan tiger, a species declared extinct 40 years ago. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Demonstrators marched in St. Louis after Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer, was found not guilty in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith.]( [Former St. Louis Officer, Jason Stockley, Acquitted in Shooting of Black Driver]( By TIM O'NEIL and MITCH SMITH Protesters began marching downtown, calling the verdict flawed. Aiming to avoid violent protests, the governor placed the National Guard on standby. [Tutu, on the United States Virgin Island St. Thomas, after Hurricane Irma.]( [Paradise Lost: Devastation on the U.S. Virgin Islands]( By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ Residents of St. Thomas and St. John showed signs of resilience amid the ruins left by Hurricane Irma. [An Army recruiter at a job fair in Omaha.]( [Fast Track to Citizenship Is Cut Off for Some Military Recruits]( By MIRIAM JORDAN The recruits had signed up for a program to attract immigrants with certain language and other skills that are in short supply into the armed forces. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [President Trump visited his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida for 25 days between his inauguration and the middle of May.]( [Trump Declines to Release List of His Visitors at Mar-a-Lago]( By ERIC LIPTON The administration's refusal to turn over the names of people who met with the president at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's private club, escalates a legal battle. [Senator Charles E. Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is considering using subpoenas to compel some to testify before his committee.]( [Judiciary Chairman Considers Subpoenas in Trump Investigation]( By NICHOLAS FANDOS Senate Judiciary Committee leaders are growing frustrated with what they see as stonewalling from the Justice Department over their Russia probe. [Under orders from Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, the State Department's overall diplomatic delegation to the United Nations General Assembly is expected to include about 140 officials, down from twice that number last year.]( [With Cost-Cutting Zeal, Tillerson Whittles U.N. Delegation, Too]( By GARDINER HARRIS Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, who sees himself as a steward of taxpayer dollars, slashed the number of diplomats attending the United Nations General Assembly next week. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Mike Cagney, a founder of the online lender Social Finance. The company's board said on Friday that Mr. Cagney would step down immediately as chief executive rather than stay on until the end of the year.]( [SoFi Board Says C.E.O. Is Out Immediately Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal]( By KATIE BENNER Mike Cagney, the company's chief executive, had said earlier this week that he would step down at year's end. [Outside a Walmart distribution center in Bentonville, Ark., where the company's home office is located.]( [While Amazon Plays the Field, Walmart Stays True to Arkansas]( By MICHAEL CORKERY A week after Amazon announced plans for a second headquarters somewhere in North America, Walmart said on Friday that it is building a new home office in Bentonville. [There are still many unanswered questions about the Equifax breach that exposed the personal information of millions of Americans.]( [Equifax Breach: Two Executives Step Down as Investigation Continues]( By NICOLE PERLROTH and CADE METZ The company said Friday that its chief information and security officers would retire in the wake of the breach that affected millions in the U.S. and Britain. This is what we know and don't know about what occurred. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Lurid Lawsuit's Quiet End Leaves Silicon Valley Start-Up Barely Dented]( By DAVID STREITFELD For all the outcry over how women are treated in the tech industry, the resolution of a sexual harassment case against Upload, a virtual reality start-up, shows that little has changed. [Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, in April. A report by ProPublica said the social network's self-service ad-buying system let advertisers seek out self-described ]( [Google and Facebook Face Criticism for Ads Targeting Racist Sentiments]( By SAPNA MAHESHWARI and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON Both companies said they would change how their ad systems worked in response to two separate news reports exposing the issues. [Jackson Palmer, creator of Dogecoin, in San Francisco on Friday. He was an early fan of cryptocurrency, but is now one of the loudest voices warning of a crash in the market.]( The Shift [Is There a Cryptocurrency Bubble? Just Ask Doge.]( By KEVIN ROOSE Dogecoin was meant to poke fun at the hype around virtual currency. But now, its creator says, Dogecoin illustrates the risks. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Dave Greene threw tomahawks as part of the 2017 Finger Lakes Fling last month in Danby, N.Y. The event was sanctioned by the International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame.]( [Knife-Throwing as a Sport: Who Would Have Thunk It?]( By PETE CROATTO No, ESPN is not televising it - at least not yet. But there are a growing number of devotees who love the sound of knife hitting wood. [Jemele Hill and Michael Smith are hosts of a ]( [If ESPN Wants to Discipline Jemele Hill, She Might Have Law on Her Side]( By KEVIN DRAPER A Connecticut statute provides free-speech protections beyond the First Amendment, making it illegal for ESPN to punish Hill, according to some labor lawyers. [Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia attempted to get a double play against the Yankees during their series in early September.]( [Manfred Fines Red Sox Over Stealing Signs and Issues Warning to All 30 Teams]( By BILLY WITZ The commissioner's office said it would donate the fine to hurricane relief efforts in Florida. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Sam Leigh of Philadelphia riding one of the pedicabs.]( [Watch a Human-Powered Fleet of 'Fireflies' Create a Nighttime Dreamscape]( By BARBARA POLLACK For a public art project in Philadelphia, the artist Cai Guo-Qiang transformed pedicabs with paper lanterns ablaze. [Laurie Metcalf, left, and Saoirse Ronan in a scene from ]( [Men, Women, Cinema - No Longer the Same Old Story]( By MANOHLA DARGIS Among the bounty at this year's Toronto International Film Festival are a wonderful solo directing debut from Greta Gerwig and a provocation from Louis C.K. [J. P. Donleavy at Levington Park, the County Westmeath, Ireland, estate where he had lived since the 1970s.]( An Appraisal [A Toast for J. P. Donleavy]( By DWIGHT GARNER The author, whose picaresque masterwork "The Ginger Man" has sold more than 45 million copies, died on Monday at 91. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Dr. Jessica Cantlon, left, and Dr. Celeste Kidd, professors in University of Rochester's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, are among a group of faculty members who have said the college retaliated against them for accusing Dr. T. Florian Jaeger of sexual harassment.]( [Sexual Harassment Charges Roil Elite University Department]( By VIVIAN WANG University of Rochester faculty members say the administration protected a professor who harassed women, and retaliated against those who complained. [Justice Judith McMahon, who oversaw the state Supreme Court on Staten Island, has been transferred to a post in Manhattan. Her husband is Michael McMahon, the Staten Island district attorney. It's alleged that Justice McMahon failed to abide by an agreement to keep out of criminal matters.]( [A Judge, a Clerk and Secret Recordings: Drama Engulfs a Staten Island Court]( By ALAN FEUER At the center of the spectacle are allegations that a former top judge, who is married to the district attorney, stayed involved in criminal matters. [A fashion show inside the General Assembly building at the United Nations on Thursday. The United Nations tour guide uniforms were designed by Elie Tahari.]( [At Fashion Show, U.N. Tour Guides Walk Runway]( By JAMES BARRON The designer Elie Tahari wanted the new uniforms "to look elegant, classic and professional, and be comfortable." For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [Harry Dean Stanton in the 1984 movie ]( [Harry Dean Stanton, Character Actor Who Became a Star, Dies at 91]( By ANITA GATES The gaunt, hollow-eyed Mr. Stanton had his breakthrough in "Paris, Texas." As one critic wrote, he was able "to make everything he does seem immediately authentic." [Douglas Dowd, right, at a news conference in Chicago before a march against the Vietnam War in 1969 with Sidney Peck, left, and Stewart Meacham.]( [Douglas Dowd, 97, Antiwar Activist and Critic of Capitalism Is Dead]( By SAM ROBERTS Professor Dowd's views were largely shaped by his disappointment that the United States had, as he saw it, failed to live up to its ideals. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Morality Is Negotiable for Mr. Trump]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Compassion for young immigrants? Dream on. When he does the right thing, he's only playing the angles. [The remains of Pier 54, in Manhattan.]( Editorial [How New Yorkers Sank a Floating Park]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Plans for a park and arts space on the West Side were squashed by a few vocal critics, a sign of how hard it is to get anything done in this city. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Vietnam '67 [The Forgotten Victims of Agent Orange]( By VIET THANH NGUYEN and RICHARD HUGHES The United States has acknowledged the horrifying effects of Agent Orange on its military veterans. Why won't it do the same for Vietnamese citizens? [White truffles.]( Op-Ed Contributor ['Truffle Oil' Without Any Actual Truffles]( By EUGENIA BONE Most products sold as truffle oils are flavored by chemicals, and consumers don't know the difference. Op-Ed Columnist [Congress Goes for Its Guns]( By GAIL COLLINS Silencers are not golden. Op-Ed Columnist [Trump Gives Conservatives Their Just Comeuppance]( By BRET STEPHENS Trump's move toward Democrats is about betrayal, not pragmatism. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On Sept. 16, 1974, President Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders. 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