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VOL. CLXVII . . . No. 57,980 + © 2018 The New York Times Company NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 U(D54G1D)y+?!$!,!=!: Communities and fracking are growing north of Denver. So is anger over which projects should be allowed. PAGE A12 NATIONAL A12-18 Oil Wells Near Schoolyards New York City would be forced to spend at least $1 billion and ac- cept a federal monitor to oversee its dilapidated public housing sys- tem, as part of a settlement being finalized with the United States at- torney’s office in Manhattan, ac- cording to two people familiar with the negotiations. The settlement, which still re- quires approval from the parties, would bring an end to the federal government’s sweeping and yearslong investigation into con- ditions at the New York City Hous- ing Authority, the country’s larg- est public housing stock, which houses more than 400,000 poor and working-class New Yorkers. Federal intervention would mark a turning point in the efforts to salvage Nycha, as the housing authority is known, which slid into a state of disrepair after the fed- eral government began to disin- vest in the authority’s 325 housing developments two decades ago. Since 2001, Nycha has suffered more than $2.7 billion in cuts from the federal government. Under the city’s watch, maintenance was deferred, capital projects were de- layed and a backlog of repairs bur- geoned. The authority currently has $17 billion in unmet capital needs, a number that is expected to grow when Nycha releases its new assessment in June. Two major requirements of the settlement had been agreed upon: the court-appointed federal moni- tor and the $1 billion, which would be spread over four years and go U.S. Expected To Get Oversight Of City Housing By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ and J. DAVID GOODMAN Continued on Page A22 Several N.F.L. teams deter- mined cheerleading programs had a scarcity problem on game days. If cheerleaders were on the sideline dancing, none were avail- able to serve as scantily clad hostesses who could mingle with fans high up in the cheap seats or in the luxury suites, where teams catered to big-money customers. To address that shortcoming, some teams created a different kind of cheerleading team — one whose members did not do any cheering or require any dance training. They were hired mainly for their appearance. Their visits with male fans, the teams be- lieved, produced a better game- day experience, akin to the ap- proach of the Hooters restaurant chain. In interviews with a dozen women who have worked for N.F.L. teams as noncheering cheerleaders and six others who had direct knowledge of the noncheering squads, they de- scribed minimum-wage jobs in which harassment and groping were common, particularly be- cause the women were required to be on the front lines of partying fans. The fans had no reason to be- lieve these women were not actual cheerleaders because the women often dressed exactly like the cheerleaders dancing on the field or nearly the same. “It’s a really big secret, and now you know about it,” said Jackie Chambers, 33, a model with more than a decade of experience who worked as a Houston Texans noncheering cheerleader last sea- son. “But teams don’t want fans to know about it. All of the cheerlead- They Wear the Uniform, but They Don’t Cheer By JULIET MACUR Jackie Chambers said she was upset by what she saw working for the Houston Texans last season. MICHAEL STARGHILL Jr. FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES Hired by N.F.L. Teams to Charm Male Fans Continued on Page A18 ROME — After 88 days of im- passes and negotiations, two Ital- ian populist parties with a history of antagonism toward the Eu- ropean Union received ap- proval Thurs- day night to cre- ate a govern- ment that has al- ready unsettled the Continent’s political order. Only days ago, President Sergio Mattarella of Italy rejected a pop- ulist government over concerns about a proposed finance minister who had helped write a guide for withdrawing Italy from the euro, Europe’s single currency. The po- litical chaos and sudden uncer- tainty about the euro helped send global financial markets reeling. On Thursday, the populists re- shuffled, keeping the same prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, and other top players, but moving the objectionable finance minister to a less critical post. That was apparently enough to satisfy the president, who pre- ferred an elected government to a caretaker alternative he had in re- serve. The populist parties consti- tuting the new government won the most votes in a March 4 elec- tion, promising a sweeping crack- down on the illegal immigration that helped fuel their ascent. But the president’s assent was not enough to allay concerns about the actual agenda of the populists once they enter power, even though they now claim a sud- den conversion to full faith in the euro. “The populist and right-wing Populists Antagonistic to Europe Get Nod to Take the Reins in Italy By JASON HOROWITZ Continued on Page A6 Conte THE UPSHOT The economy can handle new tariffs on metals. The real risk is the Trump administration’s erratic trade policy. PAGE A10 CHINA GESTURE Beijing said it would cut tariffs before the U.S. com- merce secretary’s visit, but few American goods are affected. PAGE A10 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would impose steep tariffs on metals imported from its clos- est allies, provoking retaliation against American businesses and consumers and further straining diplomatic ties tested by the presi- dent’s combative approach. The European Union, Canada and Mexico, which will face 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 per- cent on aluminum, quickly de- nounced the action and drew up lists of tit-for-tat measures, many aimed at parts of the United States where President Trump enjoys his strongest political support. The move follows months of un- certainty as the Trump adminis- tration dangled exemptions for al- lies in return for concessions on other fronts. In moving forward with tariffs on national security grounds, the administration now faces a crucial test of whether its aggressive strategy will extract promises from trading partners or end up backfiring on the United States economy. The tariffs “have already had major, positive effects on steel and aluminum workers and jobs and will continue to do so long into the future,” White House officials said in a statement. “At the same time, the Trump administration’s ac- tions underscore its commitment to good-faith negotiations with our allies to enhance our national security while supporting Ameri- can workers.” By keeping trading partners guessing, the president has sought to create leverage in trade negotiations, including in talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada. But in the process, he has sowed an atmosphere of cha- os among allies as well as manu- facturers uncertain about the im- pact on their vast supply chains. The latest twist in the trade drama does little to alleviate the confusion among business own- ers and foreign leaders. Although the Trump administration sig- naled a tougher stance with the tariffs, it also left open the possi- bility for continued negotiations with affected countries. U.S. TO PUT TARIFFS ON ITS KEY ALLIES, RISKING REPRISAL Steel and Aluminum From Canada, the E.U. and Mexico Are Targeted By ANA SWANSON President Trump has tried to create leverage in trade talks. DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES Continued on Page A10 JUBA, South Sudan — The hunger season came early this year. By February, once seen as a time of plenty, Nyabolli Chok had run out of food for her three chil- dren in their village here in South Sudan. She knew they had to leave. “We were eating leaves off of trees,” she said, describing how she boiled them into a watery soup. “Ron reath,” she said — her words for the hunger season. South Sudan’s dozens of ethnic groups use different names for the months when food becomes scarce until the next harvest. But the fears are the same: malnutri- tion, disease, even death. And this year is expected to be the worst yet. More than four years of civil war — most of this young coun- try’s existence — have chased mil- lions from their homes, leaving countless farms abandoned. The economy has been obliterated. Fighting has overcome some of Eating Leaves To Stay Alive As War Rages By MEGAN SPECIA and KASSIE BRACKEN Waiting for food at a United Nations camp outside Juba, South Sudan. Officials fear millions may face malnutrition as food runs out. KASSIE BRACKEN/THE NEW YORK TIMES Continued on Page A11 WASHINGTON — For more than a year, President Trump has struggled to control the United States’ law enforcement appara- tus, frustrated that it remains at least partly out of his grasp. But he is increasingly turning to a tool that allows him to push back against a justice system he calls unfair. In a burst of action and words, Mr. Trump demonstrated Thurs- day that, in some instances, he still has the last word. He par- doned Dinesh D’Souza, a conser- vative commentator convicted of campaign finance violations, and he said he may extend clemency to former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois and Martha Stewart, the lifestyle mogul. As he has for all of his acts of clemency since taking office, Mr. Trump bypassed the traditional system for granting pardons and disregarded more than 10,000 lan- guishing applications to focus in- stead on prominent public figures whose cases resonated with him given his own grievances with in- vestigators. Some critics said he may even be signaling associates — like one of his personal lawyers, Michael D. Cohen, who is under in- vestigation for possibly violating federal campaign finance laws — to stay strong and not help pros- ecutors. The pardon for Mr. D’Souza, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to ma- king illegal campaign contribu- tions, was a victory for one of the president’s most vocal bases of support, the conservative news media. Mr. D’Souza has argued that he was singled out for pros- ecution by President Barack Oba- ma’s administration because of his conservative politics, an argu- ment that mirrors Mr. Trump’s as- sertions that his predecessor tar- geted him, too. Mr. Trump attributed his inter- est in the three cases to indigna- tion over selective or excessive justice. Mr. D’Souza, he said, “was very unfairly treated.” He de- scribed the 14-year sentence im- posed on Mr. Blagojevich, a Dem- ocrat convicted on corruption charges, as “really unfair.” He said Ms. Stewart, who spent five months in prison for lying to in- vestigators in a stock case, “was harshly and unfairly treated.” The president’s intervention came as he rails against Attorney Trump Uses Pardons to Confront Justice System By PETER BAKER Continued on Page A14 Stars Whose Cases Echo His Legal Grievances The E.P.A. took a big step toward allow- ing more car emissions, setting the stage for a fight with California. PAGE A17 Rolling Back Pollution Rules The government of Mariano Rajoy veered toward collapse as opponents appeared to have the support to oust him over a corruption scandal. PAGE A6 Spanish Leader Faces Ouster As the secretary of state talked to North Koreans in New York, Kim Jong-un met with a Russian in Pyongyang. PAGE A8 INTERNATIONAL A4-11 Diplomacy on Two Continents Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, above, and Cynthia Nixon are battling over whose plan to fix the subway is best. PAGE A19 NEW YORK A19-23 An Underground Fight A MoMA show of fantasy architectural marvels by Bodys Isek Kingelez is an exhibition-as-utopian-wonderland, Roberta Smith writes. PAGE C13 WEEKEND ARTS C1-26 Jetsonian Cityscapes China’s two internet behemoths are spending billions to dominate daily life. U.S. titans may be taking notes. 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Communities and fracking are growingnorth of Denver. So is anger over whichprojects should be allowed. PAGE A12
NATIONAL A12-18
Oil Wells Near Schoolyards
New York City would be forcedto spend at least $1 billion and ac-cept a federal monitor to overseeits dilapidated public housing sys-tem, as part of a settlement beingfinalized with the United States at-torney’s office in Manhattan, ac-cording to two people familiarwith the negotiations.
The settlement, which still re-quires approval from the parties,would bring an end to the federalgovernment’s sweeping andyearslong investigation into con-ditions at the New York City Hous-ing Authority, the country’s larg-est public housing stock, whichhouses more than 400,000 poorand working-class New Yorkers.
Federal intervention wouldmark a turning point in the effortsto salvage Nycha, as the housingauthority is known, which slid intoa state of disrepair after the fed-eral government began to disin-vest in the authority’s 325 housingdevelopments two decades ago.
Since 2001, Nycha has sufferedmore than $2.7 billion in cuts fromthe federal government. Underthe city’s watch, maintenance wasdeferred, capital projects were de-layed and a backlog of repairs bur-geoned. The authority currentlyhas $17 billion in unmet capitalneeds, a number that is expectedto grow when Nycha releases itsnew assessment in June.
Two major requirements of thesettlement had been agreed upon:the court-appointed federal moni-tor and the $1 billion, which wouldbe spread over four years and go
U.S. Expected To Get OversightOf City Housing
By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍand J. DAVID GOODMAN
Continued on Page A22
Several N.F.L. teams deter-mined cheerleading programshad a scarcity problem on gamedays. If cheerleaders were on thesideline dancing, none were avail-able to serve as scantily cladhostesses who could mingle withfans high up in the cheap seats orin the luxury suites, where teamscatered to big-money customers.
To address that shortcoming,some teams created a differentkind of cheerleading team — onewhose members did not do anycheering or require any dancetraining. They were hired mainlyfor their appearance. Their visits
with male fans, the teams be-lieved, produced a better game-day experience, akin to the ap-proach of the Hooters restaurantchain.
In interviews with a dozenwomen who have worked forN.F.L. teams as noncheeringcheerleaders and six others whohad direct knowledge of thenoncheering squads, they de-scribed minimum-wage jobs in
which harassment and gropingwere common, particularly be-cause the women were required tobe on the front lines of partyingfans. The fans had no reason to be-lieve these women were not actualcheerleaders because the womenoften dressed exactly like thecheerleaders dancing on the fieldor nearly the same.
“It’s a really big secret, and nowyou know about it,” said JackieChambers, 33, a model with morethan a decade of experience whoworked as a Houston Texansnoncheering cheerleader last sea-son. “But teams don’t want fans toknow about it. All of the cheerlead-
They Wear the Uniform, but They Don’t CheerBy JULIET MACUR
Jackie Chambers said she was upset by what she saw working for the Houston Texans last season.MICHAEL STARGHILL Jr. FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Hired by N.F.L. Teamsto Charm Male Fans
Continued on Page A18
ROME — After 88 days of im-passes and negotiations, two Ital-ian populist parties with a historyof antagonismtoward the Eu-ropean Unionreceived ap-proval Thurs-day night to cre-ate a govern-ment that has al-ready unsettledthe Continent’spolitical order.
Only days ago, President SergioMattarella of Italy rejected a pop-ulist government over concernsabout a proposed finance ministerwho had helped write a guide forwithdrawing Italy from the euro,Europe’s single currency. The po-litical chaos and sudden uncer-tainty about the euro helped sendglobal financial markets reeling.
On Thursday, the populists re-
shuffled, keeping the same primeminister, Giuseppe Conte, andother top players, but moving theobjectionable finance minister toa less critical post.
That was apparently enough tosatisfy the president, who pre-ferred an elected government to acaretaker alternative he had in re-serve. The populist parties consti-tuting the new government wonthe most votes in a March 4 elec-tion, promising a sweeping crack-down on the illegal immigrationthat helped fuel their ascent.
But the president’s assent wasnot enough to allay concernsabout the actual agenda of thepopulists once they enter power,even though they now claim a sud-den conversion to full faith in theeuro.
“The populist and right-wing
Populists Antagonistic to EuropeGet Nod to Take the Reins in Italy
By JASON HOROWITZ
Continued on Page A6
Conte
THE UPSHOT The economy can handle new tariffs on metals. The realrisk is the Trump administration’s erratic trade policy. PAGE A10
CHINA GESTURE Beijing said it would cut tariffs before the U.S. com-merce secretary’s visit, but few American goods are affected. PAGE A10
WASHINGTON — The Trumpadministration said on Thursdaythat it would impose steep tariffson metals imported from its clos-est allies, provoking retaliationagainst American businesses andconsumers and further strainingdiplomatic ties tested by the presi-dent’s combative approach.
The European Union, Canadaand Mexico, which will face 25percent tariffs on steel and 10 per-cent on aluminum, quickly de-nounced the action and drew uplists of tit-for-tat measures, manyaimed at parts of the United Stateswhere President Trump enjoys hisstrongest political support.
The move follows months of un-certainty as the Trump adminis-tration dangled exemptions for al-lies in return for concessions onother fronts. In moving forwardwith tariffs on national securitygrounds, the administration nowfaces a crucial test of whether itsaggressive strategy will extractpromises from trading partners orend up backfiring on the UnitedStates economy.
The tariffs “have already hadmajor, positive effects on steel andaluminum workers and jobs andwill continue to do so long into thefuture,” White House officials saidin a statement. “At the same time,the Trump administration’s ac-tions underscore its commitmentto good-faith negotiations with
our allies to enhance our nationalsecurity while supporting Ameri-can workers.”
By keeping trading partnersguessing, the president hassought to create leverage in tradenegotiations, including in talksover the North American FreeTrade Agreement with Mexicoand Canada. But in the process, hehas sowed an atmosphere of cha-os among allies as well as manu-facturers uncertain about the im-pact on their vast supply chains.
The latest twist in the tradedrama does little to alleviate theconfusion among business own-ers and foreign leaders. Althoughthe Trump administration sig-naled a tougher stance with thetariffs, it also left open the possi-bility for continued negotiationswith affected countries.
U.S. TO PUT TARIFFSON ITS KEY ALLIES,
RISKING REPRISALSteel and Aluminum From Canada, the
E.U. and Mexico Are Targeted
By ANA SWANSON
President Trump has tried tocreate leverage in trade talks.
DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES
Continued on Page A10
JUBA, South Sudan — Thehunger season came early thisyear.
By February, once seen as atime of plenty, Nyabolli Chok hadrun out of food for her three chil-dren in their village here in SouthSudan. She knew they had toleave.
“We were eating leaves off oftrees,” she said, describing howshe boiled them into a waterysoup.
“Ron reath,” she said — herwords for the hunger season.South Sudan’s dozens of ethnicgroups use different names for themonths when food becomesscarce until the next harvest. Butthe fears are the same: malnutri-tion, disease, even death.
And this year is expected to bethe worst yet.
More than four years of civilwar — most of this young coun-try’s existence — have chased mil-lions from their homes, leavingcountless farms abandoned. Theeconomy has been obliterated.Fighting has overcome some of
Eating LeavesTo Stay AliveAs War Rages
By MEGAN SPECIAand KASSIE BRACKEN
Waiting for food at a United Nations camp outside Juba, South Sudan. Officials fear millions may face malnutrition as food runs out.KASSIE BRACKEN/THE NEW YORK TIMES
Continued on Page A11
WASHINGTON — For morethan a year, President Trump hasstruggled to control the UnitedStates’ law enforcement appara-tus, frustrated that it remains atleast partly out of his grasp. Buthe is increasingly turning to a toolthat allows him to push backagainst a justice system he callsunfair.
In a burst of action and words,Mr. Trump demonstrated Thurs-day that, in some instances, hestill has the last word. He par-doned Dinesh D’Souza, a conser-vative commentator convicted ofcampaign finance violations, andhe said he may extend clemencyto former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevichof Illinois and Martha Stewart, thelifestyle mogul.
As he has for all of his acts ofclemency since taking office, Mr.Trump bypassed the traditionalsystem for granting pardons anddisregarded more than 10,000 lan-guishing applications to focus in-stead on prominent public figureswhose cases resonated with himgiven his own grievances with in-vestigators. Some critics said hemay even be signaling associates— like one of his personal lawyers,Michael D. Cohen, who is under in-vestigation for possibly violatingfederal campaign finance laws —to stay strong and not help pros-ecutors.
The pardon for Mr. D’Souza,who pleaded guilty in 2014 to ma-king illegal campaign contribu-tions, was a victory for one of thepresident’s most vocal bases ofsupport, the conservative newsmedia. Mr. D’Souza has arguedthat he was singled out for pros-ecution by President Barack Oba-ma’s administration because ofhis conservative politics, an argu-ment that mirrors Mr. Trump’s as-
sertions that his predecessor tar-geted him, too.
Mr. Trump attributed his inter-est in the three cases to indigna-tion over selective or excessivejustice. Mr. D’Souza, he said, “wasvery unfairly treated.” He de-scribed the 14-year sentence im-posed on Mr. Blagojevich, a Dem-ocrat convicted on corruptioncharges, as “really unfair.” He saidMs. Stewart, who spent fivemonths in prison for lying to in-vestigators in a stock case, “washarshly and unfairly treated.”
The president’s interventioncame as he rails against Attorney
Trump Uses Pardons to Confront Justice SystemBy PETER BAKER
Continued on Page A14
Stars Whose Cases EchoHis Legal Grievances
The E.P.A. took a big step toward allow-ing more car emissions, setting the stagefor a fight with California. PAGE A17
Rolling Back Pollution Rules
The government of Mariano Rajoyveered toward collapse as opponentsappeared to have the support to ousthim over a corruption scandal. PAGE A6
Spanish Leader Faces Ouster
As the secretary of state talked to NorthKoreans in New York, Kim Jong-un metwith a Russian in Pyongyang. PAGE A8
INTERNATIONAL A4-11
Diplomacy on Two Continents
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, above, andCynthia Nixon are battling over whoseplan to fix the subway is best. PAGE A19
NEW YORK A19-23
An Underground FightA MoMA show of fantasy architecturalmarvels by Bodys Isek Kingelez is anexhibition-as-utopian-wonderland,Roberta Smith writes. PAGE C13
WEEKEND ARTS C1-26
Jetsonian Cityscapes
China’s two internet behemoths arespending billions to dominate daily life.U.S. titans may be taking notes. PAGE B1
BUSINESS DAY B1-6
New Imports From China
A quarter-century after “Angels inAmerica” landed in New York, Timestheater critics have selected the bestAmerican plays to be produced since.
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25 Years, 25 Great Plays
Lindy West PAGE A25
EDITORIAL, OP-ED A24-25The storied six-shot revolver that be-came the standard department firearmin 1895 is being phased out. PAGE A20
Police Retiring the Revolver
Golden State broke it open in overtimeto win Game 1 of the N.B.A. finals,124-114, despite LeBron James’s 51points for Cleveland. PAGE B7
SPORTSFRIDAY B7-13
Warriors Take Game 1
Late EditionToday, cloudy, showers or thunder-storms, warmer, humid, high 82. To-night, cloudy, spotty showers, low69. Tomorrow, thunderstorms, high80. Weather map is on Page B16.
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