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| Your Tuesday Evening Briefing: Panama Papers, Donald Trump, N.F.L. | Your Tuesday Evening Briefing: Panama Papers, Donald Trump, N.F.L. |
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| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. Turnout appeared strong for the Wisconsin primaries, bolstering predictions that Bernie Sanders would prevail over Hillary Clinton among Democrats. Still, his strongest win would narrow her 230-delegate lead by only about 20. Donald Trump, coming off a week of stumbles and trailing Ted Cruz in polls, may still perform well among the rural and blue-collar voters in the northern half of the state. Our live coverage is here. | |
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| 2. Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico and a Libertarian presidential candidate, is trying to make inroads among Republican voters dissatisfied with their own candidates. He called Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton “two of the most polarizing figures in American politics today,” and said, “I don’t know how you set the dinner table any more favorably for a Libertarian candidate.” | 2. Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico and a Libertarian presidential candidate, is trying to make inroads among Republican voters dissatisfied with their own candidates. He called Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton “two of the most polarizing figures in American politics today,” and said, “I don’t know how you set the dinner table any more favorably for a Libertarian candidate.” |
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| 3. Iceland’s prime minister, above, stepped down and other officials around the world were scrambling after the so-called Panama Papers revealed a network of offshore shell companies and tax shelters. Britain’s territories were shown to be havens for hidden wealth, used even by the family of the prime minister, David Cameron. So far, no U.S. citizens have been implicated — possibly because they don’t need to go abroad to form shell companies. | 3. Iceland’s prime minister, above, stepped down and other officials around the world were scrambling after the so-called Panama Papers revealed a network of offshore shell companies and tax shelters. Britain’s territories were shown to be havens for hidden wealth, used even by the family of the prime minister, David Cameron. So far, no U.S. citizens have been implicated — possibly because they don’t need to go abroad to form shell companies. |
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| 4. Villanova won the men’s N.C.A.A. championship Monday night, beating North Carolina with a 3-pointer at the buzzer that made the game an instant classic. UConn’s women, including their star player Breanna Stewart, go for a record fourth consecutive title tonight, which would give their coach, Geno Auriemma, a record 11 national championships. (8:30 p.m. Eastern, ESPN) | 4. Villanova won the men’s N.C.A.A. championship Monday night, beating North Carolina with a 3-pointer at the buzzer that made the game an instant classic. UConn’s women, including their star player Breanna Stewart, go for a record fourth consecutive title tonight, which would give their coach, Geno Auriemma, a record 11 national championships. (8:30 p.m. Eastern, ESPN) |
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| 5. More sports news: The N.F.L. has signed a deal with Twitter to stream 10 Thursday night regular-season games free over the Internet. The arrangement offers the N.F.L. a way to reach fans without TVs, and gives Twitter a much-needed opportunity to grow. | 5. More sports news: The N.F.L. has signed a deal with Twitter to stream 10 Thursday night regular-season games free over the Internet. The arrangement offers the N.F.L. a way to reach fans without TVs, and gives Twitter a much-needed opportunity to grow. |
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| 6. Battles over gay rights are intensifying tensions between conservative lawmakers and business interests in the South. The governor of Mississippi signed a bill allowing business and government workers to deny services according to their religious beliefs, drawing criticism from Microsoft. And PayPal pulled out of North Carolina over a similar measure. PayPal’s chief executive said, “Becoming an employer in North Carolina, where members of our teams will not have equal rights under the law, is simply untenable.” | 6. Battles over gay rights are intensifying tensions between conservative lawmakers and business interests in the South. The governor of Mississippi signed a bill allowing business and government workers to deny services according to their religious beliefs, drawing criticism from Microsoft. And PayPal pulled out of North Carolina over a similar measure. PayPal’s chief executive said, “Becoming an employer in North Carolina, where members of our teams will not have equal rights under the law, is simply untenable.” |
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| 7. Broadway’s smash hit “Hamilton” is also big business, averaging more than $500,000 a week in profit — even before the first road production opens in Chicago in September. Managing all that is the lead producer, Jeffrey Seller, whose credits include “Rent” and “Avenue Q,” and who had a hard road to success. Almost all of his plays are, he said, are about “young people asking themselves: Who am I? What am I going to do with my life?” | 7. Broadway’s smash hit “Hamilton” is also big business, averaging more than $500,000 a week in profit — even before the first road production opens in Chicago in September. Managing all that is the lead producer, Jeffrey Seller, whose credits include “Rent” and “Avenue Q,” and who had a hard road to success. Almost all of his plays are, he said, are about “young people asking themselves: Who am I? What am I going to do with my life?” |
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| 8. President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, met with two more Republican senators on Capitol Hill. Susan Collins of Maine said she was even more convinced that the Senate Judiciary Committee should hold hearings on his nomination, but John Boozman of Arkansas said that the next president should fill the vacancy and that he saw Judge Garland only to be polite. | 8. President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, met with two more Republican senators on Capitol Hill. Susan Collins of Maine said she was even more convinced that the Senate Judiciary Committee should hold hearings on his nomination, but John Boozman of Arkansas said that the next president should fill the vacancy and that he saw Judge Garland only to be polite. |
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| 9. Mayor Bill de Blasio has quietly postponed work on New York City’s third water tunnel, an engineering marvel and a project long regarded as essential given the advanced age of the two existing tunnels. The city intends to finish the tunnel sometime in the 2020s, but until then, the new $44 billion tunnel will serve only the Bronx and Manhattan. | 9. Mayor Bill de Blasio has quietly postponed work on New York City’s third water tunnel, an engineering marvel and a project long regarded as essential given the advanced age of the two existing tunnels. The city intends to finish the tunnel sometime in the 2020s, but until then, the new $44 billion tunnel will serve only the Bronx and Manhattan. |
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| 10. Lastly, the author of a book about college and careers doesn’t have an exact forecast for today’s young people. But in one of our best-read articles today, Jeffrey Selingo describes three likely trajectories. Sprinters seize on a field early and stay debt-free for maximum flexibility; Wanderers face increased competition when they find their calling; and Stragglers drift along through their 20s and tend to fare worst economically. | 10. Lastly, the author of a book about college and careers doesn’t have an exact forecast for today’s young people. But in one of our best-read articles today, Jeffrey Selingo describes three likely trajectories. Sprinters seize on a field early and stay debt-free for maximum flexibility; Wanderers face increased competition when they find their calling; and Stragglers drift along through their 20s and tend to fare worst economically. |
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