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| Your Friday Briefing: Dilma Rousseff, Oklahoma City Thunder, ‘Money Monster’ | Your Friday Briefing: Dilma Rousseff, Oklahoma City Thunder, ‘Money Monster’ |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Push for transgender rights. | |
| The Obama administration will tell all public schools today to let transgender students use the bathrooms that match their gender identity. The letter to school districts does not have the force of law, but it contains an implicit threat of possible lawsuits or a loss of federal aid. | The Obama administration will tell all public schools today to let transgender students use the bathrooms that match their gender identity. The letter to school districts does not have the force of law, but it contains an implicit threat of possible lawsuits or a loss of federal aid. |
| At the White House, President Obama will host the leaders of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden for a summit meeting, with Russia’s military aggression on the agenda. | At the White House, President Obama will host the leaders of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden for a summit meeting, with Russia’s military aggression on the agenda. |
| • Hezbollah chief is killed. | • Hezbollah chief is killed. |
| The Lebanon-based militant group’s top military commander, who had been directing its operations in Syria, was killed in an explosion near the Damascus airport, the group says. Hezbollah supports Syria’s president and has sent thousands of fighters into the country. | The Lebanon-based militant group’s top military commander, who had been directing its operations in Syria, was killed in an explosion near the Damascus airport, the group says. Hezbollah supports Syria’s president and has sent thousands of fighters into the country. |
| • Republican thaw. | |
| Donald J. Trump appeared to have a warmer-than-expected reception in Washington on Thursday, though Speaker Paul D. Ryan did not endorse him. The Republican convention could still be contentious. | |
| The Secret Service will investigate Mr. Trump’s former butler over a Facebook post calling for President Obama to be killed. | |
| A group of Bernie Sanders supporters may call on him to build an independent organization aimed at defeating Mr. Trump. | A group of Bernie Sanders supporters may call on him to build an independent organization aimed at defeating Mr. Trump. |
| • Brazil in crisis. | • Brazil in crisis. |
| The country’s new interim president, Michel Temer, 75, appears to be as unpopular as Dilma Rousseff, the leader he replaced. He is much farther to the right and has a history of appointing questionable advisers. | The country’s new interim president, Michel Temer, 75, appears to be as unpopular as Dilma Rousseff, the leader he replaced. He is much farther to the right and has a history of appointing questionable advisers. |
| The fall from grace of the governing Workers’ Party, once devoted to transparency and clean government, has deepened public mistrust of Brazilian politics. | The fall from grace of the governing Workers’ Party, once devoted to transparency and clean government, has deepened public mistrust of Brazilian politics. |
| • On Capitol Hill. | • On Capitol Hill. |
| A new provision written into annual defense authorization legislation would allow prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to plead guilty via videoconference in civilian court, and possibly to serve out sentences in other countries. | A new provision written into annual defense authorization legislation would allow prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to plead guilty via videoconference in civilian court, and possibly to serve out sentences in other countries. |
| A federal judge has sided with House Republicans in their lawsuit over part of the new health care law, ruling that the Department of Health and Human Services doesn’t have the authority to fund a program to help lower-income people with expenses. | A federal judge has sided with House Republicans in their lawsuit over part of the new health care law, ruling that the Department of Health and Human Services doesn’t have the authority to fund a program to help lower-income people with expenses. |
| • One way to win Olympic gold. | • One way to win Olympic gold. |
| A former Russian official detailed how a doping program powered his country to wins at the 2014 Sochi Games. | A former Russian official detailed how a doping program powered his country to wins at the 2014 Sochi Games. |
| “It was working like a Swiss watch,” he said, detailing a dark-of-night operation in which tainted urine samples were passed through a hole in a wall. A Russian official dismissed the account as “a continuation of the information attack on Russian sport.” | “It was working like a Swiss watch,” he said, detailing a dark-of-night operation in which tainted urine samples were passed through a hole in a wall. A Russian official dismissed the account as “a continuation of the information attack on Russian sport.” |
| • Apple is investing $1 billion in a Chinese competitor to Uber. | • Apple is investing $1 billion in a Chinese competitor to Uber. |
| • Thieves have breached a global bank network for a second time. | • Thieves have breached a global bank network for a second time. |
| • Facebook countered claims of bias in its News Feed, publishing internal guidelines that call for both editors and algorithms to play roles. | • Facebook countered claims of bias in its News Feed, publishing internal guidelines that call for both editors and algorithms to play roles. |
| • We’ve taken a look at the 100 metro areas in the U.S. with the sharpest decline in the percentage of people in the middle class. | • We’ve taken a look at the 100 metro areas in the U.S. with the sharpest decline in the percentage of people in the middle class. |
| • U.S. stocks steadied on Thursday. | |
| • At the movies. | • At the movies. |
| The host and the producer of a TV show about finance, played by George Clooney and Julia Roberts, are taken hostage by an irate investor in “Money Monster.” | The host and the producer of a TV show about finance, played by George Clooney and Julia Roberts, are taken hostage by an irate investor in “Money Monster.” |
| “Love & Friendship,” starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny, is based on a novella that Jane Austen never finished. “The Lobster,” with Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, is based in a future in which being unmarried is a crime. | “Love & Friendship,” starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny, is based on a novella that Jane Austen never finished. “The Lobster,” with Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, is based in a future in which being unmarried is a crime. |
| • Inside art. | • Inside art. |
| The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art officially reopens on Saturday after being closed for three years, with a giant addition that resembles a cruise ship, and 3,000 more works of art. | The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art officially reopens on Saturday after being closed for three years, with a giant addition that resembles a cruise ship, and 3,000 more works of art. |
| The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh has added his rare paint-by-number series from 1962. | The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh has added his rare paint-by-number series from 1962. |
| • Scoreboard. | • Scoreboard. |
| The Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in the N.B.A. playoffs on Thursday night. In hockey, the San Jose Sharks ended the Nashville Predators’ season. | The Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in the N.B.A. playoffs on Thursday night. In hockey, the San Jose Sharks ended the Nashville Predators’ season. |
| The Chicago Cubs are off to their best start since 1907, a year that ended with a championship. | The Chicago Cubs are off to their best start since 1907, a year that ended with a championship. |
| • Medical miracle. | • Medical miracle. |
| The parents of a toddler dying of leukemia chose to spare him a second bone-marrow transplant, essentially giving up the fight. But cells from the first transplant then had the time to bolster his immune system, enough to kill the cancer. | The parents of a toddler dying of leukemia chose to spare him a second bone-marrow transplant, essentially giving up the fight. But cells from the first transplant then had the time to bolster his immune system, enough to kill the cancer. |
| The story is in a special issue of The Times Magazine on the new science for fighting cancer. | The story is in a special issue of The Times Magazine on the new science for fighting cancer. |
| • Weekend recipes. | • Weekend recipes. |
| Here is a fresh and simple way to prepare salmon, leeks and tomatoes in about 20 minutes. | Here is a fresh and simple way to prepare salmon, leeks and tomatoes in about 20 minutes. |
| And there are many farro salads out there, but this is one of the best. | And there are many farro salads out there, but this is one of the best. |
| Music has long been used to bring humanity together, and that’s the idea behind the Eurovision Song Contest, which turns 60 this month. | Music has long been used to bring humanity together, and that’s the idea behind the Eurovision Song Contest, which turns 60 this month. |
| On Saturday, about 200 million viewers from across Europe are expected to watch the broadcast of the final, one of the world’s longest-running and most widely viewed television shows. | On Saturday, about 200 million viewers from across Europe are expected to watch the broadcast of the final, one of the world’s longest-running and most widely viewed television shows. |
| It will also be shown live in the United States for the first time (3 p.m. Eastern, Logo Channel). | It will also be shown live in the United States for the first time (3 p.m. Eastern, Logo Channel). |
| The competition, born during the Cold War, is organized by the European Broadcasting Union and includes countries beyond modern-day Europe. The pop performers are chosen at the national level before moving on to the continental contest. | The competition, born during the Cold War, is organized by the European Broadcasting Union and includes countries beyond modern-day Europe. The pop performers are chosen at the national level before moving on to the continental contest. |
| Maybe not surprisingly, regional allegiances can affect the outcome. | Maybe not surprisingly, regional allegiances can affect the outcome. |
| A combination of professional jurors and telephone voting by viewers determines the winner. Because the rules forbid voting for one’s own country, voters tend instead to choose their neighbors. New rules aim to address this bloc voting. | A combination of professional jurors and telephone voting by viewers determines the winner. Because the rules forbid voting for one’s own country, voters tend instead to choose their neighbors. New rules aim to address this bloc voting. |
| Though the songs are often ridiculed by professional critics and many of the acts attract more fame for their over-the-top costumes and sets, a few winners have made it big, like Abba (Sweden, 1974) and Celine Dion (as a ringer for Switzerland, 1988). | Though the songs are often ridiculed by professional critics and many of the acts attract more fame for their over-the-top costumes and sets, a few winners have made it big, like Abba (Sweden, 1974) and Celine Dion (as a ringer for Switzerland, 1988). |
| Europe may have its rifts, but for one weekend, at least, it will be united by cheesy tunes. | Europe may have its rifts, but for one weekend, at least, it will be united by cheesy tunes. |
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