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VOL. CLXVIII . . . No. 58,411 © 2019 The New York Times Company NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019
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LAM YIK FEI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Demonstrators and riot police clashed Monday as a general strike led to more protests. Page A4.In Hong Kong, a Strike and a Counterstrike
WASHINGTON — Law en-forcement officials have soundedthe alarm for months: Home-grown terrorism, including bywhite supremacists, is now as biga threat as terrorism from abroad.But the mass shooting in El Pasolast weekend, the largest domes-tic terrorist attack against His-panics in modern history, hasmade it glaringly clear how poorlyprepared the country is to fight it.
The United States spent nearly
20 years intensely focused onthreats from Islamic extremists.The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,2001, rerouted the machinery ofgovernment to fight againstthreats of violence from the Mid-dle East, Pakistan and Afghani-stan. But those attacks havewaned in recent years, replacedby violence from white suprema-cists — an increasingly internet-driven phenomenon of lonewolves, not groups, that will proveimmensely difficult to combat.
On Monday, President Trump
Fight Turns to Domestic TerrorWithout a Clear Path to FollowThis article is by Sabrina Tav-
ernise, Katie Benner, Matt Apuzzoand Nicole Perlroth.
Continued on Page A14
NEW DELHI — India’s Hindunationalist government on Mon-day unilaterally wiped out the au-tonomy of the restive Kashmir re-gion, sending in thousands ofarmy troops to quell any possibleunrest the move would bring in adisputed territory fought over byIndia and Pakistan.
The government authorities
severed internet connections, mo-bile phone lines and even landlines, casting Kashmir into an in-formation black hole that made itvery difficult to discern what wasunfolding.
For years, India’s Hindu nation-alists have wanted to curtail thespecial freedoms enjoyed byKashmir, a mountainous, predom-inantly Muslim territory that hasturned into a tinderbox betweenIndia and Pakistan, both of whichwield nuclear arms.
On Monday, Amit Shah, India’shome minister, announced in aquick speech, which belied yearsof steady plotting, that the centralgovernment was removing thespecial, somewhat autonomousstatus that served as the founda-tion for Kashmir joining Indiamore than 70 years ago.
While international humanrights groups swiftly condemnedthe action, Hindu nationalists cel-ebrated, saying this could bring
Hindu-Led India Puts Clamp on Muslim KashmirThis article is by Jeffrey Gettle-
man, Suhasini Raj, Kai Schultz andHari Kumar.
Continued on Page A6
WASHINGTON — PresidentTrump on Monday denouncedwhite supremacy in the wake oftwin mass shootings over theweekend, and citing the threat of“racist hate,” he summoned thenation to address what he called alink between the recent carnageand violent video games, mentalillness and internet bigotry.
But he stopped well short of en-dorsing the kind of broad gun con-trol measures that activists, Dem-ocrats and some Republicanshave sought for years, such astougher background checks forgun buyers and the banning ofsome weapons and accessoriessuch as high-capacity magazines.
And while he warned of “theperils of the internet and socialmedia,” he offered no recognitionof his own use of those platformsto promote his brand of divisivepolitics. Instead, he focused on arising intolerance that he hasbeen slow to condemn in the past.
“In one voice our nation mustcondemn racism, bigotry andwhite supremacy,” Mr. Trump saidat the White House. “These sinis-ter ideologies must be defeated.”
It seemed unlikely that Mr.Trump’s 10-minute speech, com-ing after one of the most violentweekends in recent American his-tory, would reposition him as aunifier when many Americanshold him responsible for inflamingracial division. He took no respon-sibility for the atmosphere of divi-sion, nor did he recognize his ownreluctance to warn of the rise ofwhite nationalism until now.
Speaking at a lectern beneath aportrait of George Washington inthe Diplomatic Reception Room,Mr. Trump read from ateleprompter as he denounced thebilious anti-Hispanic manifesto ofthe suspect in the El Paso shoot-ing, which killed 22 people, as be-ing “consumed by racist hate.” Healso called it part of an “evil conta-gion” spreading online.
“These barbaric slaughters arean assault upon our communities,
ASSAILING HATE, BUT NOT GUNS
Trump, in Speech, SaysLittle About PuttingCurbs on Weapons
By MICHAEL CROWLEYand MAGGIE HABERMAN
A vigil at Horizon High School in El Paso for Javier Amir Rodriguez, a 15-year-old student who was fatally shot at a local Walmart.ADRIANA ZEHBRAUSKAS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Continued on Page A12
The politics of American gunviolence follow a predictablepattern in most cases: outragedcalls for action from the left,
somber gestures ofsympathy from theright, a subduedpresidential state-ment delivered from
a prepared text — and then, in amatter of days or even hours, anational turning of the page toother matters.
But after a white supremacistgunman massacred 22 people in
El Paso, the political world hur-tled on Monday toward a moreexpansive, and potentially moreturbulent, confrontation overracist extremism. Though thegun lobby was again on the de-fensive, it was not alone; so weresocial media companies andwebsites like 8chan that havebecome hives for toxic fantasiesand violent ideas that have in-creasingly leaked into real life,with fatal consequences.
Perhaps most of all, PresidentTrump faced intense new criti-cism and scrutiny for the plainechoes of his own language inthe El Paso suspect’s anti-immi-
grant manifesto.Mr. Trump’s usual methods of
deflection sputtered on Monday:His early-morning tweets attack-ing the news media and callingvaguely for new backgroundchecks on gun purchasers didlittle to ease the political pres-sure. A midmorning statementhe recited from the White House— condemning “white suprema-cy” and warning of internet-fueled extremism, but decliningto address his own past languageor call for stern new gun regula-tions — did nothing to quiet thechorus of censure from Mr.
Backlash to Extremism Pressures President
Continued on Page A15
By ALEXANDER BURNS
NEWSANALYSIS
The legitimacy of the appointment ofPedro R. Pierluisi of Puerto Rico isalready being challenged. PAGE A16
New Governor Faces SuitAt the start of 2018, there were no wilddogs in Mozambique’s Gorongosa Na-tional Park. Now there are 50. PAGE D1
Running Wild, Customarily
A jailhouse lawyer propelled a case tothe Supreme Court questioning a lawthat allows 10-to-2 jury verdicts. PAGE A9
NATIONAL A9-16
Crusading Behind BarsFor many Asian couples, the Greekisland of Santorini has become theultimate destination for pre-weddingphotographs. PAGE A5
INTERNATIONAL A4-8
Basking in the Golden LightAs lawyers for cities and counties pusha plan for a nationwide settlement ofopioid lawsuits, states push back, say-ing they should lead the way. PAGE B6
BUSINESS B1-6
Fight Over Opioid LawsuitsThe snakelike duodenoscope is crucialfor diagnosing and treating some dis-eases, but it has a big drawback. PAGE D1
SCIENCETIMES D1-8
A Hospital Hazard
The acquisition, by the parent companyof GateHouse Media, would create apublishing giant in control of more than260 newspapers. PAGE B6
$1.4 Billion Deal for Gannett A compelling action hero of sorts hasbeen wallowing in carnage on a CentralPark stage, Ben Brantley says. PAGE C1
An Electrifying ‘Coriolanus’
The police say jilted love was the motivefor the murder of an au pair and heremployer in Maplewood, N.J. PAGE A17
NEW YORK A17, 20
A Brutal Crime of PassionA Philadelphia Union player grabbed anon-field microphone on Sunday andurged action on gun violence. PAGE B7
SPORTSTUESDAY B7-10
Mic Grab Draws AttentionMichelle Goldberg PAGE A19
EDITORIAL, OP-ED A18-19
IT’S THE LAW A federal act passedbefore Google.com existed helpsto shield hate groups. PAGE B1
PARALLELS Like ISIS recruits,white nationalists are attracted toan apocalyptic ideology. PAGE A7
Aisha Harris explains why she lovedthe film comedy in her youth, and whyit still works for her today. PAGE C1
ARTS C1-8
‘Superbad’ Is Still Superfun
WASHINGTON — The tradewar between the United Statesand China entered a more danger-ous phase on Monday, as Beijingallowed its currency to weaken,Chinese enterprises stopped mak-ing new purchases of Americanfarm goods and PresidentTrump’s Treasury Departmentformally labeled China a currencymanipulator.
The escalation shook worldmarkets as investors looked forsafe places to park their money.Wall Street suffered its worst dayof the year, with the S&P 500 clos-ing down nearly 3 percent. Sellingwas especially heavy in the trade-sensitive technology, consumerdiscretionary and industrial sec-tors. Yields on United StatesTreasuries, which fall as pricesrise, dropped as investors soughtsafety in government-backedbonds. Benchmark indexes inAsia and Europe also fell.
On Sunday, the People’s Bank ofChina, that country’s centralbank, took steps to limit the im-
pact of Mr. Trump’s next round oftariffs by letting its currencyweaken past the psychologicallyimportant point of 7 renminbi tothe American dollar for the firsttime in more than a decade.
A weaker currency can makegoods cheaper to sell abroad, al-lowing businesses and consumersto help offset the added tariffs Mr.Trump plans to impose on Sept. 1.It also harms American exporterstrying to compete with China.
Chinese officials said the movecame in response to marketforces, which have reacted to Mr.Trump’s tariff threats by pushingthe value of the currency down. Inan unusually blunt statement, thecentral bank put the blame for thecurrency fall on Mr. Trump’s “uni-lateralism and trade protection-ism measures and the impositionof increased tariffs on China.”
Chinese enterprises halted newpurchases of American agricul-tural goods in response to Mr.Trump’s decision to impose moretariffs, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, whichcalled the president’s move a “se-rious violation” of an agreementreached in June with President XiJinping.
Late Monday, the Treasury tookthe unusual step of labeling Chinaa currency manipulator — thefirst time it has done so since 1994.In a statement, the Treasury saidthat Secretary Steven Mnuchin“will engage with the Interna-tional Monetary Fund to eliminatethe unfair competitive advantagecreated by China’s latest actions.”
The action is mostly symbolic,requiring the administration toconsult with the InternationalMonetary Fund to try to eliminatethe unfair advantage the currency
China Deploys CurrencyAs Lever in Trade Feud,
Jolting Global MarketsLets Renminbi Weaken in Escalation —
U.S. Calls Beijing a Manipulator
This article is by Ana Swanson,Alexandra Stevenson and JeannaSmialek.
Shares plunged at the NewYork Stock Exchange Monday.
JOHANNES EISELE/A.F.P. — GETTY IMAGES
Continued on Page A8
EL PASO — Jordan Anchondo,24, gave birth to her baby boy PaulGilbert two months ago. At an ElPaso Walmart, she gave her life tosave his.
Ms. Anchondo was holding thenewborn as she and her husband,Andre Anchondo, 23, shopped lateon Saturday morning. A gunmanstormed in, opening fire on shop-pers while wearing headphones todull the loud bursts of gunfirefrom his AK-47-style rifle. Ms. An-chondo shielded the baby as shewas being shot. Her husband triedto shield both of them, relatives
said.Ms. Anchondo and her husband
were killed. The baby was grazedby a bullet.
Paul Gilbert — a mass-shootingorphan — had two broken fingersand was being treated by doctors.
His parents were among the 22victims in one of the deadliestmass shootings in Texas historyand one of the latest in a string ofattacks that has shaken the na-tion. The victims were as bination-al as El Paso, the sister city of Ciu-dad Juárez in Mexico, part of thedaily stream of people who driveand walk across the bridges inborder cities to shop.
After Wait for Names in Texas,Families Are Left Devastated
This article is by Rick Rojas,Manny Fernandez, Simon Romeroand Jose A. Del Real.
Continued on Page A10
Last month was the hottest ever re-corded, researchers in Europe say,slightly eclipsing July 2016. PAGE A7
Yes, July Was a Scorcher
Late EditionToday, afternoon thunderstorms,low humidity, high 82. Tonight, thun-derstorms, partly cloudy, low 72.Tomorrow, thunderstorms, high 85.Weather map appears on Page B8.
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