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| Your Wednesday Briefing: Bernie Sanders, Dilma Rousseff, Stephen Curry | Your Wednesday Briefing: Bernie Sanders, Dilma Rousseff, Stephen Curry |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Sanders tugs Clinton to the left. | • Sanders tugs Clinton to the left. |
| Bernie Sanders, after winning West Virginia’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, insisted that he was the best person to defeat the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump. But the delegate math for him remains hard. | Bernie Sanders, after winning West Virginia’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, insisted that he was the best person to defeat the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump. But the delegate math for him remains hard. |
| Mr. Sanders has also succeeded in moving Hillary Clinton in his direction. This week, after long resisting his push for a single-payer health care system, she now says she favors allowing people as young as 50 to buy into Medicare. | Mr. Sanders has also succeeded in moving Hillary Clinton in his direction. This week, after long resisting his push for a single-payer health care system, she now says she favors allowing people as young as 50 to buy into Medicare. |
| Mr. Trump, though, is showing no signs of changing his views on how to run a campaign, insisting his supporters want him to run as a fiery populist outsider. | Mr. Trump, though, is showing no signs of changing his views on how to run a campaign, insisting his supporters want him to run as a fiery populist outsider. |
| • Washington’s email bungles. | • Washington’s email bungles. |
| A review of tens of thousands of documents reveals that sending sensitive information on unclassified networks was not limited to Mrs. Clinton. | A review of tens of thousands of documents reveals that sending sensitive information on unclassified networks was not limited to Mrs. Clinton. |
| • Brazil’s leader learns her fate. | • Brazil’s leader learns her fate. |
| President Dilma Rousseff is beginning what could be her last day in office. Senators start voting today on whether to suspend her and put her on trial, despite last-minute attempts to derail the impeachment process. | President Dilma Rousseff is beginning what could be her last day in office. Senators start voting today on whether to suspend her and put her on trial, despite last-minute attempts to derail the impeachment process. |
| Ms. Rousseff is accused of using state-bank loans to disguise fiscal deficits. If she is convicted, the vice president will finish out her term through the end of 2018. | Ms. Rousseff is accused of using state-bank loans to disguise fiscal deficits. If she is convicted, the vice president will finish out her term through the end of 2018. |
| • Fanning the flames. | • Fanning the flames. |
| Scientists say the havoc in Fort McMurray, Alberta, from a wildfire last week is a signal that the vital boreal forest is at risk from climate change. | Scientists say the havoc in Fort McMurray, Alberta, from a wildfire last week is a signal that the vital boreal forest is at risk from climate change. |
| Rising temperatures, drying trees and earlier melting of snow are contributing to a growing number of wildfires, and a large-scale loss of the forest could accelerate the damage from global warming. | Rising temperatures, drying trees and earlier melting of snow are contributing to a growing number of wildfires, and a large-scale loss of the forest could accelerate the damage from global warming. |
| • Questions for Prince’s doctor. | • Questions for Prince’s doctor. |
| Detectives have sought answers from a doctor in Minneapolis who was treating Prince, and who showed up at his estate on the morning he died only to find that the singer had just been pronounced dead. | Detectives have sought answers from a doctor in Minneapolis who was treating Prince, and who showed up at his estate on the morning he died only to find that the singer had just been pronounced dead. |
| The visit by the doctor, who is not accused of wrongdoing, shows that Prince had been receiving treatment. We’re at least a few weeks away from learning the cause of death. | The visit by the doctor, who is not accused of wrongdoing, shows that Prince had been receiving treatment. We’re at least a few weeks away from learning the cause of death. |
| • What Britain really thinks. | • What Britain really thinks. |
| Queen Elizabeth II was caught on camera at a garden party saying Chinese officials were “very rude” during a state visit last year. | Queen Elizabeth II was caught on camera at a garden party saying Chinese officials were “very rude” during a state visit last year. |
| Separately, Prime Minister David Cameron was caught telling the queen that some of the countries attending his anticorruption summit meeting were “fantastically corrupt.” | Separately, Prime Minister David Cameron was caught telling the queen that some of the countries attending his anticorruption summit meeting were “fantastically corrupt.” |
| • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating the mortgage financing model that is viewed by critics as often harmful for low-income buyers. | • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating the mortgage financing model that is viewed by critics as often harmful for low-income buyers. |
| • Office Depot and Staples called off a $6.3 billion merger after a judge blocked it on antitrust grounds. | • Office Depot and Staples called off a $6.3 billion merger after a judge blocked it on antitrust grounds. |
| • Uber is recognizing a New York drivers’ group that would establish benefits for drivers but stop short of unionization. | • Uber is recognizing a New York drivers’ group that would establish benefits for drivers but stop short of unionization. |
| • New nonfiction. | • New nonfiction. |
| Nathaniel Philbrick’s “Valiant Ambition” is about the relationship between George Washington and the man who betrayed him, Benedict Arnold. | Nathaniel Philbrick’s “Valiant Ambition” is about the relationship between George Washington and the man who betrayed him, Benedict Arnold. |
| Lezley McSpadden writes about her son, Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in “Tell the Truth & Shame the Devil.” | Lezley McSpadden writes about her son, Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in “Tell the Truth & Shame the Devil.” |
| • Who can top Beyoncé? | • Who can top Beyoncé? |
| Drake’s new album, “Views,” opened at No. 1 on Billboard’s chart, and had a streaming tally that more than doubles the record of 115 million, set a week ago by Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.” | |
| And remember the name Bibi Bourelly. She’s the songwriter behind hits for Rihanna and other stars, and she’s ready to step out on her own. | And remember the name Bibi Bourelly. She’s the songwriter behind hits for Rihanna and other stars, and she’s ready to step out on her own. |
| • Scoreboard. | • Scoreboard. |
| Stephen Curry is the N.B.A.’s first-ever unanimous choice for M.V.P. Here’s how the Warriors’ star scored more points in overtime than any other player in the league’s history. | Stephen Curry is the N.B.A.’s first-ever unanimous choice for M.V.P. Here’s how the Warriors’ star scored more points in overtime than any other player in the league’s history. |
| Pittsburgh eliminated Washington in the N.H.L. playoffs, and Oklahoma City is one game away from ousting San Antonio in the N.B.A. playoffs. | Pittsburgh eliminated Washington in the N.H.L. playoffs, and Oklahoma City is one game away from ousting San Antonio in the N.B.A. playoffs. |
| • New York mysteries, revealed. | • New York mysteries, revealed. |
| A Brooklyn artist was behind a 420-pound gravestone left in Central Park, inscribed with “TRUMP, Donald J,” plus the epitaph: “Made America Hate Again.” | A Brooklyn artist was behind a 420-pound gravestone left in Central Park, inscribed with “TRUMP, Donald J,” plus the epitaph: “Made America Hate Again.” |
| A secret four-acre section of the park, off limits to the public since the 1930s, will be reopened. | A secret four-acre section of the park, off limits to the public since the 1930s, will be reopened. |
| • What’s new to watch. | • What’s new to watch. |
| Chelsea Handler tries to reinvent the talk show with “Chelsea” (Netflix). | Chelsea Handler tries to reinvent the talk show with “Chelsea” (Netflix). |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| Take back fajitas from the chain restaurant with this steak variation. Or try these shrimp or chicken ones. Don’t forget some salsa fresca on the side. | Take back fajitas from the chain restaurant with this steak variation. Or try these shrimp or chicken ones. Don’t forget some salsa fresca on the side. |
| We’re in the midst of what art insiders are calling a “gigaweek,” in which about $900 million of art is expected to be sold during auctions in New York. | We’re in the midst of what art insiders are calling a “gigaweek,” in which about $900 million of art is expected to be sold during auctions in New York. |
| The most valuable work sold at auction is Pablo Picasso’s 1955 painting “Les Femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’),” which fetched $179.4 million a year ago today. | The most valuable work sold at auction is Pablo Picasso’s 1955 painting “Les Femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’),” which fetched $179.4 million a year ago today. |
| Although Picasso achieved immense fortune in life, he was trailed by loss. | Although Picasso achieved immense fortune in life, he was trailed by loss. |
| In December 1894, when he was 13 and living in La Coruña, Spain, his 7-year-old sister, Conchita, contracted diphtheria. | In December 1894, when he was 13 and living in La Coruña, Spain, his 7-year-old sister, Conchita, contracted diphtheria. |
| Pablo, who was already exhibiting works, vowed to God that he would never paint again if Conchita’s life were spared. But he did pick up the paintbrush again, and she died the next month. | Pablo, who was already exhibiting works, vowed to God that he would never paint again if Conchita’s life were spared. But he did pick up the paintbrush again, and she died the next month. |
| The family moved to Barcelona, where Picasso would form his artistic identity. Later, he lived in Madrid and then Paris. | The family moved to Barcelona, where Picasso would form his artistic identity. Later, he lived in Madrid and then Paris. |
| The torment from Conchita’s loss followed him, although he is said to have kept his broken vow a secret to everyone but the women in his life. | The torment from Conchita’s loss followed him, although he is said to have kept his broken vow a secret to everyone but the women in his life. |
| Conchita appears in “Child With a Dove,” created as he transitioned into his so-called Blue Period (1901-4), says the Picasso scholar John Richardson. | Conchita appears in “Child With a Dove,” created as he transitioned into his so-called Blue Period (1901-4), says the Picasso scholar John Richardson. |
| In “Guernica,” she is the girl holding a lamp, and Picasso’s bronze sculpture of Conchita watches over his grave. | In “Guernica,” she is the girl holding a lamp, and Picasso’s bronze sculpture of Conchita watches over his grave. |
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