Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting by JO BECKER, MARK MAZZETTI, MATT APUZZO and MAGGIE HABERMAN

Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has pressed witnesses about a statement hastily written last summer aboard Air Force One and wants to know more from President Trump.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2rXhUur

F.B.I. Condemns Push to Release Secret Republican Memo by ADAM GOLDMAN and NICHOLAS FANDOS

Christopher A. Wray, the bureau’s director, put himself at odds with President Trump, who wants to see the memo released. It is said to accuse the F.B.I. and Justice Department of surveillance abuses.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2rYOSLb

A Paper Tears Apart in a City That Never Quite Came Together by TIM ARANGO and ADAM NAGOURNEY

The turmoil at The Los Angeles Times is the latest setback for Los Angeles, a region that has long suffered from a lack of civic institutions.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2DRJSgQ

Justice Department Solicits Information Pertaining to FIFA, I.O.C. and U.S.O.C. by REBECCA R. RUIZ

By REBECCA R. RUIZ

Federal prosecutors are investigating executives involved with bids for major global sporting events.

Published: January 30, 2018 at 07:00PM

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Geoff Cameron’s Car-Pool Confessional by MARC STEIN

By MARC STEIN

“Bruce Arena made decisions that cost us going to the World Cup,” says Cameron.

Published: January 30, 2018 at 07:00PM

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Twitter Followers Vanish Amid Inquiries Into Fake Accounts by Unknown Author

Federal and state authorities are investigating the sellers of artificial followers and other fraudulent social media engagement.. via NYT Technology http://nyti.ms/2BIHT8B

Stormy Daniels Deflects Jimmy Kimmel’s Questions on Rumored Trump Affair by GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO

The former pornographic-film actress strongly implied that she had not written a denial letter refuting allegations of an affair with President Trump.. via NYT Arts http://nyti.ms/2BHqQnp

Larry Nassar, Sentenced in Sexual Abuse Case, Heads Back to Court by CHRISTINE HAUSER

By CHRISTINE HAUSER

The former doctor for U.S.A. Gymnastics and a Michigan State University clinic faces sentencing for similar crimes against three girls in another case.

Published: January 30, 2018 at 07:00PM

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First Trump State of the Union Address Makes Appeal for Unity by JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MICHAEL D. SHEAR

President Trumpasked Democrats to join him in overhauling immigration and rebuilding infrastructure as the Russia investigations are intensifying.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2rSXLWt

Melania Trump and the Case of the White Pantsuit by VANESSA FRIEDMAN

Clothes became a symbolic dividing line during this State of the Union address like seemingly never before.. via NYT Fashion & Style http://nyti.ms/2GyczwY