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C M Y K Nxxx,2018-10-10,A,001,Bs-4C,E2 Late Edition Today, cloudy early, then breaks of sunshine, warm, high 80. Tonight, showers late, low 71. Tomorrow, pe- riodic rain and storms, high 76. Weather map appears on Page A12. VOL. CLXVIII ... No. 58,111 © 2018 The New York Times Company NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018 $3.00 Political Winds HALEY TO RESIGN May Fluctuate AFTER TWO YEARS In Storm’s Roar AS ENVOY TO U.N. Testing the Composure of Florida Politicians A FORMER TRUMP CRITIC By PATRICIA MAZZEI and ALAN BLINDER Rare Presidential Praise TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The for One of Cabinet’s men and women stood, waiting, for the tardy governor of Florida Few Women on Tuesday morning. No one sought to seize Rick Scott’s bully pulpit at the State Emergency Op- This article is by Maggie Ha- erations Center. Ahead of a hurri- berman, Mark Landler and Edward cane, no one could. Wong. Mr. Scott is perhaps the most President Trump’s ambassador predictable part of perilous to the United Nations, Nikki R. weather in this state: a ball-cap- Haley, said on Tuesday that she wearing, statistic-rattling, always would resign at the end of the year, moving fount of tightly worded marking the departure of one of statements and measured worry. the few high-profile women in the But as the famously scripted gov- Trump administration. ernor campaigns for a seat in the Ms. Haley, a former Republican United States Senate, Hurricane governor of South Carolina, had Michael is delivering a high- been an early and frequent critic stakes meteorological surprise of Mr. Trump, but he named her to that is testing his government’s the United Nations job weeks af- mettle and allowing him to domi- ter his election. As ambassador, nate the airwaves more than just Ms. Haley has been an outspoken about anyone who is not a ERIN SCHAFF FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES and often forceful envoy — some- weather forecaster. one whom foreign diplomats The storm, expected to make First Day at the Office looked to for guidance from an ad- landfall as a Category 4 hurricane ministration known for haphaz- Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh heard his first Supreme Court arguments, all concerning sentences for crimes involving guns. Page A11. on Wednesday, less than four weeks before statewide elections, ard and inconsistent policy posi- presents opportunities and haz- tions — who emerged as some- ards for Mr. Scott and a host of thing of a star amid the dysfunc- other candidates eager to display Accusations of a Brutal Murder Work of U.S. Spies Uncovers competence and gravitas as vot- ers make up their minds and begin And a Cover-Up at Saudis’ Behest Russian Link in Balkans Vote casting their ballots. How they tackle the prepara- tions and response to the storm By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and CARLOTTA GALL could cement their standing as By HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT front-runners — or upend months ANKARA, Turkey — Top Turk- killed, but the conclusion that the WASHINGTON — For years, donia’s entry into NATO. Moscow, of painstaking campaign work, ish security officials have con- Saudi royal court ordered it could Ivan Savvidis has been the Krem- which sees the expanding alliance rendered useless by the late-ar- cluded that the Saudi dissident Ja- increase the pressure on both lin’s man in Greece. as a major threat on its border, riving taint of a botched disaster. mal Khashoggi was assassinated sides of the dispute. It would make A Greek-Russian billionaire, a was determined to defeat a refer- “It’s a chance to show leader- in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul it more difficult for the two gov- former member of the Russian endum on the deal. ship, but it’s also a chance to fail at on orders from the highest levels ernments to come up with a face- Duma and the owner of a profes- In retaliation, American offi- leadership,” said former Gov. Pat of the royal court, a senior official saving story blaming Mr. sional Greek soccer team, Mr. cials made an unusually ag- McCrory of North Carolina, who SAMUEL CORUM FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES said Tuesday. Khashoggi’s disappearance on Savvidis has moved seamlessly gressive move: They turned over The official described a quick some third party, on rogue ele- faced a hurricane about a month Nikki R. Haley is said to be the intercepts to the left-leaning and complex operation in which ments of the Saudi security forces, between the sporting worlds of before the election he lost in 2016. pondering private-sector work. Greek government of Prime Min- Mr. Khashoggi was killed within or on an accident during an inter- both countries. He has a finger in “People are observing the littlest two hours of his arrival at the con- seemingly every facet of life in ister Alexis Tsipras. The Greek of things — how you dress, how Continued on Page A9 Thessaloniki, the Greek port city government responded by mak- you pronounce things, your pas- tion of the president’s first sulate by a team of Saudi agents, national security team. who dismembered his body with a where he lives, and is a well- ing a rare break with Moscow, ex- sion, your empathy — and you’re “It was a blessing to go into the bone saw they brought for the pur- known player in the often feuding pelling two Russian diplomats being evaluated moment by mo- U.N. with body armor every day pose. world of Greek and Russian oli- from Athens and barring the entry ment.” and defend America,” Ms. Haley, “It is like ‘Pulp Fiction,’” the of- garchs. of two more. In Florida, the scrutiny will be seated next to Mr. Trump in the ficial said. All of which has made him of in- American spies and diplomats bipartisan. There is Mr. Scott, a Oval Office, told reporters. “I’ll Saudi officials, including Crown tense interest to American spy remain elated. Although a refer- Republican in his second term never truly step aside from fight- Prince Mohammed bin Salman, agencies. endum vote last month in Mace- who is challenging Senator Bill have denied the allegations, in- United States officials say they donia on the agreement was in- Nelson, one of the state’s most ing for our country. But I will tell sisting that Mr. Khashoggi left the intercepted communications in conclusive — the Macedonian prominent Democrats. Mean- you that I think it’s time.” consulate freely shortly after he June showing that Mr. Savvidis Parliament must now decide, per- while, Mayor Andrew Gillum of White House staff members arrived. President Recep Tayyip was working as Russia’s conduit haps as early as this week, Tallahassee, the Democratic no- were caught off guard by the an- Erdogan of Turkey has demanded to undermine an agreement be- whether the country joins the At- minee for governor, is seeking to nouncement, which Ms. Haley that the Saudis provide evidence tween Greece and Macedonia that lantic alliance — American offi- outrun criticism of his handling of and Mr. Trump had kept closely proving their claim. would have paved the way for cials see the exposure of Mr. Sav- Hurricane Hermine, a 2016 storm under wraps. But the president OZAN KOSE/A.F.P. — GETTY IMAGES It remains unclear how the Macedonia to join the North At- vidis and the expulsion of the dip- that left city residents without said Ms. Haley had informed him Turkish government determined Turkish officials say a team of lantic Treaty Organization. lomats as a rare victory in a catch- power for days and was inspiring roughly six months ago that she that Mr. Khashoggi had been agents killed Jamal Khashoggi. Greece has long objected to Mace- Continued on Page A9 Continued on Page A15 Continued on Page A14 An Uneasy Moment for Women Fraudster and F.B.I. Terror Informant Owns Limo in Fatal Crash Fuels a Boom in Science Fiction This article is by Andy Newman, Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum. By ALEXANDRA ALTER In 2001, a 45-year-old gas- On a desolate island, three sis- ity, misogyny and violence station owner from Pakistan ters have been raised in isolation, against women, the erosion of re- named Shahed Hussain walked sequestered from an outbreak productive rights and the extreme into the Department of Motor Ve- that’s causing women to fall ill. To consequences of institutionalized hicles in Albany and obtained a protect themselves from toxins, sexism. driver’s license using fake docu- which men can transmit to wom- For Ms. Mackintosh, those ments for a would-be taxi driver en, the sisters undergo cleansing questions don’t feel abstract. who paid him $1,000. rituals that include simulating “Building off the idea of toxic Mr. Hussain was caught, faced drowning, drinking salt water and patriarchy, I decided to make it exposing themselves to extreme federal charges and, to avoid de- heat and cold. Above all, they are Continued on Page A16 portation, began a secret career taught to avoid contact with men. that led him to pose as a recruiter That’s the chilling premise of of terrorists. Sophie Mackintosh’s unsettling He continued to run a series of debut novel “The Water Cure,” a businesses with his family, despite story that feels both futuristic and bankruptcy and legal issues — in- like an eerily familiar fable. It cluding, eventually, a limousine grew out of a simple, sinister ques- service that repeatedly ran afoul tion: What if masculinity were lit- of state inspectors.