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| Your Wednesday Briefing: Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Zika Virus | Your Wednesday Briefing: Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Zika Virus |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Too tight to call. | • Too tight to call. |
| Bernie Sanders, who won Oregon’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, and Hillary Clinton are in a close race in Kentucky. The delegates are likely to be evenly split. | Bernie Sanders, who won Oregon’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, and Hillary Clinton are in a close race in Kentucky. The delegates are likely to be evenly split. |
| A “super PAC” supporting Mrs. Clinton will begin airing TV ads in four swing states today that give scathing critiques of Donald J. Trump’s comments about women. She released her personal financial disclosure on Tuesday, and Mr. Trump filed his with the electoral commission. | A “super PAC” supporting Mrs. Clinton will begin airing TV ads in four swing states today that give scathing critiques of Donald J. Trump’s comments about women. She released her personal financial disclosure on Tuesday, and Mr. Trump filed his with the electoral commission. |
| Mr. Trump and Megyn Kelly, a Fox News broadcaster, patched up their rocky relationship during a prime-time interview on Tuesday night. | Mr. Trump and Megyn Kelly, a Fox News broadcaster, patched up their rocky relationship during a prime-time interview on Tuesday night. |
| • Baghdad bomb blasts. | • Baghdad bomb blasts. |
| More than 200 people have been killed in the last week in the Iraqi capital, including dozens on Tuesday. | More than 200 people have been killed in the last week in the Iraqi capital, including dozens on Tuesday. |
| The new wave of violence suggests that Islamic State militants are lashing out because they are losing territory to pro-Iraqi ground forces and airstrikes. | The new wave of violence suggests that Islamic State militants are lashing out because they are losing territory to pro-Iraqi ground forces and airstrikes. |
| • On Capitol Hill. | • On Capitol Hill. |
| Senators have unanimously passed a bill that would allow the families of those killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to sue Saudi Arabia over suspicions that it played a role in the attacks. Some in Congress believe they can override President Obama if he vetoes the bill. | Senators have unanimously passed a bill that would allow the families of those killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to sue Saudi Arabia over suspicions that it played a role in the attacks. Some in Congress believe they can override President Obama if he vetoes the bill. |
| A measure calling for $1.1 billion in emergency funds to combat a feared U.S. outbreak of the Zika virus has also passed. | A measure calling for $1.1 billion in emergency funds to combat a feared U.S. outbreak of the Zika virus has also passed. |
| • Pentagon milestone. | • Pentagon milestone. |
| The confirmation of Eric K. Fanning as secretary of the Army makes him the highest-ranking openly gay official in the U.S. military’s history. | The confirmation of Eric K. Fanning as secretary of the Army makes him the highest-ranking openly gay official in the U.S. military’s history. |
| Separately, the Senate majority leader said the role of women in the military had expanded so broadly that they should be required, like men, to sign up for the draft. | Separately, the Senate majority leader said the role of women in the military had expanded so broadly that they should be required, like men, to sign up for the draft. |
| • Shoring up U.S. wages. | • Shoring up U.S. wages. |
| A rule to be issued today by the Labor Department states that most salaried workers earning up to $47,476 a year must receive overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week. | A rule to be issued today by the Labor Department states that most salaried workers earning up to $47,476 a year must receive overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week. |
| • Scrutiny of top global athletes. | • Scrutiny of top global athletes. |
| The U.S. Justice Department has opened an inquiry into state-sponsored doping by dozens of Russians. | The U.S. Justice Department has opened an inquiry into state-sponsored doping by dozens of Russians. |
| At the same time, the International Olympic Committee has retested hundreds of doping samples from the 2008 Games and will do the same for the 2012 Games. Positive results could lead to dozens of athletes being barred from Rio’s Olympics. | At the same time, the International Olympic Committee has retested hundreds of doping samples from the 2008 Games and will do the same for the 2012 Games. Positive results could lead to dozens of athletes being barred from Rio’s Olympics. |
| • U.S. consumer prices in April had their biggest rise in more than three years. Other data also suggested that the economy is making gains in the second quarter. | • U.S. consumer prices in April had their biggest rise in more than three years. Other data also suggested that the economy is making gains in the second quarter. |
| • Big law firms have seen their strongest revenue gains since 2008, a survey finds. | • Big law firms have seen their strongest revenue gains since 2008, a survey finds. |
| • Google will introduce its virtual agent, Google Home, today. It hopes to challenge Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Echo. | • Google will introduce its virtual agent, Google Home, today. It hopes to challenge Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Echo. |
| • Health roundup. | • Health roundup. |
| While the U.S. struggles with a surge in painkiller addiction, 5.5 billion people live in countries with little or no access to opioid analgesics. | While the U.S. struggles with a surge in painkiller addiction, 5.5 billion people live in countries with little or no access to opioid analgesics. |
| A comprehensive analysis concludes that genetic engineering does not make crops unsafe to grow or eat. But there are some caveats. | A comprehensive analysis concludes that genetic engineering does not make crops unsafe to grow or eat. But there are some caveats. |
| • There’s no place like home. | • There’s no place like home. |
| By law, disabled Americans in need of public assistance can live where they want to, but millions of people are unwillingly confined to nursing homes. We look at why enforcing their rights has been so difficult. | By law, disabled Americans in need of public assistance can live where they want to, but millions of people are unwillingly confined to nursing homes. We look at why enforcing their rights has been so difficult. |
| They will, however, be able to open new, tax-free savings accounts. | They will, however, be able to open new, tax-free savings accounts. |
| • Scoreboard. | • Scoreboard. |
| The Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Toronto Raptors in the N.B.A. playoffs on Tuesday. Tonight, it’s Oklahoma City at Golden State. Oakland’s arena really knows how to put on a show (9 p.m. Eastern, TNT). | The Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Toronto Raptors in the N.B.A. playoffs on Tuesday. Tonight, it’s Oklahoma City at Golden State. Oakland’s arena really knows how to put on a show (9 p.m. Eastern, TNT). |
| In the N.H.L., San Jose gained a series tie with St. Louis. Pittsburgh is at Tampa Bay (8 p.m. NBCSN). | In the N.H.L., San Jose gained a series tie with St. Louis. Pittsburgh is at Tampa Bay (8 p.m. NBCSN). |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Bill Backer, 89, most likely created a TV ad that you’ve seen. | Bill Backer, 89, most likely created a TV ad that you’ve seen. |
| Tony Barrow, 80, was the publicist for the Beatles who coined the term “Fab Four.” | Tony Barrow, 80, was the publicist for the Beatles who coined the term “Fab Four.” |
| • On the music charts. | • On the music charts. |
| Drake’s album “Views” has held off Beyoncé and Radiohead for another week at No. 1, and Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” is the top single. | Drake’s album “Views” has held off Beyoncé and Radiohead for another week at No. 1, and Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” is the top single. |
| Here’s what’s on our playlist. | Here’s what’s on our playlist. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| This fettuccine with asparagus is a 30-minute dish that’s elegant enough for a dinner party. | This fettuccine with asparagus is a 30-minute dish that’s elegant enough for a dinner party. |
| Whole-grain berry muffins are both very flexible and very rewarding. | Whole-grain berry muffins are both very flexible and very rewarding. |
| Queen Elizabeth II is announcing Prime Minister David Cameron’s legislative program for the next year at the state opening of Parliament in London today. | Queen Elizabeth II is announcing Prime Minister David Cameron’s legislative program for the next year at the state opening of Parliament in London today. |
| Hours before her arrival, the royal bodyguards perform a ceremonial search of the basement of the Palace of Westminster, where the two houses of Parliament meet. | Hours before her arrival, the royal bodyguards perform a ceremonial search of the basement of the Palace of Westminster, where the two houses of Parliament meet. |
| It’s a throwback to the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, when Guy Fawkes tried to murder England’s king and its ruling classes by blowing up the House of Lords. | It’s a throwback to the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, when Guy Fawkes tried to murder England’s king and its ruling classes by blowing up the House of Lords. |
| Led by parading soldiers, the Queen arrives in a gilded carriage drawn by four Windsor Greys and guarded by coachmen who are still called bargemen because the monarch used to come by river. | Led by parading soldiers, the Queen arrives in a gilded carriage drawn by four Windsor Greys and guarded by coachmen who are still called bargemen because the monarch used to come by river. |
| Members of Parliament are ceremonially summoned to the House of Lords by her representative, known as the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. | Members of Parliament are ceremonially summoned to the House of Lords by her representative, known as the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. |
| In one of the more colorful rituals, he approaches the doors of the House of Commons, only to have it slammed in his face. The custom dates to the English Civil War and symbolizes Parliament’s independence from the crown. | In one of the more colorful rituals, he approaches the doors of the House of Commons, only to have it slammed in his face. The custom dates to the English Civil War and symbolizes Parliament’s independence from the crown. |
| Only after knocking three times with his ebony stick is he let into the chamber, where he announces, “The Queen commands this honorable house to attend her majesty immediately.” | Only after knocking three times with his ebony stick is he let into the chamber, where he announces, “The Queen commands this honorable house to attend her majesty immediately.” |
| Everyone then heads to the House of Lords, where the Queen recites the speech from her throne and wearing her diamond-encrusted Imperial State Crown. | Everyone then heads to the House of Lords, where the Queen recites the speech from her throne and wearing her diamond-encrusted Imperial State Crown. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern and updated on the web all morning. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern and updated on the web all morning. |
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