And our investigative reporter wrote that a political action committee that Mr. Bolton founded was one of the earliest customers of Cambridge Analytica, the firm that came under fire for its use of data scraped from Facebook.
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4. The White House announced plans to impose tariffs on $60 billion worth of Chinese imports this week. But China’s response has been muted.
Our correspondents in Beijing explained why. They say that the tariffs would have minimal impact on China and that Beijing has more effective weapons it could use in a trade war. Above, a steel plant in Shandong Province.
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5. A gunman in southwestern France killed three people in a burst of violence that included hijacking a car, shooting at police officers and opening fire and taking a hostage in a supermarket.
Witnesses said the gunman claimed to be acting on behalf of the Islamic State, but it was unclear if he had any ties to the group. He was killed by the police when they stormed the supermarket.
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6. A New York firefighter was killed and two others were seriously injured by a fire at a building in Harlem that was being used as a film set.
Michael R. Davidson, 37, was a 15-year veteran of the department, with four commendations for bravery, and a father of four. He was somehow separated from other firefighters as the blaze intensified and forced them to pull back.
The building, which was one of Harlem’s few remaining jazz clubs before it closed, was being used for the filming of “Motherless Brooklyn,” based on a book by Jonathan Lethem and directed by Edward Norton.
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7. A woman who says she was sexually abused by a teacher at an upstate New York private school in the 1990s bought three billboards to call him out. She was inspired by the movie “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
Kat Sullivan says she was abused by a teacher at the Emma Willard School. A report commissioned by the school concluded that the teacher was fired for sexual abuse — but was still given a recommendation to teach elsewhere.
The statute of limitations has expired, leaving Ms. Sullivan with no legal recourse. So she bought the billboards, one of which pushes a bill that would give victims until age 28 to file criminal charges.
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8. Uber’s self-driving cars were struggling even before one struck and killed a woman in Arizona. Above, investigators inspected the vehicle.
Our account is based on more than 100 pages of Uber documents and interviews with two people familiar with the company’s operations in the Phoenix area.
Tech companies and automakers are spending billions developing self-driving cars in the belief that the market for them could one day be worth much more. The crash, which occurred Sunday night, is a major setback for Uber.
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9. Our critic weighed in on the adaptation of “Frozen” that opened on Broadway this week, and it wasn’t pretty. He called it “sometimes rousing, often dull, alternately dopey and anguished.” He liked the first 20 minutes, though. Above, Caissie Levy as Elsa.
In happier theater news, come inside the Times Square studios where actors for Broadway’s biggest shows rehearse. Our video shows a day in the life of the bustling space.
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10. Finally, did you keep up with the headlines this week? Test your knowledge with our news quiz. (Above, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, who was elected to a fourth term on Sunday.)
Speaking of this week’s top stories, the late-night hosts had a good time imagining a throwdown between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden after the two septuagenarians exchanged schoolyard taunts.
“This is just what America needs,” Seth Meyers joked. “The thrilla in vanilla.”
Have a great weekend.
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