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Your Weekend Briefing: Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Nuclear Security Summit Your Weekend Briefing: Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Nuclear Security Summit
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Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead.Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead.
1. The fight for delegates grew intense as the presidential race headed toward the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday. (Catch up with the full count here.) Polls suggest Ted Cruz will beat the national front-runner, Donald Trump, possibly by a large margin in the winner-take-most primary. Mr. Trump’s unpopularity also suggests a staggering loss in the general election, and his stumbles last week — on abortion policy, and in defending his campaign manager, who has been charged with battery — aren’t helping.1. The fight for delegates grew intense as the presidential race headed toward the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday. (Catch up with the full count here.) Polls suggest Ted Cruz will beat the national front-runner, Donald Trump, possibly by a large margin in the winner-take-most primary. Mr. Trump’s unpopularity also suggests a staggering loss in the general election, and his stumbles last week — on abortion policy, and in defending his campaign manager, who has been charged with battery — aren’t helping.
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2. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton kept their focus on the primary April 19 in New York, which will allocate 247 delegates, the Democratic race’s single largest state contingent. Mr. Sanders reached a monthly high of $44 million in donations, a sign of popularity still building in defiance of his delegate deficit. 2. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton kept their focus on the primary April 19 in New York, which will allocate 247 delegates, the Democratic race’s second largest state contingent. Mr. Sanders reached a monthly high of $44 million in donations, a sign of popularity still building in defiance of his delegate deficit.
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3. President Obama convened a summit meeting aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism and containing North Korean threats. He also addressed comments by Mr. Trump that have unnerved many allies. Urgings to operate with fewer constraints on nuclear weapons, Mr. Obama said, reflected a person who “doesn’t know much about foreign policy or nuclear policy or the Korean Peninsula or the world generally.”3. President Obama convened a summit meeting aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism and containing North Korean threats. He also addressed comments by Mr. Trump that have unnerved many allies. Urgings to operate with fewer constraints on nuclear weapons, Mr. Obama said, reflected a person who “doesn’t know much about foreign policy or nuclear policy or the Korean Peninsula or the world generally.”
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4. The U.S. economic outlook brightened in what one analyst called “close to a Goldilocks scenario.” March showed a steady gain of 215,000 jobs, capping the best two-year period for hiring since the late 1990s. Tellingly, the proportion of Americans in the labor force hit a two-year high. Yet the gains were likely not so robust as to prompt a rise in interest rates. Also, momentum built for a $15-an-hour minimum wage.4. The U.S. economic outlook brightened in what one analyst called “close to a Goldilocks scenario.” March showed a steady gain of 215,000 jobs, capping the best two-year period for hiring since the late 1990s. Tellingly, the proportion of Americans in the labor force hit a two-year high. Yet the gains were likely not so robust as to prompt a rise in interest rates. Also, momentum built for a $15-an-hour minimum wage.
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5. It’s a big week in sports. The baseball season opens today. The St. Louis Cardinals play the Pittsburgh Pirates (1 p.m. Eastern), the Toronto Blue Jays face the Tampa Bay Rays (4 p.m. Eastern) and the New York Mets meet their World Series vanquishers, the Kansas City Royals (8 p.m. Eastern).5. It’s a big week in sports. The baseball season opens today. The St. Louis Cardinals play the Pittsburgh Pirates (1 p.m. Eastern), the Toronto Blue Jays face the Tampa Bay Rays (4 p.m. Eastern) and the New York Mets meet their World Series vanquishers, the Kansas City Royals (8 p.m. Eastern).
The N.C.A.A. men’s championship game is Monday night: the Villanova Wildcats versus the North Carolina Tar Heels. The women’s Final Four is tonight: UConn, aiming for a historic fourth consecutive title, plays Oregon State (6 p.m. Eastern) and Syracuse faces Washington (8:30 p.m. Eastern). And the Masters golf tournament comes Thursday, minus Tiger Woods, who’s having back trouble. (Earlier, we mistakenly said Oregon was in the women’s Final Four.)The N.C.A.A. men’s championship game is Monday night: the Villanova Wildcats versus the North Carolina Tar Heels. The women’s Final Four is tonight: UConn, aiming for a historic fourth consecutive title, plays Oregon State (6 p.m. Eastern) and Syracuse faces Washington (8:30 p.m. Eastern). And the Masters golf tournament comes Thursday, minus Tiger Woods, who’s having back trouble. (Earlier, we mistakenly said Oregon was in the women’s Final Four.)
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6. More sports news: Five top players on the phenomenal U.S. women’s soccer team filed a federal complaint alleging pay discrimination. One example: The team earned $2 million for winning the World Cup last year, while the men’s team made $9 million the year before despite early elimination. Our sports columnist noted that the male-run U.S. Soccer organization responded: “We are disappointed. We are the world leader in women’s soccer.”6. More sports news: Five top players on the phenomenal U.S. women’s soccer team filed a federal complaint alleging pay discrimination. One example: The team earned $2 million for winning the World Cup last year, while the men’s team made $9 million the year before despite early elimination. Our sports columnist noted that the male-run U.S. Soccer organization responded: “We are disappointed. We are the world leader in women’s soccer.”
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7. Architects mourned the sudden death of Zaha Hadid, 65, after a heart attack. The Iraqi-British ground-breaker harnessed complex design software to create startling forms that won international acclaim. (See a selection here.) Her genius demolished some of the obstacles women face in the male-dominated domain. “She basically just leveled the playing field in a way that I’ve never seen,” said a woman in Ms. Hadid’s London office.7. Architects mourned the sudden death of Zaha Hadid, 65, after a heart attack. The Iraqi-British ground-breaker harnessed complex design software to create startling forms that won international acclaim. (See a selection here.) Her genius demolished some of the obstacles women face in the male-dominated domain. “She basically just leveled the playing field in a way that I’ve never seen,” said a woman in Ms. Hadid’s London office.
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8. Apple was left to hunt for a hole in its security after the U.S. government abandoned a legal fight, saying it had managed to gain access to a terrorist’s iPhone data without the tech giant’s help. But a civil liberties lawyer called the development “just a delay of an inevitable fight over whether the F.B.I. can force Apple to undermine the security of its own products.” The government is still trying to force Apple to unlock a drug dealer’s iPhone in New York.8. Apple was left to hunt for a hole in its security after the U.S. government abandoned a legal fight, saying it had managed to gain access to a terrorist’s iPhone data without the tech giant’s help. But a civil liberties lawyer called the development “just a delay of an inevitable fight over whether the F.B.I. can force Apple to undermine the security of its own products.” The government is still trying to force Apple to unlock a drug dealer’s iPhone in New York.
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9. The nation’s wrenching discussion of policing and race often includes disturbing cellphone or body-camera videos. One of our most popular features this week lets you judge for yourself whether bodycam images tell the full story.9. The nation’s wrenching discussion of policing and race often includes disturbing cellphone or body-camera videos. One of our most popular features this week lets you judge for yourself whether bodycam images tell the full story.
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10. Concern about the speed of climate change deepened. A study warned of the possibility, though not the certainty, of a catastrophic rise in sea levels within the lifetimes of people being born now. And coral bleaching is devastating the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. “This has been the saddest research trip of my life,” an Australian coral scientist said.10. Concern about the speed of climate change deepened. A study warned of the possibility, though not the certainty, of a catastrophic rise in sea levels within the lifetimes of people being born now. And coral bleaching is devastating the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. “This has been the saddest research trip of my life,” an Australian coral scientist said.
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11. The Obama administration found a new tactic to back L.G.B.T. protections. Officials said a North Carolina measure that includes a ban on people using public bathrooms that do not match the gender on their birth certificates could make the state ineligible for billions of federal dollars for schools, highways and housing. And Georgia’s governor decided to veto a bill protecting those who deny services to those who “violate” their beliefs, like same-sex couples.11. The Obama administration found a new tactic to back L.G.B.T. protections. Officials said a North Carolina measure that includes a ban on people using public bathrooms that do not match the gender on their birth certificates could make the state ineligible for billions of federal dollars for schools, highways and housing. And Georgia’s governor decided to veto a bill protecting those who deny services to those who “violate” their beliefs, like same-sex couples.
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12. P.S. The Times is expanding its range of free newsletters. Debuting this week: Running, a weekly guide with the latest expert advice and a bit of motivation. We also have Watching, with movie and TV recommendations from our critics along with news updates. Coming soon: Race/Related, a biweekly discussion with our journalists.12. P.S. The Times is expanding its range of free newsletters. Debuting this week: Running, a weekly guide with the latest expert advice and a bit of motivation. We also have Watching, with movie and TV recommendations from our critics along with news updates. Coming soon: Race/Related, a biweekly discussion with our journalists.
Have a great week.Have a great week.
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Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern.Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern.
And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern.And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing.Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing.
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