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Your Friday Evening Briefing: Pope Francis, Brussels, Bill Clinton Your Friday Evening Briefing: Pope Francis, Brussels, Bill Clinton
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Good evening. Here’s the latest.Good evening. Here’s the latest.
1. Pope Francis seemed to open the door for divorced, remarried Catholics to receive communion. In a major papal document, he urged priests to use “discernment” rather than judgment in dealing with divorced and single parents, gay people and unmarried straight couples. But he did not change the church’s opposition to gay unions, even as he condemned “aggression and violence” toward gay people.1. Pope Francis seemed to open the door for divorced, remarried Catholics to receive communion. In a major papal document, he urged priests to use “discernment” rather than judgment in dealing with divorced and single parents, gay people and unmarried straight couples. But he did not change the church’s opposition to gay unions, even as he condemned “aggression and violence” toward gay people.
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2. As New York’s April 19 primary nears, the two Democratic candidates are vying for dominance in Brooklyn. Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters are in genteel Brooklyn Heights, Bernie Sanders’s offices in gritty Gowanus. He underscored his native roots, visiting the block in Brooklyn where he grew up. Mr. Sanders accepted an invitation from Pope Francis to meet at the Vatican next week, saying they both wanted to return morality to economics. 2. As New York’s April 19 primary nears, the two Democratic candidates are vying for dominance in Brooklyn. Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters are in genteel Brooklyn Heights, Bernie Sanders’s offices in gritty Gowanus. He underscored his native roots, visiting the block in Brooklyn where he grew up. Mr. Sanders said he would give a speech at the Vatican next week, but there was little clarity about how he got invited and whether he would meet Pope Francis.
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3. Bill Clinton’s campaign appearances have been increasingly disrupted by protesters angry that his 1994 crime bill resulted in more incarceration of black men. He’s admitted that the law went too far, but, challenged at a rally Thursday, defended its goals, pushing the issue to the forefront of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign.3. Bill Clinton’s campaign appearances have been increasingly disrupted by protesters angry that his 1994 crime bill resulted in more incarceration of black men. He’s admitted that the law went too far, but, challenged at a rally Thursday, defended its goals, pushing the issue to the forefront of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign.
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4. Donald Trump’s health policies, pieced together from speeches, television interviews, Twitter posts and a seven-point plan, are exasperating even prominent figures usually associated with Republican perspectives. A critic of Obamacare called Mr. Trump’s proposals “a jumbled hodgepodge of old Republican ideas, randomly selected, that don’t fit together.”4. Donald Trump’s health policies, pieced together from speeches, television interviews, Twitter posts and a seven-point plan, are exasperating even prominent figures usually associated with Republican perspectives. A critic of Obamacare called Mr. Trump’s proposals “a jumbled hodgepodge of old Republican ideas, randomly selected, that don’t fit together.”
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5. Our most popular story today explores how a group of athletes made their case that Julie Miller, a Canadian, above, had cheated in an Ironman. The scandal has roiled the world of endurance athletes and prompted many race organizations to bar her, and re-examine her previous wins.5. Our most popular story today explores how a group of athletes made their case that Julie Miller, a Canadian, above, had cheated in an Ironman. The scandal has roiled the world of endurance athletes and prompted many race organizations to bar her, and re-examine her previous wins.
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6. The Belgian authorities arrested several more people suspected of involvement in the Brussels bombings. There was no confirmation, but some Belgian news agencies reported that one was the man in the dark hat and white jacket who was caught on an airport surveillance video walking alongside two suicide bombers.6. The Belgian authorities arrested several more people suspected of involvement in the Brussels bombings. There was no confirmation, but some Belgian news agencies reported that one was the man in the dark hat and white jacket who was caught on an airport surveillance video walking alongside two suicide bombers.
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7. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration, under more scrutiny since the Brussels attacks, is riddled with internal problems. Records show that dozens of employees have been reassigned, demoted, investigated or fired for reporting lapses or misconduct by senior managers, disclosures that were later upheld by whistle-blower protection agencies.7. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration, under more scrutiny since the Brussels attacks, is riddled with internal problems. Records show that dozens of employees have been reassigned, demoted, investigated or fired for reporting lapses or misconduct by senior managers, disclosures that were later upheld by whistle-blower protection agencies.
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8. Jennifer Finney Boylan, the author and adviser to Caitlyn Jenner, revealed a surprising turning point in her acceptance of her transgender identity: a writing workshop in 1985 with the novelist John Barth. “He taught me how to see my life as a story and rewrite it, finding the narratives that brought sense to the chaos,” she writes.8. Jennifer Finney Boylan, the author and adviser to Caitlyn Jenner, revealed a surprising turning point in her acceptance of her transgender identity: a writing workshop in 1985 with the novelist John Barth. “He taught me how to see my life as a story and rewrite it, finding the narratives that brought sense to the chaos,” she writes.
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9. SpaceX launched a rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station, and for the first time and landed its booster stage on an ocean platform, or “drone ship.” The cargo includes an inflatable module to be attached to the space station, which engineers hope will be the prototype for a space living room.9. SpaceX launched a rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station, and for the first time and landed its booster stage on an ocean platform, or “drone ship.” The cargo includes an inflatable module to be attached to the space station, which engineers hope will be the prototype for a space living room.
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10. Finally, scientists are rejecting the idea that humans are highly promiscuous. An accumulation of genetic studies of various cultures shows the rate of being cheated on — or wearing the horns of a cuckold, as Shakespeare would have said — appears to be as low as 1 percent. Early estimates skewed far higher because they drew on lab tests in paternity cases, a decidedly unrandom sample.10. Finally, scientists are rejecting the idea that humans are highly promiscuous. An accumulation of genetic studies of various cultures shows the rate of being cheated on — or wearing the horns of a cuckold, as Shakespeare would have said — appears to be as low as 1 percent. Early estimates skewed far higher because they drew on lab tests in paternity cases, a decidedly unrandom sample.
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