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| Your Tuesday Evening Briefing: Hillary Clinton, Donald J. Trump, Kabul | Your Tuesday Evening Briefing: Hillary Clinton, Donald J. Trump, Kabul |
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| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. New York voters headed to the polls today, in the first meaningful presidential primary in the state for both parties in decades. Hillary Clinton is favored on the Democratic side, but if Bernie Sanders performs more strongly than expected, he could narrow his delegate gap with Mrs. Clinton. Our live coverage is here. | 1. New York voters headed to the polls today, in the first meaningful presidential primary in the state for both parties in decades. Hillary Clinton is favored on the Democratic side, but if Bernie Sanders performs more strongly than expected, he could narrow his delegate gap with Mrs. Clinton. Our live coverage is here. |
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| 2. Donald J. Trump looks very likely to win the Republican vote, but his opponents, John Kasich and Ted Cruz, still have something to gain. If they are able to keep Mr. Trump’s share of the vote below 50 percent, they will limit the number of delegates he picks up. No wonder then that in recent days, Mr. Trump has assailed the delegate system as “corrupt and crooked.” | 2. Donald J. Trump looks very likely to win the Republican vote, but his opponents, John Kasich and Ted Cruz, still have something to gain. If they are able to keep Mr. Trump’s share of the vote below 50 percent, they will limit the number of delegates he picks up. No wonder then that in recent days, Mr. Trump has assailed the delegate system as “corrupt and crooked.” |
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| 3. A Taliban truck bombing in Afghanistan’s capital claimed at least 30 lives and wounded more than 300 people. It was the deadliest attack in Kabul since 2011, boosting fears about the militants’ ability and willingness to infiltrate cities as part of their annual spring offensive, which was announced last week. | 3. A Taliban truck bombing in Afghanistan’s capital claimed at least 30 lives and wounded more than 300 people. It was the deadliest attack in Kabul since 2011, boosting fears about the militants’ ability and willingness to infiltrate cities as part of their annual spring offensive, which was announced last week. |
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| 4. A federal appeals court ruled that Title IX, the federal law that bars gender discrimination in schools, protected the right of a transgender student in Virginia to use the restroom of his choice. The ruling comes amid a nationwide debate on that issue. The student said the decision “gives me hope that my fight will help other kids avoid discriminatory treatment at school.” | 4. A federal appeals court ruled that Title IX, the federal law that bars gender discrimination in schools, protected the right of a transgender student in Virginia to use the restroom of his choice. The ruling comes amid a nationwide debate on that issue. The student said the decision “gives me hope that my fight will help other kids avoid discriminatory treatment at school.” |
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| 5. President Obama will pay a visit to a jittery Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The country’s leaders, reeling from low oil prices and competition with Iran, count the White House as another source of discomfort because they doubt that the president shares their vision for the Middle East. Their worry was compounded last month when he criticized the Saudis as “free riders.” | 5. President Obama will pay a visit to a jittery Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The country’s leaders, reeling from low oil prices and competition with Iran, count the White House as another source of discomfort because they doubt that the president shares their vision for the Middle East. Their worry was compounded last month when he criticized the Saudis as “free riders.” |
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| 6. Hillary Clinton isn’t the only New Yorker with a distaste for MetroCards. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority outlined plans on Monday to replace the flimsy yellow cards, which were introduced in the New York City subways in 1993. But don’t throw out your extras just yet. The changes won’t go into effect until at least 2018. | 6. Hillary Clinton isn’t the only New Yorker with a distaste for MetroCards. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority outlined plans on Monday to replace the flimsy yellow cards, which were introduced in the New York City subways in 1993. But don’t throw out your extras just yet. The changes won’t go into effect until at least 2018. |
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| 7. Google could face charges in Europe as soon as this week that it unfairly used its Android phone software to promote its own services, including maps and search, over competitors’. Although the company denies it breached any laws, the long-expected charges would represent a major setback as it tries to strengthen its position in the global mobile market. | 7. Google could face charges in Europe as soon as this week that it unfairly used its Android phone software to promote its own services, including maps and search, over competitors’. Although the company denies it breached any laws, the long-expected charges would represent a major setback as it tries to strengthen its position in the global mobile market. |
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| 8. Peter Liang, who was a New York City police officer when he fatally shot a 28-year-old unarmed black man, Akai Gurley, in a Brooklyn housing project stairwell in 2014, avoided a prison term. He was instead sentenced in State Supreme Court to five years’ probation in the divisive police misconduct case, the exact punishment sought by the prosecutor. Leaving the courtroom, Mr. Gurley’s aunt cried out: “There is no justice! Akai Gurley’s life didn’t matter!” | 8. Peter Liang, who was a New York City police officer when he fatally shot a 28-year-old unarmed black man, Akai Gurley, in a Brooklyn housing project stairwell in 2014, avoided a prison term. He was instead sentenced in State Supreme Court to five years’ probation in the divisive police misconduct case, the exact punishment sought by the prosecutor. Leaving the courtroom, Mr. Gurley’s aunt cried out: “There is no justice! Akai Gurley’s life didn’t matter!” |
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| 9. To marijuana advocates, largely liberal New England is the natural next front for legalization. But given an epidemic of opiate abuse, the region’s authorities may be less than open to the idea of expanding access to any illicit substance. The Massachusetts attorney general, a Democrat, said the “effort at legalization seems to be directly at odds” with efforts to help addicts. | 9. To marijuana advocates, largely liberal New England is the natural next front for legalization. But given an epidemic of opiate abuse, the region’s authorities may be less than open to the idea of expanding access to any illicit substance. The Massachusetts attorney general, a Democrat, said the “effort at legalization seems to be directly at odds” with efforts to help addicts. |
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| 10. Brett Weber is neither a player nor a coach for the Yankees, but he can have as much influence on the outcome of a game as anyone else in pinstripes. The team’s video replay monitor, Mr. Weber alerts the coaching staff to umpire calls he thinks should be challenged. Since replay began in 2014, the Yankees have had baseball’s highest success rate at overturning calls. | 10. Brett Weber is neither a player nor a coach for the Yankees, but he can have as much influence on the outcome of a game as anyone else in pinstripes. The team’s video replay monitor, Mr. Weber alerts the coaching staff to umpire calls he thinks should be challenged. Since replay began in 2014, the Yankees have had baseball’s highest success rate at overturning calls. |
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| 11. It took the spy novelist John le Carré (legal name David Cornwell) a while to come around to this so-called golden age of television: “The Night Manager,” a mini-series based on his 1993 book, is the first small-screen adaptation of his work in 25 years. Starring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, it premieres tonight at 10 o’clock Eastern on AMC. (Because of a transcription error, Mr. Cornwell’s last name was misspelled earlier.) | |
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| 12. Beyoncé’s coming projects are held as close as state secrets. Details about her “Lemonade” broadcast, airing Saturday night on HBO, have been scarce, and USA Today resorted to anonymous sourcing just to report that it would be a “docu-style special.” Fans, mindful of the music videos that accompanied Beyoncé’s last proper album release, hope the show offers a new one. | 12. Beyoncé’s coming projects are held as close as state secrets. Details about her “Lemonade” broadcast, airing Saturday night on HBO, have been scarce, and USA Today resorted to anonymous sourcing just to report that it would be a “docu-style special.” Fans, mindful of the music videos that accompanied Beyoncé’s last proper album release, hope the show offers a new one. |
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