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| Your Tuesday Briefing: Syria, Met Gala, Leicester City | Your Tuesday Briefing: Syria, Met Gala, Leicester City |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Front-runners aim to wrap it up. | • Front-runners aim to wrap it up. |
| Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton are hoping that today’s primaries in Indiana will extinguish any lingering doubts that they will win their parties’ presidential nominations. The Stop Trump movement may itself be stopped there. | Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton are hoping that today’s primaries in Indiana will extinguish any lingering doubts that they will win their parties’ presidential nominations. The Stop Trump movement may itself be stopped there. |
| Here’s what we’re watching for in tonight’s results. | Here’s what we’re watching for in tonight’s results. |
| Closed factories and lost jobs are the driving economic themes today, but Indiana’s economy is no image of decline. Experts warn that Mr. Trump’s trade proposals would most likely deepen economic pain in the U.S. | Closed factories and lost jobs are the driving economic themes today, but Indiana’s economy is no image of decline. Experts warn that Mr. Trump’s trade proposals would most likely deepen economic pain in the U.S. |
| • Small steps for Syria. | • Small steps for Syria. |
| The U.N. envoy for Syria is expected to hold talks today with Russia’s foreign minister as part of an effort to restore a fragile cease-fire. Russia is a longtime ally of the Assad family, which has ruled Syria for more than 40 years. | The U.N. envoy for Syria is expected to hold talks today with Russia’s foreign minister as part of an effort to restore a fragile cease-fire. Russia is a longtime ally of the Assad family, which has ruled Syria for more than 40 years. |
| Our reporter visited Syria’s capital, whose residents, spared the war’s worst violence, respond to the fighting with skepticism and dark humor. | Our reporter visited Syria’s capital, whose residents, spared the war’s worst violence, respond to the fighting with skepticism and dark humor. |
| • The case for disability rights. | • The case for disability rights. |
| The Justice Department may sue South Dakota for putting thousands of patients in nursing homes, whether or not they needed such care. | The Justice Department may sue South Dakota for putting thousands of patients in nursing homes, whether or not they needed such care. |
| It’s the latest federal effort to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities and mental illnesses, outlined in a Supreme Court decision 17 years ago. | It’s the latest federal effort to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities and mental illnesses, outlined in a Supreme Court decision 17 years ago. |
| • On Capitol Hill. | • On Capitol Hill. |
| After recent examples of bipartisanship, like the energy bill, Congress appears to have retreated back to deadlock. | After recent examples of bipartisanship, like the energy bill, Congress appears to have retreated back to deadlock. |
| J. Dennis Hastert, the former House speaker who admitted last week that he had sexually molested high-school wrestlers, has emerged in this new light as having contributed significantly to congressional dysfunction. | J. Dennis Hastert, the former House speaker who admitted last week that he had sexually molested high-school wrestlers, has emerged in this new light as having contributed significantly to congressional dysfunction. |
| • The first U.S. “climate refugees.” | • The first U.S. “climate refugees.” |
| A $48 million grant for Isle de Jean Charles, La., is the first allocation of federal money to move a community struggling with the effects of climate change. | A $48 million grant for Isle de Jean Charles, La., is the first allocation of federal money to move a community struggling with the effects of climate change. |
| • A spin around the globe. | • A spin around the globe. |
| Our feature “What in the World” debuts today with a guide to Muslim veils; what to call Burma’s leader for short; Brazil’s plans for an erotic theme park; and India’s experiment with making cows less gassy to help the environment. | Our feature “What in the World” debuts today with a guide to Muslim veils; what to call Burma’s leader for short; Brazil’s plans for an erotic theme park; and India’s experiment with making cows less gassy to help the environment. |
| • Peak travel season is almost here, and security lines at U.S. airports are already much longer because of a loss of screeners to budget cuts, new procedures and more passengers. | • Peak travel season is almost here, and security lines at U.S. airports are already much longer because of a loss of screeners to budget cuts, new procedures and more passengers. |
| • Hulu, the streaming service, is working toward offering a “skinny bundle” of channels, probably for about $40 a month. | • Hulu, the streaming service, is working toward offering a “skinny bundle” of channels, probably for about $40 a month. |
| • U.S. stocks made steep gains on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks made steep gains on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Broadway milestone. | |
| “Hamilton,” the groundbreaking hip-hop musical about the founding fathers, has been nominated for 16 Tony Awards, the most in Broadway history. | |
| • New fiction. | • New fiction. |
| Among today’s releases: “Zero K” (Don DeLillo); “Everybody’s Fool” (Richard Russo); “Imagine Me Gone” (Adam Haslett); and “Wilde Lake” (Laura Lippman). | Among today’s releases: “Zero K” (Don DeLillo); “Everybody’s Fool” (Richard Russo); “Imagine Me Gone” (Adam Haslett); and “Wilde Lake” (Laura Lippman). |
| • What’s on TV. | • What’s on TV. |
| “Frontline” presents two documentaries: “Benghazi in Crisis,” a firsthand look at the all-out fight for control of Libya; and “Yemen Under Siege” explores the toll of war on Taiz, a city in Yemen. (10 p.m. Eastern, PBS, but check local listings) | “Frontline” presents two documentaries: “Benghazi in Crisis,” a firsthand look at the all-out fight for control of Libya; and “Yemen Under Siege” explores the toll of war on Taiz, a city in Yemen. (10 p.m. Eastern, PBS, but check local listings) |
| • Health roundup. | • Health roundup. |
| Researchers tracked competitors on the TV show “The Biggest Loser” as they regained most or all of the weight they had lost, discovering how hard it is to keep pounds off. | Researchers tracked competitors on the TV show “The Biggest Loser” as they regained most or all of the weight they had lost, discovering how hard it is to keep pounds off. |
| But don’t despair. These really, really short workouts maximize the health benefits of exercise without the time commitment. | But don’t despair. These really, really short workouts maximize the health benefits of exercise without the time commitment. |
| • Honor for a governor. | • Honor for a governor. |
| Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut has been awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, for defending the settlement of Syrian refugees in the U.S. while other governors refused to take them in. | Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut has been awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, for defending the settlement of Syrian refugees in the U.S. while other governors refused to take them in. |
| • Scoreboard. | • Scoreboard. |
| Leicester City defied 5,000-to-1 odds to win England’s Premier League title. | Leicester City defied 5,000-to-1 odds to win England’s Premier League title. |
| In the N.B.A, Oklahoma City beat San Antonio, 98-97. On the ice, Pittsburgh defeated Washington, 3-2. And the Chicago Cubs have the best record in baseball. | In the N.B.A, Oklahoma City beat San Antonio, 98-97. On the ice, Pittsburgh defeated Washington, 3-2. And the Chicago Cubs have the best record in baseball. |
| • Celebrities’ night at the museum. | • Celebrities’ night at the museum. |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, a.k.a. the Met Gala, was on Monday. The theme was fashion and technology. Here are photographs from the red carpet. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, a.k.a. the Met Gala, was on Monday. The theme was fashion and technology. Here are photographs from the red carpet. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| Three-cup chicken has many variations, but try this one tonight. For a rustic and elegant dessert, go with rice pudding. | Three-cup chicken has many variations, but try this one tonight. For a rustic and elegant dessert, go with rice pudding. |
| Pictures of urban and rural poverty go against the self-image of the U.S. as a middle-class nation, and many didn’t have to come face to face with its reality until Jacob Riis published “How the Other Half Lives” (1890). | Pictures of urban and rural poverty go against the self-image of the U.S. as a middle-class nation, and many didn’t have to come face to face with its reality until Jacob Riis published “How the Other Half Lives” (1890). |
| The pioneering work of photojournalism by Riis, born on this day in 1849 in Denmark, changed how we thought of the poor. (One-third of Americans today live in or near poverty.) | The pioneering work of photojournalism by Riis, born on this day in 1849 in Denmark, changed how we thought of the poor. (One-third of Americans today live in or near poverty.) |
| Riis was 21 when he came to the U.S., and he experienced his own bouts of poverty. In 1877, he began covering the police on the night shift for The New York Tribune. | Riis was 21 when he came to the U.S., and he experienced his own bouts of poverty. In 1877, he began covering the police on the night shift for The New York Tribune. |
| His reporting took him to slums where immigrants were packed into buildings with few sinks and toilets, or no plumbing at all. He became determined to write articles that made a difference. | His reporting took him to slums where immigrants were packed into buildings with few sinks and toilets, or no plumbing at all. He became determined to write articles that made a difference. |
| A breakthrough in his work came in 1887, with the development of magnesium flash powder, allowing him to bring poor New Yorkers’ dark and harsh living conditions to light. | A breakthrough in his work came in 1887, with the development of magnesium flash powder, allowing him to bring poor New Yorkers’ dark and harsh living conditions to light. |
| Using the new technology of flash photography, Riis took pictures that were published along with essays about the struggles of the poor in his book, jolting the city into improving its slums. | Using the new technology of flash photography, Riis took pictures that were published along with essays about the struggles of the poor in his book, jolting the city into improving its slums. |
| “I have read your book and I have come to help,” Theodore Roosevelt, New York City’s young civil service commissioner, wrote to Riis. | “I have read your book and I have come to help,” Theodore Roosevelt, New York City’s young civil service commissioner, wrote to Riis. |
| Roosevelt later became a champion of reform in the White House and said of Riis that “no truer-hearted American ever lived.” | Roosevelt later became a champion of reform in the White House and said of Riis that “no truer-hearted American ever lived.” |
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