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FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018 FROM THE PAGES OF © 2018 The New York Times
New Front in Abortion Battle: A Small Office dominate industries like artificial in-
telligence, robotics and autonomous
vehicles. But the move could bring
WASHINGTON — Scott social services to refugees into advocacy group; and the head the kind of escalating retaliation that
Lloyd’s unadorned job title be- a battleground over abortion of the department’s Office for has spooked stock markets.
trays little hint of the power he rights is part of the larger story of Civil Rights, whose work at the A trade war between China and
has over the pregnant teenagers the Trump administration’s push Heritage Foundation involved the United States could derail the
in his custody. to enact rules that favor socially promoting religious freedom ini- global economic expansion and
As director of the Office of Ref- conservative positions. tiatives. cripple American businesses that
ugee Resettlement, he oversees Unlike some traditional Repub- The department has been re- depend on trade with China. It could
the assistance program for the licans, many religious conserva- sponsible for a flurry of new pol- also further complicate geopolitical
tens of thousands of refugees. But tives eagerly sought jobs in the icies. It has told states that they priorities given the Trump adminis-
as the official who is also respon- administration and the chance to no longer have to follow Obama- tration has enlisted the help of the
sible for the care of young, un- shape policy. This was especially era rules that made it difficult to Chinese in scheduling historic talks
documented refugees, he spends true at H.H.S., where the senior withhold Medicaid funding from with North Korea next month.
much time trying to stop those ranks are staffed with former Planned Parenthood. It has an- Robert Lighthizer, the trade ad-
who want an abortion. activists who have built careers nounced the creation of an entity viser who is carrying out an inves-
Last fall Lloyd’s refusal to let advancing socially conservative inside its Office for Civil Rights tigation into Chinese trade practic-
a 17-year-old in Texas leave the causes. called the Conscience and Reli- es, described Trump’s threat as “an
shelter where she was living to Some of those hires at H.H.S. gious Freedom Division, which appropriate response,” saying that
get an abortion drew an admon- include a deputy general coun- will respond to alleged violations China should have responded to
ishment from a federal judge who sel who was a lawyer with the of conscience and religious pro- the initial tariffs levied by the Unit-
said she was “astounded” the Alliance Defending Freedom, tections. ed States by changing its behav-
government had been so insis- a conservative legal group that The result, activists on both ior. In the first hint of the Chinese
tent on keeping someone from opposes gay rights and abortion sides of the fight say, is that no government’s response, the Weibo
obtaining a constitutionally pro- and fought the Obama adminis- White House has been as aggres- miniblog of the official Xinhua news
tected procedure. tration’s contraception coverage sive in shaping policy in a way service said, “This move severely
How Lloyd turned an office in requirements; the chief of staff to that hews so closely to the priori- violates world trade regulations.”
the Department of Health and the assistant secretary for health, ties of the religious right. ANA SWANSON
Human Services that provides who used to lead an abstinence JEREMY W. PETERS and KEITH BRADSHER
INTERNATIONAL FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018 2
India Seeks Arms Fight on Radical Islam May Lead to Iman’s Exile
From Russians MARSEILLE, France — No used his majority in Parliament ple of the unique stance Macron
ordinary preacher, El Hadi Doudi to inscribe into law some gov- has taken since winning office
Despite Sanctions isponent
perhaps France’s leading pro- ernment tactics — searches and almost a year ago. He is hailed as
of fundamentalist Islam. seizures, house arrests, shutting a great defender of liberal democ-
NEW DELHI — India’s defense His influence extends throughout down mosques — that had been racy, a voice of reason in a Europe
minister is visiting Moscow this Europe, where applied before only as part of the awash in angry populism. Yet he
week to finalize the purchase of a his lawyer says state of emergency put in place af- has also assumed great executive
Russian missile defense system, the cleric is ter terrorist attacks in Paris killed powers, alarming critics who have
Indian officials say, in a weapons the only imam 130 people in November 2015. charged the Macron government
deal that would violate American authorized to The case of Doudi, 63, who is not with overreaching in areas like
sanctions against Russia. issue fatwas. a French citizen, is part of an effort immigration, and who now wor-
The potential $6 billion deal Over 37 years, by the Macron administration to ry about his approach to fighting
comes at a time when the Trump he has berated intensify scrutiny of Muslim cler- terrorism.
administration is weighing more Jews, women ics and, in some cases, to deport France was hardly passive to-
extensive sanctions against Rus- El Hadi and the mod- them. Some analysts say Macron ward extremism in the past; the
sia and trying to forge a military Doudi ern world, yet is using it to display toughness, as Interior Ministry kicked out 40
alliance with India. Indian offi- the authorities European governments struggle Muslim clerics from 2012 to 2015,
cials say the agreement could be have tolerated his hard-line ser- for tools to battle radical Islam, and another 52 people, including
finalized as soon as this week, mons and occasionally cultivated and as he fends off political chal- clerics, over the last 28 months.
with India purchasing five S-400 him as an ally. lenges from the far right. Not all of those recent expulsions
Triumf systems, an antiaircraft The government of President “They want to make an exam- have come during Macron’s time
missile array. Emmanuel Macron appears ple of him,” said Vincent Geisser, in office, yet his government
If the purchase goes through, poised to expel the preacher in an Islam expert at the University seems determined to make clear
the Trump administration would one of the most striking examples of Aix-Marseille. “It’s got more to that France now has a far lower
have to choose between punishing of its hardening stance toward do with communicating firmness.” tolerance for radical preaching.
India for violating the sanctions radical Islam. Macron has already The tough line is another exam- ADAM NOSSITER
or granting an exemption to avoid
In Brief
Turks Seize 80 Tied to Cleric the Turkish press of arrests in Afghanistan, Bollywood Superstar Convicted
Pakistan and Sudan. A spokesman for Er-
Turkish secret agents in 18 countries have dogan, Ibrahim Kalin, said later that Turkey An Indian court convicted the Bollywood
seized 80 Turks suspected of having links to a intended to carry out more arrests. (NYT) star Salman Khan on Thursday in two cases of
group accused of plotting a coup in 2016 and killing rare antelopes, settling — for now — a
returned them to Turkey, a senior govern- bitter legal battle that has stretched over near-
ment official said Thursday. Bekir Bozdag, the China Bans Online Bible Sales ly 20 years. Dev Kumar Khatri, the chief mag-
deputy prime minister, hinted at audacious The Chinese government has banned on- istrate of the court in Rajasthan State, called
actions by Turkish intelligence operatives line retailers from selling the Bible, moving in Khan a “habitual offender” against India’s
abroad under the increasingly authoritari- the wake of new rules to control the country’s wildlife protection laws. Khatri sentenced
an government of President Recep Tayyip burgeoning religious scene. The measures Khan to five years in prison, and directed him
Erdogan. Speaking in a Turkish television to limit Bible sales were announced over the to pay a small fine. Four other actors accused
interview, Bozdag did not specify how pre- weekend and began taking effect this week. of being involved in killing the antelopes,
cisely such arrests had been carried out. Nor By Thursday, internet searches for the Bible called blackbucks, were acquitted for lack of
did he disclose where the suspects had been came up empty on leading online Chinese re- evidence. The case stretches back to 1998,
detained, except for the arrests that had been tailers, such as JD.com, Taobao, and Amazon. when prosecutors said Khan went hunting
made public in Bulgaria, Malaysia and Koso- The retailers did not respond to requests for with other actors near Jodhpur while shooting
vo. There have been unconfirmed reports in comment. (NYT) the film “Hum Saath Saath Hain.” (NYT)
NATIONAL FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018 3
fiction and essays, she is a prolif- New York literary world. She cited Nemens’s “proven track
ic illustrator who has amassed a takes the helm at a challenging record for finding diverse new
large following on Tumblr for her moment in the journal’s history, voices outside of established net- ONLINE: MORE PRICES
watercolor portraits of women several months after its previous works.” AND ANALYSIS
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SPORTS JOURNAL FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018 10
After Dismal Start, Isner Regains ‘Winning Feeling’ Crabbe Lifts Nets
John Isner had time to kill. Miami Open two weeks ago, he fifth-seeded Juan Martín del Po- Allen Crabbe’s back-to-back
After a first-round loss to Ry- was feeling physically fortified, tro and fourth-seeded Alexander 3-pointers broke a late tie as the
an Harrison in Acapulco, Mex- but still a little shaken mentally Zverev to capture the first Mas- visiting Nets pulled away for a
ico, in late February, Isner was and emotionally. He and David ters 1000 title of his career. 119-111 victory over the Milwau-
hanging his head. He had lost his Macpherson, his day-to-day Two weeks shy of his 33rd birth- kee Bucks. The Nets did much of
first match in four of the five tour coach, dissected past matches, day, Isner is the oldest first-time their damage from beyond the
events he had entered in 2018. and Isner confessed to having in- Masters 1000 champion. The arc, connecting on 19 of 39 3-point
He did not need to arrive in In- ner demons that were preventing victory also catapulted him to a attempts. Crabbe sank five
dian Wells, Calif., for his next tour- him from closing out contests. career-high ranking of No. 9 and 3-pointers and scored 25 points,
nament until the following week, Isner said he gained a new per- gave him the largest payday, at while D’Angelo Russell had 22
so Isner made a stop in Los Ange- spective on his tennis, and his life, $1,454,982. points, adding four 3-pointers.
les to work with Justin Gimelstob, when he married his longtime This weekend, Isner will lead Joe Harris contributed 17, the re-
one of his three coaches. girlfriend, Madison McKinley, the United States in the Davis Cup serve Caris LeVert hit for 13, and
“I have tremendous belief in last December. “I had to be a lit- quarterfinals against Belgium in Rondae Hollis-Jefferson chipped
him, I always have,” Gimelstob tle bit vulnerable in hashing out Nashville. A win would put the in 14 points. (Reuters)
said. “People always oversimplify what I’m feeling in the big mo- team into the semifinals in Sep- PACERS SWEEP WARRIORS Bojan
John because they think he’s all ments and what was preventing tember against either Croatia or Bogdanovic had 28 points, Victor
serve and he should be able to win me from playing my best in those Kazakhstan. Oladipo scored 14 of his 21 points
that way.” moments. I had to get it out of my The last time the Americans in the second half, and the play-
By the time Isner arrived at system.” reached the semifinals was in off-bound Indiana Pacers beat the
the BNP Paribas Open in Indian The result was a more relaxed 2012, when they lost to Spain. It visiting Golden State Warriors,
Wells, he thought he was ready to and free-flowing Isner, a player has been 11 years since the Unit- 126-106, for their first season
win. Instead, he fell to Gaël Mon- who cracked groundstrokes with ed States, behind Andy Roddick, sweep of the Warriors since 2011-
fils, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-5, in his first new aplomb and roared through James Blake and the Bryan broth- 12. Kevin Durant had 27 points,
match. the Miami Open draw, upset- ers, won its last Davis Cup. but Golden State’s three-game
When Isner arrived at the ting second-seeded Marin Cilic, CINDY SHMERLER winning streak ended. (AP)